Chapter 435 Loyal and Righteous

"well!"

Qin Mo sighed softly, took off her new clothes, folded them neatly, and stored them in the dimensional space of "Heart of the Galaxy".

Wang Yushi has a keen eye; the waist and sleeve length of the clothes are just right, and judging from the fine stitches and subtle embroidery, it's clear that a lot of effort was put into it.

It's a pity he can't wear this outfit now. Kaihime and Lin Ruoxi made him a lot of clothes, and they're secretly competing to see whose clothes suit him better!

The two of them even went to consult Xiri, the elf who was most skilled at making clothes, just to ask what color and material of buttons to use with what kind of fabric as embellishment.

The wooden box that Su Yu sent was rectangular, with two layers. In addition to a new set of clothes, there was a pair of boots placed in the corner of the first layer.

The fine deerskin boots of the Dayuan people are now a standard luxury item in the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty. New styles are launched every year, and each one attracts countless young people.

Wang Yushi dared to give Qin Mo boots, which shows she was quite confident in her craftsmanship.

The boots fit perfectly, feeling incredibly soft and comfortable to Qin Mo. Their appearance, like her outfit, was very understated. However, Qin Mo couldn't identify the type of leather they were made of, and she had never seen the dark gold thread used for stitching before. They truly matched Qin Mo's style of understated yet subtly luxurious attire.

"You really do know me well!"

Qin Mo smiled knowingly and opened the second layer of the box.

A gleaming black Type 1 rifle lay quietly at the bottom of a rectangular box.

There was a letter hidden under the rifle!

Qin Mo picked up the rifle, took aim, then put it down and examined the rifling, hammer, and the materials of the various machined surfaces. Overall, although the rifle still had some minor flaws, it had met its design requirements.

"Whether you still have the Type 2 rifle or not, I owe you a favor, but I'll definitely beat you up next time we meet!"

Wang Yushi's letter began with that domineering style, and Qin Mo could imagine her cold, narrow eyes even through the letter.

"I'm actually looking forward to you hitting me, but I'll definitely fight back!" Qin Mo pouted, not afraid at all, and even a little expectant.

When Wang Yushi asked Qin Yumu to write to her about buying a rifle, Qin Mo guessed that she was always taking things from her and was finding it difficult to bring it up. So she wrote back to her and asked, "Do you know why this rifle is called the Type 1 rifle?"

With Wang Yushi's intelligence, she naturally understood Qin Mo's meaning. Qin Mo had been waiting for her reply to see how she would react after learning the truth.

In retrospect, Wang Yushi was still a person of integrity and loyalty, not one of those cold-blooded people who would betray their cause and exploit others, like those civil officials or Emperor Zhaowu.

Wang Yushi's letter was thick and long. The latter part, apart from a few routine greetings, contained the latest report on the enemy situation in the Western Regions.

The Cossack cavalry of the Rakshasa appeared in large numbers in the Western Regions. With the assistance of several small clans among the orcs, they joined forces with local small kingdoms in the Western Regions to occupy the Pamir Mountains region, cutting off the main communication route between the Great Xia and the Western Continent—the Silk Road.

The Pamir Mountains are actually the Pamir Plateau, a convergence point of many large mountains in the east, with an average altitude of over 4,000 meters.

Because of its harsh geographical conditions, this region has always been difficult for the Great Xia to fully control. Compared to the densely populated, wealthy, and prosperous Great Xia and Western Continent, the Western Regions are actually a barren land with little economic benefit. Although the Silk Road has supported many prosperous small cities, under the current level of production, this land lacks the foundation for a large population to survive.

Of course, every advantage has its disadvantages. The population here is small and it is very far from the Rakshasa, so it has never attracted the covetousness of the orcs.

"What powerful figure among the orcs came up with this tactic?"

Wang Yushi's tone in the letter wasn't anxious or upset. Although the passage to Xizhou was temporarily cut off, and many powerful families in Daxia had trade relations with Xizhou, they would definitely suffer great losses, but Wang Yushi's business wasn't affected much.

As for the small amount of income lost by Suyab City, which was controlled by her mother, Madam Xu, it was a drop in the ocean for her. As long as the various tribes of the Western Regions, the Rakshasa, and the Beastmen continued to adopt a defensive posture against Great Xia as they were now, instead of launching a frenzied attack, she was happy to let those Western Regions people who were not very obedient suffer a bit. You should know that the Rakshasa and the Beastmen were not the benevolent army like the Great Xia army. Their ability to harm the people was directly proportional to their fighting strength.

Qin Mo read the letter twice and confirmed that Wang Yushi really had no concerns about the orcs' actions. In fact, the tone of her writing those enemy situation reports was more like she was looking for an opportunity to chat with her.

"Oh! You silly girl, can't you see how capable he is?"

Qin Mo had been to Xizhou and had a relationship with a big shot in the Holy Temple, so she naturally knew the current state of the Holy Temple's finances in Xizhou.

Heatherine once explained to Qin Mo how important the Great Xia's annual aid to the Temple was, as so many knightly orders were waiting for this money to pay their salaries and provide pensions.

That's not all. More importantly, a large portion of the temple's annual operating expenses are provided by the Venetians. Where does the Venetians get their money from?

Venice was a highly commercial empire. Seven or eight out of ten of its big merchants did business with the East. The Silk Road was crowded with caravans traveling between Bactria and the Western Continent. If these caravans were not there, would the Venetians still have enough money to support the lords of the Temple to squander?

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