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“Let me do the math. Judging from the situation of the Festival of the Months, it’s already close to October. The revival of the Rainbow Moon will also take some time. Even after it’s all sorted out, it will still need time to recover. That means you can come back in September.” Yunxiu calculated the timetable for a moment and said conservatively, “As long as you can make it back in September, that’s fine. Have some fun with Serania.”

"Okay, let's rest together then." Taranis put his arm around Yunxiu's neck, his beautiful eyes looking intently into hers. "We already have a daughter, so there's nothing to worry about, right?"

As for what might happen in the night at Grey River, perhaps even the hawksbill turtle that had been lying there so calmly would never know.

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Early on the fourth day, Taranis and Serania embarked on their journey, accompanied by the famous Nata guide, Marani, and two Melusens. These were hired by Yunxiu. Marani was currently in Fontaine, handling matters related to the "Thousand Spirits Film Festival." After all, Nata also had a movie being filmed, namely "Blazing Soul Warriors," a co-production between various tribes. Although they filmed on location at Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain once, they ultimately returned to Fontaine for post-production.

As a stunt performer, Marani had nothing to do after filming. When Yunxiu approached her and offered a very high price, Marani naturally did not refuse.

As for the two little Merusin, they were actually asked by Vilette to come. On the one hand, they were to gain experience, and on the other hand, they were to collect some information and data. Yunxiu simply put the two little ones into the traveling group. Anyway, it wouldn't cost much more money. After the group returned to Liyue, they would return to Fontaine from the direction of Sinking Jade Valley via Softlight Harbor.

Yunxiu herself, along with Navia, Frynn, and Aikofi, returned to Liyue, because the "Moon Festival," which would be attended by all the top chefs in Teyvat, was coming up next.

Gathering our will and uniting our hearts, the revival of Maxius begins at this very moment.

Chapter 423 The Ultimate Delight of the World: Gazing at the Moonlit Sea

The event for the Moon Festival was ultimately handed over to the Yunxiu Merchant Guild. Yunxiu only received the news two days after returning to Liyue. Yanfei had already negotiated most of the matter, and only the final confirmation, signing, and event allocation remained.

Although he was a bit annoyed by the meeting and didn't really want to show his face, Yunxiu still reluctantly followed Yanfei to Yujingtai. As usual, they rode on the Lingming chariot and passed dozens of huge buildings before arriving at Yuehaiting. This time, no one stopped him. The Qianyan Army glanced at them briefly and let the two of them in.

Waiting at the entrance of the main conference room was his sister, Huixin. When she saw Yunxiu and Yanfei arrive, a hint of barely perceptible joy appeared on her face. She took a small step forward and said to Yunxiu, "We are currently discussing various matters related to adjusting the salaries of the immortals and the Emperor. Your agenda will be in the next session. Of course, you can also go in and listen if you wish."

"Sister... your cultivation speed seems quite fast? You're almost at the threshold of becoming a Primal God?" Yunxiu glanced at Huixin's condition, took out a storage bag, stuffed in several rather good Sacred Relics and materials, and whispered, "No wonder you've been so busy lately that you haven't been home. This is for you, sister. I just collected these casually before."

Huixin gently put away the storage bag. She naturally knew that her younger brother was a renowned archmage and merchant throughout Teyvat, and he would not refuse such things. However, it was still during working hours, so she would look at it after get off work.

“Don’t make this heartwarming sibling story feel like bribery, especially in this kind of environment…” Yan Fei touched her face helplessly, sighed, and whispered, “Never mind, you probably won’t mind anyway, let’s go in.”

Huixin didn't mind at all and gently opened the door for the two of them.

Yunxiu and Yanfei quietly slipped inside and, sure enough, saw a group of staff sitting at the back of the conference room, while in the center were Qixing and several immortals who had come to attend. However, only Xiaoyue, Fushe, and Zhongli were there; the others had not come.

The others naturally noticed the arrival of people, but upon seeing that it was Yunxiu and Yanfei, they didn't say much. Instead, Tianxuan continued, "According to the revised 'Regulations on the Issuance of Allowances for Public Officials and Special Talents' in Liyue, all immortals need to have their salary system re-established. Currently, the work done during the Demon God War is counted as one year of service, and the time from the Demon God War to officially joining Liyue Harbor is counted as one year of service every twenty years. An additional subsidy is issued at 2000 Mora per year, for example, the Floating Hermit..."

