Mysterious, but Naruto

Audrey naturally noticed Louis's frequently changing pupils, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she wondered in her heart if this was a supernatural ability related to chakra.

Louis, using the vision he gained from rolling his eyes earlier, took a general look at the various districts as Audrey explained.

Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, Louis was certain that the world was indeed quite complex, as some kind of mysterious force blocked his view of the churches, preventing him from seeing directly inside.

But that's not all. What's most interesting is that he discovered that besides those churches, there were actually several other places with similar arrangements, which is quite intriguing.

Louis looked at his own attire and then thought about what he had seen on the street earlier.

So, he made the double sword gesture with his hands, which is to press the nails of his ring and little fingers with his thumbs to form a sword gesture; with his left palm facing outward, his left index and middle fingers were inserted into his right palm.

"Change!"

As a puff of white smoke rose, Louis's original clothes disappeared.

Instead, he wore a white shirt, a dark blue vest, a dark blue coat, a dark brown double-breasted cashmere coat, dark blue straight-leg trousers, shiny pointed brown leather shoes, and a top hat.

Noticing Audrey's curious gaze, Louis smiled and said, "This is a basic transformation technique in ninjutsu. You can start learning it once you've mastered the basics of chakra refinement."

You should know that this transformation magic is very magical. In addition to changing your clothes and appearance like I am now, it can even directly change your height, gender, and appearance.

"Once you've further refined your skills, you might even be able to change species altogether, transforming into other animals, or even objects like vases or tables."

"Wow, that's amazing."

Thinking of this, Louis raised an eyebrow: "That's perfect. I might have forgotten to mention it before. You saw it too, right? When I used the transformation spell, my hands were forming hand seals."

The ninjutsu you will learn after this will also be the same. Although you can skip this step once you have mastered it to a certain level, I don’t think you can do that in a short time.

In this way, I will teach you these basic hand seals. You can practice them on your own whenever you have free time.

So that you won't find yourself unable to perform hand seals properly when you actually start learning ninjutsu.

"Thank you for your generosity."

"And judging from your current attire, you're probably heading to Backlund. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Louis shook his head: "No need for that. I'm going to wander around by myself. You don't need to worry about me. Just remember to let me know before the next 'Fool's' banquet starts."

As he spoke, Louis took a step forward, ready to leave, but then he stopped and forced a smile, somewhat embarrassed.

Audrey was somewhat puzzled by Louis's actions: "Is there anything else, sir? Please tell me, and I will do my best to help."

Louis's voice sounded a little awkward: "Hey, I just woke up, and I don't even know what currency you guys are using now..."

Audrey immediately realized her mistake and bowed apologetically, saying, "This is my fault. Please wait a moment."

Audrey quickly walked to the cabinet next to her and took out an exquisite handbag adorned with a whole circle of pearls and gemstones.

Then they saw him take out a large handful of banknotes and many coins.

"The currency used in our Rune is gold, silver, and copper coins."

One gold pound was equal to 20 silver suls, and one silver sul was equal to 12 copper pence.

Later, to facilitate carrying and circulation, corresponding banknotes were issued, as you can see.

Louis did not take the banknotes, but curiously took the coins instead.

After examining the coins, I discovered that they weren't pure copper, which is red copper, but rather brass, which has a golden-yellow color.

Similarly, the silver coin was not pure silver, but a silver alloy mixed with other metals.

Louis sensed that the other metal was aluminum, and that this silver-aluminum alloy, compared to pure silver, would form a protective oxide film on the surface, thus resisting further oxidation and blackening.

On the contrary, the gold coins, to Louis's perception, were of very high purity, with almost no other metals mixed in.

When Louis said there was no adulteration, he didn't mean there was absolutely none, but rather that all the coins in front of him were compared side by side.

Copper and silver coins have a fixed alloy ratio, while gold coins contain different types of other metals, and their contents are not only compatible, but they are all kept at a very low level.

The gold coins in Audrey's hand only have two denominations, one pound and one pound. In fact, the pounds in these coins do not mean that the coins weigh one pound of gold.

What was actually being said was that this gold coin could be exchanged for 1 pound of silver, and its own weight, in Louis's view, was less than 8 grams.

Correspondingly, a 5-pound gold coin weighs less than 40 grams.

According to Audrey, this ancient and mysterious being before her should not lack wealth, but simply lacks suitable modern currency due to the changing times.

"Sir, you've just woken up, so you probably don't have any suitable currency on hand. How about we use this? If it's not enough, just let me know and I'll prepare more for you."

Louis smiled and shook his head: "Thank you, but it's really unnecessary."

The next moment, Louis quickly formed hand seals in front of him, but the seals he formed were different from the 12 basic seals he had given Audrey before.

"Magnetic Escape. Placer Gold!"

As Louis placed his hand on the ground, Audrey watched him expectantly, eager to see what kind of magical abilities this mysterious and powerful Mr. Rokudo would display.

She waited for a while, but didn't see any changes in her surroundings.

Seeing that Louis remained in the same position, Audrey did not speak but continued to wait.

About ten minutes later, Audrey suddenly noticed a wisp of thin smoke drifting into the room through the window and eventually gathering around Louis.

"This is……"

"I just checked the river that runs through this city. There are actually some fine gold dust deposited at the bottom of the river, which could help me solve my temporary financial problems."

These natural gold grains, formed by the weathering and erosion of the environment over millions of years and deposited in riverbeds, have a very high gold content, generally around 90%, and some even reaching 92%.

It should be noted that the gold coins of the Kingdom of Rune in front of us actually have a gold content of only around 90%, so the difference between the two is not significant.

Louis was not planning to amass thousands upon thousands of gold for himself all at once; he only needed enough for his immediate needs.

