Ninja Ice House

After sending away Mizuki, who was worried about gains and losses, and all the Konoha ninjas, Fusugi Bosui said a few words with great joy. There were nearly 400 children, the youngest was six years old, and the oldest was thirteen years old.

In addition to the original admission quota, Gushan Bushui also reluctantly promoted some children with some talents from the unsuccessful candidates, and assembled thirteen classes, with nearly thirty students in each class. Currently, only one class can be allocated to each class.

The first teacher teaches reading, writing, basic arithmetic and geometry, and also arranges many elective courses in sports and art.

These are children who have not seen much of the world. It is really difficult to expect them to stay in the classroom and study. Some extracurricular teaching that suits their nature is also essential.

Because it is a full boarding school, all these children will be taken over after the Spring Festival and will be managed in a semi-closed manner. The Gushan family, which has rich experience in opening orphanages, will not be stumped by this problem.

"The school you run is basically a loss-making business. The tuition fees are symbolic. Not only do you provide a large amount of poverty subsidies and student subsidies, but you also provide basic teaching materials for free. You want to carry forward your charity, is it?

Aren’t you going to panic if you have too much money?”

Zhiji's cousin's teasing made Gu Shanbu Shui smile bitterly.

He had a very profound cultural background in his previous life, and the concept of reading to change his destiny was deeply rooted in the core of the culture, almost engraved in his genes. There is no such tradition in the ninja world, and no one shouts the biased saying "Everything is inferior, only reading is good", let alone

Touted the saying that "the book has its own beauty like jade, and the book has its own house of gold", therefore, Gushan Bushui wanted to open up the people's wisdom, and the first step was destined to be miserable.

Not to mention tuition fees, the so-called subsidies are just a gimmick to make money. As long as you apply for registration, almost everything will be rejected. From compiling textbooks to finalizing and printing, building school buildings, arranging teachers, etc., it’s a waste of money.

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Losing money is just a nice way of saying it. It is basically impossible to make money in basic education.

"It's a way to redistribute interests. Even if you don't learn much about how to settle down, you can still make a few more capable friends. Learning knowledge is one aspect, and building relationships is also the only way to success. In the future,

No matter what you do, you need the support of a group of like-minded companions. It is really difficult for one person to do it alone."

"Are you tired of building bridges and roads, having huge ships and cannons, and having fun?"

"Don't talk nonsense about the last one..."

My cousin's mentality seems to have improved recently, and he has also started to make some harmless jokes. However, he is still a little bit reluctant to let go in front of people he doesn't know well. Naturally, he is not as energetic as the high-spirited young master back then.

"Being able to realize the need to train your own team while fighting for power and profit, you have matured a lot."

"I couldn't get away before, but I should have started a long time ago. I talked to my father several times, but he seemed to have a lot of resistance."

"Don't blame your cousin-in-law for not being willing to fully support him. He also has his own concerns."

Although Masaki Kosugi has held the power of the family for many years, he is just a son-in-law who joined halfway, and he cannot do many things legitimately.

It's different in Gu Shan Bu Shui. The only heir to the family doesn't even have any brothers or sisters. Princess Liuli's bloodline has gradually become more and more stable. There is no longer any competitor to shake the position of this generation of young family governor. As long as she is reborn,

The next few blood heirs can expect wealth and peace for nearly a hundred years.

"I don't mean to complain. The 'King of Fighters' Challenge has been held for seventeen times. It is not easy to run this successfully."

Gushan Bushui, who shook his head slightly, squinted his eyes and said with a smile,

"If you don't talk about that, why did you say you wanted to be an art and vocal teacher for a while?"

"I haven't done anything serious for a long time. Let's practice with this first. Those children who are as clean as a blank sheet of paper can just draw freely. We must let them know what is good and beautiful, and identify what is bad and what is ugly. If possible,

I also want to teach them how to tell who is talking nonsense seriously, showing off and fooling the public."

"It's just the beginning. Don't go too far. Let's do something simple first. They won't understand the too elegant literature and art and the too obscure meaning."

Stopping Zhiji's cousin's idea of ​​causing trouble, Gushan Bushui casually changed the subject,

"How are you going to celebrate the New Year the day after tomorrow? Do you want to have a meal at my house?"

"Forget it."

The handsome middle-aged man waved his hands in a slightly embarrassed manner.

