Chapter 121 The Green-haired Girl (12 yen per day, asking for monthly tickets)

"Looking for Chongyun."

Wang Hao murmured something and started thinking.

I’m not thinking about whether to look for Chongyun, but I’m thinking... where is Chongyun now?

Since the last time he parted with Chongyun, he has not seen this young alchemist since then.

“Should I ask Xingqiu?”

Wang Hao immediately shook his head.

Xingqiu was provoked by me when I used the Yuhua Oath last time. I guess he won’t meet me again until he finds a magic weapon.

"Hmm...it seems like this is the way to go."

Wang Hao's eyes rolled and a plan came to his mind.

After chatting with Hu Tao for a while, Wang Hao got up and said goodbye because it was getting late.

Hu Tao didn't try to persuade her to stay, but said she would come and play next time.

……

the other side,
After coming out of Qianyan Military Camp,
The fat casino owner went back to the Yanshang Tea House first.
The Qianyan Army has lifted the blockade here, but it is still very deserted.

It is difficult for a place to recover quickly after being inspected once.

This also means that the fat boss can no longer pay off his debts through gambling money.

"That guy gave me three days. I definitely can't pay off the 300 million Mora debt in three days. So, forget about paying it back. I have to find a way out for myself."

"I will die if I stay in Liyue. I need to leave Liyue."

"However, leaving Liyue is like starting over again, and I need a lot of funds."

"funds……"

A man was sitting in the teahouse on the rock. The fat boss was thinking in his heart, and his eyes were flickering.

He was not prepared to return the 300 million Mora to Wang Hao.

But he also knew that he couldn't evade this debt.

What happened last night had made him realize that Wang Hao's status should be higher than his.

What should you do if you have a debt that you can't deny or pay back?
Then, the only option is to escape.

Let’s give him the foundation in Liyue. As long as he can escape from Liyue, the fat boss is confident that he can start over again.

However, leaving Liyue requires a sum of money.

As he thought about it, he set his eyes on the gambling tables around him and the box of calligraphy and painting treasures that Qianyan Jun had left for him.

"I heard that the Fatui's debt collector is very scary, but now that things have come to this, I have no other choice."

The fat boss's eyes turned fierce and he made up his mind.

"At worst, we can just change our appearance when the time comes."

Speaking viciously, the fat boss walked out of the door and headed towards the most prosperous place in Feiyunpo.

Northland Bank,

Andre looked at the fat boss in front of him and could sense a trace of fatigue on his face: "You want a loan?"

"Yes, I'm in the casino business. Yesterday a master came and won too much. I had some cash problems, so I needed a loan."

The fat boss looks serious, and from the outside, it is hard to tell that he is a man with huge debts.

"Casino business? Um, from the Yanshang Tea House?" Andre thought for a moment and then asked.

The Fatui's intelligence system is excellent.

Moreover, Yanshang Tea House is indeed not low-key.
So when the word casino was mentioned, Andre reacted immediately.

The fat boss nodded immediately: "It's even better if you know that I am the owner of Yanshang Tea House."

Hearing this, Andre was still a little skeptical: "As far as I know, Yanshang Tea House is making a lot of money every day, so why would it need a loan?"

The fat boss smiled bitterly, "How can a gambler lose money every day? If Mr. Andre asks around, he'll know. I lost a lot last night. Even the Qianyan Army has mobilized. They gave me three days to pay back my gambling debts. If I can't pay back the gambling debts, I'll have to lose the Yanshang Teahouse."

The best lie is the truth.

Up to now, the fat boss has not told a single lie.

He knew that he had to gain the trust of the manager of the Northland Bank before he could proceed to the next step.

As the owner of the casino, he is now gambling that the Qianyan Army will not leak the information about how much he will have to pay.

If the news leaked out and they knew he owed 300 million, Northland Bank would definitely not agree to lend him money. This number is too huge.
But if the news had not leaked, the most that Northland Bank would know was that he had lost some money. Then, as the casino was still there, it would be easy to get a loan.

Andre glanced at the fat boss, smiled and nodded: "In that case, please wait a moment, let us verify the situation."

