0p0 Chapter 239 Bai Mu's Scheme
Chapter 239 Bai Mu's Scheme
Because all the meat skewers on the table had unknowingly ended up in "someone's" stomach, Bai Mu had no choice but to eat the plate of kidneys and chives in front of him dry.
While munching on kidneys and chives, Shiraki listened attentively to the Great Tree King's insights on the Eye Hunting Order and the Seclusion Order, occasionally chiming in with his own thoughts.
"The Eye Hunting Order is good, but it severely restricts the development of Inazuma's combat power."
"No, the Eye Hunting Order is bad in the first place."
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"The isolationist policy is... bad, it severely restricts Inazuma's economic development."
“Look at your Inazuma, how poor you are now.”
"It feels like your entire Inazuma is not as good as Morado in Liyue Harbor."
The Great Tree King rolled its eyes at Bai Mu. There doesn't seem to be a place in this world more Morado than Liyue Harbor, does there?
......
Ying listened to the explanations of the Great Tree King and Bai Mu without saying a word.
But the occasional gulp of milk tea revealed her inner turmoil.
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"Then when I get back, I'll cancel the Eye Hunting Order and the Isolation Order, shall I?"
Kage never imagined that her supposedly perfect Eye Hunting Order and Isolation Order would cause such great harm to Inazuma Inazuma and the people.
"These two policies have been deeply rooted in Inazuma for too long, and they cannot be lifted simply by you saying so."
Taking a sip of the soy milk he was holding, Bai Mu shook his head and said:
"These two policies involve too many forces. Suddenly lifting them would be counterproductive."
"Putting aside everything else, just take those forces that oppose these two policies for example. Your sudden appearance will only arouse their suspicion."
"In that case, you've actually done something wrong."
Ying carefully considered Bai Mu's words and found them to be very reasonable.
"What should I do?"
Shadow looked at Shiraki and the Great Tree King with expectant eyes.
"this..."
"This is easy, I have a way."
Just as the Great Tree King was about to reply, he was interrupted by the White Tree with a strange smile on its face.
She glanced at Bai Mu suspiciously, sensing a hint of malice in his smile.
Seeing the questioning look in the upper shadow's eyes, Shiraki explained:
"We can put on a play."
"acting?"
"That's right, acting!"
Bai Mu explained with a smile:
"You know about the resistance fighters on Haizhi Island, right?"
"They are all staunch opponents of the Eye Hunting Order."
"As for forces like the Society's magistrate, they are very opposed to the isolationist policy, but they just don't express it because of your oppression."
"If the timing is right, these two forces will inevitably become the absolute force resisting these two policies."
"So, you mean..."
Ying felt she had a good grasp of the process, but she still needed Bai Mu to explain the specific steps in detail.
"Their resistance is just one opportunity away from being launched."
“When the time is right, they will definitely launch a counterattack against the Inazuma Tofu Skin policy.”
"And then, all you have to do is pretend to be defeated by them, and then you can just lift the Eye Hunting Order and the Isolation Order without any problem."
Hearing this, Ying understood what Bai Mu meant.
However, after thinking for a few seconds, she shook her head at Bai Mu:
"I don't want to be defeated by mortals, not even if it's just an act."
"I…"
Bai Mu was speechless for a moment.
Because of Ying's words, Bai Mu's facial expression became slightly distorted.
"Don't worry about that. I will guide them and serve as the main force for their counterattack."
"At that time, I will join the resistance and the side that the society advocates as a 'hired' party."
"In that case, even if you are defeated, it will be by my scheme."
"There's nothing shameful about it."
Bai Mu spoke in detail.
That was also his purpose.
Since they were hired by Haizhi Island and the Society, they must have paid them some wages, right?
Bai Mu didn't plan to ask for too much; he would just give a billion Mora as a token, within his means.
"this…"
"Can we then claim to the outside world that I was defeated by your strength, which is why I had to lift the Eye Hunting Order?"
At this moment, Ying asked somewhat embarrassedly.
She always felt that being defeated by Bai Mu's schemes was more humiliating than being defeated by a mortal with strength.
"you…"
"puff."
Bai Mu angrily pointed at Ying, momentarily speechless.
Beside him, the Great Tree King laughed so hard he almost fell over, spraying all the juice from his mouth onto the kidneys in front of Shiroki.
"As you wish."
Shiraki took a deep breath and stuffed several mouthfuls of kidneys into his mouth to calm himself down.
"Okay, I'll do as you say when I get back."
Ying nodded, not paying any attention to the expression on Bai Mu's face at that moment.
"This is not urgent. I still need to go to Xumi after the Lantern Festival."
"Wait a few more days, and I'll come to your place as soon as I get back."
After finishing the several skewers of kidneys in front of him, Shiraki got up to pay the bill.
Bai Mu was suddenly stunned when he returned after paying the bill.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I helped you put on this show, shouldn't I get a share of your fee?"
Hearing Ying ask such a tricky question, Bai Mu looked at her suspiciously.
When did this woman become so smart?
Meeting Shiraki's suspicious little gaze, Ying couldn't help but smile.
She is no longer the country girl who just came from the Pure Land of One Heart.
Just now, when Bai Mu offered his advice, she was wondering why Bai Mu was so proactive.
When Shiraki mentioned being "hired," she already had some ideas in mind.
When Bai Mu went to pay the bill, she thought about it carefully and finally understood.
Why would Shiraki do this if not for money?
"Everyone who sees it gets a share, and I'll get a cut of the hiring fee too."
At this moment, the Great Tree King also came up and said the words that White Wood least wanted to hear.
"You can not."
Shiraki refused outright.
The Great Compassion Tree King showed no surprise at this.
She brought her mouth close to the white wood ear and said in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"I have an easier way, you know, don't be ungrateful!"
The warm air blowing around the white fungus did not bring him any warmth; instead, it made him feel a bone-chilling cold.
In an instant, Bai Mu felt a chill run from his tailbone to the top of his head.
"Okay, here you go."
In the end, Shiraki gritted his teeth and gave one-third of the hiring fee to both Shadow and the Great Tree King.
Seeing the satisfied look on the Great Tree King's face, Shiraki was seething with hatred.
He slurped up a mouthful of soy milk, as if to vent all his resentment from the day.