"You joined Liyue during the middle of the Demon God War, served for 582 years, retired after the Demon God War ended, and rejoined the Thousand Rock Army 447 years ago. These 1029 years are considered your full service. During this period, you were temporarily away from the Liyue system for 1553 years, but you participated in the Thousand Rock Army's battle in the Layered Rock Abyss 501 years ago, so this is considered 78 years of full service, and you will receive an annual subsidy of 2000 Mora. During the Demon God War, you killed 285 Familiar-level monsters, and after the Demon God War, you killed 63 more. You hold the rank of Vanguard Marshal of the Thousand Rock Army. In addition, due to your contributions in many battles such as Mount Tianheng, Tianqiu Valley, and Layered Rock Abyss, your annual subsidy is 3,241,200 Mora after additional calculation."

"Considering that some immortals primarily perform clerical work, their subsidies will be calculated based on their relevant contributions..."

One piece of information after another came out of Tianxuan’s mouth in an orderly manner. Fushe listened and nodded, with an uncontrollable smile on his face.

Since the Emperor retired last year, Liyue has been gradually establishing files for the immortals and planning various subsidies and related regulations. Starting with the Emperor's retirement pension, they have been gradually building a complete system for the immortals' involvement in the mortal world.

Since the immortals don't work in Liyue Harbor all the time, even those like the Floating House have temporary periods of absence, they came up with a calculation method based on years of service. Under the new algorithm, the Floating House receives about three times the income of the old one each year. This is because the Thousand Rock Army Vanguard Marshal receives about 4 Mora per month, plus a monthly subsidy of 6 for suppressing the Dead Zone, an extra allowance for cleaning up the remnants of the Demon God, and disability allowances for the Floating House, averaging around 10 Mora per month.

This figure is actually quite high compared to the Seven Stars. The salary and bonus of a Seven Star is generally around 60,000 to 70,000, and the retirement pension is around 30,000 to 40,000. Of course, most Seven Stars do not have the job of suppressing the Dead Zone. Except for Kaiyang Star, they are mainly in clerical positions.

However, the Emperor's pension is much higher according to this calculation. His annual pension has skyrocketed from three million to over ten million, making him the highest-ranking immortal. This is because he has served in Liyue for over 3,700 years since its founding until his recent retirement, making him truly unique.

Even someone like Yaoyue, who has lived a carefree and unassuming life since the founding of Liyue, receives a stipend that is not even as high as his salary.

Of course, money doesn't really mean much to immortals. For example, Fushe used to spend most of his salary on drinking and drinking with his colleagues. As a yaksha who has lived for nearly three thousand years, he doesn't really have much interest in many things related to humans...

Seeing that the immortals all nodded in agreement, Qixing breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Liyue is not short of money right now, with the support of the Academy and the Spirit Realm, Liyue's fiscal revenue can be mobilized in the trillions of Mora every quarter. Even if all the immortals are combined, the quarterly investment is less than 100 million Mora. In return, they gain the security and various immortal spells brought by the immortals stationed in Liyue Harbor. It can only be said that they have made a huge profit.

However, rules and regulations must still be followed as usual. After all, as the Emperor said, the normal retirement and work of immortals are also part of "entering the world".

"Since there are no objections, the regulations and rules of the 'Public Officials and Special Talents Allowance Issuance' and the 'Special Management Measures for Long-lived Species' shall be officially implemented." Tianxuanxing tossed the pile of signed documents to his secretary to organize and publish the announcement. After taking a sip of tea, he gestured to another secretary to distribute the documents.

Yunxiu took a look and found that it was a "Special Affairs File for the Lunar New Year".

Tianxuan waved her hand, and Ningguang, who was beside her, took over the conversation: "Everyone, today we'll discuss the second matter, namely the situation regarding the Lunar Festival and the 'Culinary Competition' a month from now. Although this matter hasn't been publicly announced, I believe everyone here has sufficient authority. We need to gather our willpower and concentrate the essence of the Demon God at this Culinary Competition to revive the 'Heat God' Maxius."

Yunxiu flipped through the documents, and the various information records were very clear. First, four sub-venues were prepared in Liyue, and the selection theme of each sub-venue was different. Then, the top four from each venue competed at Yujingtai, with a total of sixteen contestants. The competition was broadcast live in the Spirit Realm. The final competition was to make four dishes, namely appetizers, soups, main courses, and staple foods. Each of the four dishes was scored separately, and the winner was the champion of the culinary competition.

According to Ningguang's estimation, this energy should be enough to convert the willpower of the two demon gods to revive, and then be converted by that human artifact, which is the "contract artifact" that the emperor formed when he retired, and the goal can be achieved.

As for the extra vow power, it is just in case. If there is indeed a surplus, it will be handed over to the Emperor for disposal.

