Mutai continued, "Charcoal is easy to buy, but saltpeter and sulfur are strictly controlled. Even if they are used for other purposes, they must be reviewed and registered."
“However, every time we send people to Daze Kingdom from Danu Kingdom, the border interrogations and inspections are already troublesome enough. If we want to bring back saltpeter, especially charcoal, our purpose would be too obvious, and it might not be easy to do so,” an official said.
Mu Tai narrowed his eyes: "We don't need to bother with this. There are many powerful families in Daze Kingdom. I have leverage over them. Just let them handle it."
As he spoke, he felt the jade pendant around his neck getting faintly hot, as if warning him of danger.
Mu Tai looked around warily but found nothing amiss. However, he knew that this thing wouldn't lie.
Maybe Qiao Lian'er is nearby.
Mu Tai glanced at the warehouse full of gunpowder, and his crisis level instantly spiked to the maximum.
He pursed his lips and dashed outside.
Fortunately, he was not far from the nearest door, and as the entire warehouse exploded, he ran outside.
A deafening roar echoed through the sky, and scorching waves of fire and pressure swept across the prince's back.
The eldest prince was thrown into the air and landed on the grass in the distance, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
He quickly struggled to his feet, checked his body, and found no fatal injuries. The jade pendant was still there, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking back, the gunpowder depot was burning fiercely, constantly exploding with explosions, and flames were licking at the air. The fate of the few officials who had not escaped was easy to imagine.
"Qiao Lian'er, I know you're here. If you have the guts, get out here. You dare to do it but not admit it. What's the difference between you and a coward?" The First Prince angrily cursed at the void.
A perfectly good gunpowder depot is gone. It took a lot of money and resources to build, and it was his hard work and achievement. I wonder what the Khan's expression will be when he finds out about this.
Qiao Lian'er felt it was a great pity that she hadn't been able to use this trick to kill the eldest prince, but seeing him in such pain gave her some comfort.
It seems that Mutai intended to use this gunpowder depot to curry favor with Khan Zhenyou and lay the foundation for his future ambitions. Now that his plan has failed, he is being blamed and has to start all over again, so of course he is going crazy and collapsing.
She squatted down in front of the eldest prince, found a ping-pong paddle, and slapped it across his face.
Anyone who dares to destroy her dam will suffer the consequences if they don't die.
The racket came flying through the air, and the Crown Prince was stunned. He thought that Qiao Lian'er might be here, but he wasn't entirely sure. Perhaps there was a safety hazard somewhere in the gunpowder depot.
But he was suddenly slapped hard across the face for no reason, and he was absolutely certain that she was there, right next to him.
The eldest prince trembled all over, his bloodshot eyes wide open, but he saw nothing.
"Qiao Lian'er, it really is you. I knew you had these crooked tricks up your sleeve. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to beat me at all. Humph, winning by taking shortcuts is not honorable. What's the difference between you and a rat in the gutter?"
After the eldest prince finished cursing, he slammed the racket down again, causing the prince to bleed profusely, see stars, and nearly faint.
Qiao Lian'er rolled her eyes. So what if she dared to say that her precious space was a crooked and opportunistic method? It was also part of her strength.
For every curse the eldest prince uttered, she would strike him. Eventually, her hand ached from hitting him, and the eldest prince collapsed to the ground, barely breathing, blood and foam spitting from his mouth and nose.
Qiao Lian'er vented her anger, glanced back at the gunpowder depot that was almost completely burned, and was about to leave when she stopped in her tracks, as if remembering something.
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