Hearing Lin Ze say that so-called love at first sight was clearly just lusting after someone's body, Keqing nodded inwardly, agreeing with Lin Ze's assessment.
However, when she heard Lin Ze's next words, Keqing's expression couldn't help but change.
'This bastard actually didn't throw away those stockings from that day?!'
Gazing at Lin Ze with a somewhat teeth-gritting expression, and under the playful gazes of Ningguang and Yelan, Keqing finally reached out her hand, her face black with displeasure.
"I originally thought it was just a pair of stockings, and if they were lost, they were lost. It would have been best if you had just thrown them away.
But since you've said all this, give them back to me."
Keqing had almost forgotten about this matter, but Lin Ze brought it up...
Keqing felt that if she could get it back, it was better than leaving it with Lin Ze.
"Alright, I'll put it directly into my space after I get it. Time should be still in there."
Lin Ze didn't dawdle and returned the item directly.
At the same time, he sighed inwardly. He got something from someone through the system and then returned it.
Truly, just like me, a true gentleman!
And Keqing, looking at the thing that suddenly appeared in her hand, didn't avoid Lin Ze and began to check it directly.
Then she breathed a sigh of relief and put it into the space of her Gnosis.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Lin Ze, if next time, you obtain something of ours from an opportunity...
"I wonder, could I also…?"
Ningguang, withdrawing her gaze from Keqing, suddenly had an idea.
Since Keqing and Ganyu's… ahem… could be used as rewards by the diary, she and Yelan might also be targeted one day.
If she could make an agreement with Lin Ze beforehand, it would save them trouble in the future.
"No problem, if I get any in the future, I'll find a way to give them to you."
Lin Ze waved his hand and agreed immediately.
It was nothing to him. He didn't have any special preferences, and he'd never been interested in the things the system gave him, leaving them all in his system space.
If someone wanted them, he'd just give them back.
"Very well. Now, Mr. Lin Ze, let's get down to business."
Nodding, Ningguang chose to trust Lin Ze's character, tapping her smoking pipe on the table again.
She dispersed the Geo Element that had been secretly enveloping the entire private room, allowing the sound to carry within the room.
Soon, the staff of the Liuli Pavilion removed the leftover dishes from the table and, after quickly tidying up, brought a pot of tea and retreated from the room.
Ningguang's Geo Element then enveloped the room once more.
After pouring Lin Ze a cup of tea, her expression gradually became serious.
Previously, Ningguang and the others had been asking Lin Ze for information, seeking his knowledge of his world.
Now, with their appetites satisfied, and people tending to be more relaxed after a meal, it was the perfect time for Ningguang to achieve her next objective.
"Please, speak."
Lin Ze took a sip of tea and nodded casually.
He knew that the main point of Ningguang's invitation was about to come.
But Lin Ze wasn't overly concerned. He'd wait and see.
"We are aware of Mr. Lin Ze's abilities.
The Black Flag Power is indeed quite remarkable. I was wondering if Mr. Lin Ze would consider joining Liyue as a guest of the Jade Chamber?"
Ningguang didn't beat around the bush and directly extended the invitation to Lin Ze.
Ningguang thought Lin Ze would likely prefer such a straightforward approach.
But before Ningguang could elaborate further, Lin Ze shook his head.
"I won't join."
"Wouldn't you like to hear my terms?"
Seeing this, Ningguang wasn't discouraged and continued to try, preparing to offer her price.
No matter what, they in Liyue had to secure this person, Lin Ze.
"Although I don't have any ambitions, I don't want to be beneath others, working all day, with a boss constantly watching over me.
Unlike Keqing, I'm not a workaholic. If I can enjoy myself, why would I choose to suffer through work?"
Directly waving his hand to stop Ningguang, Lin Ze shook his head and shrugged.
He'd read plenty of novels. Some of the protagonists' choices were completely baffling to him.
They had strength, they had brains, so why join a faction and become a wage slave?
A guest elder? It was just a nicer way of saying "wage slave" with a little more freedom. In the end, they were still just working for someone else.
When push came to shove, they still had to listen to their superiors, didn't they?
Lin Ze could earn enough Mora to enjoy life, and he had the strength to roam freely in Teyvat. Why would he want to be subservient to anyone?
Just because it was Ningguang? Because it was Keqing? His waifus from his past life?
"This…
Let's try a different approach. How about we cooperate?"
Hearing this, Ningguang understood that she couldn't convince Lin Ze to become a guest of the Jade Chamber, so she decided to change her approach.
"Let's talk about the specifics of cooperation."
Cooperation, Lin Ze was quite interested in that, but it depended on what Ningguang had in mind.
"I won't force Mr. Lin Ze to do anything. You can continue to enjoy your life, but..."
"Just like what Mr. Lin Ze said earlier, Teyvat is still very backward compared to your world. Perhaps Mr. Lin Ze might, at some point, create something from your original world to further enhance your enjoyment of life."
"And for Mr. Lin Ze, since you can create them, providing blueprints and designs shouldn't be a problem."
"I'll provide the funding, the personnel, and the land for production and sales. How about a three-seven split?"
Ningguang was willing to take a gamble, betting that even if Lin Ze was using these things for his own enjoyment, Liyue would still benefit greatly once they understood the craftsmanship and design principles behind them!
"Why only seven?"
Lin Ze instinctively blurted out that question upon hearing the three-seven split, then quickly shook his head.
"Just a slip of the tongue. Who gets the three, and who gets the seven?"
"You get three, I get seven."
'As expected, she still gets the majority!'
"If you want to cooperate, I think it should be me getting seven and you getting three."
"Even though I have too much Mora, it's useless to me, but money...
Oh, it's Mora, who would complain about having too much of it?"
"Mr. Lin Ze, you are only providing blueprints and design drawings.
The manufacturing process still needs to be researched by us, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. From research to manufacturing, and then to sales, all of this is done by the people of Liyue.
Three tenths would mean a loss. Liyue won't do business at a loss."
Lin Ze occasionally says some strange things, which Ningguang had gotten used to after a day of communication, but Lin Ze wanting seven tenths directly, Ningguang certainly wouldn't agree quickly.
"That is knowledge, knowledge that is beneficial to this world, and knowledge beyond imagination."
Would three tenths result in a loss? Lin Ze didn't know. Lin Ze only knew to make an offer and bargain from there.
Business, you know how it is.