This matter is currently being handled by Yunxiu's Chamber of Commerce, because Yunxiu truly possesses the most advanced technology in the spiritual realm and related ingredients.

Seeing that most of the people below had already finished reading the documents, Ningguang turned her gaze to Yunxiu, hesitated for a moment, and then turned her gaze to Yanfei next to her: "Guild Leader Yanfei, the Merchant Guild should be able to complete such a task, right? This is also the most important competition in Liyue's history."

"Of course we have no problem. In addition, the Chamber of Commerce will sponsor an extra 100 million Mora for the prize money of this competition." Yan Fei's understanding of these matters was naturally far superior to that of Yun Xiu, who was nominally the real president but actually only had a smattering of knowledge. With a wave of her hand, a phantom light screen appeared behind her, densely covered with various data and diagrams.

"The four main venues will be located in Shenyu Valley, Qiaoying Manor, Qingce Manor, and Guyun Pavilion, while the main venue will be located in Yujing Terrace in Liyue. We will prepare these in advance."

"As for the judges and the relevant scoring rules, they are clearly written here. Of course, we will also invite three additional gods to serve as judges along with the Emperor. The three lords, Raiden Shin, the Great Compassionate Tree King, and Mavica, have all agreed to attend."

"The specific execution procedures, emergency first aid channels, temporary rest areas for contestants, and the Lingjing broadcast area are all recorded here. You can watch them according to your needs."

A series of rustling sounds came from the conference room, indicating that there were no more questions about Yan Fei's plan. The Seven Stars were naturally very satisfied, while Ning Guang turned her gaze to the Emperor who was drinking tea to the side.

Zhongli picked up his teacup, slowly read through the last page, and then said, "The draft is comprehensive and meticulously considered. When we have nothing to do, appreciating the everyday life of ordinary people is a pleasure in itself."

“Then there’s no problem. We should be able to start implementing it.” Seeing that the expert had made the decision, Ningguang naturally had no more questions. Instead, she took out a document, signed her name in a flourish, and stamped it with the official seal representing Yuehaiting: “Then, for the next period of time, I’ll leave it to Miss Yanfei to do her best!”

Yunxiu looked at the group of people helplessly.

If you know I don't handle this, why make me make the trip in the first place...?

Chapter 424 The Way Seems Heartless, Yet Sunshine Remains

Yan Fei casually accepted the already signed document, glancing at Yun Xiu with annoyance: "I asked you to handle these matters, but are you capable of doing so? My dear chairman, you probably don't even know how many employees your chamber of commerce has that can be spared to handle things."

“I don’t think I know anything about these things, but then I don’t think I need to come, right?” Yunxiu scratched her head, looked helplessly at Yanfei and Ningguang’s expressions, and saw that they both had “I knew it” expressions on their faces. She continued, “I just got back from work two days ago. Wouldn’t it be better to let me sleep a little longer?”

"Even the Emperor is here, why aren't you coming?" Yan Fei glared at Yun Xiu. "Besides, I haven't settled accounts with you for giving away 140 billion Mora with a mere wave of your hand."

“It’s not entirely my fault…” Yunxiu said calmly. “The three kingdoms of Winter, Fontaine, and Nata were the three kingdoms most severely affected by this flood control plan. They also have to bear the burden of immigrants from Nordkare. This is something that the Emperor and Lord Barbatos mentioned to me a long time ago. Mondstadt and Liyue will also waive the punitive tariffs for Winter later.”

"Ugh?"

“That’s right.” Ningguang nodded. “The flood control plan is now the top priority for the seven kingdoms. The upcoming Spirit Realm one-year anniversary working meeting will also be held in Liyue. This matter will be announced and the shares will be redistributed among the parties at that time.”

“Speaking of which, you absolutely must attend the Spirit Realm’s first anniversary working meeting. As a super administrator, your vote will be needed when the basic super administrators of various countries are replaced.” Ningguang smiled as she looked at Yunxiu, who had suddenly lost her enthusiasm again: “There’s no way to postpone this. The core of the Spirit Realm must be in the hands of Liyue, so your attendance is necessary.”

"Okay, okay...when?" Yunxiu lay sprawled on the large sofa in Yuehai Pavilion like a rag doll. It has to be said that even the back chairs in this kind of high-level meeting were quite comfortable. "It can't be during the Lunar Festival, can it?"

“Before the Lunar Festival, we’ve basically finished all the complicated meetings we’ve had recently. Several deities will be arriving during the Lunar Festival, and the deities or their agents from the seven kingdoms will be able to sign off on everything.” Ningguang took out a document from her storage bag and handed it to Yunxiu: “Now all that’s left is to finalize and announce the last few shares. You just need to attend this meeting.”

