Genshin Impact: The Recorder of All Things

"Sit down and talk, sit down."

Ke Qing hesitated for a moment and then sat down again. In her eyes, the young lord and the emperor were no different, and she found it hard to remain calm.

"Go on."

"Yes, as far as I know, even Ningguang stays up all night to understand the various documents sent down by the young lord and pay attention to the new products appearing in Liyue..."

Even Ningguang, who has a regular sleep schedule, stayed up all night. Qixing is really working hard.

(Uncle Tian: Let me retire!!!)

Zhong Gui nodded. He knew about these things, and he also knew what Ke Qing and the Seven Stars were worried about.

"Are you worried that I'll delegate some power to Qixing, but Qixing hasn't met my expectations and has disappointed me?"

"These past few months you've even considered that I'm cultivating new Liyue Seven Stars, some Seven Stars who rely on Celestials? Like Riku?"

Ke Qing blushed and said, "There is no such thing!"

After saying that, Ke Qing's face turned pale, "Young Master..."

“Looks like I guessed wrong~” Zhong Gui, like a senior leader, reached out and pressed down slightly, signaling Ke Qing not to be anxious. “Then can you tell me why? You see, if you don’t tell me, I will misunderstand. It’s better to say some things. Hesitating is not your personality. Lately, you’ve been hesitant all the time.”

“I…” Ke Qing pursed her lips, “I’ve been worried lately that we won’t live up to the Emperor and Young Master’s expectations of us. It seems we’re not as… talented as we thought.”

Keqing was a little embarrassed when she said this.

After all, the Seven Stars are all the chosen ones of heaven, and they are basically the best in their respective fields, some even being number one.

It's normal to think that way, because everyone thinks that way.

But recently they've found they're not doing so well, and their performance is really not good at all.

Keqing even breathed a sigh of relief when Rikushiro appeared, because finally someone could understand these things.

(Rick: It's great that my wife is super intelligent.)

Ke Qing sometimes thought that they were the Seven Stars that Shao Jun had trained to replace the current "not so great" ones.

Keqing knew of Rik's abilities and tacitly accepted the situation. Moreover, Rik's attitude towards the young lord made them feel that they could ease the "rift" between the new generation of the Seven Stars, or between Keqing, the Jade Star, and the Emperor and the young lord, which arose because she wanted the mortals of Liyue to think independently.

This allows the people of Liyue to think independently, and it also makes the Emperor and the Young Lord happy.

Ke Qing told Zhong Gui what was on her mind, and Zhong Gui just smiled.

Keqing's opposition was never to the gods or immortals, but rather to the misfortune and indignation of the people of Liyue. She was thinking too far ahead, to the point that it seemed disrespectful to the immortal masters.

"Why is Yuhengxing, who is confident in everything else, troubled by this? Instead of being discouraged here, he should do more and learn more, and try to understand it."

"It's not that you lack talent, but that Liyue is changing too fast."

In another world, there is a country that has been exploring its path for decades, and continues to progress while still learning. The speed of that country's development continues to astound the world.

However, Liyue's development today has compressed those decades, and even with the information provided by Zhong Gui, it is still so fast that it is incomprehensible.

Don't underestimate these few months; in these few months, that country has accumulated ten years of technological expertise, and it's just a matter of implementation.

"The rapid development has left everyone confused. It's not your fault; even I think it's sometimes too fast."

"Young Master..."

"Of course, don't you think so?"

“Um, Lord, all of this is actually for Liyue's good. I've seen the pictures Rick brought, and I can imagine how much better Liyue will be. We've seen the products from the research department, and they're really good. I can't even imagine what Liyue will be like in the future… Lord…”

"Why did you stop talking?" Zhong Gui asked, still smiling.

"Does Young Master really think things are developing too fast?"

From the height Shaojun is standing at, he should be able to see much farther, that's for sure!

So the young lord probably already knew everything he could think of.

"Sometimes I feel it's too slow, and what I want to see will take a long time to arrive. But then I feel it's too fast. Development has its growing pains, and I don't want to add more pain to pain, causing Liyue to change three times a day."

"So, Keqing, you are the elite of Liyue. When you feel that you really don't understand something and seek answers, this period of time is Liyue's acceptance period."

“You are smarter than most people. You can understand and accept things faster than ordinary people. Ordinary people don’t always need to understand things the same way as you, but they should at least understand some of them.”

“Now that you’ve stopped, ordinary people can also take a rest.”

"You determine the pace of Liyue's development—not so fast as to be incomprehensible, nor so slow as to cause anxiety. You are the main clans of Liyue, and you are very important!"

