My destiny is to go to work in a world that is collapsing

"When I left the Hiiragi family, I made a promise to Miss Qianli that I would come back to see her in the future. Isn't it a little thoughtless?"

Walking out of the Hiiragi family's mansion, Ying followed Hua Yi and asked hesitantly.

The girl felt that Qianli Hiiragi had a good personality and regarded her as a friend. Shinsuke Hiiragi repeatedly emphasized that it was rare for her daughter to have someone she could talk to. , but it was a pity that they had to separate soon, and I really couldn’t bear to leave, so when we parted, we followed our inner thoughts and made a promise. Looking back now, I just feel that I may have fallen into Shinsuke Hiiragi’s trap.

"No problem. The Hiiragi family is in charge of the survey and implementation, and the outlying islands are Daozu's most important ports. In the future, Liyue and Daozu will carry out in-depth trade cooperation, and they will inevitably have to deal with the Hiiragi family from time to time."

Hua Yi's answer was almost without any pause, as if he had already considered this and already guessed that Ying would hesitate.

"If Shinsuke Hiiragi had the intention to train his daughter, it would be even more possible for him to directly let Senri-san serve as the business leader on Inazuma's side while he would assist from the side. Outlying islands are not destined to be places we only visit once, and we do not necessarily stay on outlying islands for thousands of miles."

"Where's Captain Beidou? The Death Omen seems to be still at the dock on the outlying island. Why don’t we go say hello to her?"

"Until we settle down completely, Beidou will stay in Inazuma's territory, and I told her about the itinerary in advance."

The fact that the Death Omen abides by Inazu's regulations and is parked on an outlying island does not mean that Beidou has no understanding of Inazu's sea conditions. If necessary, she can have the Death Omen appear elsewhere in Inazu at any time. A formal cooperation has been reached The relationship will be determined and implemented.

After hearing Hua Yi's thorough consideration, Ying immediately gave up all hesitation and looked forward to the trip to Mingshen Island.

Leaving the outlying island, heading east, walking through a beach that can be compared to the width of the outlying island, spanning two In the sea between the islands, we arrived at Narukami Island.

As the name of the island suggests, Inazuma Castle, where the Sky Narukami is seated, is located at the southernmost tip of Narukami Island. Ying clenched the West Wind Sword, thinking about leaving the designated territory, Next, it’s time to encounter monsters, which is a good time to test the power of the thunder element.

I never thought that after walking through the beach for a while, what I saw was not a wilderness with lush vegetation and monsters lurking, but villages.

"Konta Village is an ordinary village on Narukami Island. When the outlying islands were at their most prosperous, this village benefited a lot from the support of the land survey. The villagers lived a prosperous life. Now that Inazuma has implemented the national lockdown order, the outlying islands have become deserted. The same goes for Konta Village. affected."

After hearing Hua Yi's detailed introduction, Ying blinked.

"It's obviously your first time setting foot on Dao Wife like me, how do you know so much?"

"Although the outlying island is just a port island, you can get information by communicating with the locals. Combined with what Shinsuke Hiiragi said about the Inazuma event and the performance of the survey, you can deduce a lot of things. However, after all, it is only the one-sided words of others. It is difficult to see the whole picture only by looking at the leopard in a tube. More specific details are needed.……"

At the end of the sentence, Hua Yi stopped mid-sentence, turned his head, and looked into the distance.

There is a fox statue there, as well as a"person" wearing a red and white miko costume and a fox mask to cover his face."

"Hello, fellow travelers from far away, I have something to ask for help with"

"Wow, she called me 'you'!"

Paimon, who is often regarded as a mascot, suddenly heard someone calling her by a respectful title, and couldn't help but let out a cheer.

Following Hua Yi's journey, from Mondstadt to Liyue at the beginning, and now to Daozhu, I have been influenced by it. , Ying has also developed the habit of assessing the situation and thinking deeply. At this moment, he speculates on the identity of the shrine maiden wearing the fox mask. The voice sounds quite young. Could it be that the one Chisato Hiiragi mentioned is not among Inazuma Sangoyo? , and a shrine maiden from the Narukami Taisha Shrine with a special status?

"Please look at the Sky Fox statue here. There is a treasure hidden in it. Rumor has it that only those who are appreciated by [Thunder], have courage and value friendship can take it out."

Hey, hey, why does this witch's lines sound like an important supporting role in epic legends and heroic stories? She assigns a task to the protagonist, and then gives away treasures like"the best sword in the village". After touching the statue of the God of Thunder, Ying, who had now mastered the power of the thunder element, did not immediately make a move or answer. Instead, he looked at Hua Yi for advice. Seeing him nodding, indicating that he could do whatever he wanted, he immediately raised the West Wind Sword eagerly.

"Are you going to use the power of thunder to chop down this sky fox statue?"

"ah? no! Just let the thunder elemental force attach to the statue."

Ms. Miko's voice showed obvious fluctuations and lost the original mystery.

"oh."

Ying responded with a slight disappointment. She gave up using the newly learned sword skills and simply mobilized the power of the thunder element, letting the thunder light wrap around the edge of the sword and fall gently towards the statue of Tianhu.

As the electric light circulated, it was unknown how many years it had endured. The wind and rain hit the sky, and the stone sculpture of Tianhu, which looked extremely simple, glowed with purple lightning, and a wooden stick with a zigzag paper wrapped around it appeared on the platform below the statue.

"Sure enough, I did not admit my mistake, you are the [destined person]]"

"……Miko, don't you say similar lines to every passerby?"

"Of course not. In fact, you are the only person who has mastered the power of thunder element since I was born... during the time I have been waiting here. When other passers-by heard"Suffering [Thunder] Appreciation", they all said that they were ordinary people without the eyes of God and could not help."

The miko wearing a fox mask greets Ying, Huayi and Paimon.

"Sorry, my name is Hua Sanli and I am a witch."

"Do all witches wear masks?"

"……There are some reasons."

Hua Sanli obviously didn't want to talk more about the mask.

"The village in front of you is called Konta Village. There is a [Boundary] that needs to be unlocked. I hope you can entrust some help."

Although I still don't know if she is a shrine maiden from Narukami Taisha Shrine, I seem to have guessed correctly. She is really an important role in issuing the commission! It is equivalent to opening a new map and having someone who can provide action targets appear.

"Will I be paid for the investigation?"

"Haha, yes. [Those who ask for help should be given fair rewards commensurate with their wisdom and efforts.]——That's what she said, so don't worry"

"she?"

"……"

The flowers fell into silence and did not answer Ying's questioning.