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"Old man Liudao, may I say a few words?"
Interrupting the Six Paths Sage's reprimand, or rather, his protection of the boy, Yi Shuihan stared expressionlessly at the silver-haired youth.
“I think you’ve misunderstood this matter. Whether I have a sister or not is not important. Whether you give me the Reincarnation Eye or not is not up to you. You just need to know one thing: whenever I want, I can take everything from you, including your lives.”
After saying that, Yi Shuihan didn't even look at the silver-haired boy's reaction and casually waved his hand outside.
"Rumble"
The earth shook violently, and the entire moon suddenly trembled. The Otsutsuki clan had no time to react, and many of them lost their balance and fell to the ground during the tremors.
"The moon, the moon has been split apart."
"How is this possible? The moon, it actually..."
Everyone watched in shock as the planet beneath their feet split in two, with about a quarter of the moon breaking away and becoming a giant meteorite.
"Could he have done all of this, with that casual wave of his hand just now?"
Some people thought of this sudden change and what Yi Shuihan had done before, and their gazes towards Yi Shuihan immediately changed, filled with fear, shock, disbelief, and a variety of other emotions.
Even the Sage of Six Paths, who had always been speculating about Yi Shuihan's strength, was stunned, staring dumbfounded at the moon that had been split in two, completely bewildered.
"Just to give you a heads-up, if I find out later that the satellite is in your hands and something goes wrong, then..."
Pointing far away at the separated meteorite, a huge white circular beam of light shot out, striking the meteorite like a turtle shell blast. Then, with overwhelming force, the meteorite disappeared beneath the beam of light to everyone's astonishment, as if it had never existed.
Luckily it's daytime now, so people on Earth can't see the moon at all. Otherwise, they would be terrified to see a quarter of the moon suddenly disappear at night.
Because of Yi Shuihan's whim to intimidate the Otsutsuki clan, Manyue disappeared from this world forever.
"It's very direct, but it's definitely effective!"
Seeing the reactions around him, Yi Shuihan knew that he had achieved the effect he wanted. The Tenseigan was powerful, and its ability to control the moon was terrifying, but it was no match for him, who could destroy the moon.
Yi Shuihan had just tested his skills. He estimated that if he really wanted to, destroying the moon in one move wouldn't be too difficult. He even wondered if he could wipe out the intruders from that blue planet not far away if he went all out.
Yi Shuihan didn't know the answer either, but he felt that the chances of success were still very high.
"So, young man, is there anything else you want to say?"
He teased the silver-haired boy, who was still in a daze, but the boy suddenly looked at Yi Shuihan in horror, trembled a few times, and collapsed to the ground, having been frightened unconscious.
Having witnessed Yi Shuihan's incredible power, everything went very smoothly afterward. Yi Shuihan even discovered that these Otsutsuki clan members were much more respectful to him than to the Sage of Six Paths, truly living up to the saying, "more respectful than to their ancestors."
After a brief tour of the Otsutsuki clan and witnessing the enormous Tenseigan, Yi Shuihan and the Sage of Six Paths left the moon.
The Immortal of Six Paths returned with Yi Shuihan; he still had a mission to complete!
With the intention of finishing as soon as possible and getting some rest, the Sage of Six Paths went straight to Hinata.
Fortunately, Yi Shuihan was with her; otherwise, Hinata would have been terrified to death upon seeing the Sage of Six Paths.
After Yi Shuihan's explanation, Hinata reluctantly accepted the Sage of Six Paths and learned what he had come for.
Yi Shuihan originally thought that upgrading Hinata's Byakugan to Tenseigan would be quite complicated, but little did he know that it was entirely up to him. The Sage of Six Paths simply examined Hinata's eyes and then threw a ball of Yin-attribute energy to Hinata for her to absorb.
The whole process took less than 10 minutes, and a pair of brand-new Tenseigan eyes were freshly created—it couldn't be simpler.
However, although it seems easy, the real difficulty is not small. Only the Sage of Six Paths could make things so simple.
