Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 331 Japan's Spying on Gunpowder

With a smile on his face, Chu Chen calmly stepped into the main hall of the Japanese Imperial Palace.

Upon entering, one sees many people dressed in Japanese official robes already standing in the main hall.

Chu Chen didn't even need to think about it; this was another copy of the Great Xia's morning court session.

However, during the morning court session in the Great Xia Dynasty, there were not so many soldiers around, and each of them was dressed in armor and holding sharp weapons.

Seeing this, Chu Chen couldn't help but smile inwardly. Since you've donned your armor and are going into battle, don't blame those two kids for their firearms.

He walked past a group of officials and looked directly upwards.

Kato Kaname sat imposingly in the head seat, with a man completely wrapped in black cloth and holding a long sword standing upright beside him.

Those eyes were staring intently at me.

"Please welcome the envoy from Great Xia, Young Master Chu..."

Amidst a flurry of shouts, Chu Chen was led by the maid toward Kato Kaname.

"Chu Chen of the Great Xia Dynasty greets Lord Kato!"

Chu Chen stepped forward, neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed to Kato Yan as a sign of respect.

"How dare you! To not kneel before this emperor is outrageous!"

Kato Yan didn't speak, but one of the officials next to Chu Chen looked at Chu Chen angrily in Japanese and said...

Chu Chen looked at him, then pointed to himself.

He said in confusion, "What the hell are you talking about? I don't understand!"

Chu Chen was only superficially polite to Kato Yan, but he showed no respect to officials like him, immediately launching into a barrage of insults.

When the man saw Chu Chen speak to him in a language he couldn't understand, he realized that he had lost his mind.

So it turns out this envoy couldn't understand Japanese at all.

Are all the envoys sent by the Great Xia Dynasty so casual? They can't even understand Japanese, so what's the point of sending them?

Upon seeing this, Kato Yan immediately spoke to the man, saying, "Do not be rude, this is a distinguished guest of Great Xia."

After saying that, she looked at Chu Chen with a smile and asked, "Did you rest well last night, Young Master Chu?"

"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Majesty. It was quite pleasant!"

"Haha. That's good. Someone, bring a seat!"

After Kato Yan finished speaking, several soldiers brought over an enormous chair for Chu Chen.

Chu Chen didn't stand on ceremony and plopped down on the floor.

"Alright, to facilitate communication with our distinguished guests from Great Xia, I have assigned each of you someone fluent in the Great Xia language. Please come up!"

After he finished speaking, a translator stepped forward next to each official.

Chu Chen took a look and thought to himself, "Not bad, they even provided a translation. Are they worried I'll swear at them?"

"Young Master Chu, what brings His Majesty here?"

Without saying a word, Chu Chen took out a piece of emerald green jade from his pocket.

"Your Majesty, it is said that this item is the national jade of your country, Japan. Therefore, His Majesty sent me here to obtain this jade."

Kato Yan immediately began to ponder when she saw the jade in Chu Chen's hand.

Japan has plenty of this stuff, but they don't know what it's used for. What they mine each year is basically kept in the national treasury.

But if you obtained it so easily, wouldn't that mean that Japan has no integrity?

So he turned to Chu Chen and said, "Young Master Chu, to be honest, my Japan has some of this item, but it is not allowed to circulate among the common people. It is all kept in my imperial palace. But I wonder, what will your Great Xia use to exchange for it?"

Chu Chen laughed when he heard this. That was normal. Once you have a need, others can use that as leverage to negotiate terms.

So he spoke up and asked, "What conditions does Your Majesty require?"

"Haha, Young Master Chu is straightforward. There's something I won't hide from you. Before you came, I sent someone with my most beloved youngest daughter to the Great Xia to propose marriage. Judging by the days, she should be arriving at Linhai City in the Great Xia soon."

"If this trip goes smoothly, the Great Xia and my Japan will be on good terms for generations to come and become the strongest allies."

Chu Chen didn't say anything, quietly listening to him show off, even mentioning his most beloved youngest daughter. This old man is really wicked.

“Young Master Chu, I have heard that your Great Xia has a super powerful weapon. Once my princess returns from her marriage, we will be one family. As for this jade, Young Master Chu, you can have as much as you want. But the method of making it... I wonder if Young Master Chu would like to write a letter to His Majesty?”

Chu Chen chuckled upon hearing this. "Your abacus sound could probably be heard all over the capital of Great Xia by Zhou Shixun."

He wanted to trade a common woman for the method of making gunpowder.

This is like a toad marrying a frog—what a pipe dream!

"Oh, Lord Kato is quite well-informed, but there are some things that are better left unsaid."

As soon as Chu Chen finished speaking, the man in black stepped forward instantly: "How dare you threaten the Emperor!"

Kato Yan stopped the man in black when he saw this.

Then, smiling, he said to Chu Chen, "Haha, Young Master Chu is very witty. May I ask about my terms?"

Kato Yan was waiting for Chu Chen's response.

"Lord Kato, are you saying that I must remain in your palace until your princess returns?"

"Haha, Young Master Chu has come from afar. Why not stay in my palace for a few days?"

"What if they don't come back, or they can't come back?"

Chu Chen asked with a smile on his face.

"Haha, Young Master Chu is joking, what do you think?"

After saying that, Kato Yan stood up and looked at Chu Chen with a half-smile: "Someone, please take Young Master Chu back to his room and treat him well."

Oh dear, this means I'll have to be placed under house arrest, but I still don't know where that jade essence is.

So he quickly said, "Your Majesty, please wait!"

"Oh, Young Master Chu, is there anything else?"

"Lord Kato mentioned that there are many of these items, but I haven't seen any of them. To be honest, the method for making that weapon was created by me. If you want me to agree to your conditions, then..."

Hearing Chu Chen say that he created the method for making that weapon, they immediately became interested.

"Oh, that weapon was created by you. Could you bring a sample of it?"

Kato Yan isn't stupid. If this weapon was indeed created by Chu Chen, then it's highly likely that Chu Chen carries it on his person or places it on someone else's person.

Since it sounds so amazing, let's have him demonstrate it.

"Yes, I brought some, but I didn't enter the capital because I had to be searched before entering the city."

"But I wonder if I could see that jade?"

After listening, Kato Yan felt that Chu Chen made sense. His capital was very strict, and even if he had weapons, it would be impossible for him to bring them in.

So he said, "It's alright, Your Majesty. I'll personally show you. Guards, move aside!"

After he finished speaking, several soldiers stepped forward and stood on either side of Chu Chen, gesturing for him to stand up.

The man in black stayed close to Kato Yan and Chu Chen in case of an emergency.

Chu Chen, however, followed Kato Yan without a care in the world.

If we can get him to see the jade warehouse, we'll have achieved half of our goal for this trip.

We'll find an opportunity to turn against each other then!