"Did they get caught in the act of trading?"
"What about the money I deposited in Northland Bank?"
"The Kingdom of Winter should send someone to deal with it, right? This is a serious diplomatic incident."
"You won't forget that this matter was handled by that soldier of the Emperor, right? The Qianyan Army is the official army of Liyue, and they were on a protection mission. This time they directly injured the official army and tried to seize the equipment.
In other words, this behavior is not just illegal, it is also equivalent to declaring war and not giving face to the Rock King."
"After what you said, isn't it possible that there will be another big move?"
"That Dragon King Beidou has already said that if anyone stirs up trouble this time and causes damage to Liyue's reputation, they will all be wiped out by the Emperor's soldiers themselves! This is not just a problem for one treasure-stealing group. It's a major event that will affect all treasure-stealing groups."
"The Thousand Winds Army represents the reputation of Liyue to some extent. We're in trouble! I have a friend who likes to dig for treasure and open chests. He has joined a treasure-hunting group. I have to notify him immediately."
Liyue Harbor, which had been quiet for a long time, was in turmoil again. It became noisy, and everyone knew that this was no longer an ordinary event.
The next morning, Liyue Harbor was put into wartime management. The lively atmosphere of yesterday disappeared. People walking on the street shuddered when they saw the fully armed Qianyan Army.
Liyue Harbor Passenger Terminal Temporary Command Center.
"No news yet?" Lin Zixuan opened his eyes.
"There is no news yet." Ningguang next to her was also busy all night and had little sleep.
"If there is no news by noon, are you really going to eliminate these treasure-stealing groups and the Fatui? There are more than 200 treasure-stealing groups, involving more than 5000 people. Are you really going to leave no one alive?"
“Ningguang, do you think it’s okay to let them go again and again? Attacking the Qianyan Army isn’t the first time it’s happened, right?”
"Well, it's not the first time. Previously, a batch of goods from the General Affairs Department was also robbed."
"It sounds nice to call them treasure-hunting groups, but in reality, most of them are just wandering on the edge of darkness and can turn into robbers at any time. There are almost no people who really make a living by digging for treasure.
When I was studying in Ao Zang Mountain, the ground was active and treasure chests were often found. I dug nearly 1000 treasure chests. The total value of the items I got was less than 30 Mora. How many treasure chests do you think these treasure-hunting groups can dig in a month? 30 a day?
Given that we have created a large number of jobs, is there still a need for this kind of black power group to exist?"
"But shouldn't we take it step by step? You also said before that we should make them envious and then switch to transporting goods?"
"After two years, those who needed to transform have all done so. Among the Huolala team yesterday, three have successfully transformed, and one of them even ranked tenth. This is enough for them to brag about for the rest of their lives. The remaining ones are truly desperate criminals."
"But these people should also have the right to live! How can you deprive them of their right to survive?"
"Well, you are quite right. But have you ever thought about it? Our train has already been built. A special alloy rail that goes straight to Shimen, isn't it very attractive? If we secretly move a section of rail from an unattended place and melt it down and sell it, it will be worth a lot of money.
When our train, which is loaded with goods and thousands of passengers, is running at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, what kind of disaster would it be if a section of track was missing? Will the people of Liyue still trust the train, a more convenient means of transportation?
Who will be responsible for the survival rights of the innocent people of Liyue Port on these trains? If the treasure-stealing groups come to steal the rails every now and then, what kind of blow will it be to the future development of Liyue? How many people do you need to guard nearly 1000 kilometers of railway?"
A series of questions left Ningguang speechless. If these treasure-stealing groups were not dealt with, they would indeed have an impact on the train.
Even if the General Affairs Department established new regulations to prohibit the theft of railroad tracks, these people would not comply. If a high-speed train lost a section of railroad track, it would be a major man-made disaster.
Could it be? He deliberately changed his position... No wonder Ganyu and Yelan didn't come back. He must have been determined to deal with that group of people.
Crush everything that stands in the way of Liyue's development? If the Immortal doesn't take action, he is currently the strongest person in Liyue, and with his title as the Emperor's minion, there is no way to stop him.
Ningguang hurriedly left the command center and arranged for the Qianyan Army to notify everyone that since they could no longer stop him, they should save as many people as possible. There were still six hours before he took action, so there should still be time to save some people. If they could find the Emperor, they could stop him.
The news that the Emperor's soldiers were preparing to attack was transmitted back to Liyue Harbor. The people of Liyue Harbor took a deep breath. The lives of these 5000 people only had more than five hours left.
If they could return to Liyue Harbor or some villages, they might be able to save their lives. Some people's relatives were members of the treasure-stealing group, and they were still far away in the wild and could not be contacted. They knelt down and cried loudly, begging the emperor's soldiers to spare their brothers and sisters' lives.
At nine o'clock, there were still three hours before clearing out the treasure-stealing group. After arranging the finishing work, Ningguang hurried back to Liyue Harbor.
I have heard from my subordinates before that Lin Zixuan often drinks tea with Zhongli, a guest official from the Wangsheng Hall. That guest official also has the appearance of an immortal and should be an immortal as well. Now he is the only one who can help contact the Emperor.
