Liyue officially entered an era of great development. Over the past few days, the events in Liyue had already spread across the seven nations. Even the isolated Inazuma had received some news. Many people were shocked when they heard about it. The Geo Archon had retired? Liyue would now be managed by the Qixing? And one of the Qixing had been replaced? Wow, this was truly a major event.
In neighboring Mondstadt, when people saw the news and learned who the new appointee was, they were completely stunned. Jiang Chen?
"No wonder he didn't want to be an Honorary Knight."
Seeing Jiang Chen directly become one of the Qixing in Liyue, Acting Grand Master Jean felt a bit helpless. There was a reason why he didn't want to be an Honorary Knight. If he could become a Qixing in Liyue, why would he settle for being an honorary title in Mondstadt? Jean suddenly felt that she had been a bit stingy.
"I really didn't expect Liyue to be so generous."
"They actually made Jiang Chen one of the Qixing."
When Lisa saw the news, she was equally astonished.
"Yeah!"
"Who could have predicted this?"
"And such a thing happened?"
"Liyue is developing the Guili Plains to build a new city."
"Is it because Liyue Harbor is too crowded?"
Jean, looking at the intelligence report, fell into deep thought. Liyue's development would drive many things forward. In other words, there was a lot of money to be made here. She wasn't foolish; she could see that clearly. After some thought, Jean spoke up:
"It seems I'll have to make a trip to Liyue."
She wanted to personally go and discuss business matters with Ningguang. Such a great opportunity was not something she wanted to miss.
"Are you going personally?"
"Or should I go?"
"You can't leave Mondstadt right now."
"The Fatui have been acting up recently."
Hearing Jean's words, Lisa frowned. Jean couldn't leave now. Mondstadt still needed her. The Fatui had been going crazy lately, searching for something everywhere. Ever since Jiang Chen and the others left, Mondstadt had entered this strange state.
Hearing Lisa mention the Fatui, Jean also frowned. Those guys were a real headache. Jean took a deep breath and made up her mind.
"This matter must be dealt with!"
"No matter what, the Fatui can't continue like this."
Although she didn't know what they were searching for, this situation couldn't go on. Hearing this, Lisa nodded.
"Let's call Albedo back."
Since that was the case, it was time to act. They needed to call Albedo back from Dragonspine. Of course, this didn't necessarily mean resorting to force. If it could be resolved peacefully, that would be best. If not, she wouldn't hesitate to use force. With this in mind, she began making arrangements.
As the two of them discussed these matters, Venti also overheard. He was now fully alert. News from Liyue was something he had to pay attention to. When he learned that Jiang Chen had become the Tianquan, his expression turned strange.
"Wow!!"
"Old man Morax must really value him."
"He actually became the Tianquan?"
He knew how much Morax valued the Qixing. Now Jiang Chen had directly become one of them? This was truly something. No, he still needed to make a trip to Liyue. At the same time, he also thought about the Fatui situation. He knew exactly what the Fatui were searching for. They were looking for him. Thinking this, Venti suddenly took out a green chess piece.
"You want this?"
"Hmm... then I'll give it to you."
As he said this, a complex emotion flashed in Venti's eyes. La Signora... Sighing, Venti didn't dwell on it further. Instead, he prepared to hand over the Gnosis. He had forgotten about it earlier because of Jiang Chen, but it wasn't too late now. Since he had decided to give it away, Venti naturally wouldn't go and slap La Signora, then say some heartfelt words. He wasn't in the mood for that now. Hmm, take my Gnosis and leave Mondstadt! That was Venti's current thought. Give it to her and make her leave Mondstadt immediately. Next, Mondstadt would also need to follow suit and develop. Although he didn't know what changes Jiang Chen would bring to Teyvat, Mondstadt had no choice but to keep up. Not to mention, there were many benefits to be gained.
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The news of Liyue's large-scale development of the Guili Plains and the Geo Archon's retirement caused a huge stir across the seven nations. Apart from Mondstadt, people from other nations were equally shocked. Many merchants saw the business opportunities and immediately set off for Liyue. If there was money to be made, not acting now would mean missing out on billions. With such development, it was like gold lying everywhere.
At this moment, Ningguang in the Jade Chamber also saw the reports coming in from various places. She was quite pleased with the reactions. The signs of prosperity were everywhere. Liyue would only develop better from here on out. This was very satisfying.
"Ningguang."
"Here's something Jiang Chen wrote. Take a look."
At this moment, Ganyu walked in from outside. Hearing Ganyu's words, Ningguang was curious. Coming before Ningguang, Ganyu handed over the development plan for mechanical vehicles that Jiang Chen had written earlier. Ningguang took the document from Ganyu and quickly skimmed through it. As a top-tier merchant, she immediately sensed the immense business opportunities in this plan.
"We must develop this!"
Without hesitation, Ningguang made the decision on the spot. The profits from mechanical vehicles were too great.
"Yes, I think so too."
"We must develop it."
"If there are no issues, then please sign a document."
"I'll have people start planning."
"This industry will be based in the Guili Plains."
"It will be one of the industries for the new city there."
"Jiang Chen said he plans to develop it into an industrial city?"
"Although I'm not sure what the specifics are."
"But there will definitely be more things to come in the future."
"Now we can have people start building the factories."
"So they can be put into use immediately."
Ganyu and Ningguang discussed the matter. They were both quite amazed by Jiang Chen's ideas. This was the limitation of their world. These things had existed in Liyue before, but no one had thought of them. Now, with someone from another world bringing ideas from another world, these things were incredibly refreshing. It felt like Jiang Chen could casually come up with things that could make a fortune. If Jiang Chen became a merchant, he could probably easily make a lot of money and become one of the top merchants, right? The only concern was whether he could protect his industry. After all, if you made money, someone else would feel uncomfortable. Some people would feel worse seeing you make money than if they had lost money themselves.