I'm a male god in Liyue

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Chapter 163 Testing Miss Akabane's Strength

Back at the summer shop, Akabane looked curiously at the huge pile of things that Jiko had bought.

"Is this a silk scarf produced in Sumeru?"

"Yes! It's expensive! But the quality is good too!"

"Why would a single young woman like you buy such a nice silk scarf?"

"I bought it for my mom!"

"what is this?"

"A mechanical pocket watch made in Fontainebleau!"

"Did you buy this for your dad?"

"Ok!"

"Zhu Zi is so filial."

"Hehe, I finally earned my first paycheck, so I'm definitely going to buy my parents a gift."

"Zhu Zi, isn't your home in Daozi? That's so far away..."

"You can ask Komahaya to help you send it back! I sent a letter back before, but I don't know if it has arrived home yet."

"That's it."

Akabane glanced at Qiqi and Shenhe; they had also bought some things, but not as many as Zhuzi.

"Oh, right..." Qiqi seemed to suddenly remember something and looked at Zhu Zi, who was tidying up. "Miss Zhu Zi, how much did you pay for that new bed sheet you lent me last time?"

"Oh, that one, I think it was 50 Mora."

"I'll give you 50 moras, consider it money I bought from you, okay?"

"Sure, then Qiqi can sleep in that room from now on."

"Ah."

Qiqi carefully counted 50 moras and handed them to Zhuzi.

Zhu Zi put the money away and said with a smile, "When I first came to the shop, only the owner lived upstairs, and there were four empty rooms. I didn't expect that the upstairs would be almost full now."

Just then, Xia Zhi's voice came from the kitchen: "Someone come and help me start the fire, I need to start cooking."

Akabane responded immediately: "Boss, I'm here!"

Zhu Zi stared blankly at Miss Akabane, who had suddenly disappeared before her eyes, and a sense of crisis suddenly welled up in her heart.

After Ms. Shenhe took away her right to do laundry, will Ms. Akabane take away her right to start a fire?

Zhu Zi really enjoys helping the boss tend the fire, even though it's not a fun job, because it allows her to sneak some food!

Because the boss always asks her to taste the food whenever he cooks.

Whenever the boss makes something new and delicious, she's always the first to taste it; the feeling of being fed by the boss is simply wonderful.

But now that Miss Akabane has joined the group, it seems that her privilege will also be taken away by her.

I received my first paycheck and made my first legendary ghost friend. Two happy events overlapped, so I should have been even happier, but...

As Zhu Zi thought about this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Lunch is ready. Xia Zhi made a very lavish spread, and it was mostly vegetarian dishes.

This was originally prepared especially for Miss Gan Yu, but unfortunately she had to go back to work overtime.

But it doesn't really matter. Just consider it a welcome to our new employee, Ms. Akabane, and a celebration of the booming business last month.

One of the dishes on the table is Baoshan Flying Dragon Pot, which is quite familiar to everyone.

Miss Akabane ate it for the first time and she loved it: "Such a delicious dish, no wonder Xiangling was able to win the Chef King Competition with it."

"Boss, we don't know where Miss Xiangling is now."

"She left with the caravan last Sunday morning, and it's been almost a week now. If she travels quickly, she should be almost at Mondstadt by now."

"Has Miss Akabane been to Mondstadt before?"

“I went there once, but there wasn’t much to do in Mondstadt back then.”

"Oh."

"Miss Akabane, have you ever eaten at Manmindo before?"

"I have eaten there, but back then Wanmintang was just a small restaurant. The portions were large and filling, and the prices were cheap. As for the taste, it was just average."

"Yeah!"

"There are also Crescent Moon Pavilion and Glazed Pavilion. Back then, they were just two small restaurants with no reputation. I never expected that they would become the face of Liyue now."

"Our summer shop will definitely become a flagship store in Liyue!"

"Too!"

Xia Zhi looked at the enthusiastic employees and nodded with a smile.

After lunch, we sat for a while, and then Yao Yao came over.

"Yaoyao! The boss paid us today!"

"Hey?"

The little girl wasn't really thinking about wages yet. She felt that it was already great that she could help the older brother and drink juice for free in the store. In this way, she could save up the 200 Mora her master gave her every day to buy juice, and she could have 6000 Mora a month!

So when Shen He brought Yao Yao's wages, the little girl looked at the pile of shiny Mora coins with a slightly dazed expression.

"The basic salary for half a month is 2500 Mora, the bonus is 5000 Mora, and the heat allowance is 2000 Mora, for a total of 9500 Mora."

"many!"

"These are all earned by Yao Yao through hard work, so please keep them safe."

"Yaoyao has nowhere to go...can she stay with Sister Shenhe for now?"

"it is good."

Shen He took the money back and put it away.

The little girl was excited to have earned so much pocket money for the first time. She counted on her fingers, trying to figure out what kind of birthday present she should buy for her master.

After finishing a glass of juice, Zhu Zi and Shen He took Qi Qi and Yao Yao out to the tailor shop in Hu Yan to order custom-made uniforms.

Xia Zhi and Chi Yu stayed in the shop, sitting and chatting.

By this time, the cooldown of his "Stealing Techniques" skill had also finished.

The store is closed today, so there are no customers and it can only be used by the employees.

This is a good opportunity to test Miss Akabane's abilities.

Xia Zhi "looked" at Chi Yu and chose her.

"Successfully used [Stealing Skill], and learned the skill [Mirror Flower Water Moon] from the target."

"【Mirror Flower Water Moon】: Can cast illusion on the target, pulling them into an illusion. The mana cost depends on the size and duration of the illusion."

This is a mental skill. According to the effect description, it doesn't seem to have any offensive power, but if used properly, it should be surprisingly effective.

not bad.

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Rock Tea House, a certain room.

"Miss Yelan, this is what Lady Ningguang asked me to give you."

Baiwen handed over a document.

Ye Lan took the document, opened it, and read it carefully.

"Oh? You want me to investigate the three candidates recommended by Tian Shu Xing?"

"Yes."

"This matter is important, but is it really necessary for me to personally handle it?"

"Secretary Gan Yu recently received information that Zhi Yi, one of the three candidates, was likely bribed by the ambassador of the Fools and had secretly poisoned Tian Shu Star."

"Is there such a thing?"

Ye Lan was somewhat surprised. This was a big deal, yet she, as the head of intelligence in Liyue, hadn't heard a word about it. Instead, it was Secretary Gan Yu, a busy person who worked overtime at the Moon Sea Pavilion every day, who found out first.

"Where did Secretary Gan Yu obtain this information?"

"Secretary Gan Yu did not reveal the source of the information, but only reported the matter to Qi Xing and hoped that Qi Xing would investigate it thoroughly."

"……I see."

Ye Lan's expression turned serious.

"This concerns the masses of fools, and I will investigate it as soon as possible."