Chapter 85: Trampling the Waves

The morning of stepping on the sand belongs to the craftsmen. In addition to being diligent, it is not the same as the daily crowds.

"Hey, have you heard? The Akame family introduced the Fontaine technology a long time ago, and it seems to have been transferred to Niwa Jizheng recently." The craftsman came over when he saw an acquaintance.

The man who was transferred from Narukami Island didn't care. "What's wrong with that? Many people say that the Mikoto-mezuke had received the news a long time ago. Otherwise, why didn't the Akame family use it themselves? Isn't it—"

"What? Look at you, you are slandering Lord Changzheng again. Who among us doesn't know that Lord Changzheng is a good man? If not... cough cough..." Just as he was about to argue, he was slapped on the back several times, and the craftsman couldn't help coughing.

A passerby, having caught a few words, eagerly leaned over and asked, "I just heard you say there were people from outside Fontaine coming to Ta'ersha? Is that true?"

"Fake!"

"That--"

The craftsman continued with a sullen look, "They've been here a long time ago!"

"...You! Oh, forget it. Do you know if anyone has informed the child at the beach?" The passerby just remembered this and interrupted. Besides, he was the one who was impolite first, so he didn't bother about it anymore.

“…”

"...Should, should... they have informed me?"

“…”

The three of them looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while.

Since the Weaponry Department is about to make a big move recently, there will definitely be more strangers coming in, and many people in Ta'esha know that the young man who appears on the beach every day is a drifter from outside.

He obviously has such great abilities, but now he seems to have settled in Ta'ersha. It is hard to say what he has experienced.

The darkest thing that ordinary people in the Talisman Sand could imagine was probably being kidnapped and exploited. Therefore, recently, people representing various small circles have been acting furtively, quietly finding those they consider reliable and reminding them to keep an eye on the child and prevent him from being captured by outsiders...

Niwa Hisahide sighed as he looked at countless subordinates who were hesitant to speak after reporting their work. "Kaneio, do you also want to remind me to let that kid A Chong stay out of the spotlight?"

"...Ah?" Miyazaki Kaneo was startled, then quickly shook his head. "No, Master Niwa, I was wondering if Master Metsuko could learn the new technology we bought from the Akame family?"

"He wants to forge a sword that can clear the name of the Gomi family, and he's already made many preparations. I heard from Mr. Katsuragi that Lord Metsuko even took back his adoptive mother's belongings, regardless of past grudges."

After saying this, Miyazaki Kaneo felt a little uneasy. After all, as a direct subordinate of Zobeisaku and Niwajimasa, he should have started an internal investigation into the source of the leak as soon as he heard the news from Miyori Nagamasa.

...instead of abusing his power for personal gain for his personal friends as he does now.

You have to know that Niwa Hisahide had treated him very well and turned a blind eye to his personal relationship with Miyomi Nagamasa. If he were the chief of Narukami Island, he would have used him to gain political achievements eight hundred years ago.

The more Miyazaki Kaneo thought about it, the more guilty he felt. He got up from his seat.

"I'm truly sorry, Niwa-sama, but if it weren't for Metsuko-sama, I probably wouldn't have known that this news had spread throughout Tadashi Sand."

"Eh? You—" Niwa Hisahide was startled, his hand halfway extended, then put it down again, sighing helplessly, "I don't mean to blame you, Kaneo."

Seeing the other party slightly looking up at him, but still not giving up the dogezuka and getting up, Niwa Hisahide continued, "I thought you should know the meaning of Miyametsuke telling you this news..."

"The news was released after I discussed it with him." Niwa Hisahide lowered his eyes and crossed his arms. The cool breeze blew the red hair in front of his forehead, and he faintly revealed the aura of a swordsman and ronin.

Miyazaki Kaneo half-raised his upper body in astonishment, "W-what did you say?"

…

"What did you say?!!!" Ming Chong looked at Gui Mu in disbelief, looking up at the sky and the ground but not at him. "Using a fishing rod to catch eels?! This, this is too——"

absurd.

Yes, Katsuragi himself felt guilty, but there was nothing he could do. This was what Lord Nagamasa had instructed. In addition to the slightly mysterious A Chong who was known to the locals of Tamashii Sand, Niwa Hisahide and Miyu Nagamasa had recently discovered the identity of the Qūkizhe doll.

——For several days, Lord Changzheng looked at him with a strange look in his eyes.

Of course, he picked up both cubs.

Then again, it was then that Guimu realized that the unfortunate kid A Chong had not lied before, but they, the mortals, claimed to be "mature" and did not believe it.

The strange one was indeed a puppet, and after reviewing the situation and based on some clues, they discovered that the other party was the creation of the general.

This is a complicated matter.

If you think about it carefully, the fact that the General left her creation in their Talingsha Sand Village means that she trusts the people here very much.

Yes, there is Ming Shen Island in front as an outlying island of the port, and there are Bayun Island and Qinglai Island in the back. Doesn't this show it? There is no evil god in the Tadashi Sand located in Shenwuzhong, and there are few outsiders.

I guess the general must have made the decision with a slam of the table—

Ta'ersha, what a great place to raise children!

Katsuragi was feeling a little proud when he thought about it, but then he witnessed with his own eyes how the Chief of the Weaponry Department and Metsuko had planned how to get everyone to act together to fool the outsiders - it would be best if they had no way of getting in touch with the two children.

