Seeker of Teyvat

But it was obvious that Master Hu was doing it the other way around.

Xiangling waved her hands hastily: "Stop, stop, I'm embarrassed! Besides, Brother Daoyi just said that Zhongli Keqing is our elder, we can't disrespect him. I think..."

Xiangling looked around and set her sights on Xingqiu: "Then... if that's the case, then isn't the second young master of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest chambers of commerce in Liyue Harbor, noble?"

Hu Tao nodded: "With the help of the young master of the Chamber of Commerce, everyone will have a great fortune in the new year."

Xingqiu had never expected that the melon would be eaten by him, so he quickly refused: "That doesn't make sense, does it? Besides, although getting rich is good, it's not as important as being healthy, safe and happy."

As he spoke, Xingqiu smiled wickedly: "So, we should ask Taoist Chongyun, who is good at exorcising evil spirits and protecting everyone's homes, to come."

“Ah? What about my business?” Chongyun quickly refused. “With the Great Sage Conquering the Demons here, it’s not my turn, right? In terms of seniority, there is only one immortal here, Li Shangxian, so I must…”

Xiao crossed his arms and shook his head: "I am definitely not the most distinguished person here."

Ying's eyes moved, looking at Xiao, then at Zhongli.

"Xiao won't choose Zhongli, will he?"

Ying thought to herself.

Then Xiao continued, "With your eyesight, you will be able to tell. There is someone here who is familiar with everyone."

Ying had a bad feeling.

Paimon's eyes lit up: "Oh, that's right! Even though you always insult me, you do have a good relationship with people and know everyone!"

As he spoke, Paimeng suddenly remembered something, and turned around with a smile: "Oh, that's not right! I just said I don't want to pay attention to you..."

Seeing Paimon's actions, Ying's eyes turned and a plan came to mind: "I am not the only one like this."

Paimon was attracted and turned around: "Ah, anything else?"

Ying smiled and looked at Paimeng: "Paimeng, go look in the mirror."

"Eh? Eh~!" Paimon opened his eyes wide with a hint of disbelief, "Are you saying that I am the most distinguished guest here? This is really sudden, hehehe..."

As he spoke, the disbelief on Paimon's face turned into embarrassment.

Wendy: "I agree. This person is a good choice. Without a companion who insists on accompanying you, a long journey will become an endless lonely journey. Once you have a friend to talk and joke with, all the scenery will become colorful."

Wang Daoyi also nodded: "Paimon is Ying's best friend. With Paimon around, Ying's journey will be so smooth."

Zhongli: "Ying traveled to various countries and left many wonderful stories. But without Paimon, these stories would be much more monotonous. Paimon played an indispensable role in ensuring Ying's safe and smooth journey."

After the three gods said this, the embarrassment on Paimon's face faded a little.

"Oh my god, I'm not used to being praised like this all of a sudden..." Then he confirmed one last time, "Well, everyone is sincere, right?"

Ying smiled, "Of course. Paimon, the best friend!"

Paimon was excited: "Thank you! Although you made me wait for a long time just now, I am not angry with you anymore!"

Everyone agreed with Ying's choice, and Paimon became the most distinguished person present.

As the host, Kurumi began to preach: "Next, the best partner, guide, and best friend of the most powerful Ying in the world, Paimon, will relight the incense for everyone!"

Everyone was very respectful and applauded.

Walnut took a stick of incense and a match and said, "Come on, Paimon, hold the match carefully, don't burn your hands."

[Amid the enthusiastic praise and applause of the crowd, Paimon lit the incense dizzily...]

【Then everyone talked freely and drank tea until the night deepened. 】

【After having a good meal and having a good tea, the feast is over, and it is time to say goodbye. 】

At the entrance of Xinyuexuan.

Everyone gathers here,

Hu Tao looked at the sky and said, "Well...it's getting late. I don't want to waste any more time. Let's adjourn now."

Everyone: "The food and snacks are delicious. Thank you for the hospitality, Master."

Hu Tao also nodded: "I will send Xingqiu, Chongyun, Xiangling and Daoyi back. As for the rest, I will leave it to the guest officials."

