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"After reading the letter, Ningguang felt that this was a diplomatic matter, so she consulted me. I am here to consult Mr. Zhongli."

"So Zhongli wasn't there again, right? And I just happened to be here, right?"

"Uh...yes."

Gan Yu nodded awkwardly, while Li Yue clicked her tongue helplessly. "I've run into this again?"

Li Yue frowned and thought for a moment, then gave the order to Gan Yu.

"Summon the three generals, the seven martial arts masters, and the Seven Stars of Liyue to a meeting!"

"what?"

Gan Yu was stunned.

"Are they all being summoned again?"

Li Yue's expression was serious.

"That's right! This matter concerns the fate of our Liyue nation!"

146. With the power of the Emperor, I am invincible! Thor is the real challenger!

It was still the backyard of the Hall of Rebirth, and the same group of people as last time. Ye Lan was not there this time, but there was one more person, namely Hu Tao, the head of the Hall of Rebirth.

This quirky girl had heard that her backyard had inexplicably become the venue for Liyue's highest meeting, but she wasn't home at the time. Now Li Yue is holding a meeting in the backyard again. Is she planning to develop her Rebirth Hall into Liyue's Grand Hall?

Out of curiosity, she joined as the head of the hall, and neither Li Yue nor Zhong Li objected. Since Li Yue and Zhong Li didn't object, the others naturally wouldn't say anything either. After all, Li Yue and Zhong Li lived in the Hall of Rebirth. Although Hu Tao, the head of the hall, didn't hold any official position, her hidden identity was quite outrageous in Liyue Harbor. Unlike Ying, Li Yue would not only give her face, but the merchants of Liyue Harbor would also give Hu Tao face.

Li Yue and Zhong Li sat at the table, while everyone else stood. Hu Tao even stood directly behind Li Yue. This is what status is all about.

"Li Yue, what's the matter with calling us over this time?"

Wendy sat on the stone bench and asked Li Yue, this time without the wine bottle in his hand.

"This time it's about this document."

Li Yue pointed to the documents on the table.

"These are the documents I submitted to Gan Yu."

Because Ningguang personally submitted the document, she didn't hide behind Uncle Tian this time. Instead, she actively stood at the front and explained the document.

"It's about the unfair treatment that Liyue merchants received in Inazuma."

"The Thunder God of Inazuma recently announced the closure of Inazuma to the country and issued an Eye Hunting Order. At the same time, he used thunderstorms to block the sea off the entire Inazuma Islands, preventing ships from entering the waters near Inazuma and forcing merchant ships to stop coming and going. This has resulted in the merchants of the World Merchants Association being trapped on the remote islands."

"Although their activities were restricted, the merchants' business activities did not stop and could continue. However, the situation has deteriorated rapidly recently. The Inazuma Commercial Commissioner has been oppressing them, for example, by forcibly buying their goods at low prices and requiring them to pay a certain special commodity as tax, which is then sold to them at a high price."

"The merchants could no longer hold on and wanted to return to their respective countries. So the Liyue merchants in the World Merchant Guild asked Captain Beidou of the Southern Cross Fleet to bring back a letter of appeal, hoping that the officials of Liyue Harbor could help rescue them and help them leave Inazuma."

"That's roughly the situation. Because this is a diplomatic matter involving the gods, I can't make a decision."

After Ningguang finished speaking, she nodded to everyone present and then retreated back to the Seven Stars' camp.

"Now that everyone knows the situation, let's share our thoughts."

"Um, Li Yue, what aspect of your opinion are you referring to?"

Wendy scratched her hair.

"What did you glean from this document?"

"Hmm... General Raiden has sealed off Inazuma for unknown reasons?"

"Zhongli, what do you think?"

Li Yue habitually asked Zhong Li a question, and Zhong Li habitually tilted his head back.

"General Lei Dian must have had a deeper meaning in doing this?"

The seven martial immortals behind Zhongli felt that this sentence was somewhat familiar.

"Is your focus all on General Thunder?"

"What else? At least this time we can be sure that General Thunder is not dead."

Wendy helplessly spread her hands. Last time, Li Yue directly said that Little Lucky Grass King was dead. This time, she couldn't very well say that Thunder General was dead too.

"Li Yue, did you see something different from what we saw?"

"It's obvious, isn't it? Captain Beidou of the Southern Cross fleet was able to return with letters, so why not bring the person back with him?"

"Ugh?"

Everyone present was stunned for a moment.

Now that you mention it... it does make sense!

If the merchants can't make it in Inazuma, then come back with Hokuto's ship. You can even lead Inazuma's wanted criminals through thunderstorms, deliver messages for the merchants, and even return to Inazuma to continue secretly delivering goods and doing business. Aren't you just bringing back the merchants who want to leave?

Li Yue looked at Ning Guang.

“Ningguang, am I right? If Captain Beidou can deliver letters like this, he can definitely bring people back too.”

After all, even the wanted criminals on the Hokuto ship, Inazuma, are involved.

Ningguang looked somewhat embarrassed.

"It should be... possible."

"So this problem is solved. If any Liyue people are oppressed in Inazuma and want to return to Liyue, Captain Beidou can help bring them out. Of course, Beidou won't help for free; she'll still have to be paid."

