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Chapter 1079: Ogata preparing to go to the West and the human who fell into the "evil god" [4600]

Aoto and Ogata ran side by side towards the Hakodate Bugyosho.

Halfway through the journey, Ogata briefly and concisely explained what he knew about "alchemy".

"I know very little about alchemy, but as far as I know, the 'wine of immortality' in Western legends is related to alchemy."

"'Wine of Immortality'? I think I've heard you mention this before."

Ogata nodded:

"Yes, I did mention it. 'Wine of Immortality' - as the name suggests, it is a magical drink that can make people immortal."

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows:

"Eternal life? Is that all?"

Ogata once mentioned that after eating the "mermaid meat" of unknown origin, Yaobikuni not only gained infinite life, but also gained a strong physique far superior to that of ordinary people.

If the only effect of the "Wine of Immortality" is to make people immortal, then it is too weak, not even as good as "mermaid flesh".

Ogata responded calmly:

"I don't know. After all, I have never seen the real thing. I just heard the legend about it from a Dutch captain."

"According to the old captain, 'alchemy' is the only way to make the 'wine of immortality'."

"Throughout the ages, countless alchemists have devoted their lives to creating the 'wine of immortality'."

“As for whether there are any successful ones, I don’t know much about it.”

Having said this, Ogata paused.

After a moment's thought, he continued:
"When I heard the two unfamiliar terms 'Berserker Water' and 'Berserker Essence', I immediately thought of 'Wine of Immortality'."

"I don't know if there is a connection between the two, but given that they are both liquids and both are related to life force, maybe there is some connection."

"If the legend of the 'wine of immortality' is true, and 'alchemy' can indeed produce such a magical thing, then it is not surprising that other strange things can be made through 'alchemy'."

After hearing this, Qing Deng smiled half jokingly and half helplessly:
"First it was 'immortality', 'animism', and now 'alchemy' has popped up..."

"It's really strange. Before this, the environment around me was very normal, and nothing extraordinary had ever appeared."

"But in recent months, it's like a switch has been turned on, and my worldview has been repeatedly challenged."

Ogata smiled slightly:
"You'll get used to it. I've also experienced this kind of 'repeatedly reshaping of the worldview'."

Qing Deng grinned:

"Whether it's 'Eternal Life Wine' or 'Alchemy', to be honest, I don't want to have anything to do with these things."

"I'm already overwhelmed by the constant wars, official duties, and...unspeakable family affairs. I really don't have the time to care about such extraordinary things."

Ogata smiled:

"Unspeakable family affairs? Why? Do you want to marry more wives?"

As he spoke, he tilted his head and gave Qing Deng a teasing look.

Facing Ogata's gaze, Qing Deng's expression became strange...The figure of Tenshoin appeared in his head.

He looked away guiltily:

"This is a personal matter, please forgive me for keeping it confidential."

Ogata smiled playfully, and considerately stopped talking without asking any further questions.

After putting away his playful mood, he switched back to a serious tone:

"It can be concluded that alchemy is indeed a magical technology. It can really produce incredible magical objects."

"Since the 'Berserker Water' can turn ordinary people into monsters that are difficult to kill, it is not surprising that the 'Wine of Immortality' does exist and can really make people immortal."

"This thing is related to the 'power of immortality', I can't ignore it."

Ogata said as he turned to look at Qing Deng:

"Ju-kun, I'm afraid we'll have to part for a while. I've decided to go to the West and will leave right away after a while."

Qing Deng raised his eyebrows, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes:
"You're going to study 'alchemy'?"

Ogata nodded:
"That's right. If you don't try to delve into 'alchemy', you will never know the details of the 'wine of immortality'."

"It just so happens that Ah-ting has always wanted to go to the West to broaden her horizons, so I'll help her realize her dream."

Qing Deng squinted his eyes and looked at Ogata deeply:
"Mr. Ogata, you are obsessed with the 'power of immortality'."

Ogata smiled calmly:
"After dealing with the 'Undying Power' for so long, I have come to a conclusion - I must never let the 'Undying Power' fall into the hands of an ambitious person."

"I have personally witnessed what cruel tragedies will be caused when an ambitious person gains control of the 'power of immortality'."

"The entire island has been turned into a testing ground, and countless poor people have been abducted for experiments... The 'power of immortality' is a veritable Pandora's box. If you are not careful, it will lead to a horrific tragedy or even an irreversible disaster."

"I have no intention of being a hero, but I really can't bear to see the disaster caused by the 'power of immortality' appear in this world again."

"For this reason, I will do my best to monitor the 'power of immortality' and never let any ambitious person obtain this extraordinary power again."

