"After Takagi decided in his heart to go to the Xianzhou first,"
He turned his head and glanced at Morax and Cloud Retainer again. Finally, his gaze rested on Cloud Retainer.
"Cloud Retainer, are you free next? Do you want to come with me?"
Takagi asked.
Since he was going to the Xianzhou Luofu, Takagi didn't plan to go alone to scout it out. Bringing Cloud Retainer, who was in charge of the live stream, could also serve as a warm-up for the Teyvat people's Xianzhou journey.
Cloud Retainer: "Huh?!"
It was rare to meet Morax in Teyvat, and Morax had just embarked on the Path of Preservation. Cloud Retainer was just planning to have a good chat with Morax at this time. Being suddenly called out by Takagi under such circumstances, Cloud Retainer was instantly stunned.
"I think Cloud Retainer is free."
Morax said at the right time.
With Morax's reminder, Cloud Retainer instantly came back to her senses.
"Naturally I am free!"
Cloud Retainer pushed up her glasses, and after quickly calming herself down, she stepped forward to Takagi's side.
"Very well, then let's depart."
As he finished speaking, Takagi directly used the power of Trailblaze to envelop himself and Cloud Retainer. The next moment, their bodies vanished without a trace before the eyes of Bronya, Topaz, and the others.
Did he leave...
Ruan Mei looked at the spot where Takagi disappeared, her gaze so profound. As long as the soul and consciousness can still be found, Lord Takagi's power can resurrect the deceased. If I can still find the consciousness and souls of my Father and Mother, I suppose I could also ask Lord Takagi to help resurrect them. It's just, after they have been dead for so long... do their souls and consciousness still exist in this Universe?
Ruan Mei pondered in her heart, thinking of the memory of once wanting to resurrect her parents using her own methods. It was also that journey that granted her a glimpse from Nous.
If there's a chance, I'll find an opportunity to ask Lord Takagi about it. Ruan Mei shook her head slightly and turned to look at Bronya. She decided to properly complete the work Takagi had left behind before he returned. If she didn't complete it in time, she worried that Takagi would choose to rely on his own abilities to restore the ecology of Jarilo-VI. In that case, she wouldn't have a chance to prove herself.
"Miss Himeko, where did Takagi go?"
Topaz looked at the spot where Takagi had originally stood and quickly asked Himeko.
Originally, she had planned to stay by Takagi's side to become more familiar with him. Who would have thought that before she even made a move, Takagi had directly teleported away! As things stood now, the impression of Takagi in her heart was completely different from when she first met him. At first, she only wanted to have a chance to get in touch with Bubble through Takagi. But now, she felt it was necessary to make a significant investment in Takagi.
"I don't know, perhaps he returned to the Astral Express."
"It's also possible he just wanted to wander around alone."
Himeko shook her head and smiled.
Topaz: "I see... Then, Miss Himeko, could you give me Lord Takagi's contact information?"
Himeko: "I think it would be best for you to ask Lord Takagi for his contact information yourself, don't you agree?"
Topaz pursed her lips and finally nodded in affirmation. Given the power Takagi had displayed, it was indeed best to obtain his contact information directly from him. Others might not be willing or dare to easily reveal Takagi's contact information. She turned her head and looked at Bronya:
"Supreme Guardian, I still have matters to attend to, so I will take my leave for now."
"Regarding the investment project for Jarilo-VI that I represent the IPC on, I will find time to discuss it with you later."
Hearing this, Bronya quickly nodded in agreement.
After bidding farewell to Himeko, Ruan Mei, and the others, Topaz quickly left Qlipoth Fort. Afterwards, Topaz contacted all the IPC staff she had brought with her, instructing everyone to do their best to search for Takagi. After doing all this, Topaz turned her head to look at Numby on her shoulder.
"Next, I'll have to rely on you, Numby."
"If Takagi is still in Belobog, you should be able to find him, right?"
Topaz asked.
"Squeak squeak (Takagi has a Bubble with him, I will find them)!"
Numby said.
