The income from the port is actually nothing to Qidao. There are basically no more than twenty boatmen traveling here a day.
Mai, however, developed this place into a place for her elves to practice their skills, and kept the dock in order.
Today, she has grown into a person that even Kongmu Tetsu admires.
Komu Toru heard a lot of interesting things about Mai from the boatmen's chatter. The Mai in their mouths was very vivid and charming, and it was getting farther and farther away from the Mai he knew.
Taking out his wallet, Kongmu Tetsu walked towards the beautiful flower and asked about the price.
He can read and operate machines. After seeing these things, he will not be surprised that Meilihua is using a calculator to calculate the amount...
Forget it, let's just be a little surprised.
Although it was very slow, Meilihua still quoted the amount.
Other consumption is very cheap. After all, Qidao itself produces a lot of fruits, so juice cannot be expensive.
Only the cakes with various ingredients are extremely expensive, close to the price of a custom-made banquet cake made by Kongmu Tetsu.
Kongmu Teru smiled and said nothing, thinking that this cake might be a good start to the conversation between him and Mai.
On the way here, Toru Kongmu kept thinking about what kind of topic to chat with Mai.
Talking about experiences is too blunt, and it is easy to step on the past.
When it comes to doing business on Liaoqi Island, it seems that one’s hands are too long and one wants to understand everything.
Talking about raising elves...I am not that type.
Talking about Luther... This was even more shocking. It seemed that no matter what she said, Mai might be unhappy.
She never likes to comment on things she likes, whether they are positive or negative.
This has been true from childhood to adulthood.
As Mai's father, Toru Kongmu discovered for the first time that he knew so little about Mai that even starting a topic after a long absence required racking his brains and thinking over and over again.
Having been immersed in the beverage industry for many years, Toru Kongmu can understand the huge value of the fruit trees on both sides of the road in Qidao just by taking a glance at them.
Qidao is a good place, but before that, except for Luther, almost no one wanted to come here to run it.
Could it be that Luther was the only one who noticed the unique geographical advantages of Qidao and the unusually fertile soil "irrigated" by migrating elves on Qidao?
Buying an island is just a multiple-choice question. Making an island generate enough benefits to offset the losses of buying an island is the core problem.
In the face of major capitals and families who are completely focused on profit, developing a desert island cannot bring them greater benefits, so opening up wasteland has become a stupid choice.
The success of Qidao has made many small and medium-sized families and even big families ready to make moves recently.
In the past, they thought that the fruit of Qidao was ripe and encouraged the alliance to take action. They would take advantage of the chaos to get a share of the pie.
Very few people in their right mind would have this idea. After all, the Alliance has publicly handed over the rights to Qidao to Luther and Mai.
Now, these people are looking for desert islands in non-core areas of Sinnoh, eager to replicate some of the success of the islands.
"How stupid."
After seeing groups of elves under the fruit trees preparing the trees for cold and frost protection, Kuangmu Tetsu drew conclusions about the behavior of this group of people.
As Gardevoir stopped in front of him, Kong Mu Te also stopped.
However, when he looked around, he couldn't see any buildings. He was clearly still in a fruit forest.
The confused Kongmu Te was about to ask something when a strange elf suddenly fell from the sky.
Her wings are like the pink ring-shaped part of her body, and her body is also composed of three colors: cream, blue, and pink.
Kong Mu Te had no time to ask anything, because Gardevoir had already teleported away in the blink of an eye, leaving him alone to stare blankly at the strange elf in front of him.
"Gardevoir has to leave temporarily because of something. Come with me."
The voice echoing in Kong Muche's mind was very soft and melodious, and it took him a while to realize that the elf in front of him could telepathically communicate.
"Sorry, I've never seen it before..."
"Cresselia."
As if she had read Kuangmu Tetsu's thoughts, Cresselia introduced herself first.
"I am Mai's elf, and I am also the manager of all the elves on her island. I am also involved in the training of the elves you see who can read and count."
Kongmu Che said: "It turns out that you have been secretly..."
"Pay attention to your wording. To Qidao, you are the outsider."
"I'm just curious about what my trainer, the elder who never wants to mention, looks like, so he appears at the beach."
The arrogance in Cresselia's words seemed to hurt Kongmu Che, and he couldn't help but retort: "I am her father."
Cresselia hummed softly: "Does she admit it?"
The long-term contact has made Cresselia know too many things. There are no secrets between her and Mai.
Mai lay on her body, looking at the stars in the sky, telling stories about her childhood, and those meetings that had not been revealed for a long time were exposed under the stars.
As a legendary elf, her ability to empathize is richer than that of some elves, and when Mai recalls the content about her father, her tone is never too light.
"You are an elf, you don't understand." Kongmu Che was so sad that he was eager to get rid of the topic.
"I am not just an elf, in the history of mankind, I am also called a god by you."
"Although it is just a useless title, after all, there are enough gods here, including me... But this is enough to prove that I am not the being who cannot understand human emotions as you said."
Unknowingly, Kongmu Che and Cresselia had arrived at the residential area, and the elves on both sides of the road were looking at Kongmu Che curiously.
"I hope you are different now than you were in the past." After Cresselia finished speaking, she took off into the sky and flew away.
Under the eaves of a building not far away, Mai in casual clothes was looking over here, surrounded by familiar elves.
Kong Muche stood there for a long time before he took a heavy step forward.
The distance between him and Mai was getting closer and closer, and Kongmu Tetsuya suddenly felt a little strange.
In nearly four years, Mai has become even more beautiful and fascinating. If she were still at Soragi's house, those who visited her in the past would definitely not be able to help but take a second look at her.
What would she be like now if she hadn't left the Kongmu family?
Will it be like now, confident, calm, and generous?
Mai walked down the stairs and took the initiative to walk towards Kongmu Tetsu.
Kongmu Che, who hadn't thought of what to say yet, had a handkerchief in front of him.
"Wipe the corners of your mouth, there's also cream."