Hu Tao can also be regarded as the number one rich person in Liyue Port.
Buying a villa?
That's nothing more than sprinkling water.
There is no pressure at all.
She can easily afford it.
Because of this, when she said she would give the villa to Kiana and the others, there was no pressure whatsoever.
Kiana and the others were also well aware of Hu Tao's financial strength.
So they weren't polite with her.
They simply carried their luggage and moved straight into Hu Tao's villa.
Fortunately, Hu Tao didn't bring urns or anything like that into the villa.
Otherwise, they might have found it a bit uncomfortable.
After settling them down, Takumi brought them to the school.
Hu Tao followed behind as well.
She and Kiana were muttering to each other, not knowing what they were talking about.
It seemed Hu Tao intended to invite Kiana to debut as an idol?
Emmm.
It could only be said that Hu Tao really knew how to play.
Shaking his head, Takumi didn't bother paying attention to what those two were plotting.
With them, Takumi soon arrived at the school.
After arriving, Takumi went straight toward Dr. Mei's office.
He had already asked Nuwa.
Dr. Mei was in her office at the moment.
She hadn't gone to class.
So there was no need to look elsewhere.
Himeko was currently teaching, so Takumi didn't plan to inform her.
She would naturally find out later.
There was no need for special notice.
Takumi calmly arrived at the principal's office.
He knocked on the door.
After hearing a response from inside, Takumi led Kiana and the others in.
When Dr. Mei saw Takumi, she froze for a moment.
"How did you come here?"
"Is something wrong?"
After saying that, her gaze fell on Kiana and the others.
Kiana and the others were here too?
Was this because of Kiana and the others?
"Please handle the teacher admission procedures for Durandal and Rita."
"They're going to be teachers."
"As for Kiana and Bronya, they're here to enroll as students."
Takumi explained the matter directly.
When Dr. Mei heard this, she immediately became interested.
"Have you decided to settle here permanently?"
Hearing this meant they weren't planning to go back.
Previously, Mei and the others had stayed here, but they hadn't planned on going to school.
Now they were coming to complete enrollment procedures.
No matter how one looked at it, this meant a long-term settlement.
"We won't go back anymore."
Bronya nodded.
That was true.
After all, she had already brought all her close companions here.
"That's really not bad."
"I'll take care of it for you."
"Is Hu Tao going to school as well?"
Dr. Mei said this while looking at Hu Tao.
She naturally knew Hu Tao.
Hu Tao had once mistaken her for Mei, and even after learning she wasn't Mei, she still talked about her past life.
Dr. Mei actually liked this eccentric girl quite a bit.
When Hu Tao heard this, she immediately shook her head.
"No, no, no!"
"I don't want to study."
Did she really need to go to school?
That was a joke.
She was a genius.
Aside from alchemy, the school couldn't teach her much.
So she refused without hesitation.
Seeing Hu Tao refuse so quickly, Dr. Mei smiled.
It seemed Hu Tao was also very resistant to school.
She didn't say anything more.
Instead, she began processing the formalities for everyone.
She still welcomed Durandal becoming a teacher.
There was currently a shortage of teachers at the school.
Because many schools had opened earlier, some teachers had been transferred elsewhere.
With two more teachers joining, it could greatly reduce the burden on others.
Dr. Mei instructed a robot to prepare tea for Takumi and the others.
Then she began issuing instructions.
Everyone sat down directly.
This office still belonged to Zhongli.
It was decorated in an antique style.
Even after Dr. Mei took over, she didn't change anything.
After all, the old man's taste was impeccable.
So she left everything as it was.
After finishing the procedures, Dr. Mei sat down and chatted with everyone.
During the conversation, her topic shifted to Takumi.
"There's something I wanted to ask you."
"Has your strength increased recently?"
"We've developed many things recently. Your strength should be increasing as well, right?"
She needed to be sure.
Now that Takumi was complete, could the development of civilization continue to strengthen him?
This was something Dr. Mei had to clarify.
Facing her question, Takumi nodded.
"Of course it's getting stronger."
"I even discovered that I can keep getting stronger."
"You should have noticed it too, right? Aren't you also changing?"
Dr. Mei had already become a Herrscher.
They were bound to Takumi.
As Takumi grew stronger, others would also become stronger.
She should have sensed this already.
There was no need to ask.
The stronger the civilization, the stronger the Herrscher's power.
When Dr. Mei heard this, she froze.
"Hm… I did feel something like that."
"But didn't I develop it myself?"
She thought it was the result of her own development.
She hadn't considered other possibilities.
Takumi was speechless.
"That's really not the case."
"How far can development really go?"
"Dr. Mei, you're a bit slow to react."
Takumi couldn't help complaining.
What kind of development?
Herrscher abilities were already at their limit.
How much further could they be developed?
Aside from growing stronger alongside civilization, there was no other path.
Developing them independently to become stronger?
That was impossible.
So Dr. Mei had clearly overthought it.
"You're not a combatant, how could you develop combat evolution?"
Takumi finally couldn't help voicing it.
As soon as he said that, Kiana immediately felt offended.
She suspected Takumi was talking about her.
That made Kiana feel very depressed.
Mei felt the same.
After all, Takumi had complained about this more than once.
When Dr. Mei heard Takumi's words, she immediately understood.
Right.
That made sense.
She wasn't a combat-type Herrscher.
Naturally, it wasn't something she had developed herself.
After thinking it over, Dr. Mei stopped dwelling on it.
Now that Takumi could continue to grow stronger, she felt reassured.
Although the Honkai crisis had been resolved,
if something unexpected happened in the future, it would still be troublesome.
So Takumi becoming stronger was the best outcome.
Ideally, he would completely master the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.
That would be the safest scenario.
Dr. Mei felt that only then could everyone truly rest easy.
This was also unanimously agreed upon.
Although the Tree of Imaginary Numbers had no consciousness,
and wouldn't go berserk like Honkai,
it was still dangerous.
Not to mention the existence of the Sea of Quanta.