[Chef Mao: Although I have already anticipated the Xianzhou's situation, after seeing it with my own eyes, I still feel that the Xianzhou is very amazing!]
[Thanks to Rex Lapis for allowing Liyue to have more opportunities to come into contact with the Xianzhou; Rex Lapis' decision to interact with Lord Takagi was truly correct.]
[Ningguang: My Jade Chamber is far from being able to compare with the Xianzhou. I truly wish to go to the Xianzhou soon and take a look at the world there.]
[Keqing: You are definitely not the only one with this thought.]
[Beidou: Ah, it's just a pity that even if Lord Takagi increased the Liyue people's chance of drawing a ticket to go to the Xianzhou, in the end, the number of people who can go to that world at one time is limited.]
[Yelan: At that time, it will depend on our luck.]
[Xingqiu: I am already a bit impatient. I just hope that when Lord Takagi starts the Xianzhou trip, I can get a ticket.]
[Charlotte: Speaking of which, can Lord Takagi smoothly obtain the Xianzhou General's permission, thereby gaining the right to lead Teyvat people to travel here?]
[Dehya: Why not? With Lord Takagi's special status, the Preservation Aeon has to give him face. The Xianzhou will definitely also give him face, right?]
[Charlotte: But Lord Takagi's Astral Express has an Abundance power bonsai. People on the Xianzhou should strongly dislike Abundance objects, right?]
[Dehya: Bonsai? Oh no, I actually forgot about this!]
[Ningguang: Even if Lord Takagi's Astral Express has an Abundance bonsai, with the abilities he has shown, he should also be able to obtain permission from the Xianzhou.]
[Xiangling: Yeah, yeah, I also want to go to the Xianzhou and try the Xianzhou cuisine that Lord Takagi mentioned is similar to Liyue cuisine. If I can't go to the Xianzhou, won't I be unable to taste the dishes there?]
[Yun Jin: I hope I can go to the Xianzhou and see the opera there with my own eyes.]
"Lord Takagi, do we need to put this bonsai away first?"
Cloud Retainer noticed the discussion between Dehya and others in the Teyvat Forum, so she asked Takagi somewhat worriedly. No matter how you look at it, with Takagi starting the Xianzhou trip, Liyue has the highest probability of benefiting. She naturally doesn't want Takagi to be unable to obtain the tourism permission from the Xianzhou's side because of the Abundance bonsai.
Takagi: "There's no need to put the bonsai away."
Cloud Retainer: "But the Xianzhou should dislike things related to Abundance, right?"
Takagi: "That's true, but I have this."
Takagi smiled at Cloud Retainer and summoned his own Lightning-Lord.
"This is... the Heavenly Sovereign, Commander of the Divine Firmament Thunder Mansion, who drives thunder, controls lightning, pursues demons, and sweeps away filth!"
Even though she had already seen Takagi summon the Lightning-Lord once, upon feeling the power slightly leaking from the Lightning-Lord up close again, Cloud Retainer still felt surprised. She could clearly feel that, behind Takagi, the Lightning-Lord had the ability to easily defeat her.
Unlike Cloud Retainer, after Bubble saw the Lightning-Lord appear, Lord Takagi's expression was calm; he even jumped onto the Lightning-Lord's shoulder to play.
"Lord Takagi, are you saying that the existence of the 'Chief Administrator of the Divine Firmament Thunder Mansion, Commander of Thunder and Lightning, Pursuer of Demons and Purifier of Filth, Celestial Lord' can make the Xianzhou allow an Abundance bonsai on the Astral Express?"
Cloud Retainer took a deep breath, and after calming down slightly, she asked Takagi with a look of confusion.
"It's not that they won't care about the Abundance bonsai; it's just for the sake of the Lightning-Lord, the Xianzhou will probably treat me with extra courtesy."
Takagi said.
[Dehya: That's right, I almost forgot that Lord Takagi also has the Lightning-Lord who represents the blessing from Lan the Hunt. With this, the Xianzhou definitely won't have any objections to the Abundance bonsai on Lord Takagi's Astral Express.]
[Candace: Lan the Hunt pursues Abundance abominations; the Xianzhou must greatly revere the Hunt Aeon. With the Lightning-Lord present, the Xianzhou will likely agree to Lord Takagi's tourism project.]
[Lumine: However, the Xianzhou people will definitely still be very surprised and confused when they see that Lord Takagi has both the Lightning-Lord and an Abundance bonsai.]
[Alice: As long as the tourism project can be successfully launched, anything is fine. I believe Lord Takagi will handle this well.]
[Beidou: Yes, I'm really looking forward to the moment I can go to the Xianzhou.]
