Chun-zhuang
Day 1
- Who Am I: Protag wakes up in their tomb and sets forth
- Chun-zhuang: They arrive in a village full of curious people
- Tián Shùn Yì: The village leader takes them aside and gets them food and clothes
Days 2-5
- Gónghuà: The village leader introduces protag to an elder scholar of language and history, and we learn protag speaks a very old dialect of the same language
Day 5
- Mountains of Wind and Rain: Protag learns of a myth about gods that were turned into mountains, and why many villagers think they are one of those gods
- Who Am I: Protag grapples with people thinking they're a god
Day 6
- Chun-zhuang: Protag gets a proper introduction to the village and some of the people within
Day 10
- Kongman Shù: Protag learns of the village's main industry, that being a fruit-bearing tree with useful sap
- City: Protag gets information on the city the village trades with
Day 14
- My Supplies: Protag receives their journal, quill, ink, and map
Day ??
- Tomb of Fén: Protag visits their tomb one last time before leaving
City
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- City: Protag arrives in the city and documents their initial experience
- Shíyuán Hù: Protag learns what hides in the depths of the lake
- Traveler: The title given to people like our protagonist
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