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Chapter 120 Seed Cells and Sensory Networks (Please Subscribe)

The Land of Wind has the largest territory in the ninja world, but ninety percent of its land is desert, with only a few oases suitable for human habitation.

As for plants... apart from cacti, which have evolved special fleshy roots to adapt to dry environments and climates, most other plants cannot survive in the desert.

If we want to transform the desert environment by planting trees, we can only start little by little near the oasis.

Through the growth of plant roots and stems, they gradually spread outwards and change the geology.

However, for ordinary people to accomplish this over such a vast area, it would probably require the unremitting efforts of the entire nation of the Wind Kingdom for generations to see any results.

If something unexpected happens along the way, decades or even centuries of effort might all be for naught.

Even if the First Hokage came, it wouldn't make a difference.

Even if he used his powerful chakra to quickly plant plants all over the desert, they would die quickly in this environment and would not be able to change the geology at all.

Therefore, trying to change the environment of the Land of Wind by planting trees is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

However, if we fuse white angel cells with cactus cells and conduct further research, we can transform them into fast-growing plant seeds, allowing people to plant them near towns when they have free time.

That would greatly shorten the renovation time.

According to Long Er's calculations using the observation instrument, if the planning is reasonable and the process goes smoothly, the results should be visible in about twenty years.

"Cell fusion isn't difficult, but once fused, it becomes a sapling, which increases transportation costs..."

After a moment of contemplation, Ryuji decided to create an inhibitor.

By inhibiting the vitality of cactus cells, the seed cells... since they are seeds used for planting, let's call them seed cells.

By using a life-suppressing agent, the seed cells are prevented from immediately turning into saplings.

The inhibitor's effect can be set to automatically expire over time, or it can be set to expire after being buried in the soil and nourished by the earth's life.

In short, it's about setting a timer for the seed cells.

As for which one to do, it depends on which one has lower cost and higher efficiency.

As for how the inhibitors are made...

This is too simple. Many poisons have the effect of inhibiting vitality. Just pay attention to the compatibility and amount of the poison with the cactus cells, and don't kill the cells all at once.

But Long Er knew nothing about poisons.

"Let's ask Granny Chiyo for advice on this project later. It's a huge project that will take decades to complete, so there's no rush," Ryuji decided after a moment's thought.

Although you can also ask other puppeteers for help.

Firstly, his relationship with those puppeteers wasn't that close, and he didn't want them to know about his experiments. Secondly, those puppeteers were far less skilled in using poison than Granny Chiyo.

Although it's just making a life force inhibitor, it doesn't require any extraordinary abilities.

But people always want to use the best and most powerful things.

Otherwise, why would so many people in my past life go to top-tier hospitals and book appointments with specialists for even a minor cold?

It's not just because of that mentality.

……

The creation of the immortal body encountered difficulties, and the seed cells also needed to be consulted with Granny Chiyo.

These two studies were temporarily put on hold, and Ryuji turned his attention to other projects.

Chakra Radar.

This was a project he had conceived for a long time, but due to the lack of sensory ninjas as a reference, and the fact that he had more important research projects to do after obtaining them, it was shelved.

But now, after this setback, he feels it's necessary to get this thing out of the box.

Why did he fail to steal the Rinnegan?

He had long anticipated that Madara Uchiha would come to rescue him and had prepared a contingency plan in advance, so why did Madara still manage to rescue him?

It's because of the intelligence disadvantage.

If you have a significant intelligence advantage, you can completely overwhelm the enemy with overwhelming force; it would be a piece of cake for an ordinary person to outmaneuver Zhuge Liang.

Ryuji can use the manga to understand future trends and plan a path that benefits the development of Sunagakure; Black Zetsu can use ancient secrets to manipulate Madara Uchiha's life; Madara Uchiha can also use the 100,000 White Zetsu to understand the direction of the ninja world and achieve his own goals.

Because of poor intelligence, Madara Uchiha turned what was originally intended to force Nagato to his death into a situation that forced him to turn to the dark side, and even framed himself for the root of the hatred.

If he had discovered Ban's lurking presence beforehand, and if he had known that Konan was among the fleeing crowd, he wouldn't have made the decision to send his men to chase after them.

It's all a matter of intelligence.

Therefore, he must develop the Chakra Radar as soon as possible.

At the very least, make sure there are no White Zetsu watching you nearby.

……

The days spent engrossed in research always fly by; before I knew it, a week had passed.

Over these seven days, the situation in the ninja world developed exactly as Ryuji had predicted.

After Konoha annihilated the combined forces of Iwagakure and Kusagakure in the Land of Rice Fields, the combined forces of the two villages also broke through Konoha's defenses on the battlefield in the Land of Grass the following day.

When the troops from Konoha arrived, they had only managed to gather less than two thousand remaining genin.

This was only because Orochimaru, seeing the situation was not good, ordered them to flee immediately.

