Late December.

Due to the bursting of the dam, the land used to build the factory was partially damaged, and many buildings were washed away by the sea, so if you want to build it again, you will have to wait until next year.

And with the deepening of the season, it is already the cold winter season, the enthusiasm of the workers to work has declined, and on the construction site, only scattered workers are still insisting on working. However, considering that this season is not suitable for construction, only a quarter of the workers come here, and the daily working hours have been reduced to half.

Dazner is one of those who continue to stick to their posts.

As the leader of the workers, he must set an example, and on the other hand, the salary given by the employer has not been reduced, even if the working hours are only half of the original, he can still get the same salary as usual. This is the best thing for some workers who are not afraid of the cold.

They can only sell coolies, so naturally there is no reason to refuse.

"I didn't expect so few people to come."

Worker Kitchener approached Dazna during his break and said to him.

Dazna took a sip of hot water and looked at the frosty earth and sky, due to the perennial fog in the country of waves, in winter, these water mist will turn into extremely cold and frosty, even the strongest person will feel a biting chill.

"There is no way to continue working at such a time, either someone who is in good shape or someone who needs money urgently. But compared to these, if you freeze your body, the gains outweigh the losses. Not everyone likes to come out and work at such times. ”

Dazna said.

Winters in the country of waves are notoriously cold, and as a native of the country of waves, although they are used to such cold, they dare not say that they can ignore such cold.

If you are in such an environment for too long, it is easy to freeze your body.

Every year, I hear the news of people dying alive and cold outside, and they are some homeless homeless people. They have no warm clothing and no place to live, so they are naturally prone to death in such cold seasons.

"That's right, if it weren't for the fact that the pot was about to be uncovered at home, I wouldn't want to come out to work on such a cold day."

Kiki exhaled a cold white breath from his mouth and rubbed his hands vigorously, his hands were red and a little frosty.

"Are your hands alright?"

"It's okay, when I continue to work later, it will be much better to soak in hot water, and it won't interfere with the work in the afternoon."

Although it can be symbolically lazy, the employer has already given so much money, and if he is still lazy here, he always feels a little sorry for the salary given by the employer.

Whatever the employer gives, he will contribute as much as he wants, this is the rule that Kitchen's set for himself.

"That's fine, if it really doesn't work, go back and rest......"

Dazner's words paused, and a voice next to him interrupted his communication with Kitsch.

"Dazna, someone is looking for you."

A worker shouted.

"Huh?"

Dazna looked in the direction the worker was pointing and saw a middle-aged man in an official uniform, and he was sure that the other party was not from Kazuhime's side, and he had not seen this person at Kazuhime's place.

Who is it?

Normally, no one would come to such a place to look for him.

"Pay attention, the other party has a family crest on him."

Kiki's eyes narrowed.

"Family crest?"

Dazna glanced at the middle-aged man, and on his clothes, there was indeed a family crest embroidered representing his identity.

"That's the family crest of the daimyo family, and he's a daimyo person."

Like the rest of the country, the country of waves pays attention to the inheritance of bloodlines.

In particular, the upper class of the big names and the rest of the nobles, big and small, have their own family crests.

This family coat of arms represents the status of the nobility.

And among them, the most noble bloodline is the great master of the country of waves.

As a native of the country of waves, Kichi has naturally seen the family crest of the daimyo family.

It's just that they haven't been in contact with such a noble bloodline person for a long time, after all, there is a serious level gap between the upper and lower levels, and as the bottom, they are not qualified to meet such a noble bloodline.

Although Kiki doesn't understand why the blood of the daimyo and nobles is noble, he doesn't know where their bloodline is specific and where it is reflected.

It is not a blood inheritance limit ninja clan, it has a mysterious blood inheritance limit, which can be passed on to future generations more intuitively.

Dazna also reacted, his expression solemn.

At this time, the people from the Daimyo's Mansion came to him, so it must have been that nothing good would happen.

Even if the poverty is so much, the people above have not reduced the tax, so it can be said that the heavy tax is also one of the important reasons for the poverty of the country of waves.

Once this group of people is found, nothing good will happen.

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"Stop factory construction?"

In a makeshift office in the factory, there is a stove inside, and the air is full of warmth, compared to the cold outside, it is completely two worlds.

However, being in such an environment, Dazna did not feel any warmth, but a chill in his heart.

He looked at Cardo, who was sitting in his office chair.

Judging by his physiognomy, he is a sinister and cunning vicious character.

Anyway, it doesn't look like a good person's face, and it looks very intimidating.

Cardo wiped his sunglasses with a tissue, revealing fierce eyes, and after putting them back on, the sense of viciousness decreased a lot, but the eyes behind the sunglasses still made Dazna a little restrained.

