After Ye Xi finished his speech, he left the high platform.
Nahida came before the crowd.
Because she wasn't tall enough, she was blocked by the railing, exposing only a single cowlick of hair.
"Hey! Quiet down! It looks like Lord Dendro Archon has come up!"
"Where? Where is Lord Dendro Archon?"
"Am I blind? That shouldn't be! I even saw The Rooster playing basketball yesterday!"
"Uh... in a certain sense, you might really be blind."
Just as everyone was discussing this spiritedly, Cyno moved a step stool over. Nahida stood on it, finally revealing her head.
At this, the entire venue fell silent.
Although they really wanted to laugh, everyone tacitly held it back.
[Citizens of Sumeru.]
[I am Lesser Lord Kusanali.]
[According to Master Ye Xi's speech just now, the higher-ups of the Akademiya will soon conduct relevant construction activities.]
[Once the "Railway" is built, the "Train" can officially open to traffic.]
[I hope everyone can take this matter seriously.]
[Once the Train begins operation, whether transporting people or cargo, everything can circulate rapidly.]
[The Akademiya will publicize the follow-up station planning.]
[In addition, the Akademiya has decided to plan the first train station around Sumeru City.]
[This station will become an important transportation hub connecting Liyue and Mondstadt in the future!]
[At the same time, the Akademiya will use the transportation hub as the core to develop the first region, named—]
[The Khaenri'ah Economic Development Zone!]
As soon as these words came out, the audience below instantly boiled over with excitement.
"Connecting Liyue and Mondstadt?!"
"Can this really be done? Such a vast distance!"
"My god, if we can use the 'Train' to transport goods, then this route will become a golden road!"
"Importing fine wine from Mondstadt, importing ores from Liyue... if one becomes a merchant, one would strike it rich!"
"That means Sumeru's fine wine and ores will be very cheap in the future, right!"
"A miracle! This is simply a miracle!"
"Long live Master Ye Xi—!"
"..."
The entire square was filled with praise.
Meanwhile, in front of the locomotive that was being surrounded by onlookers, an old scholar was desperately squeezing forward through the crowd.
"Everyone make way, this is the Sage of Spantamad! Do not hurt the Lord Sage!"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding people one after another made way for Darman.
Darman excitedly sprawled onto the locomotive to observe it carefully, trembling all over with agitation.
"No mistake! There is no mistake!"
"This is the technological power of Khaenri'ah!"
"It is the crystallization of Khaenri'ah civilization—!"
"Master Ye Xi is the true wise man!"
The old man pressed his old face against the locomotive, looking even more infatuated than if he were seeing his first love.
This appearance made Darman's students cover their faces.
Too shameful!
"Lord Sage, there's no need for this, really no need!"
Several students hurriedly supported Darman and helped him leave the crowd.
Seeing this scene, the surroundings instantly exploded with chatter.
"Even the Sage of Spantamad is excited to this extent! Master Ye Xi is too amazing!"
"Not only is his martial force powerful, but even his wisdom surpasses the Sages!"
"How can there be such a perfect person!"
"He is simply like a combination of the Red King of the desert and the Tree King! Full of wisdom and possessing superior martial force!"
...
On the other side.
House of Daena.
At the conference table, Ye Xi sat in the main seat. To his left and right were Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Lesser Lord Kusanali respectively.
Alhaitham, who had become the Acting Grand Sage, sat in a position further back.
Following them were the members of the newly formed review board.
The several Sages were all top intellectuals of the various Darshans; they possessed not only IQ but also EQ.
Just seeing this seating arrangement, everyone had already understood tacitly.
However, they still couldn't help but be surprised.
As the gods of Sumeru, they actually could only sit accompanying him on the sides!
It was clear at a glance to them who the true master of Sumeru was.
However, in their hearts, there was absolutely no dissatisfaction.
On the contrary, they were full of admiration for Ye Xi.
Especially every time they saw the living Greater Lord Rukkhadevata appearing beside Ye Xi!
Not long ago, Lesser Lord Kusanali had introduced Greater Lord Rukkhadevata to them.
Heaven knows how surprised they were in their hearts!
The greatest Dendro Archon, who had passed away five hundred years ago, had actually resurrected!
Moreover, Ye Xi did it!
