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Chapter 494: The Tragic Star Ninja Village!
Chapter 494: The Tragic Star Ninja Village!
"Let them be. I never intended to hide the airship anyway!"
Dong Ping didn't bother with the spies.
An airship is a valuable asset, and it's not like the major powers are blind; they would naturally try to gather intelligence by all means.
They're not idiots.
Nobles and bureaucrats might be 'pigs', but ninjas are different! If they were as stupid as pigs, they would have been wiped out long ago.
After all, they are professionals who wield blades for a living, and any mistake could cost them their lives. How dare they be foolish?
This is also why various power spies have already appeared even before the airship returned to the Heavenly Fortress.
And it doesn't stop there; soon, delegations from the major ninja villages will arrive.
Dong Ping was mentally prepared for this when he allowed the airship to be openly revealed.
He won't share the technology, but he can sell the finished product.
Yes, this will allow the major ninja villages to have a reference model and research airships.
But that's exactly his goal.
This will force the major powers to revolutionize their transportation industry.
Even if they obtain the finished product, it will only be an 'export version' without the chakra core and gravity barrier.
At most, they can only develop a 'low-end version' based on this.
So Dong Ping is genuinely unafraid.
After all, everyone is starting from scratch, and he will only get faster.
It's similar to the maritime trade; now, the Heavenly Fortress has already taken over a large portion of the market.
The ironclad ships they produce in large numbers while others are still researching and building them—a clear monopoly.
Shipbuilding is now one of the pillars of the Heavenly Fortress.
The siphon effect!
More and more shipyards are being built here, constantly recruiting shipwrights and training apprentices, making the Heavenly Fortress's shipbuilding speed incredibly fast.
Several thousand-ton ironclad ships can be built in less than a few months by a single shipyard, indicating their efficiency.
After all, ships in the Shinobi World don't require precision instruments; as long as the keel can be replaced with steel and supplemented with some auxiliary machinery, it's not surprising that they can be built so quickly.
With these advantages, it's only natural that the Heavenly Fortress's influence in maritime trade is growing stronger.
Now, they are naturally aiming to control the land trade market.
The same operation, the same routine, no changes needed.
Industry subversion... This phrase sounds familiar.
The 'alien' from before the crossing, who talked about 996 blessings, seemed to love using this phrase, and Dong Ping's actions are a tribute to him.
After learning that Dong Ping didn't care about these spy lines, Uchiha Yai changed the topic:
"The Star Ninja Village you're interested in is now being targeted by numerous forces!"
"The Star Ninja Village?"
Dong Ping furrowed his brows as he walked towards the rooftop entrance of the Lying Sun Building.
There was something there that he couldn't ignore, so he had been keeping an eye on it, but he didn't expect someone to try to intercept it.
"The Stone Hidden Village, Sand Hidden Village, Cloud Hidden Village, Konoha, and other forces have already sent people to infiltrate and may strike at any time!"
Yai also had a headache.
If it was just one or two forces, it would be fine, but with so many, the Heavenly Fortress couldn't afford to act recklessly.
"Why are so many people targeting it?"
Hyuuga Cangyue, walking beside him with a pleasant smile, asked curiously.
During this time, as she got to spend time alone with Dong Ping, her mood had been excellent.
Dong Ping was also curious about this question.
He couldn't understand why the Star Ninja Village was attracting so much attention. Did these forces know the principle of his 'Star-Shattering Spear'?
"Peacock Artisanry!"
Uchiha Yai blurted out a name, instantly making Dong Ping and Hyuuga Cangyue understand the reason.
This technique is undoubtedly powerful, but it's not on the level of supermodels.
It's equivalent to the Nara Clan's secret technique and wouldn't attract the attention of major ninja villages.
The problem is that this Peacock Artisanry... can fly! Just the ability to fly is enough to make the major powers take action.
Although they also have ways to fly, it's either difficult to achieve or impossible to popularize.
