The Nth World of Liyue's Pickle Jar [Quick Transmigration]

Advance notice: [Quick Transmigration/Honkai: Star Rail] Sign a Contract with 496 and Become the Dawn of Salvation, synopsis below

Zhongli bonded with a System, one that bugs out from time to time.

The good news: The System can reverse life and death. It can bring him back to life, as well as his old friends. In return, he must help the world’s consciousness keep its storylines coherent and ensure the world’s continued existence.

The not-so-bad news: The System’s abilities are crude, and the organization behind it is a complete amateur operation. It bugs out now and then, leaving plenty of loopholes to exploit. It even has a certain familiar quality about it.

Although the System bugs out from time to time, Zhongli isn’t bothered by how unreliable it is.

Zhongli, who conned the System into livestreaming a message to Liyue to let them know he was safe the very first time they met: Because the System is so easy to fool ^_^

And, whether it’s because of a bug or not, whenever Zhongli transmigrates to a new world, a certain dragon comes along too. He has lost his memories, and falls in love at first sight all over again each time.

School romance world

Ruotuo: Hey, have we met before?

Warring States world

Ruotuo: I feel an instant fondness for you, young sir.

World of spirits and gods

Ruotuo: We must have been the best of friends in a past life.

…

In nearly every world, Zhongli and Ruotuo meet and come to understand each other, joining hands as if to make up for all the years they spent apart.

A certain blonde Traveler, who prefers to remain anonymous, was deeply moved: This is the love story of Liyue’s parents!

But the people of Liyue don’t seem happy about it. The poor people of Liyue watch with seething jealousy as their beloved Lord establishes one new power or nation after another in all these different worlds.

People of Liyue: Damn it! We were here first. Whether the Emperor established us or guided us, we were here first… When will the Emperor come back to visit us?

People of Liyue: Lord of Liyue, we miss you so much here in Teyvat (ㄒoㄒ)

First world: School days: The Self-Cultivation of a Perfect Genius

Second world: Warring States: From County Magistrate to Founding Emperor

Third world: World of spirits and gods: The King of the Underworld unifies the realm of spirits and gods

Fourth world: Love-struck cultivation: As Human Emperor, battle the immortals and demons, establish the human way, and usher in an age of peace

Fifth world: Martial arts: The untold story between the martial arts alliance leader and the royal prince

Sixth world: Showbiz: The entrepreneurial journey of a B-list nobody

Seventh world: National destiny battlefield: A husband and husband take on a shady System, live

Eighth world: Interstellar: The Alliance’s guardian deity, feared by alien races

Ninth world: Western fantasy game: A look at the game’s most popular couples among its NPCs

Tenth world: Dating sim: An epic romance between the last scion of the dragon clan and a mysterious exchange student from the East

This story pairs Ruotuo and Zhongli. They will never break up or switch roles, but the Emperor will have a tendency to attract admirers. At least one nation’s people will love him, and there will be extensive depictions of fans shipping Ruotuo and Zhongli. Please don’t read if that bothers you, thank you.

This quick transmigration story will include livestreams and chat comments, but only people from Teyvat will be watching. Apart from the first two chapters, most Genshin Impact characters other than Zhongli and Ruotuo will appear only in the chat comments. In other words, they’ll mostly be present in the comments, with only a few appearing in person when the plot calls for it. After all, this is a quick transmigration story, and the protagonists are the Emperor and Ruotuo.

So far, HoYoverse has only revealed the words “Rock Lord Star” about Zhongli’s origins and identity before he became the Geo Archon, in Version 5 of the Moon. So the Emperor’s origins and identity in this story are entirely original, since all we know are those four words and HoYoverse hasn’t revealed anything else. There will also be an original old friend, the Overlord God behind the System. Please don’t read if that bothers you.

The System and the organization behind it are genuinely an amateur operation in this story. They’re utterly unreliable from top to bottom, from the Overlord God to the System. Please don’t read if that bothers you.

I’m a Zhongli fan through and through, so naturally I’ll favor the Emperor in my writing. My writing is average, and some out-of-character moments are to be expected. Please don’t read if that bothers you. In other words, the author’s loyalty lies with the Emperor, not with any other character, person, or even HoYoverse.

I’ll focus on Zhongli and bring back his departed old friends, such as the Five Yakshas, Minghai Qixia Adeptus, Taodu, and others. Whether I bring back other characters who died will depend on the circumstances.

Depending on the setting of each world, this story may call him Zhongli or Morax.

I’m easily hurt, and some of my opinions may differ from readers’. If you find that your views don’t match mine, I strongly recommend leaving as soon as possible. I’ll weave my opinions into the story, and if you disagree with them, you definitely won’t enjoy some of the plot ^_^

Starting on March 14, 2026.

