Genshin Impact: I, the Winter Prince, reign supreme.

"almost."

After finishing breakfast, Su Yu got up, washed her hair, and tidied her clothes.

"Among the six kingdoms, Morax's Heart of God is the most difficult to obtain; obtaining it requires patience."

"It won't be long before we return in triumph with the six Hearts of God."

Chapter 132 The Forbidden Zone of Human Traffickers

"Your Highness is wise and powerful; we will surely be able to successfully complete the task assigned by His Majesty."

The lady with the mirror was greatly encouraged and her heart was filled with emotion.

She played an indispensable role in serving Su Yu on this trip, and she will surely be promoted and ennobled when she returns.

But then he thought that when that day really came, he wouldn't be able to stay by Su Yu's side day and night, and he secretly hoped that this mission to the seven kingdoms could last a little longer.

"Tell me about the situation of the Liyue Sages and the 'Seven Stars'."

After breakfast, Su Yu began to listen to his subordinates' work reports.

Four mission leaders entered the study one after another, standing in a respectful row with fervent eyes.

The Lady of the Hidden Mirror reported first: "Your Highness is truly a divine strategist! Among the 'Seven Stars of Liyue,' only Keqing of 'Yuheng Star' lent the Immortal 50 billion Mora. The others all politely declined the Immortal's offer for various reasons. Our scouts reported that the Immortal was almost furious, and when they left, they all had cold expressions and terrifying eyes."

Su Yu said calmly, "'Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortals' are arrogant and haughty. After this incident, they will be more sober."

"Your Highness depleted their Mora and also helped Miss Keqing resolve the conflict, killing two birds with one stone."

The lady in the hidden mirror continued, "By the way, Your Highness, Miss Xiangling from Wanmintang sent a message this morning. She once again expressed her gratitude to you, because your patronage has made Wanmintang's business exceptionally booming lately."

"Furthermore, yesterday at dusk, a celestial being suddenly descended upon Wanmin Hall and specifically requested the dishes you ordered last time, which boosted Wanmin Hall's business once again. Miss Xiangling has requested to provide you with three meals a day during your mission to Liyue."

Su Yu replied, "Go ahead and make the arrangements. Xiang Ling's cooking is quite to my liking. Since we're here in Liyue, let's eat at their Wanmin Hall."

Upon hearing this, the lady of the Hidden Mirror suggested, "Your Highness, why not offer Xiangling a high salary to come to Zhidong? That way, you can eat delicious meals every day. If Miss Xiangling doesn't agree, I'll send someone to kidnap her!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the lady in the hidden mirror saw Su Yu's scrutinizing gaze and hurriedly lowered her head, saying, "Your Highness, I shouldn't have said anything about kidnapping Miss Xiangling."

Su Yu sat back down at his desk, sipping his tea as he said, "Even though they are both types of green tea, the green tea from Zhidong and the green tea from Liyue have two different flavors. This is because different environments nurture different people."

"Xiangling is just like this tea leaf. The culture and soil of Liyue made her who she is. If she leaves Liyue, she will lose her roots and soul, and the food she makes will no longer be delicious."

Xiangling can only fully utilize her culinary skills and realize her value in Liyue.

Taking Xiangling to the Kingdom of Winter will only ruin her career and do her no good.

"Your subordinate knows he was wrong."

The woman in the mirror promptly admitted her mistake, realizing she shouldn't have had the idea of ​​kidnapping someone.

His Highness the Prince hates human traffickers the most, and once personally led a team to capture human traffickers from the Winter Kingdom.

Within a month, the human traffickers in Zhidong Kingdom disappeared without a trace, either fleeing abroad or being imprisoned and facing severe punishment.

In short, the Kingdom of Winter is now known as a "forbidden zone for human traffickers".

As long as the prince is around, human traffickers dare not set foot in Zhidong.

"Your Highness, Miss Xiangling also said that after you left that day, Guoba missed you day and night, and drew your silhouette on the ground with cigarette ash. She hopes you can take some time to go back and see Guoba again."

Su Yu replied, "Understood."

After the lady from the Hidden Mirror finished reporting her information, a female manager from the delegation next to her then reported her work to Su Yu.

“Your Highness, as you instructed, we purchased ten tons of books from the Liyue Academy and have already shipped them back to Winter. This collection will greatly enrich Winter’s library.”

The development of culture during the winter season has always been a task that Su Yu attaches great importance to.

He buys a lot of books in every country he visits.

Knowledge is power, he emphasized this to the members of the Winter Solstice Mission more than once at each meeting.

"Have the books prepared for the Queen and Columbia been sent back together?"

"Everything has been prepared."

The female manager answered hurriedly, but her voice sounded somewhat nervous.

Because the book Su Yu asked her to buy for the Empress was a popular romance novel in Liyue.

These kinds of novels are mostly enjoyed by young girls who are just beginning to experience romantic feelings.

She simply couldn't understand why the prince would ask her to buy such a novel.

She couldn't even imagine the majestic, aloof Ice Queen sitting on her steel throne reading a romance novel.

The other book sent to the Executive Officer, "The Girl," was a music book.

To be precise, it's a book of children's songs.

She remembered that Columbia liked epic poetry, and that the works of the Mondstadt bards were more suitable for the temperament of the young lady.

