Would you feed mushrooms to a hound?
He heard this sentence, and Fukudai Sanro's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot!
Although these words do not mention anything about their Tōyama village, neither do they mention that Shihaku-ing village will move on them.
But anyone who isn't an idiot can tell that every single word in this sentence is a plain and straightforward warning!
Similarly, every single word is a flagrant insult to them!
"Bakashi!"
Fukuda Sanro's fists were tightly clenched, and a trail of cold light kept cutting through his eyes!
In this moment, Fukuda Sanro wished he could give the order immediately and directly confront Shihaku-ing village!
Shredding Shihaku-ing village to pieces!
No!
No, that would be too merciful! Only making the Shihaku-ing village experience the torture that Long village underwent a century ago can truly avenge their resentment!
However, this idea only popped up for a moment before Fukuda Sanro's body went limp, and he collapsed onto the tatami mat.
Break relations?
Go all out?
They might do that, but the ultimate result will be that the fish will die, and the net will never break!
Ignoring other factors, a single mushroom is enough to send them into the abyss!
Although no one in the world dares to use mushrooms now, Fukuda Sanro had no doubt that if they really went on the offensive, Shihaku-ing village might just give them a mushroom!
The same thing will happen in a few decades!
Thinking of this, Fukuda Sanro's face turned as pale as death.
He felt as if his spirit had been drained, and his eyes were completely out of focus……
Not only Fukuda Sanro, but also the other members of the toilet group next to him were as wilted as pickled vegetables. All their fury vanished in this moment.
Instead, there was a thick sense of powerlessness, or even fear!
……
After an indeterminate amount of time, a hoarse voice finally echoed again:
"Fukuda-kun, perhaps we should ask Long village……"
The suddenly resonating voice was hoarse and faint.
But it made all the toilet members lift their heads as if struck by lightning.
Pair after pair of angry gazes directed straight at the speaker.
One of them couldn't hold back his anger and roared, "Kobayashi-kun, what are you saying? Are you telling us to submit to those damned Long villagers? You traitor!"
Traitor?
Upon hearing the word, the toilet member's face turned red, and he shouted angrily:
"Kurazumi-kun, then tell me what we should do? Are we really going to face off against Shihaku-ing village? Or are we going to follow their demands and use our wealth to bleed them, and then completely become their puppets, serving as cannon fodder for them?"
A single sentence stopped the angry words of Aoki Kenji, including those of the other angry toilet members, from escaping their throats.
Aoki Kenji tried several times to open his mouth to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
To confront Shihaku-ing village?
Shihaku-ing is already preparing to plant mushrooms on them!
The mushroom video from that time is still in their archives, that terrifying scene, no one wants to experience it!
To know that, the two mushrooms from that time, their maximum yield was only 30,000 tons!
Nowadays, any single mushroom warhead starts at a yield of at least 100,000 tons!
Take the Shihaku-ing MB-3 intercontinental ballistic missile as an example, it can carry a maximum of three mushroom warheads with yields of at least 100,000 tons!
And the Shihaku-ing submarine-launched Trident can carry up to eight to ten mushroom warheads with yields of at least 100,000 tons!
Such intercontinental ballistic missiles, with just one, can completely cover a large city of theirs!
If these doomsday weapons were to fall on them, their entire Tōyama village might become history!
As for agreeing to the demands of Shihaku-ing, as the previous toilet member said, once agreed upon, they would inevitably become complete puppets of Shihaku-ing!
The wealth they had accumulated over decades would be reduced to a leash around their necks, held tightly by Shihaku-ing!
Similarly, if they were to import all of Shihaku-ing's weapons, they would also lose their ability to compete with Shihaku-ing altogether!
At that time, they would truly become Shihaku-ing's utterly and completely, unconditionally loyal dogs who could be bullied and beaten at will!
Both of these options seem no better than seeking help from Long village.
But if they were to seek help from Long village?
This is more impossible!
They did so many unforgivable things to Long village in the last century. Would Long village help them if they went there?
If it were them, they wouldn't even need to seek help from Long village if they had sufficient strength. They would simply destroy them all directly, without any chance for them to escape!
