In Genshin Impact, why are all the characters I play NPCs?

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She felt as if she had figured out the truth, but she planned to talk to Xu Guang that night to find out what he had done. She knew all too well that speaking rashly would only lead things down a strange path.

After settling Rosalia in, Xu Guang briefly recounted the events of the day before preparing dinner.

The rest is left to Noelle herself to tell.

Sitting by the campfire, Klee listened intently while exclaiming with her mouth wide open, "Wow, Noelle is amazing!"

Noelle smiled modestly, but her eyes drifted towards Xu Guang, and she felt her heart pounding.

As Xu Guang packed the ingredients, he remarked that he had a feeling tonight would be very busy.

If I do the math, I'd guess that, apart from Klee and Amber, almost everyone else in this group would come looking for him that night.

Unfortunately, he only has one, which isn't enough to handle so many people. However, he is a master of time management, so if he handles things well, there might still be opportunities.

And so, everyone finished dinner with their own thoughts on their own, waiting for night to fall.

Seeing that everyone had returned to their tents, Xu Guang estimated the time and his expression became very serious.

Soon, the first person arrived, someone he never expected.

Kelly.

Xu Guang stroked his chin as he watched the little girl approach.

This loli might be legal in the human sense, but not necessarily in the elf sense.

It's not impossible to eat it if you really want to.

Keli ran over, jumped into Xu Guang's arms, and acted coquettishly.

"Brother Xu Guang, tell me a story."

Xu Guang coughed twice and politely declined.

"I have to keep watch tonight, we'll go back tomorrow, you go to sleep first."

Klee shook her head: "I know big brother has to keep watch, so I decided to come and keep you company! You'll definitely be lonely by yourself."

Xu Guang suddenly realized.

So that's why you were worried about him.

He thought he was worried about him, haha.

However, he certainly couldn't agree to that, because he had something important to do today, and if he agreed, wouldn't all those people back out?

So he thought about it and prepared his words.

Chapter 280: Even the Star God Did It

"Good boy, you should rest now, or you won't grow tall."

Keli gave a soft "eh," shook her head, and her gaze gradually became simple: "It's okay to not sleep for one night, but what will you do if I'm not here tonight, Brother Xu Guang? It will be very difficult for you to be alone."

Xu Guang nodded, somewhat moved.

But he knew that even without Klee tonight, he would have Mona, Sugar, Noelle, Barbara, and Rosalia.

Even if it's just an hour and a half for one person, the whole night will pass by.

So he just sighed and said gently, "Because I'm an adult now, and the first thing adults learn is to endure loneliness. Don't worry about me, go back to sleep, otherwise there won't be any stories tomorrow."

Klee's expression changed slightly as she began to ponder.

On one hand, there's helping the older brother through this difficult time; on the other hand, there's the story of tomorrow.

It was a difficult decision, but Claire was a good girl, so she shook her head with difficulty: "Even if there's no story tomorrow..."

Xu Guang added casually, "Tomorrow we'll be telling the story after the Monkey King wreaked havoc in Heaven. Ke Li, don't you really want to know? What a shame."

Keli closed her eyes, and every subtle movement on her face was telling Xu Guang a very simple truth.

That's what she wanted to hear.

"me……"

Xu Guang rubbed the little girl's head.

"Don't worry about what I'll do. This is part of my learning process. I'm learning how to get through the darkness. So, Klee, you're not helping me, you're hurting me."

Keli let out a soft whimper, lowered her head, looked at Xu Guang with concern, handed him something, and then left reluctantly.

Xu Guang opened his palm, looked at the items inside, and chuckled to himself.

It was a mini bomb with fluffy ears sewn on.

Presumably, in the other person's heart, this is a treasure that is like a talisman.

What a good kid!

Alice, look, even when you're not here, your child will grow up to be a wonderful person. What are you doing out there every day?

When the opportunity arises, be sure to give the other person a surprise that will fill them up.

I put the small bomb in my pocket and waited a while before the second guest of the night arrived.

It's Mona.

She sat down next to Xu Guang, holding a crystal ball in her hands, and muttered to herself.

"Through my astrological readings these past few days, the celestial phenomena have told me something: you've done something bad to others, so be honest, what exactly did you do?"

Xu Guang raised an eyebrow, beckoned the other person to come closer, and whispered.

When Mona got close, he bent his fingers and flicked her head away without mercy.

While Mona was covering her forehead, he said with a smile, "Lying is not something a good child would do. This is just a small lesson."

Mona was puzzled as to how the other person had figured it out.

And why would a doctor question an astrologer's astrology?

Xu Guang smiled but remained silent.

He didn't figure it out; he was just overconfident in the console.

You should know that when Inazuma was alive, after he first met Kage and did that kind of thing, the goddess and the others began to investigate his information. After finding nothing, they also turned to divination.

