"Stronger again."
"Is this what cheating feels like?"
She, Bronya, was cheating too.
The cheater? Her husband.
Takumi shrugged.
"I was excited at first, but after a while, it just feels normal."
"Cheat too much, and you feel numb."
"It becomes the norm."
"Show-off!"
Bronya rolled her eyes but didn't say anything more.
After putting everything away, she added:
"Come on, let's go shopping."
She took Takumi's arm.
It had been a long time since she'd gone out shopping with him.
"Where do you want to go?"
Takumi didn't refuse.
"Let's go to Liyue."
"It's more fun over there."
With the destination decided, Takumi didn't think much more.
He opened a space portal and left with Bronya.
The two began strolling around Liyue Harbor.
Liyue Harbor was now livelier than it had been in Teyvat.
People in all sorts of strange clothing were walking about.
They were from different worlds.
When Takumi and Bronya arrived, they too joined the crowd.
By noon, they went to Wanmin Restaurant for lunch.
Wanmin Restaurant was also bustling.
It was said that Xiangling had opened many branches.
She had also recruited many students from Totsuki Academy.
"Xiangling, what do you recommend today?"
As soon as Takumi entered, he heard someone ordering food from Xiangling.
The accent sounded unexpectedly familiar.
Looking over, Takumi saw a black-haired youthJiamingstruggling to choose.
"Stir-fried beef with pickled cabbage?"
"Or snow peas with pork?"
"The first of the two is Nepalese-style stir-fried wild boar..."
Hearing this, the corners of Takumi's mouth lifted slightly.
He couldn't help but chime in.
But Jiaming was completely confused.
"What do you mean?"
Jiaming was frustrated.
He didn't even like those two fancy dishes.
Maybe his dad would.
"Well... we don't have those dishes here."
"Takumi, stop joking around!"
Xiangling, who was taking the order, looked puzzled when she heard Takumi.
Of course, she knew what those dishes were.
But she never cooked them.
"Oh, Xiangling! Long time no see!"
"Cook us something delicious."
"Are there any private rooms upstairs?"
Takumi glanced at the reservation book in Wanmin Restaurant.
Business was booming.
"Private room... It seems like none are free~"
"But Chongyun and Shenhe are upstairs."
"Chongyun invited his aunt for lunch today."
"If you don't mind, you can join them."
"Or wait?"
Xiangling usually kept a private room available.
But today, Chongyun had reserved it to treat his aunt.
"Hm? Shenhe?"
"Alright then, we'll go up."
As soon as she said it, Takumi's interest was piqued.
He immediately took Bronya and went upstairs.
At the same time, Takumi didn't forget to say goodbye to Jiaming.
"Later, Jiaming~!"
With that, he left.
Jiaming stood there, dumbfounded.
Who was that handsome guy?
Do I know him?
Why does he know my name?
"Jiaming, if you can't decide, just have the boiled fish."
Xiangling didn't dwell on it, continuing to help Jiaming order.
Hearing her, Jiaming snapped out of it.
Fine, he'd eat first.
There was still work to do later.
Meanwhile, Takumi and Bronya had already gone upstairs.
Bronya was speechless.
Takumi seemed a little too excited about seeing Shenhe.
If Chongyun hadn't been there, Takumi might've dragged her away.
Just as she was thinking this, Takumi arrived at the private room.
He opened the door and walked right in.
"Huh? Xingqiu, you're here too?"
"Shenhe, long time no see~!"
"Yaoyao, you're here as well?"
Inside weren't just Shenhe and Chongyun.
Xingqiu and Yaoyao were also present.
When Xingqiu saw Takumi, he trembled.
He wanted to flee!
Just hearing Takumi's name reminded him of the time he was turned into a girl.
No! Stay away!
Xingqiu desperately wanted to scream.
"Brother Takumi~!"
"Brother Takumi!"
"Takumi...!"
Chongyun's eyes lit up.
Yaoyao followed with a cheerful greeting.
Shenhe was the last to speak.
Everyone was surprised by Takumi's sudden appearance.
"What's today's occasion?"
"Chongyun, you're actually treating Shenhe to lunch."
Takumi was curious.
He pulled Bronya and sat down comfortably.
Hearing his question, Yaoyao quickly answered:
"Today is Sister Shenhe's birthday~!"
"So Brother Chongyun invited her to lunch."
Takumi was stunned.
