Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

Recently, some spoiled young men have become obsessed with an activity called "racing," racing on everything from two-wheeled motorcycles to four-wheeled cars. Some have been injured in accidents, and some have even fallen off cliffs.

Recently, the business at the funeral parlor has been increasing.

He's getting on in years, and recreational activities like racing aren't really suitable for him anymore, but when it comes to taking on business, timeliness is always important.

It's a pity that the roads in Liyue Harbor are not suitable for vehicles, and I wonder when the renovation and leveling that the Seven Stars mentioned will be completed.

Wearing the latest sunglasses sold in Liyue Harbor, with one hand on the window and the other on the steering wheel, Zhongli drove at a speed of 150 or 160 km/h, drifting and swaying through corners with style. For him, it was as commonplace as eating and drinking, and his expression remained completely unchanged.

Two passersby only saw a blur flash past them.

"Holy crap? That's the hearse from the Hall of Rebirth? It just drifted???"

"It seems so."

The two stared blankly at the taillights of the car, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

Inside the hearse, Hu Tao, sitting in the passenger seat, had an excited expression on her face.

"Wow, guest, your driving skills have improved!"

"Master, you flatter me. It's just a few tricks, nothing to mention."

With his control, it was just drifting.

As Zhongli traveled along the official road in Liyue, he involuntarily turned his head to look at the setting sun by the window.

Under the pressure of the immense external crisis, the humans of Inazuma ran at a speed far exceeding his expectations.

He had seen all the changes in Liyue in recent days.

At this moment, as he looked at the setting sun on the horizon, he seemed to see Ningguang, who was troubled by the Liyue Traffic Law, and Yamagami Hideo, who was complaining that the cables made in Fontaine were too slow to arrive, and that their communication with Mondstadt was now slower than their communication with Hyjal Island.

Zhongli lowered his eyes silently, seemingly lost in thought.

Chapter 149 A Drop in the Ocean

"Should I sweep you, or will you sweep me?"

Inside the Academy of Religion, the scholar in charge of the negotiations questioned the Inatsumi people, who, in his opinion, were utterly foolish to even consider going to the desert to mine resources.

He even checked the void, and according to the results of the last exploration by the Church Council, there was nothing in that area except for some black oil that could be burned.

The scholars in charge of the exploration at the time wrote very clearly that unless all the coal and wood were used up, they couldn't think of any other use for this stuff.

It's unbelievable that anyone would be interested in something like this.

At this moment, the team from Haizhi Island fell silent when faced with the questions from the scholars of the Order Academy.

The group stared at the scholar before them.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot again, you are foreigners and cannot use the void."

The scholar scratched his head sheepishly.

Ever since Liyue opened the Liyue Bank in Sumeru and introduced a banknote called the Ocean Dollar, several scholars from the Order of the Sea had a sudden inspiration: if banknotes can replace Mora in circulation, why can't data in the Void be used?

After discussions with Liyue Bank, they partnered with them to launch the Void Payment feature.

To facilitate virtual payments, a machine language graphic called "QR code" has been introduced. Even if you have never met in person and are not friends in the virtual world, you can scan this QR code and the virtual world can recognize the other party's information and open the corresponding payment function.

Virtual payment was well received upon its launch and quickly replaced physical currency in circulation among the Sumeru people due to its convenience.

Currently, physical currency, whether Mora or Hong Kong Dollars, is only used in transactions between foreigners who are prohibited from using the void within the city.

"So, will you choose MoraPay or HKDPay?"

Even when choosing physical currency, they prefer paper money.

The newly launched Sea Currency in Liyue is much more convenient to use than Mora. Most caravans in Sumeru have started to try Sea Currency, and even those in Sumeru who are still using physical currency are more inclined to use Sea Currency.

This is undoubtedly good news for the Council of Evangelists, who are even pushing for such developments, with the currency for virtual payments being the Hong Kong dollar rather than the Mora.

Mora was used more often as experimental material.

It is foreseeable that the Academy's research may lack funding for a long time, but it will not lack Mora.

“Hong Kong dollars, by cheque, for a 99-year development right paid in full.”

The leader of the Haegei Island side quickly wrote down a check for HK$5 million (500 million Mora).

Scholars at the Instruction Council used a virtual terminal to photograph and upload the checks.

The scholar nodded to the team in front of him and said, "Alright, then our transaction is complete."

After issuing the certificate of the religious institution to these rice-wives, the scholar turned and left.

The group from Haiji Island also left one after another.

"Boss, if we want to develop this area, why don't we just contact the locals in the desert directly? The Order of the Doctrine can't control the desert, so why should we put up with their attitude?"

Walking through Sumeru City, some members of the group felt puzzled.

"After all, the Church is nominally the controller of the desert and has a claim to its sovereignty. 500 million Hong Kong dollars is not a lot. It is worth it to be able to buy an legitimate certification. It can save us a lot of trouble."

He was referring to those strange, gilded guilds in the desert, for a large part of them, the Church of Christ was still a very intimidating name.

