Chapter 316 Remembering Someone's Goodness

"Your Highness, please spare me! There are truly no Vitality Potions in the Imperial Treasury right now!"

"When I came last month, you said you had no medicine. Now I've been waiting for a month and still haven't received it? Do you think I'm some kind of easy-going coward?"

"Bang!"

Qin Mo slammed her fist on the table, smashing it into tiny wood chips that filled the room.

The eunuchs in the inner treasury all wore bitter expressions, letting the sawdust stain their faces and heads, but they were speechless.

Qin Mo arrived in the capital a month ago. Besides meeting Wang Yushi, he also had an important matter to attend to: exchanging military merits at the Central Military Headquarters.

The Da Yuan army can be said to have gained the most military merits in this western expedition. On the banks of the Qierqik River, east of Lanshi City, they made a name for themselves in two consecutive tough battles, and their military merits exceeded those of several Imperial Guards combined.

However, Qin Mo encountered another problem when he tried to exchange his military merits at the Central Army Headquarters. The Central Army Headquarters did not have enough Vitality Potions to exchange for Qin Mo's merits. Instead, they gave Qin Mu an IOU and told him to go to the internal treasury to withdraw the money himself. Qin Mo was so angry that he almost lost his temper on the spot, but he did not make a scene because of Qin Mu and Qin Ce.

When Qin Mo arrived at the inner treasury, things were even more shocking. There wasn't a single medicine in sight, and the military advisor from the Central Army Mansion who had come with him to pick up the goods hadn't received any either.

Qin Mo thought this was because everyone was rushing to exchange their merits after the great battle, so he waited in the capital for a month. But today there were still no potions. In the past, the military merits exchange of the Central Army was always plentiful. Whether it was exchanging for potions, cultivation techniques, energy weapons and armor, or directly exchanging for military ranks and titles, there was never a situation where they could not be exchanged. But this time, there were no potions to exchange for Qin Mo. How could he not be suspicious?

"Seven years ago, I went to the Central Military Command to exchange my military merits. There were some mishaps back then. Do you know the consequences?"

"Your Highness, it's really not that we're hiding anything, it's just that we haven't received a single dose of medicine from 'Chengtian Pavilion' this month!" The leading eunuch was almost in tears.

The last time Qin Mo returned from his northern expedition and went to the Central Military Headquarters to redeem his military merits was seven years ago. That time, his uncle Qin Xiaoren was incompetent, and Chen Xuanji deliberately made things difficult for him, conspiring to trip him up. But they didn't expect Qin Mo to be so ruthless, staging a farce of a nephew suing his uncle for embezzling his assets. Ultimately, he successfully squeezed Chen Xuanji out of the capital's power center, and Qin Mo is still serving as the Great Xia's envoy to the Western Continent!

Who would want to mess with such an unconventional figure in officialdom? Although the Imperial Treasury is backed by the Imperial Family and seems much more powerful than the Central Military Commission, Qin Mo is no longer the former Prince Heng. He now has Saint Allen and a massive army of over 10,000. If things really get out of hand, the Imperial Family will definitely drag out a few unlucky souls to quell Qin Mo's anger.

"Your Highness, your reputation is renowned not only in the Great Xia Dynasty but also throughout the Western Continent. Who would dare to play tricks on you? There really isn't anyone. Perhaps... you could choose a territory like the other nobles?"

Do you think I lack territory?

"...I misspoke, Your Highness, please don't mind. There's really no other way. Why don't you go ask the Grand Commander or... His Majesty?" The steward of the Imperial Treasury was really going all out. Go and ask His Majesty! As long as you don't cause trouble at the Imperial Treasury again! My head hurts!

This time, the Great Xia suddenly gained a large territory in the Western Regions, so the Imperial Family added a territory option to the military merit exchange book. You can just tap a point on the map with a pen and you'll get a town. You can exchange military merits for territory. Bring your wife and children and fight for the empire!

It is said that this idea, inspired by the Grand Frontier Administration, was very popular. Countless soldiers pooled their military merits to exchange for a piece of land, chose the most trusted leader to obtain a lord's title, and fought their way to a better future with high hopes.

But who is Qin Mo? Would the future King of the West choose such a place? Even in an era of convenient transportation, Central Asia was one of the poorest regions.

In desperation, Qin Mo went to ask Qin Mu, the Grand Commander of the Central Army, but Qin Mu said thoughtfully, "Chengtian Pavilion is the private workshop of the imperial family. Its primary task is to meet the needs of the imperial family. If there are no potions, then choose Yuan Qi armor and Yuan Qi weapons!"

The Yuanqi armor and weapons produced by the Imperial Family are indeed excellent, but Qin Mo's army is already on the path of modern military construction. In the future, under the coverage of high-density firepower, the role of Yuanqi equipment on the main battlefield will become smaller and smaller, and it can only play its due role in small-scale conflicts or special battles.

However, the demand for Vitality Potions will never decrease. Everyone longs to become a cultivator. Becoming a cultivator not only grants immense power and a long life, but more importantly, only by becoming a cultivator can one become an extremely powerful being like those in the Earth Realm or Heaven Realm.

"Uncle, I just want to know... is this matter specifically targeting me, sir?"

"Qin Mu! Your uncle only knows that the Tiancheng Pavilion does not refine Yuan Qi potions!"

Qin Mo sensed that Qin Mu was hiding something from him, but he couldn't force a Heavenly Realm expert to stand up for him. At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Wang Yushi's good qualities.

In the past, Qin Mo would first use strong liquor, then refined iron and fine military equipment to continuously exchange for vital energy potions and cultivation manuals from the imperial family. Although it seemed that Qin Mo was at a disadvantage on the surface, Wang Yushi never shortchanged him a single potion.

"Fine, I'll go and beg His Majesty for an audience one more time. I refuse to believe it!"

Qin Mo tucked the IOU issued by the Central Military Commission into his pocket and went to the palace gates again to request an audience with Emperor Zhaowu.

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