People in Mondstadt, starting to develop black technology

"The obsession of the soul will be gradually worn away by time. When the obsession disappears, they will automatically pass away as you said! But people have seven emotions and six desires. There are so many people who have obsessions before they die. When the souls wandering in the world of the living accumulate to a certain amount, the same thing will happen as in Wuwangpo this morning. Yin and Yang will not be distinguished, and people and ghosts will walk together!"

"So the job of the Hall of Rebirth is to speed up the attenuation of the souls' obsessions before the number of souls in the world reaches a critical point, and help them pass away. Another way is to try to satisfy the souls' regrets to achieve the effect of eliminating obsessions, but this method is not as efficient as the first one."

At this point, she looked at Shen Qin with satisfaction and said, "The 'dream fulfillment service' that Guest Shen mentioned in the car before is actually about eliminating obsessions during one's lifetime, so that the soul of the deceased will not linger in the world of the living."

At that time, she felt that the business proposed by Shen Qin could not only eliminate the obsession of the deceased, but also earn Mora. It can be said that it was a combination of responsibility and earning Mora.

It’s very nice!

"Is obsession such a powerful force?" Shen Qin stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

"Obsession is similar to the soul's ability to control objects from a distance. It is also the power that the soul possesses. However, the manifestations of the two powers are completely different. This is what confuses me."

She said casually: "Maybe these inexplicable powers all come from the mind! After all, sometimes people can burst out with power beyond the flesh under special circumstances."

"The power of the mind?"

Shen Qin thought of a metaphysical power called "psychic power" in many games and film and television works in his previous life, including mind control, telekinesis, and supernatural abilities. It has many branches and names, but what is certain is that they are all special abilities extended from thinking.

The most systematic concept at present should be the concept of psionics in Warhammer 40k, which has relatively complete rules and technical summaries that can be compiled into a book.

But this thing is still magical!

Shen Qin prefers to believe that it is a power that involves and utilizes "rules".

How about we directly confirm the route of psychic technology with the system? It should also be a branch of the technology tree, right?

[Are you sure you want to open the psychic technology branch? 】

The system gave a considerate reminder, but Shen Qin immediately refused. He needed to think about it again and determine whether psychic technology could enhance his own combat power.

Theoretically, as long as a person has a soul, he or she can develop the special ability of "psychic power".

"Shen Qin? Shen Qin?" Shatang shook his arm, bringing his thoughts back to reality.

When he came to his senses, he found that there were three dishes on the table.

Huh? Did I spend so much time thinking this time?

"Shen Qin, you are the most important guest here today, so hurry up and start eating! We won't dare to eat until you start eating!" Hu Tao urged him to hurry up, her eyes were glued to the delicious food on the table.

Shen Qin smiled and said, "Okay, let's enjoy the food first!"

Keli, who was eager to try, immediately grabbed two chopsticks and picked up a vermicelli, but the vermicelli quickly slipped off the chopsticks.

"Eh? It ran away!"

"Keli, this is how you use chopsticks." Shen Qin smiled and showed her the correct way to hold chopsticks, then picked up a large handful of vermicelli and placed it in her bowl.

Keqing immediately stood up and found a fork and knife in the cutlery cabinet in the room. “Sugar and Klee should be more accustomed to using these.”

"I can use chopsticks." Sandu also held the chopsticks in a very standard way.

Shen Qin asked in surprise: "Huh? You've never been to Liyue, have you?"

"When I was doing experiments before, I learned how to use chopsticks in order to improve the precision of some operations."

Shen Qin gave a thumbs up: "As expected of you!"

While they were chatting, the kitchen served two more dishes, one of which was Keqing's favorite golden shrimp balls.

She enthusiastically recommended it to everyone: "Try this golden shrimp ball, it tastes very good!"

Keli's eyes lit up, and she immediately forked one into her mouth. As she chewed, her eyes began to sparkle: "This is so delicious!"

Keqing watched with a smile on her face as everyone praised the golden shrimp balls. She was very happy that the food she recommended was recognized by others, but the smile on her face soon froze because Klee's fork was reaching for the last shrimp ball on the plate.

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The sound of the fork piercing the crispy skin was extremely clear in her ears, and she watched it leave the plate and enter Kelly's mouth.

Keli saw that she was looking at her, and gave her a bright smile while chewing shrimp balls.

"Sister Keqing, the golden shrimp balls are so delicious!"

Golden-silk-shrimp-balls

Keqing was completely disappointed, but facing Klee, she still kept a bright smile: "As long as it tastes good."

