Anbu Biography

"Water pipes?"

The expression on the shopkeeper's face revealed a very modest look of surprise.

"Well, it's the kind you can see everywhere once you enter the Land of Rain."

Qingyan stretched out his hand and gestured: "There are also near the building, and the underground water delivery system probably uses something similar - I haven't looked at that one carefully, but if you want to come to a country that is rainy all the year round, there must be a very mature water delivery system." The plumbing is right."

"Ah, this—"

The shop owner hesitated and said, "I'm not very clear, but in terms of the construction of the Kingdom of Rain, many questions should be addressed to God Envoy, if it is her, she will definitely know about it."

"God?"

Kiyohiko repeated the phrase, squinting his eyes: "Shouldn't I go to see the Daimyo...? Or, the one who protects the Land of Rain should be the Sanshoyu Hanzo-dono..."

"Hey, times have changed."

The shop owner seems to be really relaxed. After all, if the other party is going to meet the God Envoy later, the identities of these two outsiders are simply left to the God Envoy to judge: "She is from the Land of Rain. Savior, if there is anything you want to know, it should be the best way to seek the help of the God Envoy—if she has no ill intentions towards the Land of Rain, she probably won't do anything to you outsiders."

However, if you have something wrong in your heart, you can say something else—— Both Kiyohiko and Sai can hear the meaning of the second half of the sentence that the shopkeeper did not say.

Of course, Kiyohiko himself planned to buy water pipelines here anyway, so he could investigate at will without telling a lie, and his attitude was quite frank.It was the first time for Sai to hear about Kiyohiko's procurement plan, and he was taken aback for a moment before adjusting his smiling expression.

At this moment, the curtain at the door of the shop was pulled open again, and two people stumbled in.

——Two ninjas came in.Sai's movements suddenly became quiet, like a drawn bow ready to go.They wear Urenin forehead protectors on their heads, and the four vertical lines symbolize the continuous rain here. If there is no accident, they should be the old department that still obeys Sanshoyu Hanzo.

The smell of alcohol came to my face.

Kiyohiko frowned. Among the three ninja bans, prohibiting excessive drinking is a very important one. Even he himself, after passing Anbu's alcohol resistance training, would not allow himself to become drunk like this.

"Boss, boss, three skewers of roasted pork, and a chicken chop rice!"

The two of them sat crookedly on their seats and ordered with three fingers.

"Okay... okay!"

The boss seemed to be a little shy, and it seemed that this was not the first time he had faced this group of guys.Another ninja next to him also extended his finger, and even said, "Me too! I want another pot of shochu, and bring me any good appetizers!"

"Then, Sheng Hui, the total price of the dishes is..."

"My uncle's coming to your store is a reward, but you dare to take money!"

The person who came in at the very beginning yelled at the table, and a series of retroflex sounds made people feel that the person who came was not kind.

This kind of scene has been seen too much, Qingyan rested his chin and observed for a long time, and confirmed that the owner of this shop should indeed be an ordinary intelligence officer with little ability—otherwise, it would not be possible for these two seemingly ordinary Chunin The guys dare not move.

"Little, little old man is indeed honored to be able to entertain the two ninja adults..."

The store manager rubbed his hands, and just as he was about to put the accident to rest, Qingyan paused his chopsticks and turned up his volume: "I didn't expect that there is such a tradition in the Kingdom of Rain. Payment is only for out-of-town customers. Locals can pay here. Free food in the planting shop? Or, there are so many shameless people—so that we just happened to meet one or two when we came here."

"What did you say?"

The two ninjas turned their heads and saw Qingyan Zhou Zheng dressed in hunting clothes, leaning forward and laughing: "Ahahahaha! Which ignorant young master came to this kind of place to help justice! If you must be such a good person, why don't you just pay for the meals of the two of us!"

"Master Kiyohiko."

Sai lowered his head slightly, although he didn't know why Kiyohiko would touch this bad luck, but it shouldn't take much effort for him to deal with these two guys: "Do you need to do it?"

Sai's body was covered with haori, and he was also not dressed as a ninja. In addition, he was young, which made these guys ridicule: "Is the young master who knows nothing about the world still accompanied by children's entourage! Let me today Let me tell you the truth..."