"Let's go, next, let's prepare for the handover."

At Port Omos, the team, which had been resting and regrouping for quite some time, finally received further instructions.

They were instructed to hire a large caravan and a gilded brigade to transport a batch of equipment into Gerard's camp and to prepare for coordination with Fontaine.

"See? I told you so. This is exactly what we're going to do – large-scale development."

Upon receiving the message from the work group in the rainforest, the squad leader addressed the rest of the squad.

Why did Fontaine agree to help us build an oil transportation system? What kind of bargaining chip did we offer?

Several students in the class looked at the contents of the notice, frowning and full of question marks.

Fontaine not only plans to set up oil storage facilities near Hyrule Harbor, but also has contracted to build an oil pipeline system connecting Sumeru Desert and Hyrule Harbor, including the pipeline from Hyrule Harbor to Ruddy Harbor, to facilitate their transport to Liyue.

The situation is manageable within Fontainebleau, but within the Sumeru Desert, the terrain is poor, the environment is harsh, and there are extremely aggressive monsters everywhere. The cost of building or maintaining pipelines is not low.

"I heard that we have authorized them with the technology, production and sales licenses for electric vehicles. This is a huge pie, and only Fontaine has the industrial strength to take it. Moreover, we are also planning to set up a petrochemical system in Fontaine. The relevant matters are still under discussion."

"Anyway, now, with the Fontaine Academy as the representative, the nobles and merchants of Fontaine are very supportive of this transaction. They lobbied the Momo Palace together some time ago, and the Supreme Judge Navelette did not object to it, so it was approved."

The Fontaine Academy saw the numerous projects and new materials and technologies or achievements brought about by the petrochemical system; the nobles and merchants saw the benefits of producing and supplying electric vehicles for the entire Teyvat; and Navelette saw the combination of the two, which also included solving social problems such as employment.

All they have to do is agree to set up storage and transit stations, and then help lay and maintain the pipelines.

Compared to the returns, this investment is negligible, like a drop in the ocean.

"Get ready, let's go find Gerald and his team this time. This should be great news for them."

Leaving a few people behind to wait for the ship that might deliver goods from Liyue Harbor at any time, the squad leader led his men back into the desert to Gerald's group's camp to discuss some details with Gerald.

This time, they sensed they were being watched from a great distance outside Gerald's camp.

However, since this place was relatively close to Gerald's camp and the other party had not made a move, it was possible that they were one of their own. Therefore, they did not pay much attention to it, but simply increased their vigilance.

Upon arriving at the camp, they saw Gerald standing at the entrance waiting for them.

“My sentry reported to me early this morning that you had arrived.”

"It seems you've gotten back on track, but your outposts aren't very well hidden."

Gerrard didn't seem to care and just smiled.

"They're just kids, lacking experience. Did you bring any good news this time?"

"Of course, you and the people in your group will get a stable job and a stable income. In addition, a water supply pipeline will be connected to your area, which will solve your water source problem."

Gerrard's expression visibly became somewhat blank, then his eyes widened, transforming into an expression of disbelief and incredulity.

"On the premise that you are willing to accept it."

The class monitor added a sentence.

Chapter 150 Pie in the sky

The original purpose of the water supply pipeline was not to solve the problem of drinking water for people, but to solve the problem of industrial water use.

Providing water for Gerald's men was just a side effect; after all, there were only a few people, so they didn't need much water, and it was more than enough.

"Your collaboration with Fontaine... on oil extraction..."

Gerald chewed on these words.

"Yes, it's that black oil around your camp. We call it petroleum. It's very useful to us and Fontaine. We've already obtained a mining permit from the Order of the Church."

"So what exactly is our so-called stable employment?"

"Oil workers, security and pipeline maintenance workers will be paid the same as the workers in Fontaine. We will provide all the necessary tools for the work, including the guns we carry."

"!"

Even if the workers in Fontainebleau are not as well-paid as those on Haiqi Island, they are still better off than the gilded tour groups in the desert!

Moreover, with access to powerful weapons like guns, they no longer need to worry about hostility from other gilded brigades in the desert.

No more taking on dangerous jobs everywhere, and you can get plenty of water!

This is already considered an incredibly good thing, like a pie falling from the sky.

Why choose us?

"Because you are the closest to us and have certain moral bottom lines and principles, which meet our standards, you can regard this as a long-term entrustment."

To use an old saying from Liyue, isn't this a case of "being near the water tower, one gets the moon first"?

They were close by, familiar with the surrounding terrain, and of a certain size and combat capability. Most importantly, they had a certain relationship with the team in front of them.

Since the decision to develop it has been made, a group of people need to be selected to be in charge of these things, so why can't it be them?

"We did it!"

He wouldn't be Gerrard if he didn't seize such a great opportunity!

Upon hearing this, the squad leader smiled and teased Gerald, "We knew you wouldn't refuse."

"Such a good thing, I don't think anyone would refuse it, right?"