Now that she wasn't hunting for her brother, Lumine felt zero pressure. Since she was already here, she might as well enjoy herself. If this place suited her, maybe she'd settle down in Takumi's world and travel to other worlds from hereno worries about getting blocked by some god.
So, Takumi's world sounded pretty good.
As for her brother Teyvat was already about to collapse. She could always go back and beat up her brother before dragging him here when the migration started. Come to think of it, she'd forgotten to tell him. Her brother was probably tracking her every move, so he must be baffled by her sudden disappearance. Maybe he'd run around the world looking for her. Oh well, let him worry for once. He could look all he wanted.
Feeling very much at ease, Lumine went off to play.
That night, Zhongli finished his preparations and sent Ningguang over.
Takumi received the spatial bracelet and quickly released Ningguang and the others. This time, Zhongli had sent over at least ten thousand peoplealong with plenty of Millelith soldiers, plus both Ningguang and Keqing. AndHu Tao!
Takumi was surprised to see Hu Tao. "You came too, Hu Tao?"
Hu Tao planted her fists on her hips, glaring at Takumi, fuming. "Hmph! You and Zhongli teamed up to trick me, huh? He's been the Geo Archon this whole time and you never told me?!"
She was truly furious. After digging up her family's ancestors, she'd happily run back, ready to work things out with Zhongli. And what did she see? Ningguang and Keqing addressing Zhongli as "Lord Archon" with full respect. Can you imagine how bad that felt?
All these years, she'd been raising a "good-for-nothing freeloader," and he turned out to be the Geo Archon? (??Ў)
At that moment, Hu Tao honestly wanted to set Zhongli on fire.
It was too much. The Great Emperor Zhonglicoming to her house to eat her food, use her things, and then give her all his bills? Who wouldn't be confused? You're the Archon! The god of wealth! And you were mooching off me?
Hu Tao's sudden arrival left Zhongli a bit speechless, but he didn't say much. He just quietly sent her along with the rest.
"Huh? You know now?" Takumi was surprised at Hu Tao's reaction.
"Of course I know! Ningguang and Keqing were both calling him Lord Archon!" Hu Tao rolled her eyes. She wasn't stupidwhy else would the Qixing suddenly call Zhongli by his godly title?
"I see. Well, you shouldn't be mad. When you think about it, your background is pretty incredible, isn't it? All your martial skills were taught by Zhongli. He raised you, too. In our world, that makes you a real Liyue princess~!"
Hu Tao thought about it and had to agreeit was true. Everything she knew, she'd learned from Zho
Chapter 220: Anyone Want to Immigrate? Bring Your Ancestors, Too
Zhongli had watched Hu Tao grow up
Teaching her many things along the way.
Hu Tao was always sharp as a child:
At three, she could recite classics while doing handstands.
At six, she started skipping school to nap in coffins.
By eight, she was already learning all the rites for funerals and burials.
At ten, she began to take her own commissions.
When her grandfather passed away at thirteen, she and Zhongli became each other's only family.
Zhongli had been working as a guest consultant at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor for as long as Hu Tao could remember. Her grandfather had personally invited him.
Much of what she learned growing up, she learned from Zhongli.
That's why their relationship was almost more like father and daughter.
Calling Hu Tao the "princess of Liyue" was no exaggeration at all.
But Hu Tao wasn't about to get hung up on all that.
"This is your territory, so find me a good spot, will you?"
"I need to rebuild Wangsheng Funeral Parlor from scratch
And pick the best feng shui to lay all my ancestors to rest."
"Seriously, you just stuffed me over here in such a rush!"
Right now, Hu Tao was truly speechless.
Completely at a loss.
Zhongli hadn't explained anything to her
He just shoved her in with Ningguang and the rest.
Too much!
She couldn't help but wonder if he just wanted to avoid her questions and conveniently shipped her off.
"No problem!" Takumi replied.
"I'll take you all over to the new Liyue sector for site selection."
"All the houses there are already built."
"Keqing knows this place inside out."
"Miss Ningguang, I'll talk more business with you tomorrow. For tonight, just get comfortable and explore."
With that, Takumi opened a spatial passage.
Everyone who saw this was amazed.
"Alright, let's move out!" Keqing immediately took charge, leading everyone through the portal.
"Settle in first; we'll discuss everything else tomorrow."
