Chapter Summaries

Liyue’s observers suspected Zhongli was Rex Lapis and chose not to expose him, while Ningguang planned to profit from his spending. Yae Miko correctly answered the question and received a powerful Thundersoother’s Goblet, which she said surpassed the artifact Ei had given her.

• Paimon’s comments and Zhongli’s influence led Ningguang and Uncle Tian to suspect that Zhongli was Rex Lapis, but they stayed silent.
• Ningguang decided to place more expensive collectibles in Zhongli’s path over the next three months.
• Arataki Itto refused to answer, while Yae Miko chose B and the system confirmed her answer was correct.
• The system awarded Yae Miko Thundersoother’s Goblet, an artifact with an Electro DMG Bonus main stat and four substats.
• Yae Miko told Lumine that the artifact’s stats were unusual and said it felt far superior to the Goblet of Eonothem Ei had given her six hundred years earlier.

Yae Miko’s screen reward proved to be a genuine Thundersoother artifact, prompting Raiden Ei to compare it with the original she owned. Ei realized the screen might be able to reproduce powerful originals and worried about what that could mean for the eternity she protected.

• Yae Miko’s revelation that her reward was a top-tier artifact made the other star-rated users eager to risk answering the screen’s questions.
• At Tenshukaku, Yae Miko fed Raiden Ei sweets and creative milk tea while Ei tried to discuss the artifact.
• Raiden Ei examined the rewarded artifact and confirmed its power came from the original Thunderbird and the humans who worshipped it, rather than from Ley Line memories.
• Yae Miko explained that Ley Lines reproduced memories as artifact replicas, while originals were unique and more powerful.
• Raiden Ei compared the screen’s Thundersoother Goblet with her own original and found their Electro power matched, though their substats differed.
• Raiden Ei worried that the screen could reproduce original artifacts and other dangerous items, threatening the eternity she protected.

Yae Miko and Raiden Ei decided Inazuma must adapt to the screen and compete for its quiz rewards to protect its eternity. As a video about Zhongli began, viewers discussed his many connections in Liyue, unaware that he was currently only a Wangsheng Funeral Parlor consultant.

• Yae Miko told Raiden Ei that the screen had already shattered her old idea of eternity and urged her to consider other ways forward.
• Raiden Ei and the Raiden Shogun concluded that they needed to change and take part in the quizzes to gain power and protect Inazuma.
• Yae Miko offered to handle Watatsumi Island and said Inazuma needed its few star-rated users to participate.
• The screen began playing a video titled “Zhongli: Shopkeeper, I'll take them all.”
• Hu Tao, Tartaglia, Xingqiu, and others described Zhongli's spending, knowledge, and connections, while viewers concluded he was important in Liyue Harbor.

Zhongli began preparing a Rite of Parting for Rex Lapis with money provided by Childe, prompting the adepti and the Qixing to infer that the apparent assassination was part of a deeper plan. Ningguang and several Qixing members suspected that Zhongli was Rex Lapis himself, while they waited for the video to reveal more.

• Zhongli told Aether and Paimon that Childe had advanced the ceremony expenses and that they needed to find the finest Noctilucous Jade.
• A Ping explained that the ceremony was a Rite of Parting, and the adepti criticized Liyue for neglecting its traditions and leaving the preparations to Zhongli and the Fatui.
• Xianyun wondered why Zhongli and Childe were organizing Rex Lapis's Rite of Parting, while the Qixing recognized that the adepti's calm reactions suggested Rex Lapis was not truly dead.
• Keqing and Ningguang reasoned that the video followed the Traveler during the year of Rex Lapis's apparent assassination, and Ningguang regretted how she had handled the crisis.
• Ganyu reassured Ningguang that Rex Lapis must have had a deeper purpose, strengthening the Qixing's suspicion that Zhongli was Rex Lapis in disguise.

Venti recognized the absurdity of Zhongli’s staged funeral for Morax, leading viewers to suspect that the Geo Archon’s assassination was a deception. The video then showed Zhongli, Lumine, and Paimon visiting Jade Mystery to buy Luminous-grade Noctilucous Jade, while Liyue’s leaders considered another market crackdown.

• Venti laughed at Zhongli’s staged funeral and called the old man fun, while Zhongli regretted that Venti had discovered his plan.
• Lumine explained that teaser videos used sensational clickbait, and Yae Miko and Furina compared the tactic to publicity for their own works.
• The video showed Lumine, Paimon, and Zhongli arriving at Jade Mystery, where Shitou offered them uncut stones.
• Zhongli requested Luminous-grade Noctilucous Jade for the Rite of Parting, and Shitou hurried to fetch it after realizing they were not tourists.
• Keqing and Ningguang discussed cracking down on Jade Mystery’s deceptive sales practices.

