Dottore's Plan

Although there were people around, it seemed that no one could hear the conversation between Bai Ye and Dottore.

Bai Ye knew this was Dottore's doing.

Even the most secluded places can be overheard. While it's not like a game where a blonde protagonist can hide and remain undetected, it's still difficult to be completely observable. Dottore, on the other hand, makes it indiscriminately impossible for anyone around to notice. This way, it looks like you're having a perfectly normal conversation, but no one can hear anything.

Bai Ye felt slightly relieved, then put on a thoughtful expression.

"What? You can't bear to harm that great sage?" Dottore said with a smile, then took out several documents from behind him.

"These are the deeds of some great sages. I believe that after you read these documents, you will definitely agree to frame him. Among all the Fatui, apart from myself, [The Rich] Pantalone, and [Pulcinella] Pulcinella, no one else has done as many evil deeds as this great sage, Azar."

Bai Ye:"..."

Dottore continued with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"You seem quite self-aware of your misdeeds."

Dottore nodded. "Yes, from any traditional moral standpoint, what I did was utterly heinous. Of course, these are just slices of my evil deeds; the rest of me hasn't done anything evil. But let me clarify first, I do have good intentions, but if this matter affects my experiments and technology, I wouldn't mind doing anything evil."

"I'm willing to do anything for my skills. Even if one day I have to pay any price for it, I'll be willing."

"You're really quite innocent."

After thinking for Bai Ye, Bai Ye could only offer this assessment.

Dottore remained noncommittal, but still asked Bai Ye, "So let's get back to the topic of the Great Sage. Don't you want to deal with the Great Sage yet?"

"How is that possible?!"

Bai Ye immediately spoke.

Going to trick the great sage Bai Ye is definitely something I'll do.

This guy is doomed.

Even disregarding his imprisonment of the gods, the fact that he used the 'Akasha Terminal' to trap everyone in Sumeru City in an endless dream to satisfy their desires is what makes him deserving of death.

Just like Dehya, who almost died.

How could I possibly want him to live when he could disregard human life to this extent, especially since he hasn't even received help from the Abyss in the future?

"I'm just worried that this plan will be completely turned against us by the Great Sage. After all, this is Sumeru's territory, we can't just flip the table, can we?"

While flipping the table isn't entirely out of the question, the effort required far outweighs the reward.

In the previous storyline, Dottore was more of an observer, watching the results of his experiments. Now, however, he is about to make full use of the resources of the Akademiya, which naturally increases the possibility of being overturned.

"So naturally there has to be someone, or rather, Gods, to completely take over the resources of the Akademiya at the last moment."

Dottore looked at Bai Ye and said that name.

"The King Deshret".

Bai Ye frowned.

"Even if the King Deshret is resurrected, she will not support your plan."

"Yes, I certainly won't support it," Dottore said nonchalantly. "So in this drama, I'm the villain, the Great Sage Azar of the Akademiya is the villain, the King Deshret is the hero, and you're also a hero. In the end, isn't it better that the villain's hard work only results in the hero's spoils of war?"

"I know, but I also know that the King Deshret would never disobey me. Nor would it ever harm me." Dottore said to Bai Ye with a smile, "I am useful to you, the results of this experiment are useful to you, and the King Deshret would never do anything to harm you. I am still useful to you, so I am naturally safe."

"As for the day when I'm no longer useful to you..." Dottore paused, his smile unchanged, "Then that will depend on my own abilities."

With few goals but great personal contributions, it's really hard to find a flaw in their approach.

Bai Ye couldn't say anything.

Dottore is both extremely selfish and extremely selfless.

He could give everything to Bai Ye because he would also get what he wanted from it.

It's true that everyone except Da Xianzi and Scaramouche is losing money.

Dottore pondered for a moment, then handed Bai Ye a mask.

"When you come to participate in my experiment, remember to wear a mask so that you won't be discovered by those people from the Akademiya. My experiment has been specially treated and has a very strong concealment effect."

