Chapter 428 - Chapter 428: Chapter 382: The Moon?

Chapter 428: Chapter 382: The Moon?

“Everyone stay put!”

The mining security captain, who had chosen to surrender and nearly got killed, was now guarding these five or six hundred Harkonnen warriors with his men in their power armor.

The four-meter-tall machines, together with their prominent gun muzzles, were enough to keep these Harkonnen warriors in line.

As for the ninjas from the Sand Hidden Village, all of them had disappeared without a trace except for Masu, who was captured alive by Tao Yu.

The ninjas didn’t have much loot on them, so Tao Yu didn’t bother to chase after them. Instead, he gathered around four hundred intact ‘Holzman Shields’.

At least four million in income!

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“They can be sold to our company’s people to enhance their safety ratio.”

Although a single shield wasn’t very large, Tao Yu still sealed every hundred of them into a sealing scroll and then threw them into the Corpse Hiding Mirror.

Just this income alone was a huge profit.

Ever since he had killed the Fortune Thief from Great Tang and acquired various incomes from secret manuals and training to offset previous debts, he had been living off dividends in the following two months, with no additional income.

And now, a big windfall had suddenly come his way!

Moreover…

Tao Yu turned his gaze to Raban and Masu and then inquired,

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“How many soldiers does the Harkonnen Family have? What are their armed forces like? And how many such shields do they have?”

Tao Yu picked up a ‘Holzman Shield’ and asked.

Raban opened his mouth as if hesitating, but remembering Tao Yu’s earlier display of control, he spoke with some trepidation,

“Our territory was once occupied by the Atreides Family, and we had only recently regained it. But then this strange change in the world happened, and the earth became square. Currently, we can only contact about five thousand people, and we have three thousand personal Holzman Shields.”

But he glanced at Tao Yu and added,

“Now, there are probably a little over two thousand left. Maybe you could try going there… ah ah ah~”

Before Raban could finish speaking, he was electrocuted by Tao Yu, shaking uncontrollably and collapsing on the ground, having lost control of his bladder and bowels.

“Heh, you think with your world’s buffs that these shields could stop me or even cause me trouble?”

Tao Yu knew Raban’s ill intentions and scoffed.

It wasn’t as many as he expected, but it wasn’t a small number either.

It seemed they had just experienced some sort of disaster on their end. The original stock of three thousand shields and five thousand men had been whittled down by nearly a thousand in their probing and invading. Most of the remaining shields seemed to have ended up in his possession.

Seeing Raban slowly recovering from the shock, Tao Yu continued to question,

“Tell me about ‘Spice’ and the witches you mentioned.”

Having been shocked, Raban was noticeably more submissive. Looking at how the prisoners were being handled without arbitrary executions, it seemed he genuinely preferred staying alive.

“‘Spice’ is a specialty of Erakos Star and is an extremely valuable resource. It can augment mental faculties and even prolong life, allowing humans to break through the two-hundred-year lifespan barrier…”

Raban did his best to praise Spice, but Tao Yu still detected some issues.

This ‘Spice’ wasn’t as magical as he had imagined; it seemed to have its limits.

It was somewhat similar to ‘Blood Orchid,’ offering a slight enhancement, but even stacking it would reach a ceiling of benefits and develop tolerance.

He described the witches of the Sisterhood, who apparently consumed Spice while undergoing strict training until they achieved complete control over their bodies, even being able to determine the sex of their offspring.

Additionally, long-term consumption of Spice could activate abilities such as ‘Prophecy’ and ‘Clairvoyance’ in individuals with talents.

For instance, the navigators of the Guild possessed such abilities, but they paid the price of becoming deformed and needed to soak in Spice tanks.

In a sense, they were a biological AI, a replacement that appeared after rejecting the use of mechanical artificial intelligence.

For normal people, there was a daily limit to Spice consumption. Exceeding this limit would greatly diminish the effects or even cause side effects.

“…It is said that the Sisterhood’s witches can also perform clairvoyance, but I think oftentimes it’s just them playing tricks. They also possess the ability to control people’s minds for a short period.”

Raban spoke cautiously.

“I see. What’s the production rate of Spice? Is it easy to mine?”

