Chapter 74: Arrival at Konoha

Terumi Mei widened her eyes abruptly and asked, "What did you say?"

She wanted to curse, but the words stopped at her lips; she forcibly held them back to maintain her elegant image.

Kirigakure was nearly ready to sell its own Mizukage to a game merchant for money just for one Family Token, and now someone actually had one drop from a Jigoku-kyuu fukuhon?

"An Inferior Version?"

"That's right. Compared to the Family Token sold at the auction, it requires twenty Silver Material Hearts to activate."

Terumi Mei rubbed her throbbing head, remaining silent.

The long hair that covered most of her face was combed behind her head, revealing a beautiful and delicate face, though it was now filled with worry.

Fortunately,

the activation requirement for the Inferior Version of the Family Token was double that of the standard version; the difficulty of activation alone was terrifying.

Terumi Mei took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, and asked, "Who had the token drop, and can we buy it over?"

If she could pay to buy it, that would be a good thing.

It would be best if it were a solo player, but if some faction had the token drop, they certainly wouldn't be willing to let it go.

"It is Asuma."

Chojuro said with his head lowered.

"Then there is no need to contact him. How many more materials are we missing?"

Terumi Mei sighed; having previously interacted with this leader of the Konoha Troops, she knew his regard for the Samsara Game was no less than anyone else's.

This opportunity to create a family was something the other party would absolutely not be willing to give up.

Chojuro said, "We are still missing two pieces of Silver Material to be able to activate the Family Token and found a family."

Terumi Mei narrowed her eyes and said, "Give the strike team five more days. If they still can't have enough materials drop, we will spend a high price to buy them from the merchants."

If they could not found a family at the fastest speed, the auctioned Family Token would lose its advantage.

Damn game merchants.

They wanted to use this method to make those who bought Family Tokens pay to found their families as quickly as possible.

But they were simply unable to resist; they had invested a large amount of capital in the early stages, and the losses would be too great if they gave up now or fell behind others.

On the other side,

the carriage Fang Yi was riding in had already arrived outside the walls of Konohagakure.

At the open gate, two spirited ninja sat at the registration desk, waiting for outsiders to enter the village.

"Thanks to the Chunin exams, many generous Nobles have come."

"That's right, that Noble just now gave you a tip, right? Treat me to barbecue after we get off work, Kotetsu."

Izumo Kamizuki tilted his head slightly and smoothed the hair covering half of his face.

He looked with envy and jealousy at Kotetsu Hagane, who had a bandage wrapped around the bridge of his nose; clearly, he was the more handsome one, yet this guy received more tips.

As expected, even Nobles had flaws, namely a lack of discerning taste.

Just as they were chatting,

they suddenly saw a carriage with a peculiar design slowly driving over from not far away, stopping steadily by the side of the road.

The horse pulling the carriage was more robust and taller than the Daimyo who had arrived in the past two days; just looking at it, one could feel it was worth a fortune, not a species that ninja like them, who relied on mission commissions, could afford.

The horse seemed to have a spirit, shaking its hooves.

What was strange was that there wasn't even a coachman, yet the horse was exceptionally obedient, as if it had undergone very professional training.

Although it lacked the grand entourage and the large number of samurai guards that the Daimyo had, it was low-key and luxurious.

This made the two guards at the gate instantly perk up.

They hurriedly sat up straight.

Izumo Kamizuki said respectfully, "My lord, you need to register to enter the village."

"Fang Yi, a Noble of the Land of Fire, a game merchant."

Fang Yi lifted the carriage curtain and nodded politely at the two of them.

As long as he wanted, ordinary people simply could not see A Fu.

For troublesome matters like registration, A Fu directly activated stealth mode; as the World Consciousness, he could turn into a void state at any time and attach himself to his master.

"Welcome, noble lord."

Kotetsu Hagane hurriedly rushed to speak, "Our Konohagakure is the strongest village. If you have any commissions in the future, you can find us to solve them for you. All ninja are ready to await your orders at any time."

In their eyes, Nobles were all mobile gold vaults; any random mission commission could bring a large amount of income to the village.

However, a Noble who was also a merchant?

This made Kotetsu Hagane feel a bit strange; those Nobles who looked down on everyone usually left their industries to be managed by samurai and merchants, so it was rare for a Noble to be willing to take charge personally.

No wonder he was so approachable when talking to them.

It would be great if all Nobles were like this.

Although they received many tips, they had also received many cold stares during this period; most Nobles were generous, but equally difficult to get along with.

Fang Yi asked curiously, "Can I also hire the Hokage?"

He was wondering, if he took out the commission fee, what would happen if he hired Hiruzen Sarutobi to assassinate Pain?

Izumo Kamizuki looked troubled and said, "Theoretically, it is indeed possible to hire the Hokage, but because the village needs the Hokage to sit in command and defend against foreign enemies, the Hokage generally does not accept commissions."

I just praised you for being polite, and you're giving me a hard time, right?

"I was just asking, you don't need to mind."

Fang Yi smiled and casually took out two thumb-sized gold nuggets, placing them in their hands.

Feeling the heavy weight and the bright yellow color,

the eyes of the two security brothers went straight; he tipped with gold right away—even the Daimyo wasn't this generous. Who exactly was this guy?

Watching Fang Yi's back as he gradually walked away, the two exchanged a glance, unable to suppress the looks of envy and jealousy on their faces.

Damned Noble.

Soon, other ninja came over to change shifts.

It was a young girl from the Branch House with Byakugan wearing a forehead protector, and a member of the Inuzuka Clan with paint markings on his face.

Kiba Inuzuka bared his gleaming white teeth and smiled, saying, "You two, the Hokage has ordered us to temporarily take over the gate-guarding duty."

The Branch House girl nodded and added by way of explanation, "Most of the Nobles have already arrived; next come the people from the various Ninja Villages, so sensory-type ninja like us need to be on high alert."

Anything involving other Ninja Villages is a very serious matter.

After all, although peace is maintained on the surface, the system of the ninja world dictates that it is impossible for them to coexist without incident.

Usually, there is the Barrier Squad, and ninja from outside villages are strictly forbidden from entering.

But now is the period of the Chunin Exams, so it is necessary to prevent anyone with ill intentions from sneaking into the village.

"Wait, who is he?"

Kiba Inuzuka sat at the registration desk with a normal expression, having detected nothing amiss.

However, the Branch House girl, who was the fourth member of the Konoha Troops in the Samsara Game, suddenly had her expression change drastically as she pointed to a line of text in the registration book.

Fang Yi, Noble of the Land of Fire, Game Merchant.

Kotetsu Hagane glanced at it and explained, "A Noble who just entered the village; he had documents proving his Noble status, and I didn't sense any chakra fluctuations in his body. Is there a problem?"

"Game Merchant."

The Branch House girl's expression was grave as she said, "Kiba Inuzuka, you and Izumo Kamizuki stay here and keep watch; Kotetsu Hagane, come with me to the Hokage Building to report this immediately."

If it were just a misunderstanding, that would be fine, but if it were real, then there would be trouble.

A Game Merchant has actually come to Konoha!

(End of chapter)