Setting Up a Stall to Sell Geo Archon Figurines?

When Chen Luo his Shenhe passed by a 7-day Divine Statue, Hu Tao enthusiastically introduced them to Hu Tao's friend—the Eye Statue of the 7-day Divine Statue.

Chen Luo couldn't help but marvel at how many friends Hu Tao had.

Fortunately, this 7-day Divine Statue is at least a friend and not a pet.

Cheers to the Lady. Hu Tao's new friend.

Perhaps because today is the annual Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony, even standing at the port of Liyue Harbor, one can still feel the bustling atmosphere of the Liyue Harbor.

Looking at Liyue Harbor, which is full of Chinese elements, Chen Luo felt a sense of home in this unfamiliar continent of Tifat.

But even though it's my hometown, it's not truly my hometown anymore.

Liyue Harbor is indeed quaint and charming, but it's a bit too old-fashioned, which Chen Luo found difficult to adjust to at first.

However, the Herrscher of Knowledge seemed to have a deep longing for the ancient architecture of Liyue Harbor.

At the entrance outside Liyue Harbor, some Millelith were stationed there to inspect and check the merchants coming and going.

Today is the annual Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony. Although no permits are required to enter Liyue Harbor, the goods must be carefully inspected to prevent anyone from causing trouble in Liyue Harbor.

"Gentlemen, would you like to sit down in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor first?"

As they were about to enter Liyue Harbor, Hu Tao extended an invitation to Chen Luo and the others.

"No need. We should be going to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to get the coffins this afternoon. We can visit then," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo didn't have high requirements for the quality of the coffins he wanted; mass-produced ones would be fine. Therefore, it wouldn't be difficult to get all 25 coffins from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor; a morning would be enough.

"Okay, I'll be going now." Hu Tao nodded and walked towards the checkpoint.

People like Hu Tao, who have nothing of value and are relatively well-known in Liyue Harbor, naturally don't need to queue; a simple greeting is enough.

After all, we all know each other now.

"Let's go, let's take a look around Liyue Harbor." Chen Luo greeted the people behind him and, without any intention of queuing, led everyone towards the checkpoint.

Although none of these people knew Chen Luo, Chen Luo didn't know them either, but...

The Herrscher of Knowledge has altered your consciousness; the Herrscher of Knowledge does not need to queue.

Chapter 313 Selling Emperor Figurines at a Stall?

"Liyue Harbor is really bustling." After sneaking into Liyue Harbor by cheating, Chen Luo looked at the scene before him and remarked.

The so-called Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony refers to the annual descent of the Geo Archon to the mortal realm.

On this day, the Geo Archon bestows a divine decree, guiding the management of Liyue throughout the year.

Every oracle will cause great upheaval in Liyue this year.

Every year, the one who requests the oracle is always Liyue Qixing, but the person is different every year. Last year, it was Keqing, the Jade Chamber Star of the Liyue Qixing, who requested the oracle.

That's Keqing, who has both good looks and talent.

This year, it's Tianquan Star's turn to Ningguang.

If Chen Luo remembered correctly, he seemed to have heard some information when he was reviewing the plot.

Ningguang seems to want to exclude rocks created by Vision users using elemental power from the definition of minerals for tax purposes.

It is worth noting that Ningguang herself is also a user of the Geo Vision.

Is it possible that Ningguang wants to openly and legitimately avoid paying taxes?

Mondstadt is a free city-state, while Liyue is a nation of contracts, both valuing commerce and trade. The seven prominent merchants of Liyue, representing seven different commercial factions, are the true rulers of this nation.

Of course, the true ruler of Liyue will always be the Geo Archon.

In Liyue, there are only two kinds of people: those who are fans of the Emperor and those who are twisted fans of the Emperor.

Oh wait, there's a third type of person: the Emperor's haters.

The leader of the haters is none other than the Geo Archon himself.

There seems to be another organization, the Silver Salt Hall or something, which doesn't seem to like the Geo Archon very much either.

The people of Liyue love to boast most about the fact that the Geo Archon is eternal.

The Liyue Qixing are human, and the Emperor is a god. No one can shake the Rex Lapis's position in Liyue, not even the Rex Lapis himself.

Then... Rex Lapis ran away.

"It is indeed a bit too lively." Looking at the crowd coming and going, Shenhe moved a little closer to Chen Luo without making a sound.

