Snowflakes continued to fall in the sky, and the air had become very cold.
Although it is still late spring, the Land of Snow is still covered in ice and snow.
After continuous expansion during this period, Snow City is now divided into multiple areas.
The administrative area is responsible for handling various things, the teaching area is responsible for cultivating new blood, and the scientific research area is responsible for conducting research and development.
In addition, military areas for training, residential areas for living...
However, the two areas where Menma visited the most were the administrative district and the scientific research district.
The fourth floor of the administrative building within the administrative area is where Menma usually works.
He is also the first person in charge of the first scientific research institute in the scientific research area.
At this moment.
Menma was standing next to a flying ninja tool with a serious expression, holding various tools in his hands to adjust the performance of the machine.
This is a new type of flying ninja tool obtained from the remnants of Kong Ninja.
If mass production and equipment can be achieved, it will bring great advantages in country-to-country wars.
The Kingdom of Snow, which has initially completed the accumulation of funds, technology and talents, has the potential to compete with any of the five major countries.
However, this potential is only preliminary.
Secret skills reserve, ninjutsu reserve, talent reserve, military reserve...
Although the overall military strength of the five great ninja villages has declined, the profound heritage of the five great ninja villages is still there.
Even if one person's power is extremely powerful, he cannot change the entire era.
So in Menma's opinion.
If the Kingdom of Snow wants to suppress the big powers militarily, the current fighting method must be changed.
It is different from other countries in the ninja world.
The military power of the Snow Country follows a path where the two systems of chakra and science go hand in hand.
Nowadays, in the reform environment of the Snow Kingdom to "rejuvenate the country through science and technology", many technologies related to people's livelihood and military are being transformed and invented.
Not only relying on the strength of the ninja itself, but also making some high-end scientific ninja tools.
This is why Menma asked them to search for scientific research talents in the ninja world.
At present, there are dozens of scientific researchers recruited into the institute.
Although they are just ordinary people without power, they are relatively top talents in their respective fields.
What a difference they can make when they come together.
Once he appears in front of the ninja world, he will definitely surprise everyone.
at this time.
"Menma, you really have a soft spot for these toys."
Hearing the familiar arrogant voice, Menma also raised his head and looked towards the laboratory door.
"Jiu Maha, are you back so early?"
"Just came back from the Kingdom of Water."
Jiu Maha sat on the machine, curled his lips and said: "The blood inheritance limit of those two brats is indeed interesting."
Not long ago, she recruited the "Xuanyuan people".
This time she went out to a barren island near the Kingdom of Water.
A guy named "Oya Castle Flame" appeared there, and his subordinates Feng Xin and Qianno came into the sight of Snow Country.
Feng Xin's Blood Succession Limit "Taiwan Escape" can create powerful typhoons.
But what is more noteworthy is Qianno who possesses the "Blood Dragon Eye".
"After all, he is a remnant of the Blood Pond clan."
Menma smiled as expected and said: "And the Blood Dragon Eye is as famous as the Sharingan, so there must be something worthy of praise."
Although "Blood Dragon Eye" is famous for being good at illusions, he can also use blood as a medium to launch various ninjutsu, or create human bombs by creating wounds on the enemy.
There is a lot of room for development in this blood inheritance limit, which is why Menma asked Kumaha to take a trip.
"Anyway, with my constant persuasion, Oya Chengyan and Xuanyuan Zhong have agreed to become Chiyue's non-staff members."
Jiumahe swayed his legs and said with a lazy expression: "My task has been overfulfilled now. Don't even think about letting me go out to run errands during this period."
"That's enough."
Menma didn't even raise his head, and said in a gentle tone: "Once homeless people have a place to belong to, they won't leave so easily."
Jiumahe nodded noncommittally, and then looked at the flying ninja tool.
"Are you just going to sit here and make these iron lumps during this period?"
As she said that, she stretched out her foot and kicked the flying ninja tool again, making a loud thumping sound.
"Hiss! Be gentle!"
The corner of Menma's mouth twitched, and he reminded with some distress: "This thing is not as strong as you think!"
The hardness of this flying ninja is strong enough for ordinary people.
But for a powerful ninja like Kumaha, even a punch or a kick can easily destroy it.
"Tsk, I really don't understand why you care so much."
Jiu Maha touched his nose guiltily, and said confidently: "This iron lump can only scare ordinary people. I can easily break several fights with one fist."
