Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World

can.

Are we supposed to pay for it ourselves?

Definitely not.

Chapter 50 Prays for the Players

The relationship between the Hokage and the ninja clan is very delicate.

If a Hokage were as powerful as the First Hokage, capable of suppressing the various clans and silencing them, then they would wield immense influence.

During the second generation, with his outstanding political acumen, he founded a ninja academy to continuously select civilian ninjas and form the Anbu, all in order to weaken the influence of the ninja clans.

Until the third generation,

In his youth, Hiruzen Sarutobi was also able to take a tough stance against these ninja clans. At that time, Konoha was thriving, and he himself was a ninja hero who had mastered the five elemental ninjutsu.

But now, the two most powerful figures in the Hokage faction have left the village, Orochimaru has defected, Sakumo Hatake, who was close to the Hokage, has committed suicide, Minato Namikaze has died in battle, and Kurama is just a brat who hasn't grown up yet.

Among the ninja clans, only the Ino-Shika-Cho trio are loyal to the Hokage; the remaining clans all have their own ulterior motives.

Who wouldn't want to save funds to buy equipment and upgrade skills for their clansmen?

Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly said, "Since neither of you is willing, then let's discuss it again."

"Lord Hokage!"

Asuma's face darkened. He said, "Konoha has already fallen far behind the other ninja villages. Are we going to continue down this path?"

Although the ninja clans tried to shirk responsibility, they had no choice but to accept it if the Hokage made a firm decision. Even the once-powerful Uchiha clans didn't dare to openly oppose the Hokage.

The premise is that Hiruzen Sarutobi is willing to offend these ninja clans for this matter.

"behind?"

Danzo sneered, "Konoha's strength is obvious to all. Even the martial arts-focused Kumogakure was beaten without any power to fight back. Who can be stronger than Konoha?"

This is a fact.

With the solid foundation laid by the First and Second Hokage, Konoha's combat strength and economy far surpass those of other ninja villages.

Putting aside everything else, the various businesses owned by the Hyuga family alone are equivalent to half a year's income for Sunagakure.

Asuma said anxiously, "The Chunin Exams, a joint effort by the five nations, might be their chance to probe Konoha's strength, and could be the fuse that ignites a war."

As a player, he was well aware of the gradually changing atmosphere within the reincarnation game.

Leaving aside the four great ninja villages, even merchant forces and the suddenly appearing nobles from various countries began to move beyond the game world and gradually set their sights on reality.

The influx of nobles into the village during this period is proof of this.

Normally,

Even the most spectacular ninja duel could not attract such a large number of noble groups.

Danzo said dismissively, "Then let them come. When has Konoha ever feared war? They are the ones who should be afraid!"

"madness!"

"Sarutobi Jonin, how dare you speak so disrespectfully to the advisor?"

Upon hearing Asuma's furious roar as he broke through his defenses, Danzo's lips curled up, a strange sense of pleasure creeping in.

It was as if he had gotten his revenge on Asuma for all the decisions that Hiruzen Sarutobi had rejected.

"Shut up, Asuma!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and said, "This is a meeting room, not a place for you to cause trouble."

"As far as I know, some ninja villages have already trained players who can forge equipment in the real world. If war breaks out, we will be at a disadvantage."

Asuma left his seat, knelt on one knee, and spoke solemnly in a ninja posture.

"is that true?"

Upon hearing this news, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked surprised.

The enhancement effect brought by the equipment is obvious. If such a situation really occurs, he really can't continue to muddle through.

"Alarmist."

Danzo raised his cane and slammed it into the ground, sneering, "My Shimura family also has players. It takes a huge amount of time and effort to cultivate life skills players. Even if they can forge equipment in reality, it's only low-level white and green equipment, which can only make up for a tiny bit of the difference in strength."

After careful consideration, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and said, "Jonin Asuma, I agree to your proposal, but I can only give you two billion in funding."

"Esteemed clan leaders, each of you will contribute 100 million yen, with the remaining funds to be covered by the finance department. What do you all think?"

This is the limit of what he can do.

It can demonstrate the decision-making ability of a Hokage, so as not to discourage the Konoha troops in the game, while not crossing the bottom line of the various ninja clans.

The best of both worlds.

"Yes."

