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"Well, it doesn't matter." Waving his hand casually, his eyes swept over the mourning core in Yu Qi's hand. Hu Tao looked calm and muttered to himself, "What a bummer. I thought I could take this opportunity to advertise the Wangsheng Hall."

Although Yu Qi did not explicitly say where this thing came from, since there was no obvious resentment entangled in him and this thing was not a product of this world, she was not interested in digging into it.

"However, the cost of constructing the barrier is very high, at least 500 million Mora! Are you sure you have enough money?"

I don't understand why Yu Qi would rather spend a lot of money to set up the barrier than take away the Zhuoyin Spring, but the customer is the Rock King Emperor. As long as it doesn't affect the surrounding residents and as long as the price he pays is enough, there will be no problem.

After all, you have to make a living - just kidding.

"As for the cost, it's probably not enough." Yu Qi was not scared by the astronomical figure Hu Tao said. He thought for a moment, waved his hand and took out a bottle of pills, and asked: "But, I wonder if Master Hu is interested in making a deal?"

"What deal?" Hu Tao became interested instantly. She looked at the small porcelain bottle in Yu Qi's hand and could vaguely feel the wonderful aura flowing through it.

"Something that can restrain ghosts and gods?"

"Master Hu, please look, this is the Yuanyang Pill!" He casually opened the stopper of the bottle, and a warm breath spread out. The courtyard, which had become cold because of the existence of the Zhuoyin Spring, instantly became warm.

Especially Hu Tao and Yan Fei, the two holders of the Fire Element God's Eye, could clearly feel the fire element power in the air beginning to surge.

"If I can take this Yuan Yang Pill, it will be of great benefit to the fire elemental power I control!" This thought came to their minds at the same time, and Hu Tao and Yan Fei couldn't help but want to buy it.

No one would resist making themselves stronger, especially in a world like Teyvat which is not very safe.

As for Qiqi, who was dead, she frowned and took two steps back uncomfortably. This power carrying pure yang energy had too much restraining effect on her.

Fortunately, Alicia had foresight. She raised her hand and waved it. The rich ice elemental force flowed and dispelled the fire elemental force around Qiqi.

Realizing this, Yu Qi reacted instantly. He closed his palm and took back the Yuan Yang Pill. The air became cold again.

After walking over and carefully checking to make sure Qiqi didn't have any major problems, Yu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said apologetically, "Sorry, Qiqi, I was negligent."

"It's okay, Qiqi, I don't hate you!"

After comforting Qiqi, Yu Qi stood up, looked at Hu Tao and Zhong Li, and described the effects of Yuan Yang Dan in simple words, then asked, "How is it, you two? Is this deal okay?"

"It can subdue ghosts and gods, and strengthen the soul. Apart from anything else, these two abilities alone are enough for Wangsheng Hall to make a deal with you!"

Nodding, Zhongli's eyes remained on the dark Zhuo Yin Spring beside him, and he suddenly asked, "Excuse me, but the water Miss Qiqi drank before should be the Zhuo Yin Spring water combined with Yuan Yang Pills, right? I wonder what miraculous effect it has?"

"Ah? Mr. Zhongli has good eyesight!" Looking at Zhongli with some surprise, Yu Qi thought about it and decided not to hide it.

After explaining the efficacy in a concise manner, it was unexpectedly discovered that Mr. Zhongli's mood seemed to fluctuate suddenly, although he quickly returned to calm.

"Huh! I wonder if Mr. Yu Qi would like to sell this Zhuo Yin Spring water?"

"I can sell it, but..." Looking at him hesitantly, Yu Qi didn't understand what Zhongli was thinking. As a god, would he be so excited about a spring water with only two stars?

After traveling through time for so long, the Eye of Truth has seen the existence of more than one (suspected) immortal, even the god Zhongli. Yu Qi can more or less correspond the star rating in the system with the situation in Teyvat in reality.

Putting aside other things, in order to have a noticeable effect on gods, it must be at least a three-star item, right?

However, since the other party wanted to buy, Yu Qi was not going to stop him: "But, Mr. Zhongli has also noticed that my store has not yet opened, and there is no information about the prices of the goods..."

