Chapter 128

Under the dignified gaze of Captain Jean, Klee immediately sold out Takumi.

"Brother Takumi made it for me."

"Brother Takumi said it's a pity that bombs can't fly. A good bouncing bomb should be powerful enough to blow up a mountain one by one."

"Also, Brother Takumi said that when the bomb explodes, it would be amazing if it turned into a mushroom cloud."

"If it explodes in water, all the lake water should be blasted out, and all the fish should be washed ashore."

Upon hearing Klee's words, Jean immediately held her forehead. 

This was bad. Klee had really picked up some dangerous ideas from Takumi.

If Jean were the type to curse, she probably would have already done so.

What on earth had happened to Klee?

What kind of nonsense was this?

Moreover, Jean could vividly imagine the words coming straight from Klee's mouth—how terrifying these ideas were!

Thinking of this, Jean suddenly felt uneasy.

If she wasn't careful, Mondstadt might one day be blown to pieces by this little troublemaker.

No, she had to restrain Klee more in the future.

At the same time, she couldn't help but complain inwardly.

What exactly had Takumi been teaching Klee?

This also reminded Jean of what Albedo had once told her.

But she had allowed Takumi to teach Klee because she liked her.

She hadn't considered the consequences at all.

Now, it seemed Klee hadn't just gone on a trip—she had gone to Liyue for training.

After sighing, Jean decided not to be too strict this time. 

She didn't immediately order Klee to be confined.

After all, Klee had brought her friends back to visit.

So, she would let her go this time.

At the same time, she observed the effectiveness of these new weapons Klee had brought back.

Could these weapons also be used by Vision holders with other elements?

Could ordinary people use them too?

If so…

"Klee, come tell me about these weapons."

"Can anyone use them?"

Jean started questioning Klee.

Hearing Jean's question, Klee nodded excitedly.

"Yes! Anyone can use them!"

This time, Jean smiled in relief.

"Then, Klee, I have a task for you."

Since these weapons could be used by anyone, Jean wouldn't let this opportunity go to waste.

If these bombs could be utilized by ordinary people, then they would have a way to deal with Stormterror.

With this thought, Jean decided to ask Klee for help with these weapons.

But Klee didn't actually know how to make them.

She could make bombs just fine.

But as for the bazooka's design—that was something Takumi had helped her with.

So, there was nothing she could do.

She only had a few left in her possession.

Hearing Klee say this, Jean felt a little disappointed.

Still, she asked Klee for one, planning to have the knights try to replicate it.

After all, if they could reverse engineer it, it wouldn't be too difficult.

Mondstadt's alchemy was highly advanced.

Not to mention they had a genius from Sumeru on their side.

If they wanted to replicate it, there shouldn't be much of a problem, right?

With that settled, Klee was free to play with her friends.

Meanwhile, Jean had to discuss how to handle Stormterror.

And Klee… seemed to have forgotten something?

But after thinking for a moment, she decided it wasn't important and left it alone.

With Qiqi and Yaoyao, she ran off to find Diona.

On a beach near Starsnatch Cliff, a blonde-haired girl stood, staring blankly at the unknown life form she had just caught.

She was contemplating whether she should roast it or not.

Without a doubt, this was Lumine.

In other words, this was where the story truly began.

However, Takumi knew nothing about this.

And if he and Klee were heading to Mondstadt, it would take some time before they arrived.

Meanwhile, over at Windrise, a green figure suddenly materialized.

As he took form, the surrounding wind seemed to cheer and dance around him.

It was Venti.

"Hmm, seems like I've been asleep for a while."

After glancing around and gathering information from the flowing wind, Venti muttered to himself.

He wondered what was happening in Mondstadt now.

With that thought, he turned into a breeze and disappeared from sight.

Takumi had no idea about any of this.

At that moment, he was still deeply engrossed in his books, unable to pull himself away.

It took nearly a week for Takumi to finish reading everything Zhongli had given him.

After finally finishing the books, Takumi slumped back in his seat.

For a moment, he didn't know what to think.

His eyes flickered with blue light from time to time.

A special symbol glowed faintly.

After regaining his senses, Takumi sat up straight.

"Tsk tsk tsk… these books were really something."

By now, Takumi had fully absorbed all the knowledge they contained.

This included the martial arts techniques given by Zhongli.

Now, he was also an expert in combat.

The power of the Herrscher of Reason was truly remarkable.

Takumi had learned a great deal with ease.

In terms of alchemy and mechanics, he had essentially reached the pinnacle of Teyvat's knowledge.

Moreover, the mechanical techniques he had discovered had surprised him.

Most of them had been left behind by Khaenri'ah.

Things like advanced constructs and automata—Takumi could now create them with ease.

Not to mention other incredible discoveries.

He had to admit, Khaenri'ah's knowledge was truly beyond belief.

The things Zhongli had provided had been immensely helpful.

Thinking about this, Takumi waved his hand.

In an instant, blank sheets of paper appeared before him.

Then, activating the power of the Herrscher of Reason, words and diagrams began to appear on the pages.

Takumi still remembered his promise to Beidou.

If that was the case, it was time to put these designs to paper.

Before long, Takumi had filled numerous pages with schematics and notes.

These were blueprints for battleships.

Additionally, he had included designs for cargo ships and other vessels.

These cargo ships were even equipped with high-tech automated defenses.

The energy source for these machines was pure elemental power.

The elemental crystals he had previously produced could be used as their core power source.

This was something Takumi had developed after extensive modifications.

The reason he equipped cargo ships with defenses was to counter pirate threats.

Of course, installing them was optional.

Beyond that, Takumi had also designed a line of battleships.

These ships were even more formidable.

In addition to high-tech defenses, Takumi had incorporated laser-based weaponry.

As for their power source, he planned to use Chaos Hearth energy.

That particular technology felt akin to something from Khaenri'ah.

After all, many of these ideas had originated from Khaenri'ah's advanced research.