The maid returned to the Kujou Clan with the receipt. Fortunately, even though people had left, there was still property, especially that under Kujou Masahito's name, which had all been transferred to Hitomi Hanatani's name after he was sentenced to death.
And as Hitomi Hanatani's only personal maid currently, she could use her Mora for medical treatment while Hitomi Hanatani was in a coma.
However, fifty thousand is a large sum, so using Northland Bank notes would be more convenient.
Northland Bank, as the only bank on the entire Teyvat continent, cannot be expelled even if the Fatui are expelled, because they have technology similar to a network. User information can be synchronized to various branches; otherwise, wouldn't banks be everywhere?
Besides technology, another reason for Snezhnaya's dominance is its immense wealth, possessing sufficient capital to support the bank's operations.
If Liyue is the wealthiest nation in Teyvat, then Snezhnaya is the second.
The scene shifts to Kannazuka. In the morgue, Kujou Sara silently looked at Kujou Masahito's corpse. Although they were not related by blood, living together for so many years, she still had some feelings for him, but now it was all gone.
However, Kujou Sara did not blame Shiki, because even if she hadn't ended him today, he would have been executed by the executioner in a few days, and his body would have been dismembered.
Looking at it this way, dying now from a sword piercing his heart was not bad at all; at least he retained a complete corpse.
Kujou Sara closed Kujou Masahito's eyes, then her face returned to its stern expression. She walked out of the morgue and said in a dignified tone:
"Burn him. Afterwards, send the ashes to his lady. As his wife, Hitomi Hanatani has the right to decide the burial location."
"Understood!"
The soldiers nodded, walked into the morgue, and pushed Kujou Masahito's body towards the incinerator.
However, Kujou Sara at this moment did not know that Hitomi Hanatani had already contracted an incurable disease and would soon join Kujou Masahito.
Kujou Sara held the extinguished Vision in her hand. At this moment, she couldn't help but wonder, since a Vision represents a person's wish, could Kujou Masahito still recall his initial wish now?
Hanging the Vision at her waist, Kujou Sara decided that when she had time in the future, she would personally place it on Kujou Masahito's tombstone, hoping that in another world, he could rediscover his initial wish.
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At this time, Shiki arrived at the Kujou Encampment port. The Kamisato Clan's fleet was still docked there, but after being moored for so long, it was time for them to get to work.
Shiki boarded the ship, found the captain, and without further ado, got straight to the point: "I need you to help me transport some food from Narukami Island."
"The negotiations will take place in three days, and during this time, the supplies stored at Kujou Encampment will definitely not be enough. You know the food quota needed for a thousand people for three days, right?"
"Of course I know! I'm still in charge of so many people!" the captain said, nodding.
"Good that you know. Remember to prepare according to standard disaster relief supplies. I know these things very well. If I find out you're embezzling public funds, I don't need to say what the consequences will be, do I?"
Actually, Shiki didn't know how much food a thousand people would need; she was just giving the other party a warning. People's resistance is very low when faced with the temptation of money.
"Uh, uh, no need, no need, I know all this." The captain quickly said with a compensatory smile. The fate of Kujou and the Hiiragi Clan was vivid in his mind. He had elderly parents and young children, so he couldn't afford to have anything happen. His whole family depended on him to eat!
"Alright, go prepare."
After saying that, Shiki disembarked. During this time, she needed to guard Kannazuka to prevent warmongers from causing trouble.
She was now essentially a deterrent system. Once information of her leaving Kannazuka was known, there was no guarantee what those madmen might do.
And the lack of timely information meant she couldn't rush back the moment Watatsumi Island invaded, so she could only stay here for now.
However, she still wrote a letter to Ayaka, explaining the current arrangements and also reassuring her not to worry, that she would be back soon.
Carrier pigeons are still very effective in a society with backward communication methods. By the way, Fontaine now has cameras, so do they have things like telephones?
Given the Fatui's military might, do they also possess similar tools?
Suddenly, Shiki thought of Xavier, an engineer from Fontaine. He must know about his country's situation, right?
Since that's the case, if there are telephones in this world, wouldn't she know by asking him?
Thinking of this, Shiki quickly finished the Apple in her hand, then teleported to the Waypoint north of Tatarasuna.
Finding Xavier's cabin, Shiki knocked on the door and said, "Xavier, I've come to find you, Xavier!"
"Stop, stop, stop! I know, don't knock anymore!" Xavier said as he opened the door, "By the way, do you know that you're being very disruptive?!"
"Am I? There's only you around here right now, isn't there?"
"So I'm not a person just because I'm alone? Never mind, what do you want?"
"Ah, it's like this. I heard that your Fontaine's technology is developing very fast, so I wanted to ask if you have any equipment there that can allow conversations from a thousand miles away?" Shiki asked.
"Are you talking about a telegraph machine?"
"Ah, then never mind."
Upon hearing "telegraph machine," Shiki's mood visibly dropped. Of course, she knew what that was, but precisely because she knew, she felt disappointed.
Because it was too troublesome to use. Sending a message required learning telegraphic language, which is Morse code.
But who knows what Teyvat's Morse code looks like? It's not as good as using carrier pigeons.
"Hey, hey, what do you mean 'never mind'? That's the Crystalize of inventors' wisdom. Even if you asked me for one, I don't have it here. That thing is not for sale, it's not sold to the public!"
Xavier waved his hand. He could responsibly say that in communication technology on the Teyvat continent, Fontaine was at the forefront. Even Snezhnaya, with its strongest military, only copied their methods.
"Hmph, I don't even like that thing. Come back and boast to me when you can make a device that allows real-time communication!"
"Besides, don't you find that telegraph machine troublesome to use? If you make a mistake with the beeps, wouldn't it be a total disaster?"
Shiki showed great disdain. She was from 21st-century Earth. What technology hadn't she seen? A mere telegraph machine was something Earth had already moved past!
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