Original God, life in red Teyvat from scratch

"Yes."

“So does it matter where the oil comes from?”

"..."

The two looked at each other, and they seemed to understand what Gerard meant.

"Of course... it doesn't matter! We just want the oil."

The squad leader of Kaigi Island emphasized it again and again.

"I want to buy mining equipment and supporting facilities. In short, a complete set."

"Of course, no problem. We provide an interest-free loan and even take care of the labor costs for you. Just consider it a gift."

"Besides, we have put in so much effort, we can't let it go in vain."

"Don't worry, I'll tell you the bottom line. The cost fluctuation we can accept is less than 15%."

The three parties looked at each other and finally smiled.

Gerard was prepared to act as their white glove and simply ignored the ban of the Council of Faith and mined without authorization.

Anyway, the Ministry of Religion can’t defeat us.

In addition, both sides have to consider their face, as he is the local gilded brigade of Xumi.

The commission is that 15%, plus any other costs they can save.

Don't underestimate this 15%. Compared with the ever-increasing amount of oil production, this 15% income is enough to feed everyone in Gerard's group.

But what does this have to do with the other two sides?

They are just buyers of oil.

You asked Gerard where their equipment comes from. Isn't it a reasonable business activity for us to sell equipment?

If you ask them where the weapons came from, I don’t know. Maybe they were the Red King’s legacy dug out from under the sand.

In short, when the House of Lords learned that Gerard's group was directly extracting oil and selling it, they were furious.

The chief disciplinary officer, Seno, and a group of disciplinary officers were immediately sent to the desert to arrest Gerard and others on charges of illegal mining and smuggling.

But unfortunately, in addition to the weapons provided by Haigi Island, Gerard's regiment really upgraded its muskets with the huge income from the sale of oil.

Not to mention rifles and cannons, they even have tanks.

A group of disciplinary officers were beaten badly, and only a few people like Seno managed to escape.

This was the first shot—or perhaps the first cannon—in the desert's rebellion against the House of the Decrees.

The group of thirty people that came later also returned in defeat.

In the words of the Thirty-Man Group themselves, the Ministry of Education only gives them that little Mora in a month. What's the point of playing with life?

The only ones in the desert area who are capable of competing with Gerald's group are the Relics of the God-King.

They refused to launch an attack on Gerard's regiment and would not accept the commission even if the House of Lords offered a higher stake.

Just kidding, they also realized that Gerrard was just a target that attracted fire. Behind him were two countries, and they were powerful countries.

When gods fight, they can't interfere.

For a while, the House of Lords was really helpless against this small Gerard Group.

They have made it clear that they don't care about you. They don't want authorization and just want to start mining. The disciplinary officer and the thirty-man team will fight you back.

The House of Ordinaries watched as Gerard's group grew stronger and stronger.

In particular, Gerard publicly announced that he would establish the Desert People's own school to ensure that all young people under Gerard's regiment received the necessary education, while guaranteeing the personal safety and basic living of the wounded and the elderly.

He also hired teachers from Fontaine and Liyue at high prices.

This further rubbishes the House of Edicts' act of depriving its desert people of their right to education.

This is already a de facto armed separatist regime.

Many gilded brigades chose to join Gerard's regiment, and even many people from Aru Village came to join him.

The latter is for education, but the former...

Are you kidding? No one wants to wait until they are old or disabled and can no longer fight, then starve to death, die of thirst, or be killed.

There are no old people in the desert except in the small area of ​​Aru Village, and this is no joke.

The current Gerard Regiment has become the second most powerful gilded brigade in the desert after the Legacy of the God-King.

The arrogant Gerrard Group has the ability to do all this.

Haven’t you seen that Gerard has changed out of the Gilded Brigade’s uniform and put on a respectable white robe and white turban?

The great sage had no way to deal with this and could only gather his strength again and devote 120% of his energy to the plan of creating a god.

As long as we succeed in creating a god, everything will be fine.

By then, the Gerard Group and the Maple Fu Oil Company will all be trash that are in our way!

The only one that hasn’t changed much may be Liyue.

Ningguang used a series of measures to make Liyue move forward steadily. It was not affected by too many changes, but it did take in a lot of productivity improvements such as trucks.

It won’t be long before Liyue’s annual ceremony of inviting the immortals will begin.

Chapter 197 Conservatives Think Radicals Are a Bit Conservative

This year’s ceremony of inviting the immortals, if nothing unexpected happens, should be Liyue’s last ceremony.

To be precise, it was the last complete ceremony to invite the immortals.

After the Wangsheng Hall connected the call and the two parties were connected to the telephone line, Jiang Ming also communicated with Zhongli on the phone several times.

Perhaps because of the contract he had reached with him, Zhongli did not change the planned time, nor did he change the overall content and process. He just said that some details needed to be slightly modified.

Anyway, if nothing unexpected happens, the next time, the old man will fall down during the opening performance.

