The people in the MC World were unaware of Liyue's matters.
Even if they knew, Ningguang and the others would just pet the heads of the guard wolves and tell them not to eat anything dirty.
As for Madame Ping's stationing arranged by Zhongli.
Jiang Xuan knew about it and had met Madame Ping.
He had even invited Madame Ping to come in and play.
However, the latter declined, due to needing to watch over the small courtyard to prevent anyone from exploring.
Plus, she really didn't want to move.
But Madame Ping did say that when the time was right, she would come here to enjoy a retired, healthy life.
Just like Zhongli, she would build a treehouse and plant flowers and crops.
Jiang Xuan's previous plan to use Madame Ping's Adeptus Arts: Realm Within to bring more materials here also fell through.
He forgot that Adeptus Arts would be heavily suppressed in this world.
Anything brought in by Adeptus Arts: Realm Within would lose all its effects.
Although it was a pity, there wasn't much regret.
If it really came down to it, he could always go to The End later and get some Ender Chests.
Their journey of exploring the world had already lasted a day.
Hunting, opening Lucky Blocks, searching for mines…
It was quite fulfilling.
However, they hadn't found a suitable new base to settle down in.
There were mines on the grassland, but the yield was small, and the resources in the mines…
Honestly, with Lucky Blocks, Ningguang and the others weren't too concerned.
Just now, Zhongli had a stroke of luck, exploding thirteen Iron Blocks, nine Emerald Blocks, and nine Diamond Blocks.
That's right, blocks, not ingots.
With such a harvest, who needed mines? If resources ran low, they could send people out to sweep an area, and it would definitely be more abundant than mining for a whole week.
What Ningguang and the others actually wanted now was for mining to not stop entirely in the short term, but its importance should be significantly reduced.
The main priority was to collect all sorts of strange materials from episode 117.
Lapis Lazuli could resonate with Elemental Power, and Diamonds' toughness made them the best choice for crafting weapons.
And the monster materials were incredibly magical.
These things would need to be collected systematically later.
A small team could be permanently stationed at the mines.
Others would begin large-scale construction: Liyue's Mob Grinders, Iron Farms, Slime Farms, and so on, all needed to be built.
However, that area would definitely not be enough; a city still needed to be built on the grassland.
Today's outing was also for site selection and planning.
Ningguang's plan wasn't just to build a small one.
Teyvat had no anti-monopoly laws, or rather, for her, Ningguang, and Liyue, there were no anti-monopoly laws.
Since that was the case, they would build a resource-dumping city.
Mining would monopolize all of Teyvat's exports, and wool, dyes, wood, etc., would monopolize Teyvat's high-end clothing and furniture.
The export of top-tier ingredients would monopolize Teyvat's food industry.
Ningguang's goal was to make Liyue Harbor a large monopolistic trading nation that Teyvat couldn't live without for basic necessities like food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
Weapon crafting had also begun, with top-tier blacksmiths, empowered by Zhongli's residual Divine Power, starting to upgrade and modify iron ore and other materials.
They would incorporate Lapis Lazuli and some special Teyvat minerals.
Coupled with top-tier iron ore or Diamonds.
The high-end weapon market would also become a monopoly.
They would even introduce custom weapon crafting later on.
Once everything stabilized and Liyue had absolute authority.
Ningguang and the others would have people receive weapon enhancement requests.
Adding Enchantment options.
Just the "Flame Enchantment" attribute alone would be enough for many to spend their fortunes to acquire.
Never underestimate ordinary people's craving for power.
In addition, horses also needed to be bred and cultivated on the grassland. First, half of the Millelith would be replaced with cavalry, and then they could be exported appropriately.
Teyvat had horses; otherwise, how could the Knights of Favonius be called Knights?
However, Teyvat's horses didn't have MC characteristics. They would panic when encountering powerful Monsters, leading to strategic problems.
This was why cavalry rarely participated in Monster hunts.
Riding horses in Teyvat was mostly for travel.
But MC horses were different: fast, easy to control, and they wouldn't fear Monsters.
These were excellent combat partners.
Besides these resources, there were also the most important Alchemy Potions…
Alchemy Potions needed no further explanation.
Without Jiang Xuan's guidance, without a Crafting Table, without a Brewing Stand, etc., Teyvat's people wouldn't be able to brew them even in a hundred years.
But the power of Alchemy Potions was undeniable, and they were short-term consumables.
This would definitely be Liyue's pillar industry in the future.
They would also accept high-end custom collaborations with some friendly individuals and forces.
Such as full Enchanted Sets and teleporting Ender Pearls.
Ningguang calculated in her mind.
From top-tier custom orders related to Genshin Impact, down to the daily necessities of the common people.
All could be monopolized as Liyue's exports.
By then…
Mora income would be the least significant matter.
Liyue would truly become a behemoth that, with a single stir, would shake all of Teyvat.
With the solidification of interests, any problem Liyue faced would cause issues for other nations.
By then, Liyue wouldn't need to deal with crises itself; other nations would resolve them for them.
Even if it was Heavenly Principles targeting them.
The Seven Nations would have to band together to resist Heavenly Principles because of their intertwined interests with Liyue.
Ningguang remembered that in Jiang Xuan's world, this was called financial control.
