This kind of intimate probing really did seem to have gone a little too far.
Kamisato Satoru knew when to stop. He took the initiative and stepped back a few paces.
Seeing this, Lisa hurriedly steadied her slightly disordered breathing before shooting Kamisato Satoru an annoyed glare.
As far as she could remember, she had never lost her composure this badly in front of a junior before.
"Lisa, with all your knowledge, where do you think would be suitable for expanding territory and establishing a new nation, aside from the seven nations we already know?"
Kamisato Satoru knew very well that once he fully mastered authority over laws, it would effectively grant him the status of a god.
At that point, establishing an independent nation wouldn’t be difficult.
As for tedious matters like governing a country, he planned to follow the example of that Anemo Archon who spent all day slacking off.
He could simply take a hands-off approach.
All he needed was to find a suitable leader to act in his place.
Then he could be a completely carefree figurehead who didn’t have to worry about anything.
Only when a truly powerful enemy appeared, one that his people couldn’t handle themselves, would he personally step forward to solve the problem.
"Hiss!"
Hearing this astonishing idea, Mona and Lisa simultaneously sucked in a sharp breath.
Kamisato Satoru was actually planning to create a nation of his own.
It was an undertaking so outrageous that ordinary people wouldn’t even dare dream of it.
Across present-day Teyvat, there were only the seven nations protected by their respective gods.
Under the Heavenly Principles’ oppressive rule, a new power outside that established order would almost certainly never be permitted to arise.
"Teyvat may be vast, but most of its lands already belong to someone. I’m afraid what’s left is mostly barren territory like the Dark Sea."
Lisa shook her head with a grave expression.
The current Seven would never simply sit by and watch someone establish a new city-state within their own territory either.
"Is that so?"
Kamisato Satoru thoughtfully rubbed his chin.
He knew Lisa was right.
"What about somewhere like Wuwang Hill or Dragonspine?"
Mona suddenly offered a suggestion from the side.
Lisa rejected the idea almost immediately.
"Wuwang Hill lies along the boundary between life and death, with wandering spirits appearing there year-round. Dragonspine, meanwhile, is simply too harsh and bitterly cold. Neither is suitable for a large human population."
The only reason the Anemo Archon and Geo Archon paid little attention to those territories was because they were dangerous, easily defended regions with almost no inhabitants to begin with.
Kamisato Satoru, however, fell into deep thought.
He wasn’t particularly worried about strange places connected to life and death.
Dragonspine’s environment, on the other hand, stirred some inexplicable feeling within him.
"Then let’s put those two locations on the list for investigation. We can slowly work out the details later."
Venti, that Anemo Archon who only ever seemed interested in drinking, definitely wouldn’t object.
A few bottles of top-quality wine would probably be enough to deal with him.
Zhongli should be negotiable too.
As long as Satoru promised to find a way to resurrect several of Zhongli’s old friends from years past, the God of Contracts would probably be willing to turn a blind eye.
"Since you’ve already made up your mind, then I’ll eagerly await the day you personally establish Teyvat’s eighth nation."
Lisa made no attempt to dissuade him.
She knew the man standing before her wasn’t joking.
"No problem. When the day comes and I officially establish the nation, you two can be among my very first citizens."
"Hey! Stop making decisions for me. I never agreed to join whatever country you’re planning to create."
Mona glared at Kamisato Satoru indignantly.
This grand plan was still nowhere close to becoming reality. There was no way she would agree to anything right now.
At the very least, she’d wait until he actually achieved this magnificent ambition before considering it.
"Hehe. When the time comes, just make sure you give your big sister an easy position. Preferably one where I don’t have to do any work."
Lisa, on the other hand, was remarkably straightforward.
Mona finally understood.
Regardless of whatever destiny someone’s Constellation originally represented, anyone who lived in Barbatos’s territory long enough would inevitably develop a lazy heart that longed to slack off.
"Lisa, it’s getting late. We’ll be heading off."
"When we have some free time, I’ll bring her over again and we can enjoy afternoon tea together."
They had already been talking for quite a while, and Kamisato Satoru figured Mona should head back and get some proper rest while sorting through everything that had happened.
"Then your big sister will look forward to your next visit."
Lisa gracefully rose to her feet and returned the books in her hands to their proper places.
Kamisato Satoru then led Mona out of the quiet library.
"Mona, remember to show up on time for work tomorrow."
"All right, all right. I know."
When they passed the door to the solitary confinement room, Kamisato Satoru first told Mona to head back to the house she’d rented.
He then familiarly pushed open the door, intending to check on a certain little troublemaker who had been locked inside.
"Little Klee, did you go and cause trouble behind everyone’s backs again?"
Kamisato Satoru deliberately softened his footsteps as he slowly made his way farther inside.
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