As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Rebirth, she saw Zhongli preparing to leave. Ningguang hurried over.
"Zhongli Keqing, please help contact the Emperor and ask him to stop Lin Zixuan."
"Well, I was planning to go there. Please lead the way."
"Don't you need to contact the Emperor? There are few people in Liyue who can stop him right now."
"No need, I'm still a little bit stronger than him." Zhongli stretched out his thumb and index finger to form a tiny gap.
“Uh, okay!” Ningguang looked at the tiny crack between Zhongli’s fingertips and felt inexplicably scared.
Ningguang and Zhongli rushed to the temporary command center at the Liyue Harbor Bus Terminal.
At this time, Lin Zixuan was already standing in the square, looking at the mountains in the distance, waiting for the time to come. Since the iron ingot incident, some people in Liyue have died because of him to varying degrees.
This time, I have to bear the lives of more than 5000 people. Sacrificing these 5000 people can protect the railway transportation from major man-made disasters for the next hundred years. The derailment accident on Blue Star killed hundreds of thousands of people. How tragic and how innocent. What I did should be right, right?
"Those who have lost their reverence for life should be punished by the rock ridges." Several rock ridges appeared around, forming unique seals that pressed Lin Zixuan to the ground.
"Zhong...Li...!!!"
"Reflect on yourself here. You have lost the respect you should have for life. After gaining power and strength, 'Everything is for Liyue' has become your mantra, and your actions are becoming more and more extreme!"
"I......"
"I'll seal you for a year as a warning. Think about it carefully."
"Yes......"
Ningguang on the side was stunned. Is this just a slightly stronger strength?
Chapter 40: The Danger of the Treasure Thieves to Liyue
Lin Zixuan, who was pinned to the ground, closed his eyes.
"Ningguang, the thieves are divided into two groups. One group is in Dunyu Mausoleum, and the other group is in Dihua Island. Go and get the equipment back."
"Well, I'll arrange it right away."
“Zhongli, ever since I came back from completing my studies with Master Liuyun Jiefeng, this powerful force has really made me dizzy.
Some of them belong to Liyue. Those who hold great power should guide people instead of killing them all. I admit my mistakes and am willing to accept the punishment. "
"You have always been wavering. Otherwise, why didn't you resist at all?"
"In the big picture, I don't think I'm wrong. The Treasure Stealing Group must be disbanded and cleared out in batches. Especially those who are carrying human and immortal lives.
This year, Ningguang will recruit those innocent treasure-stealing groups and make them good citizens again. I will also consolidate the knowledge I have learned over the years. On this day next year, I will definitely destroy the remaining treasure-stealing groups.
"Treasure robbing, treasure robbing, how irritating! The existence of this group has brought harm and chaos to Liyue. Did you know that there is another group of people in the treasure robbing group who mainly rob tombs?"
"I heard something."
"But what you must not know is that some collectors in Liyue have a hidden rule: never show immortal items obtained through informal means to others, and they must be stored in wooden boxes and cannot touch any rock objects to prevent being discovered by the Rock King."
"Is there such a thing?"
"My ancestors of 100 generations, one of them entered the collector industry, and only then did they learn this secret information. Do you know how many times my ancestral tomb has been robbed? Or, how many ancestral tombs of the descendants of immortals with few people in Liyue Harbor are often robbed?
According to the records of our ancestors, during the relatively peaceful 1000 years, our ancestral tomb was looted more than 300 times. On average, we had to renovate the tomb every three years.
Some of the incidents were more serious than others. Not only were all the cheap burial objects smashed, but the bones in the coffins were turned out and scattered all over the tomb.
When the General Affairs Department was informed that the ancestral tomb had been robbed, they would habitually say, "Oh, it must have been done by the treasure-stealing gang again!" After casually registering it, the case was soon forgotten.
This phenomenon is too common, and there is no evidence to prove which treasure-stealing group did it, because you basically don't see stolen immortal items on the market.
The descendants of immortals with few descendants are the biggest victims. Their ancestors once arranged a gravekeeper, but later, the grave was dug up again and the gravekeeper was hanged on a tree. "
“There were about 12 incidents of this kind during my time in power. They were all committed by people with skilled methods. Without evidence, there was no way to arrest them,” Ningguang added.
"These are not the worst. Zhongli, do you know the 'Feast of Immortals'?"
"Never heard of it."
“The immortals’ caves do have many traps, and unless they are about to die, they generally won’t deliberately fill the cave with curses.
When an immortal dies in an accident, and after thousands of years, many mechanisms in the cave become inoperable, and the immortal power is lost in large quantities. The treasure-stealing group digs in, what do you think will happen?
I believe there must be dozens of different Dharma bodies in your cave, right? After thousands of years, the immortal power of these Dharma bodies has almost dissipated, and it is already a level that humans can bear.
"What will happen if these edible items, which are no less valuable than natural treasures, are caught by the eyes of greedy people? And the ending of those beautiful female Dharma bodies, you have already guessed it, right?"
“???” Zhongli’s expression changed. “But is it true?”