For a moment, the entire toilet group fell into complete silence.
An unparalleled atmosphere of gravity and pressure, even a sense of despair, enveloped the entire toilet.
"Let's negotiate with Long village, this may be our last opportunity……"
After a long time, a hoarse voice finally echoed again.
Looking at the source of the voice, the speaker was a thin middle-aged man, one of the toilet members who held a position second only to Fukuda Sanro, named Asakawa Daisuke.
Upon hearing Asakawa Daisuke's voice, the toilet members present unconsciously reacted with some stress.
But in the end, no one else could say anything.
…………
"Tōyama village wants to negotiate with us?"
In the modestly decorated office of Long village, upon hearing what the person in front of him had just said, Qin Shan and others who were arranging joint exercise plans were stunned.
"Yes, Tōyama village has just sent a message. It seems they are under too much pressure and want to negotiate with us..."
The old man in front of Qin Shan and Qian Zhizhong's gaze, spoke in a leisurely manner.
Upon hearing this, Qin Shan and Qian Zhizhong exchanged a glance before frowning.
"Old Qian, what do you think they have up their sleeves?" Qin Shan asked.
After a moment of contemplation, Qin Shan slowly opened his mouth.
Upon hearing this, Qian Zhizhong fell into deep thought.
After a long time, Qian Zhizhong finally said:
"I suspect it's the pressure from Shihaku-ing that they can't withstand……"
"Shihaku-ing?" Hearing this name, Qin Shan and the others next to him exchanged a glance and then nodded slightly in agreement. "This is possible. So they want to take advantage of us? Or beg for forgiveness from us?"
Hearing this, Qian Zhizhong nodded slightly and said, "Unless something unexpected happens, that's probably it..."
After listening to Qian Zhizhong's words, everyone in the room showed a cold smile. Then, Qin Shan looked at the elderly man who had just brought the message and asked in a low voice, "What did they say?"
Facing the inquiry, the old man spoke slowly, "Their intention is that no matter what Tōyama village's goal is, neither should they lose any of the benefits nor any of the punishments that are due! Some debts must be paid!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Shan and the others' eyes flickered slightly.
Looking at each other, Qin Shan asked again, "What do they need us to do?"
In response to the question, the elderly man who had just spoken nodded slightly and then said, "Of course, they said that to prevent Tōyama village from panicking and making desperate moves, you all must be prepared. In particular, your side, Mr. Qian, must be ready. If they really have such intentions, it must be done with a thunderous force that destroys their willpower!"
Upon hearing the old man's words, a cold gleam flickered through Qian Zhizhong's eyes.
After a moment of contemplation, Qian Zhizhong nodded and said, "No problem, we'll take care of these things. If there are any problems or needs, please contact us immediately, Your Majesty."
……
After the serious matters were discussed, the old man surnamed Wang left directly.
Looking at the departing figure of the old partner, Qian Zhizhong and the other two were constantly flashing their eyes.
Unconsciously, images from the historical books started to flash through his mind.
As well as the countless tombs and mass graves!
"Some debts indeed, should be paid back..."
A deep and cold voice quietly resonated from the office...
…………
Above the sky.
Blue sky, infinite!
Occasionally, a few white clouds drifted by.
This day, the sky of Long village was particularly clear!
And beneath this boundless sky, an airplane from Tōyama arrived quietly at the Long village Imperial Capital Airport……
As the plane came to a stop, the cabin door opened.
A Tōyama man with a small mustache slowly walked out of the cabin.
"Long village…"
Stepping out of the cabin, looking at the vast airport before him, a greedy glint flashed in the eyes of the Tōyama man with the small mustache, a greed for this fertile land covering tens of millions of square kilometers!
However, just moments later, this trace of greed was replaced by a deep worry.
"Kataoka-san, do you think we will be successful this time?"
After a long while, a somewhat bewildered voice quietly emerged from the mouth of the Tōyama man with the mustache.
Upon hearing the Tōyama man's voice, a plump Tōyama man's eyes flickered slightly.
Yet, he did not speak.
Can we be successful?
It is impossible to be successful.
This time, they want Long village to support them. The price they have to pay would be unprecedented!
