During the dinner.

"Why don't you give me a knife and fork instead?" The young master said helplessly while holding the chopsticks.

Although he has been in Liyue for a while, he is still not proficient in chopsticks.

"When you are in the countryside, do as the Romans do." Eve said with a smile to the young master.

On the other side, Zhongli was talking to Ying.

"Ying, after experiencing the city-state where the gods left, how do you feel about Liyue, a land with gods?"

"Hmm...a completely different style." Ying thought for a while and said.

"But now, it seems that he is the same as Mondstadt." Eve said with a slight smile.

Zhongli ignored Eve's words.

"The Land of Gods has a history of 3,700 years, which is the deepest among the Seven Kingdoms." Zhongli said.

"The process of preparing for the immortal ceremony will also become part of your journey and expand your knowledge."

"Liyue is the most prosperous country among the seven kingdoms in the world. In previous years, it was guarded by gods and ruled by seven stars. Therefore, the tricks that the fools used in Mondstadt cannot be used in Liyue." Zhongli paused and said.

"Hey, Mr. Zhongli, I'm still here!" the young master said from the side.

"Isn't it? Otherwise, why would you use the relationship with the Palace of Purity to do things?" Zhong Li looked at the young master and said.

"Hahahaha, Mr. Zhongli said the same thing, then you can rely more on the Rebirth Hall." The young master could only hide himself with laughter.

"However, we are still in a cooperative relationship." Zhongli continued.

"Okay, let's not talk anymore. I have something else to do. Sorry everyone, I'm leaving now. I've already paid for this meal, and I will reimburse all the subsequent expenses for sending fairy rituals."

After saying that, the young master quickly left Liuli Pavilion.

"Young Master... you actually walked so fast." Paimon said in confusion.

"If he doesn't leave, someone will break his heart." Eve said after taking a sip of tea.

"Stop talking about this, have you all eaten?" Zhongli wiped his mouth with a handkerchief.

"Yeah." Ying and Paimon also put down their chopsticks.

"Then let's prepare the first step of the ceremony and obtain the highest quality night stone that can match the quality of the gods." Zhongli stood up and said.

"Then where are we going? Going into the mountains to mine?" Paimon asked doubtfully.

"No, you should be able to buy it in Liyue Port." Zhongli thought for a while and said.

"Since it can be solved with money, then there is no need to go to such trouble."

"Wow, Zhongli is so generous!" Paimon exclaimed.

"Because the bill can be sent to Beiguo Bank." Eve ruthlessly exposed Zhongli.

"Ah, is that so?" Pamon exclaimed.

"Ahem, okay, let's go find the ore merchant first to see if there is any Yebo stone we need!" Zhongli quickly walked out of Liuli Pavilion.

"Let's go too." Eve looked at Ying and said softly.

Liyue Port, Xie Cuixing.

"Hey, what does this guest want to bring?" Boss Shitou asked kindly when he saw Zhong Li and his party arriving.

"Boss, we want to buy a night's stone. The quality of the night's stone should be at least as high as that of a candle." Zhongli said to the stone.

"A candle-level Yebo stone!" Shitou immediately exclaimed.

"It seems that these few are not tourists, but experts! I'm sorry." Shitou responded and said.

"However, several customers are very sorry that there is currently no stock."

"I don't even have a night's stone of ordinary quality, let alone a candle-level night's stone." Shitou said helplessly.

"Huh? No goods? As a big country that produces ores, how could Liyue not even have Yepo Stone?" Zhongli asked doubtfully.

"Hey, guest, I see you are an expert, so I'm telling you, not only do I have no goods here, but all the merchants in Liyue Port have no goods." Shitou leaned close to Zhongli's ear and whispered.

"How could this happen?" Zhongli's expression became even weirder.

"It's like this. I don't know what happened recently. The entire ore in Liyue Port has been acquired by a person with a great background."

"Not only Yebo stone, but also precious ores such as stone amber and crystal mine, he also buys them. No matter the quality, as soon as there is a spot on the market, he will buy it immediately."

"He bought all our ores," Shitou said helplessly.

"That's it. Boss, do you know the origin of this person?" Zhongli asked.

"I don't know, I just heard that it seems like a big shot came to Zhidong." Shitou thought about it carefully and said.

"If you guys have a way to get in touch with that big shot, you can go and try. There must be the ore you want there." Shitou said to Zhongli.

"Yes, I understand." Zhongli nodded, not knowing what he was thinking.

He turned and walked towards Eve and the others.

"Zhongli, what happened?" At this time, Eve stepped forward and asked.

"There was an accident. It seems we have to go to the mine ourselves." Zhongli said helplessly.

"All the ore in Liyue Port is sold out."

"How could this happen?" Ying asked confused.

"Then where can we go to mine Nightport Stone now?" Paimon asked.

"If we want to talk about ore mining, it must be the Rock Abyss, but now it is closed for some reasons, so our first choice is Mingyun Town." Zhong Li thought for a while and said.

"That's one of the main producing areas of Yebo stone."

"We need to step up our pace, otherwise we will delay the ceremony of sending immortals."

"Yeah." Everyone nodded.

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Mingyun Town.

Zhongli and Eve walked side by side at the front, while Ying and Paimon followed behind.

"Zhongli, what do you think about this matter?" Eve whispered to Zhongli.

"What happened?" Zhongli asked confused.

"Stop hiding it. There is something wrong with your mind. As far as I know, Liyue is a big ore country. Even if the Strata Rock Abyss stops working, the ore sold in Liyue Port should not be out of stock."

"Also, it is understandable that the best ore is out of stock, but the defective products and the ore used to make weapons are gone, which is very abnormal."

Eve analyzed it carefully.

"Oh, you have indeed noticed. I am also thinking about this matter, but I already have an idea." Zhongli paused and said.

"It's like a..."

"Trade war." Eve took over Zhongli's words and said.

"Yes, the other party probably wants to hoard all the ores, and then sell them all when the price rises sharply. It's just a business behavior." Zhongli thought for a while and said.

"But I don't think it's that simple." Eve said meaningfully.

"Forget it, these things are not under my control now, let Qixing and the others worry about them." Zhongli sighed and said.

"Ahead is the mining entrance of Mingyun Town."

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Chapter completed!