Chapter 696: Can you put the blame on me?
Liu Laosi, who was urgently summoned to the small town at the foot of Mo Shuang Mountain, was feeling uneasy. He kept wondering along the way whether he had done something out of line and was caught by his boss.
Are you calling him here now to hold him accountable?
No way.
Our fourth brother is very loyal to the boss.
After coming over, he first greeted the boss, and then heard about the inquiry from Lao Jiang. The fourth shopkeeper scratched his head and took out the small notebook he carried with him.
After flipping through it, he replied to Lao Jiang:
"We do have business in the North, Boss. But that was several months ago. At that time, you were still imprisoned in Mo Shuang Mountain and were punished to reflect on your mistakes."
Lao Si looked at the records in his notebook, glanced at Boss Jiang's expression, and answered carefully:
“At that time, a small country on the northern border of the East sent people here, saying that the cultivators in their country found some valuable items in the Hongyan Society and sent them to the king.
In fact, it is the spiritual gun that we transferred to the Hongyan Society for sale.
The king was very interested in this firearm, so he used his connections to look for it, and finally found it here.
The envoy said that his king was determined to make progress and expand the territory. He also said that he had traveled around Fengming Kingdom and saw the strength of the new army under His Majesty Shi Rui.
They will also do the arms business with us."
"Does Shi Rui know about this?"
Boss Jiang asked.
The fourth one nodded, pointed to the words on his notebook, and said:
"This matter was decided by the Third Prince. He summoned the envoy to the capital and had a secret talk with him. He then sent someone to tell me that a contract had been signed with that small country.
However, our Fengming Country is in the south of the East, and they are in the north of the East, separated by more than 100,000 miles, so it is impossible to transport them by ordinary transportation.
So we asked Hongyan to help with this matter, and the first phase of the contract has been completed."
"How much did you sell? How much did you earn?"
Jiang Xia raised his eyebrows and asked again.
“There are a lot of them for sale.”
When it comes to business, Lao Si immediately becomes interested. This sharp-nosed, monkey-faced guy says to his boss with a beaming smile:
"Three hundred thousand bolt-action rifles, twenty thousand Maxims, and two bases of ammunition, are for their country's standing army. They also used our Fengshan Society 's channels to order fifty thousand various spiritual spears and magical instruments.
As for how much money you make...
A small country in the north certainly couldn't afford to pay so much money, so they sold the four large spiritual mines in the country to us to complete the transaction. "
"Tsk tsk, this business is not losing money."
Lao Jiang nodded with satisfaction. The praise from the boss also made Lao Si look up with pride. He walked over and sat at the table with Hanhan, drinking and chatting happily.
"The fourth brother alone sold 50,000 spirit spears. If we add in the ones sold through the Hongyan Society, the number is at least three or four times more.
No wonder those small countries have the confidence to take the initiative to fight against the monsters."
Jiang Xia flicked his fingers, and the secretary beside him whispered:
"With these many spirit spears, including the losses, as long as they are used properly, it shouldn't be a problem to drive the monsters out of their territory. But if they want to start another war deep into the northern border, that's unlikely.
They lack the heavy firepower to suppress powerful monsters, which gives ordinary people a means to fight against small monsters.
But this is just the beginning..."
"Yes, it's just the beginning."
Lao Jiang nodded and his eyes fell on the wandering cultivators who were subdued and brought back by Hanhan.
He said:
“According to Hanhan, they gave these spirit spears to the mortal kingdoms almost for free.
I can understand that they want to stir up conflicts between the human and demon races and force the Wanshou Sect and Handishan to join the melee. The means they use are also very sophisticated.
Starting with mortals, the target is the monsters in the Handi Mountain that are out of control. Even if the Immortal Alliance wants to intervene, it will be difficult.
But what I am more curious about is, where did these ascended cultivators get the immortal money to buy such a large number of spirit spears from the Hongyan Society? Such a large-scale plan cannot be accomplished by a dozen independent cultivators joining together.
There must be a 'financial sponsor' secretly supporting them. The mastermind provided the money and they provided the manpower to jointly support this plot."
“I asked them about the man behind this.”