Shenhe's birthday?
Ah, that explained it.
"Got it."
"Since it's your birthday, I should give you a gift too."
"Here, take this."
With that, a peculiar Rubik's Cube appeared in Takumi's hand.
He handed it to Shenhe.
Seeing the gift, Shenhe froze.
Even Bronya was a bit surprised.
Ch. 625 Some Rich Dog Promised to Give It to Me Earlier
The thing Takumi gave to Shenhe was a gun.
Although it looked like a Rubik's Cube now,
it could transform.
"This Rubik's Cube can turn into a spear.
It can also be transformed into a sickle, a large shield, a hammer, a boomerang, a hook sickle, a bow, a greatsword, and other weapons."
"However, its final form is the strongest."
Takumi explained the function of the weapon to Shenhe.
Hearing Takumi's words, Shenhe was shocked.
"This is so precious!!"
As she said this, she attempted to return the weapon to Takumi.
Such a weapon that could transform at will must be incredibly valuable.
"No!"
"This is something I copied."
"It's not too precious, right?"
"At least not to me."
When he said this, Takumi smiled.
This gun was the Rhongomyniad at the end.
The holy spear from the Moon World's northern hemisphere.
"Zero 30." However, this one was copied from Gray's.
Shenhe fell silent when she heard this.
Indeed.
Many things might not be valuable to Takumi,
But to her, they were very precious.
"Take it. He can make a bunch of them anytime if he wants."
Bronya also spoke at that moment.
It truly wasn't a valuable thing to Takumi.
Hearing this, Shenhe hesitated, then accepted it.
"Thanks!~"
She accepted the gift.
"This is the holy spear Rhongomyniad."
"You can ask Prometheus, and she'll teach you how to use it."
When Takumi said that, it meant he had given authority to Shenhe.
Prometheus would record every word he said.
If Takumi asked her to explain something to someone, it meant that matter was now open to Shenhe.
"Good!"
Shenhe nodded.
She understood.
Looking at the Rubik's Cube in her hand, Shenhe suddenly grew curious.
Then she asked Prometheus directly in front of everyone.
"Prometheus, how do I use this thing?"
Hearing her words, everyone present fell silent.
Takumi and Bronya were also dumbfounded.
"Forget it, let me explain."
"You can set a spell to activate it, and then assign a spell to each weapon it transforms into."
Takumi explained the weapon's functions to Shenhe.
Hearing his words, Shenhe paused.
She could set it herself?
Then, she slowly configured it under Takumi's guidance.
After completing it, Takumi told Shenhe the spell to activate the Spear of Ending.
Shenhe activated the spear and felt the immense power emanating from it. She was stunned.
Chongyun and Xingqiu on the side also looked on with envy.
"This seems to be a Noble Phantasm?"
"It's said to be used by Heroic Spirits."
It was said they were all nearby?
"Takumi, can I buy a Noble Phantasm?"
"I want a greatsword!"
Chongyun was also excited to try it out.
He wanted a greatsword for himself.
Noble Phantasms were far better than regular weapons.
"Can't buy it~!"
"Because no one sells it~!"
Takumi spread his hands.
No one was mass-producing Noble Phantasms.
Who would be selling them?
Hearing this, Chongyun felt regretful.
The same was true for Xingqiu.
What a pity.
If possible, he'd love to own one too.
"Actually, you can look for a rich benefactor."
"He should be in his Wise King mode right now."
"If you find him, become friends with him, and maybe he'll sell it to you."
"Or maybe even give it to you."
Bronya suddenly offered them a mischievous suggestion.
Find a wealthy patron.
Become friends with him, and he might just hand over any treasure.
After all, he had all of them.
"Eh?"
"Is Sister Bronya talking about the man named Gilgamesh?"
"He had tea with Lord Zhongli before."
"He wanted to give me a gun when he saw me, but I refused!"
Upon hearing Bronya, Yaoyao immediately realized who she meant.
Was it that big brother who seemed approachable?
"Oh, Yaoyao met Gilgamesh too?"
Takumi became interested upon hearing Yaoyao's words.
That guy had tea with Zhongli?
And Yaoyao had already met him?
Yaoyao nodded.
"Yes!"
"I met him before."
"A few days ago."
"Klee was there too."
Yaoyao recounted what happened.
After hearing it, Takumi was speechless.
He really lived up to the name of a wealthy man.