Seeing that a fight was about to start in the store, the boss with the goatee was at a loss for what to do. He was about to slip away and find a way to notify his superiors, when he saw Qing Yan rolled up his sleeves and grabbed one of them neatly. Wrist, an over-the-shoulder throw pressed the opponent to the ground.

Saii dealt with the second one in the same way - even stepped on the other's ankle with one foot, put away his hands and asked Qingyan "how to deal with these two guys from Meng Lang next".

——The address has also changed from "Master Qingyan" to "Master Qingyan", which seems to be more authentic, and this identity that has been assigned for no reason is more real.

"Well, in short, take out the money they have and see if it's enough to pay for the meal in this restaurant."

Qing Yan took the lead, took out a few coins and a stack of banknotes from the other party's pocket, and handed them all to the shopkeeper: "Here, probably these are enough for dinner, right?"

"Enough, enough!"

The shopkeeper nodded hastily. In fact, today's situation was completely a disaster for him, and he himself was very heartbroken-the two guests drove away these ninjas today, but maybe the other party will make a comeback at some point It seems that his store will not last long... Even the owner of the store has complaints in his heart, since he is willing to help him solve this problem, he should solve it thoroughly!If he killed them directly, he wouldn't have any worries... Of course, he must never say these words to offend these businessmen who don't know how powerful they are.

At this moment, the accident happened suddenly.

The woman wearing a silk flower opened the curtain and walked into the store, quickly glanced at the two ninjas who were pinned down on the ground, and then turned to look at the owner: "——What happened? I watched from a distance. So noisy to this store."

"Sir God!"

The shop owner seemed to have found the backbone: "Yes, these two guys came to my shop, and then..."

"They don't pay for their meals."

Qing Yan let go of his hand confidently: "I still want to smash things in the store."

Xiao Nan: "..."

Although Payne said that he sensed that there were ninjas lurking into the Land of Rain and wanted her to go and see the situation, he never thought that this would happen.

"Who are you two?"

The handsome female ninja raised her eyebrows, and looked at the two people, one big and one small—the Chakra was quite satisfactory, belonging to the level that was not bad but not outstanding.

"We are businessmen from the Land of Fire and want to order a batch of high-pressure water pipes from the Land of Rain."

Qing Yan stared at the other party's eyes without being humble or humble: "I think you are the God Envoy who was introduced to us by the store manager before, do you know what channel you need to go through if you want to purchase these?"

"..."

Xiao Nan fell into silence. Are all the current spies looking for information in this way?She can be sure that the other party is a ninja, even if the forehead is hidden, the fighting habits and the chakra on the body can't be disguised, but...

"May I ask, why are you buying these things?"

Her expression didn't change, it seemed that she really just wanted to wonder what the intentions of these foreign merchants were here: "The Land of Fire is not as rainy as the Land of Rain, and the requirements for the sewer system should not be so high. .”

"Well, although he is said to be a businessman from the Land of Fire, it doesn't necessarily mean that he only sells goods in the Land of Fire."

Kiyohiko shrugged: "For example, the raw materials come from the mines of Tanokuni, and they are forged and formed by the artisans of Artisan Village, and finally I want to entrust the artisans of the Rain Country to process them into suitable high-pressure pipelines. , and finally plan to sell it to the Land of Winds."

Hearing this series of routes, Xiao Nan was taken aback.

It was also the first time for Sai to hear about Qingyan's complicated and tortuous business route, so he pursed his lips and remained silent for a while.

"what do you mean……"

"The Land of Winds is currently promoting drip irrigation technology, which is a method that can effectively prevent excessive evaporation of water and grow crops in arid areas. On top of this, there are also soilless cultivation plants that are being tried to grow."

Kiyohiko explained: "If the water supply is more sufficient, it may be possible to take advantage of the large temperature difference between day and night in this area to grow sandy watermelons and melons with very high sweetness. Through this, I want to sell some The high-pressure water pipeline is supplied to the Land of the Winds, and a supply line that can sell water resources to the Land of the Winds from neighboring countries such as the Kawasaki Kingdom is established, so as to realize the industrial upgrading of the Land of the Winds in the planting industry."

"Drip irrigation...and soilless cultivation?"

Xiao Nan repeated what the other party said, and roughly summed it up: "In short, this is a trade to benefit the Kingdom of Wind, right?"

"...is that the case?"