Shen Qin looked at Keqing, whose eyes had lost their luster, with amusement, and said to Klee, "Do you still want to eat shrimp balls?"

"miss you!"

So he asked the waiter to bring another serving of golden shrimp balls.

When the second serving of golden shrimp balls arrived, Kelly only ate two, and he forbade her to eat them again.

"Don't you want to save some space for the other delicacies later?"

Keli fell into deep thought. Should she eat more golden shrimp balls or some other delicacies? In the end, she decided to eat both. She looked up at Shen Qin and said, "How about Keli eat another shrimp ball?"

Chapter 212: Zhongli Guest (Keqing)

Keqing finally ate the golden shrimp balls and was very satisfied.

"I didn't expect the food at Wangshu Inn to be so delicious! I've passed by here so many times, but I never thought of coming here for a meal. What a miscalculation! It seems I have to come here more often in the future!" Hu Tao touched her slightly bulging belly and leaned back comfortably on the chair.

"You might as well take a look at the prices on the menu." Shen Qin reminded.

Walnut used elemental power to control the menu on the small table next to her and float it to her hand. She glanced at it casually, and then her eyes widened: "Oh my God! A serving of golden shrimp balls costs five thousand Mora! How many customers do I have to send away before I can afford to eat once!"

Everyone: "..."

"Forget it, forget it. We still have a lot of guests to support in the Wangsheng Hall, especially a certain old man. The monthly expenses are really outrageous..." Hu Tao waved her hand, "I can only come to eat once in a while!"

Keqing smiled and said to her, "The dishes cooked by Chef Yanxiao are more expensive. If they were cooked by an ordinary chef, they would be much cheaper. If you are not a picky eater, you won't be able to taste much difference."

"I thought you were treating us to a simple meal, but I didn't expect the price to be so high. You're really too polite!" Hu Tao shook her head and handed her the business card of Wangsheng Hall. "As a return gift, I can give you a 20% discount on your next visit to Wangsheng Hall!"

Shen Qin: ...You finally took action against Keqing.

Keqing was speechless. It seemed that she only needed to go to Wangsheng Hall to spend money once in her life? And she would not go there in person. Would Wangsheng Hall recognize it?

Bah! What an unlucky idea!

After eating and drinking, no one wanted to move and just slumped in their chairs to digest the food in their stomachs.

Twenty minutes later, Kelly's little head began to feel sleepy.

You sleep after eating. You are just like me!

But it was no wonder that she was so sleepy. She got up before six this morning, and then had a bumpy ride all the way. She even turned into the Red Devil and made a scene at Wuwang Slope for a while.

“Since Klee wants to sleep, let’s get back in the car and head to Liyue Harbor.” Hu Tao stretched and looked at Keqing. “How did Keqing get here?”

"Driving here."

"Then let Sucrose take Klee in Hu Tao's car, and I'll take Keqing's car. We can just chat about work then."

Sand Sugar glanced at Keqing and nodded, "Okay, okay."

"Work?" Hu Tao immediately became interested and approached Shen Qin. "Isn't this another business collaboration, like in Academy City? Do you think it's possible for our Wangsheng Hall to get involved?"

Shareholders who previously invested in Academy City have now made a fortune. Not to mention the city area that will be opened in two days, the various small products that have been launched have attracted a large number of Moras from the people of Liyue, Solstice, and Mondstadt.

What about water heaters, flush toilets, electric lights, home holographic projection, air conditioners...

Nowadays, who doesn’t have a few products with the Academy City logo printed on them?

Hu Tao also coveted such huge profits. If there was a chance to cooperate with Shen Qin and others, she would definitely not miss it!

Shen Qin thought seriously: "Hmm... It's not that we can't cooperate. If Zhongli can get involved, it will also be convenient to do some protection work on the ancient ruins of Guiliyuan."

"Zhongli?" Keqing asked doubtfully.

"He's a guest official in our Wangsheng Hall. He knows everything about astronomy and geography, and is well-versed in ancient and modern times. Anyway, he's quite knowledgeable about history!" Hu Tao introduced him to Keqing proudly.

Shen Qin clapped his hands and said, "Judging from your names, you two are destined to cooperate!"

Keqing: “?”

"Look, Keqing, the guest official of Zhongli, what is this if not fate?"

At this moment, Shen Qin seemed to be possessed by Seno.

Keqing held her forehead in her hand speechlessly: "Well, since he is recommended by both of you, he should really have some skills."

Then he must be very capable.

