Chapter 1228: Chosen Ones_5

Chapter 1228 -122: Chosen Ones_5

Tazuna’s unease was ignored as Ichihime calmly spoke.

“Evidence?”

“This involves high-level secrets from our Land of Demons and won’t be disclosed to outsiders. Because once revealed, Mr. Tazuna would face even more insane assassination attempts. This is also for Mr. Tazuna’s own safety.”

Ichihime said.

“But…”

“Regarding the safety of Mr. Tazuna and your family, we will take care of protection, so please don’t worry too much. Does Mr. Tazuna have any other questions?”

Ichihime asked, her expression unchanged.

“No more.”

Tazuna replied blankly, still unable to recover from the earlier shock.

The Daimyo of the Land of Waves secretly supporting illegal merchants’ money-making activities made him incredulous.

However, thinking about the various peculiar problems the Land of Waves has had in recent years, Tazuna did perceive a hint of something amiss.

First came the pirates, then the Daimyo organized militias to encircle them, resulting in a complete defeat, and paid a huge protection fee to avoid the pirates’ invasion.

Subsequently, some casinos and adult venues gradually flourished within the Land of Waves.

A large number of workers in the Land of Waves became unemployed, and many had to live on loans, with numerous families heavily burdened by debt, falling apart.

Tazuna’s expression shifted unpredictably, and ultimately all his thoughts turned into a bitter sigh.

Even after seeing these things, what could someone like him do?

If even their ‘master’ the Daimyo abandoned them, who else could they rely on?

No, perhaps Ichihime was only being alarmist. Tazuna held onto a certain optimistic thought.

But with all the incidents in the Land of Waves in recent years, and Ichihime’s subordinates inadvertently letting slip that those outside pirates seemed to have some ambiguous connections with the Daimyo of the Land of Waves… If so, was this country doomed?

Tazuna wandered away despondently, as Raidenmaru nibbled on snacks while teasing Ichihime, “Young lady, you really have a malicious personality, why not just tell that old man the truth directly?”

“For those who’ve been enslaved for a long time, only when death and dreaming become luxuries will they learn to resist.”

“You have a point. It seems the Land of Waves is about to start a civil war soon.”

Raidenmaru lamented.

If they got into a fight like the Land of Rain, its workload would become even heavier.

After all, they aim to overthrow the old era forces of the Daimyo and aristocrats, if not through war, can they rely on negotiations and peaceful transformation?

Having had the Land of Rain and the Akatsuki as counter-examples in the past, peaceful negotiations seemed unreliable no matter how one looked at it.

“Then hurry up and get to work, if something happens to Tazuna, I’ll throw you back in the furnace for a rebuild.”

Ichihime glared at Raidenmaru who was still munching snacks.

“Oh, don’t rush, young lady. With me to protect him, that old man’s safety is absolutely guaranteed. Well then, I’m off.”

Raidenmaru put down the empty snack bag, patted his chest to assure, jumping off the desk and leaving the study.

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Kaiza is a man who chases dreams and freedom.

He always believed that people should use their own hands to strive for the future and create happiness.

Even if there are gods in this world, they must favor those who forge ahead with courage.

But there are always matters in this world that aren’t smoothly resolved, and many people are deeply in suffering, requiring his help.

He didn’t consider himself a savior, but inevitably felt sympathy and compassion for the weak.

However, all this underwent some changes upon joining the International Industrial and Civil Cooperative founded by the Shion Flower Merchants Association in the Land of Demons.

He could use the convenience of the members to exchange the fish caught for considerable money, thereby helping even more people.

In the past, commissioning merchants for sale required him to pay transportation fees himself, coupled with unclear foreign fish market trends. If merchants maliciously suppressed prices during the process, it would be hard for fishermen to earn enough money to sustain their livelihood.

From this perspective, the International Industrial and Civil Cooperative seemed like a well-established trading platform, but this particular trading platform was designed specifically to serve workers and farmers.

But Kaiza thinks otherwise; the Industrial and Civil Cooperative isn’t just a simple trading platform.

A trading platform is merely superficial, not its essence.

Because of the existence of a book titled “On the Significance of Promoting Personal and Ninja Realm Productivity through Emancipating Ideas.”

This is a book that every member receives for free and must read upon joining the cooperative.

Most people didn’t take this book seriously, casually tossing it aside after taking it, without careful study, because its contents were too tedious. Rather than reading such things, one might prefer to look for best-selling novels in the Ninja Realm, such as the popular “Icha Icha Paradise.”

Even Kaiza almost didn’t persevere at the beginning, many things appeared quite obscure initially, but once part of the contents were understood, Kaiza found what’s written in the book very interesting. The more he read, the more he felt the ideas in the book, and eventually he couldn’t put it down.

The book elaborates on universal education and the importance of disseminating knowledge for idea emancipation.