Chapter 196

Takumi handed all the blueprints to the workshop team and left.

As he departed, Cloud Retainer didn't forget to remind him to have a child with Shenhe.

This made Takumi quite frustrated.

How could it happen so fast!?

Takumi chose to ignore her words and simply left on his bike.

Seeing him go, Cloud Retainer sighed.

She really hoped to see a little Shenhe or little Takumi soon.

She had high expectations for Takumi.

After wrapping up at the workshop, Takumi returned home.

As soon as he arrived, Klee ran up and shouted:

"Brother Takumi! Brother Takumi!!"

"No, no, no! That strange lord from Mondstadt is here."

"And he opened a shop right in front of our tavern!!"

"What do we do?! What do we do?!"

Takumi's expression turned strange upon hearing this.

"Little Klee."

"Did you forget something?"

"Your tavern is actually the one that opened across from his."

"Diluc's tavern was there first."

Was this a case of Klee trying to make a complaint first?

Diluc had purchased that place first.

Diona, upon learning about Diluc's tavern, had then chosen to open her own shop right across from him.

Hearing Takumi's words, Klee blinked.

"Ah… this…"

It seemed true!

"Ehhh…"

Klee was stunned.

Seeing her reaction, Takumi chuckled.

"Alright."

"It's not a big deal."

"Diona wanted to challenge Diluc, right?"

"That was her decision."

"But wait, Diluc came in person?"

"Well then, I'll go check it out with you tomorrow."

Takumi couldn't help but smile.

Did Diluc really come in person?

That was interesting.

Hearing this, Klee nodded.

"The strange lord is here, and the renovations are already in progress."

"There are lots of workers helping him."

"They're really fast!"

"Much faster than ours."

Klee enthusiastically told Takumi everything that had happened at the tavern.

Diluc had arrived that day.

He was surprised to see the tavern across from his own.

But upon realizing it was run by Diona and Klee, his expression turned complicated.

In the afternoon, Diluc used his wealth to hire a large number of workers for renovations.

The number of people working on his tavern was several times more than those on Diona's side.

So within a short time, Diluc's tavern was nearly completed.

Klee recounted all these details to Takumi.

Listening to her, Takumi was a bit amused.

"Well, he's rich, after all."

"But it doesn't matter. Your tavern should be ready soon, right?"

"Are the drinks ready?"

Takumi took Klee inside as he asked.

Hearing his question, Klee nodded.

"Everything's ready!"

"Sister Shenhe helped us find a supplier."

"We can get the drinks anytime."

It wasn't Klee who answered but Diona.

Diona had overheard their conversation and couldn't help but speak up.

After hearing her explanation, Takumi nodded.

"Alright, then it's almost time to start business."

"Tomorrow, I'll stop by and install something for you."

"Is the electricity all set up?"

Diona quickly nodded.

"Everything's ready!"

"The renovations are almost finished."

"Just a few final touches left."

She was excited.

Her shop was finally ready.

It was time to open.

That street saw a lot of foot traffic, especially at night.

After all, it was originally a night market area.

People would gather there in the evening to enjoy food and drinks.

Street vendors often set up stalls selling kebabs and other snacks.

There were only two proper taverns there.

But neither had officially opened yet.

Once the taverns opened, many people would surely visit.

Liyue had plenty of residents who enjoyed drinking.

And the tavern would be selling Mondstadt drinks as well.

After confirming the details, Takumi nodded.

He planned to stop by tomorrow.

He would help Diona and the others enhance the atmosphere of the pub.

Around this time, others started returning home.

Since no one had eaten yet, Takumi asked Xiangling to bring over some food.

When Lumine arrived with the meal, Takumi also called out Mona, who had been in her room all day.

"Come eat."

At the dinner table, Takumi casually asked Keqing:

"Keqing, how have phone sales been recently?"

"Are we keeping up with demand?"

Hearing Takumi's question, Keqing, who was focused on her meal, responded while eating:

"Sales have been great."

"All the phones we produce daily are selling out quickly."

"Even people from other regions are trying to buy them."

"The owner of Dawn Winery came by today and ordered a large number of phones for his employees."

"He also bought a lot of cars."

At this, she couldn't help but comment.

"He really is generous."

Diluc had arrived with his people and immediately made several big purchases.

He bought cars, houses, and phones for his employees.

He even went to Liyue Bank to open an account.

Then, he transferred all his funds there.

Not only that, but he also sent people to withdraw all the Mora from his Northland Bank account and move it to Liyue.

Listening to Keqing, Takumi was impressed.

Truly decisive.

It seemed Diluc had already received some information and made his decision accordingly.

Tomorrow would be a good time to meet him.

Perhaps Diluc had long wanted to withdraw his money from the Northland Bank.

After all, he had a deep grudge against the Fatui.

Now that there were better options, why would he keep his money there?

Liyue was far more trustworthy than the Northland Bank.

This was a common belief among many people.

After all, Liyue was ruled by the Geo Archon, the God of Contracts and War.

Liyue was built on trust and solid agreements.

It was the safest place to store wealth.

And the Fatui?

They weren't seen as diplomats.

They were more like terrorists!

"The phones should be ready to export to Mondstadt soon."

"I've already set up a signal tower there."

"Now, workers are helping to expand the grid."

"Mondstadt will soon have everything we have here."

Takumi recalled the agreements he had signed with Jean.

Ningguang had already taken care of the necessary preparations.