Chapter 114

Takumi brought Hu Tao and Shenhe directly to Sucrose.

As soon as they entered, they saw Sucrose bagging some prepared seeds.

Each bag had labels attached, and the entire house was filled with seeds.

When Sucrose saw Takumi arrive, she quickly said:

"Takumi, the seeds are all ready."

"When will you take them over for planting?"

Hearing this, Takumi laughed.

"Perfect timing."

"I came here precisely for that."

"Since the seeds are ready, let's head to Qingce Village tomorrow."

"Some mechanized farming tools have also been prepared."

"By now, the harvest should be done over there."

"We'll go over and set everything up tomorrow."

Hearing this, Sucrose's face lit up with excitement.

"Great."

"I'll come along as well."

"I need to observe whether these seeds can grow in the soil without nutrient solutions."

"If any issues arise, I can make adjustments immediately."

Most of the seeds she cultivated had been artificially stimulated.

That was why they grew so quickly.

She still hadn't figured out how much natural soil affected them.

If there was no effect, then nutrient solutions would still be necessary.

That would mean the current batch of seeds was a failure.

Further improvements would be needed.

Although the seeds could be enhanced with nutrient solutions, it was an inefficient process.

Hearing Sucrose's concerns, Takumi was speechless but didn't think too much about it.

There shouldn't be any problems.

Even if the seeds were artificially enhanced, they should still be able to grow naturally.

Takumi and Shenhe stepped inside to help pack the seeds.

Hu Tao joined in as well.

After learning that these were high-yield seeds, she handled them with extra care.

She knew how important these seeds were for Liyue.

She didn't want to be the one responsible for damaging them.

Once all the seeds were packed, Takumi left with the others.

He headed to the vehicle production workshop.

There, he inspected the newly manufactured harvesters and cultivators.

He had a trailer brought over and loaded the machines onto it.

They needed to be sent to Qingce Village in advance.

If they weren't transported now, Takumi and his group would likely arrive before the equipment did.

Once there, Takumi would also teach the workers how to use the cultivators.

As for the harvesters, it would be best if the Qianyan Army learned how to operate them first.

Ideally, the locals in Qingce Village would learn as well.

That way, Takumi wouldn't have to send people over each time.

However, since the machines would only be used a few times a year, it wouldn't be a big problem if the villagers didn't fully grasp their operation.

The Qianyan Army could always be deployed to assist.

Five harvesters and a dozen cultivators were loaded onto the trailer.

The Qianyan Army took them to Qingce Village.

By the time Takumi arrived, the machines should be ready for testing.

Once everything was arranged, Takumi informed Keqing and the others.

They would leave early the next morning.

In the meantime, Keqing and Ganyu would oversee operations in Guiliyuan.

Keqing had no objections.

She was deeply concerned about Liyue's food supply.

If this project succeeded, it would greatly benefit the entire region.

That night, Hu Tao stayed at Takumi's manor.

The next morning, after breakfast, Takumi set out with Shenhe.

Several young girls also joined them.

Shenhe took the passenger seat.

Takumi planned to pick up Sucrose next.

Hu Tao followed behind in her own car.

When they arrived at the alchemy workshop, a vehicle was already there, fully loaded with seeds.

Just as it was about to depart, Takumi arrived.

"Go ahead."

"I'll bring Sucrose with me."

Takumi said to the driver.

The driver nodded, then climbed into the vehicle and slowly drove away.

"Sucrose, get in."

"I'll take you there."

Takumi called out.

Klee, who was near the window, also waved eagerly.

"Sister Sucrose, get in quickly!"

"Let's go!"

Hearing Takumi and Klee's words, Sucrose quickly packed up.

"Wait a moment!"

She carefully stored her alchemy bottles using her Vision.

Then she climbed into the car.

This was Sucrose's first time riding in a vehicle.

However, she knew these machines had been developed with Albedo's help.

Even though she had never been inside one before, she was well aware of how they worked.

As she sat in the car, she curiously examined the interior.

Meanwhile, Klee chatted excitedly with her.

Qiqi and Yaoyao also joined in the conversation.

Seeing them so engaged, Takumi simply started the car and headed toward Qingce Village.

After Klee finished talking with Sucrose, she turned to Takumi.

"Brother Takumi, is there anything fun in Qingce Village?"

"Are there fish for me to blast?"

When Takumi had previously traveled to Shimen with her, she had heard about Qingce Village.

However, since they had been focused on road construction at the time, they hadn't visited it.

Now that they were actually going, she was curious.

Hearing Klee's question, Takumi sighed.

Could she think about something other than blowing up fish?

There were far more interesting things in Qingce Village.

For instance, the pure water spirit.

Thinking about it, Takumi smirked slightly.

"Yes."

"There's something even better—a flying fish."

"You can blast that instead."

Hearing this, Klee's eyes widened in excitement.

Flying fish?

That sounded amazing!

She could hardly wait.

Sucrose, sitting nearby, suddenly felt a headache coming.

Klee was getting more dangerous by the day.

She definitely couldn't let Klee near her lab in the future.

Then she realized something.

Flying fish?

Could Takumi be referring to the pure water spirit?

She knew a bit about Qingce Village.

Albedo had previously gone there to collect elemental samples from the pure water spirit for research.

Realizing this, Sucrose couldn't help but ask:

"Takumi, are you talking about the pure water spirit?"

If so, they definitely couldn't let Klee try to blow it up.

Albedo had mentioned that pure water spirits were extremely powerful.