Wendy waved her hand quickly: "No need, no need. I have to go to the sea to meet my friends on the ship. I won't bother you, Mr. Zhongli."

Hu Tao didn't care: "Okay, okay, then we'll go first. Oh, by the way, Ke Qing, come back to the hall later, I have something to talk to you about."

Zhongli: "Okay."

Wang Daoyi glanced at Zhongli and Ying, didn't say much, and left with Master Hu.

He knew that Zhongli would definitely have something to say to Ying and Xiao later, but it was no longer Wang Daoyi's business.

Although I don’t know what exactly will be said, it will just be what happened during this year’s Lantern Festival.

Although Wang Daoyi did not participate, he could still understand the general situation.

Staying in the clouds and borrowing the wind, singing in the dust and wandering in the city, Hagentus, gods and immortals, gods and humans, humans and immortals, that's all.

Wang Daoyi felt that everything was under his control.

until……

The next morning, after Wang Dao got up, he saw Zhongli helping out in the kitchen of Wanmin Hall.

"Emperor...Mr. Zhongli, why are you here?"

"Oh, it's a new task assigned by the hall master. Wanmin Hall has reopened and business is busy. You and Xiangling were tied up by the store's business during the holidays and had no time to play. The hall master saw this and sent me to help in the kitchen for a few days so that you and Xiangling could have some free time."

Wang Daoyi:...

Zhongli folded his arms and said, "But I just realized that with this capable old friend here, I can't seem to be of much help..."

Guoba was standing aside, extremely excited: "Lulielie~ (happy~)"

Zhongli also looked happy: "Seeing my old friend moving vegetables and making fire makes me very happy. How about... borrowing Master Liuyunjiefeng's "Cooking Machine" again?"

"Lulile!" Guoba waved his hands quickly.

Zhongli: "Oh, can't you let it go?"

……

With Zhongli's company, Guoba was extremely happy, and the business in the store gradually became busy.

However, Xiangling had some free time and spent a happy holiday with Wang Daoyi.

Chapter 656 Return to Chisha and One Year of Progress

Even the best days have an end,

Half a month later,

Wang Daoyi finally said goodbye to Xiang Ling and returned to Chisha headquarters.

The Sea Lantern Festival in Liyue did not affect things in the desert;

Chisha headquarters is still running very well.

The soldiers are either training or going on patrol,

The headquarters is bustling with people, including businessmen, tourists, and adventurers.

It’s not that there’s anything special about this headquarters.

The main thing is that if outsiders want to enter Qianhe Sand Land, or even go deeper into adventure or do business, they must register at the headquarters.

One is convenient for Chisha to monitor outsiders, and the other is also convenient for handling tax issues.

In order to activate Chisha's business, West Germany abolished tariffs and only retained commercial taxes.

Food and other basic daily necessities are also subject to very low taxes.

At present, Chisha's largest source of tax revenue is the transaction of luxury goods, alchemical goods and special products.

Luxury goods include sandworm oil, a specialty of the desert (sandworm oil is a substance secreted by sandworms. Currently, the wind-eroded sandworm tribe and the red sand are cooperating, and there is no need to kill sandworms to obtain it.), desert gems (gems ​​deep in the desert, by-products of mining in underground bases.), sand fat pupae (the shell that protects the larvae of quicksand eels, which can be used to make certain high-end skin care products.) and so on...

Alchemical goods are naturally produced by Nicoreid's alchemy workshop. There are many categories. They are usually customized directly by merchants after placing orders.

As for special products, there are more.

Sand coconut fruit, mourning flower, ten thousand phase stone, red thought fruit, and even holy gold insect,

These are products unique to desert areas and relatively rare in the outside world.

In addition to these three major sources of tax revenue, some Chisha warriors have returned to their previous lives and begun to re-establish mercenary groups.

In the past, mercenary groups were established to earn resources for tribes to survive.

The reason why the mercenary group was established now is because the life of Chisha Headquarters is too comfortable.

The pioneering group deep in the desert no longer continues to recruit people.

And going to the expedition camp at the edge of the world, these soldiers are not qualified.

