Bored, I want to see rivers of blood!

"Do you mind if I take a seat?"

"Of course I don't mind..."

The man slowly sat down on the seat, and Qianye also thought of his identity. One of the Seven Lords of the Mortal World, the current ruler of Liyue, the Rock God Morax. He was also called the Rock King, and he had used his contract several times.

"I wonder what I should call you, Excellency?"

“Zhongli, you can just call me Zhongli. Your master has mentioned your name since the last Seven Gods Banquet. She said that her disciple is a natural combat genius with a promising future…”

Listening to Zhongli's words, Qianye felt a little embarrassed. After all, he knew his master very well. She often belittled her own abilities. How could she praise herself to other gods?

This was just something Zhongli said casually because he didn't want to create an awkward atmosphere. Don't take it seriously, thinking this way. Qianye took out a pot of old wine from his backpack and poured a glass for Zhongli.

"Mr. Zhongli, would you like to try it? When the owner of the Mondstadt Dawn Tavern knew I was leaving, he specially prepared a bottle of this wine for me. I don't know what kind of wine this is, but it doesn't seem to be..."

Before Qianye finished speaking, Wendy interrupted him.

"You have such good wine but you don't give it to me, so I drink it too..."

Hearing Wendy's voice, Qianye's expression changed. However, when he thought about the fact that they were in Liyue and the Rock King was still there, he couldn't get angry. He could only suppress his displeasure and poured a glass for Wendy.

Zhongli looked at the giant in front of him and thought for a moment, but didn't say much. He just smelled the strong aroma of the wine, then took a sip from the teacup and said:

"The wine is transparent with no obvious suspended particles, and has a slight grape aroma. The taste is rich and thick, and the color is deep and bright red."

Zhongli stroked his chin, took another sip of wine and said

"This should be the wine from the Dawn Tavern. It should be aged 40 years ago. This vintage is not the best wine you can buy with Mora. The boss should have given you the best wine in the box."

Listening to Zhongli's words, Qianye's head was buzzing. After all, he really couldn't understand that knowledge at all. For him, as long as the wine tasted good, it was fine. He didn't care about the year...

At this time, Wendy secretly picked up Qianye's wine pot. Then he poured another glass of wine. Zhongli looked at Wendy's actions and shook his head helplessly. Then he reminded her:

"Aren't you paying attention? Wendy is drinking your good wine."

"It's okay, it's just wine. If he likes it, go ahead and drink it. Doesn't Mr. Zhongli drink?"

Looking at the open-minded Qianye, Zhongli also laughed. Qianye thought for a moment and said

"It seems a bit inappropriate to just drink without eating, but I don't know much about Liyue's food..."

"It just so happens that I know quite a bit about it. If you don't mind, let me take the order."

Listening to Zhongli's self-recommendation, Qianye did not refuse. He just waited with a smile. At this time, Zhongli looked at the menu, and Qianye also spoke.

"In that case, please show me your skills, Mr. Zhongli. It would be good for me to broaden my horizons..."

"Haha, Young Master Qianye is quite generous."

Listening to what the two said, Wendy silently mourned for Qianye. Because he would soon become a pauper again. The Rock King had never had any concept of money. He would always order the most expensive item. And Qianye himself ate a lot...

Soon, dish after dish of delicious food was served on the table. Qianye listened to Zhongli's cultured words and his endless knowledge of the upper class, but his head was empty. He could only touch Wendy's head like a cat when he had nothing to do, and pour him a glass of wine...

After a satisfying meal, Qianye walked towards the boss. The boss slowly spread out the bill, which rolled to the ground like a scroll.

Looking at this series of bills, Qianye felt strangely familiar. It seemed like the first time he treated Wendy to a drink, he spent all his money to pay for it. He even owed several million in debt. Would it be the same this time?

Qianye was thinking as the boss's terrifying words slowly fell.

"Hello, sir. The total is 17 million Mora. If you want to pay, please go this way..."

Hearing this price, Qianye was speechless. But he was still quite lucky, because before coming here, he first exterminated the Hillock people in Mondstadt. The loot Mora seized was just about 100 million, and this payment was only a tenth of the assets.

