Sumeru, Akademiya.
As the Acting Grand Sage, Alhaitham had already moved into the Grand Sage's office. Although this office was larger and more luxurious than his office when he was a Scribe, Alhaitham was already starting to miss his small office.
Because sitting here, officials would constantly come to him with a pile of troublesome matters for approval, delaying his leisurely time.
The position of Grand Sage of the Akademiya was indeed as he thought, a difficult task requiring coordination of the six schools. Allocating research funds to various schools annually, personnel changes within each school, policy formulation, and so on—even some trivial matters often necessitated a special meeting for discussion, sometimes even two.
No wonder successive sages, after assuming their roles, barely produced any academic research results; they spent all their energy on petty squabbles, leaving no time to calmly conduct research.
Just now, Alhaitham was staring blankly at the invitation on his desk. It was sent to him by the Inazuma Regent, inviting him to Inazuma for his wedding and to exchange ideas with leaders from the other three nations.
Alhaitham had originally thought it was just a polite remark to the Lesser Lord Kusanali, but he didn't expect it to actually come true.
Regarding Miyashiro's invitation, Alhaitham was indifferent. Traveling across the ocean to Inazuma for a business trip, how was that different from working overtime on a weekend?
However, this matter had already been decided by the Lesser Lord Kusanali. He would soon travel to Inazuma with her to attend the event. Alhaitham glanced at the accompanying list and found a strange name on it.
Alhaitham murmured, "Balladeer... Who is this? A Logic School scholar specializing in Inazuma history? Why do I have no impression of him at all?"
...Inazuma.
Since the official announcement of their Regent's upcoming wedding and the international grand event, the entire Inazuma had entered a state of high alert. Municipal Projects such as road repairs, street cleaning, dock expansion, fire drills, and security patrols were all underway.
Every Shogunate member was like a tightly wound spring, working non-stop. Even Miyashiro, as the Inazuma Regent, was called by Kuki Shinobu to use the Conjoined House Technique to provide guest rooms for the incoming tourists.
It must be said that the Conjoined House Technique was truly effective, immediately supplementing the originally stretched housing supply and solving an urgent problem.
Kamisato Ayato, as the Yashiro Commission's head, in order to fight this battle of resurgence well, after learning that the Shogunate's budget was limited, did not hesitate to use a large amount of the Kamisato Clan's family wealth to fund this wedding and the accompanying celebrations.
As the celebration would last for a full month and required extremely high standards for various activities, the Yashiro Commission extensively sought good ideas from the public across all of Inazuma.
So far, the approved activities include:
The Hues of the Violet Garden, based on the story of Inazuma's ancient Five Kasen;
The Narukami Purification Wish Festival, personally presided over by Yae Miko at the Grand Narukami Shrine;
The Akitsu Kimodameshi, a test of courage held in Chinju Forest;
The The Art of the Blade, a Kendo tournament showcasing the charm of Inazuma's sword arts;
The Fireworks Festival prepared by Yoimiya of Naganohara;
The Genius Invokation TCG tournament, recently popular throughout Teyvat.
Of course, in addition to these more formal celebratory activities, there were also two seemingly less serious activities organized and prepared by the Arataki Gang: the "Arataki Blazing Majesty Drumalong Festival" and the "Arataki Beetle Battle Royale."
Originally, these two activities of the Arataki Gang were not presentable, not even qualifying for submission. But Kuki Shinobu truly couldn't argue with her stubborn and dense boss, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and report these two activities to the Regents Office, letting Miyashiro decide for himself.
Kuki Shinobu had thought Miyashiro would decisively reject these two proposals. To her surprise, Miyashiro showed great interest in the beetle-fighting activity proposed by Arataki Itto. Perhaps he was infected by Arataki Itto when he went to Liyue last time, and so the matter was settled.
However, Miyashiro was a bit uneasy about letting the dense guys from the Arataki Gang handle this, so he had Kuki Shinobu specifically assign personnel to manage it.
Thus, these eight celebratory activities, approved by the Shogunate, would account for Inazuma's month-long carnival. Activities sanctioned by the Shogunate would be officially published and heavily promoted on event posters, allowing tourists to choose whether to participate or observe.
Of course, in addition to these official activities, there were also some activities that were not approved by the Shogunate but could still proceed normally, waiting for tourists to discover them on their own.
For example, Nilou's Zubayr Theater Inazuma branch planned to use this opportunity to showcase Sumeru's dance art to the people of Inazuma, hoping to make a big splash.
It's just that they were new arrivals. Inazuma's local dances tended to be conservative and gentle, while Nilou's overly revealing and flamboyant dances were somewhat out of place in Inazuma, not favored by the Shogunate. However, out of respect for Miyashiro, their performances were not prohibited, but neither were they supported.
To promote Inazuma's long-standing hot spring culture, the owner of the Akasaka Qian Tang bathhouse in Inazuma City wanted to vigorously promote their bathhouse, even planning to hold a scrubbing competition. However, the Shogunate rejected its promotion, citing it as detrimental to public morals.
As for Inazuma's cuisine, several restaurants in the city planned to jointly hold an eating contest. However, the Shogunate could not support such an activity that could easily make tourists sick, so the merchants had to take responsibility themselves.
There were also sea fishing competitions, Waverider races, and so on. In short, for the next month or so, Inazuma would become the focus of Teyvat, attracting tourists from all over the world.
While preparations were in full swing across Inazuma, the backyard of the Regents Office presented a different scene.
Since Miyashiro's return, he had been extremely attentive to everything concerning Shenhe. Shenhe truly enjoyed treatment comparable to that of a queen; the world was vast, but Shenhe was now paramount.
However, Miyashiro's good days did not last long, because Cloud Retainer, Mountain Shaper, and Moon Carver, the three Adepti, rushed to Inazuma without stopping. As soon as they met, they pushed Miyashiro away from Shenhe's side.
Shenhe was also deeply moved by the arrival of her three masters, her eyes glistening with tears. This scene startled the three Adepti, who glared at Miyashiro with wide eyes.
Especially when the three of them saw Miyashiro's harem, they gave him no good face. How long had it been, and he already had three more wives? This was unacceptable!
Cloud Retainer, in particular, always felt that her disciple had suffered greatly in Inazuma and constantly thought about taking Shenhe back to Mt. Aocang.
As for Mountain Shaper and Moon Carver, they found an opportunity to 'beat up' Miyashiro. Although the two Adepti tried their best, they couldn't break through Miyashiro's defenses, but Miyashiro was still very considerate and let them vent their anger.
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