Naruto: The village was on the verge of bankruptcy, and I struck oil.

Orochimaru: "Give us a research lab over there, and we'll do our research and find a solution."

"Haha, then I'll leave it to you."

"The other two things?" Orochimaru asked again.

"Let's deal with the first thing first, and we can talk about the other two later."

Mu Feng casually asked Orochimaru.

"Have you ever thought about moving your base to Sunagakure?"

Orochimaru narrowed his golden eyes.

A slight upturn of the corners of his mouth.

He revealed a wicked smile.

"I'm researching forbidden techniques."

"I'm afraid you won't be able to accept this, Lord Mufeng."

Mu Feng chuckled softly.

"The standards for what is considered taboo vary across different eras."

“Studying heliocentrism was taboo in the geocentric era.”

“In the Japanese era, researching human cloning has become taboo again.”

“In the past, even ninjutsu like the Impure World Reincarnation, which manipulates people’s souls, could be researched.”

"But now they don't even dare to study the human body."

Is this progress or regression?

Orochimaru.

Orochimaru bowed deeply.

"My lord, you are absolutely wise!"

Chapter 42 Development still depends on damn scientists

Relocating a base that has been meticulously built over many years is not so easy.

Things are also busy in Sunagakure.

Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi first built a small research base in the Sand Village's Faraday Park.

With Mu Feng's support.

Orochimaru can finally openly place his laboratory on the ground.

It is a research institute that appears to be a three-story building with a courtyard.

In reality, there is a secret research base with six underground basements.

The research institute is named the Sandworm Research and Breeding Center.

Mu Feng is here today to inspect the achievements of the cultivation center.

Orochimaru stayed by his side.

The two arrived at the edge of a sandworm nest.

Yakushi Kabuto is directing the sandworms inside the nest.

The sandworms followed the handprints he made.

Automatic forward and backward navigation.

Kabuto made a hand seal: "Come closer."

The sandworm obediently moved closer.

Then a tube hangs down from above the nest.

At the end of the tube is a large needle, three meters in diameter, made of high-quality steel.

The ninja responsible for feeding the sandworms inserts a tube into the sandworm's blood vessels.

The tube began drawing blood.

The sandworm blood will flow into the blood pool in the park through pipes.

With Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi uses biotechnology.

The Sand Village has implemented a blood pool storage technology, which allows them to preserve the blood of sandworms by storing it in a blood pool.

This has enabled the stable storage and supply of raw material sandworm blood.

The blood pool supplies blood to the ironworks anytime and anywhere as needed.

It truly achieves seamless integration and full automation from raw materials to finished products.

I smoked for about an hour.

The ninja removed the needle and applied ointment to the wound.

The sandworms wriggled to their feeding grounds as instructed by the Pharmacist, waiting for the blood-soaked cattle and sheep to fall from the sky.

The entire process was perfectly smooth.

Sandworms are as gentle as well-trained cattle and sheep, with no temper.

Mu Feng was greatly amazed.

"Orochimaru, how did you do that?"

Orochimaru said smugly, "It's all thanks to implanting a control seal into the sandworm's brain. It's a small matter, not difficult at all."

Technology is truly easy for those who know it, but difficult for those who don't.

For Orochimaru, who can manipulate even the soul of a human being, manipulating mindless sandworms is far too easy.

"Other keepers can also manipulate sandworms once they master the handprints we create."

Orochimaru also offered his own ideas.

"In fact, raising sandworms in captivity is an unwise move."

"Oh, why do you say that?" Mu Feng asked curiously.

"Sandworms need to constantly devour sand to replenish the metal elements lost in their blood. During captivity, they can only eat blood-based foods such as beef, mutton, and pork."

"Our research shows that sand worms that have been kept in captivity for a period of time and whose blood has been drawn from them have a lower blood conversion efficiency than sand worms that have just been captured."

"According to the data, the situation will get worse if this continues."

Orochimaru even presented data charts to convince people.

Mu Feng: "Then what should we do?"

Orochimaru: "I recommend raising sandworms using a grazing method."

"grazing?"

“Yes, grazing. We can release the sandworms controlled by the curse seal and let them live freely in the desert. We can bring them back during the blood draw.”

“With the cursed seal controlling them, the shepherds can completely control the sandworms.”

Orochimaru was very confident in his skills.

Mu Feng still felt it was better to be conservative.

Sandworm blood resources are extremely important.

It and oil are respectively a steel resource and an energy source.

Both sides are indispensable.

Mu Feng: "Let them live freely. We can designate one or more fixed desert areas for them to live in."

It would be better to adopt a system similar to rotational grazing on the grasslands. (Shenxian Book Pavilion)

This makes it easier to control.

Orochimaru: "Hmm, that's a good idea. I also have a new idea for capturing sandworms."

"Feel free to suggest any good ideas you have." Mu Feng just loves to hear new suggestions.

"The current arrest efficiency is still too slow."

Currently, the method used is still manual tracking and capture.

Sandworms usually live underground.

Finding a sandworm in the vast desert is not an easy task.

"So what are your thoughts?"

"My idea is to use sandworms to catch sandworms."

Mu Feng became interested: "Tell me about it."

“I will transform the best-performing sandworms into sandworm catchers, so that they can hunt other sandworms under the command of the herders.”

Orochimaru's eyes lit up when he mentioned biological modification.

Playing with flesh and blood.

This is his favorite field.

Sandworms are hermaphroditic, reproduce through cross-fertilization, and live solitary lives.

If Orochimaru were to actually create sandworm hunters that could cooperate with humans to capture their own kind, it would greatly improve capture efficiency and save the Sand Village a lot of manpower.

Therefore, science is the primary productive force.

The addition of Orochimaru, a scientist, brought immediate benefits to Sunagakure.

"Haha, Orochimaru, then you can work on modifying them properly. But be careful not to kill all the sandworms. They are my precious treasures."

Orochimaru: "Please rest assured, sir, I will be careful. I'll also take this opportunity to research how to accelerate the reproduction of sandworms. Perhaps we can eventually achieve artificial breeding of sandworms."

Development still depends on scientists.