Zhongli was quite satisfied with his disciple, Mewtwo.
He had excellent battle talent, powerful potential, and an exceptional ability to think. He was well-mannered yet not blindly obedient, and he would surely become a pillar of Liyue in the future.
If Mewtwo weren't from outside of Teyvat, Zhongli would have wanted to train him as his successor right now.
Unfortunately, Celestia wouldn't acknowledge Mewtwo as the new Geo Archon.
However, that wasn't a major problem. They brought hundreds of Pokémon with them this time to Teyvat, and these Pokémon would reproduce. Perhaps, one day, there would be a large number of Pokémon in Teyvat.
Zhongli had to admit, the Pokémon world was much better than the human world. This wasn't because their seven Archons were inferior to the deities of the Pokémon world.
It was because they had the Abyss as their enemy. He didn't know if the Pokémon world had an enemy like the Abyss, but perhaps it did?
Maybe that creator god had simply blocked it from entering the world.
The deities of that world didn't seem very peaceful, though. When you think about it, each world has its own advantages.
Zhongli's gaze was fixed on the location of the Sky Island. He hadn't taken his eyes off it since yesterday. Mu Yang had already exchanged for the Dendro Archon's Gnosis, and Zhongli had guessed as much.
In other words, there were now two Dendro Archons in Teyvat.
But the Sky Island didn't seem to react at all.
Did they not notice, or had they noticed but were already too preoccupied to care?
However, it was a good thing for them.
Mu Yang needed time to grow. No one knew how far he could grow in the future.
Even they would achieve significant progress in their strength. The Abyss and the Sky Island would eventually cease to be a threat.
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"Tell me, what do you want, woman?" On the Yujing Terrace, Keqing stood with her arms crossed, looking at Ningguang with displeasure. "If it's something ordinary, you could have just said it in the Guild."
Of course, Keqing wasn't just unhappy about being summoned by Ningguang. It was mainly because she felt guilty.
Keqing could imagine that what Mu Yang had done to her on the street had already spread like wildfire. Ningguang, with her eyes and ears everywhere in Liyue, couldn't possibly not know about it.
Although Keqing didn't intend to hide it from anyone, she could imagine how Ningguang, that devious woman, would tease her.
Some things were quite normal in other countries, but they were quite outrageous in Liyue.
Keqing silently cursed Mu Yang countless times in her heart, but she couldn't help feeling a little flutter in her heart. She wasn't the kind of good girl who wouldn't have asked the Geo Archon those questions.
But she also needed to save face!
"If it wasn't something particularly important, I wouldn't have called you. After all, you've been quite busy lately, haven't you, Keqing?" Ningguang looked at Keqing with a playful smile.
"Slap!" Keqing slapped her hand on the table in front of Ningguang, her face flushed red with displeasure. "What? Are you laughing at me too?"
"No, no, no. Actually, I'm rather envious of you. After all, he is someone who can change everyone's destiny, isn't he?" A hint of amusement flickered across Ningguang's lips. "But I actually came to you for something serious this time."
"Say it!" Keqing turned her head away, her arms crossed, looking cool.
"The house opposite Northland Bank, it should be your family's property, right?" Ningguang walked to the Liyue Harbor planning map not far from her, pointing at a property and asking.
Keqing frowned and thought for a moment, "Yes, it is our family's property. Northland Bank had asked us before if we were willing to sell this house to them, but my family didn't agree.
After all, I don't like the people from Northland Bank very much.
Then they bought the place they're using now."
"It's a much better location for a bank, indeed," Ningguang said pointedly.
Keqing wasn't stupid. She immediately understood Ningguang's intention: "You want to use this place as the headquarters of the Liyue Bank?"
Thinking about this possibility, Keqing felt a surge of excitement.
Not just because it was a good piece of land, but also because the Liyue Bank was going to compete with Northland Bank.
Keqing naturally supported this. This was Liyue!
It wasn't up to those fools from Snezhnaya to act arrogant.
"Yes.
Liyue Bank will take over this building. Ten billion Mora. What do you say?" Ningguang didn't seem surprised that Keqing had figured this out. After all, this was Keqing. In terms of ability, she was in no way inferior to Ningguang. It was just that she was a little too naive.
As time went on, Keqing would become more and more outstanding.
Ningguang had always admired Keqing. She possessed a kind of spirit that Ningguang herself lacked.
In contrast, Ningguang had too many concerns.
"Ten billion?" Keqing frowned. "If Liyue wants this house, our family can lease it to Liyue for free forever."
As for giving it to Liyue directly, that was impossible. It wasn't that Keqing was unwilling to give it to Liyue, but leasing it to Liyue and giving it to Liyue were completely different concepts.
If she gave it to Liyue, some people might think Keqing had become a Seven Star by giving away a building.
As for ten billion, while it was a huge sum, it was within Keqing's family's means. This was the most important location on Liyue Harbor's most important commercial street. The Northland Bank was right across the street. The Northland Bank headquarters they were currently using was smaller than Keqing's house. They had paid eight billion for it originally.
"No, this matter cannot be leased." Ningguang shook her head slightly. "Liyue Bank belongs to Liyue.
There's no need to save money for Liyue Bank. Liyue Bank also needs something to make a name for itself. Ten billion is roughly the market price of that house. To be honest, you're still losing a bit.
After all, that house is still appreciating in value.
A few years ago, Northland Bank offered ten billion for it, didn't they?
Once Liyue Bank opens, I'll deposit Mora into it directly, and Liyue Bank can use that to buy the house with a loan."
"If that's the case, then I agree." Keqing thought about it and agreed.
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