Menma just smiled when he heard this, neither objecting nor agreeing.
Compared to ninjas and ninjutsu, these ninja tools are indeed a bit bulky.
But this is the current limitation of scientific ninja.
If you can continue to improve, sooner or later you can reach a level comparable to that of a ninja.
and……
"Don't underestimate it. I have developed different attack modes for different application scenarios."
With that said, Menma walked to the console nearby and activated the weapon system of the flying ninja tool.
"You have completely mastered the chakra mode, right? Do you want to help me test the power of the weapon?"
After entering the laboratory from Kumaha, Menma sensed her aura.
Then she knew that after this period of time, she had become proficient in using chakra mode.
Click, click, click!
Seeing the muzzle of the ninja tool pointed at him, Jiumahe raised his eyebrows with interest.
"Okay, let me see what you have researched."
Her tone sounded confident, and she obviously didn't take the ninja seriously.
After all, how powerful can an iron lump that can be smashed with one punch be?
"Get ready, don't blame me for not reminding you."
After saying that, Menma pressed the red button on the control panel.
Buzz! !
Rich fire-attribute chakra quickly gathered at the muzzle.
Feeling the powerful chakra fluctuation, Jiu Maha stood in front of the cannon and couldn't help but froze.
"Huh? That's interesting."
next moment.
boom! !
The huge sound from the chakra cannon was accompanied by an extremely strong feeling of heat and burning.
Almost at the same time as the chakra cannon was fired, Jiu Maha suddenly felt a sense of crisis in his heart, and subconsciously condensed an orange-red chakra coat.
Immediately, a violent "bang" was heard.
The intense and blazing fire directly swallowed Jiumahe's figure.
At the moment when the explosive flames were released, a second explosion occurred, forming a field where electric snakes spread.
Wait until the fire and smoke gradually dissipate.
The air was already filled with the smell of burning, and the ground also had a layer of pitch-black burnt surface.
Jiu Maha widened his eyes slightly, looking at the tiny flashing electric flowers on his body, and was surprised to feel a numbness all over his body.
"The tailed beast coat didn't completely protect against this attack?"
First, use the fire-attribute chakra cannon to break through the defense, and then use the thunder-attribute chakra cannon to eject it unexpectedly.
If he had been a ninja with ordinary strength, he would have been completely paralyzed by the lightning field and would have fallen into a situation where he was at the mercy of others.
"How about it? The power is pretty good, right?"
Menma patted the cannon barrel and said with a smile: "This is the thunder fire bomb of the flying ninja tool. If it has no protection ability, it can win with one hit."
The most convenient thing about this ninja tool is that ordinary people can control it after training, and then exert destructive capabilities that ordinary ninjas cannot resist.
Of course, in addition to the unresolved energy problem, long-term power storage is also an unavoidable flaw.
Facing a highly mobile ninja like the Fourth Raikage, unless a large area of firepower is covered, the deterrent effect will be somewhat insufficient.
After all, no matter how powerful the firepower is, it doesn't mean much if it really can't hit the enemy.
"not bad."
Jiumama paused and asked, "Can this kind of weapon be mass-produced?"
"With the current technical level of the Snow Country, it is still impossible to achieve large-scale popularization."
It is necessary not only to integrate the two attributes of thunder and fire chakra into the energy system, but also to ensure the power of the ninja weapon system and the stability of the overall structure.
This is not that simple.
"Is that so?"
Jiumahe blinked his eyes, turned his head and said intentionally or unintentionally: "When this toy is mass-produced, give me one to play with."
"...You really don't know anything about it."
Menma's eyes twitched and he complained: "I have only built a few of this new model of flying ninja."
However, who calls this guy his old buddy?
"Oh, I almost forgot."
Jiu Maha seemed to have remembered something and suddenly said: "The Kingdom of Snow is now on the right track. When do you plan to make the next step?"
"I must remind you that as Akatsuki's reputation grows, it has now attracted the attention of Iwagakure Village."
As he said that, Jiumahe still had a gloating expression on his face.
She is not interested in scientific research, and she is even less interested in politics.
She wished she could face the five great ninja villages head-on, and then have a hearty fight with the strongest person in the [real world].
"...Ohnoki?"
Hearing this, Menma's expression suddenly became strange: "Does that guy think of Akatsuki as a mercenary organization like Akatsuki?"
