"It seems that having Miss Sucrose come here was truly the right choice."
Ningguang stood atop a high tower, watching the young woman below leading her assistants, busily at work. She couldn't help but nod in approval.
When they had first met, Sucrose's shy demeanor had made her a little skeptical.
Can someone like her really handle this job?
However, Sucrose's subsequent professionalism had completely dispelled all of her doubts.
Having spent years by Albedo's side, she didn't just understand alchemy; she was also extremely proficient in engineering and elemental science!
"That fellow's judgment of people is really accurate," Ningguang murmured to herself.
With Sucrose's addition, a chemical reaction had begun in the alchemy laboratory.
Various research projects were being conquered one after another.
By the time night fell, atop a massive tower, Sucrose said to an assistant, "Have the runes been installed?"
"Yes, Lady Sucrose. All two hundred runes have been inscribed."
"Good. Activate it. Let this light illuminate the entire Guili Plains!"
"Yes!"
The assistant pressed a switch. A purple arc of electricity shot through all the runes.
An eye-piercing light erupted from the top of the tower.
A massive beam of light tore through the darkness, illuminating the entirety of the Guili Plains.
At the not-too-distant Wangshu Inn, people were drawn to the massive beam of light.
"Heavens… what is that thing? How can it be so bright? It's practically no different from the sun!"
"This is the first time I've ever seen anything like it. By the way, isn't that direction the Guili Plains? I heard it was sealed off a few days ago to build some sort of alchemy laboratory."
"If we had this light, we wouldn't have to worry about getting lost when traveling at night."
Listening to the customers' discussion, the inn's boss, Verr Goldet, said with a smile, "That is our Liyue's new city of alchemy. Although it is only in its initial stages now, in a short while, it will surely give you all a shock."
"And I hear that this kind of lamp will be sold in the future. Candles are about to become obsolete."
"Really? What about the price?"
"If I had one of these, I wouldn't be afraid of traveling at night!"
"Exactly, exactly…"
Watching the merchants' heated discussion, Verr Goldet shook her head. "I don't know the price. I imagine it will be announced in a few days."
On the rooftop of the Wangshu Inn, Xiao watched the high tower, a strange glint in his eyes.
This is… the power of technology?
Although he had not participated in the war with Khaenri'ah, he understood that ordinary methods could not achieve something like this.
When did Liyue's technology become so powerful?
Could it be the work of that National Treasure the Lord Emperor appointed not long ago?
Inside the high tower at the laboratory, cheers erupted.
The successful construction of the large-scale lighthouse proved that the electrical energy described in the book could be stably controlled.
If that was the case, then the rune steam train didn't seem so difficult after all.
A video of this scene was naturally shared by Ningguang in the group chat.
When the video was played, it immediately caused a wave of gasps.
Hu Tao:My heavens! That woman Sucrose is this amazing?! Good grief, now I won't have to worry about walking home at night!
Ganyu:To have such results in less than a day, Sucrose is truly incredible.
Keqing:Is this the power of technology?
Ningguang:Sucrose is amazing in her own right, but the truly amazing thing is that engineering encyclopedia! Without that book, she couldn't have created this.
Zhongli:As a matter of universal reason, replacing candles with electricity is a significant saving.
Ningguang:That's what I was thinking. Once these street lamps are mass-produced, we can begin selling them. It will be a good way to recoup our investment.
Research and development consumed an enormous amount of Mora. Even she could not bear the cost alone.
However, if the things they made could be sold, the pressure would naturally be much smaller.
They could even sell them to foreign countries.
The next day, news that the Liyue laboratory had developed a new street lamp spread through Liyue Harbor.
A single lamp had a lifespan of about three years.
With just one of these lamps, one wouldn't need to buy candles for three years.
Moreover, there was no need to worry about the risk of fire. It was incredibly safe.
"Electric lamps? When did Liyue master this kind of technology?"
Inside a tavern, the expression on Tartaglia's face was incomparably grim as he listened to the news.
This was because this kind of technology was currently only possessed by Snezhnaya.
And they, too, had only obtained the technology from Khaenri'ah.
But now Liyue had developed such a thing, which meant they had also grasped the power of technology.
This was not good news.
First, it was the birth of instant noodles.
Now, it was the appearance of electric lamps.
All signs were slowly pointing to one person.
Ever since Su Han had appeared as the National Treasure, all sorts of strange things had been appearing in Liyue.
"Could it be his doing?" A flash of killing intent appeared in Tartaglia's eyes.
He felt that he had previously underestimated the man who had been appointed as the National Treasure.
It seemed he would have to investigate him personally.
Several hours later, a thick dossier of information was presented to him.
Looking at the intelligence on the pages, Tartaglia let out a laugh. "So it really is him."
The predecessor of "Su's Instant Noodles" was a calligraphy shop.
And the owner of that shop was, in fact, a subordinate of the Tianquan, Ningguang!