After the two of them had almost finished drinking at Guyun Pavilion, Azhdaha looked at Takumi and went straight to the point:
"Just tell me if you have something to say."
"I can tell. You don't come to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing."
"You must have something to tell me today."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't be here."
Azhdaha stared at Takumi while eating the cold dishes on the table.
When Takumi heard what Brother Tuozi said, he immediately smiled.
Then he raised his hand and took out a map.
"This is Liyue's next development plan."
"But our current transportation system can't meet the present situation."
"So my next step is to build a subway."
"By thoroughly connecting several cities, it will be much more convenient for people to travel."
"So this time, I actually came to ask you to help with the tunneling."
"Help dig tunnels from the Chasm."
"And then there are these locations."
Takumi began explaining the plan to Brother Tuozi.
It was the transportation network running through several cities in Liyue.
Seeing what Takumi laid out, Azhdaha was speechless.
This meal was really careless.
If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have eaten it.
Damn it, this was a massive project.
Seeing Azhdaha's wary expression, Takumi smiled and continued:
"You don't need to be nervous."
"For you, this is actually very simple."
"You just need to walk through it."
"As long as the tunnels don't collapse or flood, we'll handle the rest."
Takumi smiled very kindly.
Brother Tuozi, you can definitely handle this, right?
Hearing this, Azhdaha was speechless.
"That's easy for you to say."
Of course it doesn't hurt when you're just standing there talking.
You're not the one doing it.
You're making me do it.
Azhdaha looked at Takumi helplessly.
"Really."
"It's very simple."
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Takumi explained carefully.
As long as Brother Tuozi used his own power to pass through the route,
the tunnels would naturally be formed.
There was no need to worry about water seepage or anything like that.
Wherever he passed, the rock density would become extremely compact.
Moreover, none of the locations Takumi selected had groundwater.
There would be no water seepage at all.
After Azhdaha listened to Takumi's explanation,
he thought about it and finally agreed.
This time, it really wasn't as troublesome as before.
If it were like the previous projects, he would have lost his temper.
Before, connecting railways across multiple regions was far too troublesome.
Now everything was within Liyue's territory, so there shouldn't be many problems.
Thinking of this, Azhdaha agreed directly.
"Alright, I'll help you with this."
There was no way to escape.
He could only endure it silently.
Sure enough, every time Takumi came looking for him, there was always work involved.
Don't come looking for me next time.
Azhdaha couldn't help complaining inwardly.
This drinking session saved Takumi an enormous amount of money.
If ordinary people were used to dig, it would take an extremely long time.
The manpower and material costs would be massive.
So Takumi could only keep Azhdaha busy.
After the matter was settled, Takumi gave Azhdaha a few more bottles of wine as compensation.
"I'll bring you more wine next time."
"After the work is done."
The final reward had to be discussed first.
Of course, this wasn't empty talk.
He would find time to get more wine from Diluc.
Azhdaha accepted the wine directly.
"Alright."
"I'll do this for you."
Although he felt miserable,
for the sake of the wine, he endured it.
The matter was settled just like that.
After confirming everything, the two finished drinking.
Then they returned to Guili Plains together.
After saying goodbye to Takumi, Azhdaha took the blueprints and went to work.
Since that was decided, it was time to get started.
After parting from Brother Tuozi, Takumi smiled and walked toward the machinery workshop.
At this time, the workshop had expanded greatly after such long development.
It had completely become an industrial park.
Many factories now came here to commission production lines.
Because of this, the area had expanded continuously.
This also included the adjacent alchemy workshop.
When Takumi arrived, he saw many students walking around.
These students were from the academy, here for internships.
Dr. Mei didn't only teach theory.
For students about to graduate, she sent them directly to Liyue's workshops for practical training.
Some were even sent into space,
studying various technologies or assisting personnel there.
The busyness of the workshop showed how many projects were underway.
Takumi's arrival didn't attract much attention.
Everyone was focused on the work in their hands.
Who had time to pay attention to Takumi?
Takumi went straight to where Cloud Retainer was.
At this moment, Cloud Retainer was also busy.
Shen He was there helping as well.
With nothing else to do, Shen He often came here.
Seeing Takumi arrive, Shen He was a little surprised.
"Why are you here?"
She was puzzled. Hadn't he gone to the Azhdaha domain day and night?
Why come here now?
"I came to find Cloud Retainer."
"The matter over there has already been discussed."
Hearing this, Shen He nodded.
At this moment, Cloud Retainer also turned her head.
"What is it?"
"Is there something I can help with?"
"Oh right, Takumi, when are you and Shen He going to have a child?"
"I've recently been researching—"
Please stop talking.
Shen He and Takumi both complained inwardly at the same time.
"True Monarch, let's talk about that later."
"There's something important I need your help with next."
Takumi directly interrupted her and took out Liyue's subway planning map.
Cloud Retainer, whose words were cut off, was a little displeased.
However, her attention was quickly drawn to what Takumi was holding.
"What is this?"
"A new high-speed rail?"
Looking at the blueprint, Cloud Retainer was puzzled.
Takumi shook his head.
"This is a subway."
"I mentioned it to you before."
"Now it's time to start building subways with our own hands."
As soon as he said this, Cloud Retainer's eyes lit up.
"This?"
"Hmm, that's fine."
"I've improved quite a bit recently. The subway's speed can be even faster."
"If you need it, I can have people make a prototype immediately."
"It would be perfect for testing."
"We'll make a prototype first, and if there are no major issues, we'll start mass production right away."