Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1305 - 407: Turn Against_3

Chapter 1305: Chapter 407: Turn Against_3

Leituo’s eyes flickered slightly, and he had to admit that Weiya’s words had struck a chord with him. After pondering for a moment, he gritted his teeth and finally made a decision, "Then we’ll do as you said."

Weiya breathed a sigh of relief, her beautiful red lips curving into a cruel arc.

These past few days, Mo Yan had been very anxious, especially after seeing Leituo and Weiya, along with others, carrying out heavy boxes just like they did a few days before. Her anxiety turned to unease.

"Xue tuanzi, what do you think they are doing? My heart is beating fiercely, and I can’t shake the feeling that something has happened that I don’t know about," Mo Yan anxiously asked Xue tuanzi, looking at the few remaining wooden boxes on the other side of the cave.

When she had woken up in the cave, there had been nothing there. It was just two days ago that the Uto People had brought these large boxes inside, and the guards watching her forbade her from coming within half a step of the pile of boxes. Originally, she suspected the boxes contained gunpowder, which was later confirmed by Xue tuanzi.

Mo Yan’s first instinct was that the gunpowder was meant to be used against Xiao Ruiyuan, and she tried to pour Spirit Spring Water into them at night while everyone was asleep. Unfortunately, to her dismay, the people were very cautious—perhaps worried that the gunpowder might get wet during transportation—they had wrapped the boxes in layers of oilpaper, at least a dozen times over.

The Spirit Spring Water didn’t have any effect, but a careful Weiya noticed it. With no signs of dampness on the ceiling of the cave, the Uto People had no idea where the water had come from and didn’t believe Mo Yan had the capacity or freedom to cause such damage, so they simply moved the gunpowder boxes to another location.

Mo Yan didn’t dare take further risks, and could only watch as the gunpowder boxes accumulated, knowing she couldn’t just set fire to them. Blowing up the Uto People would be one thing, but the cave would surely collapse. Even if she hid in Space without risking her life, based on the letter that stated that Space could not move on its own, she had no hope of seeing daylight again.

"Yanyan, write down these odd occurrences so Cloud Bird can take the message to your man. He will be on guard against these people," Xue tuanzi wasn’t too worried, able to ensure Mo Yan’s safety no matter what.

Mo Yan smacked her forehead in annoyance, "I’ve been so preoccupied with my wild thoughts these past few days that I forgot to mention this."

She maintained a daily correspondence with Xiao Ruiyuan, and both she and Cloud Bird were very careful, preventing the Uto People from noticing. There was an instance when someone noticed Cloud Bird perched on the rock walls and nearly captured it for a meal.

These days, Mo Yan was closely watched. During the day, she was no longer able to enter Space conveniently, only able to write letters under the cover of darkness after everyone had fallen asleep at night.

During this window of time, Weiya returned after leaving and said something to the two burly men guarding Mo Yan. They saluted her and then left.

Mo Yan watched Weiya with an indifferent expression, her eyes harboring a hint of wariness.

"Tsk, you haven’t shown any fear since you were captured, seems like you have a lot of confidence in your fiancé!" Weiya said with a smile, watching Mo Yan, yet her simple words made Mo Yan’s eyes widen.

Because Weiya had spoken in Chinese, even though the accent was strange, Mo Yan could still understand perfectly.

Mo Yan’s reaction pleased Weiya, and her smile deepened, "Surprised, aren’t you? In the Uto Kingdom, more than just I understand Chinese. Do you know why?"

Without waiting for Mo Yan to respond, Weiya revealed the answer herself, "The history of our Uto is even longer than that of Great Chu. Yet for hundreds of years, we could only survive in a corner, subject to the bullying of other nations! Later, when our Monarch ascended the throne as Emperor, he ordered every person loyal to him to learn a foreign language and planted these individuals in various countries. Over the years, nearly all the countries that once bullied us have been wiped out or swallowed by Uto."

