Martial Teyvat Chapter 80 (Patreon)

With how Mondstadt was as a nation mostly focused on more European-themed warriors and mages. They had an even stronger focus on systematic physcial training then Liyue's sects and Clans typically did.

So I was able to get very favorable deals on alchemical herbs and treasures useful for body refinement for much cheaper then I would have in Liyue as Mondstadt produced so much of it.

"If you do not mind Jake, I am curious however. Isn't it too much of a risk to be sending so many materials via a mere flying construct here? What if some of the demigod-tier monsters in the Dragonspine Mountains took it?" Jean asked after we settled terms for the goods.

I was about to say it was 'no big deal' as I was trading in mostly massive amounts of raw materials and spirit stones, with only a few hundred pills and elixirs. But I very clearly remembered how all the nations were having massive shortages in some way or another.

So I just coughed and said helplessly. "Well... It's not like I was going to ask Morax to just walk me over there for a trade deal. He is busy watching the permanent Abyss portal in the Chasm normally."

Both Jean and Lisa saw me shrug as I finished off by saying. "Plus, it's not like this machine is too noticeable when it's flying almost at the edge of the atmosphere."

Lisa then chuckled and said teasingly. "We are not trying to admonish you or anything Jake... We would be, just so heartbroken if our first trade deal on your end didn't happen. These materials will do us a lot of help, as I am sure a cute genius like you can understand."

I nodded helplessly at Lisa's overwhelming dommy mommy energy before I cleared my throat and asked. "Now, beyond these materials we already traded for. I was hoping that you guys had something in the vein of astral materials, things not of the abyss, but also not of this world in way of ore or meteors?" 

Because at this point, I was wanting to get ready to expand my operations heavily as the ground level of Teyvat's cosmic floor was too damned dangerous!

There wasn't any 'False Sky' in this version of Teyvat after all as the Heavenly Principles and Phanes had been done away with by the collective efforts of the gods and such. So I wanted to know if I breached past the solar system and what not...

If I could sync up to the IPC's systems so I could connect to the greater universal 'internet' because Keqing and Fischl once appeared in Honkai Impact, to say nothing of several Genshin iconic items being found on Herta's Space Station as well.

So it was all clearly still the same universe... Just this world was still shielded from the gaze of the Aeon's and things like the Honkai.

I shuddered at the thought of the power-scaling-obsessed Honkai finding this bloated Genshin world and how it would 'challenge' us with its Herrschers. We already have enough problems with a heavily boosted Abyss, thank you very much!

Jean and Lisa shared a look at my request before Jean said thoughtfully. "We do have some meteoric materials... But they are very valuable and are all in use after being refined into powerful weapons and central nodes to the cities and surrounding town wards." 

I smiled, and with a cough I said very bluntly. "I will pay... More, I need samples of astral materials for future projects of mine."

Lisa then pulled out a rainbow colored crystal that screamed to my machine's sensory collectors that it was rich in both spiritual energy, memory energy and other kinds of energy I hadn't labled or found in the natural Teyvat wavelengths.

"Ufufu, while all the publicly collected materials have been put to use. There is a few that are privately held, and they WILL be expensive for you cutie. As the people of Mondstadt are rather tired of being charged so much for the metal they need to buy from outsiders." Lisa said with a teasing voice.

And I knew what she was getting at. She was offering to be the one who would be buying these materials from the locals, as I knew even Ningguang woudn't sell these things to me at a loss either.

She was clearly offering me a favor in helping me in this so I nodded and said openly. "Big sister Lisa is unmatched in her connections and abilities, it seems."

"Hmm? So the genius cutie has a sweet mouth as well ufufu." Lisa replied in turn before she coughed and added more seriously. "Then Jake, will we be able to contact you with this machine in a few days, which allows me to collect some of the materials?"

Seeing the crystal which was clearly Stellar Jade, the premium HSR currency, I slowly nodded before I said thoughtfully. "Yes and no, I will be moving this drone back home to recollect resources and I say... three days from now. This drone will arrive back here in Mondstadt with a new round of materials for trade."

Both Lisa and Jean shared a look of confusion before Jean asked, honestly confused, "Wait, Jake how long does it take this drone to fly to you in Liyue back here to Mondstadt? Is it as fast as those flying ships of yours that Liyue's Qixing uses?"

"One way flight with this drone took me three hours of direct control. But the flight will be faster the next time around as I actually know the surroundings better, and the territories of the Demi-God level monsters, so I will be able to upgrade this drone's stealth modules." I said thoughtlessly before I realized both Jean and Lisa's face were twitching.

"And it took our group three days of nonstop fighting the monsters that were held back at the Stone Gate, the border Liyue and Mondstadt share, for us to reach the core of Liyue past all their own native monsters." Jean said with a sigh.

I smacked my lips as that truly was just sad... Maybe I should send them a plane as well? It's not like I didn't have a couple dozen Pelicans on hand here anyway?