With the Shinigamis' reishi information data, Sora could use the 'Surveillance Bacteria' to collect the secrets of the Seireitei on a much larger scale.
[Surveillance Bacteria: Provide the host's reishi information, and it will automatically lock onto the host, observe the host's movements, and collect intelligence.]
"This instrument also has the reishi data of the Shinigami of the Gotei 13 and the nobles of the Seireitei?" Aizen's eyes lit up slightly. "Then it indeed must be given a higher priority..."
If he were so inclined, he also had ways to collect this data, but it would take a considerable amount of time to do so without being discovered.
"The professor's ambition is certainly not small..." Aizen sighed inwardly.
"I still have to follow the Head-Captain on the 'study tour' for a while. I'll leave this matter to you," Sora said. He walked over to a glass jar in the lab and looked at the thing inside.
This jar was filled with a nutrient solution, and floating within it was a small ball of flesh, smaller than a quail's egg.
The ball of flesh was very small, and its spiritual pressure fluctuation was barely detectable.
This was the Reigai created from the residual reishi of the ancient Menos.
"This ancient Menos Reigai is very unstable. I had to revise the nutrient solution's formula several times just to keep it alive," Aizen explained.
"Hollows are very different from ordinary souls and Shinigami. The Reigai technology we have is, after all, designed for them," Sora nodded. "But this direction is highly feasible and worth continued investment."
"Professor, there is another problem..." Aizen looked troubled. "The lab's funding is probably not enough..."
"We failed several times while creating the ancient Menos Reigai and improving the nutrient solution, which consumed a large amount of materials. The remaining materials in the lab won't support many more experiments."
Spiritual body experiments consumed a massive amount of resources. Sora had been able to establish this lab thanks to the gift from the Azashiro family several years ago.
After years of consumption, the funds were almost depleted.
Sora pondered. This kind of research required a lot of resources. To conduct it freely, he would have to become the captain of the 12th Division and utilize the resources of the Gotei 13.
But he still needed to wait for Kirio Hikifune to be promoted to the Royal Guard before he could take over.
For now, he needed to solve the immediate cash flow problem.
"Let's not optimize the 'Nōreigan' for now. Let's just put it on the market. Although its effect is only one-tenth of the original's, its advantage is its low cost," Sora said.
Over the past three years, the lab had successfully simplified the 'Nōreitan,' developing a more cost-effective version called the 'Nōreigan.' However, its spiritual pressure loss was very high, and its recovery effect was only one-tenth of the original.
He had originally wanted to optimize the pressure loss before launching it, but with the research funds running low, there was no time.
Although the 'Nōreigan's' effect was only a tenth of the 'Nōreitan's,' it still had a noticeable recovery effect for ordinary Shinigami squad members and could be widely promoted.
Sora planned to cooperate with the Azashiro family, letting their merchant association help sell the 'Nōreigan' to earn research funds.
"'I will communicate with Kana about the 'Nōreigan' via the Denreishinki. You will be responsible for the handover with her."
After giving his instructions to Aizen, Sora left the lab and returned to the Hanakare district.
Yamamoto and the others were still waiting for him at the shrine.
"The charlatan and his deceived followers are all gone?" Sora asked upon his return, not seeing the white-robed priest or his believers.
"Gone. That priest was obviously a fraud. He wouldn't dare to stay here any longer," Kyōraku said.
In this era, the Shinigami managed the Rukongai with a hands-off approach. As for the beliefs of the souls, they cared even less.
They could believe in whatever they wanted. After all, they would all be reincarnated in the World of the Living after they died.
As long as it didn't cause a large-scale disappearance of souls, they wouldn't interfere too much.
"The child is settled, I presume?" Ukitake asked with concern.
"She has been entrusted to Miss Kirio. I believe she will take good care of her," Sora said with a smile.
"It's getting late. Let's just rest at the shrine for the night," Yamamoto spoke up.
By the time Sora had made the round trip, it was already night. The group didn't plan to continue and chose to rest at the shrine.
"Where's that warewolf?" Sora just remembered Komamura and realized he wasn't there.
"He said he was going to catch some game. That guy must be in a growth spurt; he gets hungry fast," Kyōraku said, lying on the altar. He picked up an offering fruit and took a bite, but immediately spat it out. "Ptooey—what kind of fruit is this, so sour!"
"You'd eat it without even knowing what it is... you really aren't afraid of dying!" Sora chuckled lightly.
"It's a fruit from the offering table. The believers wouldn't offer poisonous fruit to their god, would they?" Kyōraku said, feeling something was wrong with his tongue.
"It's just a wild fruit from a tree," Ukitake said, coming closer to look. "And what do you know, it's actually poisonous."
"What?" Kyōraku was shocked. "People offer poisonous fruit to their gods?!"
"This fruit is poisonous when it's not ripe. You said it was sour, which means it wasn't ripe," Ukitake said with a gloating smile. "And this poison is even effective on Shinigami!"
"I only took a small bite. It shouldn't be a big deal, right..." Kyōraku said uncertainly. He quickly took out his wine sack and took a few swigs, trying to dilute the poison.
"Forgot to tell you, drinking alcohol activates the poison," Ukitake said with a smile.
Kyōraku felt that Ukitake's smile was very sinister, but he couldn't speak at the moment.
Because his tongue was swelling up!
"You only took one bite. It'll be better by tomorrow," Ukitake said, patting his shoulder comfortingly.
"So you won't be able to eat anything today? Then it looks like I'll have to show off my cooking skills tonight!" Sora's eyebrow twitched.
"Mmph mmmph!!!"
Kyōraku's tongue had swollen so much he couldn't even close his mouth. He could only make muffled sounds, raging impotently at Sora and Ukitake.
"Always so reckless! When will you ever mature!" Yamamoto criticized him, but the lines on his brow had softened.
"I'll go to the nearby market and see if I can buy anything. I'll make something good tonight," Sora said, as good as his word.
The Hanakare district had few people, but it did have a market.
He bought a few chickens, planning to make Beggar's Chicken. It wasn't convenient to make anything too elaborate while traveling, and a simple yet delicious dish like this was perfect for the situation.
Just as he was carrying the prepared chickens and was about to return to the shrine, he sensed Komamura's spiritual pressure in the market.
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