“It’s scarce, as it’s a secretion from young sandworms that also requires time to metamorphose. It’s all buried in the sand, so we need to refine a large amount of sand from the sandworms’ active areas. We currently have two mining zones left, but those damned Fremen are there.”

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Even though that world had already been greatly affected, Tao Yu still felt that in terms of value, it probably wasn’t inferior to the superconductive mines of the World of Avatar.

Sandworms? A kind of small insect?

Since it’s a secretion, then when the time comes, why not just domesticate sandworms and mechanize the collection process!

So, this interstellar civilization is really not putting in the effort.

“Just a superconductive mine and the previously mentioned Inner Strength have already caused these waves, not to mention the spice and its effect on the current Development Zone, whether it’s a blessing or a curse.”

Tao Yu felt somewhat emotional.

The instructors from Great Tang haven’t arrived yet, but based on their speed, they should be here soon.

Once they’re here, they will help people enter the ‘Domain’ early, integrating a system to unify their own strength, combined with the Spirit Vitality bonus inherent to the World of Great Tang. Now, adding spice that can enhance a certain level of mental power…

This combination punch directly elevates the value of the new Development Zone once again!

“I understand now, what’s the deal with these ninjas?”

“They were also discovered later on. When we found them, they were competing with the Fremen for water sources. Then we hired them, provided them with essential living supplies, and also offered a few Holzman Shields. The spice seems to enhance their abilities as well.”

Raban glanced at Masu, and his words were not surprising, as ninjas’ Chakra is the life energy of cells and spiritual energy fused together by Divine Tree fungal filaments, so it’s only natural that stronger mental power would enhance Chakra.

“Who’s in charge of your Sand Hiding Village now? Anything strange happening?”

Tao Yu turned his gaze back to Masu.

Having already exploited Hidden Mist Village once, the value that could be extracted from Sand Hiding Village had greatly diminished.

“Currently, it’s Fourth Kazekage Rasa in charge. Apart from this great change in heaven and earth, nothing else has occurred.”

“What about the experts in the village?”

Tao Yu asked, and Masu went silent. The previous questions were answerable, but when it came to the village’s fighting power, he also had his own convictions.

Interrogating such a ninja with Illusion Techniques was somewhat difficult, but Tao Yu also had his own methods.

“Chiyo? Ebizo? Yecang?”

As Tao Yu named each individual, combined with Unity of Heaven and Man and the suppression of his original Illusion Techniques, he roughly received corresponding feedback from him.

Masu realized there was a problem and his expression changed. He wanted to change his thoughts but discovered that under the other’s Illusion Technique, his thoughts became very disorderly and he could hardly focus his will, instinctively providing some responses.

So strong!

Masu had experience with interrogation, and he deeply understood just how difficult this technique was.

Although not as formidable as those secret techniques that directly read thoughts, it was still extremely terrifying.

“Yecang isn’t dead yet? Does she know she’s been sold out by Rasa? Oh, you didn’t know either…”

Tao Yu watched the shocked expression on Masu’s face and couldn’t help but smile. Rasa had done a good job keeping secrets, and with Yecang’s temperament, it made sense that she would ultimately obey the Fourth Kazekage without knowing the truth.

“What about Shukaku?”

“Shukaku is currently sealed, but where exactly, I’m not sure.”

Masu sighed, no longer resisting, as he originally didn’t know about this matter.

The sealing of Shukaku in Sand Hiding Village was not assigned to them, but was accomplished by their own methods.

“Alright, one last question for you. Has your moon changed?”

Tao Yu asked casually, but this really stunned Masu, who then hesitantly said,

“I’m not sure, our moon has undergone some changes, but Raban and the others say that there wasn’t such a thing in their sky before; it’s newly appeared, perhaps brought over by our world…”

What was initially a casual query suddenly turned into this unexpected development, causing Tao Yu to freeze in astonishment.

No way? The moon from Naruto came along with the no-good Sand Hiding Village? Why on earth!

But Tao Yu quickly suppressed the thoughts in his heart and looked towards Raban again.

“Do you still have ships flying into space? What is the situation with the moon from suborbital space?”

“We do, but once we leave the atmosphere, we hear a lot of whispers, and the stars outside seem like a backdrop. But the moon alone seems to be indeed right there, very close…”

Raban had nothing significant to conceal. They didn’t acquire any information anyways, and quite a few who returned from space went mad…

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