"My cousin took good care of me back then, but now that she's gotten to this point, she's probably angry with me, so I'd better not hang out in front of her. You don't know that Sister Liuli can be quite scary when she's angry."

"That's alright. You can find a place to kill your time. It doesn't matter where you go. For foreign affairs, ask Yasukawa Zaihara. For domestic affairs, ask Togakushi Hinode. You know them all."

"I know, don't worry about me, I'll be back before school starts."

The dashing cousin Zhiji said hello and left on his own. I didn’t know where he went for many days. According to rumors, he appeared several times at the port and pier, sweating profusely in the middle of winter and sweating with his shirt off.

The busy workers were chatting in good spirits.

On the other side, Hong Ye, who was pregnant, was stroking her belly while lazily flipping through the official documents sent back from the field, frowning slightly, and reviewing a few sentences from time to time.

Xiangren, who was quietly staying aside, eating snacks with Sesshomaru and Toshimaru, stretched out in boredom, her face slightly bulging with a little baby fat, she was always busy with her mother and had no time to spend with herself.

And a little dissatisfied.

After sighing softly for an unknown number of times, Hongye finally put down the pen in his hand and stood up.

"Are you done with your work?"

He quickly stood up and happily supported his mother's arm, preparing to go for a walk in the courtyard outside and take a rest. Xianglin asked with a smile,

"There will be a lantern show and fireworks show in the evening. How about we go out for a walk later?"

"Yes, yes, but I am too conspicuous like this. If I go out, I have to either take a car or set aside a VIP area. Not only will it affect the experience, but it will also delay others from visiting the temple fair."

"Wouldn't it be nice to invite father to join us?"

"I don't know if it will work."

The daughter doesn't know, but Hongye understands that at this time, the Fushigi family has countless social banquets. Fushui Fusugi, who has gradually taken over the power of the family, cannot always leave the entertainment to his parents, and he has to show up from time to time.

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There are also some unclear reasons. For example, at this time last year, many people sent their noble daughters here as a side effect. It was nominally a normal move during the New Year, but in fact it was because men and women looked at each other, and condoms were close to each other.

I thought, if a girl from a certain family is chosen, it would be an unexpected surprise.

Although I know that Gu Shanbu Shui doesn't have such thoughts, what woman would like to encounter such a thing?

But there was nothing I could do, so I could only wait silently.

Just as the mother and daughter were whispering these words and discussing where to go to kill time, Gushan Bushui, wearing a simple robe, with some of the colors of the robe showing through the cuffs and collar, walked over quickly.

"Just in time, you are still here."

"Father, are you here?"

"Um."

Holding the hand of Hongye who was hesitant to speak, and hugging Xianglin's young shoulders, Gushan Boshui responded,

"Let's go and show you some good things."

"You...did you sneak out?"

Hongye covered her mouth and snickered, and couldn't help but ask,

"Is there anything wrong?"

"Come on, who will really care about me at this time? Just show up and show your respect. It's nothing important. Talking to those people with useless words is a waste of time."

"Are there not many noble women who can even come close?"

In fact, Hongye is nominally qualified to participate in such social occasions. Until now, she is also a legitimate palace official - Shaonagon, who is naturally qualified to record the friendships, social interactions, poetry gatherings, temple fairs, etc. of noble ladies.

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If it weren't for the inconvenience of having a big belly, I really would have hoped to show up on some less solemn occasion this year.

Gu Shanbu Shui, who shook his head slightly, smiled but did not answer.

This kind of question seems a little awkward no matter how you answer it, so it's better to avoid talking about it.

A family of three rode a carriage to the luxury cruise ship that was gently blown by the sea breeze. They headed in the direction guided by the navigation light on the coast. Half an hour later, they anchored at a viewing spot.

Leaning on the railing, Gushan Bushui pointed to the brightly lit land not far away and said:

"There are too many lights and people coming and going, which actually affects the night view. In the past, during cloudless winters, you could still see the sky full of stars, but now I haven't seen the starry night sky on New Year's Eve for many years."

The influence of light is one aspect, and air pollution is also an important factor. Today's secular technological level in the ninja world has not yet reached the level of considering environmental protection. Although the size is not very large, the technology is not very good, such as steelmaking, heating, steam engines and so on.

Chemical industry is a very extensive type.

