Most Vision holders rarely used their daily Condensed Resin drop, and Teyvat's real world had no resin cap. Okuzume and Tenryou Commission generals, uninterested in exploring ley line outcrops or secret domains, amassed piles of it. Shrine maidens occasionally used resin to clear ley line blockages for extra Mora, a side hustle tolerated by shrines. Unlike samurai from wealthy clans, most maidens came from humble backgrounds. Clearing an outcrop yielded just 120,000 Mora, with blockages rare and monsters random, deterring the rich. Secret domains, coveted family heirlooms, were hidden tightly.
Reisen Riou bought excess resin cheaply, enabling his cave heaven to yield monthly: 100 Wanderer's Advice, 20 Adventurer's Experience, 2 Hero's Wit, 5 Teachings of Light/Transience/Elegance, and occasional Artifacts. The monster execution arena produced lower-value items, mostly blue Artifacts, with rare purple Wanderer's Troupe pieces as the best drops. He theorized that monsters, wandering in life and reviving briefly before defeat, condensed their experiences into Artifacts and tomes. Human wanderers differed, making monster Artifacts more common, as resin favored human Vision holders.
Unlike in games, these treasures didn't directly boost stats but enriched experiences. Wanderer's Advice, the simplest, enhanced survival, combat, and cooking skills—worth 50,000 Mora on the black market. Adventurer's Experience improved item identification and survival techniques, not personal memories, as emotional experiences didn't form tomes. Hero's Wit, fully-fledged treasures, required LV40+ strength to condense. Beyond ley lines, Teyvat's knowledge carried weight: late-life memoirs by adventurers or samurai could become Hero's Wit, reusable by their kin or guild, retaining their form post-use.
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"Good. Deep ley line fluctuation data is analyzed. Next, let the supercomputer process external information flows. Resurrection, begin analysis," Reisen Riou said. Resurrection, an AI crafted from his soul fragments, mirrored Ritou's diligent One System, Ten Thousand Minds. Enhanced by Ei's forging expertise, it maximized the supercomputer's potential.
"Data analysis initiated," Resurrection said in Ei's voice. "Detected fluctuations: Electro Hilichurl King, Rock Helm King, Hilichurl Shaman…"
"Resurrection, generate a 3D overhead view of the cave heaven's surroundings. Mark the data," Reisen Riou ordered.
"Affirmative." A holographic projection displayed the ten-acre testing ground in the ley lines. One-fifth sat in shallow ley lines, with gentle, mostly useless information flows—Narukami Island's purity kept monster data sparse. Shallow ley lines flowed like streams, but deep ley lines crept like swamps. Here, data surged: 20,000 Hilichurl signatures, 1,000 Hilichurl Kings, and a dozen wraiths. Valuable memories and knowledge glowed white, green, blue, and purple. Reisen Riou spotted a golden gleam—a LV80+ Artifact, rare and singular, unlike the abundant four-star purple Artifacts. Only death birthed Artifacts, like those from the execution arena's fallen monsters.
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