Chapter 226 Industrialization and confused generations
Ying, Paimeng and Shenhe came back in the early morning.

When she came back, Paimon was still holding her stomach, and it was obvious that she was very full.

Yun Jin treated her to a midnight snack, and she enjoyed the meal again.

As for why Wang Hao knew,
Because Paimon said it himself when he came back.

That’s right, when they came back, Wang Hao and Keqing had just arrived home.

At this point in time when I return home, I have met my worthy opponent and a talented person.

In the backyard of the workhouse, the three parties had a friendly talk (chat) and then went back to their rooms.

……

the next day,
Wang Hao and Keqing went out early as usual.

Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun entrusted Shenhe to these two people.
As a result, they threw it directly to Ying.

Fortunately, Ying is a good person, and she spent more than a day with Shen He and enjoyed it.

The same as yesterday,
After watching Wang Hao and Keqing leave,
Ying looked at Shen He: "Where do you want to go today?"

Unlike yesterday's casualness, Shen He hesitated for a moment today, then said, "I want to go to Tianheng Mountain today."

Tianheng Mountain?
Ying was stunned, and then immediately remembered the conversation between Shen He and Yun Jin yesterday.

Then she nodded calmly: "Okay, I haven't been to Tianheng Mountain for a long time, so let's go together."

On the side, Paimon just treated it as a picnic and happily talked about preparing various things.

Leaving the poorhouse.

Go towards Chihuyan.

There is a passage over there that leads to the foot of Tianheng Mountain.

result,

When I walked to Chihuyan, I happened to meet Wang Hao and Keqing.

The two men had just solved the breakfast problem and were preparing to go to inspect the new district.

"Wang Hao, Keqing, where are you going?" Paimeng was still so energetic.

"The General Affairs Department has developed a new district in Tianheng Mountain and is doing some industrial upgrading. Keqing and I are going to take a look." Wang Hao said with a smile.

Previously, the Tianheng Mountain area had opened up and repaired roads.

The convenient transportation not only benefits the mountain people.

For the General Affairs Department, many areas of Tianheng Mountain that were originally difficult to develop have now become convenient.

And it just so happens that there is a project like this in the new district.
Finally, it was arranged in the Tianheng Mountain area.

"Hey, you guys are going to Tianheng Mountain too, so let's go together."

Paimon suddenly became happy.

For her, just being with everyone is worth being happy.

Keqing nodded slightly: "If it's on the way, then yes."

"Anyway, it's all the Tianheng Mountain area, and the way there is always the same." Paimeng said carelessly.

was saying,

Another person came up behind me.

"Hey guys, what are you doing here?"

It was Xin Yan's voice.

Sure enough, when I turned around, it was Xin Yan and Yun Jin.

"Hey, Xinyan, Yunjin, good morning." Paimeng was even happier. "We are preparing to go on an outing to Tianheng Mountain."

In fact, no one ever talked about going on an outing.

But that's what Paimon thought.

"Hey, what a coincidence? We are going to Tianheng Mountain too."

Xin Yan spoke in surprise.

"Are you going too?" Paimon was even happier.

Yun Jin nodded slightly, then looked at Shen He, then looked away: "There is a play that I want to revise, but I have no idea where to start. I want to go to the place where the story takes place to see if I can get any inspiration."

Shen He's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't say anything.

[Is this... the plot has been advanced? ]

[Since Ba Che has failed, it is normal for the plot to be advanced. 】

[What about Wang Hao and Keqing? ]

[It is considered an intrusion into the plot. ]

【Tsk~】

【…】

The comments seemed to have noticed something and looked like they were watching a show.

Wang Hao didn't care. He had already handed over Shen He's affairs to Ying.
He is now more concerned about the development of Liyue.

Paimeng, who was standing nearby, became even more excited after hearing what Yunjin and Xinyan said:
"Hehe, that's perfect. We're all going to Tianheng Mountain, so let's go together."

Naturally, everyone had no problem with Paimon's idea.

A group of people set out on the road together,
Walking on a brand new path,

Yun Jin couldn't help but sigh: "This road has been repaired so well. It's much more convenient than when I came here before."