At this moment, Topaz and Numby still didn't know that Takagi was no longer in Belobog. Currently, he had already taken Cloud Retainer back to the Astral Express, which was docked in the orbit of Planet Jarilo-VI.
[Shenhe: Why did Lord Takagi take Master back to the Astral Express alone?]
[Ningguang: We need to consider what differences there are between Cloud Retainer and the other four passengers: Lisa, The Doctor, Nahida, and La Signora.]
[Xiangling: If we're talking about the differences between Cloud Retainer and Lisa and the others, is it because Cloud Retainer isn't human?]
[Keqing: Nahida isn't human either.]
[Xiangling: That's true.]
[Dehya: Is it because Cloud Retainer is the only Liyue Adeptus among the 5 passengers?]
[Dori: Or, is it because Cloud Retainer is the only Liyue person among the 5 passengers?]
[Paimon: Seriously, didn't you notice the most obvious point? Cloud Retainer is the only one among the 5 passengers who is in charge of the live stream!]
[Alhaitham: The only one in charge of the live stream, you say? Does Lord Takagi have something he wants to show Teyvat?]
[Lumine: It's rare for Paimon to be so smart this time.]
[Paimon: Hey, I've always been very smart, alright?]
"Lord Takagi, why did you bring me back to the Astral Express alone?"
Cloud Retainer looked at Planet Jarilo-VI outside the window, then turned around and looked at Takagi with confusion.
"It's nothing much, it's just that your second batch of travels is about to end."
"I figured that in order for the next Xianzhou Luofu journey to go a bit smoother, I should first go to Xianzhou Luofu and have a preliminary discussion with the local Xianzhou General."
Takagi said.
"Xianzhou Luofu?"
"Lord Takagi, are you planning to take me with you to Xianzhou Luofu?"
Cloud Retainer said in surprise.
"As expected of that woman, she's smart."
Takagi smiled and nodded.
"That... that woman?"
Cloud Retainer's mouth twitched, and for a moment, she didn't know what to say. After Takagi looked at Cloud Retainer's expression with interest, he said to her:
"On this trip, you've done a great job with the live stream recording."
"I'm very happy about that."
"Coupled with the similarity between Liyue and the Xianzhou, and the fact that passengers who can travel to Xianzhou Luofu will mainly come from Liyue."
"So I decided to take you there first to take a look, and also let the Teyvat people, especially the Liyue people, get a general idea of Xianzhou Luofu through your perspective."
Takagi said.
[Dori: I knew it! The reason Takagi called Cloud Retainer back to the Astral Express alone is because Cloud Retainer is from Liyue!]
[Kaveh: This second trip hasn't even ended yet, and we're already fortunate enough to see the situation on the Xianzhou?]
[Dehya: At most, we can only see the general situation of the Xianzhou Luofu, but why did Lord Takagi say that the passengers for the Xianzhou trip would be concentrated in Liyue?]
[Candace: It's quite obvious, this is very similar to the situation where almost all the passengers on the first Belobog trip were Mondstadt people.]
[Lyney: Lord Takagi is a personage like Geo Archon Morax, perhaps in a place we don't know about, Geo Archon Morax secured a discount for the Xianzhou trip from Lord Takagi.]
[Furina: This, this is possible?!]
[Neuvillette: Perhaps you can also try to negotiate with Lord Takagi to give Fontaine a similar opportunity.]
[Furina: This...]
I'd like to, but I don't have the chance! Furina muttered in her heart.
"I can go to the Xianzhou in advance?"
Cloud Retainer was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise.
"As long as you are willing, you can go with me first."
"As long as you don't mind giving up some time from the Belobog trip."
Takagi smiled.
"Willing, of course I am willing."
Cloud Retainer nodded heavily. Just kidding, tickets for Takagi's Astral Express are hard to come by. Even if Takagi is willing to increase the probability of Liyue people drawing Astral Express tickets for the "Xianzhou trip". But with so many people in Liyue, Cloud Retainer didn't think she had much of a chance of drawing a ticket for the Xianzhou trip.