Unlike Kazuhime, even if Cardo makes a move that he doesn't care about, it is difficult for people to communicate with him naturally and cordially.

He said to Dazner regretfully, "I'm sorry, but it's an established fact. This is the decision of the Daimyo Mansion of the Wave Country, who suspect that the factory set up by the Oni Country here is for the production of illegal militarized weapons, so they plan to intervene in the investigation. Although we gave an explanation from our side, after all, we are guests, so we had to ask the officials of the country of waves to investigate. ”

"So, the envoy of the daimyo who came here during the day ......"

Dazna remembered that the noon break was the envoy of the famous family who came here to find him, and he kept asking about all kinds of things in the factory, and his attitude was very arrogant, as if he was born superior.

This made Dazner very unhappy, but considering the difference in the identities of the two sides, Dazna only explained what he knew to the messenger of the Daimyo family.

I just didn't expect it, and soon got the bad news that the plant stopped building.

If the factory could not continue to be built, then the thousands of workers would be unemployed.

Although it will not be impossible to live, it will return to its original shape, and as for improving life, it is wishful thinking.

"It's the investigators, and there will be other officials who will come to visit and investigate, those people, our ghost country will send someone to negotiate."

"What about the workers?"

"Because of the suddenness of the incident, and it was an uncontrollable accident, all the work here had to be stopped during the official investigation of the country of waves. So ......"

Cardo's meaning is self-explanatory.

Unemployment of workers is a foregone conclusion.

"And how long do they need to investigate?"

"If it's fast, it can be solved in ten days and half a month. If it's slow, we won't know. Looking at the attitude of the Daimyo Mansion of the country of waves, they don't let go, they can only spend it here. ”

In other words, it cannot be ruled out that the Daimyo Mansion of Wave Country has been delaying for a long time.

If we keep delaying like this, it is possible to delay it even for half a year or a year.

This news is undoubtedly very annoying for Dazner.

He finally got the job, but now he has been suspended because of something unwarranted, which makes it difficult for Dazner to accept.

But what if you don't accept it?

Just look at the envoys of the daimyo who came during the day, and they must not explain anything to them as civilians.

And they are used to it, they don't need to be explained by the higher-ups, they just follow the rules honestly.

There is no need to resist, and there is no need to expect, just live your life.

As long as they can live, there is still hope, there is no need to provoke the powerful, it is impossible for them to live.

If that's the case, they can only protest and vent their frustration.

Seeming to see Dazner's worries, Cardo said: "Actually, you don't need to worry, although the factory is closed due to some things, but the workers' and people's cooperatives can still give you some assistance to help you survive this winter." Our side will intensify negotiations with the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Waves to get them to lift the restrictions. ”

"That's all it can be."

Dazna sighed, eager to go home and drink to vent his frustration.

The defeat of the pirates has caused the death of many young people, and now the largest workers in the country of Poland are going to lose their jobs en masse, can't this group of powerful people do something useful?

Moreover, this year's tax has not been paid, and by the end of the year, the tax will have to be paid...... Dazner's eyes were heavy.

Damn, how are you going to spend the first half of next year? Dazna was worried about this.

He is the only laborer in the family, and there is only one woman and one child in the family, and the burden of the family is on him alone. This was the most helpless thing Dazner felt.

"I will make a public statement after this incident, and when the time comes, I hope that Mr. Dazner will be able to soothe people's hearts. The Daimyo's Mansion of the Wave Country has cleared up the misunderstanding, and you will be reinstated immediately. In addition, the eldest lady has instructed that this month's salary will be paid to you in advance, so as to have a good year. ”

Cardo said to Dazna.

"Thank you, Miss Ichihime, for me."

The more Dazner thought about it, the more unpleasant it became.

is obviously not from his own country, but he turns out to take care of the lives of the people at the bottom more than the daimyo of his country, instead of thinking about how to cut it.

Which one is the name of your country?

Therefore, even though he knew that the Oni Country had a different purpose in establishing a factory in the Land of Waves, Dazna did not object to it in the slightest.

As long as it can improve their lives in a tangible way, there is no need to object. This is what Dazner really thinks in his heart.

After Dazna left, Kazuhime emerged from the corner of the room, she had been hiding here, Dazna, who was not a ninja, must not be able to exist in Kazuhime, and she didn't know that Kazuhime was eavesdropping on his conversation with Cardo here.

"How's that, Miss, what's next? Do you want to have a direct showdown with the Daimyo of the Land of Waves? ”

Cardo asks for Kazuhime's opinion.

"No, the resistance at the bottom of the country of waves is not very strong now, and it has not reached the point of desperation. Next, those people will attack the workers' cooperatives, for example, starting from both the official and public opinion, and finally there are no more mistakes, and they are smarter. ”

Kazuhime commented.

