771 Answering Questions (2/2)
”You're right.” Gu Shenwei put on an odd expression similar to a smile. ”I have a question for you then. Who do you think has the largest territory in the Western Regions now?”
Nie Zeng didn't understand why the Dragon King asked him this. He paused a moment before saying, ”Many countries in the eastern area have already joined the Central Plains, so the Central Plains should have the largest territory.”
”And the second-largest?”
”Duodun and Golden Roc Castle have occupied the Shule Kingdom and Jade City, so they have the second-largest territory.”
”And what about me?”
”The Dragon King owns the five kingdoms of the Xiaoyao Lake, and the far away Land of Fragrance. So while the territory is also very large, the Dragon King is far away from the Xiaoyao Lake and does not hold any advantage.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.
”You are right. So, if the price of army provisions in the Western Regions shoots up, who do you think will suffer the most?”
Nie Zeng was stunned again. ”It turns out the Dragon King isn't actually trying to collect provisions.”
”No, I am in urgent need of provisions but I might as well take this chance to strike a blow to my enemy. This is what the counselor taught me. He said that the best policy in war was to thwart the enemy by strategy, and this is one of them.”
Nie Zeng felt that he had been suddenly enlightened, but he still had some doubts. ”The Central Plains and Golden Roc Castle can forcibly commandeer grain and grass, and thus ignore the price increase of the Dragon King.”
”Maybe. But this can have two possible consequences. First, they will become unpopular among the people. Second, even if they don't care about it, it will be harder for them to commandeer provisions. As you said, many people will store up goods to get the best bargain. Besides, unlike the Central Plains and the Norland, there are many countries in the Western Regions. It is impossible for all of them to comply to one single order.”
Nie Zeng admired the Dragon King for his crafty plan. Then he suddenly realized that this was the first time he had talked so much with the Dragon King. In a low voice, he said, ”The Dragon King doesn't have to care about my ideas.”
”It doesn't matter. For the next half a month, you can ask me any questios at will. This is another kind of training.”
”Training?”
”Hmm, I expect you to be more than just a killer.”
Nie Zeng became more puzzled. ”Instructor Hu said a killer should focus on improving his killing skills with all his heart and soul, and should dismiss all distracting thoughts.”
”Do you have any distracting thoughts?”
”Yes.” Nie Zeng suddenly became bold and said, ”My distracting thought is that I wish to become more powerful than the Dragon King so that one day so I can avenge my uncle's family.”
”Then you should learn about something else other than kung fu. You know, you probably won't be able to get close to me once your saber is faster than mine.”
Gu Shenwei understood what this teenager was thinking but did not care. Nie Zeng's hatred was different from his. It was not that strong and also had not been consolidated by the Death Sutra.
An idea flashed through Nie Zeng's mind: 'The Dragon King is playing a trick.' But he could not think of any potential losses, so he bit his lip and thought for a while before saying, ”In fact, I've always wanted to ask the Dragon King this. You already have the strength to break into Golden Roc Castle, so why do you not make a move? If I were you, I would have put the disputes of the prairie aside and led the hundred thousand soldiers straight south. I would be able to capture the Unique King alive in two months.”
Looking at the teenager who was quite similar to him, Gu Shenwei replied, ”I once had a Master…”
”I know, Tie Hanfeng. In fact, he's my biggest enemy. Unfortunately, he's already dead.” Nie Zeng had already learned a lot about the death of his uncle's family.
”Hmm, so you hate him. I hated him, too. So I killed him myself. But he still taught me many useful things. It was him who told me that killing was simple. Just swing your saber at the enemy, but you have to sever the enemy's bonds first.”
”Sever the bonds?”
”Most people do not living independently in this world. Everyone has their own role. If you kill someone, that role will temporarily become vacant, and the relevant people will be dissatisfied, and they will seek revenge on you. For example, Tie Hanfeng and I killed your uncle's family, and you came to get revenge. In that sense, you are a 'bond' of your uncle's family.”
”But you two didn't kill me,” whispered Nie Zeng, still pondering the truth in the Dragon King's words.
”Because we didn't know of your existence. Tie Hanfeng severed all the bonds of your uncle in Jade City. At least at that time, no one took revenge for your uncle.”
”Why did you kill my uncle? Were you hired by someone?”
This was a simple question, and his answer might also ease the hatred in the teenager's heart, but Gu Shenwei could not answer. Some of the killer's principles still dominated his habits. ”I can't say.”
If it were two years ago, Nie Zeng would have thought that this was an insult, but now he understood it very well. So he turned his focus to Golden Roc Castle again. ”So the Dragon King is trying to sever the connections of Golden Roc Castle?”
”Right. I didn't have the power to cut them off before. And now, simply killing the Unique King cannot lift the hatred in my heart. I want him to be utterly isolated. Not only will I sever his connections with those powerful countries, but I will also cut off his relations with Jade City, Golden Roc Castle, his wife, and children. This is my ultimate plan.”
The Dragon King's tone was so flat he could have been arranging an ordinary lunch, but Nie Zeng listened to his words with great trepidation. He even felt a bit ashamed about the small hatred he carried in his heart now.
Nie Zeng had no more questions for the time being so Gu Shenwei said, ”Come on, let's go sever one of the Unique King's connections and get some more silver.”