Grand Master Jean was worried that Ye Xi wanted to give up on Mondstadt, so she hurriedly put on a brave front, looking as though she wanted to shoulder everything herself.
However, how could Ye Xi fail to see through what she was thinking deep down?
Liyue still has the Qixing, Inazuma still has the Three Commissions, and Sumeru has the Six Sages of the Akademiya.
But Mondstadt has only Grand Master Jean.
One can easily imagine the pressure she was under.
Thinking of this, Ye Xi came up with a way to help Grand Master Jean escape her troubles.
In truth, much of the work Jean did every day didn't actually require her to handle it personally.
Things like helping citizens search for their lost cats and dogs, or some place having a few Hilichurls and Slimes gathered together, or many goods being stranded along the trade routes.
No matter what it was, as long as someone came seeking Jean's help, she would never refuse.
Besides these trivial little requests, there were also the matters of the Knights of Favonius, big and small.
This jumble of work crowded out Jean's private life.
The way to help her resolve these troubles was simple—to block out all these petty little matters.
The most direct method Ye Xi could think of was to use Ruin Guards.
That's right.
As long as these trivial chores were handed over to the Ruin Guards, Jean could be set free.
Although Ruin Guards couldn't go searching for cats and dogs, they could patrol around Mondstadt City.
Any monster, the Ruin Guards could smash to pieces.
The swarms of monsters that some Knights of Favonius couldn't handle when they went out could also be left to the Ruin Guards.
As for stranded goods, or cargo lost to monster attacks and the like—
As long as these were entrusted to the Ruin Guards, they could handle them perfectly well, not only driving off the swarms of monsters but also bringing the cargo back.
Or, more simply, just use the Ruin Guards to transport the goods directly—that way, not even the Treasure Hoarders would be anything to fear.
In short, by dispatching a large number of Ruin Guards, every trouble could be smoothed over.
Even if a crisis arose up on the snowy mountain, the Ruin Guards wouldn't fear the bitter cold.
It was just that Ye Xi had no reason to do this.
Though he sympathized with this beautiful Grand Master, he wouldn't go out of his way to curry favor like this.
Unless he could gain something from it.
Something like all of Mondstadt, for instance.
Looking across the four nations, Mondstadt was the most peculiar.
Jean was merely the Acting Grand Master; she had no way of representing Mondstadt.
Barbatos, being a God, paid almost no attention to Mondstadt, so even if Barbatos agreed, Mondstadt would not acknowledge it.
This was quite the contradiction.
Since there was no way to obtain Mondstadt, then at the very least, Jean herself would do.
He wouldn't mind having one more beautiful wife like her.
In that case, he had to think of a plan.
Thinking this far, Ye Xi suddenly spoke up: "Grand Master Jean, regarding the engineering plans for Mondstadt, I think now isn't quite the time to discuss it."
"Eh——!?"
Grand Master Jean's gaze filled with gloom. She let out a sigh, feeling utterly helpless inside.
These words undoubtedly meant that Ye Xi had thoughts of giving up on Mondstadt.
If Mondstadt were to lose this opportunity, it would not only fail to develop but might even suffer an economic setback.
She hurriedly asked: "Master Ye Xi, is there anything I can do?"
"As long as you'll change your mind, I'll do anything."
Seeing how nervous she was, Ye Xi smiled and reassured her: "Don't worry, I won't kick Mondstadt out. Mondstadt's fine wines are renowned across the world—without that fine wine, my plan would no longer be perfect."
Hearing this, Grand Master Jean immediately let out a long sigh of relief.
She felt as if the great stone weighing on her chest had suddenly been set down.
"However,"
At this point, Ye Xi spoke again: "I do indeed need Grand Master Jean to do a few things."
"Please speak, Master. I will surely do my utmost to accomplish it."
"There's no need to be so serious."
Ye Xi waved his hand and rose to his feet, walking over to the bookshelf in the office.
He used the skill [Space Portal].
At once, the bookshelf split into two halves and slid apart like a sliding door.
And on the wall behind it, a great door appeared.
Seeing this scene, Grand Master Jean was dumbfounded.
"This... how amazing!"
She sized up this door that had suddenly appeared, her heart full of curiosity: "Master Ye Xi, this door—where does it lead?"
Ye Xi gave a wave of his hand, and the bookshelf closed up, hiding the door behind it again.
Having done all this, he explained: "This is a space portal that connects to my home."
"What I want you to do is to learn how to relax and rest."
"Eh!?"
Grand Master Jean was slightly taken aback, her gaze filled with confusion.
"Grand Master Jean, come be a guest at my home tonight, and bring Lisa along too."
"I'll arrange a dinner banquet for the evening, and after the banquet, we can talk over Mondstadt's plans in detail."
This was the method Ye Xi had thought of.
To get a person with such a strong sense of responsibility to suddenly set down her work was harder than ascending to the heavens.
If he wanted Grand Master Jean to rest, he had to make her understand how pleasant and relaxing rest could be, to teach her to crave and indulge in it.
Laziness was addictive—even Grand Master Jean would be no exception.
What he had to do was make Grand Master Jean fall into indulgence.
Hearing Ye Xi's invitation, Jean felt somewhat uneasy.
After all, going to someone's home late at night, and even staying overnight, felt rather improper.
But she had also heard from Lisa that Ye Xi had many wives, and that life over there was very comfortable.
This truly stirred a sense of longing in her heart.
Without overthinking it, she hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"Then thank you very much, Master Ye Xi. I'll tell Lisa, and after work tonight I'll go visit together with her."
"Mm."
Ye Xi nodded: "Good. Then I'll go buy the wine first. See you tonight."
With that, he rose and left the office.
Gazing at Ye Xi's retreating back, Jean's eyes held a complicated expression.
She couldn't quite figure out what exactly Ye Xi was trying to do.
Could it be that all of this was simply because he saw how exhausted she was?
She carefully made her way over to the front of the bookshelf.
The bookshelf had completely become the perfect cover for concealing that portal.
If she hadn't already known, she would never have imagined there was a door behind the bookshelf.
Just as she was thinking this, the office door opened again.
Lisa walked in yawning: "Jean, I'm off work."
Jean let out a soft sigh, feeling rather helpless inside.
This was hardly getting off work—she had clearly just woken up.
"Lisa, Master Ye Xi came by just now..."
"Oh?"
These words instantly brought Lisa to full alertness.
For Ye Xi to appear in Mondstadt so quickly meant that the portal had already been built all the way to Mondstadt.
Almost instantly, she realized that it was Eula and Amber who had helped.
"So that's how it is. Did he say anything?"
Jean told Lisa about the conversation just now, then said with some worry: "Lisa, staying overnight at Master Ye Xi's home tonight—isn't that improper?"
"How could it be?"
Lisa waved her hand and said: "Jean, you look far too tired. He's just worried about seeing you like this."
"Go be a guest at the Serenitea Pot tonight—you'll come to love the life there."
Jean was a little surprised: "Since you put it that way, then let's go in a little while."
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