I built the Black Tower City in Sumeru.

Chapter 35: Purchasing Floating Stones and Watching Nasita Clean Up Her Food Storage Space.

Speaking of which, I'm currently one of Farusan's prized disciples, but I don't know why the system isn't issuing any more mentor favorability tasks.

Is it enough to raise the mentor's favorability to 30?

Farusian's favorability rating is already at fifty.

The system gave a perfectly timed response.

[After completing the three mentor selection tasks, further tasks will be unlocked.]

It turns out that certain preconditions are required.

……

After meeting up, the four of them browsed the stalls together.

A crowd had gathered in front of a stall ahead, where the stall owner was enthusiastically promoting various strange treasures.

"Take a look! This is a treasure brought from across the ocean by Liyue—a Floating Stone! It's a material used to build the Jade Pavilion. It can float in the air. Buy it and display it at home, and you'll have abundant wealth and continuous advancement!"

Chen Bo squeezed in and saw a dozen palm-sized, flat, gray stones floating on the counter. They were tied to a large stone with ropes and suspended in mid-air like balloons.

"Floating stones, these are quite rare in Sumeru," Farusan commented. "They're usually used to counteract the gravity of large mechanisms, but this one is so small, it's more like a decorative piece."

Farusan is erudite and has a remarkable memory; she is well-versed in Liyue's literary works, let alone a single stone.

Floating Stone—Chen Bozhen never expected to see such a wonderful thing in Sumeru.

If this thing is integrated into the interior of Luna 1, Nasita can float behind him like Paimon.

In that case, what's the difference between Nasita and Paimon the Elder?

There are differences; Narcida is a hundred times smarter than Paimon the Elder!

No, a thousand times...

Still not right, ten thousand times!

Moreover, this thing can be installed on one's own armor, allowing the armor to float dozens of meters above one's head normally.

When needed, simply summon the armor and combine!

Armor components descended from the sky and began to assemble.

Just thinking about it makes me feel so cool!

"Boss, how much is this stone?" Chen Bo asked as he stepped forward.

Upon seeing someone inquire about the price, the stall owner immediately put on a smile: "Young man, you have a good eye! This is top-quality stuff. Only 100,000 moras for a small piece, no bargaining." (Let's use real-world prices for easier reference and to avoid the need for conversions, and to avoid mentioning Watts's outrageous prices.)

"One hundred thousand?" Chen Bo chuckled. "Boss, do you think I'm some idiot who's gone crazy from studying at the Order of the Order? This stuff isn't exactly common in the Liyue mining area, but it's certainly not some rare treasure. I've heard that some people in Liyue use Floating Stone to build a pavilion in the sky. How could this be anything rare?"

"These pieces of yours are of average quality, 10,000 Mora each, I'll take them all."

The stall owner's smile froze instantly: "Ten thousand? That's robbery! My shipping costs alone are more than that! The lowest price is eighty thousand, not a penny less!"

"Fifty thousand." Chen Bo made a move to leave. "In Sumeru, such a small floating stone is only worth its size for display. At such a high price, no one would buy it. You've been displaying it here for half a day; has anyone actually paid for it?"

The stall owner was also very hesitant: "If you want them all, it'll be 70,000! That's my bottom line!"

Chen Bo, unsure of the price, looked at Farusan.

Farusan understood Chen Bo's look and offered her opinion: "This price isn't expensive."

"If you really want it, you can just buy it."

So Chen Bo didn't hesitate any longer, counted the number of stones, and there were thirteen in total.

He immediately took out 900,000 Mora and handed it over: "Round it down, 900,000 Mora, I'll take it all."

The shopkeeper sighed and said, "Sigh, ten thousand less is ten thousand less, deal."

Cole stared in disbelief. "Anil, why did you buy so many levitation stones? If they're just for decoration, one would be enough." (Anil was Chen Bo's Sumeru name; he wouldn't use it when introducing himself in other countries.)

"It's a secret." Chen Bo smiled mysteriously and lifted the large rock with one hand. "I'll use it in my mechanism. I'll show it to you when it's finished."

He had already devised a plan. He would go back and cut the stones into small pieces. In addition to making his armor float in the air, he could also install counterweights on the floating cannons. This way, the floating cannons would not need to consume extra power to float in the air. Utilizing the properties of the floating stones, he could achieve extremely long standby and cruising time.

After buying the stone.

Chen Bo couldn't possibly carry a big rock while shopping with Faroshan and Cole.

He immediately looked at Farusan and Cole and said, "You two continue shopping, I'm taking Luna One back."

"It's inconvenient to carry something this big."

Farusan nodded: "Yes, if you feel anything unusual, be sure to tell me. Don't hide it from me."

Chen Bo nodded seriously: "Understood, Senior Farusan."

Cole also waved goodbye.

Although the boulder was enormous, the weight was offset by the floating stones, so it was not heavy.

Chen Bo could easily lift it up with one hand.

on the way home.

"How did you feel tonight?" Chen Bo asked.

Nasita looked at Chen Bo, her emerald eyes reflecting the moonlight: "Yes, compared to observing through the void in the Pure Goodness Palace, the feeling of touching the world with my own hands is really different."

"I also personally experienced the warmth of human kindness, it was very heartwarming, thank you, Chen Bo." (Nasida knew that Chen Bo was a guest from outside the world, so she knew his real name.)

Chen Bo looked up at the sky and said, "This is just the beginning. In the future, I will take you to experience more and bigger worlds."

Teyvat is still a little too small.

During this period, Chen Bo devoted most of his energy to Naxida's new body.

In order to ensure that the deity could participate in the next competition, Chen Bo prioritized completing the functional debugging of "Moon One".

As for his own armor, only the palm cannon, breastplate, and helmet have been completed so far, with a completion rate of only about 40%. However, the four floating cannons have been completed ahead of schedule.

The four floating cannons consist of two main guns and two close-in weapon systems.

During the match, these four floating cannons will also hover behind Nasida as a supplement to her firepower.

arrive home.

Nasita skillfully opened the mechanical hatch on her chest and took out a metal internal container.

This contains the date and coconut honey and various snacks I ate at the Grand Bazaar tonight.

Since this body lacks a digestive system, food is only temporarily stored in the pantry.

After discarding the food scraps, Nasita skillfully fetched water and began to carefully wash the container.

The scene was somewhat incongruous; it looked like the school washing up lunchboxes after a meal.

It seems quite interesting.

Chen Bo couldn't help but laugh out loud: "When the technology is more advanced in the future, I will definitely install a digestive system on Lunar 1, so you won't have to wash the dishes every time you come back from going out."

Nasita shook off the water from the container, put it back into her body, and said in a light tone, "It's okay, it's quite a novel feeling to clean things by hand. Compared to being able to only look and not touch anything at the Jing Shan Palace, washing dishes is a rare experience."

"I love so much."