Before long, Bai Ye and the others had captured an Electro Abyss Mage in the wilderness and brought it back.
On the current continent of Teyvat, Abyss Mages no longer had the same attitude as they did in the game, stubbornly holding out no matter who they faced.
At least, this Abyss Mage immediately chose to surrender when it found itself surrounded by Bai Ye, Hu Tao, Chongyun, Xiangling, and Xingqiu.
"Behave and charge us up. We won't hurt you afterward!"
Bai Ye said to the Electro Abyss Mage with a smile.
The Abyss Mage paused, but obediently began pouring electricity into the engine.
After generating electricity for quite a while, Bai Ye saw that the Abyss Mage was so exhausted that it was coughing up blood. He knew he had nearly drained it dry.
He tossed it aside for now. Later, he would take it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and see whether he could exchange it for a few Mora.
Naturally, he had to squeeze every last bit of value out of his prey.
Next, it was time to drive.
Bai Ye looked at the truck door.
His Anemo Genshin Eye activated.
Bai Ye leaped up, pulled open the truck door, then spun around and climbed inside.
He then reached out to Hu Tao and the others.
"Come on, I'll take you on Teyvat's first street race. Who's coming?"
"Of course I am!"
Hu Tao did not hesitate. She was the first to rush forward and grab Bai Ye's hand, then she sprang up into the driver's cabin.
"One more. Who's coming?"
The truck's cab was spacious enough that seating three teenagers was no problem at all.
All five of them could fit, but it would be too cramped, so they decided against it.
Xingqiu and the others looked at each other. Chongyun and Xingqiu both took a step back.
"Xiangling, you go!"
"Huh? All right, then."
Xiangling froze for a moment before agreeing. She bounced over and climbed into Bai Ye's vehicle as well.
Three teenagers who were nowhere near old enough to get a driver's license were about to drive a heavy truck.
That did not seem reliable at all.
Of course, Liyue had yet to establish traffic laws, so no traffic officers would come around to stop them.
Once the three of them were in the truck, Bai Ye immediately started it.
Off we go! Time to race!
When the vehicle started moving, even the workers who had helped assemble it were astonished.
This vehicle did not need beasts to pull it, yet it could actually move on its own.
Watching the truck move, the workers felt that Liyue might be on the verge of an incredible transformation.
Bai Ye took Xiangling and Hu Tao for a good ride around the wilderness.
While driving, he had Hu Tao and Xiangling calculate the truck's speed.
Bai Ye had not been very confident about the energy released by Elemental Reactions in this world.
But to his surprise, the Elemental Reactions worked exceptionally well.
Bai Ye directly pushed the truck to one hundred kilometers per hour across the wilderness.
After making a lap, Bai Ye returned to where they had started. Hu Tao still wanted more, but now it was Chongyun and Xingqiu's turn.
He took Chongyun and Xingqiu for another fast lap.
Bai Ye was now certain that his invention had succeeded.
What came next was mass production.
Then he would supply them to the Feiyun Commerce Guild.
Liyue Harbor's market.
"Hmm, I want more of these Jueyun Chilis. Could you give me a better price...?"
Dori continuously haggled with the merchants selling goods.
Even if she felt she was about to make a huge profit, she could not let even a few Mora in discounts slip away.
After several rounds of bargaining, Dori finally got an acceptable discount and completed the transaction smoothly.
"Wonderful. Making Mora really does feel great."
Dori narrowed her eyes and smiled as she stroked the Mora in her wallet.
This trip to Liyue had been worth it.
Not only had she made up for the losses she might have suffered, she could even make a small profit.
She had not expected the chaos at Port Ormos. Before that, she had accepted orders for fresh Liyue goods from several parties. If she failed to pay, she would have to pay a considerable amount in compensation.
That was even more painful than taking her life.
So, in order to shift the risk of compensation elsewhere, she made a deal with the Feiyun Commerce Guild.
She had successfully turned her losses into profits.
"Hehe, this isn't my fault. Your greed is what hurt you."
Dori muttered to herself.
She felt no guilt whatsoever about tricking merchants just like herself.
In fact, she hoped she could trick even more of them.
After purchasing the goods at the market, Dori ordered the subordinates who had come to Liyue with her to load the cargo onto the Dravya Beasts.
"Mora loves me, and I love Mora."
Dori smiled as she looked over Liyue Harbor, finding the port more and more pleasing.
"It was not for nothing that I revered Rex Lapis so much. He truly is watching over me."
Dori even considered buying something to show her admiration for Rex Lapis.
But after thinking it over, she decided that, as someone with so much Mora, Rex Lapis surely would not care about such a small amount. It was better to express her respect in her heart.
After coming outside,
she happened to run into Xingqiu's father.
"Oh, the owner of the Feiyun Commerce Guild. You're here to purchase goods today as well? I've already selected all my cargo. Next, it's your job to transport it to Sumeru. Remember, these are all fresh goods. If you take too long and they rot or spoil, you must compensate me for the losses according to the contract."
However, unlike the angry expression Dori had expected, the owner of the Feiyun Commerce Guild looked at her with a cheerful smile.
"Rest assured. We understand the rules of business very well."
That happiness made Dori feel somewhat uneasy.
Could he really have a way to deliver everything in time?
If that happened, then after deducting the shipping costs, she would suffer a loss.
No, no.
There was no way they could deliver the goods to Sumeru under these circumstances.
They were definitely just putting on a brave face.
"Fine, then. I'll lend you these Dravya Beasts for now. You can use them to transport the cargo."
She said to Xingqiu's father.
"Well, we no longer need those Dravya Beasts. We have new transportation tools for moving cargo. Go ahead and have the Dravya Beasts bring the goods over first, so we can load them up."
Dori was skeptical, but she still had her subordinates lead the Dravya Beasts after Xingqiu's father.
After walking for a while, they arrived at an open clearing.
Dori saw several strange-looking vehicles parked there.
Looking closely,
they were all forged from refined iron.
"Are you joking? If these iron things need Dravya Beasts to pull them, it would probably take several Dravya Beasts just to move one vehicle."
Dori's eyes widened, and her glasses nearly slipped off her nose.
I calculated it. Cheating me out of this money would hurt the Feiyun Commerce Guild, but it would not destroy them. Have you gone mad?
"Why not?"
At that moment, the door of the first vehicle opened, and Bai Ye jumped down from the driver's cabin.
Then,
Hu Tao and Xingqiu jumped down behind him as well.
Bai Ye looked at Dori and thought that it was time to let this merchant from Sumeru experience the speed of Liyue.
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