Su Yu waved his hand and said, "Li Yue's poems and songs are quite good. Buy a few for your family and friends as well."

"As ordered, Your Highness."

The female manager bowed deeply, performing a solemn salute, and then left the study.

I was naturally very excited.

If it weren't for this diplomatic mission abroad, she probably would never have had the opportunity to get so close to Su Yu in her life.

A male supervisor next to him respectfully reported: "Your Highness, the Star of the 'Liyue Seven Stars' has sent a letter of intent to import a large number of firearms, cannons and advanced warships from our Winter Kingdom, on behalf of Blackrock Factory."

For some reason, the male supervisor's voice suddenly choked up after reporting this information.

Before Su Yu could ask anything, he took the initiative to apologize, saying, "Your Highness... on behalf of my father, thank you."

Su Yu put down her teacup, looked up at him, and asked, "Oh? What makes you say that?"

The male supervisor spoke eloquently: "My father was the previous quartermaster twenty years ago."

"At that time, the strength of the Kingdom of Winter was not as good as that of Liyue, and its military equipment was far behind that of Liyue. My father spent a whole year visiting Liyue more than twenty times before he persuaded officials at all levels, including the 'Liyue Seven Stars', and finally successfully purchased a batch of weapons and armor, which were equipped on the border guards who were fighting against the invasion of monsters on the border, greatly reducing the casualties of the soldiers."

"My father said before he died that he hoped the Kingdom of Zhidong would grow strong and never have to ask for help again."

"Twenty years later, we did it. Today, Liyue has come to purchase our equipment."

"My father's spirit can finally rest in peace."

At this point, the male manager's eyes welled up with tears.

Su Yu got up, walked to his side, and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

How does it feel to finally feel triumphant?

"Your Highness, I am very excited and I want to cry."

Su Yu considered for a moment, then smiled and instructed, "Then let's do it this way. You will be fully responsible for this matter. Tell Yao Guangxing clearly how your father begged them back then, and now make them beg you twice as much. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Chapter 133 The Wealthy Businessman's Invitation

The descendants of the former quartermaster paid their respects to Su Yu once again before stepping down.

From now on, "Yaoguangxing" will definitely have a hard time. He will use all sorts of methods to make things difficult for "Yaoguangxing", just like Liyue made things difficult for his father back then.

The strength of the Winter Kingdom is not just a slogan, but is reflected in every aspect.

The third person in charge of the mission was a woman wearing glasses, with short hair, who looked quite capable.

In fact, she made great contributions to Mondstadt.

After the Lawrence family's restoration, she was responsible for all coordination work.

She directly represented Su Yu in liaising with Yura and Schubert, the head of the Lawrence family.

She works so hard because she is a female official promoted by Su Yu and is now a role model for women in the Kingdom of Zhidong.

Although the Kingdom of Winter is ruled by the Ice Queen, women with weaker physical strength make up a very small percentage of the Kingdom's officials because Winter reveres martial prowess.

This can be seen from the fact that among the eleven executives of the Fools, only four are women.

After Su Yu began his reforms in winter, he increased the promotion of female officials.

She vividly remembers that on the day of her promotion, some conservative officials in the palace had reservations about it, but the resistance disappeared after Su Yu said that "women hold up half the sky".

"Your Highness."

"Dozens of wealthy merchants from Liyue have sent you invitations. A third of them want to invite you to a banquet or a trip, a third want to invite you to discuss business, and the remaining third..."

The short-haired manager glanced at the lady in the mirror and hesitated before saying, "There are also a third of the wealthy merchants who hope that their daughters will become your concubines or personal maids."

The lady with the hidden mirror's expression changed.

She served Su Yu all the way, and for the first time felt a sense of crisis.

Seeing that Su Yu did not express his opinion immediately, the short-haired female manager thought that Su Yu was unhappy and immediately said, "Your Highness, I will cancel them all."

"Let all the daughters of wealthy merchants from Liyue come. Let's set the time for tonight. Oh, and tell them to dress up nicely."

Su Yu gave an unexpected answer.

The short-haired female manager was stunned. Was His Highness preparing to take a concubine?

But based on her understanding of Su Yu, she felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

The biggest difference between the prince and other noble officials during the winter was that he was very disciplined in his private life. Despite his youthful vigor, he did not indulge in sensual pleasures and never spent the night with ordinary women casually.

If it had been any of the other nobles from Zhidong who were sent on this mission to the six states, they would probably have been indulging in a life of extravagance and debauchery along the way.

The prince's integrity was also evident in the fact that although Her Majesty the Empress bestowed many beautiful women upon the Kingdom of Zhidong, he did not receive a single one of them.

Therefore, she doesn't quite believe that the prince would take a concubine in Liyue.

There must be a deeper meaning behind this matter, from the prince.

But with her limited wisdom, she couldn't figure it out for the time being, so she bowed her head and accepted the order, saying, "Yes, Your Highness."

Su Yu then asked casually, "Is there anything else?"

"Mrs. Ji Fang, the proprietress of Wanwen Academy, hopes that if you have time, you can give a lecture to the students preparing for the imperial examinations again. The concept of 'benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness' that you explained in the academy last time caused a great sensation among the scholars of Liyue. Mrs. Ji Fang also said that the major academies in Liyue plan to include the 'sayings of the sages' that you spoke that day in their teaching textbooks."