Thinking of this, Qianye happily paid the money. Seeing that Qianye was not bankrupt, Wendy was quite shocked. He stroked his chin and muttered to himself

"This... doesn't make sense. Why isn't he bankrupt?"

(To be continued in the next chapter)

Chapter 53 A Brief Talk on Liyue

"Hmm... 17 million Mora, it doesn't sound like much at first. But after thinking about it carefully, it's really not a huge sum of money that an ordinary person can come up with..."

Zhongli was thinking about the amount he had just paid, and Qianye came back at this time. He put Wendy on his shoulder, then turned to look at Zhongli and asked,

"I wonder if Mr. Zhongli could reveal the powerful followers here?"

"what do you want to do?"

"I am not a talented person, but I have always been challenging my own limits. At the same time, I have also been learning martial arts from various sources, integrating them into my own fighting methods."

Listening to Qianye's answer, Zhongli fell into deep thought. After all, this person's reply was indeed a bit outrageous. He was a disciple of Ming Shen. Wouldn't the fighting skills he had learned from Ming Shen throughout his life satisfy him? Moreover, he had spent two years in Mondstadt before...

Has he been fighting and studying non-stop for the past two years? Having reached this point, he shouldn't be able to get any stronger. Why is he so persistent?

"Why are you so obsessed with learning combat techniques and becoming stronger?"

"It's just to satisfy myself because I want to defeat my master Narukami."

After hearing Qianye's reply, Zhongli fell silent. Wendy looked at Zhongli at this moment and felt the familiar sense of déjà vu. After a moment of silence, Zhongli did not persuade Qianye to give up such unrealistic words. He had already figured it out in this short time.

Qianye's personality is warm and polite. He is gentle but stubborn. He cannot be persuaded by a few words. Even if this matter is almost like a fairy tale...

"The Dragon King Ruotu is currently sealed in Mount Hulao. If you want to find him, then unfortunately... it is impossible. He is in a very bad temper right now."

"Just because I'm hot-tempered doesn't mean I can't fight him. Is there anything a fight can't solve?"

Listening to Qianye's words, Zhongli smiled. Then he kept tapping his fingers on the table as if he was considering whether to agree with Qianye's idea, but soon he spoke

"I'm afraid that's not possible. If the Dragon King escapes, it will have serious consequences for Liyue. I can't let you go just because you want to go. Unless..."

Hearing that there was still hope, Qianye hurriedly said

"If Mr. Zhongli needs anything, I will certainly do my best to help you."

"That's fine. What I need you to do is quite difficult. Since you said so, I will tell you what you need to do..."

Then, Zhongli took Qianye and Wendy out of the hotel. Soon they went to a small hillside. Zhongli pointed at Liyue and asked:

"Young friend Qianye, what do you think of Liyue?"

Listening to Zhongli's question, Qianye didn't think too much. He just said lightly

"Liyue is a country where immortals and mortals coexist. Over the years, the immortals have gradually disappeared. Most of them have gone into seclusion, and mortals have gradually gained power. This seems to be a good thing, but I am well aware of the dark side of human nature..."

"Mondstadt's nobles, Liyue's established families. What is all this? Liyue has gained a reputation as a commercial capital because of the forging of Mora, but its actions behind the scenes are disgusting."

"As the saying goes, where there is light, there is darkness. The bright and beautiful appearance of Liyue also represents the horrifying darkness hidden behind it. If I really have to say, I would say it is not as good as Mondstadt now."

Listening to Qianye's words, Zhongli pondered for a long time. As for Wendy, he felt his scalp tingling as he listened to their conversation. The words just now were really like roasting him on the fire. He didn't care about anything but was better than a person who was in charge. It was good enough that he didn't get beaten up by the other party...

"How do you say this?"

"The Dunyu Castle of Liyue, a place ruled entirely by humans themselves. Guess what will happen? The law becomes a blank sheet of paper, full of loopholes. Loopholes are used by those in power to escape the law, and the people are enslaved by a small number of superhumans..."

