People in Mondstadt, starting to develop black technology

The three of them looked at each other, quickly put away what they were studying, and activated the defense function of the bracelet.

"Three hundred meters!"

"Hello, switch to emergency alert mode. If the enemy makes any unusual movements, open fire immediately!"

"Two hundred meters!"

"Adie, go and inform Diluk and Jean immediately and covertly!"

"One hundred meters!"

Albedo and Sucrose protected Shen Qin in the middle, one in front and one behind.

The light in Haro's eyes went out, and he stopped talking. He quietly floated in a hidden corner of the ceiling and entered a latent state.

"Knock knock knock!" There was a knock on the door, but Shen Qin and the others didn't say anything.

Albedo and Sucrose suddenly frowned in vigilance, and the Divine Eyes on their bodies began to glow.

I saw a layer of frost quickly condensing on the door lock, and with a "crackling" sound, it shattered into a ball of ice and scattered on the ground.

Then a person pushed open the door and walked in. Shen Qin's pupils shrank when he saw the person. The woman in front of him, wearing a mourning mask and winter's "special" clothes, was none other than the arrogant and domineering eighth executive officer of the Fatui, "Madam" Rosaline, who was eventually killed instantly by General Thunder with a single blow.

"Isn't there someone here? Why don't you open the door?" She glanced at the alchemy workshop, her eyes lingering on Harrow in the corner for a moment. A trace of fear flashed across her face, and then, ignoring the three people who were on guard, she sat on a chair, crossed her legs, and lit a cigarette.

"Why should I open the door for an uninvited visitor?" Shen Qin was not very scared. After all, there was a Son of Chalk between him and her.

No panic at all.

"Are you coming uninvited? We, Zhidong, have already delivered a letter to the acting leader of your Knights. Why, hasn't she informed you yet? You are so slow. It's been so many days."

Shen Qin frowned. Qin indeed didn't say that. Maybe she wanted to help him delay some time to avoid getting into trouble, but Rosalind's words really made people angry.

You are just a small executive officer, and you don't even have the courtesy to face the current nominal leader of Mondstadt? No wonder you were praised by General Lei Dian.

"Oh? You seem a little angry. Why? Is it because I don't respect your respected Captain Qin? Humph, she is not qualified. If Mond's incompetent Wind God stood here and said he would not wait, I could give him a chance to communicate with me on an equal footing." Rosalin held her head high, like a proud black swan.

Shen Qin: Six, I hope you can still say such words calmly when facing General Lei Dian in the future.

Chapter 82: Pride and Arrogance

Rosalin chuckled and said, "By the way, I don't think I have introduced my name to you yet. Listen carefully - I am the 8th Executive Officer of the Fatui, "Madam". I came here to invite Mr. Shen Qin to join our Zhidong Kingdom. As long as you agree, the position of the 12th Executive Officer of the Fatui will belong to you. You may consider it."

"Don't think about it. I will not join the Kingdom of Winter, and I have no interest in being an executive of the Fatui." Shen Qin rejected her without any hesitation.

Although he has no idea what the Ice Queen is doing now, and most of the known information about Solstice is negative, but according to the rule that the Seven Gods must enter the card pool, she will definitely be whitewashed when she arrives in Solstice to open the map.

But the Ice Queen and the Fatui are not the same, and he simply cannot accept the Fatui's style of doing things, which is exactly what is meant by "People with different philosophies cannot work together".

"Alas, it seems that you are not sensible at all. Do you think that when I say 'invite', I am really inviting you? I am just conveying our request to you."

Rosalin stood up, threw a bag of Mora on the table, and walked out slowly: "Whether you are willing or not, you will have to come to the Kingdom of Winter to serve the Ice Queen in the end. The result will not change at all."

"What you should consider is whether to become the twelfth executive officer with dignity, or wait for us to enslave you ourselves? By the way, these Moras are for you to replace the door of the alchemy workshop. If you use such a fragile door, you must be careful not to let others steal your latest alchemy invention! Hehe."

"Humph! You Fatui are really annoying." Diluk appeared at the door with an expressionless face and blocked her way. "This is not winter. Aren't you afraid of being left here forever?"