"It's okay, let's discuss it on the spot." Waving her hand to interrupt Yu Qi's words, Hu Tao's attention at the moment was all on what Yu Qi said, 'The Zhuoyin Spring combined with the Yuanyang Pill can nourish ghosts and gods'.

Pushing Zhongli nonchalantly, Hu Tao pointed at Yan Fei and said, "Look, Zhongli is here, and you have Yan Fei too. Let them discuss it. The price will definitely be more reasonable than the one we, the laymen, come up with."

"By the way, Mr. Yu Qi, can you tell me the details of what happens when the Yuan Yang Pill and the Zhuo Yin Spring Water are combined and given to ghosts and gods to drink? Oh, right, didn't Qi Qi drink it already? Come, let me see~"

"Hmm..." Looking at Hu Tao who was jumping and starting to 'play' with Qi Qi again, there was also Alicia who seemed to be trying to stop the fight or was doing it on purpose...

Yu Qi scratched his head, turned to look at Yan Fei Zhongli, and began to discuss carefully.

It was a rare opportunity to have a god willing to help him discuss the details of opening a store. If he didn't make good use of it, wouldn't he be missing out on the chance?

Originally, Yu Qi thought that opening a store was not that difficult. All he had to do was apply for a business license, open the store to sell things, and then pay taxes on time.

But after discussing it in detail with Yan Fei Zhongli, Yu Qi discovered that there were so many unknown twists and turns.

If he hadn't really intended to make money to support himself by opening the shop, I'm afraid just dealing with these trivial matters would be enough to take up most of his energy.

The two of them were so excited about the conversation that they even helped Yu Qi negotiate the prices of the goods in the store in advance.

Weapons and equipment were naturally priced according to the market price. As for special commodities such as Blood Recovery Pills and Yuanyang Pills, the price of 1,500 Moras set by Yu Qi before was unanimously rejected by them, and they offered a high price of 5,000 Moras.

"Sometimes, being too cheap is not a good thing." Zhongli explained casually to Yu Qi. Looking at his confused expression, he shook his head and said nothing more.

"Okay, then let's take this as the standard, how about it?" Taking a sip of the liquid in the cup, Zhongli showed a rare expression of enjoyment.

"One-star card: Dew Brew: brewed with the dew of the sky mixed with the soul milk of the earth, it tastes great!"

"For a period of ten years, you must provide Wangsheng Hall with at least one hundred Yuanyang Pills and fifty corresponding Zhuoyin Springs every month in exchange for Wangsheng Hall's help in setting up a barrier for you."

"Yes, but the Wangsheng Hall must also ensure that what happened here will not be disclosed to any outsiders. In addition, the quality of this barrier must be such that no problems are allowed to occur within a hundred years."

"Naturally!"

"In addition, you need to provide Wangsheng Hall with at least 400 blood-recovering pills every month!"

"Yes, but when the Wangsheng Hall sets up the barrier later, it will add the power of the exterior scenery to it and turn this backyard into a 'half-cave heaven'. The key materials will be paid by us."

"As it should be. With that, the contract is done!"

"Those who break their promises shall be punished by eating rocks!"

The contract was clearly listed with terms and conditions. Yan Fei and Zhongli looked at Yu Qi together and pushed the contract in front of him.

"Then, we need to ask Mr. Yu Qi to sign the contract as the party concerned."

"It's my duty." After letting out a sigh, Yu Qi rubbed his head, which was inexplicably aching from listening to all kinds of professional terms for the entire afternoon. He once again felt the gap between himself and these truly knowledgeable people.

"You should learn more when you have time. I remember that there seems to be equipment in the ship's equipment that can help you learn quickly. I'll see if I can figure it out later."

He tapped the ink pad with his fingertips, leaving a bright red mark on the contract. Seeing this, the three people present all smiled with satisfaction.

"Well, now that we've covered official business, let's talk about personal matters." Gently putting down the teacup, Zhongli calmly said words that made Yu Qi's heart tighten.

"Private matter?!"

Trying to remain calm, Yu Qi frowned and asked, "Mr. Zhongli, please speak."

