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Chapter 713: What You Lost Was Life, But We Lost the Opportunity to Take the Skyguard Tower!
Chapter 713: What You Lost Was Life, But We Lost the Opportunity to Take the Skyguard Tower!
One month later, the Water Country was thoroughly cleansed.
The efficiency of the shinobi was truly remarkable, especially after the introduction of airships as a means of transportation.
Now, various towns and cities have fallen under the management of the shrine maidens.
As for the lower-level 'villages,' it will take a long time to gain control over them.
However, once the towns are secured, the rest will be a piece of cake.
With the Water Country under their control, the Skyguard Tower's population, which was previously less than thirty million, instantly increased to around two hundred million, marking a qualitative improvement.
This was the greatest gain!
The Water Country is vast, and even if the living conditions are terrible, the population is still considerable.
After all, life always finds a way.
Even if they can't grow crops, they can gather various types of food.
The resilience of the shinobi world is indeed admirable.
However, for other hidden villages, a large population might only be a burden.
After all, the management capabilities of shinobi are limited to a single village, and anything more exceeds their capacity.
Moreover, most can't even manage a single village properly (Konoha F4: Are you implying we're incompetent?).
The same goes for the shinobi countries!
The internal affairs capabilities of the nobility and bureaucrats are best described as abysmal.
It's only because there's a hidden village with zero internal affairs capabilities that they can get away with it; otherwise, it would be unbearable to watch.
The Skyguard Tower is different.
For Dong Ping, who had been disillusioned with the shinobi system and bureaucracy from the start, he established a new management model and cultivated the shrine maidens as a governing body.
This is what sets the Skyguard Tower apart from the hidden villages and countries, which are forces of decay.
After taking over these places, there's no need to worry about a lack of food to support the people.
While ordinary people may lack food and supplies, the same doesn't hold for the nobility and wealthy merchants.
Their warehouses are overflowing, and redistributing these resources is enough to keep the people from starving.
Moreover, the New Mist Village has occupied a vast area for many years, absorbing millions of people.
With special seeds and advanced farming techniques, the Mist Shinobi have stockpiled an abundance of resources, enough to handle any situation.
The more people under their rule, the better it is for the Skyguard Tower.
Whether it's the Phantom or the Dark Rod, they all require negative human emotions.
At the same time, the Sky Tower needs faith to maintain its operations and accelerate the growth of the Holy Land.
Population equals resources!
This is the reality for the Skyguard Tower.
Therefore, capturing the Water Country holds great significance for the Skyguard Tower.
With such a large population, the collection of negative emotions and faith will significantly increase.
For instance, the Ground Effect Flying Vehicle, Power Plant, Kirov Airship, Large Forging Equipment, and more are all significant consumers of the Dark Rod, and previously, production limitations prevented further expansion.
Now, with this vast population, expansion is a natural consequence.
The same goes for faith energy; as the harvest increases, the potential for shrine maiden development will also grow.
It's a sure win!
Not to mention, there's also the Wind Country.
Although its population is smaller than the Water Country, it still exceeds one hundred million, and with its abundant mineral resources, it's a juicy target.
With the two great countries in hand, once fully absorbed, the Skyguard Tower will have the strength to challenge the shinobi world alone.
However, compared to the 'natural' conquest of the Water Country, the progress in the Wind Country is not as swift.
There are many reasons for this!
Even though the Skyguard Tower has been trying to control the Wind Country through material means for a long time, they've been operating in the shadows, and the Sand Shinobi were previously guarding against them, so progress has been slow.
It was only after Yecang's rise to power that the Sand Shinobi completely turned towards them.
The preparation is far from what was done in the Water Country.
Fortunately, the Akatsuki Organization had already eliminated the nobility, or the progress would have been even slower.
After a month, while the Water Country is roughly under control, the progress in the Wind Country is minimal, and they have even sent out a rescue messenger.
You can't blame the Sand Shinobi for this.
In the Water Country, blocking the sea was sufficient; ships couldn't avoid the surveillance.
But the Wind Country's borders are vast, making it easy to cross, and a complete blockade is impossible.
The rescue message naturally reached the hands of the Daimyo of the three great countries.
A dilemma arises!
Should they rescue the people?
Under normal circumstances, there would be no need to hesitate; they would dispatch all their forces immediately.
Right now, they were attacking the Skyguard Tower, and although they had made considerable progress, diverting their forces would easily lead to a reversal of their gains.