"The collector of my ancestors, in order to open the blood of immortals, was fortunate enough to obtain a piece of flesh and blood from a cave called 'Bronze Sparrow'. After my ancestor ate it, his blood backfired and he exploded and died.
If an ordinary person eats it, he will be surrounded by immortal energy for the first three years and need to hide from others. After the next three years, he will return to normal and can directly live to a hundred years old. These people usually say that they are blessed by immortals. "
"'Bronze Sparrow'? He was the little immortal among the Yakshas. I remember he died in battle a long time ago.
Was his cave hollowed out by the treasure-stealing group? His remaining Dharma body was also eaten, it was really a "feast for immortals". I will investigate this matter thoroughly. "Zhongli's tone had begun to change, and he turned and left.
Ningguang saw that Zhongli had left and wanted to sneak away as well.
"Ning~~~Guang~~~You little bitch actually tricked me!"
"Hehe, I've found a backer. This Zhongli, with his strength and your attitude towards him, is most likely the Rock King. You just accept the punishment, I'm going back to the Jade Pavilion first! Bye~"
"I'm so pissed off!" Lin Zixuan, who was suppressed in the center of the rock ridge, let out a roar of helpless rage.
That afternoon.
"News came from the Liyue Port Bus Terminal: The Emperor's soldier was suppressed by the Emperor! He was released a year later."
"What? Isn't that soldier of the Emperor one of his men?"
"What do you mean by Emperor's man? That's just a boast he made up. He is just the young master of Xuanyuan Trading Company."
"The question is, do they have the ability to brag about it? Why don't you try moving a mountain? Or build 5000 villas in one night?"
“Uh, I really can’t do this.”
"Alas, we could have caught all the treasure-stealing gangs in one fell swoop, and everyone would have lived a good life." The pot-bellied merchant was very disappointed.
"That's more than 5000 people, not all of them are bad guys."
"It's only May now, and half a year hasn't even passed yet, and my business has been robbed six times by treasure-stealing gangs. Not all of them are bad guys, but the problem is, there aren't many good guys!"
"Yes, my master's chamber of commerce has not been here in the past six months and has been robbed twice."
"It would be great if there was no Treasure Stealing Group. Have you heard of any good things the Treasure Stealing Group has done?"
"I don't think I've heard of it."
"I just came back from the bus station. I heard that Xuanyuan Trading Company has been a single-line company for 100 generations, and their ancestral tombs have been dug up more than 300 times by treasure-stealing groups."
"What kind of grudge is this? Digging up someone's ancestral grave is a deadly feud. No wonder we have to clean up this treasure-stealing group."
......
After yesterday's game, such a big thing happened today. Countless people took their cameras to the seal to take photos and check in. This rock ridge seal array alone is worth taking photos of. Lin Zixuan buried his face in the ground, motionless, posing the death posture of the leader in a Gundam plot who was shot several times.
The crowd was divided into two groups, one group supported Lin Zixuan to destroy the treasure-stealing group, and the other group supported the emperor to suppress it.
At night, the crowd had dispersed.
With red eyes, Uncle Fu came to the front of the rock ridge and tried, but he was completely unable to shake the ridge.
"Master, the old servant is here."
"It's Uncle Fu! Thank you for your hard work. I'm fine. I only need to stay here for a year."
"I was clearly doing good things for Liyue, but I was suppressed by the Emperor."
"Well, it's okay. The Emperor just doesn't want me to kill too many people and bear those 'karma'. Just let me calm down. I have to revise my plans again."
"Master, many of the things in your notes happened within this year, but you couldn't move. I can't get away either. Moreover, my strength is too low and many plans cannot be completed."
"I can't help it. I feel like the world is targeting me and won't let me interfere in some things. Let's leave it like this for now. I'll also organize the knowledge I've learned in the past two years. Tell Ningguang to come over tomorrow night. There are still many things that need to be handed over to her."
A week later, the news of the Liyue competition spread all over Teyvat. The special edition mountain bikes that the foreign players got were sold at a sky-high price when they returned to their home countries.
Some players who were short of money chose to sell it and became rich. This kind of gift, which is limited to 10,000 units, has a certain collection value.
The medals of the two divine artifacts and one immortal artifact are also talked about with relish, but they can only be sold after 100 years, which makes many collectors very regretful.
Others were very interested in the "remote audio and video simultaneous interpretation technology." Unfortunately, all the equipment was recovered and could not be brought out of Liyue, so they had no way to copy it.
What attracted more attention was the topic of the Rock King's seal and the treasure-stealing group. The young master of Xuanyuan Trading Company became a popular figure in the eyes of many families in Teyvat.
Young, rich, powerful, and familiar with Emperor Yanwang, and the fact that he had only been suppressed for a year was just a spur for a long-lived immortal descendant like him. If someone from his family married him, it would at least guarantee the prosperity of his family for hundreds of years.
As for the treasure-stealing group, almost everyone in the country hated them. They were harassed by the treasure-stealing group more than once or twice. Some families in their own country also had many people's graves dug up by the treasure-stealing group. They were all waiting for the young master of Xuanyuan Trading Company to take action in a year.
After all, the death of his parents and the digging of his ancestral graves were more or less related to the treasure-stealing group. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a blood feud.
......
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