Qing Deng was silent for a moment, then he sighed silently:

"Are you leaving? What a pity! I wanted to talk to you more..."

As a fellow time traveler, Qing Deng has a special affinity for Ogata.

This rare friend was about to go to the distant West, and no one knew when he would return... Thinking of this, Qing Deng couldn't help feeling a little lonely.

Ogata burst out laughing:

"Jujun, there's no need to make such an expression. I'm not leaving anytime soon."

"This is a long journey across half the globe. It will take at least several months to prepare for the trip."

"Before that, we still have many opportunities to meet each other."

Having said this, Ogata slowly raised his gaze - the huge Hakodate Bugyosho had already appeared before their eyes!
The current Hakodate Bugyosho is literally heavily guarded.

Countless Ainu people guard this towering building, all of them armed with muskets and well-equipped.

Seeing unknown persons approaching, the guards all tensed up and entered combat mode.

After seeing the light green haori on Aoto and the black robe on Ogata, their facial expressions were dominated by strong fear and indignation.

"It's Kazuto! Kazuto is attacking us!"

"It's that black-robed man who's causing chaos everywhere! Why isn't he dead yet?!"

"Quick! Draw your guns! Shoot them to death! Don't let them get close to Xilika!"

But the guards began to run quickly.

In a short while, a tight array of muskets appeared before Qing Deng and Ogata's eyes.

Ogata lowered his body slightly and placed his right hand on the handle of Daishiten's sword:
"In short, let's leave future matters for later consideration. Let's solve the current problems first."

Qing Deng did not respond, but silently raised his left hand and tightly grasped the sheath of Vairocana.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and said in a relaxed tone:

"When you think about it, today is a really good day."

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

"I can fight alongside the 'Eternal Sword Master' again. This opportunity is rare. Considering that you will be heading to the West soon, I must seize the opportunity to learn a few more moves from you."

Ogata smiled but said nothing.

next moment--

bass!
bass!
Two sword beams, one black and purple, the other silver and white, shot towards the sky.

The two lion-like swordsmen showed their claws and fearlessly charged towards the enemy's main camp.

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...Hokate Magistrate's Office, Ohiroma—

Xilika sat alone in the center of the large hall.

The red-scabbarded sword that he never left behind lay quietly on his legs.

His face was expressionless, without a trace of emotion, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking at the moment.

The shouting and screaming outside the room were getting closer and louder.

The shogunate army has invaded the city in large numbers, and the fortress is about to fall... The war situation has reached a critical point, but strangely, Xilika feels extremely calm at this moment.

He was clearly in the center of the battlefield, with the ferocious enemies about to kill him, but somehow his mind drifted uncontrollably into the distance.

He suddenly recalled the afternoon when his father first took him to the market at Fukuyama Castle (the headquarters of the Matsumae domain).

He still remembers the scenes at that time vividly.

The warm sunshine shone on his shoulders as he held his father's big hand and walked among the bustling crowd.

Tall buildings that he had never seen before, countless people... everything he saw brought him a strong shock.

This is the town of Kazuto? How could it be so prosperous?

He later found out that the Matsumae domain was just a small domain with a very low area and low land area.

There were many large and powerful domains in Japan that were more prosperous than the Matsumae domain.

However, these feudal states were far inferior to the Edo Shogunate that ruled Japan.

He originally thought that the Edo Shogunate was the most powerful force in the world, but he did not expect that beyond the vast ocean, there was a country with a larger area and even stronger strength!

At that moment, he exclaimed from the bottom of his heart: The world is so big.

It turns out that this world not only has dense forests and winding mountains, but also magnificent cities and prosperous towns.

After his joy, he belatedly felt a strong sense of reluctance.

Why can't we, the Ainu, own these cities and towns?
Why have we, the Ainu, continued to lead a primitive life of fishing and hunting, and are unable to even refine a piece of iron?

Why…why? !

I want vast land, I want endless food, I want cities, I want weapons... I want more!

To this end, he worked tirelessly to lobby various tribes and painstakingly formed the "Ainu Coalition".

He wanted to capture Goryokaku and Matsumae Domain, and then launch further attacks to capture Honshu Oshima in one fell swoop!
These lands originally belonged to our ancestors, and it is only right for us to take them back!

While actively preparing for war, he was also collecting intelligence and keeping a close eye on current developments.

He was ecstatic when he learned that the people had split into two major groups, the East and the West, and fell into civil strife unprecedented in a century.

He truly believed: This was a God-given opportunity to start a war!
Whether it is "Niou" Tachibana Aoto or anyone else, they will definitely not be able to mobilize enough troops to deal with the war in the north!

