Yama Rising

Chapter 603: Double the Reparation, Double the Delight (2)

“What do you know? These are symbols of delight! Double the symbols mean double the delight!” Qin Ye snorted as his eyes gleamed brightly.

He had gained much from the acquisition of the script of death. Not only were there the two special Yin spirits, Kwon Kyung-ho and Ryu Changmin, there was still the harvest of faith, as well as other gains.

“What perfect timing. Come, let’s go see what these foreign special organizations have to say to us.”

Back in the mortal realm, right in front of the entrance to Gonjiam Asylum. The psychics were all staring at the main door with their hearts beating right out of their chests.

That said… they were still the last bastion of hope for the entire nation. The president and other high officials of the nation had already boarded the planes a little while ago. As soon as the upcoming negotiations go south, the planes would immediately take off, and bring them straight to Usonia where they would seek refuge there. Meanwhile, the Archbishop of the East Continent still hadn’t arrived yet.

We’ve succeeded?!

A wave of ecstasy filled his mind in an instant, but it was soon swept away by the overwhelming sensation of fear. This was an Abyssal Prefect. They were all completely at his mercy.

Qin Ye nodded. Then, just as he was about to go on, a thought suddenly struck him.

They’re operating under the impression that I’m a Daeian ghost! If I speak in Cathayan, wouldn’t the cat be out of the bag?!

Everyone straightened their backs at once. As they did so, Jeon Yunji discreetly scanned the evil ghosts standing in front of him and couldn’t help but break out in cold sweat.

What kind of an incredible line-up of evil ghosts is this?! His heart began to palpitate, and his hair stood on end.

The other leaders standing around him couldn’t help but purse their lips and gnash their teeth as soon as they heard Jeon Yunji speaking with such humility.

Qin Ye gave Wang Chenghao a knowing nod, and Wang Chenghao immediately smiled, “For instance?”

I’d initially thought that I would feel overwhelmed by fear negotiating with such a terrifying ghost. Who would’ve thought that… I would be filled with such burning humiliation instead?

“Why should I leave Daehan?” He suddenly burst into rhetorics, “Is there anyone who can stop me here in Daehan?”

Every single member of the LSD felt their lips quiver as soon as they heard these words. They were livid. Meanwhile, Jeon Yunji gulped in embarrassment and bit the bullet, “Sir… Cathay is located on our left, Rus is above us, and then there’s Hindustan located not too far away. All of them have Prefect-class experts… I’m not sure if you’ve heard of the three strongest warriors in Cathay or Hindustan, but even closer to home, we have Archbishop Adrian of the East Continent who is also rushing here overnight…”

BOOM!!

“Do you think you can mess with us just because we’ve just been born?!”

He gnashed his teeth and went on, “Countries would begin to use you as leverage for their international negotiations. Are you… willing to be pushed about and used like a pawn? And as soon as they are done with you, do you think they would even bother to keep you around? No! You’ll suddenly see several Prefect-class experts knocking on your door and disposing of you summarily! This is the natural order of events if you go on a rampage right now!”

He took a deep breath and went on, “Cheongwadae has already issued a preliminary concession as a sign of goodwill. So long as you give the nod, you’ll be given full authority to do as you will to all felons sentenced to an imprisonment term of over ten years’ jail… even if you wish to kill or torture them!”

How ruthless.

In that instant, it suddenly dawned on him that even though it was often said to be an immutable rule that Yin and Yang do not mix, there were still various means and ways of getting about such a rule.

Wang Chenghao took a step back and awaited Qin Ye’s instructions. Meanwhile, everyone from LSD waited with bated breath. Each minute felt like an eternity to them. After ten minutes, Wang Chenghao finally heard a voice speak directly into his ears.

Whoosh! At once, everyone looked up with bloodshot eyes.

Just like when the Treaty of Nanking was signed for the withdrawal of troops. The humiliation was fleeting, and what ensued was days of revelry and celebration.

“Please state your conditions!”

“No.” Jeon Yunji immediately gave his word. At the same time, he couldn’t help but give him a curious look - This request… is incredibly peculiar!

Almost as though he could read Jeon Yunji’s mind, Wang Chenghao explained, “We’re preparing to head over to Cathay.”

Although there were still a multitude of questions on his heart, he knew it clearly wasn’t the right time and place to be asking these questions. Thus, with gritted teeth, he nodded back at Wang Chenghao, “No problem! I’ll give you my word right now!”

Qin Ye chuckled coldly - I’m only afraid you might regret it when you finally realize the sheer size of a prefecture-level city in Cathay. Do you really think it’s of the same scale as the prefecture-level cities here in Daehan?

It’s naturally got to be the government!

“The first shipment should arrive after the upcoming new year festivities in Cathay. You are to transport them to Martial City in Eastmount Province.”

“Apart from that, there’s also a need for essentials and necessities, including tables, chairs, silk, fabric, stationery, and so on and so forth. We will need supplies to sustain a population size of 30 million people. We’ll provide you with a full inventory list of the items required during our detailed discussions later on. Any questions?”

He finally understood just what kind of trouble he was getting himself into. 30 million people… was nearly Daehan’s entire population size! It was already coming close to the end of October, and they only had slightly more than a quarter until the new year celebrations in Cathay! It would completely paralyze their light industry workforce in Daehan if they were to rush the production of these goods to meet the request! And to make matters worse, everything was supposed to be done for free! Zilch! Nothing!

And that wasn’t all. Given the construction materials earlier sought, the production of the same would take up at least 50% of the heavy industry’s bandwidth as well! Likewise, it was work without any form of recompense! The corollary was obvious.

“Sir…” He wiped the cold sweat from his temples and pleaded cautiously, “Aren’t these figures… a little bit on the high side?”

“Five years.”

Raise an impossible condition, and then dangle a far more yesable proposition. Jeon Yunji couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief and nod solemnly.

“Lastly…”

“Don’t worry, it’s nothing much.” Wang Chenghao cut him off, “All it takes a little bit of effort and time.”

One could say that they were finally making a request expected of evil ghosts.

The earlier two requests were so bizarre that he couldn’t help but wonder if Daehan was being forced to sign an unfair treaty after losing a war.

Wang Chenghao waved his hand dismissively, “There’s no rush. I’ll be staying for another week, at the very least.”

He bowed to the back, “Miss Lee, we’ll leave our esteemed guest in your hands.”

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1. This was the treaty signed after the first opium war.