Xin Yan beside him also nodded and praised.

Sometimes these two would sneak out to play and come to Tianheng Mountain.

I have experienced how difficult it was to travel on the Tianheng Mountain Road in the past.

On the side, Wang Hao laughed: "Then think of it as you praising our work."

He was not polite at all, because the official deserved the compliment.

The previous mountain trails were repaired by a large number of workers and construction machinery.
The road has been repaired to be wide and flat. Although there are mountains on both sides, it is as wide as a city avenue.

Not only is it wide, but the road surface is also neatly built, and you can tell at a glance that a lot of effort was put into it.

Walking on such a road will make you feel better.

Hearing Wang Hao's boasting, Yun Jin smiled and said, "The mountain ridges open up the road, and the wide stone road reflects the sunrise. It is as neat as if it were measured with a foot, and the edges and corners are uniquely crafted."

As she recited, she sang in a beautiful opera voice:

"The green shades along the road hide the noise of the dust, and the center line is straight without any grass.

With diligent maintenance, the road conditions will be improved and travelers will walk more leisurely and excitedly.

Suddenly the view becomes clear and it feels like entering a paradise.

My heart expands as the road goes by, I admire the gentle breeze, and the sound echoes through the valley."

It was just a song that came to mind.

Although it was just a casual tune, it sounded pleasant to the ears in Yun Jin's voice.

Keqing's eyes lit up when she heard it, and she clapped her hands, "It sounds really nice. If the people who are repairing the roads hear it, they will definitely like it."

There is a word called praise.
This passage by Yunjin is a eulogy to the road repair workers.

This is exactly what Keqing wants.

The others also applauded and smiled to show their admiration.

Even Shen He nodded slightly to show his agreement.

Only Paimon looked regretful.

She was flying, so whether the road was good or not... she really didn't feel anything and couldn't empathize with him.

Go all the way,
Go deep into the Tianheng Mountain area,
We have never separated.

Until a gathering place appeared in front of everyone.

(Location of the new area)

"Everyone, Wang Hao and I have arrived at our destination." Keqing pointed at the building and the swaying figures in front and spoke.

In front is the newly built district.

There are not many buildings and not many people, but it is full of new atmosphere.

Ying looked at Shen He,
Although Paimon said that they were going for a picnic this time, Ying knew that they were actually here to accompany Shen He.

Shen He looked at the new district buildings with a complicated expression: "Can we go take a look?"

she asked suddenly.

Keqing was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Of course, this is not a secret place, anyone from Liyue can come and see it."

Yun Jin looked at Shen He and said, "Then let's take a look together."

Keqing didn't know what Shen He and Yun Jin were thinking, she just thought they were here to visit.
"Then come together, the new district welcomes everyone."

Having said this, she took the lead and walked over.

He introduced as he walked.

"This was a deserted mountain village before, with no one living here. Later, we repaired the road and found that the terrain here is very good, so we developed it into a new district."

“At present, there is only textile business, but more industries will be settled in the future.”

"Look over there."

Keqing pointed to the skeleton of a factory building rising from the ground in the distance.
"In the future, it will be a new industrial upgrading area, and various innovative projects will be settled there. We are committed to building a comprehensive new district integrating scientific research, production and external sales."

"In addition, educational and medical facilities are also being planned. In the future, production and life will be integrated here. These plans can ensure that residents can enjoy high-quality life services."

"There are also ecological parks and cultural centers, which preserve the natural scenery while enriching the cultural life of residents."

“These are all in the planning stage.”

Keqing led the way and introduced everyone.

Ying and Paimon were stunned. It was the first time they saw such a large-scale project in Teyvat.

Shen He had a blank expression on his face, but there was a hint of strangeness in his eyes.

Yes, this is the small mountain village in her memory.

But now, that originally indifferent little mountain village has changed beyond all recognition.

"Ms. Keqing, may I ask the original people here..."

Shen He suddenly asked.

It immediately attracted the attention of others.
After all, Shen He really doesn't talk much.

"The original people? Does Shenhe mean the former residents?"

Keqing looked at Shen He.