Having made the decision, he resolutely sent his troops south and captured Goryokaku with only minimal casualties... This huge victory made him feel dazed.

He really thought that after accepting Mael's assistance and equipping themselves with the most advanced guns and artillery, the Ainu people would have the ability to compete with others.

Unexpectedly... this was just an illusion.

"Niou" Tachibana Aoto really couldn't mobilize too many troops - but he only needed very few troops to beat them to a pulp!
The fortress he had high hopes for was easily breached, and the "Ainu Coalition" he had painstakingly built suffered repeated defeats.

"Niou" Tachibana Aoto told him with the cold blade: The reason why you can be so rampant until now is purely due to luck, you just didn't meet me.

So the "Yamato Conquest" was just a joke... Did I do something wrong...

Where exactly did we go wrong?

Should I not have formed the "Ainu Coalition"?

Should I not have started the war?
Or...I shouldn't have gone to the market in the first place?
That day was the starting point of everything.

That day I witnessed how big the world is.

It was also from that day that I could no longer tolerate the simple thatched house, nor could I abide by the ancestral rules with peace of mind, and I developed a strong aversion to the traditional fishing and hunting life.

If I hadn't gone to the market with people and seen all that, I would probably still be living a carefree life now.

Suddenly, Xilika felt his vision blurry - he suddenly saw a giant bear appear in front of him.

The bear was on all fours, and even when it was lying on the ground, it still had a terrifying body size of over two meters tall, which was extremely oppressive just by looking at it.

Xilika was stunned... He recognized this bear.

This was the "Uenkamuyi" (evil god) that he had hunted down with his own hands fifteen years ago.

Fifteen years ago, a black bear that had eaten humans and degenerated into a "Uenkamuyi" appeared near the village.

In order to eliminate future troubles, all the outstanding hunters in the village came out, including him.

He traveled through the mountains and forests for ten days and ten nights, and finally found the "Uenkamuyi" beside a stream and shot it dead by himself.

This is the achievement he is most proud of, no doubt about it.

With this record, he became the most popular young hunter in the village.

Although fifteen years had passed, he still remembered the bear's appearance clearly and would never forget it.

At this moment, he not only saw the long-dead "Wunkamuyi", but also saw the stream and the dense forest - he seemed to have returned to the day fifteen years ago, when he and the "Wunkamuyi" were facing each other across the stream in a tense confrontation.

Suddenly, Xilika found out that he had turned into a bear!

A huge body, four giant claws supporting the ground, thick fur... the "Uenkamuyi" on the opposite side disappeared, and he became the other party!
He was shocked at first, and then slowly felt relieved.

I see…So that’s how it is.

When bears, wolves and other wild animals eat human flesh, they will degenerate into "Uenkamuyi" and can only survive on human flesh for the rest of their lives. It is both sad and lamentable.

It turned out that from the day he went to the Heren market, he had degenerated into an "Uenkamuyi" just like the brown bear he had hunted before - he only wanted to eat "human flesh" and could not eat anything else!
"Xilika! Xilika!"

At this moment, the continuous shouting coming from outside the room gradually brought Xilika back to his senses... He turned back into a human body, the stream and forest in front of him disappeared, and his consciousness returned to reality.

When he raised his eyes, he saw He Poyi pulling open the door of the large room and stumbling in.

"Xilika! That invincible man in black is coming!"

"There's also a man with terrifying skills who broke in together!"

"We can't stop them! Even muskets can't stop them!"

As He Poyi spoke, he shuddered several times, as if he was recalling a terrible scene.

"We can't hold this place anymore! Let's retreat!"

As Hepoyi spoke, he reached out to grab Xilika's shoulder, preparing to drag him away.

However, Xilika silently raised his hand and gently blocked Hepoyi's arm.

"Retreat? Where can we retreat to?"

He Poyi's expression froze when he heard that... He wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

Yes, where can we retreat to?

Xilika pulled the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying:

"I failed... The Yamato Conquest failed..."

"In the end, I am just a pathetic 'Uenkamuyi', whose heart is corrupted but I don't know it."

"This is a sin I have committed myself, so let me... pay it back to the best of my ability."

As Xilika spoke, he reached into his bosom and took out a bottle of light yellow potion.

Before Hepoyi could react, Xilika unscrewed the lid of the medicine bottle and drank the medicine in one gulp.

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PS: The plot where Qingdeng hunts "Uenkamuyi" is the foreshadowing of this chapter - the seemingly ambitious hero has actually fallen into "Uenkamuyi" long ago.