As he spoke, he waved to the bank employee on the other side without avoiding people.

"Go check what happened at the Yanshang Teahouse last night."

The staff member responded immediately and turned to check.

Andre looked at the fat boss again and extended his hand, "Why don't you follow me to the VIP room and wait for a while?"

The fat boss took one look at him and knew that this man didn't want to run away.

Andre smiled, that's what he thought.

If the verification is correct, it is a good deal.

If the verification is wrong, Andre will not let the fat boss go.

You've offended the fools, and you still want to run away?
I followed Andre to the VIP room. The fat boss looked calm and chatted with Andre while drinking tea.

Mostly it's casino stuff, with some other little things mixed in.

The fat boss’ acting skills burst forth, without revealing any flaws.

Andre couldn't tell whether there was a problem or not.

Until the person who was sent out came back and whispered in Andre's ear for a while.

Then, Andre looked at the fat boss with a fiery look in his eyes.

The Thousand Rocks Army kept the news very well under wraps. The Fatui went out to ask around and indeed found out that something happened in the Yanshang Teahouse last night, and that the Thousand Rocks Army even came.

From various messy information, the Fatui intelligence personnel confirmed that the fat boss really lost a lot of money and needed to take out a loan.

Then I audited the cash flow statements of the Yanshang Tea House Casino, and found that this was a very good loan investment.

"Please follow me, sir. Our people are already reviewing the account book transactions. If everything is correct, we can release the loan."

After going through all the formalities, Andre said to the fat boss with a smile.

The fat boss also smiled appropriately: "I will treat Mr. Andre to dinner tonight."

The loan is about to be approved, so it's natural for him to express his support. This is normal.

Andre smiled and patted the fat boss on the shoulder.

After a while, a loan of 5 million Mora was approved.

Five million Mora, under normal circumstances, is just the casino's monthly commission, but now, the fat boss has to bet the entire casino to get it.

Rather than issuing loans, it would be more accurate to say that Northland Bank is acquiring high-quality assets at low prices.

……

Wang Hao was not aware that the fat boss had gone to the Northland Bank to borrow money.

After he came out of the Hall of Rebirth, he went directly to the Moon Sea Hall, hoping to find Keqing, only to learn that she had already left Liyue Harbor to carry out a mission.

There was no other way, Wang Hao could only go to Tongwen College alone.

Last time, Wang Hao, Keqing, and Xingqiu had said they would go back to the academy to visit their teacher and the dean, but they got stuck with too many things and were delayed.

Now it’s okay, only Wang Hao is here.

I went to the shop in Feiyunpo and bought some souvenirs.
I arrived at Tongwen College with ease.

The sound of reading aloud came from the academy.
The vendors passing by here would unconsciously lower their voices.

He showed his college certificate to the concierge.
Wang Hao entered the academy easily.

Although Tongwen College is not a closed school, not everyone can enter.

You must have a certificate from the academy, otherwise you can only send in your business card and wait for notification from the academy.

Fortunately, Wang Hao has never lost his credentials.

After entering the academy, the sound of reading became clearer.

Listening to the clear sound of reading, Wang Hao felt calm inside.

The sound of reading is powerful.

Wang Hao slowed down his hurried steps and walked lightly past the courtyard.

After passing several pavilions, Wang Hao arrived at the gentlemen's study.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk"

Knocked on the door gently.

"Please come in."

A clear voice came from the study.

A sense of familiarity wears on my heart.

I studied under the teacher for three years. Although I haven't seen him for a long time, I feel inexplicably happy when his voice comes out.

Open the door and go in,

It is still the same as it was two years ago, and time seems to have taken nothing away from him.

She is still wearing white clothes and having her hair tied up, and she is still holding a book.

"gentlemen."

Wang Hao called out softly.

The gentleman who was reading raised his head, his face still calm. When he saw that it was Wang Hao, he showed joy on his face: "You kid, you finally came back to see me?"

Then he glanced behind Wang Hao and said, "Are you the only one here?" He seemed a little disappointed as he spoke.

Wang Hao immediately realized what the gentleman was looking at, and quickly said, "Keqing is very busy now. After all, she is Yuheng. As for Xingqiu, hey, I pissed him off a few days ago, and he hasn't met me in these days."

