In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

Upon receiving this answer, Kavi's eyes lit up again, and he asked excitedly, "Can you mass-produce these bombs? If so, how much? Can you sell us some?"

"Ok?"

Abedo, who was still waiting for Kavi to offer a compensation price, paused for a moment.

Why not first seek compensation for your own losses? Instead, you want to buy bombs made by Klee?

"Is such that."

"You came from Aru Village, so you should have seen the terrain along the desert route, right?"

"You've seen those rocky hills blocking the road, haven't you?"

“When we were building the road connecting Hope City and Aru Village, these rocky mountains were a major obstacle. With our current technology, it was extremely difficult to break through such solid rocks. Sometimes, after trying for a long time, we still couldn't break through the rocks, so we had to revise the blueprints, re-survey the geological conditions, and then waste manpower, resources, and precious time to build a road that bypassed the rocky mountains.”

Kavi became increasingly excited as he spoke: "Your sister's bomb is very powerful. If you're willing to sell it to us and use these bombs, we can blast those rocky mountains much more easily, which will greatly speed up our road construction progress."

Rod, who had squeezed through the crowd, overheard the entire conversation. His initial worry about a potential conflict between Kavi and Abed immediately vanished.

Use Klee's Bouncing Bombs to blast through rocks.

That is indeed a good idea.

Nasida had mentioned this before.

In fact, the Sulun School also produces alchemical explosives.

However, due to the complex terrain of the desert region, many rocks cannot be blasted open with ordinary explosives. Only specially made explosives can be made, and various complicated steps are required.

Blasting mountains is also a skill.

While it's certainly possible to use an enormous amount of explosives to flatten a mountain, this method is both too expensive and extremely dangerous. The shockwave from the detonation of explosives capable of flattening a mountain is incredibly powerful, and if it also stirs up sand and gravel, a miscalculation could easily lead to serious casualties.

Moreover, the daily transport volume between Hope City and Aru Village is currently enormous, and forcibly blasting the mountain would severely disrupt the progress of material transport.

But what if we don't blast open those rocky mountains blocking our way?

The slow progress of using custom-made explosives to open roads has been a persistent problem for road design and construction teams.

The reason why Kavi was so interested in Klee's bouncy bombs.

This is because the bomb was able to shatter the alchemical materials they used when building the house.

It should be noted that these alchemical building materials are also high-strength materials produced by the Sulun Sect. They are not heavy, but they are exceptionally sturdy. In terms of their indestructibility, they are no less than those troublesome giant rocks in the desert.

However, these alchemical building materials were easily blown to pieces in the explosion caused by Klee's Bouncing Bomb.

Let's put it another way.

Using this type of bomb, which is far more powerful than custom-made explosives of the same volume, as long as the detonation amount is calculated correctly, it is possible to quickly carve out a straight road through the rocky mountains that are blocking the way, thus shortening the transportation distance between Hope City and Aru Village.

If the price isn't too high, this is clearly the best road repair tool available right now.

“Hey, Rhodes, you’ve come at the right time. This guest from Mondstadt was brought by you. You can put in a good word for me.”

"oops--"

"You know the difficulties we encountered when building the road. This bomb came just in time."

Upon seeing Rhodes arrive, Kavi immediately focused his attention on him, hoping he would put in a good word for him and, ideally, bring back more of these bombs.

"stop!"

"I know the situation very well over there, especially with the road construction."

Rod quickly interrupted Kavi's long-winded explanation, then smiled and looked at Abedo, saying, "Mr. Abedo, what do you think of what Kavi said?"

"Bouncing bombs are not difficult to make."

Abedo only said this much before turning his gaze to Klee: "As for whether or not to help you, that depends on Klee."

This problem is easy to solve.

Rhodes bent down and squatted in front of Klee, grinning like a wicked uncle tempting a little girl with a lollipop, and said, "Klee, are you tired of frying fish in Mondstadt? Want to blast mountains instead? Don't worry, Jean isn't here, you can blast as much as you want. If anything happens, it's on me. Nobody will put you in solitary confinement."

