Be a legal businessman in Liyue!

He could tell it was some kind of mechanical device, but he couldn't understand how it worked.

"This is the work of an immortal from Liyue. However, it's my attempt at imitation and it's not as good as the original." Wang Que boasted to True Lord Liuyunjiefeng.

Keli took the grilled fish from Wang Que and took a bite. "So hot, so good!"

The grilled fish was a little hot, which made the little guy's voice change a little.

But it's even cuter.

Holding the grilled fish skewers in both hands, her little face was red from the heat, like a ripe little apple.

After being burned, she learned her lesson.

He blew on it and then took a bite impatiently.

It was so hot that I stamped my feet, but I couldn't bear to spit it out. I could only puff out my cheeks and inhale "ha ha ha". My eyes narrowed into two crescents, and a look of happiness appeared on my face: "It's so hot - but it feels so good!"

The cooking machine is worthy of being a creation of the immortals. The grilled tiger fish it makes is not inferior to the one made by the master chef at Huyan Snack Street.

The fish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a few sesame seeds on the golden crispy skin.

As Klee shook her head, the beads began to fall down.

But after a few bites,

"Brother Albedo, look!"

She suddenly raised the skewer, which was only a fish bone left, and stood on tiptoe as if showing off a trophy.

"Klee's finished! Brother Wang Que's magical stove is a hundred times more powerful than the Knights' grill!"

Then he rushed towards the suspended boiler, tiptoed over the edge and peered inside, his red eyes sparkling:

"Will more fish appear inside? Just like the treasure chest in the story of Duduko!"

She suddenly turned around, grabbed the corner of Wang Que's clothes and shook him, and the beeps in her backpack jingled as she acted coquettishly:

"Just give Klee one more chance, just once! Klee wants to pedal!"

In her opinion, pedaling has become synonymous with grilled fish.

Albedo shook his head helplessly: "Klee, you can't bother others."

Wang Que waved his hand: "It's not a big deal."

Wang Que looked at Keli's greasy mouth and sparkling eyes, and couldn't help but smile and rub her little head:

"If Klee likes it so much, I'll give you this magical cooking machine!"

Kelly suddenly raised her head, her ruby ​​eyes widening:

"Really? Brother Wang Que wants to give this magic furnace that can transform into fish to Keli?!"

She was so excited that she jumped up and down on the spot, her skirt bouncing like a little mushroom.

"Great! Klee can eat grilled fish every day from now on! Dudu wants to try it too!"

Albedo held his forehead helplessly, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "Klee, what should I do when I receive a gift?"

"Oh, Klee knows!" She seemed to remember something and pulled out a bunch of Boom Bombs from her pocket and stuffed them into Wang Que's pocket. "This is a return gift! Although it's not as good as Brother Wang Que's stove, Klee's Boom Bombs are also super-powerful!"

Wang Que looked at the bouncing bomb in his hand and felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.

If it wasn't Klee, whoever dared to give him the bomb would really think that the other party was trying to assassinate him.

"Thank you, Keli. I like it very much." Wang Que carefully put away the bouncing bomb.

This thing is very safe in Klee's hands, but it may not be safe in the hands of outsiders.

If he leaves it alone, his laboratory might have to be renovated.

"Hey, Brother Wang Que and Beng Beng should be good friends."

Klee smiled, then threw herself next to Albedo again: "Brother Albedo, please help Klee put it away."

She pointed at the cooking machine.

This is the beginning of the magical baby stove, she has to put it away quickly.

I just wanted to pedal again, but now I have forgotten.

Albedo nodded, took a step forward, stretched out his hand, and the alchemical light bloomed, and the mechanical cooking machine disappeared.

After receiving Wang Que's things, although Klee tried to return the favor, she still considered the huge difference in value.

Albedo was still a little embarrassed: "This gift is a bit heavy."

As soon as he said this, he felt something was wrong.

You didn't say anything when you collected it just now, but now you say it, it seems a bit... hypocritical?

Wang Que smiled and said, "Then help me set up the lab. I can't handle it alone."

"it is good."

Chapter 279 The Meaning of Albedo's Desire

That night.

Albedo brings Klee back to Liyue Harbor.

Although he didn't know the way, he arrived at the hotel where the Mond delegation was staying very accurately.

If Wang Que were here, he would find that this was the inn where he used to live, which belonged to the General Affairs Department.

After informing everyone of his identity, Albedo also got a room of his own.

Because Klee's room was too small and there was no single room, she lived with Albedo.

After playing in the floating city for a whole day, Klee was already a little tired.

After returning to the room, Albedo washed her face, brushed her teeth and washed her feet, and the little girl crawled into bed and fell asleep quickly.