No one had ever seen Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, but everyone had heard the legends of Greater Lord Rukkhadevata!
Anyone who was a Sumeru person would revere Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.
But such a wise god said that she would not lead Sumeru again.
This puzzled everyone present.
Until now, they understood.
Sumeru's true master was not Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, nor was it Lesser Lord Kusanali.
It was this outlander—Ye Xi!
With Sumeru changing masters, it was impossible for them as citizens of Sumeru not to mind.
But, wasn't Ye Xi, who possessed the power to resurrect gods, an existence even more powerful than Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Lesser Lord Kusanali?
With such a person guiding Sumeru, how could they be dissatisfied?
"Everyone, what we are discussing this time is the construction plan for the [Khaenri'ah Economic Development Zone]."
Ye Xi used the Abyss Core to create a sand table map of Sumeru.
Everyone's gazes turned to the sand table one after another, instantly stunned by this god-like skill.
On the sand table, every blade of grass and tree in Sumeru was exactly the same as the real Sumeru!
"The location for the Development Zone will be in the northeast direction of Sumeru City."
"The train station will start from Aaru Village, pass through Caravan Ribat and Pardis Dhyai, to the Development Zone..."
Ye Xi introduced the route for laying the train tracks.
The line needed to cover the important areas of Sumeru. Aside from that, it also had to connect to Port Ormos.
Because Port Ormos was also an important trading port, connecting it with the train would make cargo transportation relatively convenient.
This satisfied the basic requirements for freight and passenger transport.
In addition, the railway surrounding the Development Zone would eventually connect to the directions of Liyue and Mondstadt.
In this way, economic trade would become very frequent in the Development Zone!
Population, merchants, trade.
Once developed, shops, entertainment venues, residential areas, and various facilities would open up all around.
Before long, the Khaenri'ah Economic Development Zone would flourish, and people from Mondstadt, Liyue, and Sumeru would be seen everywhere.
Moreover, there would be Mondstadt taverns, Liyue high-end jewelry stores, and Sumeru fruit supermarkets everywhere.
The merchants doing business here would not lack money, creating very considerable revenue.
This would become the first foothold for the restoration of Khaenri'ah!
After listening to Ye Xi's narration, the Sages were all dumbstruck and stunned.
Listening to Ye Xi's plans, they all began to dream!
"It is indeed an idea that maximizes benefits."
Alhaitham nodded and analyzed, "Gathering the flow of people through transportation, building a city through the flow of people, bringing together the citizens of three nations, and developing economic construction."
"For the Akademiya, this is a classic case of urban construction. If the construction is successful, the accumulated experience will allow the Akademiya to progress by a large margin!"
The Sages all boiled over with excitement at once.
"I didn't expect there to be such a line of thought! Too smooth! So cities can be developed like this!"
"Master Ye Xi's wisdom is simply unfathomable!"
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is!"
"Previously, we only thought about building various high-level buildings and then gathering crowds, or setting up checkpoints at certain passes to collect tolls. We never thought a city could be built like this!"
In the Akademiya, the one responsible for architecture was one of the Six Darshans, Spantamad.
To do well in urban construction, the Akademiya's strategy was to let scholars create magnificent buildings as assessments for graduation and promotion.
Among them, the Palace of Alcazarzaray was designed and built by the famous architect Kaveh.
However, the magnificent palace did not attract crowds; instead, it was bought by the great merchant Dori and used as a residence.
There were many such things, and the Akademiya could never figure out where exactly these people wanted to live.
Listening to Ye Xi's explanation, everyone suddenly saw the light.
Nahida and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata on the side also fell into thought, their hearts full of admiration.
Even as Gods of Wisdom, they lacked experience in these aspects.
Let alone them, even Rex Lapis, Morax, next door had major issues with urban construction.
Initially, they lived in Guili Plains for agriculture. Later, due to the Demon God War, they were forced to go to Liyue Harbor to start engaging in commerce.
This was already considered very farsighted.
However, if it were Ye Xi, after successfully building Liyue Harbor, he would definitely have started working on developing Wangshu Inn into a second metropolis.
That was a trade hub connected to Mondstadt. By now, the Conqueror of Demons should have dealt with most of the evil spirits there.
Once built, not only would there be travelers from Mondstadt, but even Qingce Village over there could be taken care of.
