Chapter 272

Most of Liyue's Qianyan Army had been dispatched to Guiliyuan.

If you looked closely, you would notice that there were no longer any Qianyan Army patrols in Liyue Harbor. 

The patrol teams had all been reassigned to Guiliyuan.

Because of this, Ningguang was facing a dilemma.

She suggested that Takumi form his own army.

After listening to Keqing's explanation, Takumi thought for a moment before saying:

"Then let's proceed."

"Issue an official announcement across all of Liyue."

"The Qianyan Army is recruiting."

"Have Baiwen post the announcement through the proper channels."

"Find a location to begin recruitment."

Hearing this, Keqing nodded.

"Understood."

"I'll handle the arrangements."

She was about to leave to gather people for carrying the books when Takumi stopped her.

"Wait a moment!"

"Aren't there retired members of the Qianyan Army?"

Hearing Takumi's question, Keqing was slightly puzzled.

"There are."

"Why do you ask?"

Takumi pondered for a while before saying:

"Reassign security duties at the banks, radio stations, and patrols."

"Have retired Qianyan Army members take over."

"Sign job contracts with them."

"They can handle guarding these places."

"There's no need for active-duty Qianyan Army soldiers to be stationed there."

Since the Qianyan Army was already short on manpower, removing unnecessary postings would help.

Hearing Takumi's plan, Keqing was stunned.

"Is that really okay?"

"What if someone tries to break in?"

Takumi nodded confidently.

"It's not a problem."

"The structures we're building now aren't like those in Liyue Harbor."

"Ordinary people won't be able to break into these places."

"And if an exceptionally strong individual tries, the Qianyan Army wouldn't be able to stop them anyway."

"Instead, having retired Qianyan Army members take over these security roles will work just fine."

"Even if they're older, as long as they're strong, they can handle the job."

"They can work as patrol guards or security personnel."

"For instance, our General Affairs Department doesn't need active Qianyan Army members as guards."

"Who would dare to cause trouble here?"

"There's no need to waste soldiers in such places."

The Qianyan Army in Liyue functioned more like security guards in many ways.

Having squads stationed at the General Affairs Department and at the banks was excessive.

What a waste of manpower.

After hearing Takumi's reasoning, Keqing thought about it for a moment and realized he had a valid point.

Indeed, there was no need to assign Qianyan Army soldiers to these locations.

She had simply been following Liyue Harbor's long-standing practices.

"Alright!"

"I'll arrange it immediately."

She planned to discuss this with the leader of the Qianyan Army.

With that, Keqing left.

Soon after, several assistants arrived and carried out stacks of books.

Meanwhile, Takumi continued writing his planning documents.

One of his major projects was the construction of a large hospital.

Small pharmacies were not enough.

A larger facility was needed.

After drafting the plan, Takumi called for one of his assistants.

Shortly after, a young woman arrived at his office.

"Deliver this."

"Hand it over to the engineering team."

"Tell them to start building a large hospital."

"Here's the blueprint."

"I've already chosen the location."

"Pass it to the engineering team leader."

As he spoke, Takumi handed over a thick stack of documents.

The assistant nodded.

"Understood, Lord Takumi."

"I'll deliver this right away."

Taking the documents, she left immediately.

Takumi stretched, feeling satisfied with his progress.

For now, that was enough.

Next, he planned to introduce more recreational activities for the citizens.

Mahjong, basketball, and soccer.

Perhaps even a sports park.

With that in mind, Takumi headed to the large-scale city model next door.

Looking at the model, he immediately began designing a new project.

He added a hospital and a sports park.

The sports park's final location was still undecided.

That could be arranged later.

For now, the hospital took priority.

Additionally, he planned various other urban developments.

Previously, he had allocated space for parks.

Now, he decided to construct a stadium within one of those parks.

Improving public facilities was a key step forward.

After working for a while and finalizing multiple plans, Takumi nodded in satisfaction.

Checking the time, he saw that it was time to finish work.

Takumi stepped out of his office.

He would have a meal and then decide whether to continue working or take a break.

Taking out his phone, he checked the group chat.

Keqing had sent several work-related updates.

Takumi scratched his head.

To be honest, he still wasn't fully accustomed to this system.

Previously, everything had been communicated in person.

Now, work matters were being sent directly in the group chat.

There was no need to summon people in person anymore.

Takumi wasn't the only one struggling to adapt—so was Ningguang.

She could have simply received updates through the chat.

Yet she still preferred hearing them from Keqing in person.

It seemed it would take a while for everyone to get used to this system.

Meanwhile, Barbara had completely embraced it.

She had become the most active member in the chat.

Even now, during mealtime, she was still chatting away.

Her main conversation partner? Hu Tao.

Looking at the 999+ unread messages, Takumi was amazed.

He hadn't expected Barbara to be this type of person.

With a slight chuckle, he put his phone away.

After dinner, he would finish his remaining tasks and then relax for a bit.

With that thought, Takumi headed to Xiangling's restaurant.

By now, the place was bustling.

Lumine and Paimon were busy helping out.

Seeing Takumi arrive, Lumine wasn't surprised.

Whenever Noelle didn't cook, Takumi would show up here.

Recently, Noelle hadn't been cooking as much.

She was preoccupied with supervising the younger ones.

During the day, the kids played around, and at night, they helped out at the store.

At this moment, who knew where Klee had gone with her bombs?

After all, she had just received them from Takumi.

Takumi went upstairs to the private dining area.

Inside, Kamisato Ayaka was already seated.

She was playing with her phone, messaging someone.

Probably someone from Inazuma.

Maybe her older brother.

Seeing Takumi arrive, Ayaka quickly put down her phone and greeted him.

At that moment, she looked just like a proper noble lady.

Especially in that elegant outfit.