"I might have to bring one more person with me."

It's always better to have Albedo with us.

"Um."

Dottore nodded, without asking who the other person was; he simply handed Bai Ye another mask.

After doing that, he picked up a piece of paper and wrote a few lines on it.

After finishing writing, he handed it to Bai Ye.

"What's this?"

"These are some shortcomings in that young girl's paper. It's pointless for me to point them out to her, unlike you, which can foster a better relationship. If she gets anxious later, you can naturally talk to her about it. Hmm, this young girl is actually quite talented. If you do your best to help her with her research, she could be a pretty good assistant."

When will you do these things?

"I'm a kind-hearted person, isn't helping others a kind act?"

Dottore finished speaking and then left.

Only Bai Ye and little Layla, who was sleeping with her head on the table, were left behind.

Judging from Layla's appearance, she probably won't wake up anytime soon. If we take her somewhere else, she'll probably worry about me when Layla wakes up.

Bai Ye had no choice but to sit to the side and wait.

A man with a comatose girl beside him would usually raise suspicion, and might even lead to an investigation. However, with Bai Ye's looks, who would believe he could commit a crime?

Bai Ye ordered another cup of coffee and some food from Sumeru to eat.

Of course, Bai Ye would never want that Green Juice Crispy Ball.

As he ate slowly, he heard the gurgling of several people next door.

"Do you think Kaveh has secretly slipped away? He hasn't come back for months."

"That shouldn't be the case. Wasn't he said to be doing very well in Liyue? He probably won't be back for a while. His repayment ability and credit are still reliable."

"Yes, if it weren't for that, we wouldn't have bought Kaveh's bonds from Dori."

"But the time is almost up. We're in the lending business, and nobody can stand not seeing money for months."

"Isn't there still Secretary Alhaitham? He promised to pay off Kaveh's debts. Since Kaveh hasn't come back, why don't we go find him?"

"But, going to the Akademiya..."

"What's there to be afraid of? Everything we do is legitimate, with normal interest rates and all the necessary paperwork. Can a mere court clerk really have the power to cover everything up?"

Bai Ye slapped his forehead.

I almost forgot about this happy occasion.

Kaveh's design drawings weren't completely finished yet, so naturally, no deposit had been paid to him. Bu had originally planned to calculate the costs and pay Kaveh only after everything was designed, but he forgot that Kavi was currently heavily in debt.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ye immediately asked:

"Um, are you Kaveh's creditors?"

"Young man, what's wrong? That designer named Kaveh did indeed embezzle our money, but please rest assured, Kaveh's income and skill level are not bad, and he has been paying back the money on time. It's just that he hasn't been able to pay back the money on time these past few months because he left Sumeru." Seeing Bai Ye speak up, the group of people replied politely.

They were all respectable businessmen and wouldn't easily offend anyone. Moreover, judging from Bai Ye's appearance and demeanor, they knew he was definitely not simple, so they spoke quite politely.

"Yes, I know, because I'm the one who hired him for the design," Bai Ye said to the creditors. Then, before they could speak, he continued, "Tell me how much he owed you, and I'll give it to you right away."

"Ah?"

Those present couldn't help but show expressions of shock and confusion.

How old is this boy? Does he have that much money?

Bai Ye wrote a note and said to them:

"Go to the Feiyun Commerce Guild to get the money; they will give it to you."

The Feiyun Commerce Guild had a close relationship with Ningguang during their last business battle with Dori. When Bai Ye came over, he also had Ningguang transfer a portion of her profits to the Feiyun Commerce Guild. Whenever he needed money, he could go to the Feiyun Commerce Guild to collect it.

"Really?"

"Damn it."

Bai Ye nodded.

The creditors exchanged glances, and one of them took the note from Bai Ye and walked out of the shop.

Bai Ye waited leisurely.

Several creditors also settled Bai Ye's debts.

If what Bai Ye said is true, his status is quite noble. Besides their debts, they have other plans, and who knows, they might be able to get involved with someone in the future. Even if it doesn't work out, they'll only lose a little money, consider it a lesson learned.

