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Chapter 188 Dawn: The First High-Level Meeting

The Land of Rain, Dawn City.

It's already late at night, and only a few lights in the greenhouse are still on. From a distance, they look like fireflies, or like the eyes of a big guy, hiding under the dim moonlight, taking a nap with their eyes slightly closed.

Only by getting close can you see the shadowy figures inside.

Click!

"Uncle Qiuyu! I knew you were here, the boss sent me...!" Yahiko casually pushed open the greenhouse door and shouted.

But before he could finish speaking, a warm breeze carrying the sour smell of a coal stove, along with a feeling of tightness in his chest, came rushing in.

"Pfft! What's that smell?"

Yahiko staggered from the stench, his little face contorting in pain.

But soon, as if he had thought of something, his expression suddenly changed, and he held his breath and rushed into the greenhouse.

A moment later, Yahiko dragged Akiyu, whose face was flushed, out of the greenhouse.

Before he could catch his breath, the arm that was holding Qiuyu was flung away, causing Yahiko to instinctively turn his head to look.

"Ahem! Yahiko, what are you doing?"

Qiu Yu coughed a few times, her complexion losing some of its rosy hue, and said angrily, "I was observing the experimental results, why did you drag me out?!"

Yahiko's eye twitched involuntarily, and he said speechlessly, "If I had arrived any later, your body would have been completely cold. Didn't you feel dizzy, have tinnitus, or feel suffocated?"

Upon hearing this, Qiuyu, who was still engrossed in the agricultural experiment, suddenly realized what was happening. She felt a wave of dizziness and staggered as Yahiko reached out to support her.

"Cough! Cough!"

After a while, he caught his breath and looked at Yahiko beside him, who had a worried expression. He scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Sorry, Yahiko. I thought I was just too excited and that's why I was having trouble breathing and feeling a little dizzy."

During this time, following Yun Chuan's advice, he borrowed a few people from the biological research and development department of the Academy of Sciences. Then, as if he had suddenly had an epiphany, all sorts of inspirations came out like a spring.

He used to be a commoner who helped nobles manage their fields. Although he liked to tinker with farming tips, he was not well-educated and did not understand any principles. He was just a typical "practitioner".

Simply put, he would try things out without any systematic theoretical framework, and sometimes when he happened to discover an interesting phenomenon, he couldn't reproduce it the second time.

But recently, he has been absorbing theoretical knowledge and scientific research methods like a sponge, making him feel as if he has embarked on a broad road with no end in sight.

What was that line from a book again?

The dialectical unity of worldview and methodology?

Qiu Yu couldn't remember exactly, but during this time, he was learning, verifying his previous ingenious ideas, making systematic summaries, and teaching his experience to others.

With a large group of "small-scale" workers, they cleared a field. This time, with more people, they didn't just plant one type of crop like before, but planted all kinds of crops. It was almost as if they were living and eating in the greenhouse.

"Didn't the boss arrange help for you?" Yahiko rolled his eyes in annoyance. "What's wrong with Nagato? He really lets an old man like you do experiments on your own?"

"What help do I need? That brat at home is enough for me."

Qiu Yu looked much better and waved her hand dismissively, saying, "I suddenly had an idea before I went to sleep, so I secretly came here to verify it without telling him... By the way, what's up?"

Yahiko was about to say something, but upon hearing his last sentence, he slapped his forehead, grabbed his arm, and strode away while shouting, "I almost forgot about the important matter! The boss sent me to call you to a meeting!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yu, who had initially intended to shake him off and leave, was taken aback. Then, she grabbed Ya Yan's arm and scolded, "You brat, why didn't you say something so important sooner! Hurry up!"

Before Yahiko could react, he was grabbed by the arm and thrown into the air.

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Inside the conference room of the administration building at this moment.

"Lord Yun Chuan, if this trend continues, the defeat of the Wind Kingdom is inevitable."

Sitting at the head of the table, Yun Chuan looked down at the documents in his hands, while Mei Yu, who had now become the head of the military intelligence department, stood respectfully behind him.

The Military Intelligence Department is an intelligence agency responsible for conducting intelligence gathering, analysis, and transmission work externally. Its work covers multiple aspects such as war preparation, battlefield situation awareness, and enemy reconnaissance. Its main purpose is to provide timely and accurate intelligence support to the military corps to ensure the smooth conduct of future military operations.

Mei Yu, who was originally an intelligence agent under Yun Chuan, naturally became the first person in charge of this makeshift team.

