Keqing saw Ningguang return and asked anxiously.
"How did it go?"
Ningguang smiled faintly and took out a stack of Star Coins.
"I borrowed them. Ten thousand in total. Let's see what we should buy."
After taking a sip of water, the three of them began selecting items.
Seeing that their cups were empty, Noelle picked up the kettle and refilled them.
As the three made their selections, unaware that Zhongli had been observing them all along.
Zhongli drew upon his divine power and secretly watched to see what the three of them intended to buy.
As they continued choosing, Ningguang and Keqing suddenly began arguing.
"I think we should buy this Soil Improvement Machine first. With it, we can improve Liyue's polluted soil and increase our food production!" Keqing said righteously.
Ningguang shook her head.
"The soil does need to be addressed, but Liyue currently has abundant food supplies. It isn't that urgent, is it?
"I think we should buy this Vajra Body Forging Art first. If cultivated to the utmost level, it can give someone combat strength comparable to the strongest Vision bearers.
"Moreover, it can later be converted into even more powerful fantasy cultivation arts, such as the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique."
Yelan did not take either side and simply let the two argue.
Her duty was merely to accompany Ningguang and Keqing here and protect their safety.
Back in Liyue, she was only responsible for intelligence work. As for governing Liyue, Yelan felt she had no place to interfere.
Still, if she had to say, she leaned more toward Ningguang's view.
Teyvat was not a monolith. Friction often arose between the various nations.
Military strength was the foundation of Liyue's standing in Teyvat.
Just like Rex Lapis in the past, who had defeated the other