After last night's false alarm, Liyue quickly returned to its usual thriving rhythm as the City of Commerce.
Every street buzzed with gossip —
the meteor shower that turned the sky gold,
the mysterious Teyvat Fan-Creation Livestream System,
and of course… Mona's cursed disco video that had permanently embedded itself into the collective consciousness of Teyvat.
Wangshu Inn (Liyue Branch)
Bai Hao lay sprawled on his bed in the perfect shape of the character "木", sleeping like a corpse until well past three in the afternoon.
He scratched his bed-flattened hair and yawned.
"Haah… right. Who should I remix today?"
Cross-legged, half asleep, he scrolled lazily through the VIP Livestream list.
Hundreds of Vision holders filled the screen — each one a potential target — yet he found himself indecisive.
Nilou's dance-rap combo.
Ei's cooking horror show.
Ayaka's Kamisato family soap opera.
Tighnari's painful lecture series.
Venti's bottomless alcohol tolerance test.
The "Ning & Beidou: Date Night Special."
"The Adepti Talk Show."
"The Three Archons Can't Afford a Single Mora."
There were too many brilliant disasters waiting to be made.
Bai Hao massaged his temples. Decision paralysis was striking again.
After thinking for a bit, he switched over to the public livestream to look for inspiration — only to see that all of Liyue was still obsessing over last night's Heavenly Earthquake.
That was… bad.
"Looks like I need a bigger distraction to divert attention."
He scratched his cheek, deep in thought.
And then —
lightning struck.
Those old classics: "Azhdaha, Look Closely at Me!", "Zhong-Ba," "Zhong-Li."
Yes. Perfect.
He'd make the next one about Zhongli himself.
Then he'd do the rest of the Archons.
Then Celestia.
A full-scale sweep of multiversal chaos!
Decision made, he hummed a cheerful tune, hopped off the bed, washed up, and went for breakfast —
well, strictly speaking, lunch.
Jade Chamber
Baiwen was briefing Ningguang with the latest reports.
"First — last night's Heavenly Earthquake caused no tangible damage to Guyun Stone Forest. That said, the Millelith have stationed long-term observation units there."
"Second — the so-called Teyvat Fan-Creation Livestream System has now spread to all Seven Nations. No confirmed origin. Reports are riddled with false leads. Our informants are still filtering them."
"Third — regarding the quiz event in last night's livestream… mass participation among ordinary citizens has resulted in widespread 'punishments.' There's no stated time limit. Those delaying their penalties report steadily worsening luck."
Baiwen cleared her throat.
"Of course, a few got lucky."
"For example — Ying'er of the Scented Teapot Parlor. She… received a Hydro Vision. It caused quite the uproar."
"What?"
Ningguang's brows lifted slightly.
An ordinary citizen receiving a Vision…?
She crossed her long legs, holding her jade pipe loosely between two fingers.
"Yes, my lady," Baiwen said. "Other rewards include five hundred thousand Mora, strengthened stamina, restored hair growth, gold accessories, and other miscellaneous gains. Here is a list of confirmed cases."
She handed over a document listing several hundred names — though surely many others hadn't reported their prizes.
Ningguang skimmed through it, her expression hardening.
A system capable of granting Visions at random…
was enough to plunge half of Teyvat into madness.
Chaos, conflict, greed — it was not difficult to imagine the consequences.
Dusk Falls Over Teyvat
[Ding! Your favorite — The Mishearing Maniac — is now live!]
Across the Seven Nations, hundreds of millions heard the same chime.
Instantly, everyone was forcibly pulled back into the livestream.
[Congratulations, Ying'er has joined the VIP Livestream!]
[Congratulations, Glory has joined the VIP Livestream!]
[Congratulations, Zhichong has joined the VIP Livestream!]
[Congratulations, Nanna Kuno has joined the VIP Livestream!]
The entire VIP room turned toward the four new arrivals.
[Arataki Itto: Huh? Why're there newbies in here?]
[Nilou: Isn't this room only for Vision holders or strong fighters?]
[Yanfei: Ying'er just got a Hydro Vision~]
[Amber: Really?! What about the others?]
[Glory: Forget the Vision… I just wish it'd fix my eyesight…]
[Zhichong: Vision helps with my commissions! I like it here!]
[Nanna Kuno: Gold border? So I'm VIP now? Where's Heizou? @ShikanoinHeizou]
[Shikanoin Heizou: cough …Sis?! You too?!]
[Eula: Well… welcome, everyone!]
[Ying'er: Hehe~ I'll be in your care.]
Then—
[The Mishearing Maniac: Evening, folks~ Did you miss me? Hi~ o(￣▽￣)ブ]
Bai Hao's playful greeting sliced through the chatter.
[Shenhe: Not particularly.]
[Lisa: So tell us, pretty boy — how old are you exactly~?]
[Beidou: Kid, show your face if you dare!]
[Kaedehara Kazuha: Captain… are you trying to get him killed?]
[Mona: If I catch you — you're dead!]
[The Mishearing Maniac: Heh. Broke astrologer, catch me first~ o(￣︶￣)o]
Bai Hao wasn't worried.
As a transmigrator, Mona's astrology could never track him.
And even if someone wanted to kill The Mishearing Maniac —
what did that have to do with Bai Hao?
[Kaeya: Speaking of which — got more of those 'parallel world' videos? Like yesterday's?]
Instantly, excitement flared again.
Everyone wanted to know—
What would their parents look like in those worlds?
What embarrassing truths could they discover ahead of time,
so they wouldn't end up like poor Mona?
[The Mishearing Maniac: More vids? Sure~ Depends on my mood. (:з」∠)]
Good lord.
Still as arrogant as ever.
Everyone had the same urge —
to grab him and throttle him.
But alas… no one knew where he was.
Then the screen flickered—
And the next video began to play.
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