[Dori: Envying the Xianzhou on the first day. When will Sumeru also have the chance to increase the probability of drawing a train ticket?]
[Nilou: If Lesser Lord Kusanali could meet Lord Takagi, I wonder if Sumeru could get such an opportunity.]
[Nahida: I hope so.]
[Grand Sage Azar: Lesser Lord Kusanali...]
"That's right, with the 'Chief Administrator of the Divine Firmament Thunder Mansion, Commander of Thunder and Lightning, Pursuer of Demons and Purifier of Filth, Celestial Lord' present, the Xianzhou will naturally treat Lord Takagi with extra courtesy."
Cloud Retainer said in agreement. The Xianzhou considers the Abundance as enemies; there's no reason not to respect Lan the Hunt, and naturally, they won't disrespect someone blessed by Lan the Hunt with a Lightning-Lord. Seeing Takagi temporarily withdraw the Lightning-Lord, Cloud Retainer also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lord Takagi, when are we going to meet the General of the Xianzhou?"
Cloud Retainer asked.
"Don't worry, Cloud Retainer. Meeting the General of the Xianzhou Luofu is not an easy matter. That General rakashu Yuan is swamped with work; he should have many things to do every day. In short, before applying to meet him, let's first board the Xianzhou. Look, the Xianzhou Luofu has now completely passed through the meteor shower and has temporarily stopped sailing. I think we can approach the Jade Gate of the Xianzhou Luofu used for docking external spacecraft to submit our application to enter."
Takagi said to Cloud Retainer while controlling the Astral Express to approach the Xianzhou Luofu. As the distance closed, the Xianzhou Luofu appeared increasingly massive in the eyes of Cloud Retainer and the many viewers in Teyvat. Before long, all they could see was the massive Jade Gate.
"Is just the entrance gate so enormous? It's truly incredible. Speaking of which, are these spacecraft all ships entering the Xianzhou?"
After exclaiming, Cloud Retainer curiously looked at the various spacecraft of all shapes and sizes also docked near the Jade Gate. Among them were large spacecraft capable of carrying hundreds or thousands of people, and small ones that could only carry a few. The Astral Express seemed somewhat small among the cluster of spacecraft.
However, Cloud Retainer noticed that as the Astral Express approached, many spacecraft clearly adjusted their bows towards the direction of the train. Some spacecraft even seemed to be intentionally approaching the Astral Express. Clearly, Takagi's Astral Express was not as inconspicuous among the spacecraft cluster as it appeared on the surface.
In response to Cloud Retainer's question, Takagi stated with certainty:
"As a powerful organization in the Universe, the Xianzhou naturally has many people who want to interact with it. The most representative of these is the IPC. Because of the IPC, quite a few people want to come to the Xianzhou to do business. Of course, because the reputation of the Xianzhou's long-life species echoes throughout the Universe, many short-life species also want to come here to seek opportunities for longevity."
Cloud Retainer was startled and quickly asked:
"Seeking longevity? But given the experiences of the Xianzhou people, they shouldn't like people coming here to seek longevity, right?"
Takagi nodded and said:
"Indeed! Although the Xianzhou people are also very happy to interact with the outside world, pursuing longevity is a taboo on the Xianzhou. Therefore, when traveling to the Xianzhou in the future, Teyvat passengers must absolutely not tell the Xianzhou people that they are here to seek longevity. Otherwise, if they are controlled by the Xianzhou's Cloud Knights or other individuals, I will not be responsible."
Hearing this, Cloud Retainer nodded repeatedly. Having learned about the illness of Mara-Struck, Cloud Retainer naturally had no intention of pursuing longevity. Moreover, as one of the Liyue Adepti, she herself possessed a long life. Therefore, there was even less need for her to pursue the longevity methods of the Xianzhou people.
[Baizhu: Is the topic of seeking longevity forbidden on the Xianzhou? That's really strict.]
[Lisa: This is normal. After all, the Xianzhou's development to this day must have experienced many disasters brought about by longevity.]
[Xiangling: But according to Lord Takagi, there are still quite a few people from the Universe who want to go to the Xianzhou to seek longevity. Aren't these people worried about being arrested by the Cloud Knights?]
[Yanfei: If they only have the idea but haven't taken action, perhaps the Xianzhou won't deal with them.]
[La Signora: Hmph, with the power of the Xianzhou, even if those people have the idea of seeking longevity, they definitely wouldn't dare to say it out loud. Let alone take action.]
[Takagi: Not exactly. Although there are many people who have the idea of seeking longevity but haven't taken any actual action, there are still a few 'brave ones' who have taken action in seeking longevity on the Xianzhou.]
