Chapter 192 The Royal Secret
Qin Mo opened her eyes and sighed. A night of cultivation had passed, and the result was still the same. She didn't know when it would end.
Qin Mo couldn't be considered lazy, because Kaihime would report to him every few days how much the vortex in her dantian had increased, and how she had gained new insights into the use of her vital energy. This made Qin Mo start to wonder if Kaihime's level might eventually surpass his, and she would no longer be able to be bullied by him as she was now.
Fortunately, although Qin Mo could hardly feel the increase in the Yuan Liquid in his Dantian, he could clearly feel its qualitative change. The energy contained within was growing rapidly. To this day, he didn't know exactly how strong he was, but if he encountered someone like King Bernoulli again, he was much more confident in escaping.
Kai happily went to prepare toiletries for Qin Mo. She had already tasted the benefits; as long as she cultivated with Qin Mo, the effect of one night's cultivation far surpassed that of meditating alone for ten days. Now, every night she would take a futon and wait by her side, and as soon as Qin Mo began cultivating, she would happily bask in her energy.
There is a hot spring in Qingqi Residence. Qin Mo would soak in it for a while after each training session, and Kaihime would take the opportunity to tidy his hair, trim his nails, clean his ears, or gently massage his head. The miserable feeling caused by training all night would disappear.
"Kai, you didn't go back to Japan this year. Do you miss home?"
As Kaihime combed Qin Mo's hair, she said softly, "I sometimes think of my two younger sisters and mother, but if I go back, I... miss this place even more."
Qin Mo was incredibly pleased. What could be more touching than a girl opening her heart to him? Especially since she was a beautiful, long-legged girl. Her thin clothes in the hot spring water couldn't hide Qin Mo's lecherous gaze at her. Kaihime's long legs made him have to silently recite a "heart-cleansing mantra" to suppress his lustful desires. "It's not the right time yet, it's not the right time yet. She'll be mine sooner or later, she'll be mine sooner or later..."
There is a consensus in the cultivation world of Great Xia that the stronger the couple, the greater the benefits to their cultivation when they get married. Thinking of Kaihime's abnormal cultivation speed, Qin Mo always comforted herself: "It won't be long before I reach the Profound Realm."
"Your Highness, my father has sent a letter. Toyotomi Hideyoshi wants to purchase armor and weapons from us through him. I wonder if Your Highness would agree?"
"Hmm? Aren't there dwarves in Fusang? Why doesn't he ask the dwarves for help but come to me instead?" Qin Mo was puzzled. Dwarves were skilled in forging, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi was now a big figure in Fusang. Even if the dwarves were clueless about worldly affairs, they would still give him some face.
“Your Highness, it is true that those dwarves are skilled in forging, but they also have strange tempers. They only make fine pieces, and if they are not satisfied, they would rather melt them down than let them exist in the world. Therefore, they can't make many suits of armor each year, and the prices are ridiculously high. According to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he has only accumulated a few dozen suits of dwarven iron armor over many years, which is even less than my father’s.”
Kaihime used the jade ornaments to fix Qin Mo's hair, and while massaging the back of his head, she said disdainfully.
The armor made by dwarves may seem impressive to the average person, but since Qin Mo made a breakthrough in steelmaking, the refined iron armor of the Great Yuan has become incredibly close to the ordinary "works" of the dwarves. In terms of production volume, it is simply incomparable. Only master craftsmen like Gray Forest, who can create special armor, can far surpass the iron armor of the Great Yuan.
"Give him fifty sets of No. 1 armor, and give your father twenty sets of No. 1 armor. Also, tell your father to ask Tokugawa Ieyasu if he needs any. Toyotomi Hideyoshi is a tiger. Don't raise a tiger to cause trouble. It's the right thing to do to make money quietly on both sides."
"Yes! Kai understands."
Kaihime truly understood that the reason why powerful merchants were thriving in Japan was because Japan lacked a strong leader, and the reason why Narita Ujinaga was able to become the biggest human trafficker was for the same reason. Therefore, neither Qin Mo nor Kaihime wanted to see a complete and unified Japan.
"Cough cough cough!"
Toyotomi Hideyoshi coughed up a thick phlegm with difficulty, finally letting out the breath that had been stuck in his lungs.
His temples were completely white. In less than two years, this resilient Japanese tycoon aged rapidly, which made some people feel sorry and others happy.
"Hideyoshi, don't push yourself so hard. Your health is really worrying."
Looking at his short, thin brother with graying temples, Toyotomi Hideyoshi offered him concerned advice, explaining that he had made unimaginable efforts to rise from a poor child to his current position, which had also taken a toll on his life.
"I'm not reconciled! In just two years, how could such a promising situation have deteriorated to such an abrupt state? Can't those two-faced bastards see that now is the best time for Japan to rise?"
Toyotomi Hideyoshi roared angrily, his thin body trembling nervously, and the madness on his face infected his trusted retainers around him.
"The Great Xia Empire has now changed its strategy towards the orcs, and its national strength is tied up in the northern front, leaving it with no time to attend to other matters. This is the best opportunity for our Yamato people to go out and make their way, but those people have started to hold us back. How can I accept this?"
“Father, Hidetsu is willing to lead his elite warriors to kill Tokugawa and make those with ulterior motives tremble in fear.”
"Foolish! If Tokugawa Ieyasu dies, Japan will inevitably descend into chaos. Do you want to return to the Warring States period?"
Toyotomi Hideyoshi angrily rebuked his adopted son, Toyotomi Hidetsugu, saying that he had spent twenty years to end the Warring States period in Japan in name only, how could he let it all be destroyed in an instant?
"Ahem! Haven't the people sent to Great Xia returned yet? They can't even buy goods with money?"
"A few days ago, news came back that Great Xia is currently waging war in the north, and armor and weapons are in high demand. Moreover, many of their weapons are not as good as our Japanese knives. As for the cloth and silk, they have all been bought up by local Great Xia merchants. Even if they give us a little, the price is too low. They have connections with local powerful figures, so we simply cannot obtain enough goods."
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