Herta: Oh, a New Toy!

Ye Yun and Zhongli were chatting when suddenly Ye Yun's mobile phone rang.

"Dinglingling~ Dinglingling~"

Ye Yun took out his phone and saw that it displayed "Herta".

Ye Yun answered, and Herta's voice came through.

"Send me your location, I'm coming to buy something."

With that, Herta hung up the phone.

Ye Yun looked at the disconnected call on his phone and raised an eyebrow.

This Herta really does whatever she wants. But then again, who can blame her? She's a genius. Geniuses are always eccentric, aren't they?

Ye Yun sent Herta his location, then continued chatting with Zhongli.

Zhongli put down his teacup.

"If you have something to attend to, I can come back tomorrow."

Ye Yun put down his phone.

"It's fine, a customer is coming soon, no rush. Right, where were we just now?"

Zhongli said.

"We were talking about rule by humans."

Ye Yun only remembered when Zhongli prompted him.

"Oh, right, rule by humans."

Zhongli asked.

"What do you think of rule by humans?"

Hearing this, Ye Yun carefully recalled the world he lived in in his previous life.

"Rule by humans certainly has its advantages; it allows humanity to develop freely without any constraints.

However, this can also cause humanity to lose themselves and forget their original intentions. You must have seen such humans."

Zhongli nodded.

"I have. There was once such a nation in Teyvat, but ultimately, they brought a great disaster upon Teyvat."

Ye Yun nodded and continued.

"Exactly. In my opinion, rule by humans is acceptable, but not entirely so. If humanity is allowed to develop freely, it will most likely lead to immeasurable disasters, as human nature is inherently greedy.

In my homeland, there were two disasters that swept across the entire world, and tens of millions of people perished in each one."

"It wasn't until humanity developed a weapon that could annihilate everyone together that the world became slightly more stable.

'Slightly' only includes the countries that possessed such weapons.

As for those countries without such weapons, they were still like fish on a cutting board, left to be slaughtered.

In your Teyvat, the Deities hold a similar position for a nation, don't they?"

After listening to what Ye Yun said, Zhongli had already made a decision in his heart.

It seems my previous thinking was indeed mistaken.

I stepped down from my divine position, and Liyue might not face problems for the next hundred years, after all, these two generations of Liyue Qixing were chosen by myself and the Adepti.

But what about the generation after next? And the generation after that? Who can guarantee that the future Liyue Qixing won't harbor malicious intentions?

Ye Yun took a light sip of his tea.

"There's a saying that goes, 'Don't place your hope in the hands of others.'"

Zhongli nodded in agreement.

"I understand. Thank you for clarifying this for me."

Ye Yun smiled.

"It's nothing, nothing at all. I'm bored staying in this shop by myself anyway, it's good to have you here to chat with me."

Just then, the shop door was pushed open, and Ye Yun looked over.

He saw Herta walk in with a pink-haired girl.

"Shopping! Shopping! Shopping! Shopping!"

Herta rushed straight to the small bar, plopped down onto a bar stool, controlling the touch screen with one hand and holding Stellar Jade to place on the Scale for exchange with the other.

Herta started shopping on her own, leaving the pink-haired girl she brought along to the side.

Himeko immediately recognized the pink-haired girl; it was Asta, the Head of the Herta Space Station.

"Asta."

Asta looked at Himeko and smiled.

"Long time no see, Himeko."

Himeko smiled and nodded.

"Are you here to shop too?"

Asta nodded.

"Yes, Ms. Herta said I could buy anything I wanted here, so I came."

Himeko said, "Herta isn't lying about that."

Just then, Ye Yun walked over. "Himeko, did you make a new friend?"

Asta looked at Ye Yun. "Hello, I'm Asta."

Ye Yun smiled politely. "Hello, I'm Ye Yun, the owner of this store."

Himeko said from the side, "Asta, if there's anything you want to buy, you can tell Ye Yun and let him give you some recommendations."

Hearing this, Asta thought for a moment and asked, "Do you sell warships here?"

Asta looked at Ye Yun with anticipation.

Ye Yun laughed heartily a few times. "Yes, of course I do. Come this way and look at the specific information."

Saying that, Ye Yun led Asta to the small bar and sat next to Herta.

Ye Yun typed "warship" on the touch screen. The next second, the touch screen changed, and information on over a dozen different warships appeared.

In the page turning option below, the maximum number was 99+.

"Here, take a look."

Asta began browsing 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.

Things like Spirit Boats from Xianxia Worlds, Doomsday Warships from apocalyptic worlds, Fairytale-style Warships from fairytale worlds, and Star Destroyers from Sci-Fi Worlds, and so on.

As a warship collecting enthusiast, Asta couldn't stop looking and wished she could buy them all.

Seeing that Asta would likely take a while to decide, Ye Yun looked over at Herta. "What are you buying this time? How's the Qilin Blood you bought last time coming along?"

Herta glanced at Ye Yun. "Still researching it. The components in that drop of blood are very complex. I haven't fully deciphered it yet."

After saying that, Herta changed the subject. "However, I took a portion out and diluted it. The effect is quite good. It can improve the function of various organs in the human body and can extend a normal person's lifespan by about 100 years."

Ye Yun wasn't surprised by this. That was Qilin blood, a greatly nourishing substance. "What are you looking for now?"

Herta's fingers kept sliding across the screen, browsing the products ten lines at a glance. "I don't know, I'll buy whatever looks interesting."

Ye Yun folded his arms and raised an eyebrow. "Then take your time choosing. You know the process. I'll go entertain Asta."

Herta waved her hand dismissively. "Go on, go on, don't bother me while I'm shopping."

Just then, Zhongli suddenly walked over. "Madam, I heard you just say 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. "Oh ho, you're interesting! Let me take a look."

Herta jumped off the bar stool and circled around Zhongli.

Interesting, interesting, a Long-lived Species, and one that has lived for at least several thousand years, a living specimen!

"You want that potion?"

Zhongli nodded. "Yes, may I ask the price?"

Herta's lips curved slightly upward, revealing a hint of cunning.

"It's not about money, talking about money spoils the mood. How about you cooperate with me on a research project?"

Herta grinned mischievously at Zhongli. Ye Yun watched, feeling like Herta was acting like a human trafficker.

Ye Yun interjected.

"Herta, Zhongli is my client. Don't get any ideas about him."

Seeing Ye Yun ruin her plan, Herta rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

"Tch~ I'm not the type to force people. I'm just asking, aren't I?"

Herta glanced at Zhongli, having to settle for a less ideal option.

"Give me some of your hair, blood, and skin tissue, and I'll give you 10 bottles of that potion. How does that sound?"

Upon hearing this, Zhongli nodded in agreement immediately.

In his opinion, this transaction was fair.

"The contract is made. Those who break their word shall suffer the Punishment of Eating Rocks."