It was not hard for Takumi to figure out why Wei Wei needed these two cores.
He knew the effect of All Things Dormant.
A God's Key made from the core of the Herrscher of Ice,
besides being used for combat, could also be transformed into a freezing and dormancy device.
Then the One Thousand Realms would be used to guide people.
Facing Takumi's inquiry, Wei Wei did not hide anything and directly explained her thoughts.
"Put the two cores together to make a box."
"This box can hold a lot of people."
"That's why we need the power of the Herrscher of the Void."
"Then the power of the Herrscher of Ice can put those who enter it to sleep."
"So they can be transported all at once."
"Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to rely only on the Herrscher of the Void."
"Although you can create a large space, the internal activity conditions wouldn't be very good."
"Just let them fall into a deep sleep."
Wei Wei expressed her plan clearly.
Moreover, she already had samples.
These were created using her own abilities,
but the effect was far inferior to one built with a Herrscher core.
Just as Takumi expected.
Looking at the samples she took out, Takumi nodded.
He did not say anything further.
Instead, he fixed the cores in his hand
and then handed them over to her.
The Herrscher of the Void and the Herrscher of Ice.
After obtaining the two cores, Wei Wei immediately began to chase people away.
"You can go now."
"I'm busy."
After saying that, she took the two cores and ran off to work without looking back.
She had no intention of entertaining Takumi at all.
This made Takumi feel quite speechless.
He shook his head.
He simply did not bother to argue.
The rest could be left to her.
It would not take long before Takumi received talents from another world.
After leaving the space agency, Takumi began strolling outside.
Speaking of which, where had those Qiyana people run off to now?
Thinking of the group that came with Kevin, Takumi asked Nuwa:
"Nuwa, where are Qiyana and the others now?"
Hearing Takumi's question, Nuwa quickly gave an answer.
[Miss Kiana and Miss Mei are currently sightseeing in Mondstadt.]
They went straight to Mondstadt?
Hearing this, Takumi was a little surprised.
But he quickly let it go.
Since they had already gone to Mondstadt, he was too lazy to look for them.
It was probably just a sightseeing trip.
After muttering to himself for a bit, Takumi continued wandering.
At night, Takumi returned home.
"Diluc, I'm coming."
The sky had just begun to darken, and it was almost dinner time.
Inside Diluc's tavern,
Venti could not wait any longer and ran over early.
To be fair, if he had not been invited for drinks at night,
Venti would probably have come even earlier.
After arriving, Venti rushed straight to the bar.
Then he looked at Diluc with anticipation.
Diluc had offered to buy him a drink.
He wouldn't be messing with him, right?
Seeing the Anemo Archon arrive, Diluc really wanted to smash a wine bottle over his head.
But after thinking about it, he restrained himself.
He took out a bottle of treasured wine and began to entertain him.
Seeing the wine appear, Venti almost started drooling.
"Hey!"
"What's going on today?"
"Diluc, you're being unusually generous."
"You're actually using this wine?"
Diluc was willing to serve him this kind of wine?
Shocking.
At the same time, Venti became vigilant.
Could it be that Diluc wanted something from him?
There was no way he was being asked to work.
He was a free spirit.
Hearing his words, Diluc glanced at him.
Then he continued calmly:
"Then I'll switch it for another bottle?"
You're being picky even when given good wine?
If that's the case, he could change it.
Diluc didn't hesitate at all.
Hearing this, Venti immediately panicked.
"Don't!"
"I'll drink this!"
"Tell me, why did you suddenly ask me out for drinks?"
"I don't believe you'd buy me wine for no reason."
As Takumi once said, if someone suddenly treats you well,
they must want something from you.
So Venti was very alert.
"No reason."
"I just wanted to drink with you."
"I don't know many people in Liyue."
"And Takumi doesn't have time to drink with me."
After saying that, Diluc pushed the wine toward Venti.
Hearing this, Venti thought about it and found it reasonable.
It did seem like that.
So he stopped thinking and picked up the glass.
"Hey!"
"Well, if you have such good things in the future, you can come find me anytime."
After saying that, he drank happily.
Before long, Venti's face was flushed with intoxication.
This wine was amazing.
Seeing his appearance, Diluc curled his lips.
What a hopeless alcoholic.
However, he did not say anything.
Instead, he drank with Venti for a while.
The two chatted while drinking.
When one bottle was almost finished, Diluc stopped.
"Alright, you can go."
"I still have work to do."
"When you retire, if you come to my place, I'll treat you to free drinks every day."
Diluc casually added that last sentence.
At this moment, Venti was not done drinking yet.
Was one bottle really enough?
Hearing that Diluc was stopping, he immediately became anxious.
But soon, he reacted.
"Retire?"
"Did Takumi say something to you?"
Venti was not stupid.
Linking several things together, he quickly understood.
Seeing that Venti had figured it out, Diluc stopped hiding it.
"That's right."
"He told me."
"I heard you want to retire?"
Since it had come to this, there was no point hiding it.
Venti nodded.
"I do have that idea."
"But I can't find a suitable excuse."
He did not hide the dilemma he was facing.
He really wanted to retire,
but he couldn't find a good reason.
If he suddenly announced his retirement,
Jean would probably not be happy either.
So he was rather conflicted.
Diluc nodded after hearing this.
That was indeed awkward.
After thinking for a moment, Diluc said:
"Then wait for an opportunity."
"The Windblume Festival would be pretty good."
"What do you think?"
Hearing this, Venti's eyes lit up.
But soon, he looked depressed.
"Why does it feel like you really want me to retire?"
Why did it feel like Diluc wanted him gone immediately?
Was this guy really a citizen of Mondstadt?
He couldn't wait for the Anemo Archon to change?
Diluc admitted it directly.
"Exactly."
"I really do want you to retire now."
"Since you don't plan to continue being the Anemo Archon, let someone else take over."
"It's fine to have no god, but it's better to have a responsible one."
As he said that, Diluc glanced at him.
"You gods who don't do your jobs should step down."