The Bear Country has a very typical tropical peninsula climate, facing the sea on three sides, and the air humidity is very high. Gu Shanbu Shui and others from the north are not able to adapt to it.
There is always a layer of wet sweat on my body, which is very uncomfortable. The clothes under my clothes also have a sour body odor. No water comes out after I twist them, but they are not very dry to the touch.
Every time I breathed in, I felt extremely tired, and the feeling of chest tightness and irritability lingered.
The word acclimatization is not only due to low resistance to local diseases. Temperature, humidity, wind direction, mosquitoes, etc. can all make people in other places feel uncomfortable.
After all, Kosugi Fusui was a well-established ninja, but Yoshigege, a young man who rarely traveled far away, couldn't help it anymore and kept urging his cousin to leave this ghost place as soon as possible.
After getting over the novelty, the Daimyo's direct grandson no longer had a good impression of the Bear Country, which seemed to have beautiful scenery but was actually a wild land.
Gu Shan Bu Shui, who had other important things to do, would naturally not follow the will of his willful cousin.
After waiting for nearly a week, the two of them, led by their guards, visited several relatively small towns along the coast.
Along the way, dedicated people surveyed the terrain and assessed the country's potential.
Rarely had the experience of hiking through mountains and rivers, Liangshige. After taking a nice bath at the hot spring hotel, he reclined on the deck chair and didn't want to move.
"Brother Bu Shui, even if the traffic conditions here are not good and carriages cannot pass by, you can still ride on horseback. Why do you insist on walking?"
"It is impossible to ride a horse on high mountains and forest trails with just a few years of experience. Also, raising a good horse is not affordable for ordinary families. Most civilians can only rely on two The legs have to travel in this bear country where there are not even a few decent roads.”
Gu Shan Bu Shui replied,
"To judge the economic vitality of a place, in most cases, you can tell by experiencing the traffic conditions. I need to know how many unemployed ninjas the Bear Country can support, and how much investment will be needed in subsequent development..."
"Wouldn't it be better to go directly to the name of the Bear Kingdom? If you ask him, he will know everything. We don't need to do it ourselves! By the way, does Brother Bu Shui really want to build a ninja village here?"
"As expected, that's it! We have a special status. It's inappropriate to go to see the great names of the Bear Country without making an appointment in advance. We came by boat without even saying hello. The other party is probably suspicious. If he takes the initiative to come to visit again, maybe he will There were some misunderstandings..."
The daimyo of the five major countries have money to hire powerful ninjas to protect themselves. The daimyo of the small countries who live a tight life don't have much money to waste on hiring ninjas as bodyguards.
The five major ninja villages are fighting a ninja world war, and these small countries are not idle either. The five major countries have already coexisted peacefully, and they are still not stopping.
There are many wandering ninja organizations that rely on the "snail wars" between a lot of small countries to make a living. War-mongering lunatics, for commissions, can even add their own lives to the gambling table, assassinate daimyo and palace coups. It’s endless.
After thinking about it for a while, Liangzhong understood something:
"After all, we haven't inherited the legacy of our fathers and grandfathers. We are just young masters who go out to enjoy the mountains and rivers. We have nothing to talk about with the famous names of the Bear Country..."
Just as the two were enjoying the rare refreshment after taking a bath, Hansaki, who had been sent off to do errands, finally came back.
The leader of the Feng Mo clan, who was half kneeling on the ground, presented the investigation report and stumblingly explained for a long time before being sent away by Gushan Bushui.
Seeing his eldest cousin slowly flipping through a thick pile of documents, Liangzhong asked curiously:
"Didn't you hear what Hansaki said just now? Why do you still need to submit formal documents and waste time looking through them carefully? It's not a big deal anyway. I don't believe that he can write flowers based on his ability..."
Gushan Bu Shui didn't even raise his head and explained calmly:
"Human memory and reaction ability are very limited, and language is a very unreliable method of communication. Maybe Hansaki did not lie, but his words are definitely full of his own biases and tendencies; the report on paper is also full of biases and tendencies. It's not much better, but it is very intuitive evidence that can be reviewed repeatedly for verification. The person who wrote it must be responsible..."
"Evidence is also a handle?"
"What do you think? Why do so many people like to do some superficial work and really think they have nothing to do?"
With a raised corner of his mouth, the young governor flicked the yellowed paper with his fingers.
"In most cases, they are of little use, but if something happens, these pieces of paper are weapons, ironclad evidence that people dare not quibble with. At the same time, it also makes those who want to fool me a little more afraid. , making up nonsense, easily being slapped in the face by past 'facts'..."
"Wouldn't it be better to have a secretary or assistant to help? There are so many servants. If we don't use them, why do we support them?"
Liangshige was still a little puzzled by Gushan Bushui's insistence on taking matters into his own hands on certain issues.
The eldest cousin sighed and shook his head:
"You will be the eldest son of the clan who will inherit the position of daimyo in the future. The current situation is really uneasy! Do you know why I want the Furusugi family to strengthen their military force, and even seek to establish a ninja village outside for help?"
"Isn't it because Konoha Village doesn't accept it and wants to find another way to prove that I can do it?"
"Do I have that much free time?"
The eldest cousin rolled his eyes at the little cousin who was smiling slightly.
"Who do you think threatens our power in the Country of Fire, who are our allies, and who are the pillars that we cannot give up the most?"
Liangzhong thought for a while and then replied:
"The enemy is the Kingdom of Thunder, the biggest threat is Konoha Village, and the ones who need to win over most are other nobles, large and small!"
"I finally understand why my uncle asked you to travel with me. My grandfather has no reason to object. He doesn't even understand the underlying logic of how the world works."
Gushan Busui rolled the document in his hand into a straight tube and hit it on the head of the confused Ryoshige.
"The Kingdom of Thunder is nothing to worry about; Konoha Village is an enemy that is very likely to directly shake the daimyo's rule in the future, although it is an inseparable ally now; our real cornerstone is the hundreds of millions of civilians of the Fire Country, and those nobles, big and small, They are allies with ulterior motives who need to be won over..."
"Isn't this... wrong?"
The ignorant Liangzhong's heart became more and more confused. Gu Shanbu Shuiyan summed it up succinctly:
"The seemingly inconspicuous support of hundreds of millions of civilians, the Overview Country is the monarch of the Fire Country who is the daimyo, not the daimyo of the Five Shadows or other countries; besides us, the feudal nobles, wealthy business families, and high-ranking families are The battles and compromises among the feudal lords determine who will be the daimyo among the feudal lords; if one is missing, or both are missing, you must have enough force to suppress the opposition. Unfortunately, although the daimyo has a sword in his hand, But they are not the sharpest, Konoha Village is, so they are enemies that must be weakened or suppressed..."