Shitou's counterpart tried to sell Noctilucous Jade to Aether and his companions, while the discussion revealed that Zhongli treated Mora as no obstacle to buying what he wanted. The chapter ended with Zhongli telling Shitou to sell him every piece of jade.

• Shitou watched customers walk away after seeing the video, fearing his family shop would soon close.
• The screen's Shitou offered Aether and his companions his finest Noctilucous Jade and asked them to choose.
• Lumine and the viewers suspected Zhongli was an important figure, and Aether chose not to trust the gambling-stone seller's advice.
• Zhongli agreed with Aether's choice and, when asked how to select the jade, told Shitou, "I'll take them all."
• Shitou eagerly began praising Zhongli as he prepared to seal the sale.

Paimon challenged Zhongli’s plan to buy all the Noctilucous Jade, prompting him to explain his unusual perspective on money and how to judge the ore. As Zhongli shared practical advice, he also noticed Paimon’s conspicuous appearance, while Ningguang invited the Traveler and Paimon to the Jade Chamber.

• Paimon stopped Shitou from selling Zhongli all the Noctilucous Jade and questioned whether the ritual required buying every kind.
• Zhongli admitted he had overlooked the cost and explained that treating Mora as the foremost concern could limit one’s choices.
• Aether told Paimon that Zhongli was talking about economics, and Paimon accepted his outlook as that of the rich.
• Zhongli explained that raw Noctilucous Jade was difficult to assess and warned that merchants could blame poor results on the crafting process.
• Ningguang invited the Traveler and Paimon to the Jade Chamber and offered Paimon a gift of her choice.

Zhongli taught Paimon how to judge the quality of noctilucous jade, revealing a valuable trade secret to viewers across Teyvat. The secret’s widespread exposure threatened to disrupt the jade market, while Xingqiu’s family lamented that he was not using his forum access to advance the Feiyun Commerce Guild.

• Zhongli explained that high-quality noctilucous jade glowed brighter and bluer under high temperatures, and Paimon struggled to grasp the lesson.
• Shitou realized Zhongli had revealed confidential jade-trading knowledge on a massive scale and feared the trade would become more difficult.
• Ningguang predicted market fluctuations, while Keqing argued that the knowledge would help prevent customers from being deceived.
• Yanfei anticipated a rush of legal commissions, and Xingqiu’s father and elder brother considered the opportunities his forum access could bring the Feiyun Commerce Guild.
• Xingqiu’s father and elder brother concluded with wry smiles that Xingqiu was unlikely to use his connections for the family business.

Zhongli and the Traveler tested Noctilucous Jade samples before a sudden quiz asked which type they chose. Lumine guessed correctly and won an unlimited one-year supply of Sweet Madame, which she offered to Kazuha for his injured friend, drawing Kujou Sara’s attention.

• Zhongli narrated his return to Mondstadt as the video skipped the group’s trip to Dadaupa Gorge and showed them back at the Jade Mystery.
• The system asked which Noctilucous Jade the Traveler’s group chose, and Lumine selected option C based on her experience with similar games.
• The system confirmed Lumine’s answer and awarded her an unlimited supply of Sweet Madame for one year.
• Paimon celebrated the food reward and declared she would eat three Sweet Madames a day, while others recalled her enormous appetite.
• Lumine offered Sweet Madame to Kazuha for his friend, and Kazuha declined because he did not want to put her in danger.
• Kujou Sara questioned what Kazuha meant, suspecting danger in Inazuma.

Kazuha justified advising Lumine to stay away from Inazuma during its lockdown, while Lumine planned to help Mondstadt save Dvalin before continuing to Liyue in search of her brother. As the rescue preparations advanced, Mona and Xiangling arrived in Mondstadt to meet Lumine.

• Kazuha told Kujou Sara that advising Lumine against visiting locked-down Inazuma upheld the Shogun's orders, leaving Sara unable to challenge him.
• Lumine said she would eventually visit Inazuma but first watched Jean organize the Knights to search for Dvalin's tears and Barbara deliver the Holy Lyre der Himmel to Venti.
• Lumine decided to help her friends rescue Dvalin before setting out for Liyue and the approaching Rite of Descension.
• Mona admitted she was on her way to Angel's Share after Lumine offered her chicken, and Xiangling said she wanted to meet Lumine and Paimon.

The viewers discussed Lumine’s reasoning for choosing the third Noctilucous Jade, then watched Aether make the same choice and Zhongli order a whole box. The screen’s user ratings changed for several people, leaving Xianyun as a five-star user, Gaming as a four-star, and Jiehu and Houzhang with lower ratings.