In the end, they could only re-establish a mercenary group and start a life of taking on tasks.

It is said that the scope of their activities has gradually developed to Fontaine's side with the contact between Fontaine and Xumi.

There are also some people who directly cross the long distance to find work in Nata. It is said that these people have the support of a certain Chisha senior executive.

Sitting on the throne, Wang Daoyi checked the updated information records in the void while listening to West Germany's report below.

After playing for so long, it’s time to start working, and work starts with understanding information.

Under the throne, West Germany held a thick piece of information. All kinds of information were gathered in his hands, and he reported each item to Wang Dao one by one.

"In the past year, tax funds have increased by more than a hundred times. Currently, the active funds available to the headquarters are stable at around one billion molas on a daily basis. We no longer need to continue to develop the Red King's ruins to obtain funds."

Wang Dao nodded: "Well, you did a good job in terms of taxation. Next, we need to carry out in-depth development of resources, not just simple resource sales."

The tip of the pen in West Germany's hand slid and he recorded Wang Daoyi's words under this report.

"The tribal population has also reached a new high. Last year, we gave birth to nearly 100,000 newborns. The tribe has established special nurseries to ensure that these children grow up healthily."

Wang Daoyi had a smile on his face. The total population of Chisha was currently less than one million. In just one year, it was possible to produce one hundred thousand newborns. One can imagine the difficulty.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Chisha is young and strong, and there is not much elderly population. In the past, due to the pressure of survival, the desert people did not dare to have more children.

Now that the Red Sand Tribe Alliance guarantees their survival, they will naturally begin to multiply.

It is human nature to have enough food and clothing and to think about lust.

West Germany continued to report: "Our cooperation with the Ecclesiastes is becoming more and more successful. A large number of scholars from the Biophysics School are willing to enter the desert to study desert species. It is expected that within three years we will develop plants that can initially adapt to the environment of the Great Red Sand Sea."

Wang Daoyi continued to nod: "The Great Red Sand Sea and the Thousand Valley Sand Land are both affected by high-level forces. There is no need to rush the research and development of desert species, just take your time."

Sid quickly jotted it down, the tip of his pen making a rustling sound on the paper.

"The wind-eroded sandworms are also willing to accept our employment to develop a desert boating project. It is expected to be completed in half a year. By then, it will be more convenient to transport materials in the desert or move people between them."

As the descendants and dependents of Apep, the wind-eroded sandworms were given a piece of land to recuperate and recuperate by Wang Daoyi.

Later, caravans often passed by the territory of the wind-eroded sandworms, and these smart dragons learned to collect tolls.

However, as more and more businessmen come to the desert, the tolls can no longer be collected.

So, the Chisha headquarters sent people to negotiate with the wind-eroded sandworms, how about you come to work for the tribe.

The wind-eroded sandworm, which had been in poverty for a long time, was naturally successfully conquered.

Red sand provides safe territory and food to ensure the reproduction and survival of wind-eroded sandworms.

The wind-eroded sandworm will transform into a boat on the sea of ​​sand, serving as a desert vehicle for the red sand.

"This is good, but we must continue to develop our mechanical vehicles and cannot stop." Wang Daoyi said softly.

With Chisha energy purified crystals and the energy problem solved, machinery like vehicles has naturally officially appeared on Chisha's demand list.

West Germany nodded: "This has been taken into consideration. Wind-eroded sandworms will only operate in some quicksand and storm-dangerous areas. On normal trade routes, we still use mechanical power."

"That's good, let's continue." Wang Dao nodded.

West Germany then reported: "The Hua Ling Clan thanks you for retaining their place of survival and is willing to grant Chi Sha the right to purchase part of the spiritual nectar."

Aura Nectar is a liquid material that can only be condensed by the crowned flower spirit. It has some characteristics of the two energies of aura and nectar. It has great effectiveness in alchemy, forging, and pharmacy.

After Chisha came into contact with it, it was classified as a controlled substance.

"Well, try not to disturb Hua Ling. Just leave a few diplomats to pay attention." Wang Daoyi did not want to break Hua Ling's peaceful life.