Unfortunately, nothing was found.

So the divine child gave up. As for how he knew, it can only be said that his choice to let the other party gain knowledge through high-level means was correct.

He already knows everything he should and shouldn't know.

The accumulation of hundreds of years of a character was all acquired by him in one night, in a very joyful way.

To be honest, with this kind of efficiency, he really wanted to do something with the Great Tree King, who is a true god of wisdom.

But objective facts stopped him.

Knowledge is both a gift and a pollution. A large amount of knowledge that does not belong to you being stuffed into your mind will cause you confusion. At the same time, Teyvat's perspective is too narrow. Too much use will affect your mindset. He already has ideas about what he wants in the future.

Indeed, after countless attempts, Xu Guang found the starry sky, a place beyond the world, whose true location is not above the sky, but below the abyss.

If you want to leave Teyvat and see a better world, you must conquer the Abyss.

Fortunately, this was not a difficult task for Xu Guang; the real challenge was how to circumvent the barriers of the world.

When even the laws of nature could not threaten him, Xu Guang kept thinking about what exactly the so-called world barrier was.

In the unconscious world, is there really a consciousness that can expel him?

Who would not want him to leave?

It couldn't be those few star gods, could it?

Haha.

Pulling his thoughts back, Xu Guang watched as Mona flicked him on the forehead again: "Instead of learning good ways, you're trying to trick me? You really don't know what a dirty trick is, do you?"

Mona rubbed the spot where she had been flicked, and said defiantly, "Even if I didn't learn anything through astrology, what I saw must be true, right?"

Xu Guang spread his hands: "What do you mean, 'what did you see'? I don't understand."

Mona raised an eyebrow: "It's what I saw today, what you did to that cold-hearted nun, otherwise she wouldn't be in this situation now."

Xu Guang replied frankly, "You're making baseless accusations. I really didn't do anything. The only contact we had was normal doctor-patient interaction."

Mona looked incredulous: "What normal doctor-patient relationship? Who are you trying to fool? You treated me like that back then..."

"Like that? What do you mean?"

When pressed for an answer, Mona hesitated to speak. Was this something she could say?

You can't just say, "Take this ointment and then do this or that."

She's still a girl.

Ha, she thought it was her fault and planned to make it up to the other party, but now it seems she deserved it all.

Bad guy!

Noticing Mona's unhappiness, Xu Guang considerately leaned over and placed his hand on her shoulder.

"She and I really just have a normal doctor-patient relationship. We didn't do anything strange. Don't be upset. How about this, I'll let you experience that process too?"

Looking at the hands climbing on her body, Mona shifted her body slightly in resistance.

In a sense, Mona and Sugar are the same kind of people, except that Sugar is more of a homebody and has a more anxious heart.

Although Mona may seem a bit aloof at times, she still knows what she should and shouldn't do.

So she decisively pushed Xu Guang's arm away: "I don't want to!"

Seeing the other person's reluctance, Xu Guang chuckled and took out a book from his pocket.

"Regarding alchemy, this is a rare, collector's edition copy. It's a valuable item, and I think you should want it."

Chapter 281: Juice Generation Project

Mona swallowed hard.

Collections, rare books, and those related to alchemy.

These three words together perfectly hit her sore spot.

How can a person be so precise in determining what another person wants?

Mona couldn't understand it, but her fingers were already itching for it; she really wanted it.

Although it wasn't closely related to her studies in astrology, she still wanted it.

After all, she's the kind of person who'd rather eat a spoiled sandwich than not be able to buy the book she wants.

Don't assume Mona is poor just because she lives frugally.

Her family owns several million Mora worth of rare books; if she were to sell them all, she could live a very wealthy life.

However, our little astrologer clearly believes that some things are far more important than material enjoyment.

Therefore, Xu Guang's words perfectly struck at her weakness.

Looking at the slightly yellowed but still exquisitely crafted book, she swallowed several times.

Reason told her that the other person definitely had ulterior motives, but she couldn't resist.

In order to hold onto her last line of defense, Mona asked with difficulty, "How much is this?"

She still held onto a sliver of hope that the other party might be unaware of her worth and would quote a price she could afford, but she clearly underestimated Xu Guang.

Since they were able to bring this up against her at this time, they must have done their research beforehand.

Xu Guang then smiled and raised a few fingers.

Seeing this, Mona no longer harbored any illusions.

The girl closed her eyes and remained silent for a long time.

Then her hoarse voice emerged from the silent night.

"What do you need me to do?"

Xu Guang could no longer hide his smile. He put his hand on Mona's shoulder, looking just like a strange uncle.

"As far as I know, in some countries, girls can earn what they want through prostitution. If you can too, I can get it for you in just a little while. How about it?"

Mona didn't agree immediately, but she didn't refuse either.