• Lumine explained that she had guessed the last option was most likely correct based on patterns in RPGs, and Yae Miko suggested inviting her to Inazuma.
• Yae Miko, Lyney, Furina, Collei, Childe, and Keqing welcomed Lumine and the Traveler to visit their nations.
• Aether chose the third Noctilucous Jade, and Zhongli ordered a box of it, prompting Xingqiu to note that Northland Bank would cover the expense.
• Gaming, Xianyun, Jiehu, and Houzhang noticed that their user ratings or nicknames had changed.
• Lumine explained that Xianyun had likely become a five-star character, Gaming a four-star character, and Jiehu and Houzhang non-banner NPCs.

Zhongli bought Noctilucous Jade from Shitou for the Rite of Parting, and Shitou cut the price in honor of Rex Lapis, prompting Liyue customers to praise him. Xingqiu realized the video could serve as powerful advertising and worried that the Feiyun Commerce Guild might appear next.

• Zhongli told Shitou that the Noctilucous Jade would be used to make implements for the Rite of Parting.
• Shitou recalled Rex Lapis's protection of Liyue and offered the jade at half price.
• Paimon and Liyue's commenters praised Shitou, while Ganyu recalled the Millelith and Ministry of Civil Affairs personnel she had sent to inspect his accounts.
• Customers returned to Shitou's shop, and he held a storewide sale to ease his discomfort over the unexpected windfall.
• Xingqiu recognized the video as an unusually effective advertisement and worried that the Feiyun Commerce Guild might appear in it next.

The video ended with Zhongli forgetting his Mora while buying Noctilucous Jade for the Rite of Parting, and viewers learned that the rite would be held at Yujing Terrace with the Qixing’s approval. Afterward, Dori worried that Rex Lapis’s apparent death would stop Mora production and leave Teyvat facing a shrinking currency supply.

• Zhongli assured Paimon and Shitou that Liyue would continue to prosper, then tried to take the Noctilucous Jade without paying.
• Paimon reminded Zhongli that he still had to pay, and Zhongli admitted he had not brought any Mora.
• Aether and Paimon reacted to Zhongli’s lack of money, while Shitou allowed the purchase to proceed using Childe’s funds.
• The video ended after the Noctilucous Jade was moved to Yujing Terrace, and Keqing, Ningguang, and Ganyu discussed the Qixing’s approval of the Rite of Parting.
• Dori worried that Rex Lapis’s apparent death would halt Mora production, and the discussion turned to how a declining Mora supply could harm Teyvat’s economy and cause deflation.

After Dori’s insight sparked a race among Teyvat’s economic powers to prepare for a future without Mora, the screen began a video about the Raiden Shogun’s nightmare. Alice pressured Ganyu into agreeing to wear a dress she designed, while Zhongli privately wondered whether Ganyu needed new clothes.

• Pantalone, Ningguang, and other economic figures recognized the chance to issue a new currency as Mora dwindled and hurried to make plans.
• Paimon wondered why the discussion area had gone quiet, and Zhongli and Alice explained that people had gone to pursue the economic opportunity.
• The screen started the Raiden Shogun teaser, prompting Inazuma’s users to fall silent over its ominous subject.
• Ayato signaled Ayaka not to comment about the Shogun’s nightmare, while Alice hinted she had noticed something about the order of the videos.
• Alice pressured Ganyu to wear a dress she designed at the Lantern Rite, and Ganyu reluctantly agreed.
• Zhongli reflected that Ganyu had grown up and might need new clothes.

A video showed the Raiden Shogun enjoying a peaceful cherry-blossom outing with her familiars before hinting at their tragic fates. Yae Miko explained that all three died protecting Inazuma, while Raiden Ei’s brief words left the viewers in silence.

• As the video began, Lumine and others discussed its 12+ rating and how age restrictions could change a fictional portrayal of Teyvat’s history.
• The video showed Ei admiring cherry blossoms with Chiyo, Sasayuri, and Kitsune Saiguu, and Yae Miko identified the three as familiars of the Electro Archon.
• Kokomi, Sara, and Ayato recognized the scene as one from the past and feared the video would reveal the familiars’ tragic ends.
• A distorted flash showed Ei fighting atop a serpent’s body, and the word “Musou” appeared before Sasayuri vanished from the blossom-viewing scene.
• Yae Miko said Chiyo, Sasayuri, and Kitsune Saiguu had all given their lives for Inazuma’s founding and peace, and Ei declared, “Only eternity...”

The video showed Torachiyo attacking Raiden Ei after being corrupted by the dark calamity, then Kitsune Saiguu dying while protecting Inazuma. Kokomi suspected those losses did not fully explain the Raiden Shogun’s pursuit of eternity, and the chapter ended with Ei alone beneath the cherry tree as rain poured down.

