bookbashuk Chapter 553 Everyone has their own agenda
Chapter 553 Everyone has their own agenda
The dim sun had already climbed up into the sky, and it was already the scorching noon.
In the makeshift meeting tent in the middle of the two armies, we don’t know what the two sides talked about, but from the smiles on their faces when they returned to the army, we can tell that both sides got the benefits they wanted.
"My daughter! We have made a fortune!"
Looking at her excited father sharing his joy with her, Wada Miko always had an indescribable strange feeling.
"I originally thought that the man would ask for a huge amount of money, but he only asked for the ownership of Manjin City and signed various trade agreements with us. This means that Manjin City is still under our surveillance. As long as we use economic means, the entire Manjin City will be unable to move. Should I say he is stupid or not?
What was even more unexpected was that he actually promised to hand over half of Kawashima Ikeda's army that was merged after the war to us after he left.
My daughter, do you think he has been carried away by the victory in this war?
Ah, hahahaha!"
Seeing her father coming back and sitting in the chief seat, talking about the benefits he had gained and laughing, Wada Miko became even more impatient.
"Okay, stop laughing and let me sort it out."
Seeing Wada Miko's expression becoming increasingly serious, Wada Kawao immediately closed his mouth and stopped his loud laughter.
After thinking for a long time, Wada Miko still didn't get a definite answer in her mind, but she still expressed her opinion:
"There's a high probability that we will be used as a gun by him..."
On the way back to the camp, Gardevoir was increasingly puzzled by Shota's decision, because since they had won the battle, they should have asked for a high price, but why did the master do the opposite? He even gave half of the spoils to others, which was not what a normal person should do.
Sensing the inner confusion of Gardevoir in front of him, Shota, who was sitting on the back of the slowly moving Flame Horse, grasped the reins with both hands, rested his chin on Gardevoir's fragrant shoulder, and explained:
“This is not our territory, and with our current strength, we cannot swallow such a big piece of cake.
Our territory is in Hoenn and Sinnoh, and what we need to do now is to go back as soon as possible.
The news of our victory in this war will soon be known to everyone, and the entire Johto region will be plunged into chaos.
Family forces and evil forces lurking underground, such as Team Rocket, which spans the Johto and Kanto regions, will all be involved in this chaos.
There is no need to join this chaotic dance. We won't benefit from it. The most important thing is to take away the resources we have rooted in Manjin City as the basis for the revitalization of Hoenn.
And the reason I signed those trade agreements with him was just for show.
To sum it up in one sentence, it was just a pile of waste paper used to cover up my purpose of taking away Manjin City’s resources.”
"Then why did we give them half of the troops we got from Kawashima Ikeda?"
Hearing the question raised by Gardevoir, Shota shrugged helplessly, as if he had thought of something, and explained:
"Remember those pieces of scrap paper I mentioned earlier? They can't cover up my inner purpose, which is to take away most of the resources we control in Manjin City.
To make a vivid metaphor, I put two pieces of paper in front of this smart woman, Wada Miko. One piece of paper was dry, which was the signed agreements, and the second piece of paper was wet, which was the half of the army I gave to them, and the purpose of transferring most of the resources of Manjin City was like a fire.
In simple terms, dry paper cannot cover fire, but if the dry paper is wrapped with a layer of wet paper, the fire may be extinguished, and if it is extinguished, it cannot be seen. "
"Master, why am I so confused?"
Lightly pecking Gardevoir's puzzled cheek, Shota patiently continued to explain:
“There are probably three levels of human beings’ view of things.
The first realm is to see mountains as mountains and water as water.
The second realm is to see mountains as not mountains and water as not water.
The last one is the third realm, where mountains are still mountains and water is still water.
What we call being too clever by half refers to the situation brought about by the second realm. Wada Miko belongs to this realm. She would think too much about my decisions, which means she would see mountains as not mountains and water as not water.
The firelight can be seen through both wet and dry paper.
But unfortunately, Miko Wada could not observe the luminescence, which is the essential property of fire. In other words, the mountains are still mountains and the water is still water. This led to a misunderstanding of my purpose in her brain circuit, and this misunderstanding is exactly what I need.
The way of the world is simple. If you have no desires, you will be strong. If you do nothing, you will be able to do everything.
But I actually had another consideration in handing over half of the captured Alliance troops to them.
Because in my eyes, they are useless..."
On the other side, listening to his daughter's speculation that Shota was using them as a tool and looking down on them, Wada Kawao couldn't help but slam the table angrily.
"This is outrageous! Before, the Yuto family looked down on us, and the Kawashima family suppressed us all the time. And now, this little brat from a commoner family wants to join in the fun. Let's fight him!"
"sit down."
"Okay, daughter."
Seeing her father's cowardly attitude, Wada Miko couldn't help but sigh again.
"I think his worries are not unnecessary."
After saying this, Wada Miko couldn't help but glance at her father, and then continued to speak under her father's protesting eyes:
"I really didn't think it through before. The news of this war will spread quickly, and the entire city will be plunged into turmoil. With our current strength, we may not be able to swallow such a big piece of cake.
However, if we add the remaining half of the army that man gave us, we can't say that success is 100%, but the probability will definitely increase that much.
But if my guess is correct, it can be said that it is certain that the man not only wants to use us as guns to buy him some breathing time for the Hoenn region.
Another possibility is that he and you, father, signed so many trade clauses regarding Manjin City because he wanted us to have the strength to stabilize the Johto region as soon as possible. After that, he would have a stable Manjin City to provide a steady stream of funds for his revival of the Hoenn region.
After all, Manjin City is the largest city in the Johto region, and can rival Jinhuang City in the Johto region."