Yunxiu nodded, and without even looking at the document, casually put it away.

Normally, Yanfei would keep an eye on this matter for him. As a half-immortal, and with Yunxiu having greatly improved his strength, Yanfei handled these matters quite easily. However, most of the time Yanfei wouldn't handle them personally, but would usually entrust them to several rising stars in the Chamber of Commerce, one of whom was Zhiqiong's younger sister, Zhilin.

This little sister's talent far surpasses that of Zhiqiong. Although she is three years younger than Zhiqiong and does not have the Eye of God, she has mastered the magic system extremely quickly and has quite good talent. She has taken up a very rare profession among mages—the Scholar's Guild.

This profession has very high requirements for spellbooks. Of course, spellbooks don't exist in Teyvat. Originally, "Constellations" and "Eyes of God" were used for anchoring. This was mainly because in the original system, the Eye of God was basically directly bound to spellcasting. However, after Yunxiu began to promote the spell system, spellbooks naturally began to appear. Most mages' graduation gift is usually a universal spellbook given by their teacher, which is one of the biggest expenses for the Mage Guild every year.

But for Zhilin, a genius who awakened the rare Scrivener profession and had an intelligence of 18 points as soon as she became a mage, this was naturally incomparable.

Although Yunxiu had only recently broken through to the Legendary level, she still managed to create a spellbook for Zhilin that was close to the Legendary level, with the potential for further improvement in the future. She also took Zhilin as her disciple, and this disciple has now grown to the point of being close to the sixth ring, and her strength is almost catching up with her sister.

After walking out of the Moon Sea Pavilion with Tian Shu and Yan Fei, and boarding a spirit sedan chair, Tian Shu turned to look at Yun Xiu and Yan Fei and said, "Don't put too much pressure on the Moon Chasing Festival. Just treat it as a normal competition. You've already experienced major events like the Emperor's retirement and Gui Zhong's resurrection. I believe this shouldn't be a problem for you."

“This time is different, Father… but I believe there won’t be any problems.” Yunxiu pointed to the human artifact floating in the center of the Moon Sea Pavilion and smiled, “In my opinion, the Emperor’s retirement is perhaps the most difficult thing to handle. Since Liyue has already accomplished this, why should we be afraid of such a small matter?”

“Yes… this is perhaps the most difficult thing. I never thought it would actually work.” Tian Shu stroked his beard and then sighed helplessly. “But it’s really a good thing that the Emperor has retired. I can still occasionally see him writing inscriptions and plaques for shops on the street. Although according to the Emperor’s rules, people can usually only give him some tea or snacks, I can feel his heartfelt joy.”

"That relaxed attitude is something we haven't seen in many years; he used to be too tired."

“Yes, we also asked the Emperor to write the slogan for this Moon Festival Food Competition. He was quite happy, but in the end he only received a pastry made by Xiangling.” Yanfei also sighed. She was one of the immortals who had watched the Emperor grow up. However, she quickly regained her composure: “But the Emperor’s cultural level is indeed the best in Liyue. This is the best slogan I have ever seen.”

"Oh?"

"Of course, the first half is—'One chopstick eats, two rounds of cooking, three meals a day, fame spreads far and wide, all five flavors are complete,' and the second half is…"

“The six emotions resonate with the seven immortals, the fragrance spreads in all directions, and the nine heavens hear it—it is perfectly complete.” Yunxiu said triumphantly, “If I’m not mistaken, this should be the line.”

"Sigh... How did you know?"

"you guess?"

Yanfei could never have imagined that this was one of Yunxiu's favorite storylines back then, and also the origin of the famous Genshin Impact meme—"Foreigners are fighting all over the place, and Liyue is celebrating the New Year." In this version, Inazuma was completely overwhelmed, and the entire country entered a state of crisis, but Liyue had the most interesting Lunar Festival in history.

“This kid is actually very well-educated.” Tian Shu chuckled and patted Yun Xiu’s face. “If he hadn’t awakened his elemental power, he might already be able to inherit my position.”

"I have no interest in becoming a Seven Star, and besides, aren't I working under you? I haven't resigned from my position in the Sword of Suspended Division's reconnaissance team yet, have I? Speaking of which, Ningguang discovered that I, the tax thief, haven't been fired..."

"Why? Your Chamber of Commerce pays hundreds of billions of Mora in taxes to Liyue every year. Ningguang said you could become a Seven Star." Tian Shu laughed and scolded, "And don't be ungrateful. Remember you have to come to Yujingtai the day after tomorrow. After the most important Spirit Realm meeting is over, you can still rest for a while."