After resolving Hinata's eye problem, the Sage of Six Paths immediately disappeared, as if fleeing, fearing that Yi Shuihan might still have something to do.
"Phew, it's finally done. I really lost a lot this time. It will take me 10 years to get back to my original level because of helping that little girl."
The Sage of Six Paths, back in his own private space, was depressed for a long time.
Chapter 478, The Birth of the Cellphone
The satellite was finally launched again, and a few months later, the groundbreaking invention of the mobile phone, a truly technological product besides weapons, caused a great shock throughout the ninja world.
"With one phone in hand, you have the world at your fingertips. Wanjie brand mobile phones are worth having."
"Traveling around and unable to go home for long periods of time? With WanJie Mobile, distance is no longer a barrier, and you can communicate with family and friends anytime, anywhere."
"Feeling lost due to slow message delivery? With Universal Mobile, messages arrive instantly, eliminating any wasted time."
"Still writing letters? You're so outdated. Universal Phone, say what you wrote in your letters aloud."
"Hold it in your hand, feel the beauty in your heart, the Universal Phone leads a new era."
Whether on the main streets or in the alleys, you can see all sorts of different advertising slogans announcing the arrival of the mobile phone era.
New things generally take some time to be accepted, but thanks to Yi Shuihan's marketing book and a lot of manpower and resources, mobile phones became an essential tool for every household at rocket speed.
The demand far exceeds the supply! The phones produced that day were sold out on the same day, and the inventory was cleared out time and time again, but nothing could stop people's enthusiasm for buying phones.
There's no way around it; the advent of mobile phones is simply too revolutionary. This amazing device that can transmit sound over long distances is incredibly convenient. Even though the mobile phone Orochimaru created only has the functions of making calls and sending text messages, it's still irresistible.
Of course, the most important reason for its high sales volume is its cost-effectiveness. In order to quickly integrate the phone into the ninja world, it is basically sold at double the cost price. Not to mention ninjas, even for an ordinary person, it is only the equivalent of a week's wages, which is completely acceptable if they grit their teeth.
"Mobile phones have already appeared, so how far away can smartphones be?"
Holding the second-generation mobile phone developed by Orochimaru, Yi Shuihan took a bite of half an apple, beaming with joy.
He was still very proud of the current ninja world, as he had driven the development of ninja technology for decades or even centuries!
Without me, cell phones in the ninja world probably wouldn't appear until decades after the Naruto became Hokage. It's even more uncertain whether firearms would appear at all. After all, with chakra, why would these people spend time researching firearms? If they were to research anything, it would be ninjutsu!
"Boss, those businessmen are here again. They're blocking the way outside and saying they won't leave until they see you."
Standing up, looking at Matt Dai's helpless little face, Yi Shuihan also found it somewhat amusing.
Since the advent of mobile phones, these businessmen have been like cats smelling fish, frantically inquiring about the origins of mobile phones, hoping to get a share of the pie. Unfortunately, when facing a big player like Yi Shuihan, ordinary methods simply don't work.
They did consider copying it, but technology is not so easy to imitate. Besides, without satellites and base stations, even if they could make it, it would be useless.
The power of profit is boundless; even a 100% profit will tempt people to take risks, let alone with such a large profit margin as mobile phones.
Knowing they were no match for Yi Shuihan in strength and that a direct confrontation wouldn't work, these merchants had no choice but to band together and go to Yi Shuihan, hoping he would hand over the phones to them to sell.
In other words, they set up a supplier instead of allowing manufacturers to sell directly to them. This way, the suppliers can set their own prices and make a lot of money.
Unfortunately, Yi Shuihan wasn't planning to make money, so he kept putting it off. Since Yi Shuihan hadn't given a clear answer, they simply stayed in Konoha and visited him frequently in order to get him to agree to their request.
"Let's go see them and resolve this matter so they won't come here and cause trouble every day."
It's time to loosen some restrictions; it's not a big deal anyway.
"He's out, he's out, Yi Dada is out."
As soon as Yi Shuihan appeared, he was surrounded by a group of fat men with thick waists and ruddy faces, which startled him.
