Takumi returned to his manor, then took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Buyer.
He told her that the scholars had been received.
Buyer, after getting the news, replied.
Then she sent a picture.
It was an image of a spaceship landing.
This was exactly the situation at Sumeru Airport.
The spacecraft that had flown out today had already arrived in Sumeru.
After that message, Buyer sent another inquiry.
Buyer:
[Is there a smaller spaceship like this?]
[Something slightly smaller than a car is fine.]
[Some parts of the rainforest are difficult to navigate, and we plan to build roads.]
[At that time, using a smaller spacecraft to transport materials would be the best choice.]
Indeed, the moment Buyer saw the spacecraft,
she thought of this.
In many parts of Sumeru, building a road was extremely difficult.
If materials had to be transported in those areas, everything had to be carried in slowly.
Just like constructing the grid in the mountains—
without a road, cars simply could not enter.
So Buyer wondered if they could get several small spaceships.
When Takumi saw the inquiry,
he was immediately amused.
Of course they existed.
The designs already included them.
Thinking of this, he asked Nu Wa to pull up the design drawings.
Then he sent them directly to Buyer.
Takumi:
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[Which one do you want?]
[Just choose.]
Buyer:
[…]
[You already prepared all of this.]
[They all look good.]
[How much is the price?]
[If it's not expensive, give me ten of each.]
[I'll have Cyno come sign the contract later.]
If the ships existed, Buyer would definitely buy them.
However, when she saw the price Takumi sent,
her heart immediately tightened.
Good heavens.
It seemed they really needed to speed up their own technological development.
Otherwise, if everything had to be bought from Liyue,
their expenses would become unbearable.
After thinking for a moment, Buyer still decided to purchase some.
Buyer:
[Wait, I'll have Cyno go to the General Affairs Department.]
[He'll sign the contract.]
[I'll have someone bring the mora later.]
After confirming, she didn't waste time.
The matter was directly settled.
Takumi naturally had no objections.
After finishing his chat with Buyer, he looked at Ningguang.
"You'll need to go to the General Affairs Department later."
"Cyno will come to sign a contract with us."
"King Deshret has ordered several spacecraft."
He then told Ningguang the price and the number ordered.
Hearing this, Ningguang's eyes lit up.
"I understand."
"I'll go immediately."
This was good.
She stood up decisively and left for the General Affairs Department.
The contract was signed smoothly.
Not long after Ningguang arrived, Cyno also came.
He signed the contract and completed the spacecraft order.
As the spacecraft continued arriving at destinations
like Mondstadt and Sumeru,
some wealthy merchants took an interest in them.
They were already considering whether they should buy one.
No one had acted yet,
but owning such a craft would make travel and business far more convenient.
While Takumi remained at home, he received a message from Diluc, the richest man in Mondstadt.
He was asking about the spacecraft.
Seeing the message, Takumi directly sent him the three models.
He also listed the prices.
After reading everything, Diluc became even more excited.
He immediately asked how to place an order.
Naturally, Takumi could not sell spacecraft personally.
He simply told Nu Wa to notify the space agency
and create a dedicated department for spacecraft sales.
Anyone who needed one could go there to purchase.
He then informed Diluc about it.
He told him to buy directly from the agency.
At the same time, Nu Wa published an announcement.
Anyone interested could consult the space agency.
Takumi estimated that many people would want to purchase one.
Just as he finished handling these matters,
the young master had already sent information back to Snezhnaya.
The Fatui who read his report
were extremely envious.
"So, you can earn money like this?"
"Doctor, we should sell our Ruin Guards too."
"Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, Sumeru—these three nations might not be viable markets…"
"But places like Natlan and Fontaine—
we can sell our products there first."
"Before Liyue pays attention to them, we should take the lead."
"Recently, we've run low on funds. Some projects won't have money to continue."
"Surely, Doctor, you wouldn't want your experiments to stop because of funding cuts?"
"So hurry and build factories in those nations~!"
The Banker spoke to the Doctor very seriously.
The Fatui had developed many things.
But very little had actually been sold abroad.
Airships?
They made them too.
Boats? They could sell those as well.
What they wanted most was mora.
Since Liyue had not yet focused on the two remaining regions,
why not take advantage?
Seize the market, sell aggressively, collect funds, and continue research and development—
that was their opportunity.
The Banker had already made up his mind.
He looked at his subordinates, his expression turning sharp.
"Perhaps I should reduce your funding."
"All of you only know how to ask for money, yet none of you actually make any."
"At this rate, the Northland Bank will run dry."
"You should learn from the young master."
"He's in Liyue, yet he rarely asks me for money."
The Banker's fondness for the young master increased again.
Little did he know that the young master had once scammed him for a billion mora.
He only knew that the young master would never waste money.
Aside from food and leisure—
but how expensive could that be?
Certainly cheaper than these people before him.
One day they wanted to build an orphanage,
the next day they wanted to research something new.
They asked him for money every three days.
For a miser, this was worse than death.
If he could, he really wanted to eliminate them all.
The Northland Bank was about to go into deficit.
Couldn't they save mora for once?
The young master, at least, was a good example.
He never wasted money.
Even the funds he received monthly were meager.
And he always completed tasks reliably,
sending back useful information.