Shen He nodded slightly.

"According to rumors from the outside world, it was because of evil spirits that this place gradually became deserted and the villagers moved away."

"But we are all related, so I won't hide anything. This is actually a worse thing."

Keqing spoke slowly, attracting everyone's attention, especially Yunjin, whose eyes were filled with curiosity.

"More than a decade ago, although this place was not prosperous, there were still dozens of families living here. Among them, several families were branches of alchemists and possessed the ability to practice magic."

"Among the alchemists, there was a man who went out to travel like a madman because of the grief over the loss of his wife."

"Two years later, this man returned and told his friends in the village that he had found a way to bring the dead back to life."

"Heh, bringing the dead back to life... something that even the Emperor can't do, it must be just a scam."

"The magic he found is a mysterious magic that uses one's life to borrow another's life. By offering sacrifices to the "fairy spirits", he can use the body of a living person to claim the life of a dead person."

"Perhaps he loved his deceased wife too much, or perhaps he was bewitched by an evil spirit, so he decided to sacrifice his own daughter."

Keqing said,

Paimon has already put himself in the situation, with a look of horror on his face.

Ying and Yunjin, on the other hand, had already looked at Shen He very directly.

They can confirm that the sacrifice in this story is probably Shen He.

Keqing led the way and narrated without paying attention to the movement behind her. She continued to tell the story here.
"A few days later, the alchemist died suddenly, and the magic circle he used to conceal his evil magic was broken. Only then did everyone realize that this was a complete deception."

"Then an immortal will come and eliminate the evil spirits."

"Later, some people said they saw a crane carrying a little girl away."

“Well, this later became a story told by the mountain folks.”

"But because of this incident, this area has become deserted. Every year, only Mingjun comes back to take a look."

Listening to Keqing's words,

Yun Jin was the first to reveal an expression of "I see."

"So, the story that my father heard in Tianheng Mountain was evolved from this story. The story of the goddess splitting the temple was indeed the same as Shen He said, not that brave..."

Yun Jin was thinking in his heart, but he couldn't help but glance at Shen He.

And Shen He still had an expressionless look on his face.

She knew that Keqing was telling her own story.
But she felt nothing inside anymore.

After combing his white hair three times, all of it was locked up with a red rope, making Shen He as indifferent as an immortal.

Sometimes, she would think about what happened, but after thinking about it, Shen He would become indifferent again.
The red rope that bound the soul not only suppressed Shen He's evil spirit, but also suppressed her emotions.

The crowd continued to move forward and truly entered the new area.

Keqing paused and looked towards the new district. She pointed and saw a middle-aged man with white hair standing in front of a factory building, seemingly doing something.

"He is Mingjun. Most of the stories I told were also told from him. However, after verification by the General Affairs Department, they are not false."

Probably because I heard Keqing's voice,

The white-haired middle-aged man named Mingjun turned around.

When he saw it was Keqing, he ran over immediately.

"Master Yuheng, we are all ready and waiting for your inspection."

Mingjun ran over to Keqing and spoke enthusiastically.

He was originally a resident of the mountain village. After the changes, he left here, but he would come back every year to visit.

When the General Affairs Department initially wanted to develop this place, he disagreed.

But after the General Affairs Department suggested that former mountain people could be given priority in recruiting as workers, he agreed.

As he spoke, Mingjun glanced casually at the person behind Keqing.

Needless to say, Wang Hao is already very famous in Liyue and almost everyone knows him.

Yun Jin is also a famous opera artist.
Ying and Paimon are somewhat famous in Liyue. After all, they are people who have helped Liyue a lot.

The only two not-so-famous ones are Xin Yan and Shen He.
Shen He's temperament is so attractive.

Mingjun couldn't help but look.

The more he looked, the more familiar it seemed.

"Well, Mingjun, please take us to have a look."

Keqing said directly.

Mingjun came back to his senses and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay."

"Dear guests, please follow me."

Mingjun began to lead the way.
“Only the first plant has been completed. The plant is equipped with a large element drive that can power the silk reeling machine, silk winding machine, silk doubling machine, warping machine, sizing machine and weaving machine at the same time.”

