"Why did you fight against Britannia, provide the Black Knights with the Red Lotus Two mecha, and come here to see me?" Kirihara Taisan questioned. The "me" he was referring to was the representative of Kyoto.
In an instant, Kirihara Taisan asked the question in the hearts of Karin and the Black Knights. If Sei Itō could not answer it well, the good relationship he had built with the Black Knights over the past few days would be cracked, which would affect future cooperation. Of course, this was not absolute. After all, Zero was in charge of the Black Knights. As long as Zero still needed the Red Lotus Two, he would not be afraid even if he had to completely break with the Black Knights.
"As you said, I'm a former member of the Chinese Federation. What's wrong with fighting against Britannia from the standpoint of the Chinese Federation?" Sei Itō shrugged casually and said, "As for providing the mecha to the Black Knights, it's a complete misunderstanding of the cause and effect of the two. I'm not providing the mecha to the Black Knights, but I'm providing the mecha to Karin, or Karin is testing the mecha for me. The reason why I want to see you in the end is because I need to see you for something. "
"It seems that I'm too full of myself." Kirihara Taisan first mocked himself about the relationship between the Black Knights, Karin, and the Red Lotus Two, and then said, "But from your words, I didn't hear the real reason why you fought against Britannia, but I'll still give you a chance. Tell me why you want to see me."
"That's a more personal matter. I don't want others to be present," Sei Itō's gaze fell on the Black Knights and said.
"Okay," Kirihara Taisan agreed and turned his gaze to the Black Knights.
"Then I'll take my leave first," Zero said afterward. Then, she left the room under the guidance of a bodyguard in black.
"Okay, the irrelevant people have left. You can speak now," Kirihara Taisan said after Zero and the others left.
Sei Itō, who also sensed the departure of Zero and the others, slightly curled the corner of his mouth into a sneer. He suddenly dashed out and rushed to the front of the nunnery where Kirihara Taisan was sitting before the bodyguards reacted. He quickly killed the two bodyguards guarding the nunnery. Then, he took the gun he snatched from the bodyguard and pressed it against Kirihara Taisan's forehead, laughing silently.
"You!" Kirihara Taizo glared at Sei Itō in shock and anger. This was the second time he had been threatened with a gun today. The first time was because the other party had somehow managed to snatch a Knightmare. Even if he couldn't figure out the reason, he had to accept it. After all, humans couldn't fight against knightmare. But the second time, he was broken through from the front under the protection of his bodyguards. This made Kirihara Taisan, who had always been confident in his safety, feel like he was slapped in the face.
"Tell those toys to leave." Sei Itō pushed his gun forward. Kirihara Taisan was forced to tilt his head back as he gave the order.
"Milord!" The voices of the three bodyguards sitting in the Knightmare immediately came out from the loudspeaker, shouting.
"All of you, leave." Kirihara Taisan was indeed an old man who had lived for many years. After the initial shock, he quickly adjusted his mentality and ordered in a calm voice.
"Yes!" The three bodyguards answered reluctantly. Then, they drove the Knightmare out of the room.
"You're smart." After waiting for the three Knightmare to leave, Ito Sei used his spiritual power to confirm that there was no one in the room. After that, he withdrew his hand from Kirihara Taisan's forehead and said with a smile.
"I'm old, and I'm not as hot-blooded as young people. My years of life experience have taught me that it's better to be obedient in the face of power." Kirihara Taisan said calmly, "Now, tell me what you're here for."
"I'm here for …" Sei Itō said as he looked at Kirihara Taisan. Two silver-white lights flashed in his eyes as he stared at Kirihara Taisan. It shot into the eyes of Kirihara Taisan, who was also looking at Ito Sei. The powerful spiritual power instantly broke through Kirihara Taisan's spiritual barrier, which was gradually weakening as he aged, and pierced into his mind.
Sei Itō murmured an order and wrote it into Kirihara Taisan's subconscious.
After a while, Sei Itō withdrew his spiritual power and quietly looked at Kirihara Taisan, whose eyes were gradually recovering. Kirihara Taisan suddenly bowed and said, "Milord."
"Take me to the cherry stone mine." Sei Itō ordered.
"Yes, milord." Kirihara Taisan replied respectfully and then stood up. Leaning on his cane, he dragged his old body and led Sei Itō to the cherry stone mine.
After a while. The two came to Mount Fuji, which was covered by a huge steel shell, and took the elevator to the mine's operation area.