Just as Ye Xi was thinking, a question came from beside his ear.
"But, Master Ye Xi, there is still a key problem."
"Such a massive project will require an unpredictable amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources."
"I'm afraid it can't be repaired within a few years..."
"Moreover, there will be many monsters along the way; safety issues cannot be ignored."
"And... the construction of tracks in the desert area is likely to be a significant problem."
Ye Xi nodded upon hearing this. "That is a good question."
"First of all, you don't need to worry about manpower. I can control the Hilichurls and Mitachurls along the way and let them serve as the labor force. The remuneration will be providing food."
"What?!"
As soon as these words came out, the Sages stood up all at once.
"Master Ye Xi, are you saying we should hire monsters to work?"
"But, how could these monsters possibly reach a deal with humans?"
"Yeah, could it be that these monsters possess intelligence?"
"If that's the case, wouldn't the Hilichurls turn from monsters into a civilization?!"
Ye Xi made a silencing gesture, and everyone instantly quieted down.
Actually, he had discovered this point by accident.
Ever since obtaining the ability [Bestow], he had an idea.
If he injected power into monsters that were already infected by Abyss Power, what would happen?
So he went to the wild and found a Hilichurl to experiment on.
When he transferred the Abyss Power to the Hilichurl, that Hilichurl instantly obtained powerful strength and unlocked its intelligence.
This Hilichurl didn't have any memories, only the ability to communicate with people, and could command other Hilichurls who hadn't unlocked their intelligence.
So he thought of this method.
Bestowing power upon a portion of the Hilichurls, letting them command more Hilichurls to form a labor force.
This plan could undoubtedly succeed.
Seeing the doubtful gazes around him, Ye Xi explained, "Presumably everyone knows that Hilichurls are the citizens who believed in Khaenri'ah back then!"
"Because of the curse, they lost all their intelligence and can no longer turn back."
"We can use them as labor, but we will not forget their contributions."
"This is the reason why the Development Zone is named [Khaenri'ah]."
"Because this city that is about to prosper is built with the blood, iron, and sweat of Khaenri'ah's citizens."
That's right.
Anyway, they had already fallen and lost all memories; forgetting the painful past was just as well.
Compared to attacking passing travelers and pedestrians, then being subjugated by adventurers.
It was better to let them become a labor force and live on relying on the instinct for survival.
He didn't know if doing this was correct, but this was the last thing he could do for these Khaenri'ahns.
Listening to Ye Xi's words, everyone instantly fell silent.
"In other words, are those Hilichurls all Master's former compatriots?"
"No wonder it's named [Khaenri'ah]. I actually thought Master Ye Xi was treating the new area as Khaenri'ah's territory... I really deserve to die!"
"History will remember the Hilichurls! Master!"
Actually, when hearing the name Khaenri'ah, some people inevitably suspected that Ye Xi wanted to occupy Sumeru's territory and treat it as part of Khaenri'ah.
They even felt it was reasonable. After all, Ye Xi had made so many contributions to Sumeru, so they swallowed their anger and didn't speak.
Hearing Ye Xi's reason, the Sages were all moved to tears.
Ye Xi nodded and continued, "As for the safety issues and the layout of the desert tracks."
"In terms of safety, the Train's hardness is sufficient to crush those monsters. Secondly, the head of the Train possesses an [Energy Core] and can launch attacks."
"For the desert track layout, I will reach a cooperation with Liyue to collect enough materials to build viaducts in the desert."
"Aaru Village is not far from Caravan Ribat; it won't consume too much strength."
Just as he was speaking, a small beauty suddenly appeared outside the door of the conference room.
She knocked on the door, and everyone looked over.
"Collei? Why have you come back?"
Ye Xi was somewhat surprised. At this time, Collei should still be working on forest patrol.
"Master, these two guests from Liyue want to see you."
"Oh?"
Just as she finished speaking, two pretty great beauties entered from outside the door.
One had purple twin-tails, her small face full of confidence. The other had a pair of horns on her head, looking very quiet and gentle.
"Mr. Ye Xi, very nice to meet you..."
"Oh, it's you two."
Before Keqing could finish speaking, Ye Xi laughed: "The Liyue Qixing's Electric Arc Star, and Wang Xiaomei."
Keqing: ? ? ?
Ganyu: ? ? ?
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