Lin Feng, set for a sunny stroll with Xiaobai, felt an insistent pull tugging at him.
He followed the faint hunch through twists and turns until he spotted Tinalari crouched by a Statue of The Seven, harvesting mushrooms.
No—not him. Eyes slid past to the statue itself, that game staple etched in memory.
Plain grey base ringed with blue flecks of glow. Small divine face above, cradling a crystal orb.
Not ruined. No Eyepiece for this scavenger to hunt.
Lin Feng exhaled in quiet relief.
"Can I touch the Statue?" he asked Tinalari, who studied his finds with relish.
"Hm? Sure. Cleaning them counts as ranger duty."
Tinalari set down a mushroom, puzzled.
"No special effects, though. Legends say they reveal world's truth, but Akademiya research shows nothing unique—just element-heavy, tough to clean."
He shook his head, familiar frustration plain.
"Got it."
Lin Feng stepped up, regret nipping despite the words. Hand met stone.
Nothing.
Figures. Not everyone gets Traveler treatment—touch and boom, element unlocked.
He nearly quit, then recalled: Traveler switch text read "resonate with X element." Not mere proximity.
Focus sharpened. Resonance. What did that mean?
Elemental Sight first. Unlike game's ashen view, here the statue pulsed deep Dendro green.
Energy surged. He emptied his mind, reaching for ambient Dendro.
Black inner space: green specks drifted. As always, he willed his mind toward them.
No give. They brushed close, affectionate yet layered apart—like separate screens.
Undeterred, he shifted: feel the points themselves. Treat them as aware beings. Communicate.
Tinalari watched the closed-eyed boy, curious but skeptical. Pilgrims tried this yearly, seeking divine notice. All left empty-handed.
Yet elements thickened fast around Lin Feng—uncomfortably so for a Vision holder.
Good spot—remote, no locals or merchants.
Tinalari backed away, grateful. Eyes expectant.
Lin Feng's surroundings erupted: nearby plants sprouted, surged, bloomed, fruited—swelling grotesque under elemental pressure.
Dense Dendro wove a visible green ribbon around him. Awe hit Tinalari like staring at a god.
Incredible kid. Liyue adept slumming it?
Lin Feng felt... good.
Green points multiplied, clustering with faint awareness—tiny, but there.
A bridge formed. Layers bridged.
Come to me.
Perspective soared. He hung star-high.
Green surged not just nearby—from woods, earth, sky—rivers of dreamlight converging.
Elements clamored, vying to nuzzle close.
???
Elemental Affinity 6 this broken?
Xiaobai yawned on his shoulder.
Overkill for awakening, maybe—but control felt natural, arm's length. Dendro approved.
No Vision needed. Dendro his to command.
Mission done, eyes opened—system pinged. Locked "Level: conditions unmet" now read "upgradeable."
Sheep毛薅ed from Lesser Lord Kusanali? Heart steeled, Lin Feng clicked.
Blackout. Child-deep sleep.
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[Individual Data: @￥%& – Lin Feng]
Level: 19→32 (Conditions unmet) (Can somewhat control elemental force; strength beyond normal.)
Element: Dendro
Traits: [#%*&], Elemental Mastery: Dendro (Conditions unmet, unavailable), Elemental Resistance 7 (Conditions unmet), Elemental Affinity 6→7 (Conditions unmet), Robust Physique 3 (Upgradeable), Dexterity 2 (Upgradeable)
Staring at the glow-up, Lin Feng itched to dash off, pat every Statue across Seven Nations.
Idle fancy. Real Teyvat dwarfed the map—years just to sightsee.
Biggest shift: level spike. Partly system, surely—but wielding elements tempered the flesh too.
Battle-ready now. Shame new Dendro Mastery locked.
Away from Statue, that trance felt distant. Hard to recapture.
Affinity self-upped to 7 from the "element chat"—bonus.
Statues as amplifiers? Amplified sense till dialogue flowed.
But why tap Grass God's? NTR on some level?
Lin Feng chuckled inwardly.
New traits from energy bump? Later—couldn't nap forever.