Chapter 279

The time came to the next morning.

After Takumi got up, Klee and the other little ones were already waiting.

"Good morning, Brother Takumi!"

"Come and have breakfast."

"Then I want to play the game you prepared, Brother Takumi~!"

She couldn't wait.

If Noelle hadn't held her back, Klee would have already woken Takumi up.

Hearing Klee's words, Takumi felt a little helpless.

She really has an endless amount of energy.

"Alright, alright. Just wait a moment."

After saying that, Takumi sat down with Shen He and started eating breakfast.

Keqing had already gone out.

As for Ayaka Kamisato, she seemed to be practicing swordsmanship outside.

Qiqi wasn't there either.

She had probably been dragged out to practice together.

Ayaka Kamisato trained with her sword every morning outside the house.

Meanwhile, Qiqi, the little zombie, didn't need much sleep at night.

So every morning, she would already be downstairs.

Over time, the two of them started practicing together regularly.

Sometimes, when Keqing wasn't busy, she would also spar with Ayaka, exchanging techniques.

Now, Keqing was also learning Gu Yun-style swordsmanship from Qiqi.

She was trying to incorporate it into her current sword style.

But since she was usually very busy, she didn't have much time to practice.

After breakfast, Shen He went off to work.

Takumi then took Klee and the others outside.

Looking at the open space next to the manor, Takumi activated his power.

A basketball court was built instantly.

At the same time, on the other side, a tennis court appeared as well.

Seeing the new courts, Yaoyao looked puzzled.

"Brother Takumi, isn't this what's being built in the park?"

"It looks just like the construction projects over there."

Hearing her question, Takumi nodded.

"That's right!"

"They're building courts there as well."

"In the future, basketball will be popularized."

With that, a basketball appeared in Takumi's hand.

He dribbled it a few times, ensuring the feel was just right.

Then, he created a few more basketballs.

"This is called basketball."

Takumi then proceeded to teach the little girls how to play.

In addition to basketball, he also introduced them to tennis.

However, it quickly became apparent that basketball wasn't very popular among them.

Once the tennis balls came out, everyone ran over to play tennis instead.

Klee even asked Takumi if he could make the basketball look like a bouncing bomb.

Hearing Klee's terrifying request, Takumi immediately refused without hesitation.

"Absolutely not!"

"If others saw that, they'd be scared out of their minds."

"A lot of people have seen your bouncing bombs before."

"Wouldn't they panic if they saw something that looked just like it?"

Making a basketball look like a bouncing bomb?

Klee was already infamous in Guiliyuan for her love of blowing up fish.

Many people had witnessed her running around with bombs.

If Takumi actually turned tennis balls into bouncing bombs…

Who would dare play with them?

Especially the fishermen—some of them already had a psychological fear of bombs after seeing Klee in action.

If they saw something that looked even remotely like one, they would definitely run for their lives.

Hearing Takumi's refusal, Klee's face filled with disappointment.

"Aww… alright!"

She looked dejected.

Seeing her reaction, Takumi chuckled.

"Alright, don't be sad."

"In the future, I'll make something special just for you."

"Maybe a deck of cards with Dodoco printed on them."

Hearing this, Klee's face immediately lit up with excitement.

With that, everyone enthusiastically began playing.

Watching them play, Takumi felt satisfied.

It was going well.

Now, he needed to spread these games across Liyue.

Producing basketballs wouldn't be a problem.

He just needed to announce the rules.

As for mahjong, Liyue had plenty of ores.

Sculptors could easily carve mahjong tiles from ore.

Meanwhile, automatic mahjong tables could be produced in the mechanical workshop.

Speaking of which, Takumi decided to check on the mechanical workshop.

He was curious about how their airplane project was coming along.

Thinking this, Takumi left Klee and the others to continue playing and headed out.

Riding his motorcycle, he first stopped by the General Affairs Department.

He explained mahjong and basketball to the others, leaving instructions for them to handle the distribution later.

Then, he made his way to the mechanical workshop.

Upon arriving, Takumi immediately spotted a newly built airplane.

It was undergoing final adjustments.

Seeing Takumi, True Lord also stepped forward.

"Perfect timing."

"The blueprints you gave me have been completed."

"I was planning to inform you, but you showed up on your own."

"Come take a look—it might actually fly."

"The engineers took apart a lot of Ruin Hunters to piece it together."

At the end of her sentence, she couldn't help but complain.

The airplane was practically built from salvaged Ruin Hunter parts.

If they had to manufacture everything themselves, they wouldn't have been able to pull it off.

They still had a long way to go.

But if this prototype worked, they would just need to refine their techniques.

That would be a huge step forward.

Hearing this, Takumi turned his attention to the airplane.

"Did you follow the design exactly?"

True Lord nodded.

"Yes, it's based on your blueprint."

"Everything should be fine."

"But we won't know for sure until we test it."

She didn't try to hide anything.

It was built exactly according to Takumi's specifications.

So theoretically, there shouldn't be any major problems.

If the engineers had come up with their own designs, there might have been complications.

But since they used Takumi's blueprint and salvaged parts from Ruin Hunters, it should be functional.

To acquire some of the materials, True Lord had even stepped in herself.

Hearing her response, Takumi nodded.

"I'll check out the production workshop next."

"I'll be back later."

After saying that, he turned and left.

The production workshop was where all mechanical creations were manufactured.

Anything that needed to be built was assembled there.

For example, all the various vehicles were researched and developed in this workshop.

Once a blueprint was complete, it would be sent to a separate factory for mass production.

Building a mahjong table only required a small team.

As soon as the mechanical workshop figured out the mechanisms, production could be fully automated.

Many of Liyue's manufacturing processes were already automated.

True Lord had played a huge role in advancing automated production.

Just like her automatic frying machine for cooking.