"Of course." Nahida nodded.
The best approach was still to use Fontaine's Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale to gather faith in justice and convert it into an endless supply of energy, allowing the Akasha system to keep growing.
One more Gnosis would only let the Akasha system extend its coverage to one more country roughly the size of Sumeru.
Unless they gathered all the Gnoses, covering all of Teyvat would be rather difficult.
After all, powerful as a Gnosis was, the energy it contained and the strength of its authority were fixed, with essentially no potential for growth.
For top-tier Demon Gods like Zhongli and Ei, whose own power might already exceed a Gnosis's authority, it was only natural that they thought little of it.
"But extending the Akasha system into another god's territory without warning could easily spark a dispute. So before expanding the Akasha system...
"We'll have to ask the other countries for their opinions."
Nahida folded her arms as she spoke.
Expanding the Akasha system was different from ordinary trade. It essentially meant extending her own authority into another country.
Unless they were on good terms and she was worthy of their trust.
Otherwise, no god would normally allow another god's authority to spread into their territory. It was no different from an act of provocation.
Of the countries bordering Sumeru, Liyue was the only one on relatively good terms with it.
Among the Liyue Qixing, Ningguang and Keqing would naturally have no objections, but they would still have to inform Zhongli, the retired Rex Lapis.
He took a fairly long-term view of things. Once he understood what the Akasha system did, he probably would not refuse to let its coverage extend there.
After all, it would greatly benefit Liyue's development, while the Akasha system would have little