[Baizhu: There really are? Lord Takagi, did anyone succeed?]
[Takagi: In the case I know of, that person's outcome was tragic.]
[Baizhu: ...]
"Lord Takagi, was the 'brave one' you mentioned caught by the Xianzhou people?"
Cloud Retainer asked curiously.
"He wasn't caught by the Xianzhou people. He just played himself out on the path of seeking longevity."
Takagi said.
Cloud Retainer: "Played... out?"
Takagi shrugged and said:
"Roughly speaking, an old man wanted to become young again, but he went too far... Because of his forbidden research, his body kept regressing in time, from an old man to a young person, then to a child. And this regression of the body won't stop. Cloud Retainer, what do you think this old man will become in the end?"
Cloud Retainer adjusted her glasses and murmured:
"Probably, there will be nothing left."
Hearing this, Takagi nodded in agreement:
"Precisely. Therefore, even if that old scholar wasn't punished by the Cloud Knights, his own actions have already punished him."
In the game, an old man named Todd extracted components from the Vidyadhara dragon eggs, thus creating a drug that could bring about rejuvenation. Although Todd claimed that this action would not cause any impact on the Vidyadhara dragon eggs, even if that were true, Takagi disliked this behavior.
If he had the chance to find Todd on the Xianzhou later, Takagi would probably hand him over to the Cloud Knights or deal with him himself immediately. Under such circumstances, he naturally would not allow his passengers to do similar things. Unfortunately, although Todd has a high probability of not having succeeded at this point in time, his teacher has already succeeded.
[The Doctor: Making the body grow in reverse? That's an interesting study.]
[Grand Sage Azar: If the body's reversal can be stopped in time, perhaps longevity can indeed be achieved. How did that old scholar conduct his research?]
[Lord Takagi: Even if you know this method, don't even think about implementing it. Otherwise, I will personally kill anyone who does such a thing. Even the Heavenly Principles and the Seven Archons cannot stop me. I mean it!]
Seeing Takagi's message, all the Teyvat people watching the Teyvat Forum felt a tightening in their hearts. No one doubted whether Takagi could do such a thing, not even the Demon Gods or dragons of Teyvat.
[Dehya: Th-this is the first time I've seen Lord Takagi say something so resolute.]
[Candace: This fully shows that what that old scholar did touched Lord Takagi's reverse scale.]
[Alice: I think no one intends to defy the decision made by Lord Takagi.]
[Kaveh: Even regarding the consumption of Abundance fruit, Lord Takagi was not this serious. Just how terrible was what that old scholar did?]
[Alhaitham: It's better not to delve too much into forbidden research.]
[Morax: Knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing. If any Liyue people are lucky enough to get a ticket, remember not to investigate this matter.]
[Barbatos: Although it seems unlikely, just to be safe, I'll give a reminder. Mondstadt people absolutely must not repeat that old scholar's research.]
[Neuvillette: Furina, I think it's necessary to write this into law.]
[Furina: Write it into law? cough cough Well, it's not impossible!]
[Kaeya: Speaking of which, the Fatui madmen probably wouldn't want to touch upon this matter, right?]
[The Jester: No!]
[Kaeya: That's a truly decisive answer. I just worry that your subordinates might secretly investigate this research behind your back. After all, some Fatui are quite curious!]
[The Jester: ...]
Even The Jester couldn't deny Kaeya's words. Research that could make Takagi say such harsh words would naturally pique the curiosity of The Doctor, who enjoys forbidden research. Not only The Doctor, but even he himself was extremely curious about the research on reversing aging that Takagi mentioned. Of course, even though he was curious, The Jester didn't intend to touch upon it. At least, not now.
Just what kind of research could make Lord Takagi have such an attitude! Cloud Retainer pushed up her glasses and looked at Takagi with some trepidation. Hearing Takagi's words so sternly for the first time, even she, who usually talked a lot, didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Don't look at me with such a scared face, Cloud Retainer. I'm not going to eat you. Besides, you're not the kind of person who would touch forbidden research, are you?"
Takagi looked at Cloud Retainer's serious face, smiled, and patted her shoulder. Seeing Takagi smile again, Cloud Retainer breathed a slight sigh of relief. Takagi saw Cloud Retainer's expression, shook his head, and took out his phone from his pocket.
Since he had already arrived at the Xianzhou, he planned to see if he could connect to the Xianzhou's signal here. Even at the Jade Gate, he should be able to find the Xianzhou's online platform, right? At this point in time, Guinaifen probably hasn't become a big streamer on the Xianzhou yet.
Takagi thought to himself.