Ye Yun and Zhongli were chatting when the phone suddenly rang.
Ring-ding-dong~ Ring-ding-dong~
Ye Yun took out his phone and saw "Herta" displayed on the screen.
Ye Yun answered, and Herta's voice came through.
"Send me your location, I'm coming over to buy things."
After saying that, Herta hung up the phone.
Ye Yun glanced at the disconnected screen on his phone and raised an eyebrow.
This Herta really did things her own way. But who could blame her when she was a genius? Geniuses were always eccentric, weren't they?
Ye Yun sent Herta his location, then continued chatting with Zhongli.
Zhongli put down the teacup in his hand.
"If you have matters to attend to, I will come back tomorrow."
Ye Yun put down his phone.
"It's nothing, a customer is coming over in a bit, no rush. Right, where were we?"
Zhongli said.
"We were talking about human rule."
Hearing Zhongli's prompt, Ye Yun remembered.
"Oh, right, human rule."
Zhongli asked.
"What do you think of human rule?"
Hearing this, Ye Yun carefully recalled the world of his past life.
Human rule indeed had its benefits, allowing humanity to develop freely without any constraints.
However, this would also cause humanity to lose themselves and forget their original intentions. You should have seen such humans.
Zhongli nodded.
"I have. Teyvat once had such a nation, but in the end, they brought a massive disaster upon Teyvat."
Ye Yun nodded and continued.
"That's right. In my view, human rule is fine, but it cannot be absolute. If humanity is left to develop freely, it will most likely cause immeasurable disaster. Human nature is inherently greedy.
In my hometown, there were once two disasters that swept across the entire world, and tens of millions of people perished in each one."
"It wasn't until humanity researched a weapon capable of dragging everyone down together in mutual destruction that the world became somewhat more stable.
So-called somewhat only included nations that possessed this type of weapon.
As for those nations without such weapons, they remained fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.
In your Teyvat, gods probably hold a similar status for a nation, don't they?"
Having listened to what Ye Yun said, Zhongli already had a decision in his heart.
It seemed his previous thoughts were indeed mistaken.
If he stepped down from his divine throne, Liyue might be fine for nearly a hundred years, after all, these past two generations of Liyue Qixing were chosen by himself and the various adepti.
However, what about the next generation? And the generation after that? Who could guarantee that future generations of Liyue Qixing wouldn't harbor malicious intent?
Ye Yun took a light sip of tea.
"There is a saying that goes well: never place your hopes in the hands of others."
Zhongli nodded in approval.
"I understand. Thank you for clearing up my confusion."
Ye Yun smiled.
"It's nothing at all. I'm bored staying in this shop by myself anyway, so it's good to have you come keep me company and chat."
At that moment, the shop door was pushed open, and Ye Yun looked over.
He saw Herta walking in with a pink-haired girl.
"Shopping! Shopping! Shopping! Shopping!"
Herta dashed straight to the small bar, plopped down onto a bar stool, operated the touch screen with one hand, and placed Stellar Jade on the exchange scale with the other.
Herta started shopping on her own accord, leaving the pink-haired girl she brought along standing to the side.
Himeko instantly recognized the pink-haired girl as the director of the Herta Space Station, Asta.
"Asta."
Asta looked toward Himeko and smiled.
"Long time no see, Himeko."
Himeko smiled and nodded.
"Did you come to shop as well?"
Asta nodded.
"Mm, Ms. Herta said I could buy anything I want here, so I came."
Himeko said.
"Herta wasn't lying about that statement."
At that moment, Ye Yun walked over.
"Himeko, do we have a new friend here?"
Asta looked at Ye Yun.
"Hello, my name is Asta."
Ye Yun smiled politely.
"Hello, my name is Ye Yun, the owner of this shop."
Himeko said from the side.
"Asta, if there's anything you want to buy, you can tell Ye Yun and let him recommend some things for you."
Hearing this, Asta thought for a moment and asked.
"Do you have warships for sale here?"
Asta looked at Ye Yun with an expression of anticipation.
Ye Yun laughed out loud a few times.
"We do, of course we do. Come over this way and check out the specific details."
With that, Ye Yun led Asta to the small bar and sat her down next to Herta.
Ye Yun typed "warship" into the touch screen, and the next second the touch screen shifted, bringing up the information for over a dozen different warships.
In the page-turning options below, the maximum number was 99+.
"Come on, take a look."
Asta began browsing through the warship product information, looking at them one by one.
The more she looked, the more excited Asta became. She wanted to buy every single one of them.
There were things like spirit boats from the Xianxia World, doomsday warships from the doomsday world, fairytale-style warships from the fairytale world, and even star destroyers from the sci-fi world, and so on.
As a fanatic warship collector, Asta couldn't stop looking and wished she could buy them all right then and there.
Seeing that Asta probably wouldn't be able to make a decision anytime soon, Ye Yun turned his attention to Herta beside them.
"What are you buying this time? How is that Qilin Blood you bought back last time working out for your research?"
Herta glanced sideways at Ye Yun.
"Still researching it. The components inside that drop of blood are very complex, and I haven't fully decoded it yet."
After finishing, Herta changed the subject.
"However, I extracted a portion of it and diluted it, and the results are pretty good. It can improve the functions of various human organs and extend the lifespan of a normal person by about 100 years."
Ye Yun wasn't surprised by this. That was Qilin Blood, after all, a potent restorative treasure.
"What are you looking for now?"
Herta's fingers slid continuously across the screen, browsing the products ten lines at a time.
"I don't know. I'll buy whatever catches my interest."
Ye Yun crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow.
"Then take your time choosing. You know the process, I'm going to go entertain Asta."
Herta waved her hand dismissively.
"Go on, go on. Don't disturb my shopping here."
At that moment, Zhongli suddenly walked over.
"This lady, did I just hear you say that you researched something that can extend a person's lifespan?"
Herta turned her head and scanned Zhongli up and down, her eyes suddenly lighting up.
"Well, well, you're quite interesting! Let me take a look."
Herta jumped down from the bar stool and began walking in circles around Zhongli.
Interesting, interesting. A long-lived species, and at that, one who had lived for at least several thousand years—a living, breathing one!
"You want that bottle of potion?"
Zhongli nodded.
"Mm. I wonder what the price is."
The corners of Herta's mouth curved up slightly, revealing a cunning smile.
"No money needed. Talking about money ruins relationships. How about cooperating with me for some research?"
Herta looked at Zhongli with a mischievous smile, and as Ye Yun watched, he felt like Herta looked just like a human trafficker.
Ye Yun chimed in.
"Herta, Zhongli is my customer, so don't go plotting against him."
Seeing Ye Yun ruin her good deed, Herta gave him an irritated look.
"Tch~ I'm not the type to force others. Wasn't I just asking?"
Herta glanced at Zhongli, forced to settle for her second option.
"Give me some of your hair, blood, and skin tissue, and I'll give you ten bottles of that medicine. How's that?"
Hearing this, Zhongli directly nodded and agreed.
In his view, this transaction was fair.
"The contract is made. Those who break their word shall suffer the punishment of eating rocks."
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