"Lady Ganyu, seven thousand merchants have already registered. This is too popular!"
"Mm. Thank you all for your hard work."
She hadn't slept all night. Although she could handle it, the staff members were starting to get exhausted.
Still, working a little harder for the sake of Liyue was nothing.
The overtime pay was five times the normal rate. These people wished they could work overtime every day.
It was originally three times, but Su Han felt that working through the night was too hard, so he had raised it to five. Ningguang had also agreed.
After organizing the documents, Ganyu opened the group chat and began to report on her work.
In the Multiverse Mission Group chat.
Ganyu:@Ningguang, a total of three thousand, one hundred and twenty-six merchants have been registered. Their cargo transport permits have been issued. The documents are all in the cabinet.
Ningguang:Mm, thank you for your hard work. It seems the plan is proceeding perfectly.
She had won over the common people and now had the merchants in her grasp. She was in a very pleasant mood, happier than she had ever been.
Beidou:I feel like you guys are targeting me. You developed the rune steam engine right after I left Liyue, didn't you?
Sucrose:N-no, not at all. It's just that the engine was unstable, so we couldn't proceed. We only completed the final step after the materials from The Chasm arrived.
Keqing:Don't be scared, Sucrose. Captain Beidou is just teasing you. She's just bored out on the sea.
Beidou:Hehe, you saw right through me? How boring. Ever since Kazuha left, there's no one on the ship to even spar with. It's so dull every day. I heard you set up a bank and made things very difficult for the Fatui?
Ganyu:Mm. We used the electric lamps and the train as bait and gave the Fatui a good thrashing. The effect was surprisingly good.
Ever since the Liyue Bank had made its grand debut, many people in Liyue had withdrawn their capital from the Northland Bank and deposited it in their own country's bank. The Fatui were so angry their faces turned green.
Su Han:Next, we can proceed to the next step: ship modification! Whether it's domestic or foreign merchants, they are all still using sailboats. The debut of the rune-powered ship will be able to attract these top-tier merchants.
The rune steam engine could be applied to all sorts of tools, and ships were one of Liyue's trump cards.
Sucrose:Okay, I won't interfere with the ship modification. I've been researching the Blood Bodhi recently and have made some progress. I should be able to start cultivating them in a few days.
Hu Tao:What? So fast? Sucrose, you're amazing!
It had only been a day, right? She had already unlocked the secrets of the Blood Bodhi? As expected of a genius alchemist.
Sucrose:No… it's only because Sister Ganyu provided the Blood Bodhi's rootstalk that I was able to cultivate it. However, according to my projections, we can only produce three hundred at most.
The Fire Qilin was dead, so its blood was a finite quantity. To be able to cultivate three hundred Blood Bodhi was already the limit. The ones in the Lingyun Grotto had been accumulating for a thousand years, after all.
Su Han:Three hundred is more than enough! When they are ready, we'll give them to the Black Blade unit to consume!
Keqing:Mm. With this batch of Blood Bodhi, the strength of those men will rise to another level. Hah, I really want to see them in battle. You know, these past two days, twenty of them have already grasped the basics of Haki. Their progress is incredibly fast.
Things always had a way of happening by coincidence.
On the morning before the mission was set to refresh, the Fatui finally launched their attack.
They directly destroyed the section of railway connecting The Chasm to Liyue Harbor. If it hadn't been discovered in time, a train would have already been derailed.
Looking at the fleeing Fatui, the Millelith commander said, "Report this to Lady Keqing!"
"Yes, sir!"
When the news reached Yuehai Pavilion, Keqing sneered. "I knew these guys couldn't hold back. Don't worry, tell the men to repair the railway and continue operations."
"Yes, Lady Keqing!"
The soldier left with his orders, and Keqing turned to the person beside her. "Tell the Black Blade unit they can move out. Be ruthless. Teach those fleas a lesson they won't forget."
"Yes, Lady Keqing."
The Black Blade unit was not large at present. Because the Blood Bodhi were scarce, there were only a hundred men for now. However, these men were training fanatics; otherwise, they couldn't have mastered Haki in such a short time.
After receiving the order, the men of the Black Blade unit roared with laughter.
"I've been waiting for this day!"