"When we were discussing just now, I heard that your place is a weapons shop. So, you should be able to accept commissions for forging weapons, right?"

"Ah? Yes, yes!" Unable to understand Zhongli's meaning, Yu Qi and Yan Fei looked at each other and nodded: "It's a weapon shop, so I will definitely accept this kind of commission, but whether I do it or not depends on my ability and mood."

"That's good." Nodding, as if he didn't hear the second half of Yu Qi's words, Zhongli waved his hand and took out a scroll from somewhere and handed it to Yu Qi.

"Please take a look at this, sir."

"What is this?" He reached out to take it and opened it. What he saw was indeed a forging drawing of a spear. For some reason, looking at the strange-shaped spear on the drawing paper, Yu Qi felt a vague sense of familiarity in his heart.

"This is a forging blueprint I found by chance in an ancient book recently. It is said to be a weapon used by an ancient immortal thousands of years ago. Mr. Yu Qi may not know this, but I also like weapons like spears, so I am excited to see the prey and want to ask Mr. Yu Qi to help me forge a weapon for my collection."

"Weapons of the immortals?" Hearing Zhongli's description, Yu Qi frowned and was a little embarrassed: "Weapons of this quality..."

"Oh, I forgot to mention the name of this weapon..." Zhongli took another sip of the Qinglu Brew, and his calm words exploded in Yu Qi's heart: "It's 'Xi Zai'!"

Chapter 50 The Commission Accepted (The next chapter will be later)

Stop the disaster...

This is a word that is very unfamiliar to ordinary people. Most of the time, when people mention it, they think of its literal meaning, which is "eliminate disasters."

But for some people, this word represents a very special existence. It is not only a weapon, but also a gun technique, and even more so a person!

Among them, of course, was Yu Qi, the time traveler who had only been in Teyvat for half a month.

The moment he heard the word "Xi Zai", the first name that came to Yu Qi's mind was "Fushe".

After all, the spearmanship he inherited from Fushe was called 'Stop Disasters and Stop Evils'!

"So, it turns out that Fushe's true identity is actually related to the immortals?"

Feeling somewhat surprised, Yu Qi secretly wondered what Zhongli meant by giving him this blueprint.

Test his attitude and see if he, an outsider, is willing to accept the title of "Fushe Successor" and whether he has any bad intentions towards this world or Liyue?

Or maybe because of Fushe, he simply wanted to cultivate himself and become another 'Fushe'?

Or is it a hint that I should hand over the inheritance of Fushe obediently?

After all, Zhongli just said that he was quite interested in spears, so it shouldn't be impossible for him to be interested in 'Stop Disasters and Stop Evil', a spear technique that is obviously of the legendary level, right?

Of course, this possibility is very small. After all, Zhongli is a god. He wouldn't use such suggestive methods to seize and rob an ordinary person, right?

Personally, Yu Qi is more inclined to the first two possibilities.

Although his mind was in turmoil, Yu Qi remained expressionless. He lowered his head and carefully studied the weapon forging method on the blueprint.

On the contrary, Yan Fei looked at Zhongli with some surprise and exclaimed: "The forging drawings of the immortal weapons? Mr. Zhongli has such profound knowledge! It must have taken a lot of effort to summarize it from those scattered ancient books, right?"

"It's just that I put more thought into it. From a common sense perspective, compared to the blueprints of the immortals' weapons, my energy is nothing."

"That's true, but...Xiai Zai? I don't know why, but I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before? Is it Grandma? Or Aunt Liuyun?"

Without paying attention to Yan Fei's muttering, Yu Qi looked at the forging method of Xizai on the drawing, and gradually his brows furrowed.

"This forging method..."

It can’t be said to be difficult. In fact, it should be quite simple.

Perhaps because he knew that Yu Qi could not read, the drawings provided by Zhongli only had very detailed patterns and not many words.

Judging from what was drawn on the scroll, the method of making Xizai could only be described as "rough" - just find a piece of suitable material, and then forge it into the shape of "Xizai", and that's it.

Yes, it's that simple.

From Yu Qi's perspective, is there any difference between this and the process of an ordinary blacksmith forging a novice edgeless sword?

