Dr. Mei entered Takumi's office, and Takumi was already waiting.
"Come in."
"Sit down."
Takumi saw Dr. Mei come in and immediately beckoned her to sit.
Dr. Mei looked at the situation and immediately asked:
"Is there something going on at the school?"
As she spoke, she sat down.
Takumi nodded.
"That's right."
"I plan to build several branch schools."
"Then separate the majors from the main school."
"And establish independent schools."
Hearing Takumi's words, Dr. Mei's eyes lit up immediately.
"This is good."
"I've actually been thinking about this recently as well."
"After all, the current school structure is too chaotic."
"It's not suitable to continue like this."
This was indeed feasible.
If that was the case, she fully supported it.
"Then there's the issue of site selection."
"So I asked you here to discuss it."
"I already discussed the locations with Ningguang and keqing yesterday."
"Several places have been decided."
With that, Takumi explained what he had discussed with Ningguang and keqing the day before.
After hearing the selected locations, Zhongli was a little surprised.
Was a school really going to be built near his residence?
After thinking about it, he realized he had no reason to object.
So Zhongli remained silent.
Dr. Mei thought for a moment after hearing the locations and said:
"They're a bit remote."
"But if the development direction is planned that way, it's fine."
"Those places are somewhat out of the way now."
"But if the city expands toward those areas in the future."
"Then there's no problem."
"My only concern is whether they'll actually be developed."
"You don't need to worry about that."
"If development continues, it will definitely move in that direction."
"Besides, once the schools are built, are you still worried those areas won't prosper?"
"It's estimated that once the news is released, many merchants will rush to buy land."
"After all, it's a school."
Even if Takumi and the others didn't develop it, other businessmen would.
Hearing this, Dr. Mei felt it made sense.
Indeed, businessmen would definitely act.
There was no need to think twice.
Building houses near a school was never a losing investment.
Not to mention, many of Liyue's students came from all over Teyvat.
They would always need places to rent.
Once housing was built, simply renting it out would generate a lot of income.
After thinking it through, Dr. Mei stopped objecting.
The location issue was resolved.
"Next is the matter of appointing school leaders."
"Dr. Mei, do you have any recommendations?"
Takumi asked directly.
Dr. Mei thought for a moment and then said:
"Himeko can be placed in charge of one academy."
"Let Mona take charge of the astrology department."
"There are also several other directors who can be assigned leadership roles."
After thinking it over, she named several candidates.
Both Himeko and Mona were suitable.
Their abilities were more than sufficient.
Takumi nodded, then turned his gaze to Zhongli.
"Old man, how about letting an adeptus serve as the dean of the Cultural Institute?"
"Didn't you find two adepti before?"
"Let them be the dean and vice dean."
Zhongli agreed without hesitation.
"That's fine."
"Having adepti take charge is indeed appropriate."
As long as he wasn't the one doing it.
He truly didn't want to handle such matters.
"Good."
"Then it's settled."
"Let's move on to school construction and teaching resources."
With that, the direction was confirmed.
Everyone began discussing faculty arrangements.
After all, expanding branches required teachers.
This was the most complicated part.
They discussed for most of the morning before finalizing the arrangements.
After everything was confirmed, Takumi said to keqing:
"Keqing, please arrange the school construction."
"Have the construction teams start as soon as possible."
"It would be best if the branch schools can be put into use next year."
Keqing nodded.
"Understood."
"I'll take care of it."
Keqing had always been responsible for construction matters.
After hearing Takumi's instructions, she knew exactly what to do.
Liyue had plenty of construction teams.
Organization wouldn't be a problem.
"As for funding, I'll set up a separate account for you."
"You can use it to purchase materials."
Ningguang spoke at this time.
Schools had always been free.
In other words, apart from expenses, there was almost no income.
Only international students paid tuition.
For Liyue citizens, education was completely free.
So funding had to come from Ningguang's allocations.
"No problem."
Keqing had no objections.
She never worried about funding issues.
"You also need to handle wiring and utilities."
"If the schools are built in remote areas."
"Power lines and infrastructure must be rebuilt."
After Ningguang discussed funding, she mentioned infrastructure issues.
"These problems must be resolved."
"Electricity?"
"No problem."
"When the time comes, we can directly build power stations in the mountains behind the schools."
"I'll just transplant some switch trees there."
"There won't be any issues."
Electricity was never a concern in Liyue.
With switch trees, power supply was guaranteed.
The switch tree was currently Liyue's best energy source.
Sumeru also used switch trees for power generation.
Everyone thoroughly discussed school-related matters.
When the time was nearly up, Dr. Mei stood up to leave.
Zhongli also didn't stay and left after greeting everyone.
After the two departed, Takumi said:
"Let's proceed with the arrangements."
"Broadcast the announcement on tonight's news."
New school construction needed publicity.
Otherwise, how would people know?
Ningguang nodded.
"Understood."
"I'll arrange it."
As she spoke, Ningguang took out her phone and sent a message to Baiwen.
She instructed her to handle the news release that evening.
After receiving the message, Baiwen showed no emotional reaction.
She was already used to sudden tasks.
After reading it, she immediately understood the situation.
Construction of new schools?
There would surely be widespread discussion again.
Baiwen didn't think much about it.
She simply carried out the orders given.
Before long, multiple departments learned of the decision.