Lao Jiang's doubts were heard by Hanhan, who was drinking with Lao Si, the fourth shopkeeper. Niu Sansheng looked up, picked up a piece of beef and put it in his mouth, while mumbling:
“But they won’t say.
In addition, Boss, based on the war I saw in the North and my understanding of the monsters, this war between humans and monsters will soon enter the next stage.
The human army gained the upper hand through surprise attacks and magical weapons such as magic spears.
But after the monsters escape back to Zhufengyuan, they will definitely find a way to counterattack.
The monsters in the northern border are fierce and ferocious. Since the demise of Xiaofeng's descendants, there has been no great monster king in Zhufengyuan who can call the shots and command the monsters. The situation is very chaotic, with monster forces everywhere intertwined.
The monsters that were driven away by humans can easily find allies.
When they come back, humans will probably have a tough battle. Who knows, in the heat of the war, the two sides may get too excited and some unbearable things may happen.
Once there are large-scale casualties, the Immortal Alliance will have no choice but to ignore it."
Niu Hanhan frowned and said:
“But the Northern Territory has always been ruled by the Great Sage Qingsi. That big barbarian bull regards the entire Northern Territory as the territory of the demon race. As long as the Immortal Alliance sends a large number of cultivators into the Northern Territory, it will immediately provoke a counterattack from the Han Di Mountain.
The Great Sage Qingsi is an orthodox demon cultivator, and with the added power of ancient bloodline, his immortal body has long been perfected.
If a real fight breaks out, even four or five bitter seas won’t be able to do anything to it.”
"Then fight, what else can you do?"
Boss Jiang spread his hands and rolled his eyes:
"Do you want me to go to the North to mediate?
Who am I in the eyes of those great masters of the sea of suffering? Why should they give me face? The incident in the West Sea has just passed. If something happens in the North Territory, I am afraid I will really have to go to the Demon Suppression Tower.
But it is indeed an opportunity.”
He narrowed his eyes, flicked his fingers on the table next to him, and thought carefully before saying:
"If the Myriad Beast Sect and Iron Mountain are really involved and dragged into the chaos that is about to happen in the northern border, we can act in secret...
Silly, you and my Liu Hui both have irreconcilable grudges with the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
Among the major sects in this Immortal Alliance, the number of spiritual realms under the jurisdiction of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is also considerable. They will seize the opportunity and launch a surprise attack.
If I can take all those small worlds into my possession, my cultivation will be able to rise again ..."
"Whoosh"
Before Lao Jiang finished his thoughts, a figure came running like a gust of wind, crossed the warehouse barrier, left a trail of afterimages, and appeared in front of Lao Jiang.
"Master, the head master wants you to go to the main hall. He said that the Immortal Alliance has sent someone to look for you."
The person who came was Lao Jiang’s good disciple.
Dong Xiaorou, who possessed the magical power of Jiaoduan, was summoned by the head of the sect, Shi Yan. She jumped and spun in circles on the spot, like a lively deer, probably practicing her magical power of speed.
Just like the Flash, he circled Lao Jiang dozens of times in an instant.
Lao Jiang felt a little dizzy after watching this.
"Stop wandering around and talk properly."
Jiang Xia showed off his master's authority, and Dong Xiaorou also stopped obediently. She blinked her smart eyes and looked to the side, seeing the dozen or so miserable casual cultivators who were knocked unconscious.
I thought to myself that my master was doing bad things again.
But as a disciple, she couldn't comment on such things casually, so she turned her head and pretended that she didn't see it at all. Without waiting for Lao Jiang to ask, she took the initiative to speak:
"The person from the Immortal Alliance must be the inspector of Taofuyuan. He has a gloomy face. When he saw the leader, he said he had something important to discuss with you, Master. I think he has bad intentions."
"No."
Lao Jiang stood up and gave Niu Hanhan a look.
The latter nodded in understanding, stood up and picked up the wandering cultivators in the warehouse one by one, wanting to transfer them to other places.
After giving Ruyue a few more instructions, he followed his disciple to the main hall of the Mo Shuang Mountain. It was still as quiet and deserted as before. As Lao Jiang walked into the hall, he saw his master, who was dressed in Taoist robes and looked dignified and majestic.
