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"As soon as I got back, something happened."

"Oh? What happened?"

Zhongli ignored the old man Li Yue mentioned who could melt Teyvat and looked at Li Yue curiously.

"A traveler from another world like me wants to meet me, the new Geo Archon, but guess where I found out about this?"

"where?"

Li Yue looked up and pointed to the Jade Pavilion floating in the sky, then crossed her arms.

"From Ningguang! Don't you find that interesting?"

"From the condensation of light on Tianquan Star?"

Zhongli glanced at the Jade Pavilion, then frowned.

"Tianquanxing is quite bold."

137. Zhongli, I am the true Rock King! (Bounty 1/11)

Although Li Yue was smiling, Zhong Li understood the hidden meaning in Li Yue's words.

Tianquan Ningguang actually directly asked the Rock King to let him see someone. This kind of thing should not be possible now that there are three generals and seven Martial Immortals on the Seven Stars. According to Li Yue's requirements, no matter what the matter is, military matters should be reported directly to the three generals, and matters concerning people's livelihood should be reported directly to the seven Martial Immortals. Above the three generals and seven Martial Immortals, there is also the Grand Commander of Liyue who has to handle it. No matter what the matter is, as long as it needs to be passed up, it must be done in this way.

In other words, any matter concerning the Seven Stars, when presented to Li Yue, has already been approved by the Seven Martial Immortals or the Three Generals, as well as Zhong Li, the Grand Commander of Liyue.

However, Zhongli, the Grand Commander of Liyue, was unaware that the news had already been delivered to Li Yue.

Although Tianquanxing used the word "request," a request does not mean that she can directly go to Li Yue.

"This should be a test from Tianquan. After I became the Geo Archon, there were three generals, seven warriors, and you, the Grand Marshal, between me and the Seven Stars. They basically can't see me. Although they are nominally in charge of Liyue Harbor, their power has been greatly reduced compared to before."

"Indeed, because of the three generals and the seven martial immortals, although the Seven Stars can still act as before, their actions are greatly restricted. If their subordinates object, they cannot force their way through many things, because their subordinates will complain to us."

Zhongli also agreed. During his time as the Grand Commander of Liyue, Zhongli had the most experience of the changes in Liyue. Before, he only went to work once a year, so he could only decide the general direction of Liyue's development from a macro perspective. He was often unable to observe the grassroots level, so much so that he was shocked to hear that the boss told the employees to take a break and even thought about retiring!

But now, he has to go to work every day, and what he comes into contact with most are the voices from the bottom. He was shocked to find that even after the boss tells the employees to rest, the employees still have to go to work the next day!

Oh no, that's not it. He was shocked to discover that there were actually many gaps between the bottom layer of Liyue and the Seven Stars.

Especially in the economic sector led by Ningguang, Ningguang often leads the wealthy merchants of Liyue to make money, but the sailors at the bottom of the boat don't get much money. Meanwhile, Ningguang and the wealthy merchants hoard a lot of Mora in their own hands. Ningguang also easily changes the rules of Liyue Port by controlling the economic planning of Liyue Port, which is a very bad behavior!

The most interesting thing is that there are plenty of people willing to spend hundreds of millions of Mora to invite Ningguang to dinner. Why would they do it? Isn't it because they can get the information they want from Ningguang and make a profit? If there is no profit to be made, then who would invite Ningguang to dinner?

This is essentially using one's power to openly accept bribes!

"Li Yue, what are your thoughts?"

"Of course I have the idea."

Li Yue touched her chin.

"The traveler who wanted to see me is actually a friend I met in Mondstadt. She is indeed a traveler from another world. As my friend, she was tricked by Ningguang into doing a lot of things for her in order to get Ningguang's promise to introduce her to me. I have just directly refused Ningguang."

"So what's next?"

"My friend wants to see me, why should he ask Ningguang for help? I sensed her location when I came here. I will take you to find her later. The new Rock King just rejected Tianquan Ningguang, and then he met with a traveler from another world in the street in front of everyone, and publicly announced that the traveler was a friend of the Rock King. This should have greatly damaged Tianquan Ningguang's prestige, right?"

Zhongli imagined the blow Ningguang would suffer after Li Yue did this. This would directly reduce Ningguang's already diminished voice, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Is it really necessary to go to this extent?"

Li Yue's expression was somber.

"Zhongli, I did all this for Mu... for Liyue!"

"But this would cause the Seven Stars system to lose some of its effectiveness, which would have a great impact on human society in Liyue."

"Don't worry, I've taken that into account."

Li Yue merely reduced Ningguang's power, not turned her into a useless ornament. The entire economic direction of Liyue was now in her hands. Li Yue had previously been too lazy to care about such things, but now he could not allow it to happen.

"I was only thinking of Liyue's best interests. I hope you won't regret it, Li Yue."

"Zhongli, I am the Rock King!"

That's true. Although Li Yue's previous actions gave him a headache, he wouldn't act recklessly when it came to important matters. He said he wasn't good at managing a country, so to prevent himself from making mistakes, he introduced the Three Generals and the Seven Warriors. And this system has indeed made Liyue Harbor better, hasn't it? Even though Li Yue was pushed to the position of Geo King by himself, he is still very responsible for Liyue.

