Xiong Yu has recently been recommended a new game called Genshin Impact.
Along with it came an email: Dear Player 10086, congratulations! You have received the sole beta-testing invitation for the latest game developed by the Myriad Worlds Game Travel Company. Remember to sign for your delivery.
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Xiong Li opens the email, but can't see a single word. “Meow meow meow?”
Then Xiong Li receives a gaming headset.
Though puzzled about who sent it, Xiong Li confirms that the recipient is indeed themself and begins enjoying a happy gaming experience.
And then... Xiong Li, who was trying to play a happy-go-lucky Homelanders in their dreams, gets beaten up again and again by their own game model, a grown-up version of themself who looks almost exactly the same. (What an old geezer.)
After being “taught” in the game for about half a year, Xiong Li transmigrates to Teyvat.
After reviewing the System's introductory recap and finally being able to read the email, Xiong Li understands everything: “I sat bolt upright on my deathbed. The old geezer was me all along!”
Morax, now mature after more than six thousand years, looks at the “self” before him, who still thinks they're playing a game; at the “self” rubbing their fists, brimming with confidence and ready to make a name for themself in Liyue; and at the self preparing to punch the Seven and kick Morax. In silence, he tightens his grip on the Vortex Vanquisher...