As he said that, Wang Hao put the gift in his hand on the desk: "Look, didn't I bring gifts for them?"

The gentleman's disappointment disappeared in an instant, and a smile reappeared on his face: "You, my child, are trying to comfort me. Don't worry, sir, I am not that weak."

As he spoke, he began to worry about Wang Hao and Xingqiu.

"Why are you and Xingqiu quarreling?"

Wang Hao and Xingqiu are both his good students. When there are conflicts between good students, the teacher subconsciously wants to care about them.

"It's okay, I just got a magic weapon..."

Wang Hao smiled and told his teacher about how he showed off the Yuhua oath and how he made Xingqiu angry.

After listening to Wang Hao's story, the gentleman's expression softened.

"How come you have become a child after growing up?"

After a laugh and a scolding, the gentleman didn't ask any more questions.

To put it bluntly, it's just like a child showing off his toys.

"Hehe, I'm just a child after all." Wang Hao laughed.

In front of the gentleman, he rarely let down his guard.

The gentleman nodded at him with a smile, then waved his sleeves and said, "Sit down first, and let's talk about what you have done in the past two years."

Ever since Wang Hao went to Wangshan Hall, he returned to the academy to take his graduation exam and never came back since then.

After all, every time I come back, it is the Lantern Festival and there is no one in the academy.

When the academy started classes, he and Xingqiu returned to Wangshan Hall.

Wang Hao sat down without hesitation and talked about the changes in the past two years.

Actually, it was nothing special. I just mainly practiced martial arts for two years. The more exciting things happened after I came down the mountain.

After listening to Wang Hao's story quietly, the gentleman nodded slowly: "Not bad, not bad, you are in the Law Department now?"

Wang Hao: "Yes, Sister Ningguang values ​​me and I am currently working in the Law Department."

"You have always liked the way of law. Now that you can enter the Law Department, it can be said that you have finally achieved your wish." The gentleman said with a smile.

"Law is one of the foundations of humanistic society. I want to make Liyue better, and laws are indispensable." Wang Hao said softly.

The foundation of today's Liyue is undoubtedly the Emperor and the immortals.

But Wang Hao actually knew that the Emperor would leave one day.

Just as Keqing said, people always have to move forward alone.

Therefore, Wang Hao thought about many things, including what the foundation of Liyue would be after the Emperor left.

In the end, Wang Hao chose the law.

Because in Liyue, no one has the right to make the final decision except the Emperor.

Wang Hao was not going to allow this kind of power to appear in the hands of a second being other than the Emperor.

Therefore, in the absence of a single decision, Liyue needs something objective, open, fair, and just to serve as a standard of measurement.

In Wang Hao's eyes, this standard is the law.

The gentleman smiled, as if he didn't understand some of the metaphors in Wang Hao's words.

He simply said: "The law must change according to the changing times and human environment. It is not a living thing, but it cannot be dead either."

The gentleman was worried that Wang Hao was too obsessed with the law and would become a rigid executor.

That's why I opened my mouth to give some advice.

Wang Hao did not refute, but nodded seriously: "I'll remember it."

The teacher smiled, thinking that smart disciples always make people less worried.

The two chatted for a while, from law to people's livelihood, from the collective to the individual.
Wang Hao now works in the General Affairs Department, his horizons are gradually broadening, and he also has the magical source of information, the barrage.

The gentleman was well-read and knowledgeable, and the two of them had a very pleasant chat for a while.

Later in the conversation, Wang Hao remembered that he came here for something, and a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

The gentleman was very keenly aware of this hesitation.

"Well, you didn't come to the academy just to see me, did you?"

Wang Hao's secret was exposed, and he showed a trace of shyness: "Sir, are there any books on runes in the courtyard?"

"Rune?" The gentleman did not ask for the specific reason, but thought for a moment and said, "Yes, there is one in the library."

"Hey, why haven't I seen it before?" Wang Hao was a little confused. When he was in school, he had read all the books in the library.

