Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World.

Chapter 3: Is there really such a good thing?

"Hey, you're here too, Mabui? And that little brat Omoi too."

Samui turned his head to look at his companion beside him.

With dark skin and a toothpick dangling from his mouth, Omoi said discontentedly, "Don't call me a brat. I'm already a full-fledged genin of Kumogakure. Speaking of which, this is truly a terrible encounter."

Mabui is the Raikage's secretary. She possesses strong analytical skills and, like the Shikamaru family of Konoha, is known for her intellect rather than her martial prowess.

"I couldn't sense any chakra, so it shouldn't be a genjutsu."

She frowned slightly and said, "It's very likely some kind of space-time ninjutsu, but to be able to break through the Cloud Village's barrier and bring me out right under the Raikage's nose..."

This terrifying ninjutsu is unheard of.

The Hidden Cloud Village also possesses space-time ninjutsu, including the Heavenly Delivery Technique, which allows them to teleport items to any location.

However, ordinary ninjas are completely unable to withstand the damage to their bodies caused by teleportation. Only a body as strong as the Raikage's can withstand it. But just now, she saw many civilians who were not even ninjas being teleported over.

"It's not just us; the villagers of Kumogakure, merchants from nearby towns who came to Kumogakure to place orders, and samurai guards were also brought here."

"And, ninjas from other countries."

Samui nimbly grabbed the eaves and climbed to a higher place.

Mabu rubbed his temples and said, "See if there are any village ninjas nearby. Gather them all together and try to avoid direct conflict with ninjas from other countries. Gathering intelligence is the priority."

……

"I am a Jonin of Konoha, Sarutobi Asuma."

"I vouch for this mission; it's classified as an S-rank mission. All ninjas present, regardless of rank, must prioritize intelligence gathering!"

Sarutobi Asuma, with a serious expression, addressed the assembled Konoha ninja.

Hyuga Neji nodded and said, "Understood."

He had graduated two years prior, and his instructor, a Jonin from the Hokage faction, was Might Guy, so he naturally knew Sarutobi Asuma.

Kabuto Yakushi bowed his head obediently and said, "Yes."

Gathering intelligence is important, of course, but it's not for Konoha Village, but for Lord Orochimaru.

Especially the mysterious man's claim of "immortality"—even if he only gathers trivial details, he'll still be rewarded by Lord Orochimaru, right?

"good!"

Naruto Uzumaki hadn't quite grasped the situation yet, but upon hearing about such a high-level mission, he instantly became incredibly motivated, declaring, "I, Naruto Uzumaki, will definitely complete this mission!"

Sarutobi Asuma glanced at him and said, "You'll stay by my side and we'll act together."

Although the mysterious person said that dying in the game would return you to reality.

But seeing is believing. No one dares to trust something they haven't tried, let alone risk the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

……

After sensing the remaining players, the white-haired loli said, "The three hundred people who left the game were all commoners. The remaining two hundred players include nobles, guards, caravan members, and hired warriors."

Fang Yi nodded and said, "Although the game qualifications are distributed from the ninja village as the center, it is impossible for all players to be ninjas."

Even in ninja villages, there are ordinary people, who make up the majority.

During the several Shinobi World Wars, the Allied Shinobi Forces only numbered in the tens of thousands, and the standing armies of the major ninja villages were not very large.

at this time,

Most players who are willing to stay in the game have already ventured into the contaminated zone and begun to come into contact with the contaminated creatures.

The players, led by Sarutobi Asuma, are of a rather complex background.

Besides the two Chunin from the logistics department, Hyuga Neji is a member of a powerful clan with Byakugan blood, Uzumaki Naruto is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Yakushi Kabuto is a disguised spy.

"What a massive building!"

Naruto Uzumaki cried out in surprise.

They arrived at the corrupted area of ​​the Ghost Mage Salina, the Dead Soul Mountains.

It includes destroyed towns and villages, a huge castle built of marble, churches, wide ribbed avenues, various animal-patterned statues, and long stone walls.

