Chapter 386 Maitreya: Making a lot of money!

Temporary meeting room!
"Okay, we already know the demands of the Ghost Country, but the route has been determined and cannot be changed!"

Uchiha Yashiro plays the villain.

One Belt One Road... No, it's the 'New Trade Route' plan, which is to open up a 'U'-shaped trade route that crosses the vast desert of the Wind Kingdom and connects the remote and barren Ghost Kingdom, Bear Kingdom, Snow Kingdom... and other small countries.

The entire route is at least tens of thousands of kilometers long.

It would have been impossible before!
After all, the distance is so long, not to mention the various dangers on the road, the distance alone is enough to make ordinary caravans despair.

Even if a horse-drawn carriage could travel hundreds of kilometers a day (don't calculate using the actual speed), it would still take more than a hundred days, and the cost was too high.

Not to mention, you may encounter robbers, natural disasters, etc. on the road.

But just because it didn’t work before doesn’t mean it doesn’t work now.

Because of the Fiery Sun!
That's right, this kind of steel battleship that uses the "ground effect principle" to fly can perfectly solve this problem.

Not only can it transport tens of thousands of tons of cargo at a time, but it can also maintain a speed of several hundred kilometers per hour without stopping.

It just exploded!
Such terrifying transportation capacity and efficiency directly made this trade route possible.

And the countries along this trade route will definitely enjoy huge benefits.

Not to mention other aspects, whether you are buying goods or selling local specialties, you can get huge bargains.

The Land of Demons wants to be the end point.

That is, the Fiery Sun and other transport vehicles will stop at the 'station' to load/unload goods, so they come to fight for it.

In terms of geographical environment, the Snow Country behind is naturally suitable.

The other side is not only close to the sea, but also the center of several small countries.

But sometimes, you may not necessarily choose the best place, but may be influenced by off-site factors.

Now, the visit of the Demon Country delegation is an 'off-field factor'.

Although the news of the new trade route has been leaked by Tang Ping, the small countries around the Ghost Kingdom do not know what this plan represents because they do not know about the "Fiery Sun".

correct!

Maitreya also doesn't know about the Fiery Sun.

Although Asahi Kiyomi knew about it, as a high-ranking official in the castle tower, he would naturally not sell out the information.

If he really did that, his position would be unstable in the future, so he just hinted that the Maitreya Project was real and would be launched soon.

After receiving the hint, Maitreya, the ruler of the Ghost Kingdom, will come to visit as soon as possible.

"Compared to the Snow Country, our Demon Country is the ally of the Castle, and..."

Maitreya pointed out the advantages of the Ghost Kingdom.

That’s right, in terms of geographical advantages, the Ghost Country is indeed not as good as the Snow Country, but there is one advantage that the Snow Country cannot match.

Relationships and internal environment!
The relationship between the Demon Kingdom and the Castle Tower is as strong as it can be, except that they have not been merged.

Even the priestesses who served as managers were trained by them.

Not to mention high-level relationships.

Ashiya Kiyomi directly holds two positions, and the existence of Shion makes their alliance unbreakable.

It has to be said that it was a wise decision for Miroku to "take action" against Dou Ping, who was still a child. I don't know if she saw something through the prophecy.

"Even if we are allies, there is no reason for us to sacrifice our interests, right?"

Uchiha Mei suddenly spoke.

She didn't know why, but she felt a little uncomfortable.

Normally, she has a generous personality and never loses her temper, but now she can't help herself.

The eighth generation Uchiha was trembling.

Although he is also a high-ranking official, he can only be ignored when facing Uchiha Mei, a big shot who is his superior both in the clan and in position.

"... "

Miroku also understood that the other party was right, so she did not argue, but just silently stroked Shion's hair, as if she was "thinking" about countermeasures.

Well, her countermeasure was really good because Tang Ping took the initiative to speak.

"Mei, now the only option is the Land of Demons, right?"

Although he revealed the plan in advance, the only one that has taken the initiative to discuss cooperation is the Demon Kingdom, so this is understandable.

In fact, as long as they see the results, the small countries over there will not be able to help but come to fight for it, and then they will be able to negotiate more favorable conditions. This is why Uchiha Yashiro said that at the beginning.