"What an ugly sight."

Looking at the statement in his hand that condemned Hanzo of Sunagakure and Amegakure while refusing to admit defeat, Yun Chuan laughed contemptuously.

He tapped the conference table lightly with his finger, then said with a hint of boredom, "Meiyu, what do you think is the correct course of action for one of the five great ninja villages in the ninja world, to be slapped in the butt by a worthless little country?"

Upon hearing this analogy, Mei Yu paused for a moment, then pondered before saying, "The correct course of action would be to annihilate that despicable little country that has offended our dignity, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, he should admit that he was indeed offended, and then just take care of the scum who offended him, so that no one will laugh at him for getting his ass slapped by scum. But that's not how Sunagakure does it."

Yun Chuan chuckled, his tone mocking, "They refuse to admit that they've been slutted in the ass, and then in public, they stick their butts out and yell that they want everyone to see whether they've actually been slutted or not."

Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous.

A smile appeared in Mei Yu's eyes as she whispered, "This further proves that Sunagakure is now at its last gasp."

However, Yun Chuan gave the opposite opinion to Mei Yu's words.

"No, it won't end that easily."

He put down the documents in his hand, rested his chin on his hand, and laughed, "The Rain Kingdom is a small country. The Rain Kingdom's declaration of war against the Wind Kingdom is the first arrow a small country shoots at a large country. Whether this arrow can make the large country bleed is very important."

"Although the five major powers are either at war or preparing to go to war, they are still the 'five major powers' after all, and they are birds of a feather, in cahoots, and of the same ilk."

"War is a continuation of politics, a tool of politics, bloody politics, a violent struggle between classes, and the highest form of struggle of social contradictions. Politics determines the purpose, motivation, scale, and strategic plan of war."

"Essentially, it's all about competition and plunder. Everyone wants a piece of the pie, everyone wants to be the strongest and richest one, but the problem is that there are only so many resources in total. If someone wants to eat, someone else has to give it up."

"This cake isn't even enough for the five major powers to share. Do you think they'd allow a trashy little country like the Land of Rain to sit on equal footing with them and share the cake?"

Before Mei Yu could answer, Yun Chuan shook his head and said calmly, "No, they won't allow it."

"Once the Land of Wind is defeated by the Land of Rain, which is a small country, it will expose the fact that even great powers can bleed. Those small countries that have been oppressed by the great powers for a long time will gather around the Land of Rain and form an alliance to fight against the five great powers."

"This is why Sunagakure is still stubbornly insisting that it doesn't hurt at all, even though Hanzo and Amegakure have already slashed their hearts with their swords."

Upon hearing this, Meiyu frowned and said in a deep voice, "Do you mean that Konoha, which is currently fighting against Sunagakure alongside Amegakure, is about to turn against Amegakure?"

If Konoha really does this, aren't they afraid of becoming the target of public criticism and completely losing their credibility?

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Yun Chuan immediately saw through Mei Yu's thoughts and couldn't help but laugh: "Ever since the Sky Legion revealed the truth about the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, Konoha has completely lost all credibility."

"Right now, it's not too obvious because of the war. But once the war ends, the number of missions Konoha receives will definitely be halved. If they can win decisively this time, they might be able to make up for it a little."

According to information from Konoha, Jiraiya and Tsunade have already left the village, and Yun Chuan guesses that Hiruzen Sarutobi has realized this.

Therefore, they planned to win a resounding victory to show the strength of Konoha to those "sugar daddies" and try to gain the trust of more "sugar daddies".

Unfortunately, Yun Chuan had been preparing for so long, slowly bleeding Konoha, the leading village among the five great ninja villages, causing Hiruzen Sarutobi to gradually become deserted and Konoha to become disaffected, all in order to hollow out this tree and cut it down in one fell swoop in the future.

Now that obvious results are being seen, naturally we won't let that old monkey have his way.

knock knock!

Just as Mei Yu was frowning and deep in thought, and the conference room fell into a brief silence, there was a knock on the conference room door.

Mei Yu snapped out of her daze and was about to sit back down when Yun Chuan waved his hand and casually said, "Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the conference room door opened, and the security personnel, who had been waiting outside and were dressed in white robes, entered the conference room.

"Excuse me for disturbing you, Lord Yun Chuan," he said respectfully. "There's an old man outside who wants to see you or Minister Qiu Yu, and he won't leave no matter how I try to persuade him."