Meanwhile, Takumi had the robots begin processing everyone's new identification cards.
Hu Tao was also sent over with the group.
Wangsheng Funeral Parlor would be rebuilt as wellthe foundations, and even much of the decor, were already set by Zhongli.
So Hu Tao could move in right away.
They'd be given terminals, toolet everyone familiarize themselves tonight.
Ningguang was full of curiosity about this world
She couldn't wait to learn everything.
As soon as Keqing handed over her terminal, it instantly connected to this world's network. There was so much information to dig through online.
Her plan: settle in, then start researching this world in depth.
Takumi led everyone to the newly constructed Liyue City
And followed through himself, since there were still people inside the spatial device he hadn't released yet.
Now was the perfect time to let them all out.
With so many newcomers, it was only natural they attracted attention.
Locals, upon seeing familiar faces, lit up and came over to greet them.
Those who had just arrived looked around in awe
"This is exactly like Liyue!"
"There's Wanmin Restaurant!"
"And the teahouse!"
"That's my house?"
"Wow, it's brand new!"
Everyone gasped at how faithfully everything had been recreated.
"Come with me," Keqing told Ningguang.
"We'll be living here for nowlet's get settled first."
Ningguang quickly followed after Keqing.
After making sure everyone was accounted for, Takumi left them to get settled in and get used to the new environment.
With this batch's arrival, New Liyue instantly grew lively.
Robots began helping everyone process their IDs and related documents.
Returning home, Takumi messaged Zhongli in the group chat:
Takumi: [@Zhongli, everyone's settled in.]
[But why did you send Hu Tao, too?]
He was honestly curiouswhy had Zhongli shipped Hu Tao over so suddenly?
Zhongli: [I'm really not great at explaining things to her...]
[After she found out who I am, she would've had a million questions.]
[So I just let her go with everyone else.]
Zhongli kept it brief.
Takumi couldn't help but laugh and cry at once. So you just sent her away because you didn't want to explain?
Takumi: [Emm... Only you, really.]
[Well, whatever.]
[She'll probably be picking a spot to re-bury her family graves tomorrow.]
To be honest, Takumi was speechless. Only Hu Tao would think to migrate all her ancestors at once.
Fujiwara Chika: [If I decide to immigrate, I'll definitely bring my ancestors, too! I'll have Hu Tao find the best feng shui spot for me!]
Sagiri: [Should I talk this over with my mom?]
Miori Shiba: [Family graves...]
A lot of the group chat was dumbfounded by this new problem. If they immigrated, what about their ancestral graves?
Maybe they should take a trip home first?
Takumi: [Heh~! Forget about it. Don't overthink.]
[Hu Tao's way of thinking just isn't the same as yours.]
Really, what was everyone thinking?
Maybe they'd need to add a new service for future immigrantshelping people transfer their family graves, too.
That's right: immigrate with all your ancestors!
Takumi posted another message in the group:
Takumi: [Hey, anyone want to immigrate?]
[You can bring your whole ancestral line, too.]
Kudou Asuka: [Now that you mention it, what should I do about my family graves?!]
She had just entered the group and saw everyone discussing this.
Was this really a good thing to be worrying about?
Her family had ancestral graves, too.
At the unnamed community base, Kudou Asuka sat in confusion.
"What's up, Asuka?"
Kasukabe You looked at her in puzzlement.
Even Black Rabbit turned her gaze over, joined by Izayoi.
"We've come to Little Garden, but what about the family graves?"
"Did you guys ever think about that?"
At this, everyone fell silent.
Black Rabbit was left completely dumbfounded.
What on earth?
How had the conversation turned to ancestral graves all of a sudden?
Did Asuka just get homesick?
Was she planning to go home?
Black Rabbit stole a glance at Asukaif she really wanted to go home, things would get complicated.
Even Izayoi was stunned at Asuka's question.
"Emm I never thought of it from that angle," he muttered, unable to hold back his own comment.
Chapter 221: Minister of Finance Ningguang Goes Online
Even after crossing into another world, should you still be thinking about your ancestors?
Izayoi had never considered it from this angle. But thinking about it, maybe a lot of people aren't really suited for transmigration. If you cross over, what about your ancestral graves? What about your house? Your car? Your relatives?