“Are all the machines placed in one factory?”

Wang Hao immediately realized that something was wrong.
Not only Wang Hao, but also the barrage of comments were questioning the behavior of putting all the machines in one factory.

"No, no, Master Wang Hao has misunderstood. Because it is an inspection and there is only one factory, so they are temporarily put together. When other factories are built later, these different machines will be separated and have their own dedicated factories."

Mingjun explained.

"Oh, I see. It's equivalent to a prototype display."

"Yes, that's it."

After the little episode,
Keqing and Wang Hao began to check the machine.
"The machines are all produced by the General Affairs Department's Engineering Department. A small number of parts come from Fontaine, but they can already be replaced.

Although the energy source is elemental force, it is actually electrical power."

Mingjun is still introducing.

"Electric power?" Wang Hao became interested.
According to the comments, they are very good at using electricity.

"Yes, we chose elemental power at the beginning. Although we completed the power design easily, the elemental power is still too harmful to ordinary people."

"Later, we thought, could we use elemental power to transform a new energy source, eliminate its infectious power, and thus obtain safer energy."

“Finally, we got electricity.”

Mingjun smiled sheepishly and said, "I don't know where the electricity comes from. I'm not a technician."

Keqing said directly: "It's actually very simple. I just used tourmaline and flaming flower."

"Hmm?" Wang Hao looked at her curiously.

"The Construction Department has designed a tourmaline energy harvester that uses the characteristics of tourmaline to continuously collect electrical energy.
The general principle is to embed tourmaline into special conductive materials to form electrodes, use the electricity released naturally to generate current, and transmit it to energy storage devices or directly supply energy to other components through wires. "

Keqing is a leader on the front line. Not only is she capable and powerful, but she actually understands technology.

Otherwise, sometimes she would not be able to carry out a lot of work.

After all, if the leader doesn’t understand the technical work on the front line, he will be fooled, if not 100%, at least 80% of the time.

"What about the flaming flower?"

Wang Hao asked again.

"They designed a small thermal generator that converts heat energy directly into electrical energy through a thermocouple (thermoelectric generator),

They also developed a steam power system that uses flames to heat water to produce high-pressure steam, which drives a turbine to rotate, converting it into mechanical energy and further into electrical energy.

Keqing spoke directly, then showed a hint of disdain.
"Compared to the convenience of tourmaline, flaming flower is still too inconvenient. It requires multiple conversions and has a certain degree of damage to energy."

"However, I heard that the Ministry of Construction is planning to cooperate with the Qianyan Army to convert the location of the Explosive Tree into a large thermal power plant."

[Technology with Teyvat characteristics. 】

[Wow, the Explosive Tree is used to generate electricity, awesome. ]

[Wow, with these technologies, it is much easier to innovate on basic equipment. ]

[Indeed, with safe and effective energy, many things will be easier to handle.]

[Efficient, flexible, safe and convenient, low maintenance cost, clean and environmentally friendly, these are the advantages of electricity over elemental power and earth veins. 】

[The development of Liyue can be divided into two parts: the civilian development of electricity and the military development of elemental power and earth veins. ]

【…】

The barrage was discussing excitedly.

Of course, other people basically didn't understand these things.

Ying, on the other hand, seemed to be thinking about something. She was knowledgeable and could understand some of what was said.

"According to current data, one factory can process 5 tons of cocoons per day. Our silk yield is very good, and we can produce 2.5-3 tons of raw silk. The current silk standard in Liyue is 45 meters per bolt, which is about 8 kilograms."

"That is to say, a fully equipped factory can produce nearly 1250 bolts of silk a day. If we take the loss into account, the output can be as high as 1200 bolts."

Mingjun said with some pride.

This number, to the barrage, is like a joke.

1200 horses a day, not even a fraction of what the barrage expected.
According to Danmu's idea, the annual output should at least be calculated at 10,000 tons to be qualified.

But Yun Jin became a little uneasy when he heard this number.

Among the people present, apart from Wang Hao and Keqing, she was probably the only one who knew more about the Liyue silk market.