Yun Chuan raised an eyebrow, roughly knowing the purpose of the visitor, and smiled, "Then let them in. It's cold at night, don't keep the old man waiting outside for too long."

"Yes."

The security officer saluted and left. When he returned, a short figure had appeared behind him.

It was an old man dressed in hemp clothing, hunched over, looking somewhat timid, carrying a large basket on his back.

The old man's feet were still covered in mud, and his muddy footprints left several conspicuous marks on the smooth floor of the conference room, causing him to subconsciously pull his feet back.

However, upon looking up and seeing Yun Chuan, his face showed obvious excitement, and he respectfully said, "Greetings, Lord Yun Chuan and...this sir."

Mei Yu was actually about the same age as the old man, but she looked much more robust. She used to be just an ordinary person, so she felt a little awkward being addressed like that. She quickly went over and helped him up.

"Sir, please don't be so formal." Yun Chuan asked with a smile and a kind tone, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Mei Yu took a chair from the side and went over to the old man. The old man instinctively and flusteredly refused the chair, but Mei Yu eventually half-pressed him down.

Normally, outsiders are not allowed to enter the meeting room, and there is a fixed number of chairs. However, Mei Yu knew that since Lord Yun Chuan had let the old man in, there was no need for him to put on airs.

Upon hearing Yun Chuan's words, the old man, though seemingly disappointed at not seeing Qiu Yu, carefully stood up from his chair, placed the basket on the ground behind him, and lifted the clean white cloth covering it.

"Lord Yun Chuan, thank you so much for helping our village rid it of bandits. You also led us to reclaim wasteland and taught us farming techniques. We don't have any good gifts to thank you for, but these are the first batch of fruit from the greenhouse. Please accept them."

Hearing him say that, Yun Chuan glanced at the large basket of fruit. It looked very appealing and was clearly a top-quality, pollution-free, green product. It also reminded him of the old man's identity.

During this period, Dawn expanded its territory, bringing surrounding villages and settlements under its jurisdiction, and also took the opportunity to eliminate a group of tyrannical bandits.

Those bandits were either people who had gathered a group of people to "occupy the mountain and become kings", or they were Chunin and Genin who fled from Sunagakure or Amegakure due to fear of battle. In the Five Great Nations, they would be considered "expendable materials" who led Jonin to help Genin bleed.

This old man must be one of the more respected leaders in the village that was designated as an "experimental field".

The number of villages brought under Dawn's jurisdiction during this period was too large, and Yun Chuan couldn't remember which village it belonged to.

"Alright, we can let Qiuyu and the others try it during the meeting later."

This wasn't the first time Yun Chuan had received gifts, so he didn't refuse the old man's kindness. He gestured for Mei Yu to accept the fruit from the old man and said gently, "Then I'll thank you on their behalf."

The old man was pleased with the gift and left. Yun Chuan took a bite of a fruit, turned to look at the silent Mei Yu, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Any thoughts?"

"I feel a little... unworthy?" Mei Yu sighed. "After all, these fruits are not important to us, but to them, they must have gone through a lot of trouble to grow them."

"After all, it's a token of their appreciation. They just want peace of mind. Only if you accept what they give you will they believe you will protect them. If you don't accept it, it will only make them worry more."

Yun Chuan, on the other hand, seemed completely innocent, crunching on the fruit and mumbling as he spoke.

To be honest, the fruits cultivated by Qiuyu taste really good. I've never eaten them before, and it's nice to satisfy my cravings occasionally.

Knock, knock knock.

Yun Chuan, who had been sitting lazily in the head seat with his cheeks puffed out, sat up straight and said with a smile, "Please come in."

Click.

As several figures entered the conference room, the once calm room was filled with a serious atmosphere.

Outside the conference room, the bright white moonlight shone down on the earth, as if everything was covered with a layer of pale frost and halo.

However, when the pale moonlight shone in from outside the door and fell on the dark brown table in the center of the conference room, it could not illuminate the faces of the people in the dimly lit room.

Yun Chuan calmly finished eating the fruit, raised his hands and clapped them. The sound echoed in the empty conference room, like waves crashing on rocks, leaving tiny but exceptionally clear marks on the hard, black surface under the sunlight.

"Looks like everyone's here."

Yun Chuan's gaze swept over the faces of those figures, and a smile appeared on his face. He said, "In that case, let's officially begin Dawn's first high-level meeting."

(End of this chapter)