"After suffering so many losses, it's time to learn something. Moreover, the Daimyo of the Fire Nation may have seen something. ”

"Unlike the narrow-minded merchant alliance, as a daimyo, they will definitely take a longer view, and it will be easier to notice the harm of the workers' cooperatives to them."

At present, more than 3,000 members have joined the workers' cooperative, which has exceeded Yiji's initial expectations.

As time goes on, it's only a matter of time before the cooperative society develops an even more terrifying absorptive capacity and sweeps away the bottom of the Wave Country.

If the Land of Waves and the Land of Fire want to win, they must act quickly, and if they are too slow, their penetration of the people will decrease. Without the control of the people, the Daimyo Mansion of the country of Wave lost its proper government function and became a symbol of mascot. The country of waves will then have the final say in the country of ghosts, which is what the country of fire fears the most.

"So, what about Kaisha's contact? Is this person the right candidate for the eldest lady? ”

Cardo asked with a smile.

"It's better than what you can get in writing, and it's hard to imagine that there could be such a person in a country like this. He'll leave it to you, assassination is such a tasteless thing, as long as the Daimyo of the Fire Country is smarter, he should know that such a method is not advisable, but he can't completely trust the other party. ”

"I know, I'll send a ninja to protect him secretly."

Cardo nodded solemnly.

"Then I'll leave it to me, I'm going back to the country of ghosts to report on my work, and I'll come back again around February next year. This time I went back, and by the way, I wiped out the remnants of the Merchant Alliance, and it was useless to keep them anyway, and completely turned the isolated island into the history of the past. ”

"Have you found out the whereabouts of those remnants of the Merchant Alliance?"

Cardo was surprised.

"It's the news that Miya Castle Yan sent to the headquarters, and those remnant merchants are hiding in a secret stronghold in the Rainbow Country. According to the information provided by Miya Castle Flame, those remnant merchants have the combat power of hundreds of ninjas, and I will personally go over and clean it up. ”

When mentioning the flames of the Imperial House, Kazuhime's face was a little unhappy.

The man who wore sunglasses and was always smiling flirtatiously, for some reason, she couldn't help but want to punch him in the face.

But just think about it, according to the intelligence, the number of secret strongholds excavated by Miya Castle is much more than that of his subordinates.

Afraid of death and cautious to such a point, the ninja world is the only one.

Finding this person is even more difficult than looking for a needle in a haystack.

Not to mention, the other party still has an incomparably mysterious blood inheritance limit, and in terms of strength, I am afraid it is on the same level as the three ninjas.

"Miya Castle Fire...... The guy was as cunning as ever. I guess it's because Miyoko will grow them, but he doesn't look like a guy who likes to get into trouble. ”

After being slightly surprised, Cardo nodded calmly.

He knew that Miya Castle Flame and the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce had a very close exchange.

He himself also had business dealings with Miya Castle Ink, so he knew this person's nature.

Afraid of death, timid, cautious, but very strong.

As a businessman, he doesn't regard money as his life.

is a man whose whole body is full of contradictions.

It is said that his daughter served in the secret army of the Oni no Kuni, and with this level of connection, coupled with the decline of the Lonely Island Merchant Alliance, it is not incomprehensible that Miya Castle Yan betrayed the remnants of the Merchant Alliance.

Kazuhime didn't comment on this, in short, she didn't like the kind of smile that didn't matter what he saw and was very indifferent.

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The rain was dripping.

Nagato, who was in the camp, opened his eyes sharply and looked in the direction where Yuyin Village was located.

"Nagato, what's wrong?"

Noticing the strangeness of Nagato's face, Xiao Nan asked suspiciously.

"There is a strange chakra that appears near Yuyin Village, this chakra is very powerful, not an ordinary ninja. And the chakra gave me the feeling that was very cold, like an emotionless machine. ”

Nagato said.

"According to the information provided by the Wandering Shrine Maiden of the Oni Country, the oil girl Ryoma, the deputy of the root group, is investigating the identity of 'Payne'. Taking advantage of this time, we don't have time to take care of the Rain Hidden Village, he plans to sneak in at this time to investigate the information of 'Payne'. ”

Xiao Nan thought of something and said.

Nagato nodded, agreeing with Xiao Nan's statement.

Chakra is powerful, and his breath is as cold and emotionless as a machine, and the only person who meets these two points is the oil girl Ryoma, the deputy commander of the root who has recently been investigating the information of 'Payne'.

The other party is the deputy of the group, the elite shinobi of Konoha Ninja Village, who used to work with Orochimaru, and was called a very troublesome messenger of insects by Orochimaru, but it is conceivable that his strength is not weak, and he has been recognized by Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas.

