Genshin Impact: My roommate and I became funny Hilichurls

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Chapter 65 The Current Situation of Liyue

Liyue Harbor Moonsea Pavilion

Zhong Li stood by the window, holding a freshly brewed cup of Biluochun tea, gazing into the distance towards Chihu Rock.

He had just witnessed Shen He carrying the lifeless Ye Lan in one hand, like carrying an exquisite birdcage, and disappearing into the crowd with firm steps.

He sighed silently.

With the elimination of his solitary and inauspicious fate, Shenhe can better integrate into the human world, which is naturally a great thing.

But the price seems to be... Liyue's most outstanding and mysterious intelligence expert, who should have been hidden in the shadows, will probably become "famous throughout Liyue" in an extremely outrageous way.

"But it's good."

Zhongli took a sip of tea and comforted herself.

“Those deeply entrenched criminal organizations and strongholds were almost completely wiped out by those four ‘honor knights’ from another world using various… well, ‘efficient’ and ‘thorough’ methods.”

He recalled the rumors he had overheard a few days ago—things like "the Hilichurls uphold justice," "the Thunder King wiped out the treasure-stealing gang's hideout," and "the Pirate King Erkang flooded the treasure-stealing gang," and so on.

Ye Lan's workload will indeed decrease significantly, and theoretically she should be able to take a long vacation.

"but……"

Zhongli's gaze returned to the direction where Yelan had last disappeared, his tone tinged with complex sympathy.

"Judging from her expression just now, which was like she'd rather mine in Guyun Pavilion for ten years, she probably wants to go back to work now."

At the same time, in the conference room inside Yuehaiting

"So... Yelan might not be able to work in intelligence anymore?"

Uncle Tian Shu's hand holding the pipe trembled slightly, and the wrinkles on his face deepened with shock.

He had just finished listening to Ningguang's brief report on the "current situation" of Yelan.

"It's not like I can't do it at all."

Ningguang rubbed her temples, trying to remain calm.

"Ye Lan's disguise skills are unparalleled; theoretically, she can still carry out missions even if she changes her identity."

"But the problem is..."

Ningguang's voice carried a hint of helplessness as she pointed out the window.

"According to reliable sources (mainly Yan Fei who came to report in great fear), that immortal disciple, Shen He, seems to have taken a liking to Ye Lan. In the future, she will likely 'take' Ye Lan with her, and may even 'take' her on a trip abroad to Daoqi, Xumi, or even Zhidong."

Ningguang could almost picture the scene: Yelan, disguised as a noblewoman, was on a secret mission in the winter when Shenhe suddenly appeared out of nowhere and scooped her up in his arms: "I've found you. We should go to Fontainebleau now."

Mission? Secrecy? None of that applies.

Uncle Tian: "..."

Keqing: "..."

A deathly silence fell over the conference room.

Ke Qing slammed her hand on the table, nearly knocking the documents off. Her purple twin ponytails stood up even higher with excitement: "What on earth is going on?! How could Ye Lan suddenly get involved with a disciple of a cultivation sect?! And... and she's even 'bringing' him along?! This is outrageous! How is she supposed to work now?!"

Ningguang raised her eyes, and with a weary tone that seemed to have seen through the vicissitudes of life, she said expressionlessly, "According to the intermittent messages that Night Orchid sent back with the Ghostly Armband during her last struggle... it was those four 'Honorary Hilichurls' who did it."

Ke Qing's anger and confusion froze instantly. Her expression shifted from rage to astonishment, then to a realization that "Oh, so it was them. That doesn't seem so strange after all," before finally settling into a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Oh...it's them..."

Ke Qing's imposing manner instantly deflated. She silently and carefully picked up the documents that had just been knocked away, tidied them up, and placed them neatly back on the table, even smoothing out the wrinkles with her hands.

"Then...it's okay then."

After all, trying to reason with those four guys who can beat up Inazuma Raijin, resurrect the dead, and build Gundams is a complete waste of time.

"Oh, right, there's another thing that might be even more of a headache for us."

Ningguang took a deep breath and took out a thick document from beside her, almost thick enough to be used as a brick.

"what's up?"

Uncle Tian and Ke Qing looked at her with suspicion, a sense of foreboding rising in their hearts.

Ningguang's lips twitched as she pushed the document in front of them. The cover of the document prominently displayed the words: "Request Report on the Overloaded Operation and Emergency Expansion of Prisons at All Levels in Liyue."

"Liyue's prison."

Ningguang spoke slowly and deliberately, her tone heavy with sorrow.

"It's almost full."

Uncle Tian & Ke Qing: "Huh???"

Liyue General Affairs Department Prison - Entrance

"This...this is the [number]th group of people..."

As the warden Wang watched another group of Qianyan soldiers push over a dozen carts carrying a group of bruised, tightly bound, and groaning members of the treasure-hunting gang, he felt as if another handful of hair had fallen out of his head.

The criminals all had dark circles under their eyes, as if they had undergone some extremely terrifying mental torture.

The deputy, Xiao Zhang, walked over expressionlessly with the register in his voice and reported, "Warden, this is the twenty-fourth batch received today."