Qingyan rubbed the back of his head: "Anyway, when we brought our business to the Land of Winds, it was quite popular."

"But you said that you are a businessman from the Land of Fire, right?"

A piece of paper was wrapped around Kiyohiko's wrist when no one noticed. These paper foils can accurately transmit subtle data such as the heart rate, sweating, and breathing of the other party to detect whether the other party is lying, but unfortunately Yes, until now, everything Qing Yan said is true.

"—Why, the merchants from the Land of Fire are willing to do things that benefit the Land of Wind?"

Xiaonan asked: "Is it because of the Allied Powers Agreement? But in the past history, you two countries also had conflicts in the past."

"...You are indeed right, but the reason why I want to do this is very simple."

Qing Yan thought for a while: "You must have never eaten that kind of delicious melon."

"what?"

Xiao Nan frowned.

"Sand melons with a sugar content as high as 14.00% to 19.00% can be directly felt by those with a little strength when they split open with bare hands. The aroma of the melon can be smelled clearly across a room , with an orange, bright hue in the cracked inner core."

Qingyan described: "Once you eat it once, it should be hard to forget this taste - this is a fine variety that can only be successfully cultivated under the geographical environment of the Land of Winds. If you want this honeydew melon to grow successfully If it is planted in a large area, it must introduce a large-scale water delivery system."

This is ridiculous, both Konan and Sai thought so.

"You bastard, don't you just want to rely on your own strength..."

"—Your Excellency, God Envoy, does it mean that the Land of Rain forbids foreign trade?"

Kiyohiko suddenly asked.

"This, it's not."

As the main battlefield sandwiched between Konoha, Rock Hidden, and Sand Hidden, and a small country that has been bullied by the five major powers all year round, the economic situation of the Land of Rain has always been worrying.Even though they once wanted to turn the tide and save the country, even in this era of respite after the war ended briefly, the Country of Rain has always had a considerable number of impoverished people.

"My quotation here is also very fair. At least the country of craftsmen and the country of wind are very satisfied with the price of our products. Why don't you let me get in touch with your craftsmen first?"

Qing Yan bent his eyes and smiled harmlessly: "After all, the water delivery system that can be ranked first in the world, no matter how you think about it, this side is more authentic."

At that moment, Xiao Nan thought about many things.

For example, the children who struggled to survive in the heavy rain, such as myself and Nagato and their wandering childhood.Countless people in this country are still suffering so far, just like the country's numerous, perennial teardrops.

Since he is a "businessman from the Land of Fire", the other party is most likely a ninja from Konoha. Of course, the possibility of using some clever means to lie cannot be ruled out... Konan narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Konoha is also a complicated place for her.She is not only Master Jiraiya who learned from Konoha, but this land has also been actively or passively harmed by Konoha ninjas. Perhaps the ninja itself is such a complicated creature, and the village formed by the ninja is also the same. .

The left and right are just two ninjas with upper-middle strength. It is impossible to beat Payne.Thinking like this, a butterfly made of paper fluttered away in the rain, Xiao Nan nodded lightly: "Okay, let me take you to find the person who built the drainage system for the Land of Rain and plumbers."

The three held up umbrellas and walked all the way to the central area of ​​the city.

The street scene here is far inferior to the barren scene of the Fire Country.

Qing Yanyue's white hunting clothes looked particularly abrupt in such a place. Many people under the bridge hole cast malicious glances, but after seeing that the person walking in the front was the God Envoy, they carefully looked away.

"I can only lead you to find the person who can build the water pipe, and I am not responsible for helping to negotiate business."

Xiao Nan's voice was very cold: "If you are planning to take advantage of the transcendent status of the five major countries to force the other party to force a deal at an unreasonable price, be careful that you will not be able to leave this land alive."

"Of course, the promotion of every business should be agreed by both parties."

Qingyan lowered his eyes slightly, the rain that was brushing along the surface of the umbrella merged into small streams, and dripped down on the ground again.

The craftsman lived in an unfinished building—even with supernatural craftsmanship, in this too poor country, he could barely make ends meet.After hearing about Kiyohiko's commission, the other party was obviously taken aback: This is not an ordinary small order. The quantity of steel and the technical level required are all extraordinary scales.

"This, this is indeed..."

The other party lamented: "It is true that only my technology can do it."

