Before officially taking office, Jiang Chen had already set up several industries.
The cement factory, the salt factory—these were all projects Jiang Chen had Guizhong and the others handle.
These were all meant to generate future profits.
After a long meeting, the high-ranking officials of Liyue gradually understood what needed to be done next.
They would focus on outward development.
This gave everyone a clear direction.
At the same time, they also gained a clearer understanding of Jiang Chen.
This development plan would bring tremendous benefits to Liyue.
The meeting lasted until evening before it finally concluded.
The next day, Jiang Chen would need to appoint some people.
He also needed to visit his office.
After all, he had just taken office, and many things required his attention.
This included new personnel appointments and the like.
All of Tian Shu's former subordinates had been transferred to other departments.
This meant Jiang Chen would need to assemble his own team.
Liyue Harbor had its own talent development program.
Tomorrow, Jiang Chen would only need to conduct interviews.
As for assistants, Jiang Chen naturally chose Guizhong and Havria.
Then there were others.
After descending from the Jade Chamber, Jiang Chen returned directly to the hotel.
Watching Jiang Chen leave, Ningguang frowned and said:
"Bai Shi, make the arrangements."
"Clear out my unused residence at Yujing Terrace and hand it over to Mr. Jiang Chen tomorrow."
It wouldn't do for Jiang Chen to not have a residence here.
Although Jiang Chen might rarely work in Liyue Harbor in the future,
he couldn't just stay in a hotel every time he returned.
What kind of impression would that give?
Hearing Ningguang's words, Bai Shi nodded.
"I understand, Lady Ningguang."
"I'll handle it."
As a competent secretary, she knew which residence Ningguang was referring to.
She just needed to tidy it up and remove Ningguang's belongings.
She would arrange this first thing tomorrow morning.
By now, Jiang Chen had already descended from the Jade Chamber.
As he walked through the streets, he overheard many people discussing him.
Everyone was curious about this sudden newcomer who had become the Tianquan.
Where had he come from?
Why had no one heard of him before?
Jiang Chen gave off a very mysterious aura.
At the same time, some people who had attended the ceremony today recognized him.
They greeted him one after another.
The Liyue Qixing were known for being quite approachable.
Sometimes, you could even spot Keqing at construction sites, which was the best proof of this.
Jiang Chen had just taken office and was personally appointed by the Emperor.
So now, everyone was extremely curious about him.
Those who recognized him also greeted him.
Jiang Chen responded to their greetings with a smile.
He wasn't the aloof type. If someone greeted him, he would naturally respond.
In this manner, Jiang Chen nodded to countless people along the way before finally returning to the hotel.
The hotel staff also greeted him respectfully when they saw him.
This was the result of his change in status.
Jiang Chen quickly returned to his room.
Lumine and the others were still chatting.
Aside from them, there were a few others present.
These were the Yakshas.
Seeing that they had returned, Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised.
"You're back?"
"Did you find what you were looking for?"
They had gone to The Chasm to search for Bosacius's remains.
They must have found them by now, right?
In response to Jiang Chen's question, Xiao excitedly produced an item.
"Lord Jiang Chen, we've obtained it."
"It's indeed Big Brother Bosacius's remains."
During their trip to The Chasm, they had also learned why Big Brother Bosacius had perished there through the residual memories in the area.
It turned out he had been protecting Liyue until his very last breath.
Truly worthy of being Big Brother Bosacius.
After finding the remains, they had hurried back without delay.
Although they had encountered some dangers along the way,
with several Yakshas working together, they had easily resolved the issues.
Moreover, their current strength was nothing to scoff at.
In the game, Xiao had nearly perished there.
It was only thanks to Zhongli's intervention that he survived.
This time, however, they hadn't relied on anyone.
"Aside from Bosacius's remains, did you bring back anything else?"
Jiang Chen looked at the four of them.
Aside from this, there must have been other items, right?
"Yes."
"We also found an item called the Taiwei Compass."
After saying this, Xiao produced the item.
He had obtained it in The Chasm.
Seeing the Taiwei Compass, Jiang Chen nodded.
"This belongs to Yelan's family."
"You must have also met her ancestor."
"It's best to return this item to its rightful owner."
Returning the item to Yelan would be a good way to earn her favor.
As for using the Taiwei Compass to summon her ancestor or something along those lines,
Jiang Chen hadn't considered it.
When it came to deceased humans, Jiang Chen had never thought about summoning them.
The only ones he wanted to summon were the gods and the Yakshas.
After all, these were the most valuable.
They were also the most worth summoning.
As for humans, unless they were particularly exceptional geniuses, Jiang Chen wouldn't summon them.
Otherwise, if their achievements weren't significant enough, it might not even be possible to summon them.
But gods were different.
Some might not have significant achievements, but their strength was more than enough.
They were on a completely different level compared to humans.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Xiao was momentarily stunned.
Yelan?
Who was that?
He didn't know her.
Immediately, he handed the item over to Jiang Chen.
"Then I'll leave it to Lord Jiang Chen to return it to her."
Seeing the item Xiao handed over, Jiang Chen nodded.
He didn't say much.
Instead, he simply accepted it.
"Alright, I'll hand it over to Ningguang tomorrow and have her return it to Yelan."
"As for Bosacius, let's handle that now."
Jiang Chen glanced at the other remains.
After checking the time, he made a decision.
It was still early. They could resurrect him tonight.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Xiao was overjoyed.
"Great!"
He was also eager to proceed.
After making the decision, Jiang Chen began to prepare.
He led the Yakshas out of Liyue Harbor and into the outskirts.
Lumine and the others didn't follow.
After all, resurrecting a Yaksha wasn't particularly interesting to watch.
Besides, it wouldn't take long.
Jiang Chen would likely return soon.
Once they reached the outskirts, Jiang Chen began drawing a magic circle.
As Jiang Chen completed the magic circle, Zhongli suddenly appeared.
He had sensed Jiang Chen and the others leaving the city and had followed them.
After all, the resurrection of Bosacius, the eldest Yaksha, was something he wanted to witness.
"Emperor!"
Seeing Zhongli, the Yakshas quickly bowed in respect.
"Hmm."
His gaze fell on the magic circle Jiang Chen had drawn.
A glimmer of anticipation flashed in his eyes.
Another old friend was returning.
This was truly wonderful.
It felt very satisfying.
In the future, more old friends would gradually return, right?
Cloud Retainer had already started collecting everyone's remains.
The adepti had recently been busy digging up graves.
It wouldn't be long before he could see those long-lost friends again.