In frozen time, Ye Luo scratched his head.
"Finalize character?"
Oh—so this was the character creation screen.
Okay then, let's max out the Three Heavenly Families at the start—
Wait.
I can't even pick?
No presets?
Not even a random option?
What kind of trash system is this?
Fine. Vision first.
Ye Luo pondered.
"A sturdy support… who can also be a rotating main DPS."
He wasn't living in the game's launch era anymore. Back then, being a pure healer or buffer was a guaranteed path to popularity—everyone needed one during the early-game scavenger phase.
But now? Much harder.
So when thinking of gameplay, Ye Luo wanted a Raiden Shogun kind of role—
A main DPS who can also provide off-field support.
Easy for free-to-plays, scales well, carries hard even at zero constellations.
He needed popularity.
The reason he couldn't change anything right now was simply because he was too weak.
Once stronger, maybe he could save everything.
Save her.
Flame element? Impossible.
There was already a six-star-strength war god holding that domain.
Electro? Even worse.
The land already had the God of Thunder and the legendary Anemo duo dominating the scene. No room for him.
Dendro had Nahida.
Geo had Zhongli.
That left… Hydro and Cryo.
Hydro… hmm. After Sumeru's main story, the event would end and the plot would move to Fontaine.
Fontaine, the nation of Water.
Furina, the Hydro Archon—there was no way her strength would be anything less than explosive.
And then there was Neuvillette…
The king of DPS leaderboards.
Abyss stage superstar.
The man you pulled even if you had no reason to.
So the optimal choice left was—Cryo.
Cryo Vision.
Current Cryo characters: great DPS options, but supports?
Ehh.
Not useless, but not good.
Five-star Cryo supports? Only Shenhe. And she only supported Cryo teams.
Other four-stars provided shields, yes, but…
Shenhe it is.
Perfect.
Before the Cryo Archon releases, he would shoulder the Cryo role and rule half the element.
With proper tuning, even Zhongli could burst nukes for him.
Ye Luo swung his hand decisively and selected the Cryo Vision.
The rotating elemental wheel clicked into place, stopping on the gleaming Cryo symbol.
Once chosen, the previously grey constellation panel lit up.
"Huh? So constellations unlock only after picking a Vision?"
Ye Luo tapped the constellation.
[Constellation: XXX Constellation]
"???"
Even his system was off-brand.
XXX Constellation?
What constellation is that?!
What am I supposed to be?
Next should be skill creation and attribute setup, right?
Maybe he should make a skill that puts shields on monsters and heals them? Strong players might experiment.
After all, with high investment, many characters become monsters—
Zhongli with a full crit build can nuke too.
But a skill that could heal enemies?
That's so absurd players might roll just to try it.
That was assuming he was a four-star.
Someone might pull him by accident and fool around.
But for a five-star, every pull meant the blood and sweat of whales and grinders.
So skills needed to have hype and actual use.
Designing skills was a headache.
Forget it.
Check the system first.
He looked again. At the very bottom, a new frame had appeared.
Ye Luo tapped it.
A question popped up.
[Please fill out your desired in-game character traits.]
[Note: Only traits are required. Numerical values must be set upon entering the game. This submission will affect your Genshin Impact character lore.]
So skills and stats came later.
And the system would automatically generate a background story—and even modify it accordingly?
Damn.
Okay, family, let's go all out.
In his past life, he never had a choice—just a university cattle slave.
After graduation? An evolved corporate livestock.
But in this life, he would become a Celestial Dragon!
Ye Luo went crazy typing.
He crafted a character who was unrivaled under the heavens, a being who bowed only to himself.
If possible, he wouldn't mind becoming a force on par with Heavenly Principles.
Then maybe—just maybe—he could both save Furina and pull the primordial authority right out of the ancient dragon sovereigns' grasp.
After he finished, he hit submit.
[Submission complete. Generating character story… please wait.]
The screen flickered, ellipses blinking.
Moments later, a Cryo Vision materialized at his waist.
Then—
A surge of unknown, mysterious power rushed into him.
"This feeling… is this elemental energy?"
Only now did Ye Luo understand the divide between mortals and Vision holders.
A deep sense of loss filled him—
the same loss experienced by every person who never received a Vision.
But the sensation of elemental power filling his body…
It felt amazing.
He lifted his hands, red starry eyes gleaming.
Strength pulsed through him.
He felt like he could knock out five hilichurls with one punch.
But something else felt off.
Strange.
Unfamiliar.
Probably just a new power adjustment.
He ignored it, and gathered Cryo energy at his fingertips.
In seconds, a chunk of ice materialized in his palm.
Nice.
Very useful in the desert.
Wait—Hydro Vision would've been even better.
Hold on.
Where's my sword?
No—why would I have a sword?
I'm a scholar.
Hitting people with a book is more appropriate.
Frowning, Ye Luo looked back at the interface.
Nothing.
The system had generated a backstory… but wouldn't let him see it?!
Then how am I supposed to know what character I even am?!
He was speechless.
The weapon must be tied to whatever lore the system created.
So he was probably a sword user, then.
Fine. At least he didn't pick Anemo—no "best friend" backstory, please.
For now, nothing mattered except—
Clearing up the misunderstanding with the Traveler.
"Stop right there!"
Lumine landed gracefully in front of him like a drawn blade.
The pursuing scholars closed in, surrounding him.
"Damn it—aren't scholars supposed to be physically weak from sitting around studying all day? How did they chase me across half the port?!"
Ye Luo cursed internally.
He had no idea how things spiraled this far.
"Se… senior… maybe we should just confess…"
Layla gasped, exhausted.
She did not want to run anymore.
"Confess? Confess what?!"
Ye Luo snapped back instinctively, utterly wronged.
How did he suddenly become a criminal?!
Then he met Lumine's icy gaze—
The more he spoke, the more suspicious he sounded.
He quickly corrected himself and wailed with righteous indignation:
"No! I didn't do anything! I'm innocent!"
"I've been wronged!!"
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