• Kokomi considered how the video might reveal the reasons behind the Raiden Shogun’s decrees and what eternity meant to her.
• The screen showed Torachiyo, corrupted by the dark calamity, launching an attack on Raiden Ei.
• Yae Miko explained that Kitsune Saiguu was swallowed by the calamity while protecting Inazuma five hundred years earlier.
• The video showed Raiden Ei fighting youkai amid the dark calamity, then sitting alone beneath a cherry tree.
• Kokomi reasoned that the deaths of Ei’s friends could not be the whole cause of her pursuit of eternity.
• Raiden Ei lowered her head beneath the cherry blossoms as rain began to fall and became a torrential downpour.

Yae Miko tried to lift Ei’s spirits, but the video revealed Raiden Ei’s final encounter with her sister, Raiden Makoto. As Makoto vanished into golden motes, Ei was left devastated by the loss.

• Yae Miko teased Ei and drew her attention away from the video, easing the oppressive mood over Inazuma City.
• The video showed Raiden Ei standing alone in the rain before she noticed a long-haired woman holding an umbrella.
• Yae Miko recognized that the approaching woman would deliver a devastating blow to Ei, while viewers wondered about the difference between Ei and the Raiden Shogun.
• Raiden Ei ran toward Raiden Makoto, but Makoto dissolved into golden motes when Ei touched her braid.
• Raiden Ei staggered back and looked devastated as Raiden Makoto disappeared.

The screen showed Aether confronting the Raiden Shogun over a flying Vision, and viewers realized Thoma had likely helped the Traveler meet her by putting himself at risk. Thoma tried to resign as Ritou’s local fixer, but Kamisato Ayato refused, while the screen ended on a scene inside Raiden Ei’s domain and Aether calling Thoma’s name.

• Lumine provoked Aether into speaking, then learned he was alive and believed he was avoiding her because of a difficult mission.
• The screen showed Aether reaching for a Pyro Vision as the Raiden Shogun stood atop the Thousand-Armed, Hundred-Eyed Statue, prompting Lumine to wonder whose Vision it was.
• Kamisato Ayato, Yae Miko, and Kamisato Ayaka inferred that Thoma had arranged the confrontation, and Thoma explained he may have offered to introduce Lumine to the Shogun.
• Thoma asked Kamisato Ayato to let him resign as Ritou’s local fixer, but Ayato refused and reassured him that he probably would not die.
• The screen showed Raiden Ei seated within a red, torii-filled space, then played Aether calling Thoma’s name and Paimon’s before cutting off.
• Kujou Sara asked Thoma to surrender his Vision, while Arataki Itto argued with her over his own confiscated Vision and was threatened with detention.

Raiden Ei answered that the woman in the video was her elder sister, Raiden Makoto, and received a system-modified Rinne Rebirth Technique that could resurrect the dead without sacrificing the caster. After Yae Miko urged her to use it, Ei decided to revive Makoto and organize Inazuma’s eligible users to participate in future questions, while Miko planned to involve Kamisato Ayato in managing the effort.

• Raiden Ei answered that the mysterious woman was her elder sister, Raiden Makoto, confirming viewers’ guesses that the Electro Archons had been twin sisters.
• The system rewarded Raiden Ei with the Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth Technique, which could restore the dead using faith power, elemental energy, and suitable vessels instead of the caster’s life.
• Yae Miko urged Raiden Ei to use the technique to revive Makoto, and Ei agreed after deciding the screen could offer further chances to resurrect others.
• Raiden Ei told Yae Miko to have the Tri-Commission organize Inazuma’s eligible users, while forbidding them from taking rewards or coercing anyone into trading.
• Yae Miko rejected Ei’s approach to organizing the users and decided that Kamisato Ayato should help manage the arrangements.

Raiden Ei and Yae Miko considered using Scaramouche as a vessel for reviving Raiden Makoto, just as the screen began showing a future in which Scaramouche stole Nahida’s Gnosis and proclaimed himself a god. Grand Sage Azar watched the footage and believed that knowing the future would let him control the project.

• Raiden Ei persuaded the Raiden Shogun that reviving Raiden Makoto could help protect Inazuma, then agreed to retrieve Scaramouche as a possible vessel.
• Yae Miko recognized that the day’s fourth video was likely fan-made, while viewers in the discussion section joked about its title and Sumeru’s reputation.
• Grand Sage Azar resented his two-star user status and watched the video from his office at the Akademiya.
• The video showed Scaramouche attacking Nahida and declaring that he had ascended to godhood, prompting the Harbingers to deny that the footage could be trusted.
• Nahida reassured worried viewers that the video showed only the future, while Azar concluded that his knowledge of it would make him invincible.