A magical world that once had knights and magicians, with a large workforce.

Even the ruins of the destroyed town were far more prosperous than the real medieval world, just like a special town in a game.

These buildings are completely different from those in the Land of Fire; they are much more magnificent and grand.

"Have we really arrived in another world?"

Even Asma was shocked, reaching out to touch the religiously significant architectural ruins.

at this time,

A gray-black phantom emerged from a gap in the building.

They were beings killed by Salina, who, after death, fell into a ghostly state and were driven to become minions.

"Watch out for the enemy!"

Neji Hyuga reacted quickly. Although he had lost the advantage of the Byakugan in the game world, his habit of observing allowed him to be the first to notice the appearance of the ghost.

A crude short sword appeared in Asuma's hand.

They found this in the player's inventory while studying the player panel; it was a gifted beginner's equipment.

It has no attributes.

Fang Yi certainly wouldn't let the players kill monsters with their bare hands; that would be tantamount to suicide.

Five hundred weapons, costing 500 reward points.

The white-haired girl asked with concern, "Why are you giving them weapons?"

Fang Yi smiled and explained, "Don't worry about the initial investment. A single weapon can speed up the monster-killing process for players, so why not?"

A screen of light appeared in front of the two of them, like a security room's surveillance camera, divided into countless sections, projecting the players' movements.

Asuma teams up with Neji Hyuga to kill the sneaky ghost.

After the ghost died, a faint trace of its essence dissipated and merged into Hyuga Neji, who had delivered the final blow to the ghost.

The white-haired loli said worriedly, "There used to be a world consciousness that recruited humans to fight against the source of pollution, but that had a huge drawback."

"The origin is a very special substance; it is the purest form of primordial energy."

"After the contamination dies, the source will be preferentially merged with the life that killed the contamination. Even the world consciousness can only be forcibly extracted at most one-quarter. The majority of the source will remain in the player's body, which will cause serious waste."

Fang Yi exclaimed in surprise, "The players worked themselves to the bone to kill the source of pollution, and we actually got a quarter of it for free?"

The white-haired loli nodded with concern, "Yes, that's why there's a 'breeding gu' mode, using penalties for mission failure and threats of death to force the reincarnators to hand over their reward points. Should we do the same?"

"Of course not."

Fang Yi shook his head repeatedly and laughed, "The resources we get for free are our pure profit!"

"As for the remaining essence within the player's body, half of it is accumulated as experience points. Once a certain level is reached, the player will be prompted whether to level up. As long as they choose to level up, I can directly take this portion of the player's essence and grant them a certain degree of physical enhancement, which is attribute points."

"The last part is the reward points they revealed, which can be used to buy equipment and skills from the store to become stronger. The items I can create by spending one reward point will have their store price increased tenfold."

Since the decision was made to use games to combat pollution, it was certainly not a solution come up on a whim.

Fang Yi has plenty of ways to get players to willingly hand over their reward points.

The white-haired loli was confused and asked doubtfully, "If the prices in the store are too expensive, won't it delay the progress of eliminating the source of pollution if players can't afford them?"

"You have no idea what players are sensitive about."

Fang Yi sneered repeatedly, explaining, "That's what we want—to be expensive. Other players don't have it. They struggled for months to barely craft a Dragon Slayer Sword, and sold their houses and cars to buy a pet egg. If everyone could easily buy one, who would be motivated to eliminate the source of pollution?"

"Furthermore, all the bloodline limits, ninjutsu, and ninja tools in the ninja world can be exchanged for Origin, right?"

"If you don't want to waste time grinding, then be a pay-to-win pig and voluntarily exchange valuable items for me!"

Fang Yi's gaze fell on the players on the screen, like a farmer looking at his own leek field with satisfaction.

Especially in the ninja world, peace is fleeting, and all the major ninja villages want to gain more benefits.

Once these players get a taste of success, they will absolutely go crazy, throwing themselves wholeheartedly into the game world and letting me harvest their wealth.

(End of this chapter)