Rosalin raised her eyebrows, looked at the man who gave her a sense of oppression, and said contemptuously: "Stay here? Just you? When we, the executive officers, walk outside, we represent the winter and the Queen of Ice. Do you dare to attack me?"

She walked past Diluk, leaving her defenseless back to him, without any fear.

"Shen Qin, you definitely can't take it away. We could have discussed business cooperation, but looking at the attitude of the Fatui, it seems that they don't care much about those alchemical products, so forget about the cooperation. If you have investigated, you should know who is in charge of their operation. You can just pass this message back to Zhidong and say that it was me, Diluk, who said it." Diluk said lightly, but the domineering tone in his words almost made Shen Qin applaud.

"Hmph!" Rosalin paused and left without saying a word, but her face turned extremely bad.

After returning to the Fatui's base, a Fatui adjutant hurried to her side and asked with embarrassment: "Mr. Executive, did you go to see Shen Qin just now?"

"Yeah," she answered casually.

The adjutant smiled bitterly and said, "But Lord Commander-in-Chief didn't ask you not to interfere in his affairs..."

"You don't need to remind me. I know very well that our mission is just to get the Heart of the Wind God." Rosaline interrupted him impatiently, "But haven't you seen the recent investigation data? Shen Qin and the Wind God may have a very close relationship. It is very reasonable for me to contact him."

adjutant:"……"

She waved her hand and said, "Don't worry about this matter. I am now the supreme commander of the Fatui in Mondstadt. You just need to obey my orders."

She had never taken Shen Qin seriously. In her eyes, he was just an alchemist with some talent. The Fatui wanted to recruit him as an executive, which showed that they thought highly of him. He should not refuse!

Would Mond dare to go against Winter Solstice for him? As for the arrogant Diluk, he was just a merchant in Mond. She didn't even take the Wind God seriously, so why would she be afraid of a merchant?

Ridiculous! She is an executive officer of the Fatui under the command of the Supreme Ice Queen!

She was so arrogant that she didn't even know what trouble she had gotten herself into.

After Diluc, Qin, who received the notice from Adie, also rushed to the alchemy workshop. When she saw that Shen Qin was safe, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. After understanding what had just happened, she felt a little strange: "Zhidong has clearly sent a formal letter for an interview, there is no reason for him to provoke Shen Qin in private. They knew that the Knights had no reason to stop their request for an interview."

Shen Qin smiled bitterly: "With the lady's bad character, it's not surprising that she would do such a thing."

"No matter what, Dawn Winery insists on refusing to cooperate with Winter Solstice and the Fatui, and will never waver." Diluk looked at Shen Qin, "What's your opinion? After all, this involves your distribution of interests."

In the business group formed by their joint efforts, Shen Qin undoubtedly owns more than 50% of the shares, making him a veritable major shareholder.

"I don't like working with them either. Since we both agree, let's do as you say."

Qin sighed. She didn't want to have a bad relationship with Zhidong, but she couldn't tolerate the lady threatening Shen Qin in private. So she made a decision quickly: "In this case, I will send a formal letter to Zhidong to condemn the lady's behavior and refuse their appointment with Shen Qin!"

Diluk nodded secretly. When the Knights were with Jean, they would usually never let him down.

Now is the time for the three parties to unite and fight against the tyranny of the Fatui.

The lady's uninvited arrival sounded an alarm in Shen Qin's heart. Most of the recognized people and organizations on Teyvat abide by the rules, but the Fatui do not. Their rules are that there are no rules.

From blocking the ears of heaven and releasing the evil eye to initiating wars in Inazuma, to persecuting people and creating gods out of dreams in Xumi, there is nothing they dare not do.

If you want to ensure your own safety, you must quickly increase Mondstadt's defense capabilities.

Fortunately, the research is progressing promisingly. We were able to produce the finished geomagnetic energy filter within five days, and complete the construction of a large protective shield covering the entire Mondstadt city within ten days.

