Mysterious, but Naruto

The Akatsuki's exchangeable catalog doesn't just contain this one type of healing talisman; there are also things like regeneration talismans and full-body regeneration talismans.

The other healing talismans are more effective, but they are also more expensive.

However, these talismans are not something that the so-called gangster "Hyena" Constance can enjoy.

If it weren't for the need to befriend those two extraordinary individuals, Constance wouldn't even be qualified to enjoy the most basic activation talisman.

Audrey finalized some details with Grelint and then returned to the meeting hall to find the Countess.

Meanwhile, Louis was in the Divine Tree Space, once again seeking out the rabbits who had been lying there for a day and a night.

As Louis examined them, it became clear that the rabbits' spirituality had been greatly enhanced.

However, none of the rabbits experienced the special feeling of the potion being fully digested.

This made Louis wonder where his idea had gone wrong.

It wasn't until he studied the increased spirituality of the rabbits and discovered that it didn't all originate from the rabbits themselves, but rather from gifts from the spirit world, that Louis had a new guess.

"Could it be that this so-called acting is not only for oneself to act and hypnotize oneself, but also requires an audience to watch?"

Only when the audience approves of the performance will they acknowledge the actor's identity.

But if that's the case, then it'll be a bit of a problem. Where am I going to find so many viewers?

No! Perhaps!

Looking at the rabbits around him, Louis suddenly had a new idea.

Since these animals can also become extraordinary beings, it means that they are no different from humans on some level.

Those extraordinary beings digest their own potions by playing roles in human society. Can these extraordinary rabbits complete their role-playing under the watchful eyes of many other rabbits?

Louis felt that his guess was not entirely without merit, and immediately launched the experiment again.

He pulled out a large number of ordinary rabbits and cast a group illusion spell, causing all the rabbits to stare at the extraordinary rabbits.

To make it easier for these extraordinary rabbits to act, Louis also prepared corresponding props for them.

Many magic props were prepared for "Apprentice Rabbit", especially those escape magic tricks. Combined with "Apprentice's" ability to "open doors" everywhere, the performance was quite effective.

He also prepared many divination tools for the "Divination Rabbit". As for the matter of having it perform divination, it was very simple: it was about when Louis would feed these rabbits.

Unlike other divination targets, which may be difficult to verify, Louis simply created a clone. As long as the "divination rabbit" made a divination, the clone would feed the rabbits according to the result.

In this way, the success rate of the "Fortune Rabbit" divination directly reaches 100%!

In addition, there are "stealing rabbits." To give these rabbits something to steal, Louis tied small items to the rabbits that were temporarily acting as spectators around them.

After finishing these preparations, Louis watched the rabbits play house from the sidelines, while recording data on all the rabbits present.

"Wait, these rabbits around us are like spectators right now, so can I make some more 'spectator rabbits'?"

"If these 'spectator rabbits' act as peripheral audience members, will the extraordinary rabbits performing inside find it easier to digest the potion?"

Louis immediately jotted down this inspiration, preparing to work on the potion later.

In fact, among the occult knowledge that Earl Hall had previously handed over to the organization were several potion recipes.

However, those potion recipes were not from the same source and were all low-sequence, so they were not particularly valuable to Earl Hall himself.

However, it was perfect for Louis to use for research at this moment. But if he wanted to concoct new potions, he would need to prepare the corresponding potion materials, so he had to put it aside for the time being.

As Louis and the rabbits explored the area, he was pleasantly surprised to discover that changes had indeed occurred within the extraordinary rabbit.

Furthermore, upon tracing the origins, Louis was able to confirm that all these changes stemmed from the spirit world.

Louis spent several days on this research, and simply created a clone of himself to perform his daily activities.

His efforts finally paid off, and all of his "Extraordinary Rabbits" successfully digested the potion!

"I see, I see!"

Louis looked at the records in his hand and muttered to himself, "This so-called performance is not actually for myself, nor for the outside audience."

No, that's not accurate either. It should be that it's not just for themselves and the outside world to see.

To be precise, it's a performance for the material world, the spiritual world, and the astral world!

However, these three realms are not living beings and cannot be directly observed by themselves. Therefore, they rely on the living beings in the world to observe the performance of the extraordinary beings through the eyes of these beings!

However, these beings are inherently weak, and the power of the Three Realms they can bear is limited.

Therefore, if an extraordinary being wants to complete their role, they cannot simply perform for one being; they must act in front of a large number of beings so that the Three Realms can verify from multiple perspectives whether the extraordinary being's performance is successful.

Similarly, to accelerate the success of a performance, you either need to increase the number of viewers or improve the quality of your audience.

The stronger these spectators are, the more power they can bear from the Three Realms, and naturally, the more likely the Three Realms will be able to make their own judgment!

Louis scribbled and drew in his notebook, feeling that he had figured out the secret.

"Now, let's see if I can make a further breakthrough and figure out how the Three Realms use living beings to observe extraordinary beings. If I can thoroughly study this point, perhaps in the future the Three Realms can directly watch the extraordinary beings perform."

That way, the role-playing might be completed instantly, and the potion would melt in your mouth!

Having determined the direction for the next stage of research, Louis stopped what he was doing.

After several days of continuous research, he was getting restless. Since no one was urging him, he decided to go out and relax for a while.

Today is Monday, and Louis simply resumes his usual routine, taking a new-style carriage to the factory for a visit.

Surrounded by White and his men, Louis strolled around the factory, saying nothing but observing everything.

It wasn't until they returned to the office that Louis spoke to White and the others, saying, "Good, you've managed the factory very well, and the data in the weekly report is also good."

I see that the order has been scheduled for six months from now, and it cannot be manufactured in a short period of time.