Upon hearing that her father had made a decision, Asma bowed slightly, unable to hide the disappointment in her eyes.

Despite having the Land of Fire as its backer and possessing the largest financial resources, it only seeks stability and relentlessly manipulates political tactics to try and balance the ninja clans, failing to see the impending changes.

Is this the father I once longed for?

As he slowly left the meeting hall, Asuma suddenly turned around and glanced at his father, who was dealing with the ninja clan.

His body became hunched over, age spots began to appear on his dark cheeks, and even his eyes became somewhat cloudy; he no longer had the vigor and spirit he once possessed.

too old.

The flames should not be extinguished; a new firefly is needed to illuminate the village.

……

In the carriage,

The white-haired loli looked astonished, her face covered in sweet cream, making it all seem less appealing.

She exclaimed, "Master, the authority over the Dead Soul Mountain Range is extremely valuable, even in the polluted world it would be priceless. You actually want to distribute the authority away?"

Fang Yi corrected, "It's rented out."

The main focus of the Reincarnation game update is to increase the options for map resources.

Players can purchase the usage period of various resource points through auctions. During the usage period, all the profits generated by the resource points will belong to the player.

Afu objected, "Master, those resource points are hard-won. Shouldn't we keep them for ourselves to mine?"

Fang Yi countered, "What we need is the origin, right?"

"Yes."

"If you mine it yourself, you need to control the mountains and forests, which not only consumes reward points, but also requires you to put the mined materials on the store to sell to other players."

"Yes."

"Wouldn't it be better to just rent it to the players and get them to mine resources for us for a high rent?"

The white-haired loli scratched her head and said, "But if we do that, won't the materials become the players'?"

Fang Yi smiled sinisterly and asked, "What do players do with the materials they mine?"

The white-haired loli thought about the various uses of the materials and said, "To make equipment, upgrade skills, and craft potions..."

"That's right!"

Fang Yi explained, "If you put materials into life skills, the failure rate is very high. All the losses will be turned into resources and I can get them back. Plus the rental fee for resource points, we can get much more reward points than if we mine them ourselves."

"Players go to great lengths to mine materials and forge more equipment, but don't forget that equipment needs to be repaired when its durability runs out. This requires not only materials but also reward points."

"Once the upgrade is complete, the old equipment can only be sold to the store at a low price."

At this point, Fang Yi couldn't help but sneer, "In other words, they spend money to mine resources and manufacture equipment, spend money to carefully maintain it, and then I use the money they spend on maintaining the equipment to buy up the expired equipment."

"Why should we do it ourselves if we can get players to willingly mine resources and eventually return the source without lifting a finger?"

After figuring out the key points, Afu's mouth dropped open.

She prayed fervently for the players, who were so pitiful, fighting day and night against the source of pollution and being exploited by their own masters.

Chapter 51 The Raikage Can't Sit Still Anymore

【announcement】

In light of the players' successful breach of the Dead Soul Mountain Range, the game's merchants have updated the content.

1. The [Dead Soul Camp] will be opened. Players who reach level 15 can enter the dungeon and obtain exclusive equipment and skills dropped by the Ghost Mage (Salina) after clearing it.

2. Game merchants will rent resource maps within [Dead Soul Mountain Range]. Once successfully rented, all resources mined within the specified period will belong to the player.

3. The clan system is now available.

……

After the announcement was issued,

The players were initially puzzled, but after reading it carefully, they immediately started a heated discussion.

First up is the Dead Soul Camp dungeon. Players have a slight clue about it, since they already have the Ruins Castle dungeon as a foundation, so they know what the dungeon is about. However, the Dead Soul Camp dungeon is more difficult and the rewards are more generous.

Players who didn't have enough reward points but were confident in their abilities were eager to try their luck.

The updates that shook the major powers were the latter two.

The high-ranking members of the Hidden Mist Alliance gathered together, discussing the matter with serious expressions.

"There's not much to say about the Dead Soul Camp; it's a place where you can get a lot of reward points as long as you have the strength."

Mei Terumi crossed her arms and sat lazily in her chair, asking, "What do you all think about the resource map?"

"I'll obey Lord Mizukage!"

Chojuro spoke up at a very inopportune time.

Mei Terumi's forehead veins bulged as she suppressed the urge to burn her capable subordinate alive and turned her gaze to the other players.