Morax is dead, Liyue will fall into my hands.

Ke Qing: "Can others see the content of our private chat?"

Li Ye: "Of course not!"

Ke Qing: "Can't you either?"

Li Ye: "No, we have to protect users' private information. If we can just browse through users' chat information, who will use the app in the future?"

On the other hand, in extremely rare circumstances where it's necessary to investigate communication records, there are ways to do so, but under normal circumstances, this is certainly not done.

Ke Qing had just finished showering and was sitting on the edge of the bed in her pajamas, lost in thought.

She didn't quite understand the communication principles of the "Mora phone," but she could vaguely guess that as an administrator, she must have special permissions to access other people's chat history, to which Li Ye readily admitted.

Ke Qing knew perfectly well that every member in this chat group was a core member of the organization created by Li Ye.

The organization's ultimate goal is to overthrow the Liyue Seven Stars and assist Li Ye in replacing the Geo Archon and becoming the new Geo Archon.

For Keqing, a devout follower of the Geo Archon and the Geo Archon, although Li Ye's ideas were utterly rebellious, she felt there was still value in trying to salvage the situation, considering that his intentions were for the benefit of the people of Liyue.

However, none of the members within the organization are likely to be so aware of this; they are all targets of her supervision, prevention, and even severe crackdown.

Based on Li Ye's account, Ke Qing thought to herself: She couldn't openly probe in the chat group; it would be too easy to expose her intentions. She even suspected that Li Ye might be planning to use this method to lure out a spy lurking within the organization.

We still need to speak to each person individually in private.

If necessary, they might even have to feign support for Li Ye and staunch opposition to the Liyue Seven Stars and even the Geo Archon, in order to gain the trust of the other members, lower their guard, and make it easier to extract more information.

Thinking of this, Ke Qing replied to Li Ye, "Understood. I'll chat with the members privately then, and we can have a group chat later when we're more familiar with each other."

Li Ye felt that something was wrong. Shouldn't they get to know each other through group chat first, and then chat privately?

Is there some hidden story behind this?

Just as Li Ye was wondering what was going on, Ningguang also messaged him privately.

The questions asked were largely the same as those asked by Keqing, basically asking how to send private messages and whether the content of the private messages would be seen by others.

After Li Ye patiently answered each question, Ningguang remained silent for a long time, seemingly considering something important.

Finally, he casually added that he planned to chat privately with other people first to get to know them better before returning to the main group chat to avoid awkwardness.

Li Ye was completely dumbfounded. Why was Ningguang like this too?

Is it my own problem?

Li Ye then messaged Gan Yu, asking why she wasn't chatting in the group, which made things a bit awkward.

Besides Li Ye and Shen He, the inventor of the "Mora phone", Gan Yu was the one who knew the most about the performance of this tool. Gan Yu knew that with Li Ye's personality and style of doing things, he would definitely not look at other people's private messages.

So as soon as the chat group was created, she planned to chat privately with the other members in the group, hoping to take this opportunity to thoroughly find out their backgrounds.

Even though Li Ye has bold ideas, he is actually taking steady steps, so Gan Yu is not worried that he will make mistakes.

The real fear is that other members of the team who hate the Liyue Seven Stars and the Geo Archon might not be satisfied with this and might incite, coerce, or force Li Ye to do something too radical at a crucial moment.

Therefore, we must first find out the situation of these people, then conduct strict monitoring, and even contact the Liyue Seven Stars to make precise arrests of some of them!

If necessary, Gan Yu even plans to feign a firm opposition to the Liyue Septim and even the Geo Archon, in order to gain the trust of the other members.

It was with this in mind that Gan Yu saw Li Ye's message, thought for a moment, and replied: "I want to chat with other people privately first to get to know them better, and then chat in the large group. That way, it won't be too awkward."

Lying in bed, Li Ye was completely bewildered after seeing Gan Yu's reply. Before he transmigrated, he always felt a little embarrassed to privately chat with a member of the group he wasn't very familiar with.

Why is the situation completely reversed in Liyue?

Could it be that the people of Liyue have different communication habits than Earthlings?

