It took a little while, but Yuto finally adapted to their group and no longer dwelled on Zhongli holding a funeral for him, because Zhongli had just threatened him with a look, forbidding him from revealing his identity prematurely.
Lumine briefly explained that she and Zhongli were co-hosting the Rite of Parting. Upon hearing that Tartaglia was covering all expenses for the Rite of Parting, Yuto suddenly smiled and said, "Since that's the case, and I have nothing else to do, could I also participate for a bit?"
"No problem. We're just about to go to the [Jade Mystery] to find the highest quality noctilucous jade. You can come and see too."
When the group arrived at the Jade Mystery, the boss, seeing that most of them were outsiders, immediately started pitching his stone-gambling business.
However, when Zhongli mentioned he wanted 'Candlelight-grade' noctilucous jade, the boss immediately pulled out three boxes of already-cut noctilucous jade from the shelves. They all looked to be of excellent quality, but it was impossible to tell which ones truly met the 'Candlelight-grade' standard.
"Zhongli, do you know which one to choose?"
"If you ask me, the answer is quite simple. Boss, I'll take them all."
The boss of Jade Mystery's face was about to split from smiling. He quickly replied, "Excellent! My good sir, I could tell you were extraordinary from the start; your generosity is truly impressive."
"Ah? Wait a minute, boss, what he just said doesn't count. Let's discuss this again. If the ceremony only needs one type, wouldn't buying them all be a triple waste of Mora?"
"Mora? Uh, indeed. I hadn't considered that aspect just now; it was my oversight. However, if everything must first consider Mora, then everything is also constrained by Mora."
"Uh, I don't understand. Yuto, what's your suggestion?"
"Me? My suggestion is actually the same as Mr. Zhongli's, because we aren't the ones paying. Didn't you just say that all the expenses for this time are being paid by that Childe? Paimon, aren't you quite prejudiced against the Fatui? Then why would you try to save them money?"
"Uh, while what you said makes a lot of sense, this way of wasting Mora feels really out of place."
"I heard that the Northland Bank is an asset belonging to the Fatui Harbinger, Regrator, the Ninth of the Harbingers. It's safe to say he's one of the top three wealthiest individuals in Teyvat. If you try to save him money, he might even be annoyed that you're wasting his time."
"Huh! Suddenly I feel so angry! Alright, boss, I'll take all these noctilucous jade!"
"Alright, this young sir is also very generous!"
Because they bought three boxes of top-grade noctilucous jade at once, the price even exceeded the funds Tartaglia had advanced earlier. There was no choice but to write an invoice and send it to the Northland Bank.
The subsequent purchases of silk flowers, fragrant balms, making kites, and hiring helpers were all handled in the same way. It must be said that while this method of shopping was extravagant, it was truly satisfying. Most importantly, the money spent wasn't their own.
Using other people's money to shop for your own affairs – there's only one word for that feeling: amazing, amazing, amazing, amazing, amazing!
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