In Liyue, producing a standard piece of silk, even if the raw silk is purchased directly without going through the previous steps, still requires at least two skilled female workers and takes about five days.

In other words, two skilled female workers who do nothing but weave silk every day can only produce about 70 pieces of silk a year.

Now, this factory can produce 1200 pieces of silk a day.

This amount of production on one day is equivalent to the amount that a dozen skilled female workers produce at full capacity in a year.

"How many workers does a factory need?" Yun Jin couldn't help but ask.

"Haha, Mr. Yun must be surprised too. It's not much. A factory only needs a dozen skilled workers. The machines have replaced the labor. The workers are only responsible for care. In fact, the number of people needed for quality inspection has greatly increased."

Mingjun said proudly. This factory building also has his hard work.

Yun Jin's eyes were filled with shock: "This, this..."

Wang Hao smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't directly impact the market. The Seven Stars Association will regulate it."

He saw Yun Jin's worry and started to explain.

Keqing also nodded: "Before they impact the Liyue market, we will complete the work adjustments of the practitioners."

Although it is impossible to provide complete protection, Qixing will strive to reduce the impact on ordinary practitioners.

As for the impact on other large chambers of commerce?

Either cooperate or exit the market, it's that simple.

As he spoke, he walked from the machine area to the product storage area.

Everyone began to examine the samples produced by the machine.

The more Yun Jin examined, the more frightened he became.

To be honest, although words like hand-woven and crafted are nice to hear and sound high-end.

But most products have no advantages in the face of industrialization.

Whether it is quality standardization, cost reduction, or efficiency improvement,
Industrialization has killed all manual labor.

Rolls of undyed silk were placed before him.
Yun Jin, a traditional Chinese opera worker, experienced the "horror" of industrialization before anyone else.

After checking around,

Keqing nodded to Mingjun in satisfaction: "Very good."

If Yuheng said it was very good, then it must be very good.

"Is there anything else we can help you with?" Keqing asked again.

This is the time when people below you make requests.

The leader just affirmed your work and asked if you have any difficulties.
This means that even if there are no difficulties, we have to create some.

Of course, Keqing was really just asking if there were any difficulties.

"Everything else is fine, except that recently some monsters have started to hang around again."

Mingjun spoke up.

[6. I knew that Wang Hao was here, and Huang Mao was also here. It would be strange if nothing happened.]

[It should be Shen He's business. Wang Hao killed Ba Che, so Shen He must have a plot. 】

[You sit in a row and share the fruit. If one of you grabs it, the other one has to make up for it? ]

[Who knows, Teyvat has a destiny mechanism, maybe they will add one. ]

[Tsk, that seems to make sense. ]

【…】

The barrage was discussing.

Keqing looked at Mingjun and said, "Monsters? I remember that we cleared them out once when we were developing and repairing the road."

Keqing is actually not that worried about the appearance of monsters.

In the wilderness of Liyue, monsters are nothing, and it is not impossible for a resentful demon god to pop up.

She was just a little surprised that the monster appeared so quickly.

Because not long ago, the Qianyan Army had just completed a cleanup.

"We did clean it up once, and I went along with them, so when the monsters appeared this time, I didn't pay much attention to them. I thought they were wandering from somewhere else, so I went to the Adventurer's Association and placed an order, but didn't report it."

After a pause, Mingjun paused for a moment.
"But the Lantern Festival is approaching, and no one has taken up this mission."

Adventurers also need to celebrate festivals.

As the Lantern Festival approaches, many people don’t want to take on missions.

Therefore, the task of clearing the monsters was delayed.

"Hey, how much is the reward?"

When Paimon heard that there was a commission, he flew to Mingjun's side and asked with a smile.

"Not many. We only see a few Hillilchur people now. After clearing out monsters and nests, plus gathering intelligence, there are probably more than 5,000 Mora."

Mingjun thought for a moment and said.

Among the commissions involving monsters, the reward for this commission is indeed not high.

The main reason is that the Qianyan Army had just been cleared out, so there was little danger, so it was impossible to offer a high reward.

"Hey, it's a good opportunity for us to go on an outing. How about we make some extra money?"