Yunxiu nodded. Although he had a general idea of ​​how the Spirit Realm had developed over the past year, he didn't really know much about it. Taking this opportunity to learn a little more about it wouldn't be a bad thing.

According to his own estimates, Lingjing's annual trade volume and online transactions should be over ten trillion Mora, after all, Lingjing's advertising revenue alone is over eight hundred billion, which is no small amount.

Take Yoshimiya as an example. Even after multiple dilutions, the Naganohara family's share in its advertising business has been diluted from 20% to 6.8%. However, the Naganohara family still earns more than 400 billion yen in revenue every year.

Therefore, Lianxiao Palace has now become one of the super-rich women. Although compared to Sugar, who owns 5.5% of the total shares of the Lingjing Chamber of Commerce, and Xiangling, who still controls 72% of the copyright business, the gap is still quite large. As for how much money Yunxiu herself has...

He himself didn't really know... Yan Fei had 10% of the total shares of the Chamber of Commerce. Even after dilution, he should still have about 35%... roughly. But money was just a number to him.

"You're coming to work overtime with me today!" Yan Fei pinched Yun Xiu's soft waist, twisting her hand in a 180-degree bend, making even the legendary Yun Xiu, who was over thirty, wince. "And while you're at it, take a good look at just how troublesome it is for the Chamber of Commerce to take on such big events!"

"Yes Yes Yes……"

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Meanwhile, in the distant Nata, amidst the hot springs of the Flowing Springs, two dragon-horned girls who looked quite similar, though one was noticeably more mature, were resting in the luxurious hot spring pool. Opposite them were the famous guide Marani, the two Melusin, and the two who had just come out on an adventure... Luminous and Paimon.

“This feels so good… I’ve been on too many adventures lately. Relaxing here is the most comfortable thing to do.” Ying lowered her head and took a sip of the “Tupak’s Deep Sea” on the tray, and laughed heartily. “So this is Serania’s mother. Although this is our first meeting, I think… I must have seen you somewhere before, or rather, felt your presence before.”

“Your status is similar to Yunxiu’s. I don’t know how long ago you came to this world. Perhaps we’ve met in some timeline.” Taranis also took a sip of wine and laughed. “But in any case, it’s fate that we met in Nata. I came to Nata this time hoping to see Sylvanas but didn’t. I didn’t expect to meet you.”

"Sethralli went to Liyue for a cooking competition!" Paimon swam over, bobbing himself in his swimming ring, and said excitedly, "Should we go back to Liyue after all this time? I really want to try the food there!"

“That’s possible, but we need to go to Sumeru first to help Firefly clear out some of the monsters in the Dead Zone. After all, Firefly also needs to go back to Liyue.” Ying patted Paimon’s head and said seriously, “If Paimon doesn’t have time, then I’ll have to go to the Dead Zone by myself.”

"Who said I...don't have time? I'll go with you."

“We won’t be going to Sumeru with you. Next, we’ll go to Inazuma… then Mondstadt, and then back to Liyue.” Serania looked at Luminous and Paimon and couldn’t help but smile. “Father said the competition will officially start in about a month. As long as we make it in time then, it’ll be fine.”

“Speaking of which, Taranis, there’s actually a question I’ve always wanted to ask you.” Ying downed her Deep Sea drink in one gulp, then ordered Paimon to order her another, before looking at Taranis seriously and asking, “Back then, how did you and Yunxiu meet, and how did you come to have the idea of ​​being together? There must have been some very romantic love story, right?”

“Yes, Mother, it must be very romantic, right?” Serania asked curiously, “But I saw that you and Father seemed to be…”

“There’s no romance in times of war,” Taranis said with a faint smile. “Back then, the war between the dragons and the Heavenly Principles had reached a fever pitch. Most of the dragons retreated into the Ancient Sacred Mountain. Your father was born into a scientist’s family. The Rock Lord Tianxing named him. Although the Grand Elder was somewhat surprised, he still gave him extra resources, and so he grew up… That’s when I came to the Ancient Sacred Mountain.”

“I was asked to take care of him and protect him. When I met him, he was probably only seven years old. I was actually very reluctant. The destruction of Arcadia had already exhausted me, and I still had to protect a little kid. But I still agreed to Zibai and Geo Master Tianxing’s request.”

"Just like that, I took care of him for two hundred years, watching him grow from a little kid into an existence no less than mine, and then further into an existence that could stand up to that one. The terrifying Heavenly Nail in his hands was like a toy, which he could crush at will or even throw back into Sky Island. I never thought that the dragon race could be so powerful."