However, after Tang Ping spoke up, no one mentioned this anymore.

"All right!"

Uchiha Mei stopped talking.

She could not give face to Tang Ping in private, but in public she always put Tang Ping first and never crossed the line. This was to avoid giving the wrong signal to Uchiha Nagase's eldest son.

That is, the castle tower belongs to Dohei, not Uchiha, otherwise internal strife would easily occur.

"The Ghost Country can be the 'end point' of the trade route!"

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Yashiro gave an affirmative response.

That is, the Ghost Country can become the end point of the new business route.

In the future, this alone will bring huge benefits to the Ghost Kingdom.

Just like the small countries around, if they want to sell their specialties, they have to transport them to the Land of Ghosts first, and then load them onto ships from there.

At the same time, foreign goods will be unloaded in the Demon Country first, and then sold to various small countries.

The "new business route" plan formulated by Dohei can also bring huge profits to the castle tower.

Although the small countries over there are all poor and backward, it does not mean that they have no value.

Various specialties, minerals, and population are all precious resources.

Even if these things existed in the past, they were meaningless because it was far away from the center of the ninja world and naturally could not be developed.

But now that we have ground-effect vehicles like the Fiery Sun, they have huge strategic value.

It’s not that the castle tower doesn’t want to develop smaller countries that are closer.

But the Tea Country alone has caused great vigilance and reaction. If you continue to attack those small countries, do you believe that the five major ninja villages will directly end up in front of you?

After all, those small countries are within their sphere of influence.

Therefore, in the central area of ​​the ninja world, the expansion space of the castle tower has reached its limit.

Therefore, Tang Ping naturally had to adjust his strategy and set his expansion goals elsewhere.

So the area located on the northwest edge of the Ninja Realm came into their sight.

Poor and backward!
It is these small countries located on the edge of the ninja world that give people the impression that the major ninja villages look down on these places.

But there is a way to develop the castle tower and turn it directly into a source of materials and market.

After it was confirmed that the Ghost Country would become the core point of the new trade route, the meeting ended, but Miroku suddenly spoke.

"and many more!"

After she called everyone, she looked at Xiao Shiyuan beside her tenderly and said:

"Shion is old enough to go to school. I want her to enroll in the castle tower. Please!"

This is also the reason why she brought him here.

Let Shion go to school in the castle tower!
there are many reasons.

That is, although the Demon Kingdom can teach the other party to become a shrine maiden, it is not able to do so in other aspects.

At the same time, placing her here would allow her to meet Dohei more often. Finally, as the future shrine maiden of the Demon Kingdom, she naturally had to maintain a good relationship with her backers.

They can also be used as 'hostages' so that the people in the castle tower can feel at ease about the Kingdom of Demons.

Of course, this is because they don’t know Shion’s true identity, so they take her as a hostage.

But with Tang Ping around, there was no need to worry about anything happening to the hostage, so Maitreya naturally felt at ease leaving him behind.

So much money!
Keeping Shion here would not only reassure the people in the castle tower, but also give her the opportunity to stay with Dohei.

This is a good choice for both the castle tower and the kingdom of demons.

There is no need to worry about no one taking care of her.

Kiyomi Ashiya will serve as the guardian, and with the help of the shrine maidens trained in the Demon Kingdom, it will be enough for Shion to live like a little princess in the castle tower without having to go back to the Demon Kingdom to suffer.

Although the environment in the Ghost Kingdom is much better than before, it is such a barren place without even electricity, so don't expect to enjoy much.

So it’s not a bad thing to let Shion live in the castle tower.

"Don't worry, we will take good care of Your Highness Shion!"

After Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Mei looked at each other, they agreed decisively.

With such a hostage in hand, there is no need to worry about the Ghost Country having any ulterior motives. It can be completely regarded as one of its own branch bases.

Only Tang Ping had a complicated expression.

Because he didn't know how to treat Xiao Shion.

At this point, the goal of the Ghost Kingdom delegation has been achieved, and Maitreya set off directly, she was anxious to go back to preside over the work.

Xiao Ziyuan was not too sad, but was extremely excited.

After all, when she was in the Land of Demons, she was disciplined very strictly and didn't even have time to rest. Now she is free.

However, this negotiation has just ended and another one is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)