Collapse: Nano Brigade Captain's Journey Across the Galaxy

Zhongli

Zhongli is handsome, elegant, and has knowledge far beyond that of ordinary people. Although his origins are unknown, he knows etiquette and rules. Sitting in the "Wangsheng Hall", he can perform the rituals of heaven and earth.

In Liyue's tradition, "inviting immortals" and "sending immortals" are equally important things. The one that is best at "farewelling" is the "Palace of Rebirth" that has been passed down by the Hu family for seventy-seven generations. But Hu Tao, the master of the "Palace of Rebirth", mainly focuses on the art of sending off mortals.

The farewell ceremonies for the immortals were handed over to a "friend on the road" - Zhongli. The immortals have lived with Liyue for a long time, and only a few have ascended to heaven in more than 3,000 years, which means that all related traditions can only exist on paper. The time span is too long. This is not the kind of event that you participated in once when you were a child, chewing on a candied haws, and you can still witness it again when you are old, lying on a bamboo chair.

But even the most discerning old scholar who is addicted to piles of old paper cannot find any fault with the ceremony of sending immortals organized by the "Palace of Rebirth". Not only the costumes of the people in the ceremony are compliant, but also the auspicious time, location, and utensils of the ceremony, as well as the weather on the day, the duration of the ceremony, the number of people allowed to attend the ceremony, and the status, occupation, and age of the audience. Even if all of the above are included in the measurement category, none of them are inappropriate. .

If people describe Zhongli as "well-versed in history and the present", he would just smile helplessly and sigh: "I just... have a good memory."

Character Story 1

In Liyue, if a person pays special attention to details and always has an insurmountable standard for judging certain things, he can be described in one word: "particular".

In fact, everyone has some particularities. For example, they cannot eat spicy food, they cannot eat fish, and tofu must be sweet, but Zhongli is very particular about everything.

His life was the kind where he would order the most famous actors when listening to operas, buy the most expensive thrush when walking his bird, and go to the kitchen to personally instruct the chef on how to adjust the ratio of shrimp to fish in the egg liquid to taste the authentic "Ming Yue Egg".

Zhongli is well versed in clothing, jewelry, wine, food, snacks, tea, spices, flowers, insects and birds, and can also talk about trade, politics and the relationship between the seven countries. But on weekdays, he will only tell you some useless knowledge, because he is very happy to share these interesting things with you.

Character Story 2

Bargaining is necessary when buying things. This is the consensus of the people of Liyue. No matter how much the boss praises the goods, whether he quotes classics or historical records, the price must be bargained. Generally, it is better to bargain in half when meeting in person.

But when Zhongli paid the bill (or asked someone to pay the bill), he never looked at the price. As long as he liked something, he would pay whatever the boss said, and sometimes he would even offer a higher price and buy it at once. However, for some reason, Zhongli always forgot to bring money. He would have his friends pay for small amounts, and he would find excuses to reimburse for large amounts.

In the eyes of the businessmen who flattered him and were secretly happy in their hearts, Zhongli seemed to have a strange trait: he clearly understood the value of money and the significance of finance, and he also understood the sufferings of the world, but he seemed unable to understand that "poverty" was also a situation that might occur in his own life.

In other words, he just couldn't imagine himself without money. It's amazing how such a person hasn't starved to death yet.

Character Story 3

Zhongli will never starve to death. The gain or loss of wealth is not what Zhongli needs to worry about. The Seven Kingdoms and the world are the areas where he worries and works hard. As for wealth, he is wealth itself.

The "Emperor of the Rock" who rules over Liyue is Morax, the god of rock among the seven gods. The origin of the currency "Mola" used in the continent of Teyvat is his god's name.

When the night came and the bustling Liyue Port fell into sleep, he would occasionally climb to the top of the rock mountain and overlook the city he created with his own hands. In the hearts of the Liyue people, the "Emperor of Rock" has many divine duties. When he used his divine power to make laws for Liyue Port, he was the "God of Contract".

He personally forged the first "Mora", which made Liyue Port a commercial city. Merchants revered him as the "God of Commerce". He has experienced a long time and is the oldest of the Seven Gods. Historians call him the "God of History".

Thousands of years ago, when the ancestors of Liyue Port were reclaiming wasteland, they often rubbed stones to make fires, and then used rocks to build stoves. These gifts from the "rock" also make the God of Rock the "God of Fire" in people's mouth.

Foreigners tend to call him "Morax", while Liyue people prefer the common name "Lord Rock". In the hearts of opera lovers and children, among Morax's many priesthoods, the most interesting one is the "God of War" who swept through thousands of demons on the stage and founded and defended Liyue.

The delicious snacks that "Lord Yan" discovered when he got lost, the plaques inscribed by "Lord Yan" himself, and the famous operas in which "Lord Yan" once starred in a minor role. If you look closely at the many customs and customs of Liyue, they all were influenced at a certain period. through the direct care of the god himself. Liyue people are also very proud of this history of walking with God.

Character Story 4

As the founder of Liyue Harbor, Morax values ​​"contracts" the most in this commercial city. From the simplest "exchange of money for goods" and contracts signed between merchants to the ancient laws established by Morax himself when the city was built, "contracts" are everywhere.

"Contract" is also the most important principle for merchants: delivery date, delivery amount, delivery location. Only by maintaining a good and strict order can commercial activities be full of vitality, and business happens to be the foundation of Liyue Harbor.

