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Chapter 16 - A New Meme Creation: Xiangling Teaches the Raiden Shogun to Cook

The next evening, at Wangshu Inn—

When Bai Hao finally woke up, the first thing he saw was his backend balance:

Mora: 1,000,000,000+

He let out a deep, satisfied exhale.

"Ahh… the joy of earning money in my sleep. Truly divine."

He washed his face, cracked open a can of coconut milk, and launched the secondary creative livestream.

As always, the entire world of Teyvat was forcibly pulled into the broadcast.

[Keqing: Again?! I'm in the middle of preparing for the Rite of Descension! (怒)]

[Lisa: Well, at least you did it in the evening this time. But if you interrupt my nap or wake me past midnight, darling… I will zap you. @TheMishearingManiac]

[Sayu: This is the worst livestream ever… (sleepy rage)]

[Yoimiya: I like it! Yesterday I got Universal Ear Drops for answering right—it cured my dad's hearing in seconds! ^_^]

[Yae Miko: Child, that's the twentieth time you've said it today.]

[Yoimiya: Hehehe~]

[Klee: Klee likes the livestream too! It's always boom-boom funny!]

[Qiqi: Qiqi… also likes. There is… coconut milk.]

[Arataki Itto: As Arataki Numero Uno Itto— I swear I'm NEVER answering another quiz! Eating a pound of beans and getting chased by Kujou Sara who 'confiscated' my Vision—UNFORGIVABLE!]

[Kujou Sara: It was not 'confiscation.' It was retrieving government property.]

[Kuki Shinobu: Boss, stop talking and take your medicine or your allergies will flare again.]

[Kaeya: So, streamer-boy, when are we getting another cursed masterpiece like Mona's 'Mother Goddess' video?]

[TheMishearingManiac: Soon, soon—everyone will get their turn~ o( ̄︶ ̄)o]

[Kaeya: Good.]

[Beidou: So? Who's today's victim?]

[Lisa: Hopefully not me. I don't mind fame, but meme-fame is… unbecoming. (sly smile)]

[Paimon: Yeah! Only one million Mora to lose your dignity in front of the ENTIRE WORLD? Total scam!]

[Mona: PAIMON! STOP READING MY ID NUMBER OUT LOUD AGAIN! (▼皿▼#)]

[Lumine: If a meme helps me get a clue about my brother, I'll gladly be sacrificed.]

[TheMishearingManiac: Hey now—half my videos are emotional epics! I'm not a complete devil…]

And that was true.

For every chaotic meme he posted, Bai Hao had an equal number of god-tier edits:

— tragic partings of the Traveler and Aether,

— goosebump-inducing montages like Divine Blade,

— world-shaking edits like The Grand Game,

— and parody creators like "Boss Ha" who dismantled Genshin lore with hand-drawn madness.

Meme artistry came in many forms.

[Yae Miko: Mm-hmm. I'll believe it when I see it.]

[Azhdaha: Yes! Show everything, little worm!]

[TheMishearingManiac: Hmph! You snap your fingers and I obey? How humiliating would that be! ╭(╯^╰)╮]

A synchronized, worldwide middle finger rose in the chat.

[Kokomi: Excuse me… is there any meme involving the Vision Hunt Decree or the Shogunate army?]

[TheMishearingManiac: Eh? Why do you ask?]

[Gorou: We've been sending message after message to the Raiden Shogun… but she never responds!]

Watatsumi Island's war had dragged on for years.

Losses were staggering.

The island's commanders desperately wanted peace.

They had even tried privately messaging the Shogun—

but she never replied. Not once.

They hoped that if the conflict became public knowledge, international pressure might force negotiations.

[Raiden Ei: …What is a 'private message'?]

[Yae Miko: Pfft—Darling, it's the little envelope at the bottom right of your screen. Means someone sent you mail.]

[Raiden Ei: Oh? I see. One moment.]

Plane of Euthymia

Ei opened her inbox.

With the processing speed of a god, she skimmed tens of thousands of messages in less than a minute.

Her face didn't change.

Regarding Watatsumi's pleas for peace—

She dismissed them without a flicker of emotion.

"The Vision Hunt Decree is my decree.

Mortals require no Visions to seek change—

They are the very source of disorder."

"I have granted my nation one dream:

I am Eternal.

Unchanging for a thousand, ten thousand years."

"If they want peace…

Let them surrender their Visions.

Resistance is meaningless."

[Kujou Takayuki: Well said! The will of the Shogun cannot be questioned!]

[Hiiragi Shinsuke: Beware Watatsumi's attempts to destabilize order!]

[Kujou Sara: Seems the rebels in Tatarasuna need another lesson.]

[Shogunate Soldiers: The Eternal Way is boundless—Narukami forever!]

Wangshu Inn

Bai Hao clicked his tongue.

"Yikes… my dear Ei-chan has been completely scammed by her bootlicking ministers and blind fanboys."

Anyone who played the Inazuma Archon Quest knew:

The Shogunate was rotten to its core.

The Kujou Clan and Hiiragi Clan were colluding with the Fatui,

feeding corruption into the Vision Hunt Decree,

and pushing Watatsumi Island into rebellion.

Meanwhile Ei—

a shut-in goddess—

hid in her Plane of Euthymia, letting the puppet Shogun and her yes-men run the country.

Inazuma had plunged into darkness,

and her "auto-pilot monarchy" was the main culprit.

Originally, Bai Hao had planned to meme Zhongli today.

But—

Seeing this?

No.

Ei needed a reality check.

He had to crack open that stiff, stubborn brain of hers first.

He set aside the Zhongli Compilation and uploaded a different video:

"Xiangling Teaches Raiden Shogun How to Cook!"

And so—

The livestream began.

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