After sorting out his thoughts, Kisuke opened the Core panel. Seeing a whopping 4829 energy points, he felt the past couple of weeks hadn't been wasted.
The Land of Waves, though poor, had plenty of bandits. In these ten days, they found 13 bandit camps. Five of these camps had fewer people, none more than 70, so Kisuke had Koga wipe them out.
The first five days, plus the haul from these five bandit camps, brought in about 3521 energy points. To get this much energy, they had pretty much wiped out all the wild animals, big and small, in the entire Land of Waves.
Because of all this killing, the whole Land of Waves was on edge. The Feudal Lord and Gato both sent people to investigate, but found nothing. With neither side finding answers, they both suspected the other was behind it.
And that's exactly what Kisuke wanted.
During this time, Kisuke spent 3300 energy points to unlock the Energy Conversion Pool and built it directly using energy.
After every fight between the samurai squad and the bandits, Kuroba would purposely leave the bodies behind. Once the samurai squad left, Kisuke and Koga would move the dead samurai and bandits into the Energy Conversion Pool, turning them into energy points.
This was the first step of his plan, getting a huge amount of energy points.
Next was making more helpers.
"Core, make twenty Level 1 Katana Robot Soldiers."
"Make five Level 1 Combat Robot Soldiers."
"Make five Level 1 Sniper Robot Soldiers."
"Make ten Level 1 Gun Robot Soldiers."
"Upgrade Kuroba to Level 3, and Koga to Level 3."
As soon as the orders were given, ghostly images rose in front of Kisuke.
"Katana Robot Soldiers, made."
"Sniper Robot Soldiers, made."
"Combat Robot Soldiers, made."
"Gun Robot Soldiers, made."
"Kuroba upgraded, Koga upgraded."
With each command completion report, 40 robot soldiers stood before Kisuke, each standing tall, with stern faces, all wearing black army uniforms, only their weapons were different.
[Type: Sniper Robot Soldier]
[ID: LJ001]
[Level: 1]
[Skill: Sniper Master]
[Weapon: Sniper Rifle]
[Talent: ...]
[Upgrade Needed: 50 Energy Points]
[Type: Gun Robot Soldier]
[ID: LQ001]
[Level: 1]
[Skill: Gun Master]
[Weapon: Assault Rifle]
[Talent: ...]
[Upgrade Needed: 50 Energy Points]
Kisuke looked at these two new types of robot soldiers. These robot soldiers were pretty much the same, just different codes and abilities. Kisuke's main concern now was Kuroba and Koga's upgraded stats.
[Name: Kuroba]
[Type: Katana Robot Soldier]
[ID: LT001]
[Level: 3]
[Weapon: D-rank Psionic Alloy Katana]
[Skills: Sword Master, Psionic Control]
[Talent: ...]
[Upgrade Needed: 450 Energy Points]
[Name: Koga]
[Type: Combat Robot Soldier]
[ID: LG001]
[Level: 3]
[Weapon: D-rank Psionic Alloy Gauntlets]
[Skills: Combat Master, Psionic Control]
[Talent: ...]
[Upgrade Needed: 450 Energy Points]
Kisuke nodded, looking at Kuroba and Koga's stats. Psionic Control would give them a good boost in both attack and defense.
With Koga and Kuroba's current strength, they should be able to handle Jonin. Kisuke hadn't forgotten that Gato was still hiring Zabuza Momochi, and Zabuza's strength was definitely too much for a Level 1 robot soldier.
Since he was going up against Gato, Zabuza's strength needed to be considered.
He now had a total of 42 robot soldiers. He had spent 4400 energy points and had 429 points left.
After setting everything up, Kisuke had them spread out to guard the area. Kisuke lay down in a room next to the Energy Conversion Pool, ready to sleep and rest.
That's right, Kisuke had put the Energy Conversion Pool in the forest. To keep it safe, Kisuke and Koga had both moved into the forest, building a wooden shack nearby.
Everything he was doing now was for future growth.
That night, Kisuke lay in bed, thinking about his plan, and his current situation. Kisuke secretly swore to himself, he would stand at the highest point of this world, becoming the master of countless worlds.
Then, filled with grand ambition, Kisuke slowly fell asleep.
The next morning was bright and sunny. Under the sun's rays, the roof tiles of the house shone brightly.
Kisuke took Koga to the Feudal Lord's mansion. On the way, Kisuke spread his robot soldiers around the mansion.
Twenty of the Katana Robot Soldiers were assigned by Kisuke to Kuroba's command, to join the samurai squad in the army camp.
When they reached the Feudal Lord's mansion gate, a guard stopped them. "No unauthorized personnel allowed in front of the Feudal Lord's mansion."
"My name is Kisuke. Go tell the Feudal Lord I can help him with his current worries and problems."
The guard looked at Kisuke and Koga and said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go report."
One of the guards went inside the mansion to report. A moment later, the guard came out and said, "The Feudal Lord invites you in, please enter."
Kisuke took Koga and followed the guard into the Feudal Lord's mansion.
Soon, they met the Feudal Lord of the Land of Waves. Sitting next to the Feudal Lord was Tamaki Ran, the Samurai Commander.
Because the previous Feudal Lord was killed, the current Feudal Lord was still very young, a tall, thin young man with black hair and blue eyes.
"Who are you? Why do you say you can help me with my current problems?"
"Though I am just a wandering merchant, I have some ideas about your country's issues."
"You're messing with me!" the Feudal Lord yelled angrily.
As the Feudal Lord's voice dropped, there was a whoosh of sound, and Tamaki Ran and the guards all drew their swords.
"No, no, no, I have a way to help you get rid of Gato. The rights to sea transport can be returned to you, but I want Gato's company."
"Why should I believe a wandering merchant like you can get rid of Gato?"
"Alone, I can't do it, but with the Feudal Lord's help, I can get rid of Gato. And even if I don't get rid of Gato, for you, Feudal Lord, it's no different from how things are now."
The Feudal Lord looked at Tamaki Ran, who thought for a moment and nodded.
The Feudal Lord looked at Kisuke, remembering his father's death at Gato's hands, and nodded in agreement.
"What help do you need?"
"I need the full help of the samurai squad and the guard squad, and a secret order from the Feudal Lord."
"Impossible, the samurai squad and guard squad have their own duties."
"Then just the full help of the samurai squad and a secret order from the Feudal Lord will do."
The Feudal Lord thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, but you must promise Gato dies."
"Feudal Lord, a pleasure working with you."