Or is it that all the people I've gathered suffer from social arrogance?

......

Chapter 35: From a general theoretical perspective, indeed

At dawn the next day, Li Ye bid farewell to Ningguang and, together with Zhongli and Xiao, returned to Liyue Harbor by carriage.

Inside the carriage, Zhongli was somewhat surprised to see Li Ye always frowning and deep in thought.

Having known Li Ye for so long, this is the first time I've seen him look like this. Could it be that he's encountered something troublesome?

Li Ye let out a long sigh: "Alas."

Zhongli: "Why is Boss Li sighing like this?"

"To be honest, Mr. Zhongli, I just feel that I am still too young."

Recalling his experiences over the past year, Li Ye couldn't help but shake his head: "I know that without investigation there is no right to speak, and without proper investigation there is also no right to speak."

So ever since I decided to do something great, even if it meant carrying sacks in Liyue Harbor, I have often gone to investigate the views of people from all walks of life.

Later, he founded the Jiaxuan Teahouse, accumulated some assets, and frequently conducted surveys to gain a clearer understanding of the customs and beliefs of the people of Liyue.

I originally thought that after living in Liyue Harbor for a year, I had a certain understanding of the people of Liyue.

Who knew that wasn't the case at all? I didn't even know my own team members, yet I was so smug thinking I knew the people of Liyue. It was utterly laughable.

Zhongli was silent for a few seconds. He felt there must be some misunderstanding, but considering the composition of the team members, he couldn't help but say, "Generally speaking, that's true."

Li Ye nodded as if making a major decision and said, "No matter how smart a person is, if they are detached from the masses, they are prone to getting trapped in an information cocoon and thus ignoring the objective laws of development."

This situation must be prevented from happening again. In the future, whether conducting market research or writing research reports, multiple methods should be used simultaneously to compare and contrast findings, identifying and addressing any gaps.

Zhongli looked at Li Ye, who seemed to have been stimulated by something, remained silent for a few seconds, and finally replied, "According to general theory, that is true."

Xiao, who was standing next to Li Ye, listened to what Li Ye was saying. He had never heard of any of the terms: right to speak, questionnaire survey, market research, research report.

Could this be some kind of coded language used by an organization? Probably.

Last night, Lord Zhongli specifically instructed me to stay by Li Ye's side for the time being, to listen more, observe more, and speak less.

Lord Zhongli himself also planned to stay by Li Ye's side and continue to observe him for a while longer.

The meaning is quite clear: Lord Zhongli wants him to constantly monitor and investigate Li Ye's every move, without missing a single useful piece of information.

As for Lord Zhongli, he seems to still have some reservations—no, things he hasn't investigated yet—which is why he doesn't intend to take action against Li Ye and plans to continue observing him secretly.

From the morning onwards, Li Ye kept speaking these incomprehensible slang terms, which showed that he was still very wary of me.

We must find a way to gain his trust; only in this way can we obtain crucial information and complete the task assigned by Lord Zhongli.

The question is, how can I gain his trust?

Xiao, deep in thought, suddenly remembered hearing Li Ye say yesterday that he wanted to overthrow the Liyue Seven Stars and replace Morax as the new Geo Archon...

Could it be that... I should follow Lord Zhongli's example and explicitly oppose the stances of the Liyue Seven Stars and Lord Morax in order to gain Li Ye's trust?

But... is it really necessary?

As a demon-slaying sage and a guardian yaksha, Xiao's loyalty to the Rock King Emperor cannot be disrespected in the slightest.

Hesitant for a moment, Xiao subconsciously looked up and immediately understood when he saw Zhongli inside the carriage.

Yes, absolutely!

My abilities are far inferior to those of Lord Zhongli. Even Lord Zhongli went so far as to condescend to disguise himself and secretly observe Li Ye in order to investigate the information he needed. What reason do I have to hesitate?

Not only must we do it, but we must also demonstrate it with even greater resolve and purity!

As Xiao made up his mind, the carriage once again passed through Guili Plains smoothly and returned to Liyue Harbor.