Seeing Rod patting his chest and making such a promise, even someone as composed as Abedo couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Klee is allowed to blast the mountain at will.

That's quite a bold statement.

These words that worried Abedo's new students sounded like heavenly music to Cleo's ears, even more beautiful than the adventure stories her mother told her.

"Are you sure you won't put Klee in solitary confinement?"

Klee, who had been anxious about whether she would be punished, immediately perked up and asked Rhodes again to confirm what he had just said.

"Of course."

“In this Hope City, apart from Little Lucky Grass King, I’m the one who calls the shots.”

“I said no one will put you in solitary confinement, so there’s no way anyone will put you in solitary confinement.”

"You can go and blast the mountain with that blond big brother. You can do whatever you want until you're done playing."

Rod nodded toward Kavinu and made a promise.

Would Klee refuse such a good thing that she can play around with freely?

The answer is of course yes.

No more!

(End of this chapter)

213. Chapter 203 Who says desert dwellers can't make money?

Chapter 203 Who says desert dwellers can't make money?

Compared to Rhodes.

Candice, Desia, and Seno arrived a little slower.

When they arrive.

Rhodes has already swiftly and decisively signed an agreement with Abedo to hire Klee to the Demolition Team.

Of course.

Klee can't go alone.

Abeldo, as his guardian, will also accompany him.

"Why did you hire such a little guy?"

"Didn't you say that hiring child labor would be illegal from now on?"

On the way back, Dixia asked, puzzled.

As soon as these words came out.

Seno and Candice, who were traveling with them, also looked over.

Speaking of this matter...

In the past, it was permissible to employ child laborers in Xumi. In fact, many shops would even hire children to run errands in order to save costs.

Low wages.

Moreover, accidents are bound to happen when children run errands, so you can take the opportunity to skim some money off them.

Later, after Naxida came to power.

They specifically amended this law, no longer allowing the employment of child labor, and explicitly stipulated that employing child labor is illegal. If discovered, the consequences range from fines and rectification to imprisonment for several days.

Before Rhodes could answer Desia's question...

Seno spoke up for him: "The laws of Mount Sumeru are invalid for the Mondstadt people, is that what you meant?"

A very weak reason.

After all, Rhodes' identity remained in Sumeru, and if we delve a little deeper, the employment contract he signed with Klee is still illegal.

However, Rhodes is now considered to have immense power in Sumeru.

Especially among the desert people living in Hope City, his reputation surpasses that of Nasita, the deity who resides there.

No one would dare to cause him trouble easily.

Even though no one was looking for trouble, Rhodes didn't want to give anyone cause for criticism over such a trivial matter.

Anyway.

No matter how unwilling he was, he had now become a prominent figure in Xumi. His failure to set an example and his wanton trampling on the laws established by the Grass God were tantamount to betraying Naxida, which was not a good thing for him, Naxida, or Xumi.

So that was his answer.

"Who told you that I had an employment contract with Klee?"

As he spoke, Rod unfolded a contract.

The signature at the bottom clearly shows the three neatly written characters 'Abedo'.

Sino: "???"

Desia: "Huh—ah?"

Candice: "."

“Abedo is Cleo’s guardian.”

"I'll go to him if I need to sign an employment contract."

“Abedo was the one who went to blast the mountain; Klee was just a little girl who went with him.”

Rod spread his hands: "The kids were being naughty and blew up the mountain themselves, so it's not my fault."

This is not a word game.

Rhodes did indeed hire Aberdo.

The truth is, this Claire, like her mother, is someone who can't control herself when she's playing with explosives.

The gates of Mondstadt have been blown up countless times by Klee's mother.

Therefore, Rhodes specifically asked Abedo to be in charge of calculating the amount of explosives and their placement, leaving Klee to be only responsible for the final detonation.