Liben had always been grateful for Mr. Faxun's life-saving grace in the past.
So, noticing Mr. Faxun's arrival, the merchant Liben proactively stepped forward to greet him.
"Benefactor, long time no see. How have you been recently?"
Seeing his good brother Liben being so polite, Makoto waved his hand, "No need to be so formal, just call me Makoto."
"I've been well recently, mainly taking care of the Little Ones. Watching them slowly grow up is also a good thing."
As his words fell, Liben showed an enlightened expression.
He had been wondering who opened a kindergarten in Liyue before.
So, that person was Makoto.
"Liben, how have you been recently?"
At this moment, Makoto asked.
He was still relatively concerned about Liben's life and activities.
For no other reason, this brother Liben was trustworthy; he truly gave Primogem, so it was only right to be concerned.
As his words fell, Liben scratched his head and said sheepishly, "Business during this period has been neither good nor bad, just barely enough to live."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Makoto also got straight to the point and asked, "Liben, do you have fresh sakura bloom for sale here?"
Liben pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Fresh sakura bloom? Yes, I do. Please wait a moment."
Liben opened his backpack and carefully searched through it.
Before long, he pulled out a box and handed it to Makoto.
"Mr. Faxun, these are fresh sakura bloom. Please take them."
Looking at the sakura bloom in the box, Makoto felt a bit surprised.
Because those sakura bloom were perfectly preserved, as if they had just fallen from the Sakura Tree.
Why could Liben preserve the sakura bloom so well?
Could his backpack be a portable refrigerator?
Makoto was a bit puzzled but quickly figured it out.
It should be known that as a merchant who travels between multiple countries,
if he didn't master some unique preservation techniques, then some of his goods would not be able to be sold.
Recalling his thoughts, Makoto asked, "Liben, how much do these sakura bloom cost in total?"
Makoto did not like taking things for free; it should be whatever the price was.
Of course, with the blessing of the Talents'Scattered Gold Returns', Makoto gradually lost his concept of money.
If allowed, Makoto would not mind using Mora as a weapon.
Hearing Makoto's words, Liben quickly shook his head, "There's an old saying in Liyue: 'A gentleman loves money, but acquires it through proper means.'"
"You once saved my life, so how could I accept your money?"
"These sakura bloom are free."
Upon hearing these words, Makoto immediately became displeased.
Where in this world was there a reason for him not to spend money?
"One thing at a time, I don't like taking things for free from others."
"How much are these sakura bloom? Give me a price."
Liben scratched his head and said weakly, "You really don't need to."
What Makoto lacked least was Mora; he would not allow himself to take things for free.
"Alright, since you're unwilling to say, then I'll calculate it for you at market price."
"These sakura bloom are quite a lot; on the market, they would sell for at least 100,000 Mora, right?"
"And bringing them all the way from Inazuma to Liyue, that's also a cost, adding another 100,000 Mora isn't excessive, right?"
"And they're preserved so well, add another 100,000. Rounding up, that's a total of 500,000 Mora, am I wrong?"
Liben:???
Can accounts be settled like this?
Yelan, who was beside them, was also stunned.
Is this a Liyue Adeptus? They seem to have no shortage of money at all.
Before Liben could react, Makoto slapped down a money bag containing 500,000 Mora.
Liben subconsciously reached out and took the money bag, feeling its heavy weight, and quickly said, "That's too much. These sakura bloom are not worth that price at all; they can only sell for at most 50,000 Mora."
"I'll return the remaining 450,000 Mora to you."
Liben was also true to his nature; he would never take money he shouldn't earn.
Makoto waved his hand dismissively, "How can money that's been paid out be returned? You just keep that money for yourself."
Seeing Makoto's strong attitude, Liben reluctantly said, "Earning so much money all at once makes me uneasy."
"How about this, I'll give you some more things."
As he spoke, Liben rummaged through his backpack for materials to give to Makoto, determined to make up the difference.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining an intertwined fate from the merchant Liben."
Just then, the system's voice rang in Makoto's mind.
Makoto had not expected that by merely purchasing some sakura bloom, he would even obtain an intertwined fate, which was an unexpected surprise.
This also showed that Liben, this brother, was truly reliable; he really gave intertwined fate.
Soon, Liben pulled out many materials from his backpack and gave them to Makoto.
Many of the materials were common plants or ores.
But even so, Liben's backpack still contained various bottles and jars of different sizes, as if it were bottomless.
So much so that Makoto had an illusion that whatever material from any country he wanted, Liben could pull it out of his bag.
Noticing Makoto's surprise, Liben stood there scratching his head, "Mondstadt is about to hold the Windblume Festival soon, and it will be crowded and lively then."
"So I prepared a lot of goods, planning to try my luck in Mondstadt."
"If I'm lucky, I might even sell all the goods."
Makoto caught a detail in the conversation, "Are you going to Mondstadt? Coincidentally, I'm also planning to take the Little Ones to participate in the Windblume Festival..."
Before Makoto could finish speaking, Liben extended an invitation first.
"You're also going to Mondstadt? Then why don't we set off together!"
Because the journey from Liyue to Mondstadt was long,
during this time, no one could say where Hilichurl or Slime might pop out and attack.
And Liben had personally witnessed Makoto's strength.
If he could have a strong person like Makoto accompany him, this journey would definitely be much safer.
Facing Liben's invitation, Makoto also agreed.
The two arranged a departure time, then said goodbye.
Makoto also wanted to thank Yelan.
If it weren't for Yelan's reminder, he wouldn't have found the sakura bloom.
However, when Makoto turned around, he found that Yelan had disappeared.
That Xiao Jiahuo came and went without a trace, elusive.
After purchasing sakura bloom from Liben, Makoto began making tricolor dango.
Of course, he did not forget his promise to Raiden Makoto earlier to cook with Qingxin, so he would make a qingxin flower cool cake.
Thinking of this, Makoto looked up at the sky.
The sun was setting; it was already dusk.
He had to make the tricolor dango and qingxin flower cool cake before dark.
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