Shi Yan was squinting her eyes, giving a look to Lao Jiang, and nodded at the Taofuyuan Inspector who was waiting for him, indicating that the Inspector came with bad news.
Boss Jiang was so perceptive that he roughly guessed the purpose of the person in front of him without anyone reminding him.
It must be related to what happened in the North.
"Jiang Xia, Jiang Ziheng, a disciple of Mo Shuang Mountain, did you make this?"
The law enforcement officer from Taofuyuan had a cold expression on his face, but he did not show any arrogance or bullying. He threw out a bolt-action spirit spear from his storage ring that was still stained with blood and broken in the middle by sharp claws.
Hang it in front of Lao Jiang and ask:
"And you who sold it all over the world?"
"yes."
Jiang Xia admitted it openly without hiding anything. He reached out to take the broken spirit spear in front of him, took it in his hand and looked at it professionally, and said:
“This is the old design of the first version. The symbols used on it are not ink symbols, but spirit-attached seals. There are only twenty-three of them in total, and three spirit formations are formed on them.
This is something that requires no technical skills at all. In my Mo Shuang Mountain, it is also used by outer disciples to practice making tools.
As for the sale..."
Old Jiang snorted, put on a white lotus-like attitude, and said confidently:
“What the supervisor said doesn’t make sense.
My Mo Shuang Shan is already a major weapon maker recognized by the Immortal Alliance. We supply all kinds of magical instruments and treasures to fellow Taoists all over the world. We are also the only provider of weapons for the law enforcement officers .
All the spiritual objects and magical instruments found in our mountain have been reported to the Immortal Alliance.
This is work for the government, not for profit.
Besides, we are all practitioners who wholeheartedly admire the immortality of the Tao.
I am a Mohist monk, and I have devoted all my energy to refining magical instruments and treasures. With my ingenious ideas, I created these new magical instruments. Is there anything wrong with that?
Why should I pursue those money-making things?
The Inspector can go to my sect and ask around.
Who doesn’t know this?
I, Jiang Xia, am the least money-loving person, so don't use that filthy thing to pollute my eyes."
"puff"
After Old Jiang finished speaking, there was no reaction from the Taofuyuan Supervisory Department, but Shi Yan couldn't help laughing out loud.
The second generation Mo Jun picked up the fragrant tea at hand to cover up her loss of composure, and now she put on a stern face again, waved to the two people who were looking at her, and said elegantly:
"Don't worry about it. I just remembered something interesting. Please continue."
The Taofuyuan Supervisor ignored this episode. He looked at Lao Jiang and said in a serious tone:
"Then do you know that just a few days ago, the small countries on the border of the East and the North raised an army of 100,000, and used the spiritual spears and weapons you made to go out of the border to fight against the demon tribe.
In less than three days, nearly ten thousand little demons died tragically at the hands of mortal soldiers.
The demons on the Wind-Chasing Plain have begun to gather, and a great war is about to break out, with countless lives lost..."
"Why is the Supervisor telling this to me?"
Old Jiang interrupted the Taofuyuan Supervisor rudely and said:
"Mortals use the spirit spears I made to kill monsters. That's their choice. What does it have to do with me? Even if they don't have the spirit spears I made, if those mortals can get some good weapons, they can still kill monsters, right?
If the supervisory department is correct, then the Sword Casting House is also guilty of forging spiritual blades? They made those low-grade spiritual blades to sell in the mortal world, but no one cares, right?
Someone is wielding a knife to injure someone, and it's about to cause a big incident, but the Immortal Alliance doesn't go after the person who injured him, but instead blames the person who made the knife. How can this be justified?"
Lao Jiang spread his hands and said calmly:
“Besides, when this magical spear was made, I asked the supervisors from your Taofu Academy to take a look. At that time, they said there was no problem. Now that something went wrong, you blame me?
I think so.
Before the Supervisory Office and the Taofu Court punish me, I should first accept the punishment myself."
"That's true. I have no way to refute what you said. The Mo family is really good at speaking. But who said that I came here to punish you?"
The Taofu Court Supervisor said to the eloquent Old Jiang with a cold face:
"You sharp-tongued monk, can you please just listen to what I have to say?"