If we had fought to the death, we would probably have been completely wiped out.

The final outcome was as predicted: 7,000 troops from the combined forces of Kusagakure and Iwagakure versus 5,000 from Konoha.

After three consecutive failed attacks, Kirigakure abandoned its surprise attack on the Land of Wind.

Pakura's performance in this war was so powerful that the name "Scorching Release: Pakura" began to spread throughout the ninja world.

The terms for war reparations between the Third Kazekage and Amegakure were also agreed upon on the fourth day.

All the chakra metal that Hanzo and his men plundered from the Land of Iron ended up in the hands of Sunagakure.

Although Amegakure initially refused to budge from this extremely unreasonable demand, as the Third Kazekage's patience gradually wore thin, the Sunagakure army outside the village began to stir.

Ultimately, without its leader, Amegakure agreed to these humiliating conditions.

The expeditionary force returned to Sunagakure Village at noon on the sixth day.

The round table meeting and the large number of villagers coming out to welcome the triumphant ninjas filled the entire Sand Village with a festive atmosphere.

But this is just the surface.

Of the 3,000 people who went to the expedition, 1,800 returned, and more than 1,000 families lost loved ones.

Beneath the festive surface lies the hidden wound of losing loved ones.

That very night, Long Er heard faint sobbing sounds coming from the sandstorm.

The sound was unpleasant, so he went straight into the studio to study it.

Over the past few days, his research has yielded results.

He created a biological sensory brain by mimicking the structure of his brain using the principles of black perception.

It has a slightly smaller range of perception compared to black.

However, what Ryuji wanted was a chakra radar that could sense White Zetsu, not an ordinary sensor.

In addition, this thing is about the size of three basketballs, making it inconvenient to carry, so it can only be considered a semi-finished product.

He planned to continue his research, optimize it, reduce the size of the sensor, and then mechanize it and make minor adjustments to the White Zetsu's chakra to complete the final stage.

However, semi-finished products also have their uses.

Sunagakure lacks a sensory network, making it difficult to prevent enemy infiltration.

Although the biological brain's perception range cannot cover the entire village, signal towers can be built in multiple locations and connected via the spiritual ocean, projecting images onto a screen.

Of course, using a biological brain requires chakra.

If this sensory network is to be established in Sunagakure, someone must be specifically found to provide chakra.

However, considering that the construction of the Mechanized City will be completed in six years—no, the war reparations from Rain Village are enough to speed up the construction time by two years—it will be completed in four years.

Therefore, Ryuji did not intend to waste energy and money building this in the current Sunagakure Village, but instead planned to use it directly on the Mechanical Castle after it was built.

With the dragon vein present, there's no need to worry about chakra issues at all.

With the energy supply issue resolved, the next step is to consider safety hazards.

This device was created based on the sensory principles of sensory ninjas. Unlike Konoha's sensory network, which only senses the village's borders and entrances, it can see into every corner of the entire village.

As long as they are in the village, everyone's location can be sensed at all times.

Whoever controls such a powerful intelligence weapon can know the location of everyone in the village, and no one can keep a secret from him.

This powerful weapon must be in the hands of someone who is absolutely trustworthy.

But where in this world can you find someone who is absolutely trustworthy?

Even if Ryuji creates a puppet with a long lifespan, its mind will change based on its experiences after he dies or leaves Sunagakure for too long, let alone other people.

If this thing falls into the hands of enemy spies, it's tantamount to being checkmated.

After much deliberation, Ryuji decided to build an artificial intelligence without emotions.

Of course, it's not artificial intelligence in electronic data, but an artificial soul, just like A's auxiliary system.

The core directive is to protect the safety of Sunagakure Village, supplemented by detailed rules and regulations to prevent intruders and stop and combat crime.

Once the AI ​​is created, it will be integrated with relevant departments.

If ordinary village security issues arise, report to the guard team; if intruders or spies are discovered, report to the Dark Guard; if there is a plot to rebel in the village, report directly to the Kazekage and the Round Table Council.

In addition, to prevent artificial intelligence from evolving and eventually becoming like Red Queen in the Resident Evil movies, turning into a boss that destroys Sunagakure due to logical contradictions, Ryuji will install a function on the device that houses it to restore its factory settings every day.

Of course, even if there is a function to restore factory settings every day, the lower the risk, the better.

The best approach is to avoid risks at the source.

Therefore, Ryuji did not start programming now.

He plans to invite professionals familiar with various industries to conduct research and investigation based on the actual situation of the city after the city is built, and then provide the most suitable suggestions for programming, so as to make this sensing network a powerful tool for serving the city, rather than a Damocles' sword that threatens him.

Therefore, the sensor network project has been temporarily suspended.

After that, Ryuji did not continue to research other projects, but went to Loulan.

Because the foundation of the city is almost finished.

(End of this chapter)