Chapter 66

The production of automobiles must increase.

Otherwise, there might be shortages in the future.

Automatic production lines are crucial.

But there's no rush for now.

It won't be easy for everyone to get their driver's license.

After all, not everyone is as talented as Hu Tao, who can master things just by watching once.

After confirming everything was in order, Takumi felt relieved.

He didn't stay much longer.

Instead, he turned around and left.

Leaving Shenhe and Cloud Retainer behind, unsure of what to say.

Takumi returned to Wangshu Inn and arranged a room for Shenhe.

He placed her room directly next to his own.

After completing the arrangements, Takumi continued drinking tea.

Not long after, Shenhe also returned.

Seeing this, Takumi handed her the room key.

"Shenhe, for now, you'll stay next to me."

"You don't have to do anything today. Just rest."

Hearing Takumi's words, Shenhe nodded.

She took the key without saying much and walked into her assigned room.

At that moment, Keqing arrived.

"Takumi, the materials for the high-voltage towers have arrived."

"Come check if they meet your requirements."

Hearing this, Takumi quickly stood up.

"Let's go!"

With that, Takumi walked outside.

Just as he was about to leave, Shenhe suddenly followed.

Keqing, noticing her presence, was slightly stunned.

"Takumi, who is she?"

She was puzzled. Why was there suddenly another person?

Takumi introduced her.

"This is Shenhe."

"Ganyu's junior."

"Cloud Retainer's apprentice."

"For now, she'll be my assistant."

"I can't keep relying on you for everything."

Hearing this, Keqing paused for a moment before nodding.

It made sense. Having an assistant would make things easier for Takumi.

But could this adeptus really handle it?

Looking at her cold demeanor, Keqing wondered if she could interact well with others.

However, she didn't ask further.

The group walked outside, where several dump trucks were parked in an open space.

At that moment, the Qianyan Army members who had been driving were sitting together, chatting.

Seeing Takumi and Keqing approach, they quickly stood up and greeted them.

Takumi climbed onto one of the dump trucks.

He inspected the materials carefully.

After confirming that everything was in order, he jumped down.

"No issues."

"Move them to Mingyun Village."

"Make sure they are properly placed before we start assembling the high-voltage towers."

The materials had been forged according to Takumi's specifications, so there were no problems.

Keqing nodded and immediately took action.

Seeing this, Takumi quickly stopped her.

"Keqing, wait."

"Take Shenhe with you."

"She'll be my assistant, so teach her how things work."

"Shenhe, is that alright?"

Keqing, who had been about to leave, turned her gaze toward Shenhe.

Hearing Takumi's request, Shenhe nodded.

"Alright."

That single word conveyed her acceptance.

Seeing this, Keqing didn't hesitate and turned to Shenhe.

"Follow me."

Without a word, Shenhe followed silently.

Meanwhile, the drivers boarded their trucks and started the engines, heading to their destination.

Over the following days, Keqing guided Shenhe, familiarizing her with the operations in Guili Plains.

If Takumi needed her help, she had to know what to do.

At the same time, Shenhe was introduced to others.

Upon learning of her identity, most treated her with great respect.

However, Shenhe remained as cold as ever.

After a few days, she finally got the hang of things.

Meanwhile, more materials for the high-voltage towers arrived.

The cement piers were also completed.

Construction could now begin.

Takumi had to oversee the work himself.

Since he had personally designed the towers, he wanted to ensure the first few were built correctly.

Once the first and second towers were completed, the rest would be easy.

Takumi drove to Mingyun Village with Shenhe and Klee.

During the past few days, Klee had met Shenhe.

However, she found her cold and difficult to approach.

So, she could only observe her from a distance.

She even thought Shenhe was scary.

Because her voice was deep and serious.

Shenhe, on the other hand, liked Klee.

She found her very cute.

But she didn't know how to express it, so she simply maintained her usual stoic expression.

As a result, Klee was a little afraid of her.

Takumi noticed this and found it amusing.

It was interesting, to say the least.

Bringing both Klee and Shenhe, Takumi soon arrived at the power station.

By then, many workers were already present.

Keqing was also there.

Seeing Takumi arrive, everyone greeted him.

"Has the assembly started?"

"Have the materials been checked?"

"Is everything in order?"

"Do you all have Wind Gliders with you?"

"Have you practiced using them?"

Takumi wasn't willing to take risks when it came to construction at high altitudes.

So, he had made it mandatory for all workers to be proficient in Wind Gliding.

If anyone fell, they had to deploy their Wind Gliders immediately.

Safety was the top priority.

Hearing Takumi's questions, everyone quickly nodded.

"Yes."

"All of them are alchemists, and they're skilled with Wind Gliders."

Keqing answered on behalf of the workers.

Although these alchemists didn't have Visions, they had magic within them and were capable of handling Wind Gliding.

Since there were no issues, Takumi gave the order.

"Then let's begin."

"Start assembling the materials."

The high-voltage towers only needed to be assembled, screwed, and welded together.

For the alchemists, this wasn't too difficult.

The real challenge was lifting the heavy materials into place.

In the end, they used a simple yet effective method—pulley systems—to hoist materials up.

Fortunately, the towers weren't too tall.

At most, they reached the height of a ten-story building.

That was manageable.

With Takumi's command, everyone got to work.

They began lifting and assembling the materials.

Each tower's components had been pre-sorted by the drivers.

Now, they just needed to be assembled piece by piece.

Takumi didn't join in directly.

Instead, he took Klee to check on the power station.

There, workers were busy installing electrical crystals.

Soon, they would construct massive batteries using these electrical crystals to store power.

At the moment, workers were carefully arranging and securing each crystal in place.