In his world, there was a nation that did this, to the extent that it could act shamelessly in a world with hundreds of countries.
Of course, Ningguang didn't like the terms "shameless" or "control."
The relationship between the Seven Nations wasn't that bad.
Even when dealing with the Fatui, Liyue wouldn't do anything to the entire nation of Snezhnaya.
She preferred to call this method a "chain of interests."
However, that level was a future Ningguang planned to strive for for over a decade.
What was earning Mora from Liyue Harbor, or even from all Seven Nations?
Ningguang wanted Liyue to reach the level of that "shameless" nation in Jiang Xuan's world, or even surpass it.
Without a single soldier, the entire world would follow Liyue wholeheartedly.
Liyue's enemies would be the enemies of the Seven Nations.
By then, Liyue's voice would resound throughout Teyvat, and it would be a voice that no one could ignore.
Ningguang was already tired of playing the game of financial sniping with the Northland Bank against the rich.
Her vision and ambition had reached their peak; she disdained such petty games.
But all of this depended on maintaining cooperation and sharing with Jiang Xuan.
However, during this travel time, there was no need to think about such things.
Horses wearing Diamond Horse Armor were tied to the fence with leads.
Everyone stood under the setting sun, gazing at the still boundless grassland.
Only this time, compared to the morning, they could already see towering Snow Mountains in the distance.
The emerald green grassland, under the setting sun, was like a golden ocean.
The wind blew, creating wave after wave.
Everyone stood in silent contemplation, quietly admiring the beautiful scenery of this world.
Cloud Retainer had just contacted them, reporting on the situation at the base and the manor villa.
Everything was fine, no need to worry.
It was just that she accidentally used the Mountain-Cleaving Cannon again, blowing away a day's worth of repair work.
Her tone was somewhat resentful.
Jiang Xuan guessed that she didn't fire it accidentally.
She definitely wanted to research and build one herself but didn't master the proper technique.
But it was good that no one was hurt.
"What a beautiful grassland, I almost don't want to build a city here and spoil the scenery," Ningguang murmured softly.
Jiang Xuan, standing beside her, put his arm around Ganyu's waist and said gently,
"This world is boundless; there will be a second, and a third grassland."
"Besides, this grassland is large enough that building a city here wouldn't affect anything."
Ningguang glanced sideways at Ganyu, who was leaning happily in Jiang Xuan's arms.
She sighed slightly inwardly.
Everything had gone smoothly recently, and she had far fewer worries.
Coupled with Jiang Xuan telling her interesting stories from his original world every day, Ningguang had only felt a favorable impression of him before.
Now…
She really wished she could take Ganyu's place.
Ningguang, who had been strong for over twenty years, also had a soft side.
If she could nestle in that embrace, quietly listening to Jiang Xuan's heartbeat and to him telling her stories.
Feeling the love of her man.
It would surely be unimaginably wonderful.
Alas…
She was too late.
Ganyu and Jiang Xuan had already done what needed to be done. At least for now, Ningguang couldn't do anything.
"Teyvat has its good points, and this world has its good points."
Zhongli spoke softly, his eyes filled with extreme relaxation and contentment.
He had ridden horses freely with everyone all day today.
Even with nothing but grassland in sight, he didn't feel bored.
This was the life he had always wanted.
It would be even better if he had more old friends with him.
"When you're out traveling, you don't need to be too utilitarian. Just quietly experiencing the true meaning bestowed by the world is the greatest reward."
"I think a certain old friend would really like a free and easy place like this…"
Zhongli was talking about Venti.
Although he was still a bit angry that Venti had tampered with his contract, Zhongli wasn't completely unreasonable.
He actually thought it would be interesting to have Venti join them; with that unpredictable guy around, it would surely be fun.
Moreover, Zhongli also had some resentment.
As the Anemo Archon, he wouldn't die from eating the Punishment of Stone Eating!
It would uphold his reputation as the God of Contracts, and then he wouldn't restrict him from running around everywhere!
"Alright, let's build the shelters."
Jiang Xuan withdrew his gaze from the distant horizon and said softly.
"We're camping here tonight, none of you are going back, right?"
Everyone nodded as if it were obvious.
Although Monsters would spawn at night, camping in the open grassland was also very interesting.
"First, build a fence, place torches, ensure no Monsters spawn in our area, and then just build a few simple wooden huts for rest."
Hearing this, Hu Tao, who was nearby, spread her hands with a chuckle.
"Seriously, we're not new here, you don't need to remind us!"
Jiang Xuan raised an eyebrow.
"Don't need me to remind you? Then how do I remember that Director Hu once planned four Wangsheng Funeral Parlor branches, but Zombies kept spawning in all of them?"
"And then you came crying to me, all aggrieved?"
Hu Tao's face stiffened, then she said somewhat indignantly,
"How long ago was that! Jiang Xuan, why are you still bringing it up?!"
"I'll remember it clearly even after a hundred years, you know."
Hu Tao snorted, rolled her eyes at Jiang Xuan, and turned to join the others in building the fence.
Jiang Xuan smiled and shook his head.
"Make the fenced area a bit larger, we're having a bonfire party tonight!"
"Got it!"
From a distance, Hu Tao replied and then immersed herself in work.
The first day of their spring outing was about to end perfectly.
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