The teacher rolled his eyes at him and said, "Runes are knowledge for the higher academy. You stopped studying after the junior academy, so naturally you don't know them. Take my warrant and go to the second floor of the library."

"The library has a second floor?"

"...This is really funny. How come there is no second floor in such a big building?"

"But why didn't I see the entrance to the second floor at the beginning?"

"I already told you that you are from the Children's College. The second floor intersection is at the High School."

Wang Hao: …

I thought I was very familiar with the academy, but...it turned out that I was the clown.

The teacher ignored his thoughts and wrote him a handwritten letter.

"The dean is not in the hospital these days, so there is no need to go over. Leave the things with me and I will pass them on."

Wang Hao originally wanted to go and see the old dean with white hair and a youthful face, but then he heard the gentleman say.

"Oh, okay, I understand." Wang Hao responded.

After leaving the teacher's study, Wang Hao walked towards the library with ease.

Tongwen Academy, as the largest academy in Liyue, naturally also has the largest library in Liyue.

When Wang Hao was studying, his favorite thing was to hang out in the library, where the various books broadened his horizons.

However, he indeed never knew that the library had a second floor.

Following the gentleman's instructions, I took a detour to the High School and then saw a staircase.

Sure enough, the entrance to the second floor of the library was in the High School. No wonder he never knew there was a second floor.

After arriving at the entrance to the second floor and showing the gentleman's warrant, Wang Hao was quickly released.

“Most of the books on the second floor contain extraordinary knowledge and cannot be taken out without permission. If you need to copy them, you can go to the administrator.

In addition, there are superimposed magic arrays such as silence, mute, and force unloading on the second floor, please do not violate them at will."

The old man guarding the gate saw that it was Wang Hao's first time here and introduced him.

Wang Hao's eyes lit up. It turned out that there was extraordinary power in the academy.

[Tsk, tsk, tsk, as expected, what the Ministry of Education has, Liyue also has. 】

[I said, the Ministry of Education has so many research subjects, there is no reason for Liyue to say that it does not have any. ]

[It’s just that ordinary people can’t access it at all. The upper class’s monopoly on knowledge is the same.]

[Why is it a monopoly? It could also be for protection. The extraordinary in Teyvat is dangerous in itself. ]

[Elemental forces can harm ordinary people, and this rune knowledge is probably not safe. ]

[In short, only a few people can access this extraordinary knowledge. ]

[Indeed, Wang Hao was so outstanding before, but he didn't find this place. ]

【…】

The barrage was discussing,

And Wang Hao walked into the second floor.

There were quite a few people, but they were all reading their own books. No one was talking and it was completely quiet.

The effect of the magic circle mentioned before is very obvious, even the sound of turning pages is eliminated.

Following the instructions, Wang Hao came to the service desk where the administrator was and asked softly, "Where is the book about basic runes?"

A senior with green hair was standing at the service desk. When she heard Wang Hao's question, she immediately replied, "The three bookshelves at the end of the left entrance are all rune books."

Wang Hao nodded, turned and left.

【Kyuki Shinobu? 】

[Looks familiar, but not sure.]

[Does the timeline match? ]

[Let me think about it. Kuki Shinobu was in the period of national isolation. Because she didn't want to be a shrine maiden, she had a falling out with her family and ran to Liyue. Then she took many exams in Liyue. If Inazuma is now in national isolation, then the timeline is correct. ]

[If Inazuma is locked in the country, then the plot will also be fast? 】

[It seems that the Eye Hunting Order was launched a few years after the country was closed. During the Eye Hunting Order, Kuki Shinobu returned to Inazuma and handed in his God's Eye.]

[Handed in the Eye of God? ]

[Yes, Jiuqi Shinobu thinks that the Eye of God is just one of her numerous advanced certificates, and it is not something that cannot be discarded. ]

【Awesome.】

【…】

Wang Hao's eyes darkened slightly.

Kuki Shinobu...

Another 'plot character'?

Wang Hao calls some of the names that appear in the barrage plot characters, because the barrage always talks about the game plot, and these characters are the people who appear in the game plot.

Without any intention of getting to know each other or communicating, Wang Hao turned and left amid the discussions in the barrage.

(End of this chapter)