Keqing looked at Luya expectantly, wanting an answer from him.
Her question also stirred curiosity among the surrounding customers.
Such a large shop seemed to have appeared overnight, like a miracle!
Moreover, the technology of Duel Monsters was astonishingly advanced. The monsters' images were so vivid they felt almost real.
Not only in Liyue—even across all of Teyvat, this Duel Monsters technology was remarkably sophisticated.
Facing Keqing's inquiry, Luya explained immediately:
"This shop has been under renovation for a long time. It just wasn't obvious before, and the outside was covered. It only opened recently after finishing renovations, so it's natural that no one noticed it earlier."
As he spoke, Luya even produced land deeds, construction expenses, and material receipts from the counter.
These items had all been prepared for him by the system in advance, so there was nothing amiss.
Although Keqing still had doubts, seeing that Luya was unwilling to reveal more, she did not press further.
After all, Luya and the shop would remain here.
There was no need to rush for answers, so Luya smoothly evaded Keqing's questioning.
"Alright, I understand..."
Keqing ended her workaholic mode and instantly shifted into Duelist-in-training mode!
"Shopkeeper... what are the rules of dueling?"
"I'm not very familiar with them yet."
Although Keqing was very interested in the Duel Monsters game, she was still unclear on the rules.
So she planned to consult Luya.
Since the card packs were sold out and the Duel Stages were done for the day, he had time to instruct Keqing...
Keqing learned quickly. In just over ten minutes, she already understood how to achieve victory.
Xingqiu, meanwhile, helped Luya record customers' card pack reservations.
Customers studied the synergy between their cards, exchanged cards with each other, learned about different effects, and explored interesting combinations. The atmosphere in the shop was wonderfully harmonious...
As night fell, the customers prepared to head home.
Xingqiu left early to open his packs and work on his deck.
Zhongli continued dueling with customers on the stage… His balanced deck attracted many spectators eager to learn more about the cards.
From time to time, some even opened betting pools on who would win.
As Keqing stepped out of the shop, she turned back after a few steps and smiled at Luya:
"Boss, I'll head home for today."
"Thank you for the lesson. I'll be back tomorrow~"
"Please have my card packs ready."
Luya nodded, "Lady Yuheng, don't worry, I won't forget."
Hearing this, Keqing smiled brightly:
"Haha, no need to call me 'Lady.'"
"Just call me Keqing."
Watching Luya diligently manage the shop, Keqing felt it was like her own efforts for Liyue—neither of them had it easy...
Still, Keqing remained curious whether this Duel Monsters technology could aid Liyue in production or construction.
Its science was far ahead of even Snezhnaya.
Even the material of the Duel Stages was incredibly refined. If it could be used for mining tools or forging containers, efficiency would surely soar.
The emergence of Duel Monsters only strengthened Keqing's belief in human potential. Liyue's development indeed depended on human effort, not merely on the protection of the gods.
After Keqing left, today's business finally came to an end.
Today's work was done!
[Ding, congratulations, Host!]
[Today's business is complete!]
[Commencing settlement…]
[Today's total revenue: 33.1 million Mora]
[Of which, card pack profit: 30 million Mora]
[Duel Stage and other profit: 3.1 million Mora]
[Available Mora: 42 million Mora]
Luya checked today's balance. The system had not included Xingqiu and other customers' reservation payments in today's revenue.
It seemed those would only be tallied after the packs were sold tomorrow.
Including yesterday's 8.9 million Mora, Luya now possessed 42 million Mora.
[Generating Reward...]
As before, the system issued rewards upon settlement, filling Luya with delight.
Today's revenue had reached 33.1 million Mora.
Luya was eager to see what the system would grant this time.
[Reward: +200 automatic daily card pack generation]
[Reward: 1,000 Yu-Gi-Oh! manga volumes]
[Reward: +2 Normal Duel Stages]
[Reward: 1 random Genshin Card Synthesis Recipe]
With the system distributing rewards, today's business was officially concluded.
Next came upgrading the shop.
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