Good heavens, why are they all fat? Aren't there any normal-looking people among them?
Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, he couldn't find anything that looked normal. Yi Shuihan was immediately frustrated, as this was completely illogical!
Where are the female presidents of chambers of commerce and powerful women mentioned in the story? Instead, they are all people who are not good-looking.
"Everyone, please be quiet."
Yi Shuihan made a pressing motion with his hand. After he finished speaking, he found that the merchants were quite self-aware and immediately quieted down, staring at him and waiting for him to speak.
Nodding inwardly, Yi Shuihan cleared his throat and said, "I know why everyone is here, and I know you've all had a tough time. So I won't stand on ceremony and will get straight to the point. If you want to buy goods from me, that's fine. But to prevent malicious competition, I'm announcing the establishment of the Myriad Realms Chamber of Commerce. Only those who join our Myriad Realms Chamber of Commerce can buy goods from us, and the sales area will be designated by our Chamber of Commerce. If there are no problems, you can sign up."
"Wanjie Chamber of Commerce?"
The merchants looked at each other, completely bewildered by Yi Shuihan.
"I wonder what kind of restrictions we'll face if we join the Myriad Realms Commerce Guild?"
A fat man asked.
"There are certainly restrictions, but don't worry, we will definitely not make things difficult for you. If you are dissatisfied, you can leave the Chamber of Commerce at any time. However, there is one thing: if you join and then leave, you will not be able to join again and will be blacklisted."
Without specifying what kind of constraint it was, these words immediately silenced the merchants.
The reason Yi Shuihan didn't say it directly now was intentional. He wasn't worried about a lack of participants, and besides, what kind of businessman wouldn't have the courage to take risks? Hadn't he said he could withdraw at any time?
"My Yunfeng Chamber of Commerce agrees to join!"
"The same goes for the Junli Chamber of Commerce!"
"Count me in as a member of the Zhegou Chamber of Commerce."
"..."
In the end, there were still some brave and adventurous people who loved to try new things, and within a short time, more than half of them had signed up.
After 10 minutes, the statistics were completed, and it was discovered that not a single person present had not chosen to join.
Chapter 479, Fighting is fine, but let me be the referee.
Overall, Yi Shuihan was quite satisfied with these people's attitude. He didn't beat around the bush and explained the modern agent model before assigning them their respective agent territories.
Of course, the Chamber of Commerce also outlined its restrictions, which included prohibiting the sale of mobile phones in areas outside of its authorized distributorship, and limiting the pricing of mobile phones to a certain level. Anyone found violating these restrictions would not only be expelled from the Chamber of Commerce but would also face joint suppression from other members of the Chamber. In severe cases, the Wan Jie Hot Spring Resort would send people to eliminate the violators.
They might not be afraid of being expelled from the Chamber of Commerce, but a joint crackdown would have some deterrent effect. As for the final act of sending people to strangle them, that would be terrifying. The reputation of the Myriad Realms Hot Spring Resort is subtly superior to that of the Ninja World, and they simply cannot resist it.
In this world, there are no laws against killing. If someone from the Myriad Realms Hot Spring Resort were to kill you, there would be no place to seek justice. In fact, others might even take advantage of your misfortune to curry favor with the Myriad Realms Hot Spring Resort!
After the merchants left, Yi Shuihan immediately went to the secret room where Number One and Number Two were stored.
"This spirit refining array is indeed powerful. These two little guys are now even making me feel a slight threat."
Satisfied with the fact that Number One and Number Two's aura was many times stronger than before, Yi Shuihan waved his hand, and Number One and Number Two transformed into two beams of light and flew into his hands.
"That's about it. The Spirit Refining Array isn't as effective as it was at the beginning. We should try other methods."
The other method Yi Shuihan mentioned was naturally the human soul. The advent of firearms has triggered numerous wars, and now there is basically a war every two or three days.
Although sacrificing souls is somewhat evil, since the person is dead and not killed by him, it's not unreasonable to use them.
Okay, Yi Shuihan admits he's been a bit wicked, but he doesn't think those who participate in the war need to be pitied too much. After all, they should have been prepared for the consequences of going to the battlefield.