"I understand. I will tell Captain Beidou."

Ningguang nodded in agreement.

"Alright, let's move on to the next topic."

Is there a next topic?

Wendy was somewhat surprised; he thought that was all.

"Of course, how could such a trivial matter warrant a meeting with so many of us!"

Li Yue spoke with righteous indignation and stern words.

"This issue is crucial to the future development of Liyue!"

"As we all know, Liyue Harbor is a prosperous commercial nation due to its geographical factors. However, Liyue's commerce does not rely solely on doing business within Liyue, but rather on trading with various countries on the Teyvat continent. After all, if it only operates within Liyue, then Liyue's potential will always be limited to this."

As a nation ruled by Morax, Liyue is the country with the least shortage of Mora. As long as Morax is around, Mora can be produced at will. Just like you see, if you're short of money, just print new money. You can harvest the whole world anyway.

"But now, the situation is different. The Emperor has left, and our Mora is no longer unlimited. Under these circumstances, foreign trade has become significantly more important for Liyue!"

"And at this critical juncture, Inazuma announced a nationwide lockdown. Do you know what that means?"

"Our trade profits in Liyue will be severely damaged."

Ningguang, an economist, offered his own answer.

“That’s right. This means that Liyue has directly lost a huge market. As a trading nation, our profits will be greatly reduced. There are only a few countries in Teyvat. Losing even one is a blow to Liyue.”

"But... that was Inatsuma Goddess's decision, it should be considered Inatsuma's own business, and it's not appropriate for us to interfere."

Zhongli offered his opinion: he supported Li Yue using Narcida to control Sumeru because the World Tree needed Narcida to return and take control. But Inazuma and Liyue have no connection, so it's unnecessary for Li Yue to attack Inazuma like this.

“Zhongli, you can’t think of things like that. If Inazuma can close its borders today, Fontaine can close its borders tomorrow. Will we still be able to do business then? Sometimes, there are things we can’t do, but we have to do!”

Moreover, Beidou has already led people to help the rebels, and the Liyue people have already intervened in Inazuma's affairs.

"I support Lord Rock King!"

Ningguang expressed her support very enthusiastically. As a businesswoman, she wholeheartedly supported Li Yue's statement!

"very good!"

Li Yue gave Ningguang an approving look. Previously, she had publicly stated that Ningguang had no right to directly meet her, which had somewhat diminished Ningguang's reputation. However, Ningguang continued to do what she was supposed to do. She was still Tianquan, and could still do business from her position in Tianquan. She was still in charge of Liyue's economy. And this matter could be said to be right within her area of ​​expertise.

Previously, Li Yue had lowered her reputation because she had tested him. Now that Li Yue wanted to interfere with Daoqi, she naturally had to stand up and be the first to support him and show her strength. The result made her very satisfied. Li Yue's praise showed that she had done the right thing.

"But what about Thor? The order was given by Thor, and she's still alive."

"I'll solve this problem!!"

Li Yue waved his hand and directly accepted the task of dealing with Thor.

"I don't need to know Thor's purpose in issuing the Eyehunter order, nor do I need to know why Thor suddenly went into seclusion. I don't need to solve the problem; I just need to deal with the person who raised it!"

"You're going to challenge Thor?"

Zhongli looked at Li Yue in surprise.

Li Yue flicked her index finger and shook it.

"Hehe, with the power of an emperor, I am invincible! She is the challenger!"

Zhong Li leaned back as he watched Li Yue smugly.

"In short, Inazuma's isolationist policies must end, and the principle of free trade must be implemented!"

"Let's vote! Who's in favor and who's against!"

This time, it was the Seven Stars' turn to raise their hands.

To Li Yue's surprise, Nasita also raised her hand. Although she didn't know why Li Yue did this, she chose to support her father.

When Wendy saw Narcida raise her hand, her eyes darted around, and she raised her hand as well.

"Inazuma's sake is quite good too."

Just because of this?

Zhongli looked at Wendy speechlessly, then raised his hand as well. When the immortals saw Zhongli raise his hand, they immediately followed suit.

"Excellent, passed unanimously!"

147. Shadow, prepare to face your sister's punishment!

A war between gods! This hasn't happened in Teyvat for a long time; it only occurs during wars between demons. Now, the new Rock King is going to wage a new war between gods against Inazuma's Thunder General.

However, back then, demon gods fought to the death, but now the Rock King and the Thunder General don't need to fight to the death. Although Li Yue said he wanted to get rid of the Thunder General, everyone knows that it was actually just the Rock King sparring with the Thunder General for the benefit of Liyue.

After Li Yue issued the free trade strategy for Inazuma, the entire Liyue Harbor became busy.

In just a few days, Li Yue has announced her plans to conquer both Sumeru and Inazuma. At this point, Li Yue can be said to be conquering two countries at the same time.

The situation in Sumeru is relatively simple. As a nation of wisdom, Sumeru's armed forces are very weak. Even the security of Sumeru City is handled by a 33-man mercenary group. There is no regular army at all. Moreover, Li Yue's strategy is to launch a high-level attack and directly replace the Little Auspicious Grass King with Naxi Da.