The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 241 Beidou and Ningguang (2)

"Ahem, maybe that traveler's luck was indeed a little bad, but let's not discuss this topic for now, Beidou, listen to me about what happened recently, now you know why I asked you not to pay attention to Ruojin."

Ningguang was choked by Beidou's attention and coughed twice to force the topic back. If the topic continued to deviate like this, Ningguang was worried that she would be led astray by Beidou in the end.

"I was wondering why Keqing was so cold when I asked her to help me persuade A Jin to come work on my ship this morning. It turns out that A Jin made such a big thing happen during my absence. That's fine."

After hearing what Ningguang said, Beidou finally understood why Keqing had a stern face when she went to pay the fine. Come to think of it, if Ruojin, a hero of Liyue with high martial arts value and a disciple of the immortal, was abducted to her ship and mixed up with the underworld, Keqing, as her sister, would definitely not be happy.

"So, Beidou, you'd better not have any ideas about Ruojin. The heroes of Liyue can't join you, at least not openly."

"Okay, okay. Unfortunately, I still want Ah Jin to be my second-in-command."

Beidou sighed regretfully. Knowing the whole story, she simply gave up her insistence for many years. After all, Ningguang was right. It was impossible for a hero from Liyue to follow her into the underworld. Otherwise, if people from other countries heard about this, who knows how they would laugh at Liyue.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Ningguang, is there anything you need me to bring for you this time? I happen to be going to Inazuma on my next trip, so I can bring back some things for Inazuma for you."

"You don't have to bring anything with you. If possible, I hope you can help me investigate what goods are missing in Inazuma, and then tell me these things when you come back."

Although Beidou's Death Star is large, compared with the many merchants in Liyue Harbor, the goods it can carry are actually not that many. As Tianquan Star, one of the power ceilings of Liyue, Ningguang does not want to compete with those merchants in Liyue Harbor for these small profits.

Sometimes, slipping a little benefit through her fingers can make her reputation more solid in Liyue, so why not do it? Moreover, since she became the Tianquan Star, Ningguang's focus is no longer as simple as just seeing people. Now Ningguang wants to earn Mora from the other six countries.

For example, this time, Ningguang wanted to make money from the three magistrates of Inazuma and Mora of the shogunate. Based on the current information about Inazuma passed on by intelligence personnel, Ningguang didn't believe that after the Inazuma isolation order was lifted, the Inazuma officials would be able to be self-sufficient in various supplies.

"Missing stuff? Ningguang, you are planning to make a fortune, but are you so sure that the traveler can solve Inazuma's problem? Aren't you afraid of losing everything if you buy the supplies that Inazuma lacks? I have already told you in advance that you cannot deduct my transportation fee if you lose money. At most, I can give you a discount."

Having guessed Ningguang's thoughts, Beidou was a little worried that Ningguang would suffer a huge loss. After all, the risk of this kind of investment was too great. If something unexpected happened during the process, the materials purchased by Ningguang would most likely rot in the warehouse and no one would want them even if they were given away for free.

"Haha, Beidou, you have to know that investment is always risky. Investment without risk is called fraud."

Although Ningguang was very happy about Beidou's advice, there was no sign of giving up in her tone. Seeing Ningguang's confident look, Beidou knew that she would never be able to persuade Ningguang. Beidou, who was a little depressed, sighed.

"Okay, Ningguang, as long as you have confidence, I will help you inquire when we get to Inazuma. But I advise you to buy less. The situation in Inazuma is closely related to that General Raiden. I don't think that General Raiden is an easy-to-talk-to god." Based on Manye's description of General Raiden on the boat and Beidou's understanding of the two major families, Inazuma's Kujo family and the Tong family, Beidou felt that it would be extremely difficult for General Raiden to lift the closed-country order and the eye-hunting order, and they might not be able to wait for that day in their lifetime.

"Don't worry. I believe in the ability of that traveler. Moreover, Ruojin is accompanying Inazuma this time. With his and the traveler's abilities, plus Yae-miyaji who is secretly planning something, Inazuma should be able to recover soon."

As she spoke, Ningguang took out the thousand-year-old chessboard that she had just had made for Liyue. The chessboard from the Jade Pavilion had already sunk into the sea along with the pavilion. When she asked someone to buy the things that the Jade Pavilion had previously had, Ningguang, who loved playing chess with Beidou, wrote this chessboard on the first page of the list.

"Okay, okay, as long as you don't go bankrupt. I don't want to be unable to come to your place for free food and drinks."

"It's just a small amount of money, not worth mentioning, but if Beidou wants to come to my place to eat and drink, I welcome you very much."

"Come on, tell me, what do you want me to do for you?"

Beidou rolled her eyes at Ningguang. Every time Ningguang spoke to her in such a foxy tone, she must have something to ask for, and it was a request that would not cost money. Sigh, she didn't know why she couldn't help but want to help Ningguang even though she knew that Ningguang wanted to get his girlfriend for free.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Ningguang's face showed a cunning look of success. She smiled gently, and her tone was full of joy.

"It's not a big deal, actually. I just want you to help me transport some books back when you go to Xumi. I bought a lot of books from a merchant named Dolly, but some of the contents in these books are quite special. Just in case, I can only transport them secretly by water."

"That's it. Okay, you have to pay for the meal when the time comes."

When Beidou heard that they just wanted to bring back some books, she agreed immediately. In Beidou's opinion, those nerds in the Xumi School of Education could not stop her at all. As long as she wanted, she would dare to kidnap even the sages of the School of Education, not to mention books. Do you know what a big sister of the underworld is?
"Don't worry, this time not only will we provide meals, but we will also prepare a good reward for you, Beidou."

Spreading out the thousand-year-old chessboard of Liyue, Ningguang gave Beidou, who was yelling at her to prepare the meals, a coquettish roll of the eyes. It was not time to eat yet. Even if Baishi told the chef of Yuehaiting to prepare the meals, they would definitely not be ready by now. She might as well take this opportunity to play chess with her bestie Beidou to kill time.

"Wait, why do I feel like you've tricked me again?"

The more she thought about it, the more she realized that this matter might not be simple. Beidou, holding the chess piece, pursed her lips and moved her gaze from the chessboard to Ningguang's face. Damn it, why did she feel like she was fooled by this fox Ningguang? If she continued to talk like this, would she be fooled by Ningguang and even send out the Death Star?
"How could that be? This is just your illusion, Beidou. How could I trick my best friend?"

(End of this chapter)