On the third day, with Albedo's overtime research and development, a small geomagnetic energy filter with a data model that was exactly the same as the Seven Days Statue was successfully developed. Shen Qin immediately adjusted the structure of the large energy exchanger based on it. Albedo and Sucrose began to build a model of the large protective shield and calculate the optimal layout of the small protective shield.

On the seventh day, the work on both sides was completed at the same time. Most of the parts were handed over to Wagner in the blacksmith shop to help make them, while the core structure was made by Albedo and Sucrose themselves. At the same time, Shen Qin began to write the intelligent program.

On the ninth day, under the escort of the Knights, a total of eight two-meter-high and one-meter-wide secondary shield generators were installed in eight different locations in Mondstadt. If you look down from the sky above the city, you can find that the distances between these eight secondary shield generators are exactly the same, and they form a perfect circle.

In the middle of the eight secondary shield generators, Shen Qin prepared to install a main shield generator with a built-in terminal.

Chapter 83: Have you ever thought about going back to your hometown?

Today is the tenth day after the lady's visit. Albedo and Sucrose went to install the main shield generator, while Shen Qin came to the Knights.

Two days ago, Qin informed him that after he finished the work at hand, he would be arranged to meet with the envoy from Liyue. Diluk and she would also be present, mainly to discuss some business cooperation with Liyue.

Shen Qin was actually very much looking forward to interacting with the people of Liyue, because his Liyue identity was only forged, and apart from Xiangling, he had not really come into contact with other Liyue people.

So who is coming this time? Will it be Tianshu? Because he seems to be in charge of people's livelihood, so business should also be under his control, right?

With a hint of excitement, he pushed open the door of the conference room under the guidance of the knight and saw Lord Yuhengxing with his hair standing up like purple cat ears.

When Shen Qin saw the Liyue Thunder God in front of him, he was stunned for a moment. This was another very familiar old friend, the woman who made him love and hate every time he drew a card.

I hate her because she swallowed up my little guarantee, and I love her because she is so charming. Her sword skills have captured the hearts of countless otakus and girls.

He quickly came to his senses, nodded to Jean and Diluk, and sat on the other side of Diluk.

"Hello, Master Shen Qin, I am Keqing, the Yuheng Star among the Seven Stars of Liyue. Nice to meet you." She stood up and extended her hand to him.

Shen Qin politely shook her hand and said with a smile: "Lady Keqing, I know you. After all, I am also a Liyue person!"

She nodded and sat down again.

Because the main topic today is business cooperation, the person sitting opposite her is Diluk. The conversation with Shen Qin will continue after the business cooperation topic is concluded.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."

Following Diluk's words, the meeting recorders of both sides quickly took their positions. The formality of the occasion made Shen Qin feel a little restrained. He had never experienced such a scene before. Occasionally, when he participated in discussions in Qin's office, everyone was very casual.

"Let me first talk about Liyue's demands. We hope that you can build factories for alchemical products such as flying skateboards, bionic prostheses, and healing sprays in Liyue. At the same time, you can open up the distribution rights of some alchemical products to several chambers of commerce and retailers in Liyue."

"We hope that you will accept the supervision of Liyue officials in the production and operation of alchemy products, and at the same time, all your actions in Liyue must comply with Liyue's laws and regulations. Similarly, we will also establish preferential policies for you to escort your business activities in Liyue."

"In addition, the alchemical products you produce in Liyue cannot be sold or transported to areas outside of Liyue. They can only be supplied to the market in Liyue. These are our general requirements. The specific details can be discussed by professional groups later."

Diluk calmly drank a sip of water, put down the cup, and said expressionlessly: "It seems that you Liyue people are not very sincere. If you have investigated our business methods in Mondstadt, you should know that we will never give the distribution rights of our products to others. We are responsible for production and sales ourselves."

"We respect the laws and regulations of any region, so if we conduct business activities in Liyue, we will definitely follow the local rules. However, accepting official supervision is a bit too much. We are not a subordinate organization of Liyue officials, so there is no reason for us to accept your supervision."

"As for your last request, I think the great Yuheng Star should also understand that the market of Liyue is limited, but the market of Teyvat is very large. Only by not being limited to Liyue can we earn more Mora, and you can also get higher taxes."