Paimon flew to Ying and whispered.

Ying was somewhat tempted. Although she didn't spend much money during her time with Inazuma, she didn't make much money either, so she was indeed short of money for travel.

However, no one agreed.
Instead, he looked at Shen He.
I am here with Shen He today.

Shen He looked at Ming Jun, then nodded: "Subduing demons and eliminating evil is the duty of immortals."

"Hehe, Shen He, you are so nice." Paimon laughed.

on the side,

Mingjun's expression froze, and he looked at Shen He: "Shen He, you are Shen He!"

His tone was agitated, and his expression showed guilt.

Shen He remained calm: "It's been a long time since we last met, Uncle Mingjun."

Mingjun opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Come on, give them some privacy."

Wang Hao smiled and pulled the others away.

After walking away,
Paimeng was still confused: "Shen He actually knows that Ming Jun and calls him uncle."

"Because this is Shen He's home." Ying said directly.

Paimon was confused: "What? How did you know?"

Wang Hao glanced at her and said, "Paimeng should stop thinking and think about what to eat in the evening."

"Hey, can we think about what to eat for dinner now?" Paimon's attention was diverted.

Ying was also speechless. She had given up hope on Paimon's brain.

"But speaking of it, I'm still a little curious about what happened back then."

Yun Jin spoke up.

Then she explained her desire to perfect "The Goddess Splits the View".

Listen to Wan Yunjin's words,

Keqing nodded slightly: "I see. When I cleaned up this place before, there was indeed a lot of information left. If you want to see it, you can go to the General Affairs Department to apply."

Now that the new district has been established, the previous mountain village must no longer exist.

However, the General Affairs Department will preserve the information of these places for future generations to reference.

It also prevents future generations from forgetting history.

Just chatting,

There was another voice outside the door.
"anyone there?"

"We are here to accept a mission. Is the client here?"

Familiar voice.

Wang Hao turned around and saw
Hey, today is really lively.

At the door, Xingqiu and Chongyun were shouting.

“Hey, Wang Hao, Keqing, and… hey, why are all of you here?”

After shouting twice, Xingqiu and Chongyun walked into the factory and saw the people gathered here.

"Xingqiu, Chongyun!"

Paimon also waved.

"Why are you here?"

"We are here on a mission."

"Mission?" Paimon had another bad feeling.

Xingqiu nodded. "Yes, it's a commission from the Adventurer's Association. It's to clear out the hillbillies, gather intelligence, and deal with nests."

There is no doubt that the commission they accepted was the one Mingjun just mentioned.

Paimon was immediately deflated. His plan to make extra money failed before it even began.

"Actually, I just came here to visit the elders of the clan." Chongyun next to him also said.

Ying's mouth twitched: "The elder of the clan you are talking about, can it be Mingjun?"

Chongyun's eyes widened: "How do you know? Although Mingjun is from a branch family, in terms of seniority, I should call him uncle."

Paimeng tilted his head, and his brain, which had not been working well, started to work. Then he suddenly said, "Shen He calls Ming Jun Uncle, and Chong Yun calls Ming Jun Uncle-in-law. So... is Shen He Chong Yun's aunt?"

Uncle is father's older brother.

My great uncle is my mother's uncle, and my grandmother's brother.

By this calculation, Chongyun is a generation lower than Shenhe. In addition, the blood relationship between the main line and the collateral line of both parties is also very close.
Paimon was right.

"Shen He?"

Chongyun tilted his head: "According to the family tree, I do have an aunt named Shen He, but she should have passed away a long time ago..."

Chongyun was about to say that his aunt had passed away.

I felt a chill approaching.

"Shenhe, Mingjun, you guys are done chatting."

Paimeng waved his hand quickly, introducing someone to Chongyun and Xingqiu.

"This..." Chongyun was shocked.

When Mingjun saw Chongyun, he immediately showed an excited smile: "Chongyun, you are here, good boy, you have grown so big."

"Come, Shen He, let me introduce you. This is Chong Yun from the main lineage. He is also the most outstanding demon-slaying alchemist of your generation... Oh, no, it seems that you are one generation behind him."

