Yelan and Keqing's overly unfamiliar way of negotiating made little Paimeng scratch his head. He wished he could jump out and explain to Yelan, but he was worried that it would affect the other party's plan, so he had to keep slapping Yingmei's arm with his hands.
"Ugh... Traveler, I, how should we explain..."
Just when little Paimon was hesitating, Keqing had advanced the conversation to the next stage extremely efficiently. She glanced at Zhongli behind Yelan and asked directly:
"Mr. Zhongli? It's so lucky to see you again in a place like this... It seems you have found a new employer?"
There was not much emotion in Keqing's tone, but it seemed to be inexplicably sarcastic to others, seeming to be alluding to the fact that a certain Mr. Ke Qing had earlier served as a guide for the Executive Officers of Fools.
"It's a long story, but it really starts with the commission that the traveler and I received..."
Zhongli coughed lightly and spoke slowly, not noticing Ke Qing's frown at all.
As we all know, Mrs. Yu Heng of Liyue doesn't like to listen to stories. She would rather listen to a few boring briefings with written materials than hear her subordinates make up excuses to shirk responsibility.
From this point of view, Keqing is really a rare and perfect boss. His efficiency and fairness are extremely close to human ideals. He also knows how to be flexible when handling government affairs, and does not have the complicated and cumbersome procedural justice of the Fontaine Law Court.
However, Zhongli's narration seemed too leisurely at such a tense moment. Unlike Ye Lan, a person in the game who is foresighted but constrained, Mr. Zhong's stance is quite aloof, he speaks without any scruples, and he has no worries about the moment.
Qing has absolute trust.
While Zhongli was telling the story, Yelan's eyes always stayed on Keqing, as if observing her reaction.
Worried that the atmosphere would become tense again, Traveler and Paimon couldn't help but stand up, supplementing Zhongli's description, recounting the whole incident and focusing on the dangers of the Silver Plains Hall plan.
Sex, and also brought along some of what he had seen in the banquet hall earlier.
"……I see."
Keqing listened to the whole story of the incident, put away her sword and pondered for a long time, and then nodded slowly.
It’s not that she doesn’t distrust Yelan and Zhongli. She also knows that the other party has a secret mission. If she has any doubts about their positions, not only Keqing will be present here, but also the Qianyan Army soldiers who are accompanying them to blockade the Golden House.
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What's more, the travelers who defeated the whirlpool demon Osel were also here, and Ke Qing had no intention of doubting their motives. She just had a grudge against Ye Lan, disguised as Zhi Dong, discussing the Yu Heng family's position in front of Zhong Li.
But after listening to Mr. Zhongli's explanation, Keqing was shocked to realize that there seemed to be many suspicious things about her family's actions.
"The uncle Gongming you mentioned is the elder of the family and the on-site person in charge of the Golden House restoration project."
"I don't fully understand the list of attendees tonight, but as far as the family members are concerned, they are indeed powerful figures affected by the mine closure... However, these people are either rich or noble, and have never personally been involved in danger. It is difficult to
To imagine them putting themselves out there to bet on such a dangerous possibility."
Keqing raised her head and expressed her views concisely, "I believe you and Ningguang's intelligence, but I think human will and wishes are too complicated. Even with a wishing stone as a medium, it is difficult to attract the attention of the gods."
"...Then what if all Liyue people are participating in this god-making plan?"
Yelan, who had been silent from the beginning, suddenly spoke.
"I have been paying attention to the public opinion trend in Liyue Port recently. Many news spread from unknown sources are suggesting that the next Rock God will be born soon. As a result, many Liyue people have begun to set up private memorial tablets and Taoist altars.
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"Of course, the General Affairs Department can't arrest residents just because they believe these ridiculous things, right?"
Ye Lan helplessly spread her hands, thinking that her hint was obvious enough, but when Ke Qing heard this, her expression became even colder.
"These two Mora production lines were not started by us...the surrounding alchemy facilities are also missing a lot. They said they were dismantled and sent for repair, but maybe they have been reassembled somewhere and used for other purposes?"
"After all, mola is an indispensable catalyst for many alchemical rituals, and a large amount of mola happens to be stored here. It should not be a problem to use it to perform large-scale rituals."
After Yelan finished speaking, Traveler and Keqing simultaneously turned to look at the base of the alchemy device in the corner of the stone platform.
These alchemical equipment, known as gold purification devices, penetrate the entire main body of the Gold House from bottom to top, extending to all sides of the building like capillaries.
Thanks to the ingenious construction technology, the alchemy equipment is integrated into the overall style of the gold house without appearing too out of the ordinary.
But if it is just used to purify gold, manual or mechanical methods with simpler structures can also be achieved. Is it really necessary to spend a lot of money to install so many sophisticated alchemical instruments here?
"As far as I know, the original function of these devices is to extract the elemental power from the earth's veins to provide the furnace with the energy required for combustion."
Zhongli's voice suddenly sounded, causing everyone present to turn their attention to him. In order to avoid everyone's random thoughts, Zhongli added:
"Ahem, I have just dabbled in the books in the Hall of Rebirth. After all, the bases of these containers are connected to the depths of the underground. There are also load-bearing structures on the outside of the devices that go deep underground to protect them. Such a waste of time and materials will not be in vain.
It looks good when done.”
Keqing seemed to have thought of something, her eyes flickered, and she looked towards the channel where gold was still flowing.
"Mr. Zhongli is right... I remember hearing my grandfather say before that the reason why the Golden House was located here is precisely because south of the port is where Liyue's earth veins converge. The power of the rocks is condensed but the earth's veins are pulsating.
Extremely frequent."
"The architectural structure of the Golden House is essentially an extra-large earth vein extraction device."
"The memory of this land flows in the earth's veins. Human memory naturally also has the memory of the gods. If the wish stone is used as the fire, the will as the firewood, and the mola as the fuel, the earth's veins are the cauldron that gives body to the thoughts.
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"By combining these, it is theoretically possible to...create a god."
Paimon was confused when he heard what he heard, but after Ke Qing nodded and agreed with everyone's guess, he suddenly said as if he suddenly understood:
"Eh? Now...can we destroy that alchemy ceremony and bring the bad guys in Silver Plains Hall to justice?"
"not enough."
Ke Qing shook her head and looked at Ye Lan, who was stroking the jade bracelet on her wrist.
Yelan knew very well that it was not that Ningguang and Keqing didn't want to take action, but they were in high positions and they needed enough solid evidence before making any decision.
Otherwise, if today Ke Qing interrupts the banquet to arrest the traitors in Yin Yuan Hall, tomorrow many Liyue aristocratic families may unite to attack Qixing.
Originally, the Yan King was so powerful that even the most arrogant family had to do things with their tail between their legs in Liyue. But now that the Rock God has passed away, the sharp sword hanging above his head has finally disappeared.