Entering the paid section on April 20, 2026, with three chapters updated that day.

Advance synopsis:

[Quick Transmigration/Honkai: Star Rail] Sign a Contract with 496 and Become the Dawn of Salvation

This is a world that began as an “if” scenario

The Astral Express never chose Amphoreus, the “Land of Eternity,” and instead headed for the ocean planet of Lushaka. Amphoreus never welcomed the “Dawn,” and the one who bore the world’s burden continued to walk the lonely road of hardship.

Much later, a member of the Genius Society would fall into this world, becoming the final ashen dawn foretold in Amphoreus’s prophecy, and the universe’s own ashen end.

“Fate will bring her to ruin. In the name of ‘Emperor Rubert III,’ she will bear the flesh and bones of Amphoreus’s people and unleash a campaign of bloodshed across the cosmos.”

A strange creature calling itself “System No. 496” found Khaoslanos, the “Prisoner of the Blazing Flame,” in the core of the Scepter. It revealed the cruel future to him.

“But if you sign a contract with me and become my Host

you can turn it all around.”

No more sorrowful cries. No more torn families. No more fading stars…

Billions upon billions of hearts would not simply stop beating.

For his homeland, Amphoreus, for Herta, who fell while trying to save it, and for the vast cosmos beyond that he had never seen, Khaoslanos seized this chance to survive.

And so he set out on a journey once more, crossing through time and writing his transformation from prisoner to legend in worlds utterly unlike his own

First world: Western fantasy hero: From the start, I’m a drop of blood?

Second world: Zombie apocalypse: A blazing sun rising in the gloom

Third world: Infinite-flow game: This neutral NPC is obviously overpowered, yet ridiculously elusive

Fourth world: Comic-book world: White Calamity versus the Black Calamity forces

Fifth world: Cultivation: Follow your heart and stand with all living beings

Sixth world: Showbiz: The brightest star in the film industry

Seventh world: Writing: The great novelist White Calamity makes his grand entrance!

Eighth world: World of spirits and gods: Help me, Rex Lapis!

Ninth world: Beastfolk interstellar: The Federation’s God of War is actually a Samoyed?

Tenth world: Superpowered school: The genius students’ “demon” teacher

Eleventh world: Dog-blood melodrama: How to escape a madhouse, from beginner to buried alive

Twelfth world: Game world: The legend of Yun Ya’s strongest dark swordsman

Reader’s guide:

1. Bai E (Khaoslanos) is universally adored, and multiple male and female characters will have one-sided feelings for him. But he will always walk alone, with no CP. Please don’t read if that bothers you.

2. Apart from the part before the quick transmigration begins, which explains what Bai E did and how Amphoreus met its end, there will be no livestreams or chat comments, and no other Honkai: Star Rail characters will appear.

3. This story is based on the Black Tomb “if” scenario, the timeline in which Herta became the leader of the Iron Tomb. Amphoreus has nothing to do with the Trailblaze, so Demigod of Hours was written out. The story only features the demigod of time, little Castorice. I personally ship the two characters as a duo, so please don’t read if you dislike that. After the System intervenes, Herta won’t fall, and Amphoreus will ascend in a “furry form,” with animal ears and tails as well as an animal form.

4. This story is part of the same series and world as “[Quick Transmigration/Genshin Impact] The Nth World Where Liyue’s Pickle Jar Overflowed.” Some worlds continue into later stories. Thanks to Zhongli’s efforts, the System’s organization is no longer an amateur operation. Zhongli, the protagonist of this story’s predecessor, will become Bai E’s teacher, making little Bai the beloved junior disciple of Liyue’s Adepti. Please don’t read if that bothers you.

5. I’m a devoted fan of Zhongli and Bai E, so naturally I’ll favor the Emperor and Bai E in my writing. My writing is average, and some out-of-character moments are to be expected. Please don’t read if that bothers you.

6. I especially dislike Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.7 and the “roast chicken.” If you’re especially pleased with and fond of those, this story probably won’t be to your taste. I’m also easily hurt, and some of my opinions may differ from readers’. If you find that your views don’t match mine, I strongly recommend leaving as soon as possible. I’ll weave my opinions into the story, and if you disagree with them, you definitely won’t enjoy some of the plot ^_^

7. Bai E will give his heart to every world in need of help, and each world will return his love. From then on, the only place he can look back to won’t be his homeland, but countless worlds like sparks. So later in the story, Bai E won’t return to the Honkai: Star Rail world. Instead, he’ll ascend directly into a higher-dimensional being. Please don’t read if that bothers you.

8. This story contains a mountain of headcanons. Please don’t mistake them for canon.

Starting on October 18, 2026.

Theme: Set the world to rights and bring peace to all