Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Just after Li Tao and his friends encountered Keqing by chance, Yan Fei quickly handed the materials recorded and summarized by Li Tao directly to Ningguang, [Tianquan], one of the Seven Stars of Liyue.

As everyone knows, Ningguang of Tianquan Star knows everything in the world without leaving the Qunyu Pavilion. It is said that all the affairs of Liyue are under Ningguang's surveillance. The General Affairs Department was able to find out Li Tao's identity so quickly, and the Qunyu Pavilion intelligence agency certainly contributed.

Yan Fei usually doesn't communicate much with Ning Guang, but whenever Liyue wants to formulate some professional laws and regulations, Ning Guang will choose to observe Yan Fei's actions, listen to her handling of various cases, and call her to provide suggestions for the specific details of the law. So it is not that difficult for Yan Fei to "reach the ears of the emperor". At least now, the "Investigation Report on the Chaos of Liyue Food Festival" summarized by Li Tao and annotated by Yan Fei appeared on the table in the study room of Qun Yu Pavilion.

Today, Ningguang also brought her three trusted secretaries, Baixiao, Baiwen, and Baishi, to work in the Qun Yu Pavilion.

The reason why only three secretaries are used is that Ningguang finds it difficult to have deep trust in others, but these three children are cultivated by her; secondly, they are indeed well-informed, smart and sharp, and are good candidates for secretarial work. As for the issue of child labor, Ningguang said that she has been doing business since she was a child, so how can she not be considered a child laborer? Liyue has no laws and regulations on the violation of child labor.

When Bai Wen saw Yan Fei's file, she looked at it twice with some curiosity, but still handed it to Bai Shi according to the work process. Bai Shi carefully recalled the recent intelligence about Li Tao and Yan Fei, and whispered a few words to Bai Xiao. Then Bai Xiao spoke and reported to Ning Guang: "Master Ning Guang, here is a report submitted by someone you asked to pay special attention to."

Ningguang glanced at the report and lazily pushed it aside. "Oh, it's this kind of thing again. To be honest, the call for reform of the Food Festival has been there since the last session. Has it increased this year? Moreover, this person actually participated in such a thing..."

"Lord Ningguang, why do you always refer to the 'Adventurer Li Tao' in the intelligence as 'this person'?" Bai Shi couldn't help but ask, "I know his identity is strange, but from all appearances, he is not someone who deserves your attention."

Ningguang chuckled, picked up her folding fan and patted her palms intermittently, without answering Baishi's words. This made the little girl Baishi feel more and more upset, and even added a little jealousy towards Li Tao - Lady Ningguang is really, those captivating wine-red eyes are not looking at me, but looking at someone else. Why can't Lady Ningguang just look at me? Obviously, I am her personal secretary.

Bai Wen probably noticed the changes in his companion's expression, but he didn't remind her and just buried his head in his work. Bai Xiao, however, ignored Bai Shi and asked Ning Guang loudly, "Then, Master Ning Guang, please tell me how to solve the various chaos at the food festival mentioned in the report?"

"No rush. Baixiao, I want to hear what suggestions Yan Fei and that person have." Ningguang raised her finger and pointed at Li Tao's report, supporting her chin with interest, pretending to listen.

Ah, Lady Ningguang is also extremely beautiful today... Bai Shi was infatuated with her in his heart, but his face remained calm. Bai Xiao followed Ningguang's instructions, found the suggestions in the report, extracted the essence, and said: "Adventurer Li Tao's suggestion is to merge the Food Festival with Liyue's traditional festivals, and use Liyue's traditional culture to suppress the cultural symbols created by capital; the government should set up a special committee to be responsible for festival-related matters, regulate market order, unify market pricing, set up inspection commissioners, minimize the impact of disorderly development of capital on the market and people's livelihood, and strengthen the management and supervision of vendors; revise the relevant regulations of the Chef King Competition, and modify the competition system to make it as fair as possible..."

Ningguang straightened up with interest and muttered, "It seems that this person did receive a relatively advanced education before coming to Liyue, otherwise he would not have such a vision. However, I am afraid that he has never been a real manager. All these suggestions are easier said than done."

Of course, Li Tao's suggestion is still very constructive. At least Ningguang has never heard of the "merging holidays" operation. But Ningguang can understand the significance of this measure.

“That’s it. We should prepare for the Seven Star Conference in advance.” Ningguang crossed her fingers and looked at the various glittering treasures in her Jade Pavilion. She seemed to be talking to herself, but also seemed to be instructing the three secretaries. “After all, even an adventurer who is not from Liyue can point out such a problem. Why should we turn a blind eye to it? This network of communication and exchange between people built by ‘trade’ cannot be destroyed by some greedy people.”

"And, of course, there is something wrong here. Why did Northland Bank suddenly increase its investment in the Food Festival and the Chef Contest this year? Bai Xiao, do you know the answer to this question?"

Bai Xiao said with a stern face, "Lord Ningguang, even if you ask me this, I don't know. After all, I dare to make a judgment only after I understand the whole picture of the matter."

Ningguang smiled: "That's right, a true businessman won't make decisions casually. But when everything is settled, people will know how much preparation we have made for the final result."

......

On the same day, in the afternoon, Liyue, General Affairs Department.

[Kaiyang]: "Why are we suddenly convening the Seven Stars Conference today?"

Tianquan Ningguang: "It's not sudden, Kaiyangxing. Didn't you see Yuheng Keqing's proposal? She fiercely criticized some of the existing problems of the Food Festival in her proposal."

【Yu Heng】· Keqing: "I am telling the truth. Besides, I have personal experience with the issue of vicious overpricing, and I am not using power to pressure others."

[Tianji]: "Well, isn't it about adding some special taxes to suppress the overly vigorous market?"

[Tianquan] Ningguang: "This measure alone is not very useful. If too much money is paid, vendors will easily lose enthusiasm for participating in the food festival. If too little is paid, the competition will still be fierce."

【Yu Heng】· Keqing: "So I say, there must be a unified management agency. We can't just let local markets regulate themselves or let officials from the General Affairs Department take on the responsibility. We need a strong market supervision bureau!"

[Yaoguang]: "In fact, Liyue had a similar organization before. But supervision is not popular, and the vendors hate it. In the end, it was removed under everyone's protest."

[Tianquan] Ningguang: "Haha, Keqing, before you give us your opinion, please think about the feasibility first."

【Yu Heng】· Keqing: "...I understand, but I still stick to my point of view. The food festival is for people to enjoy food, not for vendors to make a fortune by selling food. Even if it will be despised, I think this regulatory agency is necessary."

【Tianshu】· Tianshu: "Ah, stop arguing. Anyway, the market must be rectified, but I'm afraid there is no definite extent to which it will be rectified. Otherwise, how about suppressing it a little bit?"

(Keqing frowns, Ningguang covers her mouth and laughs.)

[Tianquan] Ningguang: "However, I have a suggestion... How about we just abolish the Food Festival?"

Ganyu, the Coconut Sheep who had been diligently recording the meeting contents, said: "Ah?"

The other seven stars, including Keqing: “Huh???”

Everyone suddenly had only one question in their mind: Lord Ningguang, are you awake?