Chapter 258

Salt is equally important for ingredients.

This is a crucial point for my negotiation with the other party.

However, Heuliea did not expect this.

Only after stepping into Liyue did she discover that Liyue's prosperity exceeded her imagination.

The people of Liyue possess a confidence that the people of the Land of Salt have never shown.

They live with vibrant vitality; occasionally, shouts of vendors echo from the streets, and waves of cooking aromas waft toward them.

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All of this is something the Land of Salt could never possess.

"A new recipe is out; Lord Markus has invented a new recipe again."

"Oh! We can try new delicacies again."

"Hahaha, we can go out to gather more new materials again."

"..."

Markus?

Isn't that the newly appeared Great Bear Kitchen Archon?

Heuliea did not expect the other party to be so popular in Liyue.

In an instant, Heuliea suddenly felt a flutter in her heart.

If she herself joined the Liyue faction like Markus, would she also be able to enjoy such treatment?

Judging from the respect Liyue people show Markus, even if the people led by Markus integrated into Liyue, they would not suffer humiliation from the people of Liyue.

Shortly after, Zhong Li brought Heuliea to the courtyard where Su Bai was located.

However, before Heuliea could even enter the door.

Su Bai's lazy voice came from inside the house.

"Compared to Markus, you women are truly troublesome."

"Clearly weaker than even Markus, yet you insist on putting on airs in this environment."

"Zhong Li, I have no intention of negotiating with Heuliea."

"Send her back. Upon reaching the Land of Salt, release the Stars and Stones, and let Heuliea find a way to stop you herself."

"What!" Heuliea was stunned on the spot.

The negotiation content she had previously thought of instantly vanished.

"This..."

Zhong Li pretended to be stunned as well.

He shrugged and looked at Heuliea with sympathy: "I am very sorry; my elder brother's temper has never been very good."

"Since he has spoken such words, I have no good method."

"I can only go to the Land of Salt to release Geo spears; whether you can withstand them depends on your strength."

"Of course, I think even if you have the ability to resist my Geo spears, you cannot withstand my elder brother's personal intervention."

The words fell.

Zhong Li politely made a "please" gesture.

"Let us go, Archon of Salt. Once we return to the Land of Salt, we will be enemies."

At this moment.

Heuliea's slender body trembled violently, and she suddenly felt a chill creeping up her spine.

She naturally knew that with her skills, she could not resist the falling Geo spears, let alone those sharp sword energies.

"Wait, Sword Archon Su Bai, my lord, let us talk reasonably."

"Even if you want us to surrender, you must at least guarantee something for us."

Heuliea said hurriedly.

Hearing this.

Zhong Li sighed leisurely and said heavily: "My elder brother's temper is too violent, but if you truly have the intention, then wait outside for a while temporarily."

"I will go persuade my elder brother."

Venti: "Uh..."

Venti: "Why do I always have the feeling that the old geezer and Old Su are conspiring together to scheme against Heuliea?"

Zhong Li: "(Eating melon · Lumine)"

Lumine: "Those two brothers are just putting on a double act for Heuliea; Zhong Li plays the white face, and Su Ye plays the black face."

Nahida: "Look how scared the Archon of Salt is, shivering at the door as if waiting for judgment."

Cloud Retainer: "Sigh, speaking of which, Guizhong's desire to form an alliance with Liyue is likely to come to nothing."

Chapter 141: Guizhong: Wait a minute, brute force cannot be used.

Zhong Li and Su Bai's operations made the viewers in the live broadcast room laugh and cry.

They originally thought this would kill the Archon of Salt, Heuliea, but unexpectedly, they only heard that Liyue was going to war with the Land of Salt.

Heuliea herself was scared out of her wits first.

Yuan Shang: "This is suppression by power; in the face of absolute power, all negotiations appear pale and powerless."

Dvalin: "There is another point; the most important thing is that a strong person wants to pull a weak person into their ranks, which is a blessing from heaven for the weak."

Scirius: "Dignity appears worthless in the face of life."

Alice: "Do not belittle Heuliea like this; she has no choice; mainly, Su Bai and Zhong Li are aiming directly at her people."

Zhong Li: "Indeed, for any Archon, protecting their people is the most sincere intention deep in their hearts; we are attacking the Land of Salt, and the target is Heuliea's people; she has no choice."

Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun: "So although Su Bai, noble as the Sword God, is decisive in killing and sharp in his edge, he is not a single-celled creature who stubbornly insists on having his own way."

Paimon: "Oh, strong and smart too — what a headache for the gods who fought him in the previous war of the gods."

【A stretch of land far from Liyue, bordering it.】

【Guizhong's Gathering.】

【A woman with the appearance of an ethereal, fairy-like young girl.】

【Looking at the letter in her hand, her expression was not very pleasant.】

【"The Salt God Huo'uliya actually led her people to bow down and submit to Liyue?"】

【"This..."】

【Guizhong pressed her forehead in distress, her face full of worry.】

【She still remembered that previously Huo'uliya of the Salt Lands and the Sword God of Liyue had been business partners.】

【Huo'uliya provided refined salt to Su Bai, and Su Bai provided grain and crops to Huo'uliya.】

【Why would two sides that originally had an alliance suddenly have one of them directly surrender to the other?】

【The brilliantly gifted Dust God Haguntusi Guizhong instantly understood the meaning behind it.】

【That was, the Sword God Burisu Su Bai did not wish to continue having dealings of interest with Huo'uliya, transporting large quantities of supplies to her.】

【He directly used military threats to bring her under Liyue.】

【"This really is troubling. Speaking of which, I also have some salt crystal transactions with Huo'uliya."】

【Guizhong sighed.】

【As the Dust God who often liked to tinker with the Essential Mechanism Arts and enjoyed researching and using her brain.】

【Guizhong did not need Huo'uliya to process the salt crystals into refined salt for her; she herself possessed this technique.】

【However, with Huo'uliya now belonging to Liyue, if Guizhong's Gathering wanted large quantities of refined salt in the future, it would likely cost more.】

【"Sigh, if I want to eat salt in the future, I'll probably have to find some sea salt and re-formulate it."】

【"Doing that would mean dealing with the God of the Sea again."】

【Recalling the God of the Sea, who had an enormous build and lived in the deep sea, Guizhong immediately felt her head spin.】

【Dealing with the God of the Sea was absolutely not as convenient as dealing with Huo'uliya.】

【"That detestable Sword God, Burisu..."】

【"No, that fellow has even thrown away his own god's name."】

【"I should say that detestable Liyue's Su Bai — I heard he captured a newly born bear-form new god, Maxiuusi, and took him to Liyue to develop dishes."】

【"And now he's captured the Salt God Huo'uliya and taken her to Liyue to serve Liyue. What is he trying to do? It's too easy to see through."】

【Guizhong recalled the things the Sword God Su Bai had done.】