However, since it is a weapon used by immortals, it must be extremely powerful. The simpler the forging method, the more difficult it will be in terms of other conditions.

His fingertips gently brushed across the somewhat soft scroll, and Yu Qi's eyes passed over the pictures one by one. Finally, they fell on the strange water-colored crystal stone depicted at the beginning of the scroll - that was the raw material used to create the disaster-breaking weapon.

It was also a kind of ore that Yu Qi had never seen before - although he had only seen two types of ores so far: iron ore and white iron ore.

"Mr. Zhongli, I wonder what this crystal stone used to forge the Calamity Restoration is called? And where can I buy it from?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yu Qi." Shaking his head, Zhongli said something that made Yu Qi feel cold: "According to ancient records, the crystal stone used to forge the Calamity Restoration was taken out by that immortal who personally went deep into the 'Crystal Sand Abyss' and found an unknown crystal stone from the deepest place."

"It is said that it originated from the otherworldly world and possesses extremely special powers. After being forged, it became the most evil and powerful spear of 'Calm Relief'."

"According to the information I have collected recently, Xi Zai, along with the immortals who wielded it, had already disappeared in the disaster hundreds of years ago. After that, most of the people who wielded this spear suffered a similar fate. Over time, there was no news about them anymore."

"So... unknown?!" After hearing the last words, Yu Qi was gradually able to be certain in his heart that Fushe should be the immortal that Zhongli mentioned.

Over the years, he was lost in disasters, died, and his soul was destroyed. In the end, his obsession turned into a "strong soul" and was pulled out of the card pool by Yu Qi.

"So, what does Mr. Zhongli mean?"

“After hearing what Mr. Yu Qi said just now, I knew that you are also from the otherworldly world, and you must have something as strange and otherworldly as that crystal stone. Therefore, I suddenly had an idea and took out this blueprint.

First, I have to ask Mr. Yu Qi to forge an equally miraculous spear of pacifying disasters for my collection."

"This..." Looking down at the drawing again, Yu Qi did not choose to look at Zhong Li, so as to avoid letting him see the doubt and speechlessness in his eyes.

A sudden inspiration? Anyone who believes this is an idiot.

I have only just obtained the inheritance of Fushe for less than half a month, and have only been in Liyue Harbor for a day, and yet you came to my door with a blueprint for the creation of "Xi Zai". Even considering that I can't read, there is almost no word on the blueprint...

"Okay, I can give it a try." Nodding, no matter how much he complained in his heart, Yu Qi accepted Zhongli's commission with some embarrassment on the surface.

But for the sake of safety, he added: "However, I am weak now and my craftsmanship is not good enough. It is difficult to forge a spear of 'Xi Zai' that can be comparable to the legendary one in a short period of time. In addition, it takes a huge amount of time to prepare the raw materials..."

After a brief calculation, Yu Qi finally gave a time: "I'm afraid it won't be possible to build it within a year."

However, what Yu Qi did not notice was the rather subtle looks from Yan Fei and Hu Tao when he said this.

"One year? Sure!" After nodding in agreement to the deal, Zhongli and Hu Tao stood up and said goodbye as the sky gradually approached noon.

"Master Hu, Mr. Zhongli, take care." Standing at the door, Yu Qi bowed and said goodbye, apologetically, "I am not well prepared today, so I can't entertain you two."

“Well, isn’t Wangsheng Hall going to send someone to our store to set up the barrier tomorrow?

If you two are free, you can come and have a gathering. I have a lot of exotic ingredients here. I will go to Wanmin Hall and ask Xiangling to be the chef and treat you two well! It can be regarded as a token of my appreciation!"

"Oh? Ingredients from another world? This is really fresh. Don't worry, we will definitely come to your place for lunch tomorrow at noon."

"Then it would be disrespectful to refuse!"

Seeing the two nod in agreement and their figures gradually going away, Yu Qi looked up at the sky, glanced at the sky, then turned to Yan Fei, Alicia and Qi Qi and said, "It's getting late, let's go have a meal first, and then go to the tailor shop."

"There's still a lot to do today."