Chapter 51: The Raikage Can No Longer Sit Still

【Announcement】

In view of the players conquering the Death Soul Mountain Range, the Game Merchant has specifically updated the content.

1. 【Sihun Yingdi】 is now open. Players who reach level 15 can enter the dungeon. After clearing it, they can obtain exclusive equipment and skills dropped by the Mage (Sarina).

2. The Game Merchant will lease out resource maps within the 【Death Soul Mountain Range】. Once successfully leased, all materials mined within the time limit will belong to the player.

3. The Family System is now open.

……

After the announcement was issued,

Players were initially confused, but once they finished reading carefully, they immediately began a heated discussion.

First was the Sihun Yingdi dungeon. Players had a slight idea of what to expect, after all, with the Feixu Chengbao dungeon as a baseline, they understood the nature of dungeons; it was just that the Sihun Yingdi dungeon had a higher difficulty and more generous rewards.

Players who lacked Reward Points but were confident in their own strength were all eager to give it a try.

The updates that shocked the major factions were the latter two points.

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

"There's nothing much to say about Sihun Yingdi; it's just a place where you can obtain a large number of Reward Points as long as you have the strength."

Terumi Mei crossed her arms, sitting in her chair with a lazy air, and asked: "What does everyone think about the resource maps?"

"I listen to Lord Mizukage!"

Chojuro spoke up very inappropriately.

Veins bulged on Terumi Mei's forehead. She suppressed the urge to burn this capable subordinate of hers to death and turned her gaze toward the other players.

"We absolutely cannot let the leasing of resource maps slip by!"

The one speaking was a middle-aged man with white hair and sharp teeth; he was the current Clan Head of the Hozuki clan.

Seeing everyone's eyes turn toward him, he explained: "Our Hozuki clan has a long heritage and knows about the events that ended the chaos of the Sengoku period."

"Senju Hashirama and Madara possessed peerless power, and at the first Five Kage Summit, they forcefully divided the territories."

"The most fertile Land of Fire was taken by them, giving them a unique geographical advantage, which is why they were able to continuously produce countless genius ninja during the Shinobi World War."

In the minds of the Mist Alliance high-level members, those shining names immediately surfaced.

The most dazzling among them was Namikaze Minato, who served as the final Fourth Hokage; even as enemies, they could not bring themselves to say words of disparagement.

The Hozuki Clan Head said excitedly: "If we treat the resource maps as the event where the shinobi world's territories were once divided, whoever can obtain one will be like someone who controls the fertile Land of Fire, and will develop with an unstoppable momentum."

Everyone also understood what the resource maps implied.

Countless ghost materials, countless pieces of equipment and skills, were just like the chakra metal veins in reality; as long as they appeared, they would be snatched up.

"My Hozuki clan is willing to contribute two billion yen to the village."

"I am willing to contribute 1.5 billion yen."

"We are also willing..."

The heads of the major Ninja Clans, and even the wealthy Jonin, all spoke up in agreement.

……

Kumogakure.

After finishing his training, the Raikage, whose dark skin had a reddish tint, sat casually in the center of the training ground.

Mabui held a thick stack of documents and said: "Lord Raikage, these are the declarations of support for the village from each clan. Please take a look."

"No need."

The Raikage opened a bottle cap, tilted his head back to drink the liquid inside the glass bottle, and felt his muscles being rapidly nourished.

"The effect of the gene optimization fluid is truly perfect."

The Raikage wore an expression of regret and said: "It's a pity that as someone who isn't a player, I cannot wear equipment. I heard there is a set called the Eagle Soul set that can strengthen the Agility attribute?"

Although he was not a player, with Mabui as his secretary, he was well-informed about the situation in the game.

Mabui nodded with a smile: "Samui is wearing the Eagle Soul set. Although her Sword Skill is still slightly lacking, her speed is already comparable to yours, Lord Raikage."

"Hmph, she's already on par with me. This is Kumogakure, not Konoha. Mabui, don't be evasive when you speak."

Ai envied those who could become players.

But in the successive waves of player selections, he was never within the scope; he could only say his luck was poor.

"After the game update, it's not just the crucial resource maps."

Mabui took out a sheet of paper, handed it to the Raikage, and said: "The Family System; players can establish a family."

The Raikage Ai asked curiously: "A family?"

"Similar to a Ninja Village."

Mabui said very seriously: "But it has more substantial rewards. The Clan Head can release family skills, which are a type of large-scale group buff skill that can enhance the combat capabilities of family members."

"Moreover, there is a family technology tree, and one can manufacture various buildings to defend the Family Territory by learning blueprints."

"When family members team up for dungeons, there are Reward Point and experience bonuses."

"The most critical point is that the family has two Game Invitations every month, which can allow people to become players."

As the think tank of Kumogakure, she understood the significant meaning of the family very well.

In the game, whether it was the Mist Alliance or the Cloud Alliance, or even the Rock and Konoha Troops, the organizations formed by merchants gathering together...

None of them had any practical significance.

It was like a verbal agreement between children, without binding force, and could be easily betrayed.

Back when Terumi Mei of the Mist killed the Ghost General, a portion of the players in the Cloud Alliance defected and chose to join the Mist Alliance.

But the appearance of the Family System was equivalent to a mandatory rule.

It is no exaggeration to say,

Whoever can establish a family will have a cohesion that even exceeds that of a Ninja Village in reality.

After all,

the tragic fates of the Uchiha of Konoha, and the Kaguya and Yuki Clan of the Hidden Mist, are still fresh in everyone's memory.

Senju Hashirama once promised to share the world with the Uchiha, yet the Uchiha still ended up being exterminated; who can truly and completely trust others?

But a family is different.

Once founded, family members cannot attack each other and share rewards, which is a bond and connection stronger than steel.

One can truly entrust their back to their partners.

Moreover, the trust in the game can extend to reality, allowing the cohesion of the Ninja Village to rise significantly.

"Are there conditions required to found a family?"

After hearing Mabui's explanation, Raikage Ai also understood the great significance of the Family System.

Mabui sighed and said, "There are three Family Tokens in total, and like the Resource Map, they need to be auctioned off to the highest bidder."

The Samsara Game is excellent.

It has given the Hidden Cloud a new look, with countless Hidden Cloud players seeing their strength skyrocket, producing commoner ninja comparable to Elite Jonin, as well as powerhouses like Samui who have reached Shadow-level.

But the downside is that it is very expensive, causing the entire village to start tightening their belts.

Bang!

The stone table behind him suddenly exploded.

Raikage Ai's chakra erupted, with lightning-attribute chakra dancing wildly, causing fine cracks to appear on the floor of the training ground.

"No matter the cost, we must seize a Family Token!"

"The foundation of the Hidden Cloud building seems to be made of rare ore?"

"Tear it down! Sell it to the Samsara Game!"

(End of this chapter)