Time Off!

Time Off! is a quest in .
==Steps==
# Wait until the following day (07:00–08:00)
# Wake Ningguang up
# Talk to Ningguang
#* Do something you never normally have time for. Proceed to Liyue Millennial.
#* Do something you never normally have the opportunity to do, and...
#** Start at the bottom of the ladder. Proceed to Starting From Zero.
#** Find some work at Northland Bank. Proceed to Endless Smoke.
==Dialogue==
;(Wait until the following day (07:00–08:00))
;(Wake Ningguang up)
: Ningguang: Yes, I'm already awake.
: Ningguang: I'll be out in a moment. I'm just changing.
;(Talk to Ningguang)
: Ningguang: Good morning. Did you sleep well?
: The same as usual.
:: Ningguang: That's good. I was worried you'd be a little uncomfortable.
: I was a little nervous.
:: Ningguang: There's nothing to worry about. We just need to go through the schedule you made and tick the items off one by one.
: I was so excited I couldn't sleep.
:: Ningguang: Oh, how strange — me too! ...I'm joking, of course — I slept like a baby. Sorry to disappoint you.
: Ningguang: So. What's item one on today's schedule?
: Here. Take a look for yourself.
: Ningguang: Hmm...
: Ningguang: I imagine this must have taken Baishi completely by surprise.
: Yes, but she said she'd leave it up to me.
: Ningguang: Sure. There's no harm in changing my schedule around once in a while.
: Ningguang: My schedule is usually very tightly packed, and any extra time I can squeeze out is spent on preparing for the future.
: Ningguang: So it'll be quite nice to take a break.
: You don't take many breaks, huh?
: Ningguang: I don't often feel tired. Seeing the Mora come in has a way of making me feel quite invigorated.
: Ningguang: Still, your idea is very sensible. Mora can only lift a weary spirit. It cannot alleviate physical fatigue.
: Ningguang: So then. The day's ahead of us. Any ideas on how to spend it?
:
:: Ningguang: Something I never have time for...
:: Ningguang: Ah, have you played the chess game I made? Or heard of it, perhaps?
:: Never heard of it...
::: Ningguang: It's called Liyue Millennial. Based on classic chess, but with different rules.
:: Is it called Liyue Millennial?
::: Ningguang: Yes. It's based on classic chess, but with different rules.
:: Ningguang: When I was designing it, I wanted it not only to be a fun game, but also capture Liyue's culture in a unique way.
:: Ningguang: So I introduced a lot of concepts that aren't part of traditional chess, as well as different chess pieces and even boards.
:: Ningguang: I'm constantly revising and expanding it. So far, there are over 30 editions.
:: What an ambitious project...
:: It sounds quite complicated...
:: Ningguang: True. That's one reason why it's been difficult to catch on.
:: Ningguang: But I don't feel that making it easier to learn is necessarily a good thing.
:: Ningguang: Isn't one of the joys of playing chess to continually learn and progress through a complex set of rules?
:: So how do we get people interested in it?
:: Ningguang: I think the key will be to make something that easily catches the attention of people who haven't played much chess before.
:: Ningguang: I'm planning to make a new set with the board and pieces based on the battle for Liyue.
:: Ningguang: One side will play the guardians of Liyue Harbor. The other side will play the Fatui and Osial.
:: Sounds fun.
:: I'd play that.
:: Ningguang: No problem. I will let you try it out as soon as I finish the prototype.
:: Ningguang: I want to make each of the chess pieces of Liyue Millennial as true-to-life as possible.
:: Ningguang: And no Guardians of Liyue chess set would be complete without you, would it?
:: You're going to make a chess piece based on me?
:: Ningguang: I am indeed. Many of them, in fact.
:: Ningguang: My thinking was that only people who pre-order the chess set at full price will be eligible to receive the limited-edition Traveler chess piece.
:: Ningguang: It seems only fitting for someone of your status.
:: So I'm part of the marketing plan...
:: Ningguang: Naturally, since you are the face of that historic event. I intend to make chess pieces for everyone who was involved that day, including myself.
:: Ningguang: Everyone who owns this chess set will preserve this moment in history in a vivid and compelling form.
:: It sounds great.
:: Ningguang: Then it's decided.
:: Ningguang: Come with me. To make this chess piece, I need to take some measurements.
::;(Proceed to Liyue Millennial)
:
:: Ningguang: Something I never have the opportunity to do...
:: Ningguang: Interesting. Before I decide, I'd like to know... what gave you this idea?
:: Ningguang: Because as far as most people are concerned, Mora is the key to any and all opportunities.
:: But being a member of the Liyue Qixing is a limitation.
:: But Mora can also be a limitation.
:: Ningguang: Yes, you're absolutely right. This is what I appreciate about you, you see things the way they are rather than how they appear.
:: Ningguang: I want to do something a little self-indulgent. Is that okay by you?
:: Sure. Whatever you feel like doing.
:: The day is yours. Do with it as you please.
:: Ningguang: Thank you. Alright here it is — I've always thought it would be fun to recapture what life was like before I joined the Liyue Qixing.
:: Ningguang: I was born into a humble family, and all the wealth you see now began with a single haul of fish.
:: You... know how to fish?
:: Ningguang: Hehe. I had to. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
:: Ningguang: Fishing isn't the half of it. You'd be amazed at some of the odd jobs I've worked in my time.
:: Ningguang: A lot of the old folks like to brag about how I used to be their errand-runner back in the day... hehe.
:: It's hard to imagine...
:: But it makes sense.
:: Ningguang: They were tough times. But I had a clear goal and plenty of motivation.
:: Ningguang: If I didn't make any money in the morning, I'd have no food for lunch. I guess that's why I came to be so obsessed with Mora.
:: Ningguang: I want to re-live that time from my life, feel some of that drive again. Take a trip down memory lane.
:: Ningguang: So how about it? Will you join me?
:: Sure.
:: It's not what I was expecting but it sounds like a lot of fun.
:: Ningguang: Great. Then let me lay down the ground rules.
:: Ningguang: We're not to use our status or reputation in Liyue Harbor to our advantage, and we have no starting capital.
:: Ningguang: The goal is to see how much Mora we can make under these conditions.
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::: Ningguang: Okay, but working as a day laborer could be quite dull...
::: Ningguang: Why don't we go down to the docks?
::: Ningguang: They periodically throw out a lot of unclaimed or abandoned goods. We might find something that we can exchange for Mora.
::: That's not the most dignified way to make money...
::: Ningguang: What does it matter? Don't worry about it, it's all part of the fun.
::: Ningguang: Come on. Let's go down to the docks.
::;(Proceed to Starting From Zero)
::
::: Ningguang: I can see why you'd suggest that. You're thinking I could use my knowledge of how Mora works to my advantage and make a lot of money there.
::: Ningguang: But Northland Bank is a special case. I rather suspect I would not be welcome there.
:::Because you've clashed in the past?
::: Ningguang: Yes, and also... Never mind, I'll just show you. It won't eat up too much time.
::: Ningguang: I expect they still hold a grudge against me to this day.
::;(Proceed to Endless Smoke)
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