Once he started talking, Watanabe Mousse wasn't so sleepy anymore and began to chat casually with Shangguan Mo.
"What's the overall situation now?" Shangguan Mo asked. Wandering around the Land of Hot Water like this was exhausting for both body and mind, and it was also greatly affecting his own training speed.
"From the information I've gathered from other squads, in the past half a month, we've basically seen no more Jashinists in the country. Our people have also discovered that the remaining followers have all gathered at their old lair in the north. But so far, they haven't had a single ninja who can lead the overall situation, which has caused the Cult of Jashin to be like a plate of loose sand..."
"A ninja who can lead the overall situation..." Shangguan Mo murmured. "If I may ask, what is the strength of the village leader?"
"A little stronger than me," Watanabe said plainly.
"Oh..." Shangguan Mo nodded. "So, the strength of Yugakure is about what I thought. Even the leader is just a Jonin, maybe not even an elite Jonin. And the Cult of Jashin hasn't shown any extremely strong ninja so far. I guess the next operation will be the final battle, and it might be a big one!"
Thinking this, he made up his mind. "Tomorrow, I'll go find a black market merchant and see if I can get some good materials!"
The next day, in the northern part of the Land of Hot Water.
Winterfell City.
Shangguan Mo found the city's garbage dump and prepared to issue his commands. Looking at the neatly lined up summoning beasts in front of him, he felt a sense of accomplishment.
"Little Wind, go find some high-intelligence animals for me. Remember, they can't be dumber than you were before!"
"Chirp, chirp, chirp! (That's a tall order!)" The Windhawk grumbled but turned and flew away.
He then looked at the second in line, the obediently lying Earth Dragon Beast. "Little Dragon, go wash whatever you find interesting in the garbage dump and bring it back to me!"
The Earth Dragon Beast: "..." "Master, what am I supposed to wash it with? My pee? You're just bullying me because I can't talk..." it thought.
"Little Spike, Little Shell, you two go too. Bring me back some trash."
Half an hour later!
Girlish Charm!!!
Looking at the tattered yellow manga lying in front of the Earth Dragon Beast, Shangguan Mo was at a loss for words. The cover of Girlish Charm depicted a well-endowed girl in a JK uniform, but certain parts had been scratched out, making it a truly惨不忍睹 (tragic sight to behold).
"Little Dragon! You're into this kind of thing?" Shangguan Mo smiled gently at it, but the muscles on his face began to twitch uncontrollably.
Poof! The next moment, the Earth Dragon Beast burrowed directly into the ground.
Shangguan Mo pressed his palm to his forehead, feeling a little dizzy from lack of oxygen. "Forget it, I'll go myself..."
In the garbage dump, piles of trash dozens of meters high were like small mountains. A young figure was walking among them, stopping and starting. Shangguan Mo held his nose with one hand, his lips pressed tightly together, and used a stick to rummage through the piles of garbage with the other. He had decided to properly study the system's quality evaluation criteria for materials. Any item he touched with his stick would trigger a notification in the system.
[Material: Broken Light Bulb]
Quality: White
[Material: Used Battery]
Quality: White
[Material: Magnifying Glass]
Quality: White
He suddenly paused and pulled a magnifying glass out of the pile of garbage. Looking at it, he frowned in thought. "Perhaps the strength of a summoning beast is not entirely dependent on the quality of the material, but also on the material's functionality..."
Thinking this, he gestured for the wronged-looking Iron Hedgehog to pick up the magnifying glass. The Iron Hedgehog struggled to hold the magnifying glass, which was half its size, with its two front legs. Walking on its two hind legs, it looked rather comical. It came to the Earth Dragon Beast's side and placed the magnifying glass in a urea bag hanging on its body.
Shangguan Mo continued forward, followed by a few on-the-verge-of-tears summoning beasts. "Vicious foreman!"
[Material: Old Walkie-Talkie]
Quality: White
"This is good. Little Spike, Little Spike? Little Spike!" Shangguan Mo's voice went from calm to puzzled, then to exasperated. He turned his head and saw the Iron Hedgehog imitating a stray dog peeing!
"What! Are! You! Doing!" He was about to explode. Why were his summons always so weird? The seemingly honest but actually cunning Earth Dragon Beast, the self-roasting Earth Beetle, the dog-imitating Iron Hedgehog, the suicidal Self-Destructing Flies, and finally, the arrogant ghost, the Windhawk!
He felt a wave of exhaustion. If not for their 100% loyalty and the bit of affection he had developed for them, he would have kicked these embarrassing creatures away.
"What are you looking at! Haven't you ever seen a hedgehog pee? What's it to you? Are you the only one who's allowed to lift your leg to pee? Go away, go away!" Looking at the big yellow dog, which was lifting its leg to pee and looking at him with a puzzled expression, he became even angrier. The Iron Hedgehog had embarrassed him in front of a dog!
He raised his stick, about to swing it. "Woof, woof, woof!"
"Hey! You motherf—! Don't run!" He stared wide-eyed. Seeing the big yellow dog dare to bark at him, he became even more furious. He turned and roared at the Earth Dragon Beast, "Little Dragon! Get that mutt back here! The next summoning beast will be it, no matter what!"
The Earth Dragon Beast loved bullying dogs. It immediately dove into the ground. Duang! The next moment, the big yellow dog ran headfirst into the hard body of the Earth Dragon Beast that had suddenly emerged. "Whimper, whimper..." The big yellow dog, its head now in the beast's mouth, was whimpering in panic. A twisted smile appeared on Shangguan Mo's face. "Let's see what a magnifying glass and a dog can synthesize!"
[Magnifying Glass] + [Big Yellow Dog] = ???
[Compatibility] 99%
"Huh?" His eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the dog and the magnifying glass. "This!!! Big Yellow, I choose you! I've even picked out a name for you! This item is fated to be with you!"
A wave of excitement rose in his heart. He had a premonition that his first E+ rank summoning beast was about to be born.
[Magnifying Glass] + [Big Yellow Dog] = ???
[Compatibility] 99%
[Material: Magnifying Glass, Quality (White)]
[Creature: Big Yellow Dog, Rank (E)]
[Synthesis Success Rate] 120%
[Chakra Required] 100
[Confirm Synthesis]
Looking at the big yellow dog, which had finally stopped struggling, a sense of anticipation rose in his heart. This synthesis, both the material and the creature, was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but he never thought they would be a match made in heaven.
The synthesis time for an E-rank summon was much shorter than for a D-rank. In just three seconds, the intense white light around the dog disappeared, revealing a cute little yellow puppy.
"A little yellow puppy?" Shangguan Mo was stunned. "What... did it de-age?" he muttered in disbelief. Strange things happened every year, but today was particularly strange. This was the first time a summon's size had decreased after synthesis.
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