"Husband, you're home."
The moment Morax opened the door, Guizhong came to greet him with a gentle smile.
"Yes, I'm home." Morax wanted to smile back, but whenever he thought of everything that had just happened, he simply couldn't.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Guizhong immediately noticed something was amiss.
Morax then told her everything that had happened, and her initial shock gradually gave way to a grave, earnest expression.
Her brows knitted tightly as she listened in silence, never interrupting him.
Once Morax finished, she began to think, her brow still furrowed.
"If the monsters born in deeper waters really are stronger, Liyue Harbor will be in trouble. We'll have to relocate inland and focus on turning Mt. Tianheng into a defensive position to stop powerful monsters coming from the sea."
"I've considered that too, but our main concern now is choosing a site. We need somewhere easy to defend and difficult to attack," Morax added.
"What about... where the Adepti live? Around Jueyun Karst and Cloud-Retainer's Abode. It's far enough inland, surrounded by mountains, and the terrain is complex. It would also be easier to set up mechanisms there."
Morax paused at her suggestion, carefully recalling the conditions there.
"Come on. Let's take a look." Morax seemed to think it could work, but he still wanted to inspect the place himself.
Before long, Morax and Guizhong arrived at Jueyun Karst.
There were many mountains here, though they were all small, solitary peaks. Still, there was no denying that the terrain was well suited to laying traps.
The terrain also made settling here difficult, but that wasn't much of a problem.
After all.
Changing the terrain was what Morax did best.
"Then we'll use this place."
He slowly raised his hand. The ground trembled violently, and the uneven earth