I originally thought that the factory had just gotten on track and it wasn't appropriate to make any big moves.

That's why your idea to expand the production line wasn't approved immediately.

However, it now seems that expanding the production line is still very necessary.

However, I still have some concerns about this, concerns about the future of the carriage.

"White, what's the result of the investigation I asked you to do?"

Austin White, the factory manager of the carriage factory, often took his engineers to the patent office to look for patents at Louis's behest. When Louis asked him about it, he blurted out the answer.

"Yes, Mr. Helmet, I have carefully studied the patents in the Patent Office recently and have indeed found quite a few patents related to the miniaturization of steam trains."

Your vision of building small, personalized steam locomotives is not entirely impossible.

The high-ranking officials present were unaware of Louis's arrangement beforehand, and after hearing White's explanation, they were momentarily stunned.

"How could that be? I've been on a train before. When a train starts moving, you have to arrange for people to add coal. Once it starts moving, there's smoke and fumes everywhere."

"By the way, the subway? Didn't the kingdom already build a subway system in the city? How could they possibly allow those trains to run on the surface of the city?"

Louis waved his hand, signaling everyone not to get excited: "There's no need to get so excited. The reason I sent White to the Patent Office to conduct an investigation is because, during my previous conversations with some high-ranking people, I discovered that the construction of steam locomotives is actually theoretically feasible."

Don't simply view steam locomotives as miniaturized trains. They still required large-scale coal and charcoal burning on the streets because trains needed a lot of fuel to run, and coal was the most cost-effective option.

But don't forget, the kingdom already had the technology to miniaturize steam equipment.

I don't know if any of you here have ever seen the high-pressure steam rifles used in the military, those miniaturized steam devices that can be carried by a single person.

If this technology were applied to horse-drawn carriages, allowing steam engines to replace horses, do you think it would be possible?

"this……"

"Absolutely feasible!"

It was White who spoke; after his investigation at the Patent Office over the past period, he already had an idea in mind.

Now that Louis has asked this question, he is naturally the first to agree.

Louis smiled and looked at the others present: "Of course, this is just my idea after all, and whether it will succeed is another matter."

I've seen the data in the weekly report, and the returns are quite good, aren't they?

I plan to use two-thirds of the profits to expand the existing carriage production line in order to further increase the factory's revenue.

As for the other third, I plan to use it to build a pilot plant within the factory, gather personnel and technology, and attempt to build a steam locomotive.

White, you are more familiar with this matter. Go back and think about what difficulties are involved, what kind of technology and equipment are needed.

After White compiled all the information, he packaged it and handed it over to the operations manager, who then created three different feasible plans. After that, everyone discussed the plans together.

If the discussion is approved, HR will recruit staff according to the plan, purchasing will be responsible for purchasing equipment and materials, and accounting will be responsible for reviewing the reasonableness of the funds.

As for sales, you also have something to do: while selling carriages, survey our customers to find out what aspects of the existing carriages they are most satisfied with, and what areas they feel need improvement.

Then we will analyze these surveys to see which aspects can be addressed by steam locomotives, and those will become our selling points in the future.

As for the secretary, you can keep an eye on the progress of this matter for me. If there are any difficulties or problems, please communicate with me in a timely manner.

If this matter succeeds, I will not treat any of you here unfairly.

White should know this: I will not be stingy with my shares. If we succeed, you will also be able to own shares in the factory in the future.

Alright, that concludes today's meeting. You can reflect on this further on your own after the meeting.

That's it, let's call it a day.

Louis wasn't making things up. He had talked to Audrey about it and learned that the Viscount Grelint's family started out in the steel and coal industries, and they owned a 30% stake in the railway that connected Backlund.

Louis hadn't paid much attention to the steam locomotive before because he was hoping to find oil.

He didn't want someone to build a gasoline-powered car while he was still developing his steam car.

It turned out that reading Russell's diary earlier had made Louis realize that the world had no oil, only coal, which put his mind at ease.

As for coal, it can also be refined into kerosene, and machines that use this heavy oil can be developed.

But Louis didn't see it as a big deal, since refining kerosene still had costs, and it wasn't as convenient as simply using coal to boil water.

By the way, Louis had also looked into the relevant technology before, only to find that the phlogiston theory is still prevalent here.

Louis believed that once he created his steam-powered vehicle, it would not be replaced by other technologies for a short period of time.

After finishing his business here, Louis went to the shooting club and fired two or three hundred shots, venting all the frustration he had accumulated from the experiments.

"Alright, Reed, get ready to go home..."

Louis was speaking when he suddenly noticed a chakra mark he had left behind that was rapidly approaching him from a short distance away.

With just a sense, Louis confirmed that the mark belonged to the thief he had met once on the street.

"Sir, sir?"

Seeing Louis suddenly stop, Reed whispered a reminder to him.

"Oh, it's okay, let's get in the car."

Louis appeared to be deep in thought with his eyes closed inside the carriage, but in reality, he was using his eyes to observe the situation in the distance.

The thief who had been stealing in the East District was now fleeing in panic, with obvious wounds on his back, shoulders, forearms, and thighs.

Hmm, it looks more like a gunshot wound.

Sure enough, as Louis widened his field of vision, he saw a man holding a revolver chasing closely behind the thief.

It's quite strange, really. Every time the gunman fired, smoke and blasts of air would emanate from the weapon, but no gunshots were ever heard.

Even just ten steps away, in a bustling street, no one knew that an unusual chase was taking place.

"Huh?"

Louis was curious because he noticed something: it was clearly the pursuers behind who were firing, and they also hit the thief in front.

Louis could see clearly that the pursuer behind him also had a wound, though it was less severe than the one shot at the thief in front.

"What's going on here? Does that thief have the ability to reflect damage? That doesn't seem like it."