Takumi waited for Childe to leave, then immediately gave instructions to Nuwa.
"Nuwa, open the network access permissions to Snezhnaya."
"Remove all restrictions."
Now that the money was received, Takumi naturally began unlocking everything.
With the access restrictions lifted, people in Snezhnaya quickly noticed.
They could actually connect to Liyue's network.
A prompt even appeared on their phones, asking whether they wanted to link to Liyue.
For a moment, the eyes of Snezhnaya's mobile-phone users lit up.
They connected instantly.
In a short time, a massive number of new users entered the network.
The Fatui noticed this as well.
The Doctor looked at the phone automatically connected to Liyue's network.
A flicker of caution flashed across his eyes.
"Our network seems to be under surveillance."
"The Harbinger only paid the money, and the restrictions were lifted."
"I thought our mobile phones were faulty, but apparently not."
He was not a fool.
Seeing these changes, how could he not understand?
They had built the phones, but they only worked on their own network.
Now, with Takumi's authorization, they could connect.
Hearing this, the Fatui beside him didn't take it seriously.
"Isn't this obvious?"
"It's his creation."
"A man who can even copy a Gnosis wouldn't struggle with something like this."
Takumi didn't know that simply unlocking Snezhnaya's network sparked discussions among the Fatui.
But even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
How would they know any better?
Unless they refused to use it.
But even if the officials refused, ordinary people would still use it.
At best, Snezhnaya's own network would work only within their borders—and even then, not everywhere.
They had no satellites.
Structuring a complete national network was far too difficult.
Unless they also launched satellites into the sky…
But doing that?
Far too difficult.
No other nation would allow it.
Especially Mondstadt, Liyue, or Inazuma.
Impossible.
As for Sumeru?
Their internet worked perfectly well already.
They didn't need Snezhnaya's network.
Not to mention—Rukkhadevata had returned.
Building a network was trivial for her.
She wouldn't even bother looking at Snezhnaya's system.
Nahida was a computer genius.
Her programming skills surpassed even Ying's.
Just look at how much software appeared in Sumeru recently.
Yes—Sumeru now had countless apps.
Most written by Nahida.
And copied from Liyue's software.
Delivery apps, service apps—she recreated them for Sumeru.
Then assigned people to manage them.
So why would she need Snezhnaya's network?
If she wanted one, she'd build it herself.
The God of Wisdom didn't need their technology.
Only time would tell how Sumeru's technology developed next.
After handling Snezhnaya's network issues, Takumi ignored it.
He returned to the manor.
The weather was getting hotter.
Many people had begun wearing short sleeves.
Looking at Yaoguang Shoal from his home, Takumi thought for a moment.
He would open the area soon.
Most of it was already built.
Anyone who wanted to play could come.
But before that, he would have Keqing arrange swimsuits.
Her factory could produce them.
Back home, Ningguang looked at Takumi curiously.
"What was that about?"
"Did he come to discuss something with you?"
She was curious.
Childe had been extremely low-key recently.
He normally hid by Zhongli's side, drinking tea quietly.
Afraid of being recognized.
But now he had come to find Takumi?
That was interesting.
"He came asking for a network access license, for the phones and computers Snezhnaya manufactures."
"The things they made can't connect to our network."
"So he came to pay the fee."
Hearing that, Ningguang raised an eyebrow.
"He came for that?"
"How much did he pay?"
She was extremely curious.
"How much?"
"Five billion mora."
"Easy profit…"
"Originally, I wanted them to pay a portion for every device sold."
"But he didn't agree."
Ningguang gave Takumi a look.
Of course he didn't agree.
Even she would refuse such terms.
All their hard-earned revenue would end up being paid to Liyue.
Who wouldn't be upset?
And all just for network access?
Refusing was natural.
Still, earning five billion mora was already excellent.
Thinking of this, Ningguang became pleased.
Very pleased.
A huge profit.
In essence, Takumi collected five billion mora to remove the lock.
Free money.
"Not bad at all."
"Big profit."
"However, if Snezhnaya's phones sell well, they may compete with ours."
She touched her chin thoughtfully.
Liyue's phones were already in short supply.
Takumi shook his head.
"No problem."
"Let them sell."
"It actually helps us expand into other nations faster."
"Even if they don't sell, Sumeru likely will soon."
"After all, Rukkhadevata has returned."
"With her intelligence, she'll understand our technology quickly."
"And as long as the internet exists, we'll have endless income."
"Phones themselves are small profit."
"There are still many people without devices."
"We could begin making a new generation of phones—add features and release them."
"As for older models, cut the price and sell them to those who haven't bought yet."
"The sooner mobile phones and computers become widespread, the better."
"The more people use them, the more we earn."
"It doesn't matter who manufactures the hardware."
"After all, phones and computers don't break easily."
"And by then—"
"Everyone will be paying for data plans."
If they sold computers, the real income would come from mobile data and service fees.