Buying Royal Jelly

Three more days passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Qingcheng stayed at home every day with Yugao, Kurenai Yuhi, Anko Mitarashi, Inuzuka Hana, Meiling, Tenten others, and basically didn't go anywhere else.

During this time, Tsunade, unusually, refrained from gambling. Instead, she and Shizune took Little Tomoki to play around Konoha and even took Little Tomoki to take many photos.

Today, Qingcheng plans to make an incognito visit to Konoha, specifically to check on the Konoha Casino and see how Yamahuku's business is going.

Upon seeing the Hokage, the casino manager smiled and said, "Hokage, it feels like three autumns have passed since we last met!"

Looking at the overly familiar manager, Qingcheng asked with a serious expression, "How's business? Do you have any particularly wealthy customers?"

The casino manager said awkwardly, "Lady Tsunade hasn't been here for the past few days. Those gambler ninjas, seeing that Lady Tsunade isn't here, are just playing casually. The daily income is only a few tens of millions of Ryo."

The casino manager pointed to the people playing cards across the table and then said, "Lord Hokage, those people are from the Land of Fire. They've been gambling in our casino for seven or eight days."

Following the manager's direction, Qingcheng looked directly in that direction and saw many people going in and out. There were also some wealthy people dressed like nouveau riche playing cards or "Three Kings" in the casino, and others playing mahjong.

These wealthy people were mostly merchants or nobles from the Land of Fire of Land of Fire. They were either in Konoha to buy Konoha or to do other business. Because the Konoha ninjas were so cautious, a single trip to Konoha for business would take them at least ten days to return to the Land of Fire.

Because of Konoha's unique mission mechanism, these wealthy employers are first assessed on their mission rank. If it was previously B-rank Mission, it's now an A-rank Mission. If there are wandering ninjas along the way, it might become an S-rank Mission. This gives those wealthy employers an opportunity to make matters worse.

These employers are basically transporting goods to the Land of Fire. The missions assigned to them by Konoha's Mission Department are rated as A-rank Mission.

Then the Mission Department will send them some newly graduated Genin, led by a Konoha instructor. They will then head towards the Land of Fire. If they encounter any bandits or wandering ninjas along the way, the acting jonin instructor will lead the employer back to Konoha for a new mission rating assessment, upgrading the A-rank Mission to S-rank Mission.

Then these wealthy individuals have to pay again, plus a hefty commission. All employers who have posted missions in Konoha feel like they've become easy prey, being exploited by Konoha in a roundabout way.

These wealthy merchants from the Land of Fire had no choice but to comply, because the Land of Fire was extremely unsafe. Almost every mountain had wandering ninjas, and if they didn't hire Konoha Ninja, they would be robbed clean by these wandering ninjas. Many even returned to the Land of Fire naked.

These wandering ninjas were either members of the Konoha Police Force or members of the Fat Water Squad." They disguised themselves as wandering ninjas, ruling as bandits throughout the Land of Fire, robbing wealthy merchants and tycoons, and occasionally raiding various cities to Land of Fire the rich.

Qingcheng glanced at these wealthy people and noticed a hint of resentment in their eyes—resentment towards Konoha. But they were helpless; they could only wander around Konoha, waiting for instructions from the Mission Department before continuing their journey.

Seeing that the casino was doing quite well, Qingcheng nodded, his face serious, and said directly to the manager, "Work hard, and if you achieve good results, I'll promote you to a high-ranking position."

Upon hearing this, the casino manager was overjoyed and said excitedly, "Thank you, Lord Hokage! Thank you, Lord Hokage! I pay my respects to you!"

After leaving the casino, Qingcheng went to the Kamizuru Kurosa Kamizuru Clan. Upon hearing that the Hokage had arrived, the Uchiha Qingcheng.

Upon seeing the Hokage arrive at their doorstep, the Kamizuru Clan greeted him warmly, saying, "Welcome, Hokage -Hokage, to our Kamimizu clan!"

The territory of the Upper Mizuki clan is located below the Konoha Forest. It's a place with abundant flowers, trees, and a long, winding river; the environment is truly elegant.

The houses of the Kamizuru Clan are enormous wooden huts formed by intertwined vines. Inside each hut is a series of individual rooms, creating a very close connection to nature. Many Ninja Bees nest in these treehouses, and the Kamizuru Clan gathers golden Royal Jelly from these trees.

Seeing the excited expressions on the faces of all the members of the Shangshui clan, Qingcheng knew that they warmly welcomed him and greatly admired Konoha.

Qingcheng waved his hand and said with a smile, "Heicha, I've come here to purchase your Royal Jelly. How much have you produced these past few days?"

Upon hearing the Hokage's words, Black Fang immediately nodded and said respectfully, "Reporting to the Hokage, we have produced a total of eight hundred bottles of Royal Jelly, and two of them are of the highest Royal Jelly."

The clan chief of the Heicha said with a serious expression, "Lord Hokage, we are prepared to offer you these two bottles of top-grade Royal Jelly. Please Hokage them."

Seeing the enthusiastic Kamizuru Clan, Qingcheng laughed heartily and said with admiration, "You've all just moved here, and you're a new ninja clan in Konoha. You need a lot of money for construction, so how could I bear to take your top-grade Royal Jelly?"

All the members of the Kamisama clan, looking at the Hokage's considerate and generous manner, said with gratitude, "Hokage- sama, you are too kind. This is just a token of our appreciation."

Seeing that Qingcheng truly didn't want to accept it, the clan chief of the Heicha then said, "Thank you, Lord Hokage, for understanding our difficulties. We are truly grateful."

Seeing everyone's enthusiastic expressions, Qingcheng then said seriously, "I've felt your good intentions. Refusing you would hurt your feelings. I'll pay for those two bottles of premium Royal Jelly. You can just give me the ordinary Royal Jelly, okay?"

Both the Kamisumi clan leader and the Heicha clan leader looked completely bewildered upon hearing the Hokage's words. The Heicha clan leader then said with a pained expression, "Lord Hokage, the fact that you're accepting our things proves you think highly of us. We're overjoyed!"

Qingcheng accepted eight hundred jars of Royal Jelly, and then spent eighty million Ryo to directly buy two bottles of top-grade Royal Jelly.

The Heicha chief looked at the money in his hand, then at the departing Hokage, and said with an embarrassed expression, "Thank goodness, we received 80 million, unlike the Konoha Police Force, who lost everything."

Black Fang scratched the back of his head, looking completely bewildered, and said, "It seems like we've given away over a billion. Why do I feel a chill in my heart? Is it bleeding?"

Heicha looked at his son and said seriously, "You have to give up something to gain something. The most important thing in life is to be happy!"

The Shangshuiliu tribesmen all said with embarrassed expressions, "We can't seem to be happy. We've worked so hard for so many days, and it seems like we've given it all away."