Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'

Chapter 921 - 522: Pure and Delicate Feng Daiku (Part 2)

Ma Wu pondered for a moment and said: "Since the war is inevitable, we should prepare for the next step. If they really start fighting, who should we support?"

Li Banfeng looked at Ma Wu, speechless for a long time.

This is the habit of Puluo State: when encountering a situation, the first thought is about which side to stand with.

"Old Five, if we support Inner State, it will not hesitate to start a war with Outside Provinces, then make us the vanguard,

if we support Outside Provinces, they will do everything to keep the war within Puluo State to reduce their own losses,

In Puluo State, I am the renowned Li Qi, in Outside Provinces, I am a Balancer who can be sold at any time, either becoming cannon fodder or a shield. This is our value in the eyes of Inner State and Outside Provinces."

This time Ma Wu understood Li Banfeng’s meaning: "Your thought is to just watch them?"

"Yes, just watch. As long as we don’t act, they won’t start fighting soon because they don’t know when Puluo State will enter the battlefield or which side it will join,

this is just like Feng Daiku wanting to be the Local Deity. I won’t help her succeed, but she worries I might ruin it, so she has to discuss it with me."

Ma Wu, ultimately a clever person, stepped out of the inherent thinking of Puluo State and quickly grasped the key to the situation, but he also started worrying about Li Banfeng’s situation: "Old Qi, we couldn’t reach you the other night, what happened then?"

Li Banfeng said: "I was sold out by Outside Provinces, and encountered Green Flower."

Ma Wu was shocked: "It’s better we don’t do this Balancer thing anymore. You’re alone in Outside Provinces; eventually, you’ll fall victim to their schemes."

Return to Puluo State, no longer being a Balancer?

"This Balancer still has to be done; some problems they must fix," Li Banfeng took out five Gold Yuan Pills and handed them to Ma Wu, "You first return to Greenwater City to recuperate properly. Advancement is vital; after recovering, take the Elixirs slowly, don’t rush."

Five Gold Yuan Pills!

Ma Wu widened his eyes: "Such good Elixirs! Old Qi, keep some for yourself, I can’t accept so many."

...

"No need to be polite; these were originally prepared for you." Feng Daiku said with a gentle smile, placing four Spiritual Objects in front of Shi Gongxing, namely adze, chisel, ax, and saw, all carpentry tools.

Shi Gongxing kept his head down, neither reaching for them nor saying no.

Feng Daiku bit her lip, looking a bit nervous, cautiously asked: "If you think these are not enough, I can give you more, but you need to specify a number, how many Magical Treasures do you actually want?"

Shi Gongxing raised his head and looked at Feng Daiku: "The territory was given by my master, and I can’t let it go to others."

Feng Daiku extended her right hand, her slender fingers gently caressing each of the four Spiritual Objects: "If the territory can be preserved, it naturally can’t be given to others. But now your territory is about to become the battlefield of Inner State and Outside Provinces, you can barely preserve your life, why still cling to the territory?"

Shi Gongxing knew that Feng Daiku had negotiated with Luo Lijun: "Didn’t you discuss not fighting in Puluo State?"

Feng Daiku tapped the ax, smiling slightly: "If Soda Kiln was my territory, I naturally wouldn’t let Inner State and Outside Provinces fight here. If Soda Kiln has nothing to do with me, why should I care about this matter?"

Shi Gongxing bowed his head without speaking, knowing that if Inner State and Outside Provinces fought at Soda Kiln, he, the Local Deity, would certainly be doomed.

But if he just handed over the territory, he felt unwilling, after all, this is a piece of Proper Land.

Feng Daiku put down the ax and picked up the adze: "What I’m giving you is good stuff, take a close look. Besides these Spiritual Objects, I’ll also give you a piece of territory,

I have a piece of New Land, with many Strange Monsters, and nearly twenty percent of the land has been cultivated by Pioneers. You go to that territory, and still maintain your position, with nearly as much human energy annually,

What has Soda Kiln become now? Workers can’t find a factory, farmers have few acres of land, going on like this, it will eventually turn into Old Land,

This matter is not your fault, the foundation of Soda Kiln is inadequate, you study machines daily just wanting to rejuvenate Soda Kiln, but the people here aren’t ambitious, no one thinks of building factories, no one thinks of doing business,

What value is there in such a place, rather than being anxious and agitated here, why not go to New Land and enjoy some peace and happiness, don’t you think that makes sense?"

Shi Gongxing raised his head and said: "Since you think there’s nothing good about this place, why do you still want this piece of territory?"

Feng Daiku picked up the chisel and tried it on the stone. Without Feng Daiku exerting force, the chisel could easily pierce the stone: "You might not believe it, but I want to change my reputation. I want people to think of me as more than just a waistband. Even the taste of orange soda would be better than just a waistband."

Shi Gongxing sneered coldly: "You care about that?"

"You don’t believe?" Feng Daiku laughed, suddenly picked up the saw, placing it against Shi Gongxing’s neck.

Shi Gongxing was startled, a piece of chain mail extended from his collar, protecting his neck.

Feng Daiku sawed the chain mail twice: "I’ve said all the nice things, you still don’t believe it, now I have to say something unpleasant,

The entrance to Inner State in Soda Kiln was originally very hidden, but now the People of Puluo State know, people from other provinces know, even the Chase the Light Group from Lavsha Nation knows. How do you think this matter should be handled?"

"This wasn’t leaked news!" Shi Gongxing wanted to fight with Feng Daiku but found the chain mail was cut by the saw.