It's just that because you join the roots, you need to hide your presence, so many people don't know that there is such a master ninja hidden in Konoha.

At present, the members of Xiao have their own affairs, and there is no rest of them waiting in the tower of Yuyin Village.

At this moment, in the Rain Hidden Village, except for the six 'Payne' he controlled, no one among the Rain Hidden Ninjas is the opponent of the Oil Girl Ryoma.

"Do you need to go back?"

Xiao Nan spoke.

Even if you use Payne's Six Paths, if you control it at this distance, I'm afraid that the strength of Six Paths Payne is not as good as one-tenth of what it was in its heyday.

The distance is too far, and the chakra receiver made with the Yin and Yang attribute technique can't be so far away, and it can still maintain an excellent ability to receive signals.

With Payne Liudao in this state, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the oil girl Ryoma.

"The Wandering Shrine Maiden of the Oni Country is hiding in Yuyin Village at this time, and she seems to have the confidence to deal with the Oil Maiden Ryoma. If it doesn't work, I'll go back and do it myself. ”

Nagato shook his head, at this time, if it wasn't a last resort, he didn't want to turn back to Yuyin Village.

If the wandering shrine maiden of the Oni Country fails, it will not be too late for him to do it at that time.

No matter what, the oil girl Ryoma, who infiltrated Yuyin Village to collect intelligence, couldn't let him leave alive.

Xiao Nan hesitated, but didn't say anything.

Now that Nagato has a judgment, she can only choose to believe it.

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Rain hidden.

Rain drips down on the pitch-black hooded coat, soaking wet the exterior of the garment.

The sunglasses were also stained with rain, but it didn't affect the oil girl Ryoma's vision in the slightest.

He half of his body emerged from the water, and his gaze behind his sunglasses swept sharply towards the Yuyin Village, which was full of towering buildings, without the slightest emotion.

Then, he dived into the water, blended with the breath of the water, and slowly swam towards the location of the Rain Hidden Village, easily bypassing the guard line set up by the Rain Hidden Ninja.

As the elite shinobi of the roots, the oil girl Ryoma has the ability to infiltrate assassination beyond most root ninjas, and when he first joined the roots, he was not the deputy of the group, or one of the best assassination ninjas in the shadows. Covering the aura and hiding the body can be said to be the area he is best at.

In addition, the Rain Hidden Ninja who stayed in the Rain Hidden Village was seriously understaffed, and the oil girl Ryoma lurked in, which was even less difficult.

Let him be a little suspicious of Tuan Zang's judgment, is it really worth it for him to come here to investigate intelligence in such a village with a loose system and a bad cordon?

The so-called 'Payne' is probably just an unknown ninja, and the reason why he was able to become the new leader of Yuyin Village is entirely because the elite ninjas of Yuyin Village died in the third ninja war.

Yuyin during the reign of Sanshoyu Hanzo, but it was known as an iron bucket-like existence, and even he was difficult to sneak into at that time.

made the oil girl Ryoma have to sigh that the rain has completely declined after several twists and turns, and she can't even find a decent ninja.

But at the end of the day, this is just an easy intelligence investigation mission, so Ryoma, the oil girl, doesn't want to do superfluous things.

Complete the task assigned to him by Tuan Zang, investigate the information of Payne, the new leader of Yuyin, from Yuyin Village, and find out the cause of Kanzang's death, this is the whole content of the mission.

Entering Yuyin Village, it didn't take much effort to get the oil girl Longma.

He appeared in an uninhabited alley, holding the distribution map of Yuyin Village that he had obtained from Kanzang in the past, and the distribution of buildings in Yuyin Village was no different from the past.

The tallest tower in the center of the village is the residence of the successive leaders of Yuyin Village.

In the past, Hanzo was in that tower, commanding the Rain Hidden Ninja, and now Payne must also live in that tower and dominate the Rain Hidden Village.

The problem is that he doesn't know how many troops are deployed in that tower, and he still needs to look for prey and get some general information before sneaking in.

Although I don't think that there are ninjas in Rain Hidden Village who can cause trouble for you, you can't be careful.

This investigation mission is about the next step of the roots, and there is no room for accidents.

In the corner of the gloomy alley, the black clothes of the oil girl Ryoma blended with the surrounding darkness, making it impossible to detect the presence of his aura.

Pale fingers poked out of his sleeves, exposed to the icy rain.

The lilac carapace, no larger than a grain of rice, spread densely across the arm and washed onto the fingers exposed to the rain.

"Go, find a suitable sacrifice for me."

Using that finger as a landing platform, the lilac insect spread its gray-white and transparent wings, and with a slight flapping, the lilac carapace suddenly turned into a gray color like a rainy day, like a chameleon, protecting its existence and flying high into the sky.