Chapter 164

Stabbing Thoma in the face, Beidou prepared to introduce Luo Li and his group to him.

Who knew Thoma would immediately laugh.

"The reputation of the foreign traveler is something even the storms outside the sea can't stop. I've heard of it for a long time and have been looking forward to meeting you."

Paimon scratched her head embarrassedly: "Hehehe, you speak so nicely, it's actually not that exaggerated."

Lumine glanced at her; was this guy infected by Venti?!

After the pleasantries, Thoma finally looked at Luo Li and hesitated: "By the way, I wonder who this is?"

"Luo Li."

Listening to the name reported by the magical youth, Thoma also greeted him kindly.

Although the main character was the foreign traveler, this person shouldn't be of any help in major matters, but to him, two or three landing procedures made no difference.

Always holding the philosophy that the more friends the better, Thoma naturally wouldn't look down on others.

Thanks to this, Luo Li glanced at the blond youth.

If he remembered correctly, this youth from Mondstadt was currently the housekeeper of the Kamisato clan of the Yashiro Commission, one of the three commissions.

Seeing that everyone had roughly gotten to know each other, Beidou clapped her hands: "My role as a middleman is complete. The brothers on the ship are waiting for instructions, so I won't disturb you."

After speaking, she turned to bid farewell to Luo Li and his group.

"Then, Traveler, and Mr. Luo Li, be sure to drink to your heart's content next time we meet."

"Hmm, okay, bye, Captain Beidou!"

Lumine and Paimon watched Beidou leave dashingly.

"Let's not stand here, let's go to the inspection station to register first."

Thoma invited the group to follow him to the Ritou station to go through the registration procedures.

With the Sakoku Decree set, Ritou was very strict with those who came to the island. Regardless of procedures or anything else, they had to be fully prepared; otherwise, they would be undocumented, making it extremely inconvenient to do things, and they might even be expelled.

Luo Li and the others naturally had no objections, as they weren't hiding anything.

Arriving at the inspection station at the port, the woman responsible for managing the landing procedures was named Inaba.

Under Thoma's maneuvering, the three who had prepared their landing permits in advance easily passed the first hurdle.

However, this was only to check the landing permit. If they wanted to stay in Ritou, they also needed to go to the International Trade Association to handle the residency procedures.

Immediately after, led by Thoma, the group went to the location of the International Trade Association.

On the way, Luo Li had been looking around; the Ritou of this era didn't seem to have changed much from the era he was in.

Only the merchants scattered everywhere had increased, and the variety of goods sold had increased even more.

But among the people coming and going, there weren't many smiles on the faces of the residents of Ritou, especially when they saw foreigners, most of them showed strange expressions.

That look was definitely not liking.

Thoma explained: "Sorry, because of the Sakoku Decree, the people of Inazuma are not very welcoming to foreigners."

Lumine expressed understanding and appreciated the beautiful scenery of Inazuma with Paimon with curious eyes.

Red maple leaves were everywhere, dotting the island exceptionally beautifully. If you stretched your vision to the distance, you would see clusters of pink flowers looming.

Although they were also wooden buildings, the atmosphere was different from Liyue.

Many public buildings on the main roads were engraved with strange and complex emblems.

"What is that?"

Pointing at something like three magatama, Paimon asked curiously.

Thoma looked, and before he could speak, Luo Li suddenly spoke.

"That is the family crest representing the Raiden Shogun, the Electro Triple-Tomoe seal. Those qualified to carry its flag are famous heroes and generals of Inazuma."

Thoma was quite surprised: "This gentleman seems to have a lot of understanding of Inazuma. That's right, that is the Shogun's family crest. Only the Shogunate guards and the banner-bearing troops are qualified to wear it."

"There's actually such a requirement?"

Paimon muttered in a low voice, listening to Thoma's explanation as they arrived at the International Trade Association under the Kanjou Commission.

Like the inspector Inaba, the person in charge of the International Trade Association was also a woman, named Yurihana.

Seeing the group come over, she asked with a smile: "Three, are you here to handle residency procedures?"

Thoma nodded: "That's right, all three."

Paimon looked left and right, and found that the sister in charge had actually counted her in, which was very moving.

You know, all the guys she had met before had treated her as a flying pet, which was truly hateful.

Still, the big sister in Inazuma was better.

But soon she extinguished this thought.

"Okay, please pay the processing fee, three million Mora, one million Mora per person."

Paimon: "???"

Wait, three million Mora?

You don't slaughter a fat sheep like this, right?!

They didn't have that much even if they added everything together.

Lumine and Paimon were stunned all of a sudden; everyone said that others slaughtering guests was painful, but this was bleeding them from their main arteries.

Luo Li was calm, just lamenting that the Ritou of today was no longer the Ritou established by Hiiragi Hirotsugu.

The so-called processing fee was just a private item. No matter how much the fee was, it would eventually fall directly into the pockets of the International Trade Association. It was just a matter of earning more or less.

0 .... 0

Paimon retreated to Luo Li's side anxiously, leaned into his ear and said urgently: "Hey, think of a way, you used to have status and position here, isn't there one or two high-level people who can provide help?"

Luo Li replied unhurriedly: "You also know it was in the past; I'm afraid no one knows me now."

"But..."

Paimon stopped talking. She now had reason to suspect that Thoma was colluding with the people of the International Trade Association to blackmail them.

Just wait, she would definitely tell Captain Beidou about this later and let her preside over justice.

She had just promised not to scam people, but turned around and changed her face; it was simply too much!

And Luo Li was the same, looking like no difficulty could stop him before, but keeping silent when money was needed.

Truly unreliable!

The mission failed before it even started, and they were about to be deported before they even entered Inazuma City. Just as Paimon was in despair, Luo Li finally spoke slowly.

"Don't worry, this local snake hasn't spoken yet."

Paimon looked up, only to see Thoma using his relationship as an acquaintance to directly cut the three million Mora to six hundred thousand Mora.

"But this is still a bit too expensive."

— Author's Notes —

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