No wonder, in so many novels, transmigrators are always orphans.
At this moment, Izayoi had an epiphany! He finally understood the deeper reasons behind all this.
Kudou Asuka rolled her eyes when she heard this.
Forget it. There's no point overthinking something so complicated.
Family, huh? A complicated emotion flickered in Asuka's eyes, but she didn't dwell on it. Instead, she kept scrolling through the group chat.
Megumi Kato: [So you can bring your ancestors with you when you transmigrate to another world?]
Saten Ruiko: [Emm... What a bizarre idea.]
Boros: [Ancestors? My ancestors all died in battlethere's not even ashes left!]
Suoh Mikoto: [I'll think about it if I ever immigrate, thanks!]
For a while, everyone in the group started roasting Takumi's idea. It was just too ridiculous. In the end, nobody bothered to reply furtherinstead, they changed the topic and chatted about other things.
The whole "move with your ancestors" plan was just too out there.
After some idle chatting, the night passed quickly. The next day, Takumi went to Liyue City and found Ningguang, who was studying information about this world.
Last night, Ningguang had spent hours poring over data. By now, she already had a clear picture of the new world, and understood the situation in the neighboring worlds as well. She also had a good idea of what her responsibilities would be.
Ningguang wasn't here to manage Liyuethat was Keqing's job. Her own mission was to help Takumi oversee financial affairs for this world.
Takumi came over to check on her. Seeing Ningguang absorbed in her research, he asked:
"How's it going?"
"Have you figured out the situation yet?"
With just a glance, Takumi could tell what Ningguang was studying.
Hearing Takumi's question, Ningguang set down her terminal and replied,
"I've got a rough idea."
"Next, we need to address the currency issue."
"Right now, your world doesn't have any physical currency. It's all virtual. We need to fix that as soon as possible."
"Also, your currencies aren't unifiedthat's a real problem. When people try to trade, they'll only be able to use their own currencies. And in their world, there are all kinds of big and small countries."
"Even though their mainstream currency is linked to certain resources, it's just too unstable in my opinion. It's basically designed to drain the whole world for one nation's benefit."
"If possible, we should introduce a special new currencysomething indispensable, just like Mora. Something that can double as an alchemical ingredient."
Ningguang laid out her thoughts. The main challenge was creating a form of currency others couldn't replicate, but couldn't live without either.
Takumi nodded.
"That's easy. I can make a universal material. If you add it to steel, it'll improve quality. It'll also have a thousand other uses. We can bind it directly to tech, so their technology and materials will advance by leaps and bounds. No one will say no to that."
Just like Mora.
Ningguang nodded, visibly excited.
"If that's possible, all the better. We can start developing it immediately and use it in our initial trades."
That would be ideal.
This was exactly what Ningguang wanted.
"Alright, it's settled then. No one will be able to counterfeit this currencyno problem at all. With Takumi's technology, making such a currency would be easy. Just imbue it with Authority, so only he can manufacture it and control the supply."
Takumi could create as much as he liked and ship it out as currency. In this world, people could use Takumi-issued credit points to exchange for the material, binding both systems together.
"Come on, I'll take you to your new office. You'll be living there for a while, so pack whatever you need."
With Ningguang's ideas set, Takumi led her off to her future workplace.
"Alright! I just need to grab my clothes," Ningguang replied. She returned to her roomtemporarily Keqing's placeto gather her things. Soon, she was ready, everything packed away inside her Vision.
Seeing that she was prepared, Takumi opened a spatial portal and stepped through, with Ningguang following closely behind.
They arrived at the administrative center of Hope City. This was also where Saintess worked, and the heart of the government for Hope City. Most of the offices were located here.
Takumi led Ningguang straight to Saintess's office. At that moment, Saintess was busy working. Takumi pushed open the door and walked in.
Hearing the noise, Saintess looked up in delight. "Takumi!!"
Seeing Takumi, her face lit up, and then she spotted Ningguang. "Miss Ningguang?"
She already knew about Ningguang comingKeqing and Miori Shiba had both given her a heads up. Takumi had mentioned someone else would be coming to handle the finances.
Honestly, Saintess felt relieved at this news. The job had grown overwhelming. When she was just a puppet ruler, she never felt any real pressureshe only dealt with little things. Now, the responsibilities were massive and it was all on her shoulders.