And just like the Peacock Artisanry, a secret technique that can be widely popularized without others feeling the pinch, it is indeed extremely intriguing.
Now, all major forces are researching flight capabilities. Controlling the skies means controlling the battlefield, and controlling the battlefield means controlling the world.
No wonder they are so focused on it.
Thus, the Star Ninja Village in the Bear Country found itself under their watchful gaze.
Why wasn't it targeted before?
Naturally, in the past, even if someone witnessed the flight capability of the Peacock Artisanry, they wouldn't have paid much attention.
But now, after witnessing the devastating might of the Flying Corps, they naturally became extremely interested, hence their focus on the Star Ninja Village.
"What a nuisance!"
Dong Ping grumbled as he entered the building.
"So, are we going to take action?"
Yai asked as she caught up with him.
Although Dong Ping didn't provide detailed information about the Star Shattering Spear, his emphasis on the Star Ninja Village was evident to them.
"No, the Heavenly Fortress won't take action!"
Dong Ping smiled enigmatically.
This statement caused a flash of understanding in the eyes of the two people beside him.
As expected!
The fact that the Heavenly Fortress couldn't take action didn't mean they couldn't.
The Shell Organization! This alias was specifically created for situations like this.
"However, you..."
Yai looked at Dong Ping's body with concern.
The natural energy invasion hadn't been resolved yet, and if he took action, his combat effectiveness would be limited.
"Rest assured, we might not need to take action, and besides, we have Cangyue!"
Dong Ping said confidently.
With Hyuga Cangyue, during this period before the era of rampant gambling, he dared to claim that the world was within his grasp.
After half a year of cultivation without regard for cost, the Reincarnated Eye has entered the 'youth stage' and can be used normally. As long as it isn't used too excessively at once, it will be fine.
It was also thanks to Orochimaru's 'free labor' that the Reincarnated Eye could grow to this stage; otherwise, it would have taken a considerable amount of time.
The nutritional fluid and materials alone were worth several billion ryo.
It can be said that the rapid growth of Hyuga Cangyue's Reincarnated Eye was entirely due to 'gold spending'.
With such a significant harvest and half a year of enjoyable playtime with Dong Ping, how could Hyuga Cangyue's smile not remain ever-present?
As a result, Uchiha Yai's face turned frighteningly pale.
It was only because the two of them didn't take things further that her face didn't darken completely; otherwise, she might have turned black.
Having gained such a huge advantage, Hyuga Cangyue didn't argue or provoke this time, knowing that the other party's emotions were already on the verge of erupting.
Otherwise, how could she possibly not cause some trouble?
Upon returning to the office, Dong Ping immediately began reviewing the changes in the Heavenly Fortress over this period from the documents.
After watching the show in Konoha for a while and then studying with Orochimaru for half a year, it was natural to first understand these developments.
Hmm, on the Heavenly Fortress side, the income has been increasing steadily.
Regarding the cultivation... the progress is unsatisfactory.
It's not due to a lack of effort, but even with sufficient manpower and resources, the cultivation speed is shockingly slow. In such a long time, they've barely managed to double the original land area.
It's worth noting that the resources invested by the Heavenly Fortress are astronomical.
If they were to use the Terracotta Army, it would only take a few days, and with no additional investment, they could cultivate so much land.
The efficiency gap is genuinely staggering!
However, with these newly cultivated lands, amounting to several hundred thousand acres, it's undoubtedly excellent news for the development of the Heavenly Fortress.
At the very least, they won't have to worry about severe shortages of resources.
With a growing population, the demand for food and other necessities will also increase, hence the need to cultivate the wilderness.
Otherwise, relying solely on external transportation, if there's any disturbance, it could lead to a tragic outcome.
Additionally, these cultivated lands can be used to 'win over people's hearts.'
With land, people's hearts can be stabilized.
Of course, the Heavenly Fortress is just the appetizer; the main course is in several other places.
(End of Chapter)
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