Hearing Ganyu say that,
Bai Ye was relieved.
What Ganyu had said was how to do it, not whether to do it.
That proved that he had persuaded her.
Still, it was indeed a problem.
"If we keep working on it, about how long would it take you to finish?"
Ganyu asked Bai Ye.
"Hmm..." Bai Ye lowered his head in thought.
The principles behind a camera and using the Art of Automata to produce images were quite complex.
The trickiest part was that he needed to personally write the adeptal talismans.
It was not like the engines he had developed, which used elemental reactions to generate power.
If he made it himself, it would definitely take a long time.
"Maybe... around a whole month."
Bai Ye said uncertainly.
"Then there isn't enough time." Ganyu shook her head at Bai Ye. "There are only a few days left before the Rite of Descension. Even if we replace them, it has to be done quickly."
"That is indeed rather difficult."
"So, Bai Ye, it seems we'll have to continue patrolling for the time being."
"Mm."
Bai Ye was about to agree helplessly.
The pain on the young man's handsome face made Ganyu's heart tremble.
Her hand seemed to move beyond her control as she reached out and patted the top of his head.
The thick hair of a fourteen-year-old boy felt exceptionally nice beneath Ganyu's fingers.
My junior disciple is only fourteen! Have I assigned too much work to him?
Should I secretly do it for him?
No, no, absolutely not...
Ganyu thought to herself.
Her heart was filled with conflict.
Just then,
A Yuehai Pavilion secretary entered with a document in hand.
"Miss Ganyu, this is a customs declaration from the Feiyun Commerce Guild. They imported a batch of image-recording machines from Fontaine and hope to sell them on the Liyue market."
"Mm, put it over there first. I..."
Ganyu had only gotten halfway through when she noticed Bai Ye springing to his feet in excitement.
"Sister Ganyu, I have an idea. Ah, sorry, sorry..."
He had barely spoken half a sentence when he immediately realized something was wrong. Seeing Ganyu's flushed face, he quickly apologized.
Ganyu had been standing in front of him, patting his head. When Bai Ye suddenly stood up, his face inevitably came into contact with hers.
If it had been Hu Tao, maybe nothing would have touched at all.
Bai Ye thought to himself.
"N-No, it's fine,"
Ganyu waved her hands with a red face, speaking shyly.
Her reaction made the other Yuehai Pavilion secretaries widen their eyes.
When had they ever seen Miss Ganyu make such an expression?
But they immediately came to their senses.
This was an accident.
No, they had seen nothing.
Everyone silently shifted their gazes away.
Bai Ye and Ganyu looked at each other again.
"Let's talk about your idea instead."
So embarrassing, really embarrassing.
"Well, if we make cameras on-site, we definitely won't make it in time. But with these image-recording machines, it'll be completely different." Bai Ye rubbed his face as he said to Ganyu, "These machines can take photographs. As long as we figure out a way to transmit the photos to Yuehai Pavilion at intervals, we can achieve the same effect as cameras."
Although it had changed from MP4 to JPG, it would still work as long as the effect was the same.
"Can we transmit them?"
Ganyu asked doubtfully.
They could not possibly send people to collect the photos one by one. That would be less discreet and convenient than patrolling directly.
"That part is much easier."
If I can't even handle this, wouldn't all my study of the Art of Automata have been for nothing?
Bai Ye thought for a moment and found a solution.
They only needed to build a relay station somewhere between the image-recording machines, letting that machine handle both the photography and development. Then they could connect those machines to Yuehai Pavilion, where Bai Ye was, and have them transmit everything to him.
Unfortunately, Bai Ye had not mastered Sumeru's Akasha Terminal technology. If he could imitate the Akasha Terminal's model, transmission would become much easier.
For now, they still needed to connect them with wires.
That could barely work within Liyue Harbor, but not over long distances.
After calculating it, Bai Ye felt it was still feasible.
"Next, Sister Ganyu, acquire those image-recording machines from the Feiyun Commerce Guild and give them to me for modification, so they can take pictures and transmit them automatically. At the same time, recruit a group of people to install them throughout Liyue Harbor. Finally, find another group to monitor everything with me."
Bai Ye explained the matter to Ganyu.
In the end, television had become photographs, greatly increasing the workload.
Bai Ye had to find people to help him.
"Alright."
Ganyu immediately instructed the Yuehai Pavilion secretaries to get to work.
Very soon,
Someone volunteered.
"Yo, my innocent and ordinary friend, have you run into some trouble? Do you need the director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to lend a hand?"
Hu Tao strode in with her chest puffed out and her hands behind her back, a brilliant smile on her lips as she spoke to Bai Ye.
"A friend is just a friend. Why add so many modifiers?"
Ganyu asked curiously.
At her words, Hu Tao's smile instantly froze.
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