Shenhe hadn't seen so many people at once in a long time. The red rope's effect had its limits, which was why Shenhe didn't like walking in crowded places.

"Hey, don't be nervous. Think about it from another angle. You could kill these people 100 times over with one punch," Chen Luo comforted Shenhe He after sensing his nervousness.

"Your way of comforting me seems kind of weird," the Herrscher of Knowledge remarked from the side.

Furthermore, the Herrscher of Knowledge was somewhat curious about why Chen Luo didn't use his Herrscher Authority on Shenhe to force him to relax.

"I feel like today's Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony was lively, but not entirely lively. It didn't have the kind of atmosphere with gongs, drums, and firecrackers that I had imagined," Chen Luo said, walking on the streets of Liyue, somewhat puzzled.

"What's wrong with that? It's perfectly normal. It's basically standard practice for locals. If you see people rushing around and looking excited, those are foreigners. Locals in Liyue aren't really into the Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony; they're more interested in making money."

"This is probably the kind of tourist attraction that locals don't go to. It's like how locals in Nanchang don't like to go to Tengwang Pavilion, and locals in Beijing are too lazy to go to the Forbidden City."

"Back when I used to go down the mountain every year to exorcise demons, people would watch curiously at first, but they gradually got used to it." This time, it Herrscher of Knowledge was always curious about things, and seemed to have his own understanding of this.

"I see..." Chen Luo nodded thoughtfully.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Just like yesterday's fireworks display, if Liu Wenxuan hadn't Chen Luo wouldn't have bothered to go even if he knew.

Anyway, the fireworks are the same fireworks, and the shows are the same shows; they're only good for attracting tourists from other places.

Chen Luo genuinely didn't understand why Yun Xia and Yun Lian'er would want to watch fireworks.

Moreover, these two seemed to really enjoy watching fireworks, so they almost got into a fight over the VIP spot next to Chen Luo to watch the fireworks.

Later?

Later, to prevent the two girls from fighting, Chen Luo gave up his seat and went to play with Liu Wenxuan.

Chen Luo was mainly curious about what strange demons and monsters Liu Wenxuan had killed, so he went over to listen to the gossip.

Sure enough, after he ran away, the two sisters sat down next to Chen Luo and started watching the fireworks silently without saying a word.

Sister Meng, who was originally sitting near Liu Wenxuan, looked on in disbelief when she saw Chen Luo sit over there.

Although it was hard to believe, he still moved his seat to the side so that Chen Luo could sit next to him.

"So what are we going to do next? Shall we take a good look around this Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony?" The Herrscher of Knowledge asked excitedly as he looked around.

Although the Herrscher of Knowledge spoke as if she were very experienced, in reality, this was Herrscher of Knowledge first time participating in such a large-scale festival.

Logically speaking, the Herrscher of Knowledge should have been hiding in Chen Luo's sea of consciousness yesterday, and perhaps even watched the fireworks display. But the Herrscher of Knowledge went to the Elysian Realm yesterday, and thus completely missed the fireworks display.

Even those Herrscher of Knowledge Qi were unwilling to stay in Chen Luo's sea of consciousness.

Therefore, when the Herrscher of Knowledge woke up this morning, he did not see Sirin hatching.

Well, coincidentally, Chen Luo didn't see it either.

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's only morning. The Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony is still some time away. If I remember correctly, it should be around noon. Probably..." Chen Luo said uncertainly.

"Then take him to the execution ground and behead him in the street?" Upon hearing this, the Herrscher of Knowledge subconsciously said.

After all, Fu Hua's memories are a jumbled mess, including things like executions. And in ancient times, executions were particularly often carried out at noon.

"If anything happens to the Geo Archon today, it will be your doing." Chen Luo glared fiercely at the Herrscher of Knowledge.

Fortunately, there was no one else nearby. If some Morax fans from Liyue had heard Herrscher of Knowledge's words, Chen Luo and his group would have been downgraded from foreign guests to rude foreigners.

But then another question arises: what would be the odds of the Herrscher of Knowledge fighting the Geo Archon?

"What are you looking at? You've never fought before, so you don't know." The Herrscher of Knowledge suddenly glanced at Chen Luo.