Xingqiu and Chongyun were intrigued.
If so, they must get in touch.
Then maybe they could obtain a treasure.
While they chatted, Xiangling brought up the dishes Takumi had ordered.
Adding more food.
After enjoying their time with everyone, Takumi left.
Xingqiu glanced at Takumi with a little wariness.
He seemed worried Takumi might turn him into a girl again.
Takumi couldn't help smiling at the thought.
That must've left a serious mental scar.
After wandering outside for the entire day, Takumi and Bronya returned home.
Soon after, the spaceship expo began.
People from various worlds began arriving in Takumi's world.
Everyone attending the expo was transported to the island by the Ex-Machina.
One morning, Bronya and Miori Shiba brought it up with Takumi.
"Do you want to go and take a look?"
Miori Shiba was quite interested in the event.
So he wanted to check it out.
"Sure."
"If you want to go, just go."
"Anyway, there's nothing else to do."
Takumi didn't mind.
"Then let's go!"
"Let's take a look."
Miori Shiba quickly made the decision.
Bronya also agreed.
Takumi called for Ram and Rem to join them.
Then the group headed to the spaceship expo venue.
When they arrived, they saw rows of parked spaceships.
Many people were already touring the site below,
Led by robots.
Takumi and his group appeared in the stands.
From there, they had a full view of the spaceships below.
Screens also displayed details of the ships below.
These setups were all arranged by Keqing.
Keqing was also present now.
But she was busy.
Bronya couldn't help complaining when she looked at the spaceships.
"They were only used briefly, and now they're being sold."
The update speed was ridiculously fast.
Luckily, they were only selling the last generation,
Otherwise, no one would buy outdated tech in the future.
Ch. 626 Whoever Buys It Gets Cosmic Mining Rights
The more things are eliminated, the less likely others can afford them.
After all, you update too quickly.
"These spaceships were originally upgraded based on the original ones."
"Except for a small number of things that were just built and then sent into space, we actually don't update much."
"And these things are all the masterpieces of Vill-V."
"They were all built with her own strength."
Isn't Takumi still unclear about the situation of the spaceship?
In fact, Takumi doesn't have many obsolete spaceships here.
"We have sold so many spaceships here, presumably other worlds will also enter the interstellar age, right?"
"Maybe there will be fighting in those places again by then."
"Interstellar war is inevitable."
"But with these spaceships, they can basically push their own universe across the board."
"It can be said that when a country buys it, it buys the right to rule the universe."
Miori Shiba looked at the spaceships below with great interest.
She could already think of where these spaceships would be used after they were bought back.
It is inevitable that they would be used to conquer the universe.
"It's also a matter of time."
"Even if they are not capable now, they will certainly be able to do so in the future."
"After all, this is how civilization develops."
"We have only accelerated the process."
Takumi doesn't care about this matter.
It's up to them to decide what use they buy back.
Takumi is only responsible for selling, not what they use it for.
Besides, developing civilization and entering the universe is everyone's responsibility. It is something that all civilizations have to go through.
If they sell these spaceships now, Takumi will only help them speed up the process.
Will there be any compassion for aliens?
If they are aliens with good-looking human shapes, maybe they will.
Like Lala, it's quite easy to live in harmony.
But some of them look weird, ugly, and some kind of animal shape.
Sorry, we may not get along.
So conquering is inevitable.
The law of the jungle is the survival rule of the universe.
In fact, Takumi's conjecture was absolutely correct.
Those who came to buy spaceships did think so.
Moreover, there were many countries in those worlds, and most of them purchased them on a national basis.
Whoever buys it means they have the right to exploit the universe, which is of great benefit to a country.
Therefore, the spaceship expo held here by Takumi was actually very smooth.
The spaceships were sold easily.
After learning how far they could fly, what weapons they were equipped with, and asking about the price, these people just paid. They didn't say anything, and they didn't even talk about the price.
They were afraid that others would buy it.
Takumi, Bronya and others here saw many people signing purchase agreements on the spot.
Seeing the scene of money flowing like water, Bronya couldn't help but marvel.
"It's really rich."
God knows how many resources have to be sold to get so much money.
But now it's all spent.
You know, the money here in Takumi is not printed by them themselves.
It is the currency of Takumi, issued by Takumi himself.
If you want to get this money, those worlds can only sell things from their own world in exchange.
