Chapter 1

Early morning.

In a certain valley of the Tranquil Night Paradise.

Bai Jiyao sat in a drafty felt tent, warming himself by the fire.

A robust man stomped his feet and rubbed his hands outside the door before lifting the curtain and entering.

"Chief, the hunting tools are ready, we're about to set out."

Bai Jiyao stood up and nodded.

"Alright, I know."

It had been over half a month since he came to this world. His adoptive father died under a bear's paw to protect him, and thus Bai Jiyao naturally inherited the leadership of the tribe.

The task of leading the tribe on hunts, which his adoptive father used to do, now fell to him.

Stepping out of the tent, the earth, though dilapidated, was full of vitality, and the sky was a hazy gray.

The people who had migrated to the valley had already begun their activities, with fires of various sizes burning outside each tent.

"Chief, we have made the things you drew on the stone slab."

Several women in their thirties, looking delighted, ran over with clothes made from animal hides.

Bai Jiyao looked up at the sky, and the people followed his gaze. This was a habit before hunting, a gesture of praying for divine protection.

The sun was about to rise, and the sky was about to be fully bright.

What Bai Jiyao was actually looking at was a book in his mind. After the women finished making the animal hide clothes, he gained new knowledge.

The book contained various achievements, and as long as the conditions were met, Bai Jiyao could gain some knowledge, techniques, and the like.

[Make ten sets of animal hide clothes, gain knowledge and diagrams for finding, planting, and processing cotton.]

As if enlightened by a sage, all this knowledge entered Bai Jiyao's mind, as if he had been born with it.

In addition to this, over the past half month, Bai Jiyao had obtained blueprints and techniques for building houses, forging iron tools, and rice cultivation.

However, due to the small population of the tribe and his short time in charge, his authority was not yet sufficient to implement many of these things.

The most useful thing he had obtained from the book he called the [Book of Achievements] was an ancient martial art called [Inch Heart Fist Technique].

The condition was that the tribe's population must reach fifty, and his adoptive father must be dead, which he naturally met.

When the population reached two hundred, there would be an even more enticing technique called [Tai Xu Sword Qi].

To develop the tribe's population, he needed to start by observing the people's habits.

Life here was primitive, and the people were quick to anger and resistant to anything man-made.

They said this was a land abandoned by the gods, and only by using their hands to obtain food could they avoid the gods' wrath if they used man-made tools to easily obtain food.

Bai Jiyao could not understand these contradictory words and could only use his authority as chief and the martial power he gained from practicing the Inch Heart Fist Technique to suppress their resistance.

Otherwise, as the son of the chief, with a tall stature and a delicate appearance more beautiful than any woman, Bai Jiyao would not be able to command them.

This was a tribe where martial power was supreme, and the position of chief was half earned through physical prowess.

"Let's go!"

After Bai Jiyao's loud shout, a dozen men, haphazardly wrapped in animal hides, emerged from the tents.

Three days ago, a group of foraging wild boars was discovered on the neighboring mountain, and tonight they would have a feast.

Equipped with wooden spears tipped with sharp stones, Bai Jiyao led the men up the mountain.

Upon reaching the neighboring mountain, they saw the wild boars leisurely grazing on the hillside.

"Let's go, meat for dinner tonight!"

Before Bai Jiyao could speak, someone in the group raised their spear and shouted, and everyone became excited, ready to fight the wild boars.

"Wait, wait!" Bai Jiyao shouted loudly.

Hearing the chief's command, the group fell silent.

A quick glance revealed about ten wild boars on the hillside. If they charged in, it was uncertain whether they would be providing a meal for the boars or for themselves.

"Listen to me. I'll lure the boars away, and you kill the stragglers. Got it!?"

"The gods will—"

Impatiently, Bai Jiyao said, "If the gods come, I'll face them. If you don't listen to me, you'll die now!"

Whether the land was abandoned by the gods or if they feared divine punishment, the existence of the gods in this world was debatable.

These people were impulsive and quick to anger, but they understood basic logic.

Knowing the consequences of disobeying the chief, they no longer dared to speak.

"Let's start. Bai Shi, you lead them. Wait for my signal before you act."

According to what Bai Jiyao had learned from the [Book of Achievements], the age of the gods was over, and now it was his age.

If they wanted to eat well, marry, and have children, they had to listen to him!

Following the plan, Bai Jiyao descended the hill and used a stone spear to attract the wild boars from a distance.

Wild boars are omnivores, and when they can't find grass, roots, or wild fruits, they will eat small animals.

With winter over and early spring, Bai Jiyao, a large piece of meat, had no reason to be ignored.

After learning the Inch Heart Fist Technique, Bai Jiyao's physical abilities had greatly improved, and he could even harness the mysterious forces of nature.

The wild boars, with their bulky bodies, could not catch up to Bai Jiyao in the dense forest where it was difficult to charge.

After distancing himself from the group, Bai Jiyao began throwing stone spears at the wild boars from another direction.

The enraged wild boars started chasing Bai Jiyao, who ran into the dense forest, always keeping the boars behind him.

The wild boars were fast, and Bai Jiyao ran like a wild dog, madly sprinting.

If he were caught, being trampled to death would be the best outcome; being eaten alive would be worse.

Thinking of this, Bai Jiyao's speed increased, and he led the wild boars up the mountain.

When he climbed a thick tree like a monkey, preparing to jump to a nearby branch, a large area of lightning suddenly appeared about two hundred meters ahead.

The purple lightning was tinged with white light, and the elements in the air rushed toward that direction.

When the lightning dissipated, a girl with golden twin tails, wearing a light purple backless outfit similar to a tuxedo, with a crow on her shoulder, appeared on the spot.

At this moment, the tree he was on had already been uprooted by a wild boar covered in sap and mud.

Bai Jiyao leaped to another tree and ran in the direction the girl had appeared.

The group of wild boars that had been chasing him had scattered, leaving only five.

The girl, who had appeared out of nowhere, saw Bai Jiyao and the wild boars chasing him.

She took out a long bow, slowly drew the string, and the energy of lightning elements instantly gathered into an arrow.

The arrow shot out, swift as lightning.

Instantly, one of the wild boars, emitting a burnt smell, fell in the forest.

Bai Jiyao also got a clear look at the girl and stammered her name.

"Fie, Fisheal!?"

Instantly, Bai Jiyao understood many things.

Tranquil Night Paradise, Fisheal, the crow on her shoulder, and the elemental power from her bow and arrow.

This place... this place was the world of Genshin Impact!