Therefore, it is not only to obey Morax's oracle, but also to keep Liyue Port alive. The "Liyue Seven Stars" will never tolerate anyone who violates the law. For thousands of years, the "Liyue Seven Stars" have devoted themselves to the interpretation of ancient laws, filling the known loopholes in the law with various subtle "supplementary clauses". Those that have not yet been discovered are assumed by merchants to be "allowed to do what the law does not prohibit", making a fortune from Morax until they are discovered by the "Liyue Seven Stars" and the new legal loopholes are quickly filled.

In this tug-of-war, the legal interpretation book specifically used to compile and interpret the "supplementary clauses" of Liyue Port's laws has reached a huge amount of 279 pages.

Ningguang, the contemporary "Tianquan" who was in charge of revising this book, was quietly nicknamed "Liyue's tailor" by people to describe her speed in patching up the laws of Liyue Harbor and her accurate vision...

But no matter how complicated and difficult the laws of mortals are, in the heart of "Emperor Rock King", there is only one law that is above all others: "Once the contract is made, those who break their promises shall be punished by eating rocks."

Character Story 5

As the oldest of the Seven Gods, "Emperor Rock" has lived too long. "Emperor Rock" still remembers that when the flames of the Demon God War just died out, the last seven Demon Gods each ascended to the throne of "God", thus ending the era of the "Demon God War". Although they have different personalities and are thousands of miles apart, they all shoulder the sacred duty of "guiding mankind".

As time goes by, the Seven Gods have been replaced. Today, only two "Emperors of Rock" and the free and happy God of Wind remain from the original Seven Gods. The second oldest of the Seven Gods is the free and happy God of Wind, Barbatos.

When Barbatos first arrived in Liyue two thousand years ago, the Rock Lord's first reaction was that his colleague was having trouble performing his duties and needed his help. So before Barbatos fell from the wind, the Rock Lord was ready to welcome the neighboring god, waiting for him to speak, and he would do his best. However, the Wind Lord handed him a bottle of wine.

"This is Mondstadt's wine, do you want to try it?" It's ridiculous to abandon your duty just to deliver a bottle of wine.

Even so, the Wind God continued to visit, wandering around Liyue Harbor and asking the Rock God all kinds of strange questions. The Wind God's curiosity was as endless as the wine in his hand.

Since then, the Seven Gods of that era have often gathered in Liyue. To this day, "Emperor Rock King" can still recall the taste of those wines. Since then, the world has continued to change, and everything he once knew is gradually disappearing.

The position of the Seven Gods changed again and again, and five of the seven people at the party had passed away. The ancient duty of the original Seven Gods to "guide mankind" was finally beginning to be regarded as nothing by some of the new gods. After more than three thousand years of wind and frost, even the strongest rock could be worn away. Moreover, the wind did not come to his side again.

On a rainy morning, the ancient emperor was walking in Liyue Harbor and heard a merchant praising his subordinates, "You have fulfilled your duties well. Now, go and rest."

The Rock King Emperor paused for a long time in the bustling crowd. "Have I fulfilled my duty?" the god asked himself.

Aquatic products

During the Demon War, flames of war burned everywhere on the continent of Teyvat. The war was not only between the demons, but also countless evil creatures tried to expand their territory during the chaos. Among them, there was a monster that made the "Rock Demon" who had not yet become one of the Seven Gods very annoyed.

These monsters come from the deep sea, have soft skin and scales, flexible arms and legs, can survive even if their limbs are cut off, and can spit out sticky and wet liquid. The above characteristics are disgusting enough, but that's not the point.

The point is that they are very "small" and seem to be everywhere, such as tables, chairs, benches, door cracks, windows, curtains, folds of clothes, and even tea cups, books and pen holders.

As long as people stretch out their hands, they may touch something cold, sticky, and wet. These monsters will crawl up the back of their hands, leaving a trail of shiny traces wherever they pass.

At the request of the ancestors of Liyue, Morax promised them to destroy this monster. But for the monsters that parasitize human society, Morax would never throw countless stone spears and smash the earth together as he did on the battlefield. However, Morax is the "God of Contract" of later generations after all. He will do whatever he agrees to. Driven by a sense of responsibility, he manipulates the rock prisons of various sizes to pull these monsters out of countless houses one by one.

At the end of the long extermination war, Morax first understood the meaning of the word "relief". The extremely troublesome extermination and the disgusting mucus of the aquatic monsters left a deep impression on him. Zhongli, the mortal incarnation, stayed away from all living and moving aquatic products even though he lived in a port city. But the seafood tofu that was cut so hard that you couldn't see the original shape of the ingredients was still edible.

Heart of God

After the preparations for the "Sending Immortals" ceremony in Liyue Harbor, which was directed and performed by Zhongli himself, the "Lady", the executive officer of the "Farewells", appeared in front of him. According to the "contract" signed in advance, she came to take away the "Heart of God" of the Rock God Morax.

In front of the traveler and two "Faint" executives, Zhongli frankly told the deal he had made with the "Ice God". According to him, this was a "contract to end all contracts" made at the last moment.

But no matter how you look at it, the price the Rock God paid in this transaction was too high, and he would lose even the power to protect Liyue Harbor. Even between people, the iron rule of transactions is "equal exchange".

For the Rock God, who has signed thousands of "contracts" over thousands of years, such an important contract must be profitable before it is considered. Now, the Rock God has given his "Heart of God" as a price. What kind of chips did the Ice God bet on to balance the scales of the transaction?