Chapter 400

Takumi didn't know what Shenhe was thinking.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the taste, Takumi nodded and set the potted herbs aside.

When Ganyu arrived, he would give them to her.

For now, he needed to take care of matters in the medicine garden first.

Thinking of this, Takumi sat down and took out his phone, sending a message to Keqing, asking her to come over.

Keqing was puzzled when she received the message, but she arrived shortly after.

"What's up?" Keqing asked directly upon arriving.

Takumi got straight to the point.

"Let's designate an area in Luhua Pool. I plan to build a large medicine garden there. I'll go over later to plan everything."

As the person responsible for land management, Keqing needed to be informed.

Hearing Takumi's words, Keqing was momentarily stunned.

"A medicine garden? You want to cultivate medicinal plants there? That's unlikely... The land there..."

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly realized—this man had the power of the Geo Archon.

Fertile land was merely a matter of time for him.

Takumi smiled.

"Sucrose has developed a medicine that can cure colds. A single vial of the potion extracted from this herb can heal a cold instantly. So, I plan to establish a medicine garden there, along with a pharmaceutical factory. I wanted to inform you first."

Keqing nodded in understanding.

"Got it. I'll handle the formalities for you. But there aren't any power lines in that area. Will you need to build a power station? That sounds troublesome."

Luhua Pool wasn't connected to the main power grid.

Hearing this, Takumi smirked.

"No problem. There's a Blazing Heart Tree over there. I'll set up a thermal power station. It won't be an issue."

Keqing froze for a moment.

Using a Blazing Heart Tree to generate electricity?

She didn't know how to respond.

Fine.

Since Takumi had decided, she had nothing to add.

"Alright! Do as you wish. I'll make the arrangements."

With that, Keqing turned and left.

After settling the matter, Takumi turned to Shenhe.

"Shenhe, I'm heading to Luhua Pool to set up the power station first."

Shenhe nodded.

"Alright. Take care."

After explaining things to her, Takumi walked outside, preparing to leave.

Just as he was about to depart, Hu Tao suddenly dropped from the sky in a vehicle.

"Oh? Takumi, are you heading out? Where are you going?" Hu Tao asked, her eyes lighting up with curiosity.

Seeing her excitement, Takumi greeted her.

"Hu Tao. What's up?"

She had shown up so suddenly—did she need something?

Hu Tao grinned mischievously.

"I came to hang out with you! Where are you going? Take me with you!"

"Last time, you ran off to Mondstadt without telling me. Hmph! Not treating me like a friend, huh?"

She pouted dramatically.

Takumi gave her a side glance.

"You're always busy. How was I supposed to call you? Anyway, I'm heading to Luhua Pool. If you want to come, then follow me."

With that, Takumi started his motorcycle and took off, heading toward Luhua Pool.

Hearing this, Hu Tao was excited and quickly followed.

After catching up with Takumi, Hu Tao was confused.

"Why are we going there? Is there something fun? I remember the scenery being nice... Oh, and there are a lot of crabs. Are we going crab hunting?"

She didn't see anything particularly special about Luhua Pool.

Listening to her chatter, Takumi began explaining.

"I'm building a medicine garden there. Right now, I'm setting up a power station. The Blazing Heart Tree will be a great energy source."

Hu Tao's eyes widened.

"Goodness. You're really using the Blazing Heart Tree for power generation?"

"As expected of you! But wouldn't Electro trees be better for generating electricity? Too bad we don't have any here."

She sighed dramatically.

The Electro Trees in Sumeru were supposedly the best power sources.

Hu Tao had visited Liyue's current power plants—hydroelectric dams, wind turbines, even slime-based thermal power generation.

But the best method, by far, was the Electro Tree.

Takumi nodded in agreement.

"True. Electro Trees are the best energy source, but we work with what we have. Everything except the Cryo Tree is useful. That thing is only good as a refrigerator."

As they chatted, they flew toward Luhua Pool.

Guiliyuan was separated from Luhua Pool by a mountain, so the journey was fast.

Soon, they arrived at Luhua Pool.

Takumi parked his bike at the entrance of a cave.

Inside was the Blazing Heart Tree.

Standing at the cave's entrance, Takumi could already feel the intense heat coming from within.

Without hesitation, he activated his abilities.

First, he widened the cave entrance—at least enough to let vehicles pass through.

Boom!

The ground rumbled as the terrain reshaped itself.

Hu Tao was stunned.

"So simple and direct?!"

Takumi ignored her reaction and continued working.

After adjusting the entrance, he flew into the sky, scanning for a suitable exit point.

Hu Tao was shocked.

"Wait—you can fly?! Then why even ride a motorcycle?!"

Takumi ignored her comment and hovered above the area.

Spotting a suitable location, he sealed one of the cave's exits and built a power storage facility on top.

Once that was complete, he turned his attention to the Blazing Heart Tree inside the cave.

The intense heat from the tree was overwhelming, indicating that it had already awakened.

Now, it was time to harness its energy.