I'm a male god in Liyue

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"It was nothing, no need to be so polite."

Xia Zhi wrote down a prescription and handed it to A Xing.

"Take this, and remember to pick the medicine strictly according to the specifications on the prescription."

"Ok!"

After Ah Xing left, she took the prescription and looked at it.

Just as Miss Ying'er had said, all the medicinal herbs prescribed were poisonous.

One or two of them are even highly toxic ingredients.

Ah Xing bit her lip.

She was somewhat apprehensive about such a prescription.

However, Mr. Xia was a distinguished guest of the Eighth Prince, and he had no reason to poison a little witch like herself.

Moreover, Mr. Xia even cooked himself some porridge at noon.

It tastes very good.

"I believe in Mr. Xia..."

With a serious expression, Ayumi folded up the prescription and decided to go to her friend, Kano Nana, who was also a shrine maiden, to ask her to buy medicine for her from the pharmacy.

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Xia Zhen went back to the castle tower to continue with the previous tasks.

Ying went back with her sister, and then not long after, she returned to the shrine.

After Xia Zhi finished examining A Xing, she went into Xia Zhi's room and handed him a thin booklet.

Shadow said to him, "This is the technology that created the general's puppet."

Xia Zhi reached out and took it, examining it carefully in his hand.

This booklet is small, and the paper inside is made of some unknown material that feels smooth and tough to the touch.

The text used to record this is Inatsume language.

To be precise, it should be the language of Inatsuma from the past.

This is very strange.

After all, it's obvious that such mysterious technology, capable of creating something indistinguishable from that of a god, could not possibly have originated in a small place like Inazuma.

Xia Zhi asked curiously, "How did you get it?"

Ying said calmly, "I found it."

Xia Zhi asked in surprise, "You found it?"

Shadow nodded: "Well, in short, one day in the past, it suddenly appeared before me as if by fate. I can't explain why it appeared before me, nor do I know why it was written in Inazuma language. I only know that it can solve my dilemma at the time: how to pursue [eternity] and avoid [wear and tear]."

Xia Zhi asked, "Even if you already have the technology, it won't be easy for you to succeed, right?"

Ying recalled: "Yes, I conducted countless experiments for this, discarded many failed attempts, and consumed unimaginable time and materials—but in the end, I succeeded."

Xia Zhi asked meaningfully, "Did you really succeed?"

Shadow remained silent: "..."

Xia Zhi lowered his head and casually flipped through the booklet in his hand.

Then he placed the booklet on the table and reached out to pick it up again.

After repeating this several times, the effect of the [Scholar's Ring] he was wearing was finally triggered.

The system's voice rang in Xia Zhi's mind.

"The trait [Erudition] has been activated, allowing direct comprehension of this unknown knowledge. Do you wish to comprehend it?"

"Yes."

Xia Zhi silently made her choice in her heart.

At the same time, a whole new and complex body of knowledge emerged in his mind.

A moment later, Xia Zhi had finished digesting this knowledge.

His fingers traced the words on the booklet, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

"I see."

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Xia Zhi, holding the booklet, said to Ying, "Would you mind if I made a copy of it?"

Ying shook her head and said, "Of course I don't mind."

Xia Zhi opened his inventory and took out a small box.

It is the [Copy Box].

Its color is black at this time, which means that it has been fully charged.

Xia Zhi put the booklet in her hand into the box.

He then opened the box and poured out two identical booklets.

Ying looked at the scene before her with some surprise.

She had initially thought that Xia Zhi meant copying a new copy, but she never expected that he would actually "copy" a booklet exactly like the original.

Xia Zhi casually picked up one of the booklets and returned it to Ying: "Thank you."

Ying reached out and took the booklet: "You're welcome."

Xia Zhi put away the [Copy Box], picked up another booklet, casually flipped through it, and said, "I have some questions about the knowledge in this booklet. Would it be convenient to discuss them?"

Ying nodded and said, "Okay."

Afterwards, Xia Zhi talked with Ying. He asked her some questions about her previous failed experiments and clarified some details that were not fully explained in the booklet.

More than an hour later, Ying left the room, and Xia Zhi had almost mastered the puppetry technique.

With this mysterious skill, people can indeed create exquisite dolls that are indistinguishable from real living beings. If the materials are of good enough, even replicas of gods can be created.

Xia Zhi sat alone at the table, holding the copied booklet, and pondered for a while.

Then, he opened the skill panel and found a skill he had learned from Abedo when he was in Mondstadt.

【Black Soil Technique】: An alchemical technique that can give birth to life; the mana cost depends on the type of life form created.

Xia Zhi looked at the skill's effect description and muttered to himself:

"Puppetry and alchemy are somewhat similar... but they are not entirely the same..."

According to Xia Zhi's previous speculation, Abedo, like Dulin, was also an alchemical life form created by Rhinedot, and the skill Abedo possessed should have come from his master.

The female alchemist known as "Gold" was also the sage and chief alchemist of Kanria. Kanria was a godless kingdom that once possessed highly advanced technology and had developed all sorts of powerful machines.

Even though Kanria perished five hundred years ago, many machines originating from Kanria are still scattered throughout the continent.

Mechanics, life transmutation, the technology to create exquisite dolls indistinguishable from real living beings... there seems to be some unseen connection between these things.

Perhaps... this puppetry technique originated from Kanria.

But this has created a new problem.

If it truly originated from Kanria's technology, then why is the text recording it not Kanria's script, but Inazuma's script?

Unless, someone deliberately translated it.

Or perhaps, no one ever translated it at all; it was exactly like this from the very beginning.

Then I thought about what Ying had said before.

She said that the booklet suddenly appeared before her eyes one day as if by fate, and she found it there. She didn't know why it was there.

To be able to deliver a small booklet to a deity like Shadow without her noticing, the person must either be far stronger than Shadow or be a master of concealment.

For example, yourself with the [Help of Concealment].

If I were in [stealth mode], I could indeed throw things in front of Shadow silently without her noticing a trace.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhi's expression became somewhat strange.

He has already gone back 500 years twice.

All of these are achieved through the use of the disposable item "Entangled Fate".

The first time, he drew the Great Tree King.

The second time, he drew Frenina and Fukaros.

Will he draw Balzebub on the third draw?

However, the item "Entangled Fate" is very special; it cannot be bought in the store and can only be obtained by opening treasure chests.

Xia Zhi currently doesn't have any extra [Entangled Bonds]...

Wait a minute...