"Liyue Harbor now seems bright and beautiful, but all of this comes from the dedication of the people at the bottom. Let the upper echelons live in peace, and let the people at the bottom carry the burden forward. Now people just need to continue to be patient, until one day they can no longer bear it..."

"What will they do?"

Listening to Qianye's words, Zhongli fell into deep thought. But Wendy already had the answer, not because he was more sober or thought faster than Zhongli. But because this incident had already happened in Mondstadt...

"The people will rise up, and it will happen all over again. But I will stop it..."

"Well, then continue to rule without ever retiring? I can see that you, Mr. Zhongli, have already thought about retiring. Moreover, you have been quietly retreating behind the scenes year by year."

Listening to Qianye's words, Wendy seemed to recognize Qianye for the first time. After all, these words really didn't seem like something he could say. When he was in Mondstadt, he had asked him this question. But, his words were just a comparison of the worst. All the countries seemed to be not very good, and after comparing the worst, he felt that his country was still good...

"So what about Mond?"

Suddenly, Zhongli started talking about Mondstadt. Qianye was stunned for a moment, but soon spoke up.

"Among the worst, I think Mondstadt is pretty good now. According to my observation, Rustam has run an organization behind the scenes. He has cleaned up some important nobles, and Ellendrin also supports him. With the intersection of light and shadow, the nobles in Mondstadt basically have no ability to resist..."

"As long as the two of them can implement the Knights' ideals and continue to run the order for a few generations, Mondstadt will basically not have any major problems. The current situation in Mondstadt is better than that in Liyue. However, there is still a layer of darkness behind it..."

Listening to Qianye's idea, Zhongli smiled. Then, he stretched out his hand and conjured up a few stone chairs, motioning Wendy and Qianye to sit down. The two of them did not refuse, and soon sat down. Zhongli began to speak.

"Now is the era of gods' rule, and each country has its own problems. Many of them can only be solved by people's own consciousness, and we can't always let the gods come forward to solve the problems. My plan is to observe the situation of the people of Liyue year by year, and then let them go when they are able to cope with a particularly large disaster..."

From divine rule to human rule, that is my idea. "

Listening to Zhongli's words, Qianye felt that Liyue was strangely familiar. He felt that this country was somewhat similar to the country in his memories...

(To be continued in the next chapter)

Chapter 54: The Capitalist Makes His Debut

Soon, Qianye remembered. The most familiar part of Liyue was this place, and the clothes and various styles of Liyue. This brought back many more memories, and he recalled more of his past memories...

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you daydreaming about? It would be very rude to be in a daze like this..."

Looking at Wendy who was lying on his arm and slapping his cheek, Qianye put her back on the chair in silence. Then he slowly said

"That's true, but you overlooked the dark side of human nature. I remember a saying that a crime pollutes the water flow. An unjust trial directly pollutes the water source..."

"There are many such things in my memory, such as whether to help the elderly. And issues such as women's rights..."

Listening to Qianye's interpretation, Zhongli and Wendy were stunned. Could a human being do such things? Wasn't Weimian a little too outrageous? This really gave the two gods a little human-like shock...

"Ahem, this isn't the most outrageous thing. The most outrageous thing is the caste system from India, which is even more outrageous than the slavery in the old Mond era."

Listening to Qianye's introduction, Zhongli and Wendy were truly enlightened. They originally thought that slavery was already a rather outrageous thing, but they did not expect that the caste system could be even more outrageous than slavery.

Thinking of this, Venti felt that the nobles of the old Mondstadt period actually had some good points. Even Zhongli felt that compared to the religious caste system, the aristocratic families seemed much more kind.

"So, what are you going to do?"

Although he was deeply shocked by Qianye's past life, Zhongli still decided to get down to business first. Facing Zhongli's speech, Qianye just smiled and said

"It's very simple. Set up a regulatory department. Then let the immortals supervise behind the scenes. After all, there will be people who abuse their power for personal gain and bend the law in the regulatory department. However, the moral standards of the immortals are much higher..."

