Liyue Harbor, that dazzling capital of commerce, had not sunk into decline because of Rex Lapis's "passing." Instead, through humanity's own strength and under the leadership of the Liyue Qixing, it had shouldered the burden of supporting Liyue.
Liyue Harbor now flourished not only in commerce but in military strength as well. Aside from the widespread deployment of Guizhong Ballistae and the Jade Chamber serving as a nuclear weapon, the Millelith responsible for defending Liyue had also intensified their training and raised their recruitment standards.
They also selected the most talented from among the Millelith, equipping each with a Lithic Spear forged from heavy bedrock and a complete ancestral Millelith Set. They trained painstakingly in their dedicated formation, attempting to recreate the sight of the ancient Millelith forming the Millelith Formation to withstand gods.
To this end, the Liyue Qixing had even made a special trip to Wangshu Inn, asking the adeptus Xiao, the Conqueror of Demons, to let a few evil spirits slip through so that the Millelith could hone their skills against them.
This very matter had given Xiao a sense of impending replacement. After all, the Archon War in Liyue had ended over two thousand years ago, and the Yaksha clan had spent more than two thousand years scouring the land. The frequency at which evil spirits emerged had fallen drastically. These days, Xiao often patrolled Liyue with nothing to do, unable to find a single evil spirit, and at times, he had no choice but to consider his future.
Ganyu, who had worked for Liyue Harbor for over three thousand years, had already married and moved to Inazuma to support her husband and raise her children. Now the Liyue Qixing wanted to take over the work of vanquishing demons and evil spirits, too. *Wouldn't that truly