Chapter 126

Klee looked at Takumi curiously.

"Brother Takumi, why are you saying this?"

Seeing Klee, Takumi smiled.

"If, ah, the problem can't be solved, you can find the Anemo Archon. The Anemo Archon is easy to talk to. As long as you give him a bottle of cider, he can help you with a lot of things."

"Stormterror, however, is Mondstadt's East Wind Dragon, one of the Four Winds' guardians. He was merely corrupted by a poisonous dragon."

Hearing Takumi's words, Klee's eyes widened.

"Is that so?"

This time, Klee was no longer calm. She hurriedly said, "No, I'm going to tell Captain Jean about this! Brother Takumi, let's go! Let's go back to Mondstadt now!"

After saying this, she was about to run off with Qiqi and Yaoyao. Seeing this, Takumi immediately stopped her and said:

"Klee, wait a minute. Yaoyao, take Qiqi over and talk to Keqing. Then ask Keqing to contact Ganyu for help. Otherwise, Ganyu will be worried if you suddenly run to Mondstadt."

Takumi stopped the three reckless little girls.

Hearing Takumi's instructions, Yaoyao nodded hurriedly. "I got it, Brother Takumi. I'll go find Sister Keqing with Qiqi."

After saying this, Klee ran out with Yaoyao and the others. They went directly to Keqing.

Takumi didn't think much of it. After taking a sip of tea, he lowered his head and continued reading his books.

Klee quickly found someone to ask where Keqing was. Then, she went straight to her and explained their plan to go to Mondstadt.

Hearing Klee's words, Keqing frowned. "You're going to Mondstadt? Qiqi, are you going too?"

Qiqi nodded. "Qiqi is going. Going with Klee."

Hearing this, Keqing sighed. "But Mondstadt is currently facing another dragon disaster. Are you sure you want to go?"

Qiqi immediately nodded again, her tone firm. "Go!"

"Brother Takumi already agreed. Klee is taking Qiqi as a guest."

Hearing this, Keqing sighed. "Alright then, but be careful."

Since Klee had already pulled Takumi into the plan, there was no point in stopping them.

At this time, Yaoyao spoke up. "Sister Keqing, please tell Sister Ganyu that Yaoyao is also going to Mondstadt to play. Tell her not to worry."

Keqing nodded. "I'll let her know later."

It was just a small matter, not a big problem.

Seeing that Keqing agreed, the three girls wasted no time. Klee went straight to a member of the Knights of Favonius to arrange their departure. Conveniently, there was a carriage heading toward Qingce Village. From there, they could take another transport to Mondstadt.

If they could drive themselves, they would have already left.

After reading books for an entire day, Takumi stretched. Just as he was about to go out for a meal, Keqing walked in.

"Takumi, the people of Snezhnaya want to open a bank in Liyue as well. What do you think about this?"

Hearing her words, Takumi raised an eyebrow. Remembering his previous conversation with Zhongli, he pondered for a moment before responding.

"Let them open it if they want. It doesn't matter, as long as they don't cause trouble."

Just let them open it. Once everything was settled, the Fatui would likely be driven out of Liyue anyway. And the bank? It wouldn't be unreasonable to confiscate their assets after they took the Geo Archon's Gnosis.

Keqing frowned, about to say something, but Takumi continued.

"The Geo Archon instructed us not to interfere."

Then, Takumi recounted his discussion with Zhongli.

After hearing Takumi's words, Keqing was stunned. "The Geo Archon… is he really planning to retire?"

Takumi nodded. "Yes. It's already decided. So, discuss this with Ningguang and get her prepared—artillery and all. When the time comes, we will face the enemy alone. We will also use this opportunity to show our strength to the other nations of Teyvat."

Saying this, Takumi smirked slightly.

Since Takumi had given Ningguang a rocket launcher, she had been researching how to improve it. She even asked at the beginning whether it could be made bigger and more powerful.

Takumi, of course, didn't interfere. Instead, he let Ningguang research it on her own.

And she did.

By now, she had probably made significant advancements. Although Takumi didn't know the specifics, Ningguang certainly wouldn't create anything trivial.

In the game, the Jade Chamber could be used like a nuclear bomb. She wouldn't resist the temptation to continue researching such powerful weaponry.

Maybe she already had missiles ready.

After listening to Takumi's words, Keqing nodded with a serious expression. "Understood. I'll inform Ningguang."

With that, she hurried out, found a secluded place, and reported everything to Ningguang.

Upon receiving the news, Ningguang's expression became serious.

Has the Geo Archon truly decided?

Without hesitation, she issued secret orders to stockpile more gunpowder and accelerate the production of rocket launchers.

The time to use them might be approaching.

At the same time, she increased surveillance on the Fatui. While the Geo Archon had told her to demonstrate Liyue's power, this was also a test.

Ningguang was more than ready.

Takumi, of course, knew all of this.

Returning to his usual routine, he wasn't worried about preparing weapons—because he himself was enough.

If he needed something, he could simply project it into existence.

Now, what he wanted most was to continue expanding his knowledge.

The books Zhongli had given him contained a wealth of information, all of which were useful to him.

Among them were even notes on the alchemical techniques of Khaenri'ah. Had Zhongli deliberately included these?

Some of these techniques involved alchemical constructs—similar to how the Raiden Shogun's puppet was created.

To be fair, Khaenri'ah was on the verge of developing artificial intelligence, yet they never created the internet?

That was truly baffling.

Perhaps it was time to explore network technology.

That would depend on Albedo's capabilities.

Albedo was also a product of Khaenri'ah's alchemy. He had inherited much of Khaenri'ah's technology. In the alchemy notes he provided, he likely withheld certain key knowledge.

Takumi's greatest interest now was undoubtedly the study of alchemical constructs.

Perhaps it was time to experiment with creating his own alchemical puppets.