"Then, I will go to Liyue to demonstrate how to be a capitalist. Then I will open the eyes of everyone in Liyue, and then they will probably learn from me. The noble families will definitely not miss this opportunity to pursue profits..."

"When the time comes, I will wipe them all out in one go."

"Stop, stop, stop... Think carefully about whether you can do it!"

The one who interrupted Qianye's endless speech was none other than Wendy. He had spent a long time with Qianye, so he knew very well that Qianye was not good at politics and reform from the beginning to the end. All he could do was provide a general direction and then leave it to others to do...

Just like now, when you think Qianye needs to grow his brain, you can clearly realize that he has farted again. Then he drew a pie in the sky, and it is basically difficult for you to correct it.

Listening to Wendy's words, Zhongli realized at this time that he had been misled, mainly because the human-like behaviors that Qianye had mentioned before really shocked him. Otherwise, Zhongli would still be able to understand clearly. Qianye was not good at this kind of thing from the beginning to the end...

Then, the only thing that can help him get started is to provide some general thinking and various inspirations, or to bring out everything he should have in his previous life.

Thinking of this, Zhongli spoke.

"It seems that you can't do this, my friend. It seems that all you can do is to provide some general directions..."

Qianye, who had regained his normal state, rubbed his head and smiled awkwardly but politely. Then, he slowly spoke:

"Indeed, but Mr. Zhongli is the only one who is good at these things. Just like Wendy is good at music, he can easily recreate the few things I only remember from my past life."

"Then Mr. Zhongli must be good too, right?"

Hearing Qianye using herself as a unit of measurement, Wendy immediately jumped onto Qianye's back and kept pulling Qianye's long hair to express her dissatisfaction. Zhongli also smiled at this time, and then he slowly said

"In that case, you will provide the general direction of reform. I will fill in the gaps and give Liyue's capitalists a little shock..."

"In this way, we can carry out reforms faster and better. We can carry out a large-scale reform of Liyue's size, and also provide you with some political experience."

Listening to Zhongli's words, Qianye smiled happily. Because, in this way, his plan has slowly taken shape. After returning to Inazuma, Qianye can make major reforms after defeating Ming Shen. Let Inazuma develop faster and better, and he also has connections with the two neighboring countries...

Then they can make friends and achieve mutual benefit. After all, Inazuma is a barren place. There are only a few places where you can grow crops, and Haiqi Island is a sacred place. From time to time, they go out to sea as pirates, which annoys the shogunate army...

Qianye himself has ever thought about whether Haiqi Island is too urbanized? Should he go there to do some urbanization... and be a Pol Pot...

But when Qianye told Lei Dianying about his idea, he was beaten up by Lei Dianying. He had no choice but to give up the plan (see, Haiqi Island).

Now, I can provide the general direction. And then do something to help Liyue go to the nobles. This is really great. Moreover, this is something that the Emperor did personally. Compared to doing things by myself and taking responsibility, this kind of thoughtful behavior of the Emperor made Qianye very happy...

If you can take action, then take action. What Qianye hates most is using his brain.

Soon, with Qianye providing the general direction and Zhongli providing the rectification, the two of them soon finalized a reform plan. At the same time, there was the matter of Qianye killing people, and there was the behavior of capitalists exploiting labor. This is really a win...

With this in mind, Qianye provided Zhongli with an image of a capitalist. Monocle, top hat, black suit, mustache and cane. Capitalist Zhongli made his debut, and now Qianye and Wendy acted as Zhongli's guards.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Zhongli felt very confused. Looking at Qianye who couldn't stop laughing, Zhongli turned around and asked

"Do I look weird like this...why do you keep laughing?"

"It's okay, it's okay. This is the classic capitalist image in my memory from my previous life. But, Mr. Zhongli, you don't act like a capitalist. Instead, you look a bit like a noble lord..."

Wendy patted Qianye's head, signaling him to stop talking nonsense. At the same time, she tried to smooth things over for Zhongli, saying that Qianye was an ignorant child and that there was no need to bother with him...