Chapter 47

The next day, there were four or five more people in the underground laboratory.

These people were dressed like farmers who worked in the fields, but their faces were fierce, and their bodies were robust. Even though they were tied up, their eyes still glowed with a murderous intent, and their hands were likely stained with blood.

Baise did not ask where these people came from or what their original identities were, but most of them were probably bandits who killed and robbed outside.

Now, with the chaos and turmoil outside, there were countless bandits who burned, killed, and plundered everywhere. During previous missions, he had also encountered such situations and had conveniently eliminated many bandit groups.

However, Baise did not care about their past or their occupations now. Once they entered this laboratory, their fate was the same as the lab mice he used to experiment on.

With systematic planning, the natural energy experiment itself was not life-threatening. However, nothing was absolute. After all, the previous experiments were conducted on animals, and the structure of animal life was vastly different from that of humans. Therefore, this time, using humans for the natural energy injection experiment, there was a possibility of unexpected risks.

"The test subjects are hard to find, don't use them all up at once."

Luli said this before leaving.

To transport these test subjects here, she had spent a lot of manpower and resources, so she specifically reminded him.

"Don't worry, don't forget that I am a medical ninja. I can reuse them."

Baise also knew that it was not easy for Luli to obtain these test subjects, so he did not plan to use them all up at once.

Medical ninjutsu could be very useful at this time. As long as they were not dead, they could be reused.

Moreover, Baise believed that the risk of his research being life-threatening was still very low. Before conducting human experiments, he had already experimented on many animals. As long as he was careful, their lives were basically safe.

After Luli left, Baise entered his formal working state.

The mouths of the people brought in were sealed with cloth, so they could not speak loudly, only making low, angry grunts, seemingly very dissatisfied with their treatment.

For these bandits who lived by the edge of the blade, there was no fear in their eyes. They were probably thinking about how to kill Baise and escape from here.

Baise ignored their low, angry grunts, randomly selecting one of them and placing him on the experimental table. Because he was too uncooperative, Baise had to first inject him with a small amount of anesthetic to make him drowsy and quiet.

"Don't worry, being my test subjects here, you will have food and drink, and nothing will be lacking. This is much better than your life outside, where you live by the edge of the blade and could die at any moment. And my experiments are basically not life-threatening. I can assure you of that."

The emotions of these people seemed to change, their eyes becoming evasive, and Baise's tone remained calm.

Even to ensure their sustainable use, Baise would try his best to keep them alive.

After all, in such a chaotic world, many people lived just to have a meal.

In large countries, it was still manageable, but in small countries, a meal was a luxury. People could only eat wild vegetables by the roadside, and sometimes not even that.

In this era of war, where morality and ethics were not valued, Baise had long told himself that life was not worth rejoicing over, and death was not worth grieving over.

Life was often priceless because it was worthless.

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Two days later.

Baise came out of the underground laboratory. Over the past two days, except for eating and sleeping, he spent most of his time in the underground laboratory conducting experiments.

Although there had been no progress yet, considering that the human experiments had just begun, at least a week of observation was needed to draw some conclusions.

After coming out of the underground laboratory, Baise took a deep breath.

It was already July, and the sunlight was scorching, as if it were sucking away all one's energy.

What Baise found frustrating was that, although this world had electric lights and computers, there were no air conditioners.

Heading to Luli's room, the coolness inside was a stark contrast to the stifling heat outside.

There were many ice blocks inside the room, and the electric fan was constantly blowing, quickly spreading the cold air to every corner of the room, creating an effect similar to an air conditioner.

At that moment, Luli was wearing a loose blue robe, with some scattered scrolls and black leather boxes around her.

"What's this?"

Baise pointed at the scrolls and black leather boxes.

"Rewards from the previous mission. This is your share. The money totals 1.2 million ryō, and the rest are scrolls related to medical knowledge and a few practical medical ninjutsu."

"I see." Baise sat down and opened one of the scrolls, his face immediately breaking into a smile. "I didn't expect the village to be so generous, rewarding me with such valuable items. This is all the important information I hoped to obtain. I thought they would just give me something trivial to gloss over the matter. It seems the village leadership isn't completely heartless."

"Because they wanted to get rid of you easily, they gave you these things, you idiot. Is this all you're happy with?"

Luli rolled her eyes at the self-satisfied Baise.

"???"

"For them, using these things to get rid of you is the most convenient and resource-saving way."

Hearing Luli's words, Baise immediately understood.

"It doesn't matter. Although it was a stroke of luck, this information and medical ninjutsu are indeed very helpful to me."

"Is that so? I'm glad you're happy."

"By the way, what about your reward, Luli?"

"I'll go to the Hokage Tower later. The village leadership has approved me to choose any jutsu from the Scroll of Seals."

Luli's expression was quite surprised when she said this.

She had not expected the Third Hokage to have such courage.

According to her knowledge, the relationship between the Senju clan and their Uchiha clan had always been tense, and even though it had eased somewhat in recent years, it was only superficial.

Baise, who was listening, suddenly felt that the scrolls in his hands were not as valuable.

"What jutsu are you planning to choose?"

Baise put aside his disappointment and asked.

Luli yawned lazily, lying on her side and playing with a kunai in her hand.

"The elders of the clan respect my choice, but I don't know what powerful jutsu are recorded in the Scroll of Seals. Besides, I don't lack high-level jutsu, so I haven't decided yet. Do you have any suggestions?"

Luli had some understanding of the Scroll of Seals, but she was not particularly clear about the specific number of forbidden jutsu, secret techniques, and their types.

"How about choosing a soul-related jutsu?"

Baise suggested.

"Soul?"

Luli raised an eyebrow.

"I heard that there is an upper-nin named Kato Dan in the village who knows a very mysterious soul-type jutsu. He is also Tsunade-sensei's boyfriend. I think this type of jutsu would be very helpful for my research."

"Understood."

Luli thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

After all, she did not have a great need for the jutsu in the Scroll of Seals. If a soul-related jutsu could genuinely help Baise and allow him to uncover the secrets of senjutsu earlier, it would be a significant boost for her as well.