Qing Yan: "..."

While it is true, few people can say it so bluntly.

The young businessman in the moon-white hunting clothes bowed lightly: "Then I will ask you to quote."

It will take some time to negotiate specific details, such as the maximum hydraulic capacity and the angle required for the cone seal.Kiyohiko doesn't know much about the content of these engineering fields, and can only draw a plane sketch of a 74-degree cone seal from memory—hoping that the other party can understand the engineering drawings from another world.

"And because the requirement for water delivery distance is relatively long, I hope to work harder on the connection strength..."

Qingyan pointed to his blueprint: "Do you think this is okay?"

"That's enough. On this basis, I have some parts that need to be adjusted."

The craftsman glanced at the blueprint: "You have a good background, outsider."

"I have to thank you for your technology."

Kiyohiko said respectfully.

Xiao Nan stood not far away with arms folded, monitoring the whole process with cold eyes.This ninja from Konoha is indeed exactly what the other party said, but as an ordinary businessman, he signed a very expensive contract, and the above amount can at least ensure that this dying old man can live comfortably for several years—— If no one came to rob him of his money.

Of course, it is difficult to guarantee this in today's Rain Country.

In any case, it is a good thing that a small amount of liquidity can be injected into the country of rain, especially the country is so poor that she and Payne may be able to defeat those foreign enemies who intend to commit evil intentions , But economic collapse and depression are not things that can be solved by force alone.

"Xiao" needs to collect money, and so does this country.

"The first deposit will give you [-]% of the entire transaction amount, [-]% will be paid after half of the pipeline processing is delivered, and the final [-]% will be given after all delivery and acceptance. Do you think this is okay?"

Kiyohiko took out a half-written contract, which was obviously written by Hakata Toshiro in advance, and he just came here for a formality.

The other party took a closer look and agreed to the contract: "But this kind of thing needs to be notarized. If I finish all the pipes in the end, but you suddenly turn your face and deny people and don't plan to give money, what's the deal?"

"Well, in fact, because the commercial roads are relatively wide, I can't always come to the Kingdom of Rain to inspect the goods in person. Generally speaking, except for business talks, the rest of the things are handled by my subordinates..."

Kiyohiko also felt a little distressed, after all, this is likely to be the enemy's stronghold, and it is obviously unrealistic to ask him to come here swaggeringly with his body every time-don't say whether Tsunade-sama will agree or not, maybe Danzo will Killing people with outrageous reasons like "I have defected to the Land of Rain".

It's not like he hasn't done the same thing before.

"I brought the money for the first deposit..."

Kiyohiko beckoned Sai, who was helping out, to get the money. He also had the idea of ​​paying in full, but in this chaotic era, doing business with a single payment is tantamount to losing money and running away with money. There are as many people as you want, and it is impossible to count on the rules of businessmen.

"—Then, let me be the witness."

Suddenly, Xiao Nan heard himself saying.

"Every time the goods are delivered, I will send people to discard them in the woods south of the country of water, which is your own territory of the country of fire. Every fifth day of every month, a new batch of pipes will be delivered in this form. Delivery, until the complete delivery is complete - please bury the money provided in the same place, and I will find someone to collect it myself."

As for entering the Land of Rain again, don't even think about it.

Qingyan was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't expect the "Master God's Envoy" from the Land of Rain to intervene in this matter.

"It's - it's okay."

He thought about it quickly: "Then I will send the men of our caravan to collect the goods, and the processing will be troublesome for you."

Anyway, in essence, he was here to buy something, and whether he had any information was incidental. It would be nice to be able to get away with a deal like today, but at worst, every time he went to pick up the goods from now on, he would use his shadow clone to go out.

After making the decision and paying the money, there is still the problem of raw material supply.He only pays the processing fee here, which means that the type of raw materials needed needs to be contacted by the craftsmen in the country of craftsmen. Fortunately, this is not a difficult task, and it is also thrown in the woods at the junction of the two countries. just fine.

Leaving Saii alone to honestly copy the types of profiles needed by the craftsmen, Qingyan stood up, and heard Xiaonan say: "Then, since you are a guest from the Land of Rain who can bring business, can you please let me treat you to dinner?" dinner?"

Oh, Hongmen Banquet.

Qing Yan smiled slightly: "Of course."