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Uchiha Hikaru stayed in this small town for a few days.

While studying the several pieces of imperial equipment he obtained this time, he waited for the wealthy gentry to send him money.

Speaking of which...

Teigu is very particular about "nature". Only people with the right aptitudes can use it successfully. Otherwise, not only will the Teigu's abilities not be unleashed, but it will also put a huge burden on the body.

After some attempts, Uchiha Hikaru confirmed that he had good compatibility with "Shangri-La" and "Moonlight Reimai".

Among them, the air blade wielded by "Moonlight Dance" is several times more powerful than that wielded by Yan Xin, both in terms of length and lethality. It seems that the performance of this thing is not as bad as she imagined, mainly because the previous owner was too good.

The appearance of "Quick Throw Ranma" was okay, but Uchiha Hikari felt that it was useless and planned to give it to anyone as a toy.

As for "The Sound of the Earth"...

Uchiha Hikaru's first impression of this Teigu was actually pretty good.

But she estimated that she might not have the potential to debut as an idol. This microphone-type Teigu could not exert its due power in her hands. After trying it forcibly a few times, it made her throat sore. Fortunately, it was quick. His body was restored and healed as before.

"Maybe... you can give this thing to Bulma to try?"

——The original owner of "The Sound of the Earth", Kosmia, is a witch singer dressed as a bunny girl. Bulma has also had the experience of dressing up as a bunny girl several times, and she seems to like singing. Maybe this thing would be more compatible with her.

By the way...

Kosmia has begun to follow Uchiha Hikari these days, acting as her loyal dog.

Compared to the other members of the "Wild Hound", this singer's murderous crime is considered the lightest, and she can be killed or not. Uchiha Hikaru happened to have something to ask her, so he held back a little and did not kill her. She killed directly like Sheela and others.

"Kosmia, come here."

Following Uchiha Hikari's fingers.

Kosmia, who was standing not far away, immediately lowered her eyebrows and came closer like a pet dog, looking at her respectfully: "Master Guang, I am here, what are your orders?"

"Have you been to the Imperial Capital?"

"Imperial Capital?"

Kosmia was stunned for a moment, then responded cautiously: “I went there once before I met Sheila a few years ago, and I’m quite familiar with it… If you want to go there, I can help you lead the way. "

"Well... you can go there with me in a few days and help me find a place."

"……it is good."

What Uchiha Hikaru is looking for is the address mentioned by Sheila.

She had seen several pictures of the appearance of that place in Silla's memory, but the specific route was a bit vague, and there were no obvious landmarks around it. If someone familiar with the situation in the Imperial Capital helps, it should be faster to find him.

"By the way, is there another one of you 'Wild Hounds'?"

Uchiha Hikaru suddenly asked.

"Yes, there is also an alchemist named Dotya. Her alchemy can transform humans into dangerous species. She has done many human experiments before, and her own body has also been transformed in this way... In addition, her Teigu It is a tooth-shaped 'blood collector' that can be installed in the mouth to enhance strength and self-healing by sucking human blood.

Dotya's character is the most cautious among us, and she may have sneaked away when she saw you taking action last night. "

Kosmia sold out her former teammate thoroughly.

"understood."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded, not paying attention.

In the original work, this Dotya was also very careless, and was the last to die among Sheila's party. Perhaps she is sneaking back to the imperial capital now, wanting to tell Ernest about what happened to Sheila.

But it doesn't matter.

Anyway, she would have to face that old guy sooner or later. In her heart, Ernest was already half dead, and even the little emperor's "Supreme Imperial Instrument" couldn't keep him.

……

"Sir Guang, these are the properties found from the homes of those wealthy gentry."

In the prefect's mansion.

Lan and the female prefect came to the courtyard where Uchiha Hikaru was staying temporarily, pointed at the dozen or so boxes in front of her, and said to her.

"……so much?"

Uchiha Hikaru was slightly startled.

She originally thought that this was just a small town and it didn't look very prosperous, so the wealth that could be collected should be limited.

Can……

Can you actually collect ten boxes of gold and silver?

This number is almost equivalent to the wealth of the Bull Demon King in the Dragon Ball world next door.

Even the tycoons of such a small central city are so rich, so how rich should the great nobles of the imperial capital, especially Minister Ernest himself, be?

On the other side, Lan's expression was equally complicated.

As a teacher, his life experience is actually very simple. Half of his time so far has been spent in school, accompanying students and colleagues. Although I occasionally heard rumors about some nobles and gentry, I always felt that those things were far away from me.

Until that tragedy happened.

Pulling him from heaven to hell, his originally peaceful life was completely shattered.

then……

The appearance and destruction of Sheila and his entourage, as well as what he saw and heard during the "house raid", gave him an unprecedented impact on the worldview he had formed over the past twenty years.

For the first time in his life, he began to desire power rather than knowledge.

In the face of these people who are not sons of man, moral preaching is meaningless. Only with absolutely powerful power can they change.

Just like...

The same as the girl in front of me.

"...Lord Guang."

Lan swallowed and spoke a little nervously: "With all due respect...can you please give me some advice on what I need to do to gain as much power as you?"

"Ok?"

Uchiha Hikaru raised his eyebrows lightly: "Why do you suddenly ask about this?"

"...I just feel that many things in this world are not as simple as I thought before."

"It takes more than ten years to educate a child into a talented person, but it only takes one day to destroy them. Those domineering nobles never understand and do not bother to understand the sorrow of the people at the bottom. They only exploit them unscrupulously. And enslaving people, even taking human lives for fun... This is so unfair."

"I don't want what I experienced to happen to others again. So..."

"Please teach me."

Lan bowed deeply and spoke sincerely.

"..."

Uchiha Hikari was silent.

She had a pretty good impression of Lan. After all, this guy was one of the few people in the empire who had a conscience. During this period, he also tried his best to help her with the housekeeping and accounting. Logically speaking, he should be rewarded.

She thought about it seriously: "It's impossible to have power like me. But... I can indeed teach you something."

"Have you ever heard of 'chi'?"