Mo Yan looked at Weiya in shock, while also puzzled as to why she would tell her this, not believing that the person was showing off to her.

"Doesn’t Great Chu pride itself as the ’Land of Divine Harvest’? I thought you were quite formidable, but last year’s battle truly let us Uto people witness the ’might’ of the Land of Divine Harvest," Weiya said sarcastically, clearly viewing Great Chu as nothing more than a paper tiger in her eyes.

Feeling Weiya’s scorn for Great Chu, Mo Yan couldn’t help but be somewhat speechless, still not understanding the purpose of Weiya telling her all this.

Seeing Mo Yan unmoved, Weiya suddenly became angry, incredulously asking, "Don’t you feel ashamed of Great Chu’s weakness?"

Hearing this, Mo Yan looked at Weiya as if she were looking at an idiot, and said her first words, "Why should I feel ashamed? Isn’t it normal for a country to have its strengths and weaknesses? Even if last year’s battle was a minor victory, it was still a win. Besides, is a country’s strength or weakness determined by a single battle? Thinking like that is simply too superficial."

Weiya was so choked up that she couldn’t speak, feeling that something was off.

Mo Yan looked at Weiya, recalling what she had just said, and suddenly realized: this was probably the supreme arrogance born from extreme inferiority.

Such thinking wasn’t difficult to understand. Uto Kingdom didn’t share a border with Great Chu, with numerous large and small countries separating them. However, the current Monarch of Uto was not someone content with the status quo. He was a talented and ambitious man who had secretly placed his followers within neighboring countries.

These individuals were highly capable and, with covert support from the Uto Monarch, successfully infiltrated the inner circle of enemy states. Coupled with Uto’s development of highly lethal gunpowder and working from within and without, these countries fell one by one, becoming part of Uto Kingdom.

With this approach, Uto Kingdom had swallowed up more than a dozen small countries and tribes in just over a decade, emerging as the dominant power in the northwest. However, since Great Chu had no dealings with Uto and was far away, as well as cut off from news, Uto’s dominance in the northwest had not aroused Great Chu’s vigilance.

The growing power of Uto Kingdom also led to blind idolization of the Monarch by its citizens. They were like fervent believers who allowed no one to criticize their Monarch. Whatever country the Monarch wanted to attack, the people would never say no, which also led to the belligerent nature of the Uto People.

Weiya was one such fervent follower, filled with blind confidence and admiration for Uto and the loyal Monarch, naturally unable to understand Mo Yan’s dismissive attitude toward Great Chu.

Although Uto Kingdom had occupied a vast territory, they viewed the land of Great Chu as a paradise in their dreams. Dissatisfied with minor skirmishes, the Monarch of Uto set his sights on Great Chu and hence, last year sent a vanguard force of twenty thousand men with their unbeatable gunpowder to initiate the first battle with Chu.

The gunpowder of Uto seemed aimed at Qiuzi, but in reality, it was a show of force, even a probe, towards Great Chu. Although Great Chu won that battle, the deaths and injuries were several times that of Uto. Despite the ultimate victory, this fact could not be smoothed over.

It was this battle that gave Great Chu a sense of crisis, which in turn led to the creation of the firearm, something Uto now greatly dreaded.

Compared to firearms, the power of gunpowder was still greater. However, firearms could be used flexibly in combat, posed less danger, and virtually anyone could wield them as weapons. One could say that they matched Uto’s gunpowder evenly. If it came to a real fight, Uto would have no chance, which was a main reason why the Uto Monarch was determined to acquire the technology for manufacturing firearms.

Weiya had nearly talked herself hoarse. Seeing that Mo Yan was still indifferent, she thought Mo Yan had not understood and finally revealed her true purpose bluntly, "Hmph, so what if Great Chu has firearms? One of our gunpowder shells is more powerful than a hundred firearms. Your betrothed has already lost the trust and favor of the Emperor of Great Chu. If you can persuade him to cooperate with us, he will be a great hero of Uto, and the Monarch will surely reward him handsomely."