Dori had actually been in Inazuma for several days on a fact-finding mission. At this moment, due to the Regent's wedding and the various celebratory events, Inazuma could be considered the liveliest nation in Teyvat, which naturally attracted the attention of Dori, a merchant.
A merchant of Dori's caliber had long since moved past the childish stage of only focusing on business opportunities within Sumeru. Like Ningguang, she had already begun to set her sights on business opportunities throughout all of Teyvat.
The fact that she had wanted to organize a Teyvat-wide tour for Nilou was proof enough of this, though it was a pity that the plan had ultimately fallen through due to Miyashiro's interference.
Dori had personally traveled to Inazuma for this field investigation for two reasons: first, because Sumeru and Inazuma had officially formed an alliance, and she naturally could not pass up this emerging market; and second, she wanted to see for herself exactly where she had lost, allowing Miyashiro to make off with her cash cow.
It turned out that she hadn't known what she was missing until she investigated. She was shocked to find that Inazuma, a nation she had long overlooked, had erupted with unparalleled vitality under the governance of this Regent. This made Dori, with her keen commercial instincts, realize that the Inazuman market was full of potential and offered opportunities to make a fortune.
Consequently, she formed the idea of meeting with Miyashiro to discuss a partnership. However, as Dori was merely a wealthy merchant from Sumeru with no connections or stepping stone in Inazuma, she lacked the standing to negotiate with a national Regent based solely on the Mora in her hands.
The Regent's wedding seemed like a good opportunity, but with so many guests attending the banquet and her own relative obscurity, how could she make Miyashiro notice her?
Dori decided to take a gamble and attract Miyashiro's attention in an unconventional way. When Alhaitham happened to mention the Alcazarzaray Palace, Dori realized this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, leading to the scene that had just occurred.
Miyashiro was quite surprised by Dori's appearance, but looking at her unabashed aura of a profiteer, he couldn't help but compare her to the nearby Ningguang, and then he sighed at Dori.
Seeing Miyashiro's expression, Dori inexplicably felt a sense of defeat. This made her very unhappy, but facing the Regent, and at such a major figure's wedding, Dori dared not act out.
Miyashiro: "It is truly my honor that the renowned Lord Sangemah Bay from Sumeru has traveled thousands of miles to Inazuma to attend my wedding."
Dori: "You are too kind, Regent. Just call me Dori. Since Sumeru and Inazuma are on good terms, I naturally needed to conduct a field investigation so that I wouldn't miss the opportunity to earn some shiny, round Mora."
Seeing Dori's mind filled entirely with Mora, Miyashiro smiled and said: "Is that so? I wonder what Lord Dori thinks of Inazuma?"
Dori said excitedly: "To me, this is a brand new, blank market. I really like this celebration. If such a grand event could be held once a year, I would be very happy to provide sponsorship."
As soon as Dori said this, everyone present instantly fell silent, and even the expressions on the faces of Shenhe and Ayaka nearby froze.
Dori's words made Miyashiro feel a tingling sensation on his scalp. The main reason this celebration was so grand and magnificent was that Miyashiro was marrying Shenhe, the primary wife. In everyone's understanding, wasn't Dori's statement essentially asking Miyashiro to marry a new primary wife every year?
Miyashiro naturally would like to be a groom every year, but now that the primary wife of the Uchiha Clan had been decided, even if he were to hold weddings with Sara, Eula, and Ayaka in the future, it would be impossible to have the same spectacle as today. Not only would Shenhe not agree, but Sara and the others would absolutely not dare to overstep.
Therefore, even if there were such grand events again, they could not be held with more magnificence than this one, and they would even have to be deliberately toned down to avoid offending Shenhe.
Miyashiro, seeing this, quickly glossed over it, saying: "Today is my wedding with Shenhe, so let's not talk about work. Everyone, please enjoy the happy times. Lord Dori, if you have any ideas about cooperating with Inazuma, you are welcome to discuss them later. Inazuma is currently thirsty for high-quality traders like you. By the way, Klee, Klee, come here for a second."
Klee, who was being watched by Acting Grand Master Jean while obediently eating vegetables, heard Miyashiro's summons and immediately darted away, causing Acting Grand Master Jean to shake her head in resignation.
Klee trotted over on his short legs to Miyashiro's side and asked: "Brother Miyashiro, what do you want with me? Huh? Who is this big sister?"
Miyashiro smiled: "Klee, this is Sister Dori. She is your mother's friend, and she has many novel and fun toys. Dori, this is Klee, Ms. Alice's child. I don't need to tell you what to do, right?"
Dori and Klee looked at each other with excitement, full of friendly curiosity.
Klee: "Hello, Sister Dori. Can you play with Klee?"
Dori: "Sister... Hmm, little Klee, I am your Sister Dori. Sister has lots and lots of toys, I'll take you to play."
With that, Dori took Klee to her warehouse, attempting to share all her best things with Klee. The reason was simple: because Klee was Ms. Alice's child, and Ms. Alice was Dori's most important business partner, bar none.
The reason Dori was able to start from scratch and become the richest person in Sumeru in such a short time, besides her own hard work, was even more importantly, the tremendous help Ms. Alice had provided during the early stages of her career.
Every so often, Alice would have someone send her new inventions to Dori to sell. Because Alice's new inventions had strange and bizarre functions and their prices fluctuated wildly, they were worthless in the eyes of those who didn't need them, but priceless treasures in the eyes of those who desperately did. This put Dori's sales ability to the test.
However, Dori was always able to sell Alice's inventions to the people who needed them most, which was the secret to how she rapidly accumulated wealth. Furthermore, after selling them at a high price, she would do everything in her power to get the Mora to Alice, even if it meant covering labor, shipping, insurance, and other costs out of her own pocket without hesitation.
Even though Alice was no longer Dori's only supplier, she still regarded this as the most important thing, because she always remembered the promise she had made when they first met.
This kind of treatment was something Dori only gave to Alice; as for others, trying to save even one Mora from Dori's hands was a fantasy.
But now, there was also Klee. Not only because Klee was Ms. Alice's child, but even more so because Klee had called her "sister."
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