Shen Qin listened silently on the side. He finally understood that Keqing was asking for an exorbitant price and trying to squeeze as much profit from them as possible. At the same time, she was greedy for the initiative in factory and product distribution.

Diluk's bargaining was also very ruthless, which was equivalent to saying directly: We don't accept any of your additional conditions, everything will be done according to our way of doing business in Mondstadt, so don't meddle in our business and just wait to share the money.

Then the two of them continued to make requests, refute, and change their requests. Shen Qin was almost drowsy listening to them. He secretly glanced at Qin on the other side. She was listening very seriously at first, nodding from time to time because she agreed with what they said. Later, she simply let herself go and stared at the scenery outside the window of the conference room in a daze.

Sure enough, compared with the profiteer Diluk and Lady Keqing who works hard for the rise of Liyue, they are still not good at dealing with these troublesome matters.

The Alchemy Workshop and the Knights Templar are their battlefields.

About an hour later, the preliminary cooperation plan between Dawn Winery and Liyue was finalized. It basically followed the model in Mondstadt, with the following differences:

1. In addition to the specialty stores, several business organizations including the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce also obtained the distribution rights. Their purchase cost from the factory is about 90% of the market price. After all, the market in Liyue is still theirs, so they have to have a share of the profits.

2. More than half of the employees in the factory, specialty store and operating room must be from Liyue.

3. The production and operation of some alchemical products are subject to official supervision by Liyue, such as sensitive products such as bionic prostheses.

4. Liyue must crack down on any malicious behavior that damages the interests of the Dawn Winery. At the same time, the Dawn Winery will also give Liyue officials an additional 10% of its profits after paying taxes.

In addition, Keqing also signed a purchase agreement with Qin for mid-range flying skateboards, and they also decided to enhance the mobility of the Thousand Winds Army.

After finishing these things, Keqing, who had been on edge, finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rubbed her aching head and forced a bright smile to Shen Qin: "Master Shen Qin, we finally have a chance to talk."

In fact, the purpose of her visit to Mond this time had already been achieved. She made an appointment with Shen Qin only because she had some interest in this compatriot who was shining in a foreign land.

As for whether he can return to Liyue - if he succeeds, that would be even better, but if not, that doesn't matter either.

"Just call me Shen Qin. Lady Keqing looks a little tired. Why don't you go and have a rest today and come to talk to me after you've rested?" Shen Qin felt a little sorry for her.

He actually feels the strongest sense of belonging to Liyue, but whether it is a game or a time travel, he always starts in Mondstadt.

Therefore, he felt very close to her as a Liyue person.

"It's okay. Today's work is relatively easy. Since you don't let me call you Master, you can just call me by my name - 'Keqing'." Perhaps because they were fellow countrymen, she was more relaxed when facing him and was not as tense as before.

She took a sip of water and looked at him: "Shen Qin, have you ever thought about going back to your hometown?"

After hearing these words, Diluk and Qin's hearts skipped a beat.

Shen Qin smiled and said, "I am a Liyue person. This is an unchangeable fact. But after my relatives passed away and I sold my house and left Liyue, I no longer belong to any place. I am currently settled in Mondstadt. If I have the chance, I may return to Liyue in the future, but only after the dragon disaster in Mondstadt is resolved."

One lie often requires more lies to cover it up.

Chapter 84: Longlong I feel like I'm dying today

After hearing Shen Qin say this, Keqing realized that the possibility of him returning to Liyue was almost zero, but the good news was that he was willing to maintain friendly relations with Liyue.

Diluk and Qin also breathed a sigh of relief.

Keqing smiled and said, "In that case..."

"Roar!!!--"

A violent dragon roar sounded outside Mondstadt, and the huge Tevarin rushed towards Mondstadt with a storm behind him that engulfed the entire sky.

The people of Mond looked on in horror at the storm, which was even more powerful than the last, and ran in panic for the nearest shelter.

Rosalin stood on the balcony of the stronghold, shaking a glass of red wine in one hand.