Zhongli

Back in the truck, Hu Tao was still thinking about what she had just learned.

She muttered with regret:

"It's a shame, Mondstadt is too far away from us, and we don't know when the Anemo Dragon will stop causing trouble and allow us to return. It would be bad if it really delayed things."

"Mhm, yeah, otherwise I'd want to go see what's happening over there too."

What Bai Ye cared about was time.

With the Anemo Dragon causing trouble in Mondstadt, the Traveler should be there now.

The story of Genshin was about to begin.

Next up would be Liyue's Rite of Descension.

Hmm...

After the Rite of Descension, it would be time for the Adepti of Liyue to step down from their rule over Liyue.

He would be even safer then.

Bai Ye felt a bit happy.

But then, he thought of something unpleasant.

After the Rite of Descension, wouldn't it be Osial's attack on Liyue, followed by the Jade Chamber's fall?

This was such a loss!

Bai Ye felt it was very exciting when playing the game, but seeing it happen in person felt like a terrible business deal.

He glanced at the drivers, knowing they had rested enough.

Then he called out to everyone, "Prepare to set off again."

"Come on, buckle up, let's get hyped! Wait, I'll show you a truck drift!"

Bai Ye said confidently.

"Drift?"

Hu Tao looked at Bai Ye curiously.

This truck had only just been invented for the first time, so why did he seem to know about it so clearly?

Bai Ye said nothing, he just slammed the accelerator, pushing the truck to its fastest speed.

Then, as they passed a bend, he oversteered, executing an incredibly beautiful truck drift.

Hu Tao watched as the truck suddenly swung around the corner, almost making her feel like she was going to fly out.

This novel experience gave her an extremely thrilling feeling.

"Thrilling, it was truly thrilling."

Hu Tao said, laughing heartily.

But then, She carefully considered the feeling and hesitantly asked Bai Ye:

"Did you hit something?"

"I don't know, probably not. There's no one out here in the wild."

Bai Ye said indifferently.

If it had been a person, he would have noticed long ago.

After Bai Ye and the others left, several Hilichurls stood up from the grass.

"Yayika!"

The Hilichurls watched the trucks speed away, only able to curse.

Unfortunately, these steel behemoths looked as terrifying as Ruin Guards, so they only dared to curse after they were gone.

The vehicles continued their journey, heading towards the border of Sumeru.

After several days of travel, Bai Ye brought everyone to the border of Sumeru.

Next was the rainforest of Sumeru.

Bai Ye and the others unloaded the cargo.

During the unloading process, he could clearly see Dori's little face turn as black as charcoal.

It was as if someone was trying to steal hundreds of millions of Mora from her.

Oh, not "as if."

Bai Ye settled the shipping fees and the cost of some supplies with Dori.

After this trip, Bai Ye calculated that Dori had not only wasted time but also lost quite a bit of money.

Letting the profiteer pay the price.

Bai Ye thought to himself at the time.

The contract was complete, and Dori wanted to pull some stunts, but Bai Ye maintained his stance of taking the money without doing anything, forcing Dori to obediently hand over the payment.

After finally finishing all of this, Bai Ye drove away with the Mora in the truck.

Dori watched Bai Ye leave, silently taking note of the matter.

She had lost this time; it was the first time she had suffered a loss in business.

The key wasn't through commercial means, but through actual technical suppression.

Bai Ye, she was determined to get her revenge.

Dori thought to herself.

After venting his frustration, Bai Ye didn't dwell on Dori's matters much.

Driving back slowly, Bai Ye basically left the driving to Hu Tao.

They had already agreed that once they returned to Liyue Harbor, this truck would belong to her.

For the other trucks, Bai Ye had people mass-produce them according to molds, but this one he and Hu Tao were driving was personally assembled by Bai Ye. It was better to give it to Hu Tao than to members of those merchant guilds.

Taking advantage of this journey, he would let Hu Tao properly train her driving skills.

Wasn't he aiming for Hu Tao to become Liyue's number one driver?

Along the way, Bai Ye was also modifying the truck.

He had seen hearses before; it would be fine after modification.

Directly converting a truck into a van, Only Bai Ye could pull this off.

Moreover, Bai Ye had also captured an Ice Slime for potential future corpse freezing.

With natural refrigeration, it had many benefits for preserving bodies.

After several more days of travel, Bai Ye and Hu Tao finally returned to Liyue Harbor.

Bai Ye's bumpy journey had left him utterly exhausted.

Driving, being driven, and even modifying the vehicle.

No one could handle that.

He stretched his body and tilted his head, saying to Hu Tao, who was driving beside him, "I'm outta here. Going back to sleep."

"Okay," Hu Tao nodded, then asked Bai Ye, "How much for this truck? I'll pay you back later."

"Okay."

Bai Ye nodded.

The Genshin Eye on his waist lit up, and he calmly slipped away.

Watching Bai Ye's actions, Hu Tao couldn't help but complain, "Heh, he's quick to run off."

After complaining, Hu Tao looked at the internal structure, now integrated with the rear cargo area, and the Ice Slime providing cooling in the back, and smiled with satisfaction.

She stepped on the accelerator again and headed towards the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

"When the sun comes out, I'll bask in the sun; when the moon comes out, I'll bask in the moon..."

Hu Tao hummed a folk song as she drove forward.

Before reaching the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Hu Tao spotted Zhongli strolling through Liyue Harbor.

Seeing Zhongli, Hu Tao's expression instantly tensed.

Was this guy going to buy something again?

Hu Tao thought about the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's ledger and immediately felt she had to stop Zhongli quickly.

If he kept buying, how many people in Liyue would have to die for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor not to lose money?

She quickly drove over.

She drove up to Zhongli and immediately stopped.

"Come on, Zhongli, get in."

Hu Tao rolled down the window and said to Zhongli.

Zhongli quietly looked at the vehicle made of iron that had stopped before him.

Then he nodded.

"Okay."

He was somewhat curious about the creativity and ingenuity of this kind of vehicle.

This kind of creativity was something the Adepti would find very difficult to come up with.

"Only humans have infinite possibilities."

Zhongli thought to himself.

This further solidified his resolve to entrust Liyue to humans.

He and his dear friend had once protected humanity together. After his friend's passing, he and the Adepti continued their vigil. Now, the humans of Liyue had grown, and it was time for them to forge their own path.