"This week alone, the number of criminals arrested by the five 'Honor Knights' and their associates (including but not limited to a white werewolf and a flying mysterious elf) has reached 137."

He flipped through the book and continued in a eulogy-like tone: "Seventy percent of them were leaders or key members of various criminal gangs. According to their confessions, most of them were eating hot pot and singing songs in their own hideouts when suddenly they were... uh, 'divinely punished'."

"Some were knocked unconscious by the wind, some were soaked in water, some were struck by lightning and charred, and some were pulled directly out of the house by a giant hand... They were so frightened that they suffered mental breakdowns and revealed a large number of accomplices and hidden strongholds."

Xiao Zhang turned another page, his voice still steady: "In addition, the Knights of Honor also 'casually' submitted three tons of various criminal evidence, including but not limited to tax evasion ledgers, lists of illegal cultural relics transactions, records of human trafficking, and ironclad evidence of several long-forgotten murder cases."

"According to preliminary calculations, the total number of criminal suspects arrested directly or indirectly by the five knights of honor and their associates is approaching 10,000, while the existing prison capacity can only accommodate 3,000 people, which is seriously overloaded."

As soon as he finished speaking, another Thousand Rock Army soldier jogged over, saluted, and looked numb with exhaustion: "Report! Honorary Knight Erkang has sent another batch, saying that he just wiped out a pirate den in the waters of Lonely Cloud Pavilion. This is the list of prisoners and stolen goods."

The soldier pointed to several carts piled up like small mountains behind them, which, in addition to pirates tied up like rice dumplings, also contained a pile of salted fish and seaweed.

Warden Wang stared at the endless line of carts and remained silent for a very long time.

Finally, he uttered a single, weary word: "Tsk..."

He resignedly stood up and patted his equally expressionless deputy, Xiao Zhang, on the shoulder: "Let's go, let's work overtime. Go revise that plan to expand the miners' dormitory in the Abyss of Strata Rock, and use it to expand the prison first."

The deputy, Xiao Zhang, nodded expressionlessly, took out a pre-prepared "Emergency Expansion Plan for Liyue Prison (Draft)" from his pocket, and said in a flat tone: "Oh, the plan is ready, please take a look."

"In addition, Lady Ningguang sent word that she asked if we could temporarily requisition the open space at the site of the ruins... to set up tents."

Warden Wang stumbled and nearly fell into the pile of newly arrived prisoners.

Liyue is experiencing an unprecedented sweetness... no, it's more like the annoyance of overcrowding, brought about by four Hilichurls!

Chapter 66 Nasida

The float bounced and swayed, and Naxi Da opened her eyes.

She said she had just had a dream.

I dreamt of many Hilichurls lining up.

They played instruments and cheered for her.

Make a welcome cake...

Nasita suddenly opened her eyes wide, her small body trembling slightly in shock.

A dream come true?!

No, this feels wrong! She's not in the Pure Goodness Palace!

At first glance, she was met with a huge face wearing a pheasant mask.

And the perspective... seems a bit too high?

She looked down and found herself being held high in the air by the thug's strong arms, as if he were displaying some newly unearthed artifact.

Nasida: "???"

His little head was filled with big question marks, and his grass elemental power almost automatically condensed into several mushrooms because of his bewilderment.

"Yo, wake up."

Zhang Chu laughed, his voice sounding a little muffled through the mask, but his tone was very friendly.

He carefully placed the bewildered little grass spirit on the ground and thoughtfully smoothed out her wrinkled little skirt.

After Nasita regained her footing, she looked around and became even more confused.

Before me stood four Hilichurls of different forms: a white elf flying in the air, a reliable-looking blond traveler, and... a three-meter-tall mechanical werewolf dressed in a butler's uniform with an elegant demeanor.

"You are……?"

Naxida tilted her head, her soft voice filled with wariness and confusion.

"Are they the Knights of Honor? But why am I here?"

She keenly sensed her surroundings: the rich rock elemental energy, the ancient buildings in the distance, and the enormous, floating palace in the sky…

"This doesn't seem to be Mount Sumeru..."

Nasita tapped her chin with her small hand, her gaze fixed on the magnificent palace in the sky.

"That's... Liyue's Jade Pavilion?"

Although she was in the Pure Goodness Palace, her knowledge was connected to the Void Terminal, and she recognized this thing.

How did I suddenly travel from Sumeru City to Liyue Harbor, a thousand miles away? Spatial teleportation can't be that absurd!

In response, Zhang Chu, the culprit, provided the answer.

He pulled out a magic book from somewhere—a thick book with a shimmering starry cover, thick enough to knock out the Hilichurl King. (He actually did.)

He held the book in one hand, and with the other hand, he casually drew a circle in the air that radiated arcane light.

Almost at the same time, with a soft "poof," an identical circle appeared out of thin air on the ground next to Nasita.

Then, to Nasita's astonishment, Zhang Chu very naturally put his hand into the circle in front of him.

At the same time, from the circle around Narcida, a hand wearing the exact same Hilichurl gauntlets suddenly shot out! That hand even waved friendly at Narcida!