Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"Impressive, no wonder you're a hunter."

"Go and persuade the villagers that we should leave this place as soon as possible. These chimeric ants are only a small part of the entire chimeric ant population..."

Even before they have officially begun to evolve, once the number of basic Chimera Ants reaches a certain level, they are enough to pose a threat to hunters.

"it is good!"

Some people were organizing weapons and supplies, others were heading towards the villagers, while the hunters were surveying the surroundings to see if any had escaped.

From the air, Fang Rui looked down at the entire forest. Logically, at his current altitude, his field of vision shouldn't be able to encompass the entire forest, but the magic worked very well...

"So weak!" Fang Rui looked at the Chimera Ant that was easily dealt with; it was a completely different creature from the Chimera Ant he remembered.

In his memory, Chimera Ants were all high-risk magical beasts, and those Chimera Ants with names were especially dangerous...

Even experienced Nen users have a relatively high probability of encountering problems.

However, the chimeric ants that were currently in his field of vision could be easily dealt with by firearms.

No wonder it fled from the Dark Continent; a magical beast with such weak base stats would have a hard time surviving there...

No matter how high the growth potential is, if you can't get through the early stages, you can't talk about the later stages...

"While monitoring the ant nest, let's do something else on the side!"

Thinking this, Fang Rui cast his gaze into the distance, just as he had said before, trying to avoid getting involved with innocent civilians and fools who were difficult to reason with...

After learning of the existence of chimeric ants, instead of evacuating the people, they blocked the news and tried to capture the chimeric ants, which was nothing more than feeding the chimeric ants.

Fang Rui had no intention of stopping them; he just watched as these people courted death.

Simply inform Netero about this and let him handle it.

Fang Rui has no objection to not taking any action.

Incidentally, Netero intends to invite people from the other world to participate in the event, and has already arranged for someone to handle the distribution of invitations. The reason he told Fang Rui was to ask him to invite the audience.

"No, what do you need an audience from another world for?"

Fang Rui was very puzzled. Why would the Hunter Association invite unrelated people to watch an internal event?

I don't quite understand what you're trying to do?

"...I just wanted to find some audience members, since it's not easy to find people who can act as audience members."

Given how dangerous this place is, inviting politicians and tycoons from various countries here is somewhat outrageous.

"Alright! I'll handle it..."

Chapter 605 Inviting the Audience

Given Netero's status, he could easily invite wealthy businessmen, politicians, princes, and even kings to attend events organized by the Hunter Association.

but……

As mentioned before, the spectator stands for this event are located inside an airship, where participants can watch the competition on a high-definition screen. There are many species of chimeric ants, and quite a few of them can fly.

Therefore, the stands are not very safe.

Of course, if Fang Rui invites a few experts as spectators, the security will be increased several times over.

Fang Rui understood Netero's thoughts, so he didn't refuse, but instead considered who to invite.

Since they are to act as bodyguards, it is natural to choose those with good personalities, and to explain the reasons clearly so that they can make a choice in a informed manner.

as well as……

What should be done with the payment?

Since we're asking for help, we naturally need to offer some compensation. The event was organized by Netero, so let's leave the compensation to him!

With that in mind, Fang Rui stopped dwelling on the matter, leaving one clone here to oversee the progress while his main body went to other worlds to find "audiences".

When Fang Rui needed bodyguards, the first thing that came to mind was ninjas.

After all, ninjas frequently take on guard duties, protecting people is very common for them, and they are quite experienced. Moreover, ninjas are quite versatile, and ninjutsu can do many things, whether it's attacking, defending, or controlling...

The ninja world is currently at peace. The five great ninja villages are now seeking resources from other worlds, and with abundant resources, the ninja villages have begun to develop rapidly.

As for small countries and small ninja villages, they are looking for opportunities to join the Ninja Village Alliance. After all, the teleportation portal is guarded by Amegakure and the five great ninja villages, and no one else can use it without the permission of the "guardians".

As for the nobility…

The nobility are in a rather bad situation these days.

Once ninjas became self-sufficient and had other channels to obtain various resources, the funds entrusted by nobles and the funds provided by daimyo to maintain ninja villages became less important.

As fewer ninjas accepted commissions and the ninja villages began to slip out of control, the nobles started to panic...

As for what they planned to do after they got anxious, none of the ninja villages cared. After all, the ninja villages were very united now, and even if the nobles wanted to cause trouble, they wouldn't have a chance of succeeding.

As for merchants, the most severely affected by ninjas refusing to accept commissions are the merchants themselves. After all, wandering ninjas, thieves, and samurai occupy key locations along trade routes, and without ninja protection, the interests of caravans will certainly suffer.

therefore……

"The increase in commission rates is outrageous!"

In the mission hall of Amegakure, which is allied with the five great ninja villages and shares missions, there are many requests.