Next year's ceremony of inviting the immortals will end as soon as it opens.

Now that you're in Teyvat, how can you not watch the entire ceremony of summoning the immortals?

It just so happened that recently, Bei Haichuankami reported that he saw the bard in green clothes that he had asked to pay attention to on the streets of Mond.

After attending the ceremony of inviting the immortal, I went to Mondstadt to meet him.

"I don't quite understand why you would pay special attention to a bard from Mondstadt."

Xinhai was very confused when he heard Jiang Ming say that he wanted to go to Mond to meet the poet.

Now Xinhai has basically turned to trade and diplomatic work.

She was actually not good at governance, and she preferred the art of war and military operations.

When the development of Haiji Island was initially stabilized, he said: "I want to put more energy into the military."

However, the speed at which the Kaigi Army's technology exploded was too fast, and it wasn't long before they were crushing the Shogunate Army.

There was a brief moment of even strength when the Fatui intervened, which gave Xin Hai a taste of his own medicine. After that, the situation returned to being one-sided.

The shogunate was busy with internal strife, and as long as the Kaigi army did not reach Tadashi Sand, they would not care about the situation on the front line of Nashiki Beach at all.

Xinhai has repeatedly not had the opportunity to show his talents, and Jiang Ming is in control of the major directions of political affairs and governance.

She simply focused on foreign trade and diplomatic intelligence, and acted as a military advisor or consultant to Jiang Ming, who was not very experienced in details, to avoid any major chaos.

Xinhai's doubts about some of the people on that list have lasted from the very beginning to today.

From heads of state to ronin samurai and couriers, everyone is among them.

When the ronin samurai named Kaedehara Manye was wanted before, it was their people who helped him.

He is currently working on a fleet that does round-trip transport. I heard that he is getting along well with Beidou and seems to be planning to change jobs.

Among them, one of the guest officials and a bard are given particularly high priority.

"Do you still remember the guest official of Liyue's Wangsheng Hall that I asked people to pay attention to?"

"Of course I remember. It seems to be the same as it is now."

"I made a special trip to meet him, and then I came back with the Heart of the Rock God."

"..."

Xinhai lowered his head silently.

Now everything fits together, although I don’t know how Jiang Ming knew it.

"So this time, this bard..."

"Same, just as you thought."

There was some silence between the two.

A sea breeze blew quietly, shaking the surrounding grass.

There are too many secrets hidden in Jiang Ming.

"For this matter, we should see the truth but not speak it out. Just stop there. Those two people don't like this matter to be spread all over the place and known to everyone."

"I see. So your real purpose this time is to go to Mondstadt?"

"Not entirely. There are other purposes as well."

Jiang Ming's expression became a little strange.

"What else is going on?"

"Go watch the ceremony of inviting the immortals."

“Isn’t this something that happens every year?”

Jiang Ming's expression became even weirder.

"The specific content involves a contract, so it's not convenient for me to reveal it. Anyway, you'll know it during the ceremony of inviting the immortals next year."

Next year, you might be able to see Zhongli standing in front of Morax’s grave and making the Scissors Hand gesture for a photo.

Xinhai scratched his head, unable to figure it out, and simply stopped asking.

"What do you think about creating digital life, generating humans in the loop for MOSO's learning?"

"I don't object. The many benefits brought about by technological progress are already obvious. Of course, the premise is that they can ensure safety."

"Due to ethical issues, they are now proposing to create their own digital life and let MOSO learn from them. I always feel that this is a dangerous thing. Maybe MOSO will become a research maniac."

"Everything has its pros and cons, right? Benefits are often accompanied by risks. It depends on whether the benefits are worth it. Speaking of which, I remember that you were the most radical among us. Why have you become conservative now?"

Xinhai began to tease Jiang Ming.

But Xinhai's words reminded Jiang Ming.

He does seem to have become a bit conservative.

I have become timid about many things.

Perhaps it is because Kaigi Island is no longer in its impoverished and “barefoot” state.

Now that I have a big family and a lot of wealth, I have more worries and I have to wear shoes.

"Moreover, if you want to complete your plan as soon as possible, according to the current development, you cannot do without the assistance of this super AI."

Xinhai was talking about another topic they had discussed a few days ago.

Nuclear engineering.

The characteristics of the Heart of the Rock God gave them so many surprises that the preliminary engineering technology required to manufacture nuclear weapons was assembled overnight.

Now we just need to find the corresponding mineral. If we can't find it, we can print it out using the Heart of the Rock God. It just will take a lot more time.

On Earth, the theory, design, and manufacturing of nuclear bombs are not difficult. Anyone can understand the general idea as long as they put in the effort. Some small countries can even try to make atomic bombs.

The difficulty lies in how to obtain raw materials, and the control of nuclear weapons is mainly restricted by raw materials.

In Teyvat, their difficulties are comprehensive.

I had no idea from head to toe, it was all my first time.