The underground black market has always been a gray area in the ninja world.
While the other four shadows still bothered to hire bounty hunters, the third generation Tsuchikage Onoki had already established a stable trading relationship with the underground black market.
That guy likes to hire bounty hunters from the underground black market, and then use the money to deal with things that are inconvenient for Iwagakure Village to deal with.
Even recruiting bounty ninjas to join the war.
Although hiring a foreign ninja as a Tsuchikage would somewhat damage the Tsuchikage's reputation and face.
But this method did effectively reduce the sacrifice rate of ninjas in Iwagakure Village.
However, not all bounty hunters can enter Ohnoki's field of vision.
So far, Akatsuki is the only one who has long-term cooperation with Ohnoki.
Akazuki was able to enter Ohnoki's field of vision, which was indeed something Menma didn't expect.
Menma asked casually: "What is Ohnoki planning to do?"
"I heard that they discovered a very rare mineral vein in the Kingdom of Kawa. I hope that the Akatsuki Organization and the Akatsuki Organization will cooperate with them to complete the mining."
Hearing this, Menma's hand movements suddenly froze.
"The Kingdom of Sichuan, a rare mineral vein?"
He touched his chin and said meaningfully: "It seems that Onoki's purpose is not simple."
The Kingdom of Sichuan is a small neutral country located between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Fire.
It was a standard hilly area with nothing worth paying attention to.
But Onoki now calls upon the Akatsuki Organization and the Akatsuki Organization to cooperate in this mining mission.
So the "rare" degree of this mineral vein is really intriguing.
If nothing else happens.
That should be the "Grael Stone" he has been looking for.
Since Iwagakure was able to discover mineral veins, it was impossible for Konoha and Sunagakure, who were closer, not to discover them.
This mission will not only encounter the Akatsuki organization, but may also lead to head-on conflicts with three of the five major ninja villages.
But despite this, Menma is still determined to obtain the veins of Grayl's Stone.
"Call Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Shisui."
Menma put down the tools in his hands and said calmly: "I will go with you on this mission."
Hearing this, Jiu Maha couldn't help but be stunned.
After coming back to his senses, he showed an eager expression.
"Hopefully they'll keep me entertained!"
………………
Endless stretches of yellow sand lay on the ground.
Apart from the dry and monotonous color of the sand, there are basically no other bright colors visible.
Among the five great ninja villages, Sunagakure Village was built in such a harsh sand and dust environment.
At this moment, in the conference room of Fengying Building.
A dozen people, led by the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, were sitting around the huge stone round table in the center.
Except for Rasa who is the Kazekage.
The people present were either respected old men from Sunagakure Village, ninjas from bloodstained or secret arts families, or elite jounin who served as management.
If a tailed beast jade flies over at this time, the entire Sunagakure Village can be declared disbanded.
But at this time, the atmosphere in the conference room was very solemn.
"...According to intelligence, a special rare mineral vein has appeared in the Kingdom of Sichuan."
Luo Sha looked at everyone and said with a solemn expression: "That seems to be a kind of ore with strong life energy. The ancient book we are searching for is called Greer's Stone."
"Those are the remains of a huge empire more than a hundred years ago."
at this time.
"Sidai, we already knew this before we came here."
An impatient elder suddenly interrupted: "We want to know now whether that mineral vein can really improve the landscape of the Kingdom of Wind?"
The rest of the people in the conference room also nodded and looked at Luo Sha with eager eyes.
That is the precious ore that is said to be able to improve the desert landscape of the Kingdom of Wind!
What this means to Sunagakure Village can be understood by just thinking about it with your feet.
"...This news is indeed true."
Luo Sha was silent for a long time, nodded and said: "So, no matter how much we pay, we, Sunagakure Village, are bound to win the Greer Mine."
…………
"Is it wrong to let food become a pet?"
This is a world with magical and extraordinary powers.
The elves born in the dishes, the competition between deliciousness and power, the journey under the starlight, the challenge of being held together by bonds...
A young man comes to this world full of courage and dreams with the memory of a top-notch chef in his previous life.
"The delicious food that hides magical power, show your true power in front of me! In the name of your imperial chef, Qin Lang, I order you - the food spirit is born!"
"...Eh? Why didn't you respond?!"
[Stable 6,000 a day, 5,000 will finish an old book, trustworthy]
(End of chapter)