Even so, the golden sand flying in from outside the window continued for more than ten minutes.

The reason it lasted so long was mainly because Louis wanted to avoid causing trouble for others and kept the movement of these gold dusts secret so that no one else would discover them.

Looking at the gold dust in front of him, Louis continued to form hand seals.

Yin-Xu-Wu-Zi

"Fire Release: Samadhi True Fire!"

A ball of crimson flame surged from Louis's upturned palm, and even though Audrey was three meters away from the flame, she felt its intense heat immediately.

Immediately afterwards, under Louis's control, the gold dust spontaneously entered the flames.

At the same time, a plume of black smoke and a strange smell spread out. These were some impurities that had adhered to the surface of the gold sand when it was deposited at the bottom of the river, but now they had all been burned away by the flames.

Soon, all the gold melted away, turning into a large mass of liquid metal.

Louis did not further separate the silver from the liquid, not only because adding sulfur to create layers would be too troublesome.

Louis was mainly worried that if the gold coins he produced were too pure, they might be mistaken for counterfeit.

So he simply manipulated the large mass of liquid metal in front of him and began to shape it using the gold pound that Audrey had taken out as a template.

Soon, more than forty gold coins fell from the pile, and the remaining gold was casually shaped by Louis into the shape of a gold ingot.

Extinguishing the flame in his hand, Louis beckoned the gold coins, including twenty five-pound coins and twenty-seven one-pound coins, for a total value of £127.

Looking at the handful of gold coins in front of Louis, Audrey picked up her handbag again.

"Mr. Rokudo, it must be inconvenient for you to carry such a large pile of gold coins around. Why don't you keep only a portion and give the rest to me to exchange for more portable paper money?"

Louis thought about it and didn't refuse. He kept only ten gold coins and exchanged the rest for paper money with Audrey.

Not only that, Audrey also thoughtfully gave Louis some copper and silver coins.

"If you don't want to attract attention, it's best to carry some small amounts of money with you at all times. This will save you a lot of unnecessary trouble."

Audrey spoke sincerely because it was based on her own personal experience.

Louis readily accepted the advice and carried some of each type of coin with him.

With everything prepared, Louis was ready to leave once again.

But this time, Audrey stopped her: "Mr. Rokudo, may I ask you a question?"

"Oh? Of course, no problem, provided I know."

"It's not difficult at all. I mean, can I learn how to use that one you just used?"

As the daughter of Earl Hall, a great banker, Audrey understood all too well what the man's ability to produce gold coins at almost no cost meant for a family or even a kingdom.

But Louis shook his head this time, meeting Audrey's expectant gaze.

"It's hard to say. Do you remember what I told you?"

Basic escape techniques are divided into Fire Release, Wind Release, Water Release, Earth Release, and Lightning Release.

The one I just used, as you probably heard, is called "Magnetic Release: Gold Sand," and it doesn't belong to the five basic escape techniques mentioned above.

If you want to use Magnet Release, the prerequisite is that you need to master Wind Release and Lightning Release to the highest level first.

Once you reach this point, you need to try to fuse Wind Release and Lightning Release. Only after successfully fusing them can you obtain Magnet Release as the final product.

Since everyone has different innate conditions, their inherent inclinations will naturally also be different.

Some people may be naturally better suited to Water Release, while others may be naturally better suited to Fire Release; it's not certain.

"So you're skilled in Wind Release and Lightning Release, and then combined them to create Magnet Release, right?"

Louis shook his head slightly: "No, I am not only good at wind and thunder, but I am proficient in all seven elements."

"Seven types? But there are only five!"

"Oh, I forgot to mention that besides these five, there are actually two hidden escape techniques: Yin Escape and Yang Escape."

You can roughly understand Yang Dun as vitality, which is mainly manifested in various enhancements and modifications to the physical body.

Yin Dun can be understood as spiritual power, and its main manifestation is in this aspect.

"Then, how can I know which attribute suits me better?"

Louis blinked: "Oh, you know what, I really hadn't thought of that before."

Well, don't rush. Focus on your training and strive to master chakra refinement as soon as possible.

I'll try to figure out how to make chakra paper so that you can test it when you're starting out with chakra refining.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Louis waved his hand, and this time he didn't linger. He took a step and disappeared from Audrey's sight. When he reappeared, he was already in the shadows around the corner outside the villa's wall.

When I used the Byakugan before, the perspective was black and white, and since I was in a room, I didn't pay much attention to the sky.

But now that he was actually standing on the street, he realized that the environment here seemed to be somewhat different from what he had imagined.

The sky here is filled with a pale yellow haze, which not only reduces visibility but also gives off a faint, lingering smell.

"Is this environment really good? People will have problems living here for a long time, right?"

Or is this just how the world is? Is it like the hell of Western legends, naturally filled with the smell of sulfur?

It has to be said that the environment really affects a person's mood; he was now frowning because of the weather and smell.

Although Louis was a newcomer, with Audrey's explanation, he gained a general understanding of the place.

Of course, he also benefited from some special landmarks, which prevented him from getting lost.

First up was King Street in Queens. Thanks to Queens’ excellent infrastructure, he easily made his way to the widest avenue in Backlund.

A row of lush vegetation is planted on both sides of the road, and in front of this vegetation are streetlights.

"There are streetlights... gaslights, I was wondering why something seemed off earlier."

Now that I think about it, it seems like I never saw electric lights in such a large aristocratic house as Audrey's. Perhaps the world hadn't yet developed electricity.

Louis raised an eyebrow at this thought, feeling that he might be able to make his mark in this world.

But then a thought struck him: he remembered what Audrey had told him before, that there was a god here called the "God of Steam and Machinery".

"If I were to make electricity widely available, wouldn't that cause a conflict with this deity...?"