Albedo left the room and went to find Kaeya.

Kaia hadn't slept yet either.

Kaiya, who had no visible dark circles under his eyes, opened the door and said, "Hey, you're back. How's it going? Did you see anyone?"

Albedo nodded: "Yeah, we talked a lot and learned some things."

Kaiya's eyes flickered: "Let's talk in the room."

"it is good."

The two entered Kaeya's room and confirmed that no one was eavesdropping before Albedo told him the news he had learned from Wang Que.

“Ore prices are rising…”

After hearing this, Kaiya's expression did not change much. It was obvious that he had already known this.

"What are you going to do? Continue talking?" Albedo asked.

Kaiya's expression remained unchanged: "What else? We can only continue to negotiate. Leave it to me. I already anticipated this before I came here."

After saying that, he changed the subject: "Have they agreed for you to go and inspect the Elemental Plantation?"

"Wang Que will accompany me," Albedo said, "but he doesn't have enough quota. If we want to purchase, we still need to go through the Seven Stars or Feiyun Chamber of Commerce."

"Is that so? Okay then, I'll talk to Ore later." Kaiya nodded slightly. "I met with the General Affairs Department today, and they expressed their welcome to us on behalf of Qixing."

"However, it seems that there are quite a few differences from the last time I came here."

This is not Kaeya's first time in Liyue.

However, when he came last time, he was not the head of the mission.

"What do you mean?" Albedo asked curiously.

To be precise, he is very curious about human society.

When Reindort handed Albedo to Alice, he left Albedo with a task: [Show me the truth of the world and the meaning of the world].

This topic has puzzled Albedo for a long time.

In fact, Albedo's understanding of the word "meaning" was insufficient from the beginning.

Before coming to Mondstadt, he had always been following Rhinedort.

At this stage, he hardly needs to think, and his life is monotonous.

He does whatever Rhinedort asks him to do, and all the meaning is given to him by Rhinedort.

He didn't have to think about why the master did this, nor did he have to think about what would happen if he did the opposite.

His only meaning is to accompany his master, complete his master's instructions and meet his master's expectations.

Even though he completed many difficult tasks, even though he was awarded the title of "Son of Cretaceous."

The meaning of all this was not given by him himself, but by Rhinedort.

Let me give you an analogy that's not quite accurate.

Albedo is like a child who is asked by his parents to do many things, such as studying and competing. He is very good, studies well, and wins awards in competitions.

But everything he did was based on his parents' requests, not the realization of his own will.

And in the depths of the world, after finding the holy relic called the [Heart of Naberis].

Rhine Dortmund disappeared.

Her disappearance meant that Albedo at that time had lost the meaning of his existence.

However, as Albedo's mother and creator, Reindorte loves Albedo.

She gave Albedo a new meaning, a final lesson.

Also left a note and a letter of recommendation.

Let Albedo go to Mondstadt and find Alice.

Of course, everyone knows what happened next.

Because Alice felt that Albedo's laboratory was too expensive, she directly handed Albedo over to the Knights.

Albedo has been thinking about what is the truth of the world and what is the meaning of the world.

At first, he thought it might be some powerful and mysterious existence.

In the Snow Mountain plot, Albedo once said to the Traveler: "To cultivate life that does not belong to this world, isn't that cultivating the world?"

This sentence actually reflects that Albedo is using alchemy to peek into the truth of the world, and it is also the way Albedo initially completed his master's project.

But as he spent more and more time in Mond, he seemed to sense something his mother wanted him to understand.

This opportunity actually came from Alice who left him in the Knights.

Not only did Alice abandon him to the Knights, she also handed her daughter Klee to Albedo.

And let Albedo treat Klee as his own sister.

Although we often say that Alice treated Albedo as a free babysitter, and it is true that Albedo often took care of Klee and cleaned up her mess later on.

But it was this action that changed Albedo.

Life comes into this world and then experiences this world. This is the meaning of life.

These were experiences Albedo had never had before. Before, he was just a bystander to this world.

He does not belong to this world, his connection with the world is only Rhinedort.

It is not nonsense to say that he is an appendage of Rheindort.

Alice's actions gave him the opportunity to integrate into the world and connect him with the world.

Alice is a true wise person, she had long seen through Albedo's problem.

In the early days, Alice even wanted Albedo to call her mother.

It’s a pity that when Albedo mentioned this word, he still thought of Rhinedort.

In addition to Klee, Albedo joined the Knights of Favonius.

With his mother, sister, and job, Albedo is truly connected to the world.

Of course, many people may think, what is this? Having these identities means being connected to the world?