Since it was an essential need, Lin Yi had set aside a sizable workforce to lay an initial cement highway from Liyue Harbor to the New District under development on the Guili Plains.
Designed to run as straight as possible, it naturally saved a great deal of travel time.
The Land-Building Vehicle also had decent mobility and speed, so Lin Yi returned to Liyue without wasting much time.
His first priority was naturally to see his wife, Ningguang. After so long apart, he would have been lying if he said he did not miss her.
The Jade Chamber was still bustling inside and out. Millelith soldiers guarded the entrance, while merchants, clerks, and military officers frequently came and went. Ningguang's work must have been exhausting, too.
Naturally, Lin Yi had not returned empty-handed. The Guili Plains produced plenty of rare, expensive flowers, and he had also commissioned a skilled artisan to craft a luminous glass goblet using fluorescent ore. His wife would surely love it.
"I'm back! Isn't anyone coming out to welcome me?"
Lin Yi strode through the entrance with great fanfare.
Everyone who saw him respectfully addressed him as Lord Archon. Some even tried to approach and curry favor, but Lin Yi brushed them off with a few words.
"What took you so long to come back?"
Baishi approached him. She looked so exhausted that dark circles had formed under her eyes, as though she had not rested properly in a long time.
"I couldn't get away from the economic New District. Things haven't been easy for me either. Where's your lady? I brought her a gift."
Baishi yawned.
"Ever since construction began in the economic New District, Liyue Harbor has suddenly been flooded with work and commercial and political dealings. On top of that, you reassigned so