Chapter 104 Asking for Money
"Plop!" A young man in brocade robes was thrown outside the gate of the military camp of a high-ranking official. The mud and water from the melting snow covered his exquisite noble robes. Judging from the style of his robes, he was actually the heir of a marquis's family.
"Qin Mo, you won't sell your 'King' fangs, fine, but why are you humiliating me like this?" The young man had no strength left, and his attendants quickly helped him up.
Qin Mo said resentfully, "You already knew I wouldn't sell my fangs. Today I'll let you know one more thing: every blade of grass and every tree in my army is priceless. Don't even dream about it."
"You... Qin Mo, you're keeping female relatives in the army! Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed? I'll go to the General's Mansion to report you." Seeing that the crowd was growing, the young man in brocade robes had no choice but to make this threat and walk away.
"I have no female relatives here, only warriors. Besides, this is my private army, not the Imperial Guard. Do you think military regulations can apply to me? You must be out of your mind." Qin Mo's lazy voice rang out, almost causing the young man in brocade to fall into the mud again.
"Your Highness, Kai has caused you trouble again. Why don't my sisters and I move out of the camp?" Kai Hime stood behind Qin Mo, her face filled with worry. Wearing Hanfu designed by Qin Mo, she looked even taller and more elegant, with a captivating presence.
"Kai, remember this: a mediocre person is not envied, and an ugly woman is not liked. They have taken a liking to you time and time again only because of your outstanding beauty. If you were an ugly monster, would they buy you?"
Qin Mo was thoroughly annoyed these past few days. Waves of nobles came to visit him, subtly trying to buy the pair of King Bernoulli's fangs, which Qin Mo naturally refused to sell. Then they saw that Kaihime was exceptionally beautiful and wanted to buy her, which infuriated Qin Mo. Today, he finally lost his temper and threw the Marquis of Xunyang's heir out the door.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, it was considered elegant for nobles to exchange maids, and it was not uncommon for them to exchange concubines. Today, the heir of the Marquis of Xunyang was unlucky and accidentally touched Qin Mo's sore spot. His maid was his female secretary! Have you ever seen someone offer up their female secretary for mercy?
The heir of the Marquis of Xunyang actually went to the General's Mansion to complain, but the General's Mansion responded directly: "Narita Kai killed the orc general Xinsa and was awarded three ranks of merit. He is a true warrior." This made the nobles and generals who were watching the spectacle give up their hopes.
When the three elite imperial armies—the Yingwu Army, the Yingsheng Army, and the Yingning Army—arrived at Maimai City, Zhao Qirui finally decided to break camp and head north, aiming his sword at the North Sea.
The surface of Beihai Lake has begun to melt, and the connection between Ulan-Ude and Irkutsk is now entirely by boat. Zhao Qirui traveled north along the Segeleng River directly to Ulan-Ude, turning Ulan-Ude into an isolated city.
Zhou Yuan's whereabouts were unknown, Zhao Qirui and Blackham were once again embroiled in a fierce battle, and the Great Xia army and the orcs were locked in a stalemate, waking the noble princes and eldest sons who dreamed of military merit from their reverie. At this point, they no longer felt so envious of Qin Mo's position at the top of the military merit list.
Qin Mo's troops were dying one after another during the siege, and the death toll had reached an alarming level. Although the General's Mansion kept exchanging the rubbing medicine to the army, the number of dead was approaching Qin Mo's psychological limit.
"Your Highness, the General requests your presence for a meeting." Zhao Qirui's personal guard came to invite Qin Mo again. There was no longer any envy in his eyes when he looked at Qin Mo, only numbness: "Is this even human? He hunts down orc powerhouses night after night, and his tusks are counted by the 'bag'."
Little did they know that Qin Mo also had her own troubles. In the army of the high-ranking officials, there were either uncles and nephews left by their fathers, and the death of even one of them would be a great loss. Or there were Japanese soldiers without the support of cultivators. Both sides needed her protection. Even Allen had to take action several times, which showed how intense the battle was.
"Nephew, I have seen the battle report you submitted. Why is the number of casualties in your army so strange?" Zhao Qirui asked Qin Mo without any preamble.
"I wonder what you find strange, Uncle? I can explain it to you in detail."
"Your troops suffered over a thousand casualties on the spot, but fewer than a hundred were wounded or killed? What's going on?" Seeing Qin Mo's bewildered expression, Zhao Qirui felt that he couldn't be lying about the numbers, so his tone softened.
"...Beastmen are powerful and fierce, and they all use heavy weapons, so quite a few of my troops died on the spot. As for the small number of deaths from injuries, that is thanks to my army's wounded soldiers' battalion. If you don't understand, Uncle, you'll see for yourself."
Zhao Qirui acted swiftly and decisively, immediately heading to Qin Mo's wounded soldiers' camp to check on them. From a distance, he could sense a difference between the wounded soldiers' camp of the Da Yuan army and those of the other armies, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.
Upon entering the wounded soldiers' camp, the first thing you smelled was a pungent, lime-like odor. The ground of the camp was covered with lime, a simple preventative measure. Then there was the cleanliness; the camp was impeccably clean, almost as clean as his study.
Another familiar smell made Zhao Qirui frown. "Is it forbidden to drink alcohol in the army during wartime? Or is alcohol used to intoxicate people and alleviate the pain of the wounded?"
“This… Uncle, washing the wound with strong liquor can reduce swelling and remove toxins, preventing the wound from becoming infected.” Qin Mo was a little confused. He remembered mentioning alcohol to Zhao Qirui when he first arrived at the trading city.
Zhao Qirui's eyes widened, becoming bigger and rounder than copper bells, and his beard began to tremble. He stared at Qin Mo for a moment, then ignored him and turned to enter the military tent.
Commander Zhao searched through all the beds in the wounded soldiers' camp, carefully examining each wounded soldier by lifting their blankets, and finally confirmed that none of their wounds were infected.
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