The things they did back then are something that no one from Long village would ever forget!
Even if it were not successful, they might even find it hard to meet someone from Long village who can speak!
Seeing that his companion did not speak, the Tōyama man with the mustache also fell into silence.
After an indeterminate amount of time, the Tōyama man with the mustache shook his head, dismissing the thoughts from his mind, and finally spoke again:
"Let's go, we have brought enough benefits this time. I believe that the people of Long village wouldn't ignore wealth that is within their grasp..."
His voice fell, and the Tōyama man with the mustache directly stepped out of the cabin.
Seeing this, the plump Tōyama man and the other attendants quickly followed suit.
After stepping out of the airplane, besides the representatives from Tōyama village themselves, there were no Long village personnel to welcome them at the airport.
Even though they had reported to Long village before coming, it was evident that Long village was not welcoming them.
This result did not come as a surprise to the Tōyama man with the mustache, but it only made the hearts of the other Tōyama villagers heavier...
…………
Without pause, not long after, the group arrived at the outside of the Foreign Affairs Department building of Long village.
"Hello, I am Yozuka Kiyoshi, a representative of Tōyama village. I have already contacted your Long village's Foreign Affairs Department..."
After arriving outside the Foreign Affairs Department building, the man with a mustache and middle-aged age, who was at the head of the group, approached with a smile and informed the staff of the Foreign Affairs Department of his identity.
"Tōyama village?"
Upon hearing the man's voice, the staff member's face turned cold.
However, due to his good manners, he did not do anything that would tarnish Long village's reputation. He greeted the people in a polite manner: "Welcome to our Long village."
"Please follow me. Old Wang is waiting for you in the lounge..."
Upon hearing this, the man with a mustache and middle-aged age and the others' faces lit up with joy.
There was an inexplicable feeling of joy.
The group had not expected that they would be able to see someone in Long village who could speak so smoothly.
originally, they thought that this time would be very difficult.
"Perhaps..."
Amid the surprise, a thought involuntarily popped into the minds of the man with a mustache and the others.
Looking at each other, they both saw a hint of a profound color in each other's eyes.
However, before they could think much, the staff in front of them spoke again: "Please follow me. Old Wang is waiting for you in the lounge..."
"Let me remind you in advance, Old Wang's time is limited, and you only have one chance. If you cannot show your sincerity this time, after this meeting, we will refuse any further dialogue with you! Do not say that we did not warn you!"
Upon hearing this, the man with a mustache and the others were shocked.
"Damn!"
An angry curse involuntarily rose in the hearts of the group.
However, immediately after, an unparalleled pressure enveloped everyone!
One chance?
Is Long village issuing them a final warning?
"Bakka!"
Upon thinking of these, an angry curse could not help but rise again in the hearts of the man with a mustache and the others.
The middle-aged man with the mustache could not help but clench his fists tightly.
If their chance only comes once, then for them, every word they say, and even every action they take, will have to be a tightrope walk!
Perhaps at any moment, Long village would end the conversation with them!
At the thought of the consequences of ending the conversation, everyone's composure stiffened.
"Trouble..."
At that moment, all the other ideas that had just occurred to the man with a mustache and the others were completely dispelled.
At this moment, they finally understood that the ease with which they had been able to meet someone who could speak for Long village was not because Long village was accommodating or because their Tōyama village was strong. Perhaps it was simply because Long village did not want to be troubled!
And for them, not wanting to be troubled by Long village is the biggest trouble!
At the thought of these, the man with a mustache and the others felt even more frustrated!
……
In no time, with the staff's guidance, the group arrived at the Foreign Affairs Department's reception hall.
This is the place in Long village where visitors from other villages are received.
It is also one of the most luxurious reception halls in Long village.
If they had been able to come here directly, see someone who could speak for Long village on their first visit, and even enter this highest-level reception hall directly, the man with a mustache and the others might have been proud.
Or even consider it as something inferior.
Now, even though they had seen someone who could speak for Long village and entered this highest-level reception hall, the group had absolutely no feelings of pride or satisfaction.
The higher the specifications, the more severe the situation they face next!
Any mistake would lead them to unimaginable disaster!
(Chapter ends)
