Genshin Impact: The Daily Life of Inazuma's Youkai

The meal wasn't exactly a joyous affair, but it eased tensions. Good food, as always, bridged gaps.

"How do you wish to proceed?" Rhinedottir asked post-dinner, her face still cool.

"First, though Inazuma doesn't prize this tech, it contains sensitive data," Reisen Riou said. "We need rare resources—Liyue's premium mineral exports this year would do. Second, Ritou's farming is decent, but I hear your agricultural machines, Field Tillers, are impressive. I want their full blueprints and specs. Lastly, personally, I'd like a quality bow, one that grows with me."

Rhinedottir conferred with her envoys, then said oddly, "The first and third conditions are fine. The second… how did you know about Field Tillers?"

"At a Grand Narukami Festival, I overheard talk of your machines," Reisen Riou said. "Redesigning one isn't hard for me, but your Field Tillers sound advanced. I want to see them and push Ritou toward mechanized farming."

Rhinedottir's expression grew stranger. After a hushed discussion with her team, away from Reisen Riou's earshot out of respect for negotiation etiquette, she returned.

"Sorry, we can't agree to the second condition," she said.

"Why not?" Reisen Riou asked.

"Your 'Field Tiller' isn't our agricultural machine. Khaenri'ah's 'Field Tiller' is a codename for humanoid combat automatons, a core military asset. We can't trade their blueprints."

"…" Reisen Riou was speechless. I've been wrong all these years? The déjà vu hit hard. He needed to dig into this later. "Fine, then your alchemical fertilizer tech. I hear it's remarkable."

"That, I can approve," Rhinedottir said.

"Prepare your documents," Reisen Riou said. "I'll organize what I'm sharing. The rest can go to others."

Negotiations weren't just these points. Yashiro Commission aides, including sharp-tongued Kanjou Commission recruits, handled side deals like intelligence or student exchanges. Professionals, unlike Reisen Riou, who relied on wordplay and bluffs for momentum.

Ritou Shrine's Guardian, Palace Maiden, and mikos—except a few junior helpers—cleared out, leaving the floor to the Yashiro's experts, poised to snag minor advantages.

Reisen Riou left, mulling what data to share and dreading designing a farming machine from scratch. Reisen Anko, brain foggy from the dull talks and post-meal drowsiness, dragged Rhinedottir to rest. Rhinedottir, bemused, noticed Reisen Riou's sly smirk as he left. Is this his scheme too? Crafty youkai. I want to punch him.

Unaware of her thoughts, Reisen Riou sorted One System, Ten Thousand Divine Machines documents, withholding critical parts like chip tech and design principles. His Thunderous Yougou Divine Machine was a chip-design masterpiece, its integration near-perfect. Khaenri'ah's furnace core tech, doubling as power and processing, was a fine substitute—they didn't need his help with their combat-ready Field Tillers. He cheekily noted their tech's superiority in the documents.

He included a small data-transfer device, capped at a tenth of his ability, matching the One System's output but stripped of physical experience transfer, limited to data. For the database, he offered a discarded small-server design supporting triple- to quadruple-digit learning boosts—useless to him but functional. It leaned heavily on Khaenri'ah's existing tech.

If their precision faltered, bugs would swarm. Smirking, Reisen Riou stacked the 30cm-thick A2-sized documents. "Wonder what Khaenri'ahns think when they see 40% of it is their own tech, heh."