Episode 88: Adeptus Fujin

Before we even heard the name Fujin, we unintentionally celebrated her during the 2022 Lantern Rite. The Mingxiao Lantern that year was a golden carp. Back then, there was little known about the subject of that year’s centerpiece, but with the release of Chenyu Vale, we were able to put the pieces together.

Have you ever seen a carp in real life? Spoiler alert: they’re nowhere near as pretty as Fujin’s carp form. She looks more like a koi to us. Or a fancy goldfish, according to Tif.

As Bee pointed out, Fujin is one of the prettiest NPCs we have in the game. Her ethereal presence in both human and carp form is just beautiful. What other NPCs do you think compare to the aesthetics of Fujin?

Tif gushes about the tea tree at the center of Qiaoying Village. It was planted by Fujin centuries ago and has been a source of their specialty Chenyu Adeptea ever since. Adorned with a built-in teapot, it is a central focus of the village.

Frescas, Frescos, and Fontas, oh my! We made a small mistake in the episode when we accidentally called the paintings on Dragonspine Frescas instead of Frescos. The ancient paintings are not refreshing sparkling soda or the trendy Fonta drink from Fontaine. Please don’t try to drink them.

To restore the water and soil in Chenyu Vale, we need to return spirit carp to the Votive Rainjade in Carp’s Rest. This is the place Fujin slumbered to regain her strength, in case the name “carp’s rest” wasn’t obvious enough. Sometimes Genshin likes to feed us the names with a spoon.

Imagine Fujin wasn’t a fancy carp but instead, a butthead fish like Bee mentions. While he was talking about the Asian sheepshead wrasse, Feens and Tif had some less horrifying options, like the blobfish or lionhead goldfish, respectively.

Our guide during the Chenyu Vale World Quest is Little Mao. To Feens’ disappointment, he’s just a regular kid, despite the blue paint on his face. He’s a chatty little guy who helps us understand the history of the area and the Adepti who lived there.

Little Mao is also responsible for naming and introducing us to Bluey. Not the Australian cattle dog you might be thinking of, but instead a giant blue Suanni. Bluey, aka Lingyuan, is one of the three Adepti friends who helped save the people during the Archon War.

So what is a Suanni? It’s a Chinese lion-dragon mythical figure dating back to the Ming dynasty. But Bee tells us Lingyuan isn’t the only living Suanni in the game. It turns out that Man Chai, Gaming’s little companion, is a Suanni youngling.

The one Adepti friend we don’t meet in the Chenyu Vale story is Herblord. Well, not technically. But we’re able to make the connection that Herblord is Changsheng, Baizhu’s snake friend. It’s pretty clear from the Changsheng cutscene that she is the Herblord, but they leave a sliver of doubt in the story.

Here are some helpful links if you’re unfamiliar with the pop culture references we mentioned during the episode. Bluey is an Australian cartoon that has captured Feens’ heart. Our ‘jazz hands’ references are thanks to dance legend Bob Fosse. Ursula is the villain in The Little Mermaid. Lastly, 50 First Dates is the Sandler/Barrymore amnesia movie mentioned.

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