Konoha: This Uchiha just wants to lie down

Temporary meeting room!

"Okay, we already know the demands of the Kingdom of Ghosts, but the route has been determined and there is no way to change it!"

Uchiha Yashiro acted as the blackface.

One Belt, One Road... No, it's the 'New Trade Road' plan, which is to open up a 'U'-shaped trade route across the huge desert of the Country of Wind, connecting remote and barren small countries such as the Country of Ghosts, the Country of Bears, and the Country of Snow... stand up.

The entire route is at least tens of thousands of kilometers long.

It was definitely not possible before!

After all, such a long distance, not to mention the various dangers on the road, the distance alone is enough to make ordinary caravans despair.

Even if a carriage can travel hundreds of kilometers a day (don’t use real-world speed calculations), it will still take more than a hundred days. The cost is too high.

Not to mention, you may encounter robbers, natural disasters, etc. on the road.

But it didn't work before, but that doesn't mean it doesn't work now.

Because of the Lieyang!

That's right, this kind of steel battleship that uses the 'ground effect principle' to fly can perfectly solve this problem.

Not only can it transport tens of thousands of tons of cargo at a time, it can also maintain a speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour without stopping.

It just exploded!

Such terrifying transportation capacity and efficiency directly made this business route possible.

And countries on this business road will definitely be able to enjoy huge benefits.

Not to mention other aspects, whether it is buying goods or selling specialties, you can get huge benefits.

The Kingdom of Ghosts wants to be the end.

That is to say, the Lieyang and other transportation vehicles will stop at the 'station' for loading/unloading cargo, so they came to fight for it.

In terms of geographical environment, the Snow Country is naturally suitable.

The other party is not only close to the sea, but also the center of many small countries.

But sometimes, you don’t necessarily choose the best place, but are affected by off-site factors.

Now, the visit of the delegation from the Kingdom of Ghosts is an 'off-site factor'.

Although the news about the new trade route has been revealed by Tang Ping, because they don’t know the reason for the ‘Scorching Sun’, the small countries around the Kingdom of Ghosts still don’t know what this plan represents.

That’s right!

Maitreya also didn’t know about the Lieyang.

Although Asasa Kiyoo knew it, as a high-ranking member of the castle tower, he would naturally not betray this information.

If he really did this, he would not be able to secure his position in the future, so he just hinted that the Maitreya plan was real and would be launched soon.

After getting the hint, Maitreya, the master of the ghost kingdom, would come to visit as soon as possible.

"Compared to the Kingdom of Snow, our Kingdom of Ghosts is the ally of the castle tower, and..."

Miroku spoke of the advantages of the Ghost Country.

Yes, in terms of geographical advantages, the Kingdom of Ghosts is indeed inferior to the Kingdom of Snow, but there is one advantage that the Kingdom of Snow is far inferior to.

Relationships and internal environment!

The relationship between the Kingdom of Oni and the castle tower, apart from the fact that they have not merged, is completely unbreakable.

Even the miko who manage the staff are trained on their behalf.

Not to mention high-level relationships.

Asashi Kiyoo directly plays two roles, and at the same time, the existence of Shion directly makes their alliance unbreakable.

It has to be said that Maitreya's decision to 'attack' Tanghei when he was still a child was definitely a wise decision. I don't know if she saw something through the prophecy.

"Even if we are allies, there is no reason to sacrifice our interests, right?"

Uchiha Mei suddenly spoke.

She didn't know why, but she felt a little uncomfortable.

Normally, she has an energetic personality and doesn't show any temper at all, but now she can't help it.

Uchiha Yashiro was trembling.

Although he is also a high-ranking person, facing Uchiha Mei, a boss who is his superior both in the clan and in position, he can only act as a transparent person.

“…”

Maitreya also understood that the other party was right, so she did not argue, but just stroked Ziyuan's hair silently, as if she was 'thinking' about countermeasures.

Well, her countermeasure was really good, because Tang Ping took the initiative to speak.

"Mei, the only option now is the Kingdom of Ghosts, isn't it?"

Although he revealed the plan in advance, the only one who has taken the initiative to discuss cooperation is the Kingdom of Ghosts, so this makes sense.

In fact, as long as they see the effect, the small countries over there will not be able to help but come to fight for it, and then they can negotiate more favorable conditions. This is why Uchiha Yashiro said that at first.