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the parking lot below Wangshu Inn. Sucrose, carrying Klee, got into Hutao's car, and Shen Qin also followed Keqing to the front of her car.

"People in Liyue seem to like to only drive the front of the car!" Shen Qin sighed.

In the parking lot, he saw no less than ten lonely car fronts.

"There's no other way. Sometimes it's too inconvenient to drag a heavy car behind you just for transportation. Why don't you design a smaller car and lower the price? I believe many people will buy it."

"Our research base is already developing and designing them. We will launch several small family cars in the future, but their performance will probably not be as good as the three transport vehicles." Shen Qin fastened his seat belt in the passenger seat.

Keqing had an expectant look on her face: "I hope it can be released soon!"

Then he stepped on the accelerator and the front of the car drifted directly out of the parking space.

Shen Qin: ???

No, so you drive so fast?

Seeing the disbelief on his face, Keqing blushed and said softly, "Sorry, I forgot I'm not the only one in the car now."

"Sister, you can't be so aggressive when driving alone! Didn't you hear what was said when the car started? There are thousands of roads, but safety comes first..."

"What did you call me just now?" She looked at him dangerously.

Shen Qin swallowed his saliva and said, "Sister Qing?"

"Hmph!" Keqing turned her head with a blush on her face, stepped on the accelerator, then remembered that Shen Qin was there, so she stepped on the brakes, slowed down the car, and came to the outside of the parking lot to meet Hu Tao and the others.

The two cars merged into the traffic and left Wangshu Inn.

No one noticed that on a small balcony at the top of the inn, the Demon-Subduing Great Sage stood there quietly, watching Shen Qin and the others go away.

"Is this the ordinary person the Emperor mentioned? I indeed did not sense any strange energy fluctuations from him... and he seemed to be particularly concerned about the power of the soul? Hmm... I seem to have heard of something related... I'll ask other immortals when I have time."

Xiao's figure gradually disappeared, as if he had never appeared.

But the almond tofu plate on the small table on the balcony was silently accusing the immortal who didn't clean up the plate after eating the tofu.

Guiliyuan is a vital transportation center in Liyue. It is connected to Bishuiyuan in the north and can go directly to Mondstadt.

It is connected to Mingyun Town in the east, which used to be a major source of minerals for Liyue. However, it has gradually become deserted in recent years due to the depletion of mineral resources. However, the town is located at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. With the recovery of vitality on the snow-capped mountains and the increasing number of adventurers entering the mountains, the town has regained some vitality.

To the west of Guiliyuan is Minlin, the largest mountain forest area in Liyue. It has basically maintained its original ecological appearance and has not been developed much by humans. In Shen Qin's words, it is a huge natural scenic area.

To the south of Guiliyuan is the present-day main city of Liyue, Liyue Harbor.

The Guili Plain connects the entire Liyue together, which shows that Guizhong’s decision to build a city here was a well-considered one.

It's not random!

Chapter 213: Plotting to usurp the throne! Keqing!

Ancient relics are scattered all over Guili Plain, including watchtowers, city walls, high platforms, stone buildings...

Some buildings have been restored and are still in use.

“These ruins on the roadside are only a small part. If you leave the main road and go deeper, you can see more ruins. We, the Seven Stars, don’t have any good ideas for how to deal with them for now.” Keqing said.

Shen Qin asked curiously: "What do you think?"

"My thoughts? Time will not stop for Liyue, and people must always move forward, but these ancient things should not be ruthlessly abandoned, because they are the history of Liyue and the foundation of Liyue's prosperity today."

He was surprised and said, "I thought you would advocate the demolition of all the ruins. After all, your philosophy of governing the country is relatively radical among the decision-making team of Liyue."

She glanced at him and smiled, "You haven't forgotten my origins, have you? My family is a prominent family in Liyue. In such a family, inheritance is the most important thing, whether it is the inheritance of traditions and culture."

"Then why are you so resistant to the rule of the Geo King over Liyue? To some extent, doesn't He represent a kind of traditional inheritance?"

Keqing: "I respect Him very much and am grateful for all his contributions to Liyue, but Liyue cannot live under his protection forever. When all the people of Liyue get used to relying on the Emperor and give up their own ideas, if one day He no longer fulfills this responsibility, where will Liyue go?"

"Even powerful demons will die in battle, and gods will eventually be worn away by time. Only human civilization and wisdom can be passed down from generation to generation."

Shen Qin: "But civilizations will also be destroyed one day, just like Kanreya five hundred years ago and Shar Findenir three thousand years ago. It is no more difficult for gods to destroy a civilization than for us to crush an ant?"