Because the Herrscher of Herrscher of Knowledge's chain is attached to Chen Luo's arm, Chen Luo is currently being Mind Reading by the Herrscher of Knowledge. Of course, it would be easy for Chen Luo to break this connection if he wanted to.

Chen Luo really wanted to know.

"Ahem, the purpose of our trip this time is to let Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony to Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony begins, so we can't waste it." Chen Luo clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to this scene.

"So, shall we split up and explore the entire Liyue Harbor?" Herrscher of Knowledge asked, sounding eager.

"No, that way we wouldn't be able to interact with anyone else, let alone cause any disputes, and naturally we wouldn't be able to let Shenhe understand whether he is suitable to return to human society now. So we need to do something a little more unconventional," Chen Luo said.

"What should we play?" The Herrscher of Knowledge became interested.

"Let's set up a stall!" Chen Luo said loudly.

"Hmm, setting up a stall?" The Herrscher of Knowledge was taken aback.

"What, is this job particularly suitable for you? Does it pique your interest in swindling people in the underworld?" Chen Luo looked at the Herrscher of Knowledge expectantly.

"Don't treat me like some weird con artist, okay?" the Herrscher of Knowledge said, somewhat embarrassed and angry.

Do you think I'm some low-level con artist?

So what are we selling?

No, actually I'm a master con artist.

"Let's see. I already have a plan in mind. What do you think about selling figurines of the Geo Archon during the Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony? And they'd be sculpted or made on-site," Chen Luo said.

"It's not impossible, but I feel it's too limiting. After all, if you want to sell something at a high price, you have to make the unit price high enough. A newly carved one might not suit everyone's taste. You should exaggerate its era to be even further back. For example, you were good before, exaggerating Mora as Mora that was personally blessed by God. Wouldn't that make it more sophisticated?"

"So we can sell them in two parts: one part is newly carved, and the other part is aged. The new ones will have one price and focus on volume, while the aged ones will have another price and focus on quality. What do you think of the Geo Archon that was personally blessed by the Geo Archon?" Herrscher of Knowledge said with great interest.

"... If we're talking about con artists, you're the real deal," Chen Luo couldn't help but sigh.

Chen Luo hadn't expected so many tricks.

"Then it's decided. We'll go sell the Geo Archon dolls and figures in a little while. I'll be in charge of carving, Xiao Shi will be in charge of selling, and Shenhe will be in charge of handling disputes."

"What about me? What about me?" Sirin, who was being held in Chen Luo's arms, asked excitedly.

"You'll be the mascot."

"Mascot?"

"Since Sirin is cute enough, she can just stay there," Chen Luo said.

"Oh." Sirin nodded, seemingly understanding.

"But can I really handle this kind of dispute?" Shenhe, one of the four, seemed a bit troubled.

"It doesn't matter, just give it a try. If it doesn't work or you mess it up, I'll use the Herrscher of Knowledge's ability to change the other party's memory, and then you can continue to practice with him. Sometimes, being able to handle disputes well means you have a certain understanding of human society," Chen Luo said to Shen He.

That is indeed the case.

Moreover, sometimes resolving disputes is not actually that difficult.

Generally speaking, there are two ways to resolve a dispute: one is to be eloquent, and the other is to be strong.

As long as Shenhe can learn any way to handle disputes, then there will be no problem.

It's practically impossible to make Shenhe eloquent, but Chen Luo can teach Shenhe when to use force and how to use force with restraint.

For example, you could punch the ground and create a deep hole. This way, you not only don't hurt the other person, but you can also make them more polite.

This was originally the direction Chen Luo was guiding Shenhe's development.

Although this might get Shenhe into some disputes, it's not a big problem, since there's still Chen Luo, right?

Chen Luo will teach Shenhe how to use force with restraint.

Besides, what can make Shenhe is either unreasonable or malicious. Such people are easy to beat up.

Shenhe may have gone too far, but he couldn't have hit the wrong person.

Besides, Chen Luo was doing this so that Shenhe would have a skill.

While one can cultivate in the mountains without needing Mora, it's impossible to move an inch in Liyue Harbor without money.

Of course, Shenhe could also get breakfast and dinner from Chen Luo every day, just like Mona did.

Anyway, Shenhe probably only eats Qingxin, so it's not a big problem.

"Where should we set up our stall?" the Herrscher of Knowledge asked excitedly.

Those Herrscher of Knowledge are already impatient.