But after Tang Ping opened his mouth, no one mentioned this.

"All right!"

Uchiha Mei stopped talking.

In private, she could not give Tang Feng face, but in public, she always treated Tang Fang as the main priority, without any overstep.

This is to prevent Uchiwa from giving false signals to the first pulse of his family.

That is, the castle tower belongs to the public, not the Uchiha, otherwise internal strife will easily occur.

"The Kingdom of Ghosts can be the 'end point' of business!"

Uchiha Yashiro saw this and gave a positive reply.

That is, the Kingdom of Ghosts can become the end point of the new trade path.

In the future, this alone will bring huge benefits to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Just like the surrounding small countries, if you want to sell specialties, you must first transport them to the country of ghosts, and then ship them away from there.

At the same time, foreign goods will be unloaded in the Ghost Country first, and then sold to various small countries.

And the 'New Business Road' plan formulated by Tanghei can also bring terrifying profits to the castle tower.

Although the small countries over there are all barren and backward, it does not mean that they are worthless.

Various special products and minerals, as well as population, are all precious resources.

Even if there were these things in the past, it didn't make any sense, because it was far away from the center of the ninja world, so naturally it couldn't be developed.

But now that there is a ground-effect aircraft like the Lieyang, it has huge strategic value.

It’s not that the castle tower doesn’t want to develop smaller countries that are closer.

But the Kingdom of Tea alone has aroused great vigilance and reaction. If you continue to attack those small countries, do you believe that the five major ninja villages will directly end up for you? .

After all, those small countries are within their sphere of influence.

Therefore, in the central area of ​​the ninja world, the expansion space of the castle tower has reached its limit.

Therefore, Tang Ping naturally has to adjust his strategy and set his expansion goals elsewhere.

So the place located at the northwest edge of the ninja world fell into his eyes.

Poor and backward!

It is these small countries located on the edge of the ninja world that give people the impression that all major ninja villages look down on these places.

But the castle tower has a way to develop it and directly turn it into a source of materials and a market for itself.

After confirming that the Demon Kingdom would become the core point of the new business path, the meeting ended, but Miroku suddenly spoke.

"etc!"

After she called everyone, she looked at Xiao Ziyuan beside her gently and said:

"Shion has reached the age where she should go to school. I want her to come to the castle tower to enroll, please!"

This is also the reason why she brought him here.

Let Shion go to school at the castle tower!

There are many reasons.

That is, although the Kingdom of Oni can teach others to become miko, it cannot teach them in other aspects.

At the same time, placing people here can also better enable them to meet Tang Ping more often. Finally, as the future miko of the Demon Country, she naturally has to maintain a good relationship with her patrons.

And it can also be used as a 'hostage', so that the people in the castle tower can rest assured about the country of ghosts.

Of course, this is because they don't know Shion's true identity, so they take her as a hostage.

But with Tang Ping here, there was no need to worry about anything happening to the hostages, so Maitreya was naturally relieved to keep them.

So much money!

Keeping Shion will not only reassure the people in the castle tower, but also give her a chance to stay with Dohei.

Whether it’s the Castle Tower or the Oni Country, this is a good choice.

There is no need to worry about no one taking care of her.

Ashikasa Kiyo will serve as the guardian, as well as the shrine maidens trained by the Demon Kingdom, which is enough for Xiao Shion to live like a little princess in the castle tower, without the need to return to the Demon Kingdom to suffer.

Although the environment of the Ghost Country is much better than before, there is no electricity in that barren land, so don't expect much enjoyment.

So it's really not a bad thing to let Shion live in the castle tower.

"Don't worry, we will definitely take good care of His Highness Ziyuan!"

After Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Mei looked at each other, they decisively agreed.

With such a hostage in hand, there is no need to worry about the Kingdom of Ghosts having any different intentions. It can be regarded as its own sub-base.

Only Tang Ping had a complicated expression.

Because he didn't know how to treat Xiao Ziyuan.

At this point, the mission's goal from the Kingdom of Ghosts has been achieved, and Maitreya set off directly to leave. She was eager to go back and take charge of the work.

And Xiao Ziyuan was not too sad, but was extremely happy.

After all, when she was in the Kingdom of Ghosts, she was very strictly disciplined and didn't even have time to rest. Now she is liberated.

However, this negotiation has just ended, and another negotiation is about to begin.