The commission amount for D-rank missions hasn't changed. After all, they're the lowest-ranking missions, designed for genin fresh out of school. They're not difficult; it's all physical labor...

Starting with C-level tasks, the commission amount doubles, and for B and A-level tasks, the amount increases several times over.

As for S-level missions, they cannot be considered regular missions and therefore do not need to be included in the calculation.

"so……"

The ninja's companion looked surprised and asked, "You want to take on a mission?"

"No, I prefer the scenery of another world," said the ninja who had previously praised the high mission reward. "Money is easier to earn in another world, and the food there... is delicious."

"...I feel like something's off." Another ninja looked at his companion, wondering if it was just his imagination, but he felt that his companion seemed a bit plumper after not seeing him for half a month.

'No, no, no, even if I were to gain weight, it wouldn't be that fast!'

‘It must be an illusion. ’

Fang Rui listened to their conversation without saying anything, and went directly to the second floor to Yahiko and the others' office.

"...Haven't seen you for a few days, have you changed your look?"

Looking at Yahiko, who seemed to have burned out, Fang Rui remarked, "Is Amegakure very busy lately?"

"What do you mean 'a few days'? We haven't seen each other for months," Yahiko said, forcing himself to stay awake.

"...Tell me! What have you been busy with lately that makes you so tired?"

Fang Rui sat sideways opposite the desk, his left hand on the table, tilting his head to look at Yahiko with a hint of curiosity.

"You should know that ninja villages are importing technologies from other worlds, right?"

Yahiko asked this question, how could he not know about the matter as the person in charge of the teleportation gate?

"Ah! I know, after all, I saw steam trains and other means of transportation on my previous visits to the ninja world."

As Fang Rui said this, Yahiko, standing to the side, looked at him strangely. "You know, the way you got here is a bit odd, isn't it?"

Shouldn't he have found out while looking at documents? Why did he just happen to see it while browsing around?!

'Never mind, it's not important.'

Yahiko shook his head a few times and continued, "Several ninja villages have disputes over the technology that was introduced this time."

"Why is there any controversy? Why not just import the technology each side needs?"

Fang Rui looked very surprised. Controversy? Where did the controversy come from?

“Emmm…” Yahiko paused for a moment before explaining, “In short, it’s a funding issue.”

"The rapid pace of early development meant there was little opportunity or time to accumulate funds for subsequent development. As a result, all technologies could not be purchased at once, and the debate over which technologies to purchase first became the subject of much discussion."

"Is that so..." Upon hearing this, Fang Rui thought of how he always ran out of money at certain stages when playing management games, and nodded in understanding.

"And then? Were any solutions reached through discussion?"

"No, no one backed down. The argument was very heated, or rather..."

"Some people are just in it for the sake of arguing, they don't care whether they get the technology or not."

Yahiko complained, "Although the ninja world is now at peace, the grudges have not been resolved. Some people are arguing because of past grievances."

"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Fang Rui had no intention of saying anything, after all, the hatred in the ninja world was truly chaotic...

The five ninja villages were constantly at war with each other, and each village could find several enemies among the other villages. Some of these enemies could even be drawn as two pentagrams between the five villages.

"Today, I'm here to issue a commission."

Fang Rui abruptly changed the subject, "I need a few experienced ninjas to protect some people. Ideally, they should have the ability to fly, or be strong in ranged attacks and anti-aircraft capabilities. Of course, if they meet all three requirements, that would be the best."

"...You have so many requirements," Yahiko retorted. "There aren't many people who meet your requirements. You know all those people; you could easily invite them. Why are you coming to me?"

"It's too much trouble to find them one by one, so I'm asking you to help me pass on the message."

Yahiko: "…………" So, I'm just a messenger?

Although he thought so, Yahiko did not refuse Fang Rui's request. He summoned a toad with a summoning spell and asked it to inform Minato Namikaze.

After that, I didn't care about anything else.

After all, Minato Namikaze is better suited for finding people, while the Flying Thunder God Technique can easily traverse thousands of miles.

On the other side, Minato Namikaze, having received the news, had already begun searching for someone. After all, it was Fang Rui's request, and since his benefactor had asked for something, he naturally wanted to handle it as soon as possible.

"The communication method is still summoning beasts; haven't they considered introducing new communication technology?"

"We have considered introducing communication technology, since the ninja world already has a foundation in communication technology."

Yahiko took out several walkie-talkies. The communication technology in the ninja world was at a relatively basic stage, only suitable for short-distance communication.

"so……"

Fang Rui asked the crux of the problem, "...why wasn't the technology imported?"

“It’s very simple,” Yahiko uttered two words, “funding!”

"Looks like you guys are really short of money," Fang Rui remarked. He noticed that most forces were currently short of money, but the ninja world was particularly short of it.