"Milord. We're here. "Kirihara Taisan said respectfully after the elevator vibrated. Then, he stepped forward and led Sei Itō behind him into the almost automatic excavation site.
"How much ore can be produced here in a day, how much cherry stone raw material can be made, and how much should be handed over to Britannia every day. Tell me all about it." Sei Itō ordered.
"Yes, milord." Kirihara Taisan replied and then said, "Excluding the cooling time of the machine, according to the 18 hours of operation, we can produce about 3,000 tons of ore a day, and about 2,300 tons of cherry stone embryos can be polished. 60% of it must be handed over to Britannia, 35% for international trade, and a large part of the 35% will be bought by Britannia at a price much lower than the market price. So, the cherry stone embryos that can be kept in our hands in the end are only about 5% of the total, and this is including the part that is secretly purchased from the international market. "
"Sure enough, the victors have a lot of benefits." Sei Itō listened to Kirihara Taisan's explanation and sighed. But then he remembered that his country was also a victors in his previous life, so why didn't he see any benefits from other countries?
"How many cherry stones do the six families of Kyoto have in stock? I mean the ones that really belong to you. How many cherry stones can you control? "Sei Itō asked again.
"After all these years of accumulation, as far as I know, the total is about 6,000 tons, and the Kirihara family only owns about 800 tons." Kirihara said.
"That's not right. According to your annual 5% of supply, the difference is too big." Sei Itō frowned.
"Milord, those are just the embryos." Kirihara Taisan explained with a bitter smile. "Every year, about 5% of the cherry stones from the embryos to the finished products are damaged. Although they are purchased secretly, it doesn't make much of a difference to Britannia. In order to reduce the traces, 70% to 80% of the cherry stones are used openly. The remaining 20% of the cherry stones are used to fund the resistance forces in Japan. In the end, it's already a lot."
"Oh." Sei Itō nodded understandingly. Then he said to Kirihara Taisan beside him, "Wait for me here."
Then he walked to the exposed mine wall in front of him and placed his hand on the surface of the wall. He used his mind to order the Rubik's Cube to absorb the cherry stones. The next moment, from where Sei Itō's hand was pressed, a circular concave surface gradually appeared on the wall. Sei Itō could see rough ores of different sizes shining with pink light. After they were completely separated from the wall, they were absorbed into the Rubik's Cube world.
After the cherry stones entered the Rubik's Cube world and were melted by the Rubik's Cube and injected into the land below, a layer of fog exuding a faint pink fluorescence emerged from the layer of soil that was injected by the cherry stones. Then, under the land that was constantly injected with cherry stone energy, some pink particles that were invisible to the naked eye appeared in the soil layer. They were buried in the soil like sand. Then, the green weeds on the surface of the soil grew at the speed of meat. In just a moment, they grew from the height of a bundle to the height of an adult's calf. They were green and very crisp.
"It seems that the cherry stone energy in this world can not only be used as a power source, but also as a fertilizer if used properly. It's good to use it to grow some plants." After seeing the changes in the soil, Sei Itō quickly collected the cherry stones. He was afraid that the plants grown by the cherry stone energy would have some effect on the human body, so he planned out the land that had been injected with the energy and then threw all the cherry stones he collected into it. After that, he used his mind to control the Rubik's Cube to select a few rabbits, pheasants, and other animals from the other areas and transferred them to the cherry stone land. He wanted to see the effect of the cherry stone energy on the animals.
After a while, he created a huge pit with a diameter of a hundred meters and a depth of a few dozen meters in front of him. He stopped and returned to Kirihara Taisan who was stunned by Sei Itō's method. He patted his shoulder to wake him up and ordered, "Tomorrow, transfer the cherry stones in your hands in batches and inform me to collect them."
"Yes, Sir!" If Kirihara Taisan, who was hypnotized by Sei Itō, treated Sei Itō with respect, then his current attitude was reverence. His body and words were full of reverence.
"Ask someone to send me away." Sei Itō did not care about the change in Kirihara Taisan's attitude. He only ordered.
"Yes, Sir." Kirihara Taisan responded and brought Sei Itō out of the cherry stone mine. He personally escorted him out of his hiding place and watched as Sei Itō drove away in his car.
As soon as Sei Itō returned home, he received a call from Mirei. Mirei informed him in a solemn tone that he should attend Shally's father's funeral at the cemetery in the suburbs the next morning.
Perhaps the heavens were also grieving for Shirley, but a light rain began to fall from the sky that night. The pitter-patter of the rain continued to wash away the filth beneath the dark clouds …
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