Simultaneous travel: I am a talented person in all the worlds

Chapter 342 A Gathering of Heroes
Ubuyashiki family estate, a tranquil garden.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki, dressed in a loose, moon-white kimono, was sitting across a low table from a middle-aged man in a sharp suit.

On that sickly face, stained by a family curse, adorned a warm, gentle smile.

Beside her, Ubuyashiki Amane was kneeling, pouring a cup of clear rice wine for the middle-aged man.

"I'm sorry, Master He Xiu. My health has been deteriorating lately, so I can only drink tea instead of wine. I hope you don't mind."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's voice was soft, yet it possessed a unique power that could soothe people's hearts.

His eyes, which should have been bright, now looked somewhat lifeless.

His health condition, however, deteriorated rapidly.

Washu Daikichi, who had been secretly observing him, quickly confirmed this.

He first bowed to thank Ubuyashiki Amane for pouring him sake, and then said with a smile:

"Head of Ubuyashiki is joking. Without the Demon Slayer Corps' strong support, our Ghoul Countermeasures Institute alone would have suffered very bad casualties in this operation to eliminate 'ghouls'."

"We are all fighting together on the front lines against the alien species to protect this country and our nation, and even to protect all of humanity. Helping each other is only right." Kagaya Ubuyashiki smiled, his voice still as gentle as ever.

But in his heart, he was already cursing.

If it weren't for the Emperor's direct order requiring the Demon Slayer Corps to assist in this operation...

Is Kagaya Ubuyashiki out of his mind? Why would he divert most of his elite forces to clean up the mess left by these new "official officials" when he's already short-handed?!
Unlike demons and ghosts that have existed for thousands of years.

Ghouls are a new species that has only appeared in Japan in the last hundred years.

Because they also possess a certain degree of immortality and feed on humans, their basic habits are almost identical to those of demons and ghosts.

At first, the Demon Slayer Corps genuinely regarded this thing as some new type of demon and tried to kill it.

Later, as time went by, people's understanding of ghouls gradually increased.

I just found out that this thing is not actually a different species from demons and ghosts.

After all, once this thing is killed, it won't simply vanish into thin air like a demon or ghost, leaving no trace of its body.

Moreover, this thing is relatively easy to kill.

Unlike dealing with demons, you don't have to cut off their necks. Blood Demon Arts (Kagune) are also relatively simple, with only four types available. Furthermore, they age like humans.

However, ghouls also have advantages that demons and monsters cannot match.

For example, their physical limits seem to be higher than those of demons and ghosts (this is questionable)?
For example, they are not afraid of sunlight!
The second method is actually a common way to distinguish between demons and ghouls.

In reality, there's no need to differentiate them; they're all enemies of humanity that should be killed if encountered.

Moreover, since it is under the Emperor's palace, a certain Japanese ancestor who wishes to remain anonymous introduced new varieties from the outside world.

Therefore, although the number of ghouls has increased in the last hundred years, it is still relatively small overall.

Previously, the Ubuyashiki family's Demon Slayer Corps would simply kill them off as they went along when they were eliminating demons.

Until 1890, in response to international trends, the Japanese government established the Ghoul Countermeasures Institute and selected the Washuu family as its leaders, specifically responsible for dealing with ghouls.

On the surface, it seems that the Demon Slayer Corps no longer needs to be responsible for exterminating ghouls and can focus on dealing with demons, which would make things easier for them later.

But in reality, we're all living in the same country and the same region.

The land's ability to sustain life is limited.

There are only so many resources available.

The Ghoul Countermeasures Institute and the Demon Slayer Corps share the same ecological niche.

If you take a larger share, I will inevitably get a smaller share.

What's even more damn ridiculous is that although the Ghoul Countermeasures Institute is a newly established organization, it is an official organization with official backing and law enforcement power.

Although the Demon Slayer Corps has a history of over a thousand years, it is still a 'civilian organization'.

It's obvious to anyone with a brain how the government will allocate resources.

The current situation is as follows:
The Washuu family not only took a large portion of the resources that should have been allocated to the Ubuyashiki family.

Now, when they're carrying out some so-called big operation, they have to turn around and draw on the already limited manpower of the Demon Slayer Corps to help!

All I can say is that this is what the early stages of establishing a new organization were like.

They consume abundant resources but are still unable to accomplish anything.

The reason why Kagaya Ubuyashiki didn't directly curse at his mother wasn't because he had a good temper.

Rather, it's because the Ghoul Countermeasures Bureau has realized that its own resources are too shallow, and it cannot gain any traction in the short term, making it unable to cope with the growing threat.
No, it should be said that the number of ghouls is skyrocketing!

They had no choice but to bow to their seniors and offer to join forces with the Demon Slayer Corps.

Going forward, within the Countermeasures Institute, Washu and Ubuyashiki will jointly handle affairs.

To be honest, if it weren't for the immense pressure I've been under lately!
Moreover, he and his men investigated for a long time but still couldn't figure out why ghouls were like weeds in the ground, multiplying the more they were eradicated!
Wasu Daikichi would never choose to share power with the Ubuyashiki family, an old man destined to be swept into the dustbin of history.