So, the first step is to let everyone know that this is happening.

But these are what Katsuragi saw.

Because this tough guy had an overly soft and emotional heart, the top and second-in-command had already agreed to let him know only this much and send him to find some quiet things to do for the two children.

Therefore, what Katsuragi didn't know was that there was another reason for the twists and turns, that is, when the sword-forging technical information was still in the Akame family, Gouji Nagamasa had already started to conduct background checks on outsiders entering Tatara Sand.

The first round is the easiest. If there are no abnormalities in the paper information, the information found must be submitted to the shogunate headquarters on Narukami Island.

The second round of in-depth investigation will begin. In addition to verbal inquiries from people around, some people will need to go to the local area to verify the situation... It is normal for problems to arise.

——It is considered good if it is found that the information is false (occasionally exaggerated), smuggling, and illegal entry. The main reason is that the shogunate was short of young talents at that time, and it would be an understatement to say that there was chaos. Therefore, the most feared people were those who would take advantage of the situation and steal the secrets.

Behind Niwa Hisahide is the "Three Masters of One Heart" who are known as the same as Kaedehara and Akame;

Although Miyu Nagamasa's family has fallen into decline, his adopted brother Miyu Michiki (later renamed Iwanzo Michiki) is also the founder of the "Iwanzo-ryu" school, which created the unique secret sword "Tengu Sho". Not to mention that his adopted mother Miyu Chiyo was once a follower of the Thunder God. Even though she was betrayed by the pollution of the Abyss, the sensitivity of her identity has only increased due to the legacy issues.

Ah Chong, whose origins are unknown, seems to be completely unaware of his own extraordinaryness;

Finally, there is the strange one. Niwa Hisahide and Miyomi Nagama are a little confused about how to treat him.

Should we report his relevant information to the shogunate and then ask the shogun?

Or should we follow the general's practice of leaving those who are curious in Ta'ersha and let them provide for us?

...In the end, the two of them considered the opinion of the curious person himself and everything remained the same.

The above are all things that Ta'esha needs to think carefully about before deciding what countermeasures and attitude to take when facing the foreign friends from Fontainebleau.

Among those who brought Fontaine technology this time, the probability of having identity problems has dropped to less than 1%. That is to say, among the one hundred or so people, only one can barely be considered to have "false information"... and he is their leader.

This question, then, is worth pondering.

…

So, when the top and second-in-command of Ta'esha knew the inside story, Zaobingsi Zheng and Mufu met, and hey, a fishing plan came up.

——Then take the fishing rod.

Gui Mu was silent. With his brain, he could only think of this one method, which was to make these two problem children keep the noise down and stay out of the spotlight.

Although in his opinion, another way is to give A Chong a few more shares of Yangjiliye, the child will naturally settle down. If one problem is solved, the other one will also be no problem.

However, Katsuragi did not dare to ask Niwa Jizheng to contribute his hair, so he had to silently put down this plan, which he thought was a brilliant and best idea.

Then I can only suggest to the children to fish for eels!

Ahahaha~

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——Now looking at it, Chong's eyes are wide open. He must think that his father is very cold, very ruthless and very unreasonable, right?

Guimu turned his head away, his broad face covered with tears.

"It's so interesting, isn't it?!"

Um?

Guimu paused, as if it was not what he imagined. He supported his chin with his index finger and thumb. His profile in the shadow showed the imposing aura of a warrior, the type that would scare children to tears when they saw him.

Of course, Ming Chong and Qing Qizhe were not ordinary children. The two of them crowded together to surround Gui Mu - mainly Ming Chong took the lead. After a while of laughing, they took the fishing rod prepared by Gui Mu and left.

Gui Mu, who was originally surrounded by the happiness of the children playing and chatting with each other:?

A cool breeze blew, and a fallen leaf slowly landed at the feet of Guimu. "..."

Love comes and love goes.

——Speaking of which, Master Changzheng, you may not believe this, but it felt like I was briefly embraced by an angel... just now.

——

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"See that kid?"

"There hasn't been any movement recently. Perhaps Lord Niwa and the others did something?"

"I think I saw that kid taking his friends fishing last time. I guess this is Niwa-sama's plan, right?"

"Oh! It seems to be working pretty well! It's been a while since we've had any earthquakes. I guess we don't have to worry about it anymore."

“…”

"Hey, why don't you say anything? Didn't we all see him fishing? Now everyone can rest assured."

The person who had given the information earlier hesitated. "Uh... I was just thinking, fishing... should be more likely to cause anger than slacking off, right?"

The people around had no experience in fishing, so they looked at each other and gathered around.

"How do you say that?"

"For example, if your fishing rod never moves, while the person next to you keeps catching fish, then..."

…

"Kill you." Ming Chong held his fishing rod and sat steadily on a small stool, looking at the calm sea. He felt calm and his tone was indifferent.

The curious guy put away his fishing rod helplessly, "Can't I change the fishing rod..." He looked innocent and aggrieved, and even his eyebrows were faintly shaped like a figure eight. He always had this expression recently, and it was almost welded to his face.

"I've changed it seven or eight times! Why doesn't it work?" Ming Chong pouted and muttered incoherently, full of resentment. Like the curious one, this expression was about to be welded on his face.