Upon entering Liyue Harbor and arriving at the Hall of Rebirth, Zhongli alighted from the carriage and continued to fulfill his duties as a guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth.

After seeing Zhongli off, Li Ye asked the coachman to take the two of them to the dyeing workshop.

"Yuan Hua, get out of the car."

Li Ye gestured for Xiao to get out of the car and walked directly into the dyeing workshop.

The Dyehouse is a fairly well-known fabric shop in Liyue, with many tailors on duty. If customers need something, they can ask the tailors in the shop to make it for them.

The owner of the fabric shop is named Xiuer. She is a beautiful woman in her thirties and is also known for her skillful hands in Liyue Harbor.

It is said that when Xiuer was young, countless talented young men in Liyue Harbor wanted to pursue her, but who knew that Xiuer would end up with a down-on-his-luck, pedantic scholar.

What's truly regrettable is that this pedantic scholar later became successful, dumping Xiu'er and marrying the daughter of a wealthy merchant guild, achieving great wealth and power.

After that, Xiuer barely made a living with her skills. Several years passed like this, and then one day she seemed to suddenly meet an extraordinary benefactor.

Not only did she receive a grant and successfully open the fabric shop, but even the chamber of commerce that the unfaithful man once belonged to was shut down by the General Affairs Department after problems were discovered. It just goes to show that fortunes change.

As they entered the dyeing workshop, Li Ye greeted them from afar, saying, "Sister Xiu'er's business is booming! I'm so envious just looking at it from here."

When the proprietress saw that it was Li Ye, she immediately greeted him with a beaming smile: "Oh my, I was wondering who it was that was so sweet. It's Master Li! Please come in."

Li Ye is young and handsome, with a good reputation and a successful career. He also has a sweet tongue, and people who have no business conflicts with him like him very much after they have dealt with him.

Moreover, in previous years, Li Ye had brought two big deals to the dyeing workshop. Although the custom-made fabrics and styles weren't particularly high quality, the sheer volume was undeniable.

The key is that this business is easy and worry-free, and it's not a one-off deal. According to Li Ye, they order two batches every year, making them definitely a major customer of Cai Ran Fang.

"I have some things to trouble you with today, Sister Xiuer. Let's go inside and talk in detail. Yuan Hua, you wait here for a while."

Li Ye came to the dyeing workshop not only to have two sets of clothes made for Xiao, but also to have uniforms made for the new bank employees, and later for the newspaper employees.

Upon hearing that there was business to be done, the proprietress's eyes lit up immediately. She quickly invited Li Ye into a private room and ordered someone to bring tea.

As Xiao watched Li Ye and the proprietress leave, he secretly wondered if this dyeing workshop was also one of Li Ye's collusion partners.

But it seems to be just an ordinary fabric store. Could there be something else going on behind this store?

It seems we'll have to investigate this shop thoroughly; maybe we'll catch a big fish!

Chapter Thirty-Six: Cooperation and Win-Win

After both parties were seated, Li Ye said, "Let's talk about business first. I'm planning to open a money exchange, which will have at least fifty or sixty people. I plan to order a hundred sets of clothes to start with. There will be slight variations in the styles depending on the position, but the basic differences won't be significant."

A hundred sets of clothes—not just a single pair of pants or a single top, but a complete set from top to bottom.

Based on current prices in Liyue Harbor, a typical outfit like this, from fabric to customization, would cost at least 500-600 Mora. One hundred outfits would then cost 50,000-60,000 Mora.

For the major merchants in Liyue Harbor, 50,000 to 60,000 Mora is nothing, but for a fabric shop like the Dyehouse, it is a considerable sum.

Even though some discounts have to be given up because of the large number of customized orders, the styles of each item are very similar, making the production quick and easy. It is definitely a dream business opportunity.

The proprietress exclaimed, "Master Li always orders dozens or even hundreds of sets at a time. His generosity is rare, even in Liyue Harbor."

This statement contains elements of flattery, but it also reflects the truth.

The cost of fabric and labor at the dyeing workshop wasn't high, but even so, ordinary families still thought it was too expensive.