Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

On the other hand, this information also ensures that the information can be passed on to the next 'cycle'.

Ensuring that it can be utilized is, from any perspective, a perfect plan.

However, all of this was not enough to convince Pantalone. He needed to know Pantalone's reasons for doing this, as well as his true purpose and plan.

As a multitude of emotions brewed and churned in the "clown's" heart, he took a deep breath and looked at Pantalone, questioning her.

"Pantarone, what exactly do you want to do?"

Faced with this question posed by the "clown," Pantalone slowly raised one of his hands, made a gesture of covering his hands, and smiled slightly.

"I will end everything."

There were no further replies, just a glimpse of the smile on Pantalone's face.

The clown understood that he had found the answer.

Pantalone's meaning was clear from his words and attitude, and he was about to prove himself with his abilities.

A freezing storm is about to sweep across the other six kingdoms; the weather in Teyvat is about to change.

Chapter 169 The Passing of Time and the Coming Beginning (4k)

What would happen if a highly centralized, industrialized country were to operate at full capacity?

Undoubtedly, for such a highly centralized and industrialized country, the productivity and dynamism it generates when it begins to operate at full capacity are unimaginable for countries with other systems.

Unlike Liyue, a city of commerce and wealth, and Mondstadt, a city-state that is celebrated for its freedom.

As a highly centralized and industrialized nation, after undergoing several political reforms, the power it possesses, including military and industrial strength, is overwhelmingly superior to the other six nations of Teyvat.

This formidable strength stemmed not only from the productivity brought about by the highly industrialized state of Zhidong, but also from the ideology of universal conscription under a highly centralized and militaristic system.

In this situation, every person in the Winter Solstice community can contribute their efforts with a high degree of focus towards the same goal. Based on this industrialization, everything is developing at a speed that is almost unimaginable for the other six countries.

Especially after obtaining energy that is more efficient than 'elements', this level of efficiency has been elevated to a level of productivity that can be described as revolutionary.

In this context, there is the plan initially formulated by Pantalone, and the series of subsequent plans formulated by Pantalone.

Everything is progressing at an unexpectedly rapid pace and has achieved surprising results.

The most crucial aspect of this was the complete implementation of the 'Autonomous Machinery Project,' which, under the power of the 'Void Dream System,' liberated productivity like never before.

Even when the Winter Solstice is asleep, people can still work tirelessly, greatly liberating the productivity that was wasted in the traditional model.

At the same time, a plan to dramatically improve the economic situation in winter has been launched. After the 'Autonomous Machinery Project' was fully implemented, many previously high-risk jobs and operations have been rapidly developed and advanced.

For example, regarding the construction of the highly dangerous 'imaginary energy storage base station', under the 'self-regulating machinery' invested in by the 'self-regulating machinery project', one 'imaginary energy storage station' after another was erected on the border of the northern country.

Thanks to Pantalone's technology, which allows them to convert other forms of energy into 'imaginary energy', these harsh environments in the frigid north have become sources of energy.

Similarly, after almost the entire Winter Solstice Kingdom replaced the traditional method of using 'elemental power', Winter Solstice chose to use 'imaginary energy' to replace the use of 'elemental power'.

They are no longer troubled by energy consumption, and under these circumstances, the entire Winter Solstice has become a country without night, with countless Winter Solstice people devoting themselves to this construction.

The changes that occurred by winter were almost visible to everyone, with a frenzy of infrastructure construction and various devices being built.

Meanwhile, as industrialization progressed steadily, Pantalone also devoted considerable attention and resources to the research and development of 'living metals' and 'imaginary singularities'.

This caused Mora of the Northern Bank to lose a large portion of its funds almost every so often.

Even with Pantalone's abilities to constantly manage the Northern Bank and amass a vast fortune, the pace was becoming increasingly difficult for him, given the research and expenditure required for numerous projects.

Even so, Pantalone did not give up on investing heavily in those projects, because he was fully aware of how important these big spenders were to his plans and to the plans of the Fools.

Therefore, no matter how much resources and Mora are needed for these projects, Pantalone cannot slow down his investment. Even if the progress is not very obvious, he will still work hard to produce results.

This seemingly irrational, obsessive dedication is actually proof of Pantalone's exceptional rationality; he is more clear-headed and aware than anyone else of what he is doing.

He doesn't intend to stop investing resources now, even if it might cause the Northern Bank to operate beyond its capacity. He is concerned about the important role these seemingly meaningless expenditures and investments will play in the future.

Especially after speaking with "The Clown" and receiving his endorsement as the commander of the Fools, he became even more unrestrained in his involvement, to the point that his involvement had affected the Fools' logistics to some extent.

Pantalone's actions were naturally observed by his other executive colleagues, who were watching closely to see what thoughts and actions he might take next.

However, while everyone was paying attention to Pantalone's actions, surprisingly, Pantalone seemed to have quieted down during this period and did not propose or formulate any other plans outside of the existing plans.

Aside from some arrangements and instructions regarding the tasks of the Fools, Pantalone seemed to have lost interest in everything else, focusing instead on refining the few existing plans he had proposed.

Even the "scatterers" and "servants" who were once at odds with Pantalone have not caused Pantalone any trouble for a long time, which has made the other executives who were taking a wait-and-see attitude towards Pantalone also remain silent.

After all, no one wanted to be the one to stick their neck out, which led to Pantalone not carrying out any plans or tasks for quite some time. He simply went about his work and plans in a routine manner.

This led the other executives to pay some attention to everything Pantarone was doing, but they didn't choose to continue investing too much energy in Pantarone, instead choosing to periodically observe Pantarone's intelligence.

During this period, besides the events mentioned above, Pantalone mostly delegated tasks to D'Artagnan to handle shady matters.

Sometimes, Tartaglia would be deployed to the battlefield to infiltrate and deal with troublesome enemies and targets. In such situations, Tartaglia grew at an almost unimaginable speed.

Tartaglia's fame began to spread throughout the army of the Fools, making many people aware of and pay attention to this young warrior who liked to put himself in the center of the vortex, enjoying the fighting while perfectly completing his missions.

Whether it's single-handedly annihilating an entire lair of dragon offspring, venturing deep into a dangerous secret realm and escaping unscathed, or even single-handedly overthrowing the territory of a powerful noble family, this young warrior is capable of accomplishing it perfectly.

In this situation, while Dartalia gained numerous honors, his military achievements were also rapidly accumulating. This formidable strength made people admire this young warrior, but his combative nature also made him a thorn in their side.

Only when fighting on the battlefield could this young warrior shift the sharp spearhead from his body, allowing the others to breathe a sigh of relief.