However, the current situation is such that he cannot afford not to compromise.

This joint operation is a test and adjustment for the merger of the two companies.

As for the outcome of the operation...
In the underground palace beneath the Imperial Palace.

His enormous body, nearly six meters tall, sat regally on the throne.

Several tubes were inserted into various parts of his body, delivering various medicinal solutions to maintain his vital functions. This old codger was none other than the ancestor of the Eastern Kingdom, His Majesty the Divine Emperor—Xu Fu.

At this moment, he was squinting, watching the one-sided massacre in real time through some secret method and the lurking personnel crouching on the battlefield.

Nowadays, these primitive versions of ghouls, which haven't undergone much evolution, are no match for the battle-hardened Demon Slayer Corps 'Pillars'.

It was as if a few strong and powerful vocational school students suddenly appeared out of kindergarten and wreaked havoc everywhere as if no one was there!

"too weak."

Xu Fu gave a disgruntled snort.

I am very dissatisfied with this result.

He slowly turned his head, looked at the researcher in a white lab coat standing tremblingly to the side, and questioned:
"How is the experiment of transplanting 'demon blood' into 'ghouls' going? Or... is there no progress at all?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty the Divine Emperor! There has been progress!"

The research director swallowed hard and said in a low voice:
"Theoretically speaking, the power of ghouls mainly comes from the kagune in their bodies; while the power of 'demons' only requires the brain and heart."

"I have an exceptionally talented student who recently proposed a bold theoretical model conjecture."

He believed that, according to the theory of internal alchemy, the heart and kidneys interact and water and fire harmonize.

If we can find a kind of 'soil' that separates the two.

Therefore, a theoretically feasible cyclical system could be constructed to unite two incompatible forces into one.

Xu Fu took the research data and glanced at it casually.

With his knowledge and insight, he also failed to discover any obvious flaws or loopholes in the model.

In other words, as long as we continue to advance in this direction, this research is highly likely to be feasible!
The chill in his eyes instantly intensified.
"Ha, since we already have a clear direction, why is the progress still so slow?!"
You'd better give this God-Emperor a reasonable explanation, or else... you'll have to face your punishment yourself!

The research director's face turned deathly pale instantly. He knelt down with a thud and said tremblingly:
"Your Majesty! This...this is truly not my intention to be negligent! It's just that I simply don't have suitable 'experimental materials' on hand!"

Especially the 'ghost blood', and the blood of your...your 'offspring' used as a 'comparison group', we really don't have much of it!
Many experiments can only be theoretically deduced, and cannot be implemented.

Sitting in this research director position is just too dangerous.

This position may seem like just a technical management role, where you just do research on a regular basis.

In reality, because of research needs, the 'little' secrets he knew that he absolutely could not reveal to outsiders were no less than those of the people who specialized in 'wet work'.

For example, the Ubuyashiki family is actually descended from the God Emperor.
Xu Fu originally wanted to research the incomplete elixir of immortality in order to free himself from this half-dead state.

He once tried to use the blood of Dracula, which he had obtained from Western Europe in his early years, to replace the main ingredient of the elixir of immortality, the heart blood of the phoenix!

The best test subjects to choose are naturally those who are his direct relatives by blood.

According to family genealogy, his most outstanding work, Muzan Kibutsuji, should be called his "grandfather."
They're all the same—cowardly and afraid of death; they're all the same—selfish and despicable.

All I can say is, they truly are one family.

Even the hereditary illness of the Ubuyashiki family originated from him.

Even so, Xu Fu had exhausted all means to save his life.

His health condition inevitably continued to deteriorate.

This resulted in his descendants being mostly sickly.

It is not easy to pass down a bloodline as a test subject.

Now that he's reached this age, he no longer has the energy or ability to have more children.

This resulted in his offspring, especially those closely related by blood, being rare experimental subjects.

It's difficult to treat them as casually as other experimental subjects.

As for ghost blood
Kibutsuji Muzan is his best work, so he was left out in the open to grow wildly, hoping that he could find his own way and go further.

However, this does not mean that Xu Fu, who possessed the prescription, could not create more Ghost Kings.

The only remaining blood of Count Dracula has already been used on Muzan Kibutsuji. Unless they enter the gates of hell, it will be very difficult to obtain it again.

However, the blood of other vampires was not difficult for Xu Fu to obtain.

That's right, his other offspring weren't very well-rounded, and the 'Demon Kings' they raised couldn't produce as much demon blood as Muzan, who was a massive blood-sucking machine capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of demons.

This behavior is essentially about stripping one's own power away from others.

This is why Muzan was so reluctant to share his blood.

What he gave away was not just blood, but also the upper limit of his own power!

If Muzan didn't need to conduct experiments and find the Blue Spider Lily for him, he wouldn't have had to divert his own strength.

His idea of ​​concentrating all the ghost blood on himself was actually the right one.

Xu Fu pondered for a moment and realized that it wasn't that the research director was indifferent to the matter.

Therefore, he casually changed the subject:

"That 'genius student' you just mentioned, the one who proposed the 'theoretical model'... what's his name?"

"Your Majesty, his name is Ishii Shiro!"

(End of this chapter)