#130 - Chapter 130: Richer than me? Paid to work!
Naruto pinched his chin, his thoughts drifting towards Orochimaru.
At this moment, he was somewhat grateful that he hadn't killed Orochimaru. How could one do research on eternal life without Orochimaru?
Cloning technology, Hashirama cells, Impure World Reincarnation (modified version) were all created by Orochimaru!
If he had Orochimaru's help with research, he might actually be able to complete the unfinished research on the Gelel Stone!
When cooperating with a snake, even if you are a tiger, you have to be careful not to get bitten!
After all, snakes are venomous!
"Naruto-sama, Yukinoko-sama and Hakuzaki-sama request an audience!" A servant from the Daimyo's mansion suddenly announced from outside the door.
"Let them in."
Naruto said, then used his Observation Haki to sense Yukinoko's location and the situation around her.
Having lost Sasuke as a thug, he now lacked trusted subordinates with a certain level of strength, so much so that he even missed Sasuke a little.
Speaking of which, Sakura should be back soon, right?
Just as he was thinking this, Yukinoko and Hakuzaki walked in.
"Naruto-sama!" *2
"What is it?" Naruto leaned back in his chair, looking at the two with calm eyes.
"It's about the geothermal generator!" Yukinoko said, nudging Hakuzaki.
Understanding her cue, Hakuzaki said, "Naruto-sama, we have repaired the geothermal generator, but there is a small problem."
"Completed? So fast?"
Naruto was a little puzzled, "Didn't you say before that you didn't know when it could be repaired?"
"That's right, Master!"
Hakuzaki organized his words in his mind and said, "That was indeed the case, because we had to do research while ensuring that the geothermal generator was not damaged, so progress was slow. But didn't you give us a warship a few days ago? We found a way to perfectly solve the problem of the geothermal generator not being able to operate for a long time inside!"
"You found a way in just a few days?"
"I wouldn't have believed it before, but after this visit... Master, I can only say that the artistic composition of that warship is really high, the scientific and technological connotation inside is enough for me to study for a lifetime!"
Naruto supported his head, looked at his bald head, and asked, "Then what is the method you found?"
"Please take a look, Master, it's this!"
Hakuzaki carefully took out a cloth bag from his arms, and inside the cloth bag was a blue glowing stone.
"Gelel Stone?"
"Master, you know about this too?"
"I know a little." Naruto nodded and said, "This thing can solve the problem of the geothermal generator?"
"It can!"
Hakuzaki earnestly guaranteed, "Actually, the problem of the geothermal generator has always been the energy problem. The reason why the previous geothermal generator was not perfect was because we didn't have enough energy to run it, which forced us to make various modifications to this geothermal generator! But no matter what kind of modification, it is impossible to keep such a large machine running continuously!"
"Then my thirty million?" Naruto frowned.
"According to our judgment, if all the thirty million is invested in the operation of the geothermal generator, it can only keep the geothermal generator running for up to three months!" Hakuzaki carefully glanced at Naruto.
"Ten million a month? Then what about your previous promise to repair the machine? Are you lying to me?" Naruto's tone contained anger.
"No... dare not!"
Hakuzaki buried his head on the floor, hurriedly explaining, "We didn't expect the problem of this machine to be so difficult to solve at that time. We even prepared to pay out of our own pockets to research new energy sources to help it run!"
Pay out of his own pocket?
Naruto stared at the bald man in front of him, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart: Is he richer than me?
Although he doesn't know how much it costs to research new energy sources, it costs 30 million to run a broken machine, wouldn't researching new energy sources, this kind of open source thing, cost even more money?
"Should I find a reason to ransack his house?"
"......"
Hakuzaki and Yukinoko glanced at Naruto, their bodies trembling involuntarily.
Boss, we're still here!
Can you avoid the employees when doing this kind of exploitation?
Moreover, it's already hard enough for us to work with low wages, and now we have to pay to work?
Don't you think it's too much?
The two looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
In order to be able to work here and save their lives, they can only find a part-time job elsewhere in the future.
I wonder if the real estate business in the Land of Snow can be done.
Other places are hard to say, but the houses in Shirakawa must be valuable!
"By the way, boss... Master! I also discovered a secret!" Hakuzaki suddenly said.
"What secret?" Naruto asked.
"There was already a Gelel Stone inside the geothermal generator!"
"There was already one?"
"Yes! This Gelel Stone should be the design basis of this geothermal generator. According to our previous research, in addition to containing huge energy, the Gelel Stone also has the power to change the weather!"
"What do you mean by before?" Naruto asked in confusion, "Did you have a Gelel Stone before?"
"Master, you don't know, the chakra armor we helped Fūka Kazahana create contained the power of the Gelel Stone!"
Hakuzaki explained, "We loaded the Gelel Stone on the armor and used the armor to extract its power to enhance the ninja's ninjutsu power! But we only have five Gelel Stones, and these five Gelel Stones have all been used to create chakra armor. Now that Fūka Kazahana and the others are dead, the Gelel Stones on them have also disappeared!"
Naruto "......"
If he had known this, he should have been gentler with Fūka Kazahana and the others, at least leave them a complete corpse!
Now that they are dead without a complete corpse, the Gelel Stones on them have naturally been completely crushed by him!
"No... that's not right, including Fūka Kazahana, there are only four people with chakra armor, four people, four sets of armor, four Gelel Stones, there should be one more, right?"
"There is also one in Fūka Kazahana's armor."
Hakuzaki explained, "We upgraded the chakra armor so that it can contain the power of two Gelel Stones, and can also extract the power of two Gelel Stones at the same time, but its power to ninjutsu is not simply doubled, but geometrically increasing!"
