Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

After determining his goal, Li Tao acted immediately - he first gathered his familiar friends in Liyue and invited them to Wanmin Hall to discuss relevant countermeasures. Then he inquired about the specific situation of the Food Festival from various merchants, and conducted an in-depth and detailed investigation on the benefits brought by the Food Festival to the merchants, the problems existing in the Food Festival itself, and everyone else.

Xiangling had no confidence in Li Tao's claim that he could "solve the chaos at the food festival". At first, she just subconsciously trusted Li Tao. But after seeing Li Tao's well-organized investigation and exposure, and compiling the actual data and people's feedback into a book, Xiangling realized that Li Tao was completely serious. Li Tao's down-to-earth social investigation report was very convincing. After reading it, Xiangling herself felt that the food festival should indeed be rectified.

"Is this the leisure that adults have...?" Xiangling envied Li Tao's ability to take action.

As for Master Mao, after coming back from the food festival signing meeting and hearing about the fire at the Wanmintang kitchen, he was stunned for a while. But he didn't feel too sad, because Master Mao didn't have any expectations of winning the Chef King Contest.

That night he found an opportunity to complain to Xiangling: "Is winning really that good? Not only do we have to be in the limelight, but we also have to accept investments from various banks and money houses - it sounds good, but people always expect returns from their investments. If we really win the championship, we won't be able to keep a low profile even if we want to. By then, my father and I may be too busy to handle it, and we will have to hire someone to help in the kitchen... The more we expand production, the easier it is for the chefs to dilute their dedication to the food, because they may only think about making money instead of making better dishes."

When Master Mao learned that Li Tao wanted to step forward and report these market chaos to Qixing, he expressed his encouragement and concern to Li Tao at the same time: "This is of course a very good thing! Not only can it protect small vendors from vicious competition, but it can also make everyone sober up... But having said that, this is by no means an easy task. For my colleagues, now is a good time to make money. If you jump out and ask them to slow down the competition, everyone will think you are meddling in other people's business."

Li Tao pointed out sharply: "Do they have to make me eat food that costs twice as much as the food festival and make enough money from me until the food festival is over? No, Master Mao, it's impossible. Although the biennial food festival has only been held twice (this is the third), they have formed the habit of making money. During this period, the competition has become increasingly fierce, which is why it has evolved into what it is now."

"I don't believe that the Seven Stars and Eight Sects didn't notice these things. I prefer to believe that the upper echelons of Liyue didn't form a unified understanding to deal with the market chaos. Some people must say: 'This is just normal market fluctuations, the invisible hand of the market will adjust everything'; some people say: 'Market managers should step in to suppress and prevent more radical behaviors from happening'; and there may be others who say: 'Strengthening supervision is enough, as long as the merchants act according to the contract, we have no reason to intervene'..."

"The Seven Stars cannot express their views casually. Because once they disagree, they will fall into a long debate. Maybe their original intentions are not so radical, but others will always over-interpret their meaning. Therefore, someone needs to expose this matter now and provide a relatively complete solution."

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After talking with Master Mao, Li Tao repeated this statement to his companions (Xingqiu, Chongyun, and Xiangling).

Xingqiu clapped his hands in appreciation: "Great, Brother Li! I also think it's time to take action! For this purpose, I even found Lawyer Yan Fei, a famous legal expert in Liyue—"

"Wait, Xingqiu, what did you say?" Li Tao, who was talking dryly, was about to sit down and drink a glass of water, but heard Xingqiu's words and couldn't help asking. At the same time, Xiangling, who was sitting next to them, also looked stupidly at a pink-haired half-immortal lawyer who strode in from the door of the room they were in.

The lady was wearing a peculiar bachelor's hat with a red tassel hanging from it; she had short pink hair, lapis lazuli eyes, and a wise smile on her slightly red face; but her clothes looked like erotic clothing, with thick fabric at the neck with a scarf-like buckle, and very little fabric at the chest and lower abdomen, revealing large areas of snow-white skin; she was wearing almost nothing at all, with a bright yellow bow hanging on her scarf-colored skirt, revealing the round curve of her thighs below.

Although she was dressed strangely, no one dared to cast lustful eyes on her, because the scale-shaped "stick" she held in one hand was not a toy. The aura of "astonishing wisdom" that she exuded intentionally or unintentionally was even more daunting.

Moreover, although [Zhiming Wuxie] Yanfei looks like a beautiful girl who claims to be a 24-year-old lawyer, she is actually older than the ages of all the people present combined. This is because Yanfei, like Ganyu, is a half-human and half-sage, and has a longer lifespan than ordinary people.

The moment Yan Fei walked into the guest room, Li Tao felt that his aura was a little suppressed by her - this was not strange, because Li Tao did feel some oppression from his blood.

Yan Fei herself did not seem to realize this. She nodded to everyone one by one, and then introduced herself: "As my client said, I am a legal consultant at Yan Fei Law Consulting Office. Please note that I am a consultant, not a lawyer. I have not been involved in a lawsuit for many years."

"I just heard the general idea of ​​the legal issues you want to consult me ​​about. To sum it up, this is a conflict between merchants and merchants, and between merchants and the government. This conflict has a long history, and the roots of this problem have been sown since the first food festival was held six years ago."

"Now, you all want to solve this problem. Then I would like to ask you, how do you want to solve it? Do you want me to find evidence of the merchants who violated the law and discipline in this food festival one by one, or do you want me to provide some other suggestions?"

Li Tao thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I want to hand over some of the materials I compiled to the Liyue Seven Stars. At the same time, it would be best if they could witness the chaos of the food festival with their own eyes. The sooner this happens, the better. After all, the food festival only lasts for a few days."

Yan Fei bowed slightly to Li Tao, with a curious look on her face: "Can you let me take a look at the materials you compiled?"

"Ah...please take it."

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While Yan Fei was reading the materials, Li Tao quickly pulled Xingqiu aside and said to him, "Xingqiu, are we still friends? Why did you launch a surprise attack? I just asked you to come here to discuss it, not to ask you to spend money to hire a lawyer!"

Chongyun explained in a low voice: "Xingqiu actually meant well. After all, we didn't know how to help Xiangling...Xingqiu said that we could find a professional to solve the problem, so we went to find lawyer Yanfei."

Xingqiu patted Li Tao on the shoulder and said, "Brother Li, do you consider us your friends? You shouldn't reject the kindness of your friends. Besides, we are helping Xiangling, not you. Don't think about showing off."

Li Tao spread his hands helplessly, indicating that he had no intention of being in the limelight, but Yan Fei's sudden appearance had slightly disrupted his plans.

After a while, Yan Fei finished reading the investigation reports compiled by Li Tao, and said to him with shining eyes: "Great, Mr. Li Tao, where did you learn the relevant investigation methods? You can classify and organize the data in this way, making it clear at a glance. If I were the Liyue Seven Stars, I would also read this report carefully... Mr. Li Tao, if you want to hand this report to the Liyue Seven Stars, I have a reporting channel here. Please believe in my professionalism, I will not let my client down."

"So, Lawyer Yan Fei is going to appeal on our behalf?" Li Tao asked curiously.

"As you said, you are not only appealing for yourselves, but also for others. In a broader sense, you are also protecting the entire market environment of Liyue. I believe that after reading your report, the Seven Stars will change their minds." Yan Fei declared confidently, "Besides, I have also received consulting fees and am doing things for you. This is in compliance with the relevant contracts. Please wait patiently for good news."