After a while, the creditor who had gone to collect the money returned.

As soon as he walked in, he said to the creditors, "I have received the money. I have received all the money. The young master of the Feiyun Commerce Guild has given us all of Kaveh's debts."

Is it really true?

The creditors all looked at Bai Ye.

Bai Ye smiled slightly.

At that moment, a short-haired boy walked up behind the creditor.

"Bai Ye, you came to Sumeru without telling me."

Xingqiu put down his book and said in a complaining tone.

"I had no idea you would come here."

"Well, I came here to take precautions in order to prevent others from interfering with Ningguang- sama's and your plans."

Xingqiu answered Bai Ye.

"Um."

Bai Ye nodded.

The Sumeru merchant on the side looked even more surprised.

The Feiyun Commerce Guild's actions were part of the plan between Liyue Ningguang and the young man before them.

What exactly is his identity?

They were curious, but dared not ask.

At this moment, Xingqiu remembered something and said to Bai Ye, "By the way, Yun is here too. I don't know what's wrong with him lately, he doesn't dare to stay in Liyue anymore."

"Hmm? Did something happen to him?"

Bai Ye narrowed his eyes.

Yun is his friend, who would dare to hurt him?

"No, I don't think anything happened."

Xingqiu shook his head.

He recalled the words Yun had spoken in his sleep when they slept together in the wilderness the night before he arrived.

"Auntie, I really don't want to call him Uncle!"

"Besides, he's my friend, we really can't just rob him!"

He didn't intend to say it.

"Is that so? You must talk to me if you have anything to say."

"Okay, sure."

Xingqiu nodded.

At this moment Xingqiu saw Layla sleeping next to Bai Ye.

Wow, the charm of my own friend is truly terrifying.

Forget it, I'd better not think about it.

Just then, someone pushed open the shop door again, and a student with a 'relatively' strong build walked in.

Bai Ye recognized him immediately as Alhaitham.

Looking at Alhaitham's expression, he couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Is this the Sumeru School?

Does learning knowledge help with growth and development?

Holding a bag of Mora, Alhaitham walked up to several creditors and said to them, "This is the interest for the last few months that Kaveh owes. Write me a receipt, and I'll ask him for the money when he comes back."

The creditors looked at each other, and then one of them answered Alhaitham, "Well, Clerk Alhaitham, all the money that Kaveh. Kavi owed has been paid back."

"Um?"

Alhaitham frowned.

At this moment, Bai Ye spoke up, "Well, I am Kaveh's employer. I happened to be in Sumeru this time, and I'm helping Kaveh pay off his debts as an advance payment."

"Hmm?" Alhaitham looked at Bai Ye: "You, are you that person named Bai Ye?"

He was also somewhat surprised.

The person who hired Kaveh can no longer be described as young; he should be described as very young.

"Yes, my name is Bai Ye."

Bai Ye admitted it.

Alhaitham nodded.

"Unexpectedly, he actually found a good employer."

A few days ago, he received a letter from Kaveh, in which he said that he was completely unrestricted in his designs in Liyue and could fully unleash his talents, and that the design drawings would be completed soon. Incidentally, Kaveh also boasted in the letter how stunning his design would be when it was finished.

Seeing that Kaveh was so excited that he forgot about his debts, and that the design was not yet finished and there was probably no income, Alhaitham thought for a moment and decided to pay the interest on Kaveh's behalf first, and settle the score with him when Kaveh returned.

To everyone's surprise, Kaveh's employer was actually in Sumeru, and was willing to pay him in advance even before Kaveh had finished designing the space.

This person is really good.

However, he also had doubts in his heart.

During this time, Alhaitham sensed that the High Priest of the Akademiya was plotting something big behind the scenes. The traces of the Fatui from the Snezhnaya were also increasing in Sumeru.

Now, someone with a significant status in Liyue has also arrived in Sumeru.

What are they planning to do?