Li Yue's reasoning was compelling, and Zhong Li expressed his agreement.

"Okay, then we'll do it your way."

"Let's go, let's set off now."

Li Yue stood up, pulled Zhong Li and Naxida along, and set off together.

In Li Yue's perception, Ying's location was Wanmin Hall. Li Yue led Zhongli and Naxi Da from the Hall of Rebirth, which immediately attracted the attention of the passersby in Liyue Harbor.

"Lord Rock King has appeared!"

"And there are also General Naxida and General Zhongli!"

"Watch your words, please call him Grand Commander Zhongli!"

"I never expected that the three of you would all appear in Liyue Harbor at the same time! It's truly a rare sight! Let's follow you and see if we can have the honor of exchanging a few words with you!"

The three appeared at the same time, causing a crowd to gather. The people of Liyue Harbor gathered behind them, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far, wanting to see where the three were going.

And so, they walked from the Hall of Rebirth to the Hall of Ten Thousand People.

"Wanmin Hall? Lord Yan has entered Wanmin Hall? Does Lord Yan intend to dine here?"

"You probably don't know this, but before King Yan ascended the throne, he was a gourmet recognized by Chef Xiangling of Wanmin Hall, and helped Chef Xiangling develop many new dishes!"

"Are you talking about dishes like grilled frogs and deep-fried spiders?"

"That's right! I've tried it, especially the grilled frog, it's absolutely delicious!"

"Lord Rock King, what brings you here!"

Master Mao was shocked to see Li Yue enter with Zhong Li and Naxi Da at the same time, and he quickly stepped forward.

"I just happened to have some free time, so I came out to have a meal with you. Don't you welcome me, Master Mao?"

"How could I not welcome you? Your presence here is such an honor to my humble shop!"

Master Mao was very excited. The new Rock King liked to eat at his place, and he was overjoyed.

Is Xiangling here today?

"Yes! She's in the kitchen! I'll call her out!"

Master Mao turned and shouted towards the kitchen.

"Xiangling, come out quickly and see who's here!"

"I'm coming."

Xiangling came out of the kitchen and saw Li Yue and the other two.

"Hey! It's Li Yue!"

"You have no manners! This is Lord Rock King!"

Master Mao immediately reprimanded him.

"It's alright, Master Mao, we're old friends, there's no need for you to be so polite with me."

Li Yue raised her hand in greeting, instantly elevating the status of Master Mao's family.

"Hey? Li Yue!"

Following Xiangling out were Ying and Paimon. The two of them were also in the kitchen and came out after Xiangling. When they saw Li Yue, Paimon immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"Isn't this Paimon and Ying? You're here too."

"Wow, it really is Li Yue! Ying, we've finally met Li Yue."

Ying smiled and nodded.

"Why do you say 'finally'? Is it really that hard for me to see you? We've been good friends since Mondstadt. Do you really need to use the word 'finally' to see me?"

"Well, you've become the new Rock King, haven't you? I heard from the people here that it's very difficult to see you; you have to ask permission first."

Paimon poked his index fingers together as he explained.

"Whom do you consult?"

"Uh, it's the condensation of light from Tianquan Star."

"Why would I need to ask her for permission? We're already friends, why would I need to ask her? Ordinary people might need to ask permission to see me, since I'm very busy and can't handle everything personally. That's why I established the Three Generals of Liyue and the Seven Royal Warriors. They can ensure that the affairs of the people of Liyue are handled well."

"As for you, there's absolutely no need for that. And if you need to ask for instructions, you should go to Zhongli. Zhongli is the Grand Commander of Liyue and is directly responsible to me. Ningguang has to report to Zhongli first, and then to me. If there are any special circumstances that require you to see me, just ask Zhongli to convey the message to me. Because I'm not usually in Liyue Harbor, you might not be able to find me, but if I am in Liyue Harbor, Zhongli will be the first to inform me."

Li Yue patted Zhong Li next to her as she spoke, and Zhong Li nodded politely to Ying.

"Hello Traveler, I am Zhongli, a guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth, and I am also currently serving as the Grand Commander of Liyue."

Ying nodded to Zhong Li in a friendly manner.

Paimon, meanwhile, spread his little hands and complained to Ying with a helpless expression.

"Does that mean all the work we did before was for nothing? We traveled so far."

"It's alright. Just remember this lesson and be more careful in the future. Don't let people boss you around everywhere you go."

Li Yue kindly offered this reminder.

"We understand, and we'll be more careful in the future. Also, if we need to contact you in Liyue Harbor, we'll go directly to you or Zhongli."

"now it's right."

As Li Yue spoke, she waved to Ying and Paimon.

"Come on, I'm here to eat too. If you're here to eat as well, let's eat together. It's on me today!"

"Yay! Someone's treating us to dinner! That's fantastic!"

The little foodie Paimon immediately started rubbing his feet happily.

After Li Yue said she would treat everyone, a gentle breeze blew through the crowd, and Wendy, dressed in green, appeared inside the Wanmin Hall.

"I heard someone's treating us to dinner? Can I come along?"

"Ah, he's a street performer!"

"Oh, it's Paimon and the Traveler. Long time no see."