Mingjun frowned as he spoke, thought for a moment, and then suddenly relaxed.
"Yes, yes, one generation difference. Chongyun, you have to call Shenhe aunt."

Chongyun looked at Shen He, who had a cold expression on his face.

"Auntie...?"

Shen He ignored Chongyun's surprise and nodded slightly: "Yeah."

【Hahahahaha, a large-scale family recognition scene. 】

[I am dying of laughter. Chongyun turns out to be so young. 】

[Wait, Chongyun and Wang Hao are friends, which means Wang Hao and Chongyun are of the same generation. So, does Wang Hao have to call Shen He "Auntie" as well? ]

[Haha, the Emperor taught Wang Hao magic, so the Emperor is Wang Hao's master. The master's generation is equivalent to parents, and the aunt is of the same generation as parents, so...]

【So, Shen He and Emperor Jun are of the same generation. 】

[Hahahahaha, this is how you calculate seniority, it's so funny. ]

[Shen He: Master, Emperor Jun and I are of the same generation. From now on, I will call you Master and you call me Big Sister. We will each have our own way of dealing with each other.]

[Fuck, no, I can’t laugh anymore. ]

【…】

This large-scale family recognition event,
The comments made the commentators laugh so hard that even more bizarre generations emerged.

At the scene, the friends couldn't help laughing.

I don't know whether Shen He's seniority has increased or not.

But Chongyun’s generation is definitely too young.

After a conversation,

Yun Jin and Xin Yan said goodbye first.
They have to go back to the General Affairs Department to check the story here and improve the repertoire.

As for why they didn't ask the people at the scene, it was probably out of respect, or maybe they wanted to keep it a bit of a surprise.

After they left,

Xingqiu extended an invitation: "Since everyone is here, why don't we go together to defeat the monsters and be chivalrous!"

Wang Hao rolled his eyes at him: "Why are you free to come out today?"

"Hey, since Chongyun came to see me, I naturally have time. Unlike you, you didn't come to see me after you came back." Xingqiu said, and glared at Wang Hao.

"Because Wang Hao is always busy." Keqing took the initiative to say.

This kind of behavior made the commentators envious.

Xingqiu rolled his eyes: "Tsk, I don't want to argue with you guys, just tell me whether you want to go or not."

At this time, Paimon came over and said, "If we go together, will there be a reward?"

"Paimeng is short of money?" Xingqiu looked curious. "If you are short of money, I can give you all the bounty."

Paimeng was a little tempted, but still waved his hand: "No, no need, just split it equally."

As he said this, he still felt a little embarrassed and chuckled.

"Haha, that's fine too." Xingqiu said nonchalantly.

Neither he nor Chongyun is short of money.
They accept commissions simply to exorcise demons and monsters, and do not care about the reward.

To put it bluntly, a commission takes a few days, or even more than ten days, and earns a few thousand or tens of thousands of Mora.
This ratio of time to profit is somewhat too little for Xingqiu.

A few tens of thousands of Mora, which was the money he earned when he signed a small cooperation agreement at Feiyun Chamber of Commerce.

Looking at Xingqiu and Paimeng talking,

Wang Hao looked at Keqing: "Should we go take a look?"

Keqing thought about it and nodded: "The Qianyan Army has already cleared it out once before. Now there are monsters again. It's a bit abnormal. Let's go and take a look."

"Okay, let's go together then."

Since Wang Hao and Keqing both agreed, Ying and Shen He naturally wouldn't jump out and complain.

Several people asked Mingjun for the news.
He started to rush towards the direction where the monster appeared.

……

Leaving the new area,

The road is still smooth and wide.

The mountain road of Tianheng Mountain is built all the way to the surrounding areas.

After walking a few miles,

There were indeed some traces of monsters on the road.

Broken branches and shapeless remains of wild animals were scattered in the grass by the roadside, which were obviously traces of predation left by the hill people.

The strange totems and crude grass traps that can be vaguely seen between the trees silently reveal the territorial awareness of these savage creatures.

There was a subtle smoky smell in the air, mixed with the scent of wet earth and rotting vegetation, which was the unique mark of the embers of the Hill people's campfires.

