Seeing the increasingly strange look in Su Ran's eyes, Raiden Makoto awkwardly ran her fingers through her hair.
"What? Is there a problem?"
"I feel like your character setting just collapsed."
The dignified, first-generation Electro Archon— arguing about body proportions with an oni girl?
That didn't feel like Raiden Makoto at all.
Had someone possessed her without him noticing?
"Character setting? What's that?"
"Doesn't matter anymore."
Seeing that he clearly didn't intend to explain, Makoto didn't pursue the topic further.
"Then… for the time being, do I just live here?"
This was her second time arriving here, yet the shock was no less than the first.
The vastness of the universe inevitably stirred endless imagination.
Last time, she had only taken a brief tour.
But living here permanently, that would be a completely different experience.
"Of course. Unlike you, Kitsune Saiguu and Mikoshi Chiyo Mikoshi Chiyo have already returned to the ley lines. This place has much better conditions for searching."
Though the space station was unimaginably far from the ground, its facilities were far more advanced.
From here, there was practically nowhere in all of Teyvat that could escape Su Ran's observation.
Even a giant beast drinking Primordial Seawater in the depths— he could observe it clearly.
So naturally, using this place to directly connect to the ley lines and search for Kitsune Saiguu's and Mikoshi Chiyo's consciousnesses was far more convenient.
Makoto still had a fragment of consciousness left behind, so her case was relatively simple.
But Kitsune Saiguu's body had been completely devoured, her consciousness had nowhere to cling to.
As for Mikoshi Chiyo, her mind had long been corrupted.
Even though her body once still moved, it had been nothing more than a mindless shell driven by bestial instinct.
No wonder Su Ran hadn't revived them together with Makoto during the dream.
The difficulty gap was enormous.
And back then, he simply didn't have the patience to deal with all that.
Now, however, he finally had the time to calmly handle these lingering matters.
On the space station, a number of Ningguang's people could be seen moving about.
It added a bit of liveliness to the place.
They all understood clearly—
Su Ran was the true master of the space station.
Some were curious.
Some were envious.
Some looked at him with open admiration.
Many of them didn't even fully understand how terrifying he was yet, and already regarded him as an idol.
Even though he carried them they weren't fond of.
Because once someone was powerful enough, even a villain of great infamy could inspire admiration.
And compared to that—
Su Ran wasn't even close to being considered "evil" by Teyvat's standards.
So far, he hadn't killed a single genuinely good person.
If anything, he had eliminated several major threats.
"Lord Su Ran, Miss Herta has been visiting the station every day and asking whether you are here."
Baizhi was the first among them to gather the courage to speak to him directly.
In her eyes, Ningguang would soon be working for this great figure anyway.
Which meant he would also become her superior.
Building goodwill early was the wise choice.
"And today?"
"She hasn't come yet."
Herta's puppet technology appeared miraculous to them.
Placing one anywhere was equivalent to personally arriving at that location.
Many tasks that normally required physical presence could be handled instantly.
And most importantly there was no need to move at all.
Unfortunately, Miss Herta was cold and aloof.
She asked once each day, and if she didn't get the answer she wanted, she left immediately.
Never giving them a chance to converse.
Still, Baizhi could understand.
In Herta's eyes, people like them probably looked like ignorant children naive and uninformed.
Spending time here simply wasn't worth it.
"When will Ningguang arrive?"
"Lady Ningguang is currently meeting a mysterious individual. She should return afterward."
"Return?"
Su Ran raised an eyebrow.
Was she treating the space station as her home now?
She had her own room in the Jade Chamber, after all.
He hadn't expected Ningguang to be so quick to abandon the old for the new.
"Yes. After gaining access to come and go freely, Lady Ningguang has been living here full-time."
If not for the fact that some supplies on the station were still lacking, even Baizhi herself wouldn't be able to find a reason to return to the Jade Chamber.
The space station was already extremely complete.
If the dining area were open—
they probably wouldn't leave at all just to eat.
"Loving work is a good thing, but there still needs to be balance."
Although the space station had been completed, many areas were still inactive.
Simply because Su Ran hadn't had the time to fine-tune everything yet.
If Ningguang stayed here all day wasn't she spending all her time working?
How dull would that be?
Work makes her happy?
She didn't strike him as the Keqing-type workaholic.
"Go take care of your tasks. When Ningguang arrives, tell her to come straight to the residential area to find me."
"Yes!"
Since these people could already roughly operate the station's networked computation systems, it meant they had a basic understanding of the station's structure.
Now that Ningguang had chosen to live here long-term, it was time to consider activating more modules.
For example—
the residential sector should be fully opened.
The dining area should be activated immediately.
Otherwise, having employees return to the Jade Chamber just to eat—was that not workplace torture?
And now, Su Ran finally had the time.
Later, he would explain the dining area layout to Ningguang.
Then he could take her to visit Herta's space station.
That place was far more complete.
Letting Ningguang observe how Herta's station operated would greatly help her plan this one's future development.
Otherwise, she'd just be running around blindly—wasting her own time.
What Su Ran feared most was Ningguang using a walnut cracker to smash open walnuts.
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