"The Fatui killed my good friend in the past, but I never had a chance to repay them. This time, it's time to make them understand what regret is."
"Let's go! Let's show those guys the power of Haki!"
Inside a Fatui stronghold, upon learning that the train had not been derailed, the faces of the operatives were not pretty.
"Damn it! Those guys had a warning!"
"It doesn't matter. Since we failed at The Chasm, we'll just choose a spot on the route to the Guili Plains!"
"Mm, let's move."
Forty Pyro Agents, ten Cryo Cicin Mages, and three Geochanter Bracers began to move out. Learning from their last experience, this time they prepared a bomb to detonate when the train passed. This would guarantee the success of the mission.
When the Pyro Agents arrived near the railway tracks, the sound of horse hooves came from a distance.
They looked up and saw thirty Millelith soldiers charging towards them.
"Sir, should we change locations?"
"Change my ass! These guys are here to serve themselves up on a platter. It seems we can enjoy a little hunt before we destroy the railway!" The leading Pyro Agent licked his lips, a sharp killing intent in his eyes.
Mere Millelith. They weren't afraid.
The Fatui drew their weapons and charged towards the Millelith, assuming that the soldiers would quickly fall under their blades.
However, the moment the two sides clashed, something strange happened.
The Cryo Cicin Mage's ice mist not only failed to freeze the enemy before her, but her head was instead smashed apart by the soldier's fist. An elite operative died on the spot.
The Fatui were all greatly shocked.
The leader of the Black Blade unit sneered. "Scared? This is just the beginning! Men, charge! Let these lawless fools see what the consequences are for destroying Liyue!"
"ROAR!"
Some of them wrapped their weapons in Haki. Some of them just used their fists.
The Pyro Agent leader swung his blade, preparing to kill a Millelith soldier first to boost morale. But his weapon was shattered by a black sword.
"How is this possible?!"
The Pyro Agent leader couldn't believe his eyes. His weapon was specially made in Snezhnaya! How could it be shattered by a Millelith soldier?
Even if he didn't believe it, the facts were right before him.
The black sword not only shattered his weapon but also pierced through his heart.
"This is just the beginning," the Black Blade member said coldly, then targeted the next person.
In just a few short minutes, all the Cryo Cicin Mages were dead.
As for the Geochanters, although they had their Geo shields and were constantly firing, the Haki-imbued soldiers of the Black Blade unit were completely unafraid of such attacks. It felt like being tickled.
Ten minutes later, all the Fatui had been killed.
On the Black Blade's side, only two people were seriously injured, and that was only because they had been focus-fired.
"It seems our training is still not enough!"
"Nonsense! If your Haki isn't strong enough, of course you'll get injured! You two, go back and double your training! You hear me?"
"Yes, sir!"
When the news of the battle reached Yuehai Pavilion, everyone found it unbelievable.
How long had they been training? The Millelith could actually annihilate elite Fatui now?
"This is too terrifying! Are they really our soldiers?"
"Lady Keqing has been supervising them every day. It seems the combat power of our Liyue soldiers has really increased."
"I can't believe they were planning to use a bomb to destroy the railway. How brazen! If they had succeeded, our losses would have been very severe."
"Lady Keqing, should we go to the Northland Bank to hold them accountable?"
"Of course. I will lead the men there personally!"
"Yes, ma'am."
When Keqing led the Millelith to the Northland Bank, she discovered that it had been closed at some point.
Many citizens were standing nearby. After asking, she learned that the Northland Bank had already closed down last night.
The citizens waiting here were afraid they wouldn't be able to withdraw their Mora, which was why they refused to leave.
It took Keqing a long time to placate the crowd.
In the Multiverse Mission Group chat.
Keqing:How despicable! This was clearly premeditated. I just had my men pry open the doors to the Northland Bank, and the place was already completely empty. Not only are the people gone, but a lot of the Mora has been taken as well.
Mona:I had only ever heard that the Fatui were crazy, but I never thought they would be this depraved!
Ningguang:The Liyue Bank was too great of a threat to them. Since they couldn't handle it, leaving was their best option. Today, the mask has been completely torn off.
Just at that moment, the mission that everyone had been waiting for refreshed.
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