Why does it sound like you're saying that Seven Stars is inferior to Young Lord? Oh well, they're definitely inferior anyway.

"Liyue cannot be too fast, nor can it be too slow."

"So the things you don't understand actually take more than ten or even several decades to develop to that level. It's not your fault, you're amazing!"

"Come on, don't rush, have a cup of tea to relax." Zhong Gui pushed the cup in front of him to Ke Qing.

Ke Qing stared at the black liquid in front of her, lost in thought.

P.S.: Thanks to "Evil Forces" and "Shiba Inu Fords" for their update requests; thanks to "Diligent," "175…," "Otto Apocalypse," and "Can You Only Write About Useless Starts?"; thanks to "hei.." and "Shaman Went Crazy Again" for their donations. Thank you all, bosses!

P.S.: I'll be updating two chapters in the next two days. The human limit is 4,000 words. This is a limited edition for the Lunar New Year.

Chapter 113 Keqing's Eye of God (Iwa)

Zhong Gui has taken care of everything that needed to be taken care of, and left everything else to the Seven Stars of Liyue. He doesn't want to worry about anything else.

With enough information, the truth can't be completely distorted.

He might as well enjoy himself while he's young, because Zhong Gui knows that sooner or later he'll end up like an old man.

He looks young, but others can tell at a glance that he is an elderly person, and a highly respected one at that.

As mentioned before, Ningguang had long suspected that the old man was an immortal, but she just hadn't said it out loud.

Therefore, Zhong Gui has only been learning about the current situation in Liyue recently, and the fact that he took out the Liyue Harbor construction plan is just something he wants to enjoy.

Power doesn't have to expire. Just use it for work, and you can use it for other things. Besides, isn't this all for the development of Liyue? I've put in my best effort.

It's morning now. Although 8 a.m. isn't early in Ke Qing's eyes, it's already quite good that Zhong Gui got up so early.

With his physical condition, it doesn't matter whether he sleeps or not; he usually just sleeps with Shen He and Hu Tao.

Gan Yu woke him up when she left today, saying there was a gift from Mondstadt.

Zhong Gui got up early, not wanting to have breakfast until noon yesterday.

Gan Yu went to work, Hu Tao and Shen He were still resting, and Zhong Gui was alone, looking at the gifts sent by Meng De on the table.

Judging from the bottle, it should be from Morning Light Winery. Did Mr. Lu give himself a gift?

Zhong Gui poured out a glass. It didn't smell like wine; it was dark in color. Zhong Gui had a guess but wasn't sure.

"Want to try some?" Zhong Gui pushed the wine glass in front of Ke Qing.

After hearing what Shaojun said, Keqing picked up the glass and took a sip.

"what about the taste?"

"This... isn't this cola?" When the Three Kingdoms delegation was still around, Keqing had the good fortune to have a meal with them, and this was among the drinks that the young lord brought out.

"It really is Coke?"

Keqing: "???"

What? You don't know?

"Hey! Young Master!"

Zhong Gui poured himself another cup and took a sip. "What's wrong?"

"No...it's nothing..." It's probably best not to mention that I just used this wine glass at this point, or it will be awkward.

"It really is cola."

Zhong Gui didn't pay attention to Ke Qing's actions, but instead spoke with great interest.

When the clock struck, it gave Wendy a large amount of drinks as she left, and also gave a lot to her "accomplices" Diluc and Kaeya.

While in Liyue, Diluc didn't drink alcohol, but he drank quite a lot of beverages. The three of them gave each other not only alcohol but also a lot of beverages.

Looking at the items sent by Dawn Winery, it seems they have new products coming out.

Lord Diluc controls the winery, but he himself doesn't like drinking. At Diluc's request, Dawn Winery has developed several non-alcoholic beverages.

Apple wine is one of them, but the poet who was a drunkard actually preferred non-alcoholic beverages.

When he left, Diluc asked him if this was Liyue's sake, and Zhonggui told him that it was sake from another world, and that he could study it if he wanted.

Otherworldly realms are not uncommon in Teyvat, so Diluc didn't see anything wrong with it.

Upon returning to Dawn Winery, he instructed winemaker Connor to develop new specialty wines, particularly non-alcoholic beverages.

Although wine enthusiast Connor was helpless, the boss was the most important person in the world, so Connor could only go and study it.

Speaking of which, neither Diluc nor the catgirl Diona likes alcohol.

The biggest wine merchant and the best bartender in Mondstadt are like this; Mondstadt's pillar industry is in dire straits.

However, these things are none of Zhong Gui's business.

"Looks like he actually managed to get the Coke out."

Keqing: "..."