As for the Belobog trip... although Cloud Retainer was also interested in Belobog, but she was more interested in the Xianzhou. After all, whether it was the information about the Xianzhou obtained from Takagi, or the Xianzhou scenes shown in the Simulated Universe, there were many similarities to Liyue. Furthermore, Morax, who noticed Cloud Retainer's live broadcast, had already sent her a private message asking her to agree to Takagi, so what reason did she have to refuse Takagi?
"Since that's the case, get ready."
"I will start the Astral Express immediately."
Takagi said, already summoning the control panel for operating the Astral Express. Seeing this, Cloud Retainer quickly found a seat and sat down.
[Shenhe: I somehow feel that Master is a bit well-behaved.]
[Madame Ping: This is not strange, after all, the person opposite is Lord Takagi.]
[Venti: Even the Geo Archon has to give face to Lord Takagi, he must also really want to go to the Xianzhou now.]
[Neuvillette: After all, the Geo Archon doesn't have a ticket to the Xianzhou, and is not a passenger on Lord Takagi's number one Astral Express. However, the Geo Archon should have a chance to go to the Xianzhou in the future.]
[Lyney: Indeed, since the Geo Archon secured a discount for the Xianzhou trip for Liyue, there's no reason he wouldn't be able to go to the Xianzhou later.]
[Ningguang: Xianzhou... Lord Takagi once mentioned that it is a huge spaceship traveling through the Universe, many disasters in the Universe cannot stop the Xianzhou's voyage!]
[Beidou: A spaceship sailing through the Universe, it sounds romantic enough. Just thinking about being able to see the specific appearance of the Xianzhou soon makes my heart a little excited.]
[Albedo: Lord Takagi also mentioned that the Xianzhou possesses some technology more advanced than even the Herta Space Station, I wonder if we can see it this time.]
[Alice: Perhaps, we will only be able to see it when Lord Takagi truly starts the Xianzhou trip.]
While the people of Teyvat were discussing, Takagi had already found the coordinates of the Xianzhou Luofu on his control panel. As he activated the Astral Express's warp function, the Astral Express, which was docked in the orbit of Planet Jarilo-VI, immediately turned into a white light and disappeared without a trace.
And as an Astral Express disappeared from the planet's orbit, Topaz quickly received relevant news.
"Has an Astral Express disappeared?"
Topaz looked at the information sent from the IPC spaceship docked near the orbit of Jarilo-VI, frowning deeply as she looked up at the sky. Currently, Himeko is still in Belobog. Then, on the Astral Express that disappeared, the passenger must be Takagi.
"However, Takagi's other passengers are still here."
"Ruan Mei, Bronya, and others are also here, Takagi should return to this planet."
"What I need to do now is to continue waiting."
"And also to first report matters concerning Takagi to my superiors."
Topaz muttered to herself, reporting what she had seen and heard about Takagi, which she had already edited, especially the matter of Takagi guiding everyone to see Qlipoth the Preservation Aeon, to her colleagues in the IPC's Strategic Investment Department. The high-level executives of the Strategic Investment Department, who were originally holding a round table meeting, saw the report sent by Topaz, immediately stopped their original agenda and shifted the focus of discussion to Takagi.
Not long after, Topaz received a voice communication from her superior in the Strategic Investment Department.
"First of all, congratulations on completing the mission for this trip to Jarilo-VI."
"Although the way this mission was completed is a bit different from our expectations."
"But that's not important, what's important is Takagi."
"Given that Takagi has such talent, we hope you can represent the IPC's Strategic Investment Department and befriend Takagi."
"Ideally, you should strive to gain Takagi's friendship."
"As for the matter of investing in Belobog, in addition to the investment business you mentioned, we will make an additional investment."
A voice altered by a voice changer sounded in Topaz's communicator. And Topaz also understood such a reply very well.
"I understand, but Takagi previously took the Astral Express and temporarily left Jarilo-VI."
"I will need some time before I can give you the results."
Topaz said, touching the communicator in her ear.