Although the Hilichurls are monsters, they are intelligent and social beings.

Generally speaking, just by observing the number of these traces, one can determine the number of members in a Hillichul tribe.

Keqing just glanced at the traces around her and came to the conclusion directly.
"There are less than ten Hillock people, no Hillock thugs, and no Hillock shamans. They don't look like a normal Hillock tribe. They may be a hunting team from a large Hillock tribe."

She had no idea how many of these Hilichurls she had eliminated with the Thousand Rocks Army.
I understand it so well.

"There are totems. This place is considered their territory."

"Looking at the traces, the Hillilks probably left not long ago. Let's continue chasing them."

Chongyun and Xingqiu also checked their surroundings and came to a conclusion.

"This way."

Shen He stretched out his hand and pointed towards the north.

"The demon's aura is going over there. It's very deep. Everyone be careful."

She rarely said a few more words, and her expression became serious.

Keqing frowned slightly: "There is a large tribe of Hilichurls over there, but they have always been very obedient."

Not all the hill people will be cleansed.

Some hill tribes have formed fixed living habits and even learned to raise wild boars and collect and grow crops.

Normally, Liyue would not directly wipe out this kind of tribe.
A large and stable tribe of hill people is good for regional stability.

They will proactively clear out other unstable monsters in the area.

But because they are very smart, they will not actively provoke humans.

It's like a free thug.

As long as they do not actively plunder or expand, Liyue will keep them.

"It smells sinister, everyone be careful, go and take a look."

Wang Hao also spoke.

He already knew what it was.

He had eaten a lot of this flavor, and it was nothing more than the remains of demons.

With the warning from Shen He and Wang Hao,

Everyone became more cautious and no longer as casual as they were at the beginning.

After all, anything that could even warn Wang Hao must be something extraordinary.

Go all the way,
Sure enough, there were more signs of Hillil people's activities around.

Even some scattered Hillilks have appeared in everyone's sight, patrolling.

However, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, no one took action.
Instead, choose to bypass it.

Although for Wang Hao, it seemed that there was no problem in just pushing it forward.

But seeing that Xingqiu and Ying looked serious, Wang Hao still chose to follow their process.

Go around the patrolling Hillmen, cross the water, and climb over the hillside.

A huge tribe of hill people appeared in front of everyone.

The rough architectural form, the tall watchtower, and the huge rock helmet king in the middle of the tribe,
And...several abyss mages covered by elemental shields.

Even though I just took a few casual glances, I could tell that there were at least several thousand Hillilks here.

There definitely can’t be so many large-scale Hillock tribes. This is already a standard giant Hillock tribe.

The information about the large tribe mentioned by Keqing is obviously outdated.

Therefore, Keqing's expression was not good. The delay in information usually means that something abnormal has occurred.

"What are those Abyss Mages doing?"

Paimon suddenly pointed forward, with a hint of doubt in his voice.

Everyone looked in the direction Paimon pointed, and saw more than a dozen figures constantly leaping, with various elements surrounding them, as strange and unpredictable as the fire of the underworld.

These Abyss Mages formed a circle, with the huge Hill Rock Helmet King standing in the center.

Its rock-covered body seemed even harder in the ritual light, exuding an ominous aura.

The abyss mages chanted obscure spells.
Every jump of syllable is accompanied by the surge of elemental force in the venue.

Their steps changed with the rhythm of the spell, as if they were weaving an invisible web of magic, gathering all their power on the Hillock Rockhelm King.

As the ceremony progressed, the air around them began to vibrate, the space seemed to be distorted, and a sense of oppression caused the ordinary hill people around to begin to flee.

"It should be some kind of pollution ritual, a trick of the abyss. Go ahead, we can't let them pollute this hill tribe."

Wang Hao's eyes were slightly cold, but he was not sure whether these abyss mages were Kong's men or someone else's.

"Then go ahead and subdue the demons. It's time to do it."

Xingqiu was the first to respond to Wang Hao. He stretched out his hand and a long sword appeared.

But there are people who are faster than him.

Shen He's tall figure has already rushed out.

(End of this chapter)