Takumi looked at Klee's puzzled gaze and couldn't help murmuring inwardly.
He thought Klee didn't usually visit Albedo.
In other words, he assumed Albedo had simply been forgotten.
After all, lately the girl seemed to have completely forgotten about him.
But now it seemed she still hadn't.
Thinking about it, Klee still needed Albedo to help craft her bombs.
"It's nothing."
"I just thought you hadn't gone to see Albedo recently."
Klee frowned when she heard that.
"Klee did!"
"Klee often goes to big brother Albedo!"
"Klee didn't forget big brother Albedo."
"But big brother Albedo doesn't have time to talk to Klee."
"He's been doing experiments."
When she said that, she looked slightly disappointed.
Albedo was too busy—
lost in experiments, unable to pull himself out.
Takumi laughed softly.
"Well, he is very busy."
"After all, he's constantly studying new knowledge."
"Don't be disappointed, Klee."
"There will be chances to play with Albedo in the future, right?"
Hearing this, Klee nodded.
"Right!"
"There will definitely be a chance!"
"Heehee!"
"By the way, big brother Takumi—"
"Can Klee go play in Sumeru?"
"School hasn't started yet, so Klee wants to visit Nahida."
Klee suddenly remembered and quickly blurted it out.
She wanted to go to Sumeru to play with Nahida.
And maybe bring Sister Elysia along.
Takumi smiled.
"If you want to go, then go."
"It doesn't matter."
"But when you go, remember to contact Nahida first."
"Ask her to pick you up."
"Understand?"
If she wanted to go, he wouldn't stop her.
School would begin in a few days anyway.
And going to play with Nahida was perfectly fine.
Hearing Takumi's approval, Klee was thrilled.
"Great!"
"Thank you, big brother Takumi!"
"Klee will pack thick clothes tomorrow!"
"I wonder if Sumeru has fish to fry!"
Her eyes sparkled.
She had never been to Sumeru before.
But when Takumi heard this, he immediately reminded her:
"If you go to Sumeru, don't throw bombs around."
"There are many forests there. If a bomb explodes in the woods and causes a wildfire—"
"You won't be coming back home."
"You'll be locked up."
He had almost forgotten.
If Klee started throwing bombs in Sumeru,
there would be serious problems.
Klee blinked.
"Klee knows!"
"Klee won't throw bombs everywhere."
"Setting fires on mountains is bad!"
"Klee knows that!"
She wasn't that reckless.
Seeing her serious expression, the corner of Bai Ye's mouth twitched.
He really worried.
But with Nahida around, it should be fine.
Thinking this, Takumi stopped worrying.
Let her play however she wanted.
After discussing these things, Takumi didn't think much more about it.
He continued chatting with Mei and Elysia.
By evening, everyone had returned.
When Keqing came home, she immediately said to Takumi:
"Many people have gone to Jueyun to help reclaim the orchards."
"They're living directly on the mountains and planting fruit trees."
"That's not the problem."
Takumi was confused.
"What's the problem?"
"If they want to live on the mountain, let them."
"What else can be done?"
Keqing frowned.
"What if something happens?"
"Even though the land is reclaimed, there are still monsters."
"Safety isn't guaranteed."
So that was what she worried about.
Takumi chuckled.
"That's not a big issue."
"Don't forget, the Adepti are patrolling there now."
"If monsters appear, the Yakshas will take care of them."
"Trust them."
Takumi never worried about safety.
Liyue was extremely safe now.
Keqing sighed helplessly.
"Alright…"
"In that case, I'll arrange a small patrol team."
"Honestly, the place isn't even fully built yet and they already rushed there to plant things the moment they got land."
"I never knew they were this enthusiastic."
She sounded genuinely depressed.
Had times changed?
People had tried mountain orchards before—
but they usually abandoned them afterward.
They were afraid monsters would appear.
If the harvest succeeded, great.
If not, they waited until next year.
No one dared to invest fully.
There were too many hilichurls outside.
But now?
It was understandable.
There were far fewer monsters.
As Liyue continued building infrastructure, the land was filled with people.
The Qianyan Army had almost cleared all monsters.
Even if new ones spawned,
they were eliminated quickly.
Because Liyue now had too many roads.
Thinking about this, Keqing quietly issued an order:
the Qianyan Army would increase night patrols.
Just in case.
She was still worried.
She also thought—
it was time to speed up construction.
At least half a month was still needed.
That was because no tall buildings were being built.
If there were, construction time would be even longer.
The next morning, after breakfast, Klee took her friends and Elysia, who had arrived early, and headed for Sumeru.
At the same time, Keqing left to handle her work.
In the end, only Takumi, Ningguang, and Shenhe remained at home.
"Do you have anything to do today?"
Ningguang fixed her gaze on Takumi.
She suddenly asked.
Takumi blinked.
"No."
"What is it?"
Where did Ningguang want to go?
"Since you're free, come with me to Qingxu Pool."
"It's been operating for so long, and you still haven't visited."
"Everyone has free time, so we should go take a look."
Qingxu Pool had been open for a long time.
Aside from the day it opened, Takumi had never visited again.
Now that he was free, why not go take a look?