Chapter 60

After Hu Tao received the certificate of deposit, she immediately waved it in front of Zhongli with joy.

"Zhongli, I'll keep this money for you."

"You used to spend my money, and now it's time to make up for it."

Seeing this scene, Zhongli felt a bit helpless.

He knew it.

Sure enough, this sum of money was already targeted by Hu Tao.

After thinking about it carefully, Zhongli simply decided not to argue with her.

Let her take it.

He had spent quite a lot of money at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Although 30 million Mora was a considerable amount, it wasn't enough for him to buy an antique.

Compared to the expenses incurred at the parlor, this amount was insignificant.

Most importantly, now that Hu Tao had taken his money, he wouldn't feel guilty when sending future bills to the funeral parlor.

It seemed like a fair exchange.

As for Keqing, she was slightly disappointed when she saw that Zhongli showed no reaction.

She had been expecting a different outcome.

Something was off.

After pondering for a while, Keqing chose not to stay any longer and left.

Not long after, she returned and handed a letter to Hu Tao.

"Go back to Liyue Harbor and give this to Yanfei."

"She'll arrange for your driver's license."

Hearing Keqing's words, Hu Tao beamed with excitement.

"Thank you~!"

Putting the letter away, Hu Tao was thrilled.

The next step was to wait for Takumi to finish and get her car.

She was looking forward to it.

What kind of car would Takumi give her?

After sitting for ten minutes, Hu Tao couldn't stand it anymore.

She ran off.

"Takumi, where's my car?"

Takumi, who was busy, sighed upon hearing Hu Tao's voice.

This girl was so impatient.

Zhongli followed behind her.

Takumi glanced at the work in front of him.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to take a break.

Might as well get this done now.

Thinking of this, Takumi spoke.

"Follow me."

With that, he walked toward an open space in the distance.

Hu Tao's eyes sparkled with excitement as she quickly followed.

Upon reaching the clearing, Takumi turned to Hu Tao and asked:

"What color do you want your car?"

Hearing Takumi's question, Hu Tao's eyes lit up.

"Black!!"

She answered without hesitation.

Takumi nodded and activated his power.

In an instant, an off-road vehicle with a bold and domineering appearance materialized before them.

It resembled a Land Rover from Takumi's previous life.

Seeing the car, Hu Tao's eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Not bad!!"

The car looked amazing.

After creating the vehicle, Takumi explained its features to Hu Tao.

"This car can be driven directly to Wuwang Hill."

"If you had a normal car, it would be difficult to drive up there."

"Regular vehicles would struggle on mountain roads and get scratched."

"This one is different."

"You can go wherever there's a path."

Hearing this, Hu Tao became even more excited.

"That's perfect!"

"I love it!"

A car that could drive up Wuwang Hill?

How convenient!

Thinking about it, Hu Tao became increasingly eager.

Zhongli looked at the car Takumi had made.

He was also impressed.

"Make one for me too."

A more comfortable ride, indeed.

Bigger and better.

Hearing this, Takumi didn't know how to respond.

But since the emperor had spoken, he had no choice but to comply.

So, with a flick of his hand, another car appeared.

This one was amber-colored.

Very fitting for Zhongli.

Zhongli nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad."

"Take off my license plate and put it on this one."

"I don't want the old car anymore."

As they say, new love replaces the old.

Previously, he had refused to drive when Hu Tao offered.

But now? He had no hesitation.

Hearing his words, Takumi was speechless.

"Alright, you can register it later."

"As for your old car, let the Qianyan Army take it back."

"Just get a new license plate."

Abandoning the old car?

That didn't seem right.

After thinking it through, Zhongli nodded.

That was fine.

It could still be useful at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

After all, it was free.

Meanwhile, Hu Tao was impatiently opening the car door and getting inside.

Checking the interior, her eyes sparkled with excitement.

It was spacious.

Bigger than the car Zhongli had driven before.

But the controls were similar.

Takumi got into the passenger seat and began explaining some of the functions.

Not that an explanation was really needed.

Everything was labeled clearly.

"What's this?"

Hu Tao pointed to a small cage beside the seat, noticing a pipe attached to it.

Takumi chuckled.

"Oh, that? When the weather gets hot, you can put a small slime inside."

"The cold air it emits will circulate through the pipes and cool the entire car."

"You won't feel hot at all."

That's right.

This was the Teyvat version of air conditioning.

The cage was sealed with only a pipe leading out.

The pipe would continuously draw the cold air from the slime and distribute it throughout the vehicle.

There were similar mechanisms in other cars, but they weren't widely used yet.

The cage was designed safely, ensuring that even if the slime exploded, it wouldn't harm the occupants.

Takumi demonstrated it to Hu Tao.

"You can use fire slimes in winter and ice slimes in summer."

"Once inside, activate this mechanism to secure them."

He pressed a button, and the cage retracted neatly.

Seeing this, Hu Tao's eyes widened in amazement.

"Oh?"

"That's pretty clever."

This was interesting.

No need to worry about hot summers anymore.

Perfect.

If anything happened to the slime—

Like an explosion—

The residue could simply be cleaned up.

Not a big issue.

Besides, slime condensates were valuable alchemy materials.

"I see."

"So that cage is for slimes?"

"I thought it was for something else."

Zhongli also came to a realization.

He had examined the car Takumi gave him before.

But he hadn't understood the purpose of this feature.

He had assumed it was just for decoration.

Turns out, it was meant to hold slimes.

Well, that made sense.

He could catch a few baby slimes and store them inside.

Larger ones wouldn't fit.

Smaller slimes were just right.

Especially the newly hatched ones.

The cold emitted by a tiny ice slime was enough to cool the entire car.

Not too cold, just the right temperature.