What? You're saying this is the will of the higher-ups, and they're just following orders!
Even so, do you really think Yi Shuihan is a good person? If it weren't for upholding his principles, Yi Shuihan wouldn't care who you are; he'd sacrifice you even if you were alive.
According to his subordinates, Yi Shuihan has been traveling between several battlefields for several days in a row. Basically, he goes to the next battlefield as soon as one ends. In short, wherever there is war, there is Yi Shuihan.
"Sigh, I'm a bit late again this time. Half of the battle is over, and half of my soul is no longer in this world. What a waste! Why didn't they wait for me? Death is so quick. Were they in a hurry to be reincarnated? Hmm, it seems that they really might be in a hurry to be reincarnated."
Yi Shuihan, who had just arrived at the battlefield from hundreds of miles away, muttered to himself, and then skillfully activated the sacrifice. In the field of vision that ordinary people could not see, the souls that had just died and were reborn were sucked into the bodies of Number One and Number Two by an extremely strong suction force.
After death, the souls of this world go to another world to await reincarnation. Yi Shuihan doesn't know what that world is; perhaps it's the so-called underworld. But what's strange is that there's no word of any power governing the underworld in this world; it feels like that world is just a transit point.
The fact that souls can be summoned back at will suggests that they are not under any control. Yi Shuihan speculated that this might be because the world is not yet fully developed.
Of course, not all souls can go to that world. Most ordinary souls have no memories. Only powerful souls, or more specifically, most ninjas, can retain their own identity.
A soul without a self will go to that world unconsciously. The time from the appearance of the soul to its departure is short. However, a soul with a self can control time and go to that world according to its own will. However, without a body as a support, the time spent in this world is also very limited.
Since most of the combatants were ordinary people with fewer ninjas and martial artists, the souls that Yi Shuihan absorbed were mostly without a sense of self, which actually reduced the burden on Yi Shuihan's mind.
"I'm just making use of what I've lost. I've already lost my sense of self anyway, and I'll be reincarnated as a different person."
The sacrifice was indeed very useful. Compared to when they first came out, Number One and Number Two absorbed nearly 10 souls, and their aura has now doubled again. This is not like a few months ago; now, doubling is comparable to leaping from Black Iron to Bronze.
Watching the war with utter boredom, Yi Shuihan was right in the center of the battlefield, but no one could see her there. It was as if everyone ignored her, making the place where Yi Shuihan was a strange, serene place.
"Hmm, I think I have a good idea. If every battle were held under my witness, wouldn't souls not be wasted like this?"
Yi Shuihan suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
It has to be said that this idea is actually feasible. As long as Yi Shuihan demonstrates a certain level of strength, those famous figures will surely give him face.
The only downside is that it might provoke a joint attack from the daimyo, and they might even order the ninjas and daimyo armies to kill Yi Shuihan first.
"Well, that suits me perfectly. I'm too lazy to waste time! It would be better if I could take care of everything at once."
Thinking about it this way, Yi Shuihan felt more and more that it made sense and was highly feasible.
Ignoring the ongoing war, Yi Shuihan immediately fled back to the hot spring resort and sent out the message as quickly as possible.
Because of the widespread use of mobile phones, within just a few hours, the news that Yi Shuihan was going to intervene in the war and that all wars could only be fought under his supervision had become common knowledge.
"What? It's the Myriad Realms Hot Spring Resort again? He actually wants to be a war referee? Is he kidding me?"
"Absolutely not, no one will agree to that."
"What if we don't agree to him? We'll just fight our own battles, it's none of his business."
Basically, everyone's reaction was similar: they thought Yi Shuihan was meddling in other people's business, and most people simply ignored him.
What no one expected was the seriousness of Yi Shuihan's actions this time. He went directly to the stronghold of those forces that disagreed with him being the referee and had a friendly interview with their leader.
Many people lost their heads, including many daimyo from small and medium-sized countries. It is even said that one of the daimyo from the five major powers was nearly killed.