And the Skyguard Tower was not some lifeless entity; if they were to truly divert their forces to support the Wind Country, it might spell disaster.
In the end, after some quiet discussion, the lords decided that they had 'not received any plea for aid.'
As for the messenger?
What was that? They had never even laid eyes on one.
They would only receive the plea for help after dealing with the Skyguard Tower, and then they would figure out a way to handle the Sand Village.
Yes, this was the nobility.
Always prioritizing their own interests, they could be relied upon in normal times, but in critical moments, they would turn cold-blooded.
In other words, the Wind Country's lord and the nobility had lost their lives, and they had lost an opportunity to deal with the Skyguard Tower!
Seeing that the allied forces had not changed their target, not only did Yecang relax, but also the lord Dong Ping, who was stationed in the Skyguard Tower.
If the allied forces were to go to the Wind Country's aid, it would disrupt his plans.
Inside the Skyguard Tower's laboratory.
"Tsk, tsk, is this the high and mighty lord?"
Dong Ping threw an intelligence report at the silver-haired, red-eyed figure in front of him.
During this period, he had been staying in the laboratory, responsible for researching the Sky Tower's coverage and upgrades.
With a massive new population, the Sky Tower naturally needed improvements as well.
Even the 'Dark Rod' technology required an upgrade.
Rarely having free time, he was directly confronted by Yuzuhara Yaya in the laboratory, who insisted that he update these critical technologies first.
"Hmph, a bunch of shortsighted fools!"
The figure who received the scroll finished reading the intelligence report and coldly scoffed.
"Indeed, how can we possibly build the Hidden Leaf Village and conquer the Ninja World with these insects? What do you think, Second Hokage?"
Dong Ping echoed.
Indeed, the person before him was none other than the 'Second Hokage' Hand Clan Feijian.
As for why he was in the Skyguard Tower's laboratory, it was naturally because during the previous battle in the Valley of the End, Dong Ping had originally intended to seal Hand Clan Feijian, but the latter used the Flying Raijin technique to switch positions, directly leading to Dong Ping's own sealing.
Dong Ping himself possessed the Reanimation Jutsu and Spirit Transformation Technique, as well as sealing techniques, so taking control of the other party was a piece of cake.
Therefore, the current Hand Clan Feijian had already transformed into his vessel.
Absolutely no misunderstandings here!
This referred to the Impure Body, not anything else.
Anyway, no matter how stubborn the other party's mouth was, their body couldn't escape his control.
Even Great Snake, an original Reanimation Jutsu user, couldn't reclaim control.
In terms of ninjutsu, sealing techniques, and soul domains... Dong Ping completely overwhelmed the other party, so it was only natural for him to seize control, and it was impossible for anyone else to take control from him.
As for why he released Hand Clan Feijian, it was certainly not because he valued the other party's combat prowess.
To be honest, if you didn't consider the Flying Raijin technique, the other party's strength was actually at the Shadow Level, and while you couldn't say they were everywhere in the Skyguard Tower, they were absolutely not lacking. So, it was not because Dong Ping was coveting the other party's combat prowess that he spent so much time on them.
To be frank, he was coveting the other party's brain.
Hand Clan Feijian was absolutely the strongest researcher in the Ninja World, with no rivals.
Although Great Snake was said to have strong development capabilities, he had actually inherited a large amount of research materials and heritage from Hand Clan Feijian, and it was only by standing on the shoulders of a giant that he appeared powerful.
If you were to truly compare development and creative abilities, Hand Clan Feijian was the number one in the Ninja World.
Furthermore, the other party was not only capable in development and creativity but also absolutely leading in internal affairs and political scheming.
Measures like the Anbu and Ninja Academy were all proposed by him.
Such an outstanding talent was only killed by the F4. Even with the Flying Raijin technique, an invincible life-saving ninjutsu, he couldn't save his own life.
If it hadn't been Hand Clan Feijian who died but his several disciples, perhaps no one else in the Ninja World would have been affected.
From this perspective, Dong Ping suspected it was a 'plot kill'.
Who told you to be so outstanding?
Just like the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.
You are so outstanding, and with the Hidden Leaf Village's advantageous conditions, you could truly unify the Ninja World.
But if you were to do it, how would the Six Paths in the Pure Land harvest high-quality souls?
At the same time, how would his two sons, after their reincarnation, gain the necessary experience?
It's not that Dong Ping liked conspiracy theories, but these things really couldn't withstand scrutiny.
However, after a month of dealing with the other party, today was the time to reveal his true intentions.
(End of Chapter)
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