Returning to the front of the laboratory, Su Han noticed that Keqing was already gone, leaving only Ningguang standing there alone.
The moment he landed, Ningguang stepped up and asked, "How did it go?"
Su Han grinned proudly.
"Come on, if I'm the one doing it, what are you worried about? Don't tell me all those gifts were given for nothing. Not to mention, I've helped the Adeptus plenty of times."
Ningguang shot him a sideways glance.
"Showing respect to the Adepti is what you should do. Stop bragging about it all the time, what if someone hears you? That would look terrible."
"Hehe, it's fine. Adepti have big hearts."
Paimon calls her things like "birdy-immortal" and "that woman" all day long, and Cloud Retainer never gets mad, his little comments aren't even worth mentioning.
But Ningguang stubbornly insisted that respect was still necessary.
They didn't stay long afterward and returned directly to Liyue Harbor. Keqing and Ganyu would handle the rest here. All that remained was waiting for Cloud Retainer's artifact. As long as the rotary kiln was complete, construction on the new city could begin.
When Su Han escorted Ningguang back to the Jade Chamber, he received news from her secretary: Beidou had departed earlier in the evening.
Before leaving, she asked Ningguang to pass a message to Su Han—
Next time, prepare 30,000 copies.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have enough to sell.
Ningguang snorted.
"She's not even afraid of overeating."
"It's fine. The more comics Beidou sells, the more Mora I make. And the faster I unlock my father's treasure. Works out great!
Oh right, did you send your people to Inazuma yet?"
To Su Han, this wasn't a problem at all. He needed distributors like Beidou, someone who could sail to Inazuma, and even other nations. Most importantly, she was reliable.
Ningguang nodded.
"Twenty spies fluent in the Inazuman language have already been deployed, but gathering information won't be easy. Not in the short term."
"No rush. As long as they're there."
After settling everything, Su Han returned home. For the next two days, aside from checking comic sales, he mostly stayed home cultivating.
But Liyue Harbor, meanwhile, underwent drastic changes.
First major event: The new arc of Fox Spirit Matchmaker caused a massive storm.
People already liked the series, but after the Qianyan Arc, they realized—
They had been way too naïve before.
This arc was the real emotional dagger.
Countless young girls cried their hearts out after reading it.
Even stranger:
Several couples who had been struggling in their relationships suddenly reconciled after reading it together. They even delivered silk banners to Su Han's store, thanking him.
They said they finally understood—
Love requires mutual understanding and mutual support.
Second major event: Also caused by Fox Spirit Matchmaker.
With more couples forming each day, marriage became a top priority. But settling in Liyue Harbor was expensive for young couples.
The construction of the new city had become their biggest hope.
And when news spread that an Adeptus was helping with the city's building, the temples, normally only crowded during festivals, became packed every single day with couples praying.
Even Granny Ping praised Su Han, saying he had real skill—
Even Adepti living deep in the mountains could feel the people's enthusiasm and came to visit because of him.
Everything was progressing in a wonderful direction.
As for Under One Person, its popularity hadn't diminished at all. Even though Fox Spirit Matchmaker topped the charts, the Adepti-approved series still burned just as hot.
And yes, today, Old Man Zhongli visited again.
Su Han pointed to the shelf.
"The new volumes are there. Updated two more."
"As expected, Su-brother knows me well.
But I'm not only here to read today. There's a gathering tonight, interested in coming?"
"Whose gathering?"
"Tartaglia of the Fatui. Interested?"
"Of course! But wait a bit, I need to gather a few people. If we don't fleece that sucker a little, I'll feel sick."
Zhongli wondered if he should've kept quiet.
But since the words were out, adding a few more people shouldn't matter... right?
One hour later, at the New Moon Restaurant's VIP Hall…
Tartaglia stared at the table-sized crowd in total shock.
He had asked Zhongli to invite Su Han.
Su Han alone.
He absolutely never said,
"Invite everyone in Liyue."
When everyone was seated, Su Han stood and raised his cup.
"Let's thank Young Master Tartaglia for his generosity! I'll drink tea instead of wine!"
Xingqiu: "Thank you, Master Tartaglia!"
Chongyun: "Thanks! I didn't eat breakfast!"
Shenhe: "Thank you."
Xiangling: "Thanks, Tartaglia big bro! Guoba also says thank you!"
Old Meng: "Really appreciate it. This is my first time in such a fancy place."
Master Mao: "Hahaha, even I didn't expect to eat here today. Tartaglia-brother, if you visit my place next time, I'll give you a discount!"
Yanfei: "No need for words, my gratitude is in the wine!"
Ningguang: "Didn't think the Northland Bank people could be so warmhearted. Truly surprising."
Keqing: "Seems I misunderstood you before. Thank you, Mr. Tartaglia."
Ganyu: "And you even prepared a lot of vegetarian dishes… thank you very much."
Tartaglia's smile froze completely. (TL/N: lmao)
His heart was crying.
A table of this size?
This was going to cost millions of Mora.
"It's nothing, nothing... first time meeting everyone, we're all friends now!
And I must thank Mr. Su Han, he's such a busy man."
Su Han waved dismissively.
"Don't say that. If a stranger wanted to meet me, I'd be busy, sure. But someone rich like you? Of course I'd show up for a free feast! Anyway, what did you want to see me about?"
With everyone staring at him, Tartaglia suddenly didn't know how to speak.
He originally wanted to ask about the comic business and resolve their earlier misunderstanding.
But with this many people...
There was no way he could bring it up.
Seeing his embarrassment, Su Han sneered inwardly.
This is the price of offending me.
And this is only the beginning.
Zhongli then asked gently, "Is it about the update schedule? Su-brother just gave me two volumes. If you can't buy any, he can give you two as well."
"Uh.. yes, yes, that's it. I really like Under One Person. Maybe Su-brother could explain the latest chapters to me?"
At this point, Tartaglia could only swallow his suffering and focus on listening to Su Han's explanation.
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