Fortunately, after a heavy snowfall, the somewhat foggy sky has become much clearer. Tonight is a good day for traveling.

Sure enough, when the time came, rounds of fireworks flew into the sky, lighting up a small half of Yuki Island, and the shining light could be seen in Inaba Port in the distance.

Holding a warm canned drink, warming the palms of her hands, she enthusiastically pointed to the beautiful scenery in the distance, and kept talking to her mother Momiji, and Furugi Bosui also chimed in a few words from time to time.

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At the same time, thousands of miles away in the Kingdom of the Sea, Orochimaru looked playfully at Tenchi who was half-kneeling on the ground and saluting him.

"Are you saying that the research on the 'Amphibious Ninja' is already in a semi-terminated state?"

"That's more or less the case, but there's a reason for it."

Tianzhi answered with the reason he had already thought of,

"You also know that the experiment of merging natural humans with marine fish is not perfect. Those half-human, half-fish guys are almost useless. If measured by biological weapons, they are not qualified. However, if enough time is used to

Cultivate the second, third or even fourth generation of experimental products, select outstanding individuals from them, and eliminate the degraded and mutated species. In the end, a miracle may happen. What cannot be done by human power, the power of heaven may be able to do it.

Some way we don't know how to make it happen."

"How could you think of continuing the application of primitive breeding and anthropic principles with such inefficient means? You know, this is a project that I abandoned. Although you don't have the talent for groundbreaking research, you still have the ability to execute step by step.

Okay. Think carefully before answering. If you try to deceive and I find out, you will know the consequences."

Tianzhi's face turned a little pale, and after gritting his teeth, he decided to be honest.

"Placing hope in destiny, on the one hand, the emergence of mutant individuals with excellent shapes among the offspring of mass-breeding mermaids, and on the other hand, making money to buy supplies to maintain the operation of the laboratory is also a top priority. Since Orochimaru-sama, you no longer care about this 'amphibian'

The Ninja's Development Laboratory and the support from Konoha Village are gone. If we want to maintain this base, it is not enough to occasionally rob the Kingdom of the Sea's gold ships."

Although this place is far away from the mainland, the country of the sea has a backend. The mist ninja controls most of the lifeblood of this far-sea archipelago country, harvesting the value from time to time, and occasionally coming to inspect.

"So, you sold the results in the laboratory?"

"Only part of it."

"Who is there?"

Sharp eyes scanned Tianzhi's expression, trying to find evidence of lying, but so far, there seemed to be nothing suspicious.

"The Kingdom of the Sea's Gold Ship Guards, Hoshi Ninja Village, Kirigakure Village, Kawa Country, Yu Country, Furugi Family..."

Basically, those whose influence touches the southeastern coast have all done business with Tianzhi. The Gushan family is among them, but they are not particularly conspicuous.

Many of them have cooperated once and never come back again. Most of them are not very optimistic about this kind of biotechnology with great flaws.

After listening to Tianzhi's explanation, Orochimaru said in a dry voice after a long time:

"Since I decided to hand over the soon-to-be-decommissioned laboratory to you, you have the final say on how to run it. Although some of these actions are not appropriate, they are justified. As long as you make a difference, even if you make mistakes,

It’s not terrible, just correct it. The premise is that you don’t betray my trust in you.”

"Thank you for your cultivation."

Tianzhi quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, knowing that he had passed the test, and handed over the recent laboratory logs to Orochimaru to show his loyalty and selflessness.

Without even looking at it, he just threw it to the back of the pharmacist who was watching the excitement. Orochimaru ordered in a tone that left no room for doubt:

"Inquire about the recent information on the Kingdom of Water and give it to me."

"Are you going to the Kingdom of Water?"

Tianzhi said very unexpectedly,

"The Kirigakure Village seems to be a little uneasy recently. The Kaguya clan is ready to stir up trouble. They are dissatisfied with the rule of the Fourth Mizukage Shikura and are preparing to launch another rebellion."

"Kaguya? Oh, it's the Corpse Vein clan. Will they succeed?"

"Even I know it, so the so-called confidentiality is out of the question. A rebellion without superior strength loses its suddenness, and it is basically impossible to succeed."

Orochimaru didn't care at all about the affairs of Kirigakure Village, but the blood inheritance limit of corpse vein aroused Orochimaru's curiosity.