In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

But if the word "factory" is mentioned, Uesugi Tetsu can't help but think of the huge factory that he first saw in the strange village of Arakawa, which made a rumbling sound day and night.

At that time, he saw that there were too many scattered half-star worker monsters in the factory, and it was also the time when the first wave was about to come.

So Uesugi Tetsu did not explore the factory again to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Uesugi Tetsu thought about it and then focused his attention on the four words "factory core".

【Factory Core】

[——The power core of the factory's giant steam furnace.]

Steam oven.

——The factory built next to the strange village of Arakawa also seems to use a steam engine to power its operation.

In the ordinary world, modern facilities like "factories" are not so easy to come by.

Or, almost never seen.

So there must be some connection between the two. Maybe the factory core is in the factory next to the strange village of Arakawa.

But even if there is a very small probability that the two have no connection, Uesugi Tetsu can spend 2,000 soul ash points to call Katsumi and then ask him about the relevant matters.

Uesugi Che carefully rolled up the sheepskin map in his hand and put it back into the storage backpack.

——Super epic equipment or props are still worth your time to go there.

And maybe even open up a whole new map because of it.

"In that case, let's finish the work at hand first."

The most urgent task, of course, is to test the swords with real swords.

When Uesugi Tetsu took out his cell phone again to ask about Nanjo Aimi's situation, he found that she had already called him twice and left two short messages.

He had previously thought that there were too many red dots in the pop-up window above his phone, so he didn't notice it when he checked the time.

"You're wasting my time... Look, I'm shutting down all your notification permissions."

Uesugi Che clicked his fingers rapidly, and soon locked all APP notification permissions except Line.

This way, no matter who sends him a message, he can reply immediately.

When he opened Line, Uesugi Tetsu could see two messages from Nanjo Aimi.

【2024.5.15 23:11】

[Nanjo Aimi: The Special Affairs Office has found a few potential Shikigami for you. It's not convenient to take pictures, so you should come and see for yourself if there's anything you like.]

【2024.5.16 3:24】

[Nanjo Aimi: Don't forget to start the real sword test on the 18th. If you see me, don't play dead and reply.]

"Nanjo-sister's efficiency is still as high as ever."

Uesugi Tetsu sighed, and then without saying a word, he called Nanjo Aimi.

After the phone rang for three seconds, the call was connected.

What came out was Shizuma Manaka's calm, non-verbal working voice: "Hello? Is that Uesugi-kun?"

"it's me……"

Uesugi Che was stunned for a moment, wondering if there was some unexpected situation.

"We're already on our way to Yokohama. Nanjo Daizu is finally catching up on his sleep, so it's not convenient for him to answer the phone."

Shizuma Manatsu spoke clearly and forcefully, "She told me that if you, Uesugi-kun, called, she would have you come directly to Yokohama City, and that we could discuss the issue of the Shikigami after the competition."

"I understand."

……

After hanging up the phone, Shizuma Manatsu, who was driving, glanced at the rearview mirror and saw the van that was packed to the brim and completely overloaded.

On the passenger seat was Nanjo Aimi, who had her arms folded across her chest and looked haggard even when she was asleep. Hiyabo rested on her chest, bringing just the right amount of warmth to her master.

Sitting behind him was Lilizi, who was still practicing with her eyes closed, sweating profusely even when she was halfway there.

Kitano Runa, who had only learned the "Basic Spirit Absorption Method", was already surging with a large amount of spiritual power. She sat next to Ririko, and even though she was so sleepy that her eyelids were fighting, she was still watching the latest anime with headphones on.

Behind the two of them sat a man and a woman, both of whom were recently unearthed by the Special Affairs Office.

Their information appeared in Shizuma Manatsu's mind.

The man's name was Mu Yetong, and he had S-level potential. He was very talented in Yin-Yang magic, especially in astronomy and clepsydra, but he also practiced some Five Elements Yin-Yang magic to make up for his weaknesses.

Shizuma Manatsu recalled the scenes of him releasing Yin Yang Jutsu several times, and added in her heart: "Very strong."

Moreover, Mu Yetong is still very calm.

The girl is called Hattori Ayako, and she has A-level potential.

In fact, the one with potential is not Hattori Ayako herself, but the three-star Shikigami, Isohime, who has a contract with her.

About a week ago, Hattori Ayako accidentally fell into the water while rescuing someone, and was rescued by Isohime just when she was about to drown.

Shizuma Manatsu is not very clear about the specific details.

She only knew that in order to save Hattori Ayako who was nearly dead, Isohime took the initiative to contract her and saved her life.

And according to Nanjo Daishu, this Isohime does not seem to be an ordinary three-star monster, but a big monster that fell from the four-star demon level for some unknown reason.

Because Isohime is too powerful, Hattori Ayako cannot actually make her appear at will.

——As long as Isohime appears, ordinary people like her will become weak. As for fighting, it will quickly consume Hattori Ayako's energy and spirit, and she will not be able to hold on for long.

To sum up, Hattori Ayako, an ordinary person who has neither talent in Onmyoji nor breathing techniques, was given an "A" level evaluation.

All I can say is that she has a promising future.

When Shizuma Manatsu saw the red light, she stepped on the brakes steadily and fixed her eyes on the face of the last young boy who was looking out the window curiously.

Akechi Yuya, S-rank potential. Recommended by the previous Yin-Yang Master, Kondo Tomoya, he possesses an incredible talent for breathing techniques and a decent talent for swordsmanship. His training is truly rapid.

It is said that after only learning the breathing technique for a month, his strength has reached the level of about two stars.

Shizuma Manatsu thought, "He and Ririk are probably the epitome of a true genius and an extremely hardworking ordinary person."

In addition, there was a nurse sitting at the rear of the car and three special affairs officers in black suits - they were responsible for protecting the safety of the "seeds" in the car.

But listening to the laughter at the end, it seems that Sister Ru and the three uncles are getting along well.

Shizuma Manatsu stepped on the accelerator and slowly drove towards Yokohama City with the sightseeing and study tour group that was participating in the true sword test, or to be more precise, the substitutes.

……

On the other side, Uesugi Tetsu had already boarded the Shinkansen to Yokohama City.

As usual, he bought a window ticket for Mr. Erchi.

——Maybe it’s because he had been stuck in the same place for too long before, now Erchi always likes to breathe fresh air and see the scenery in different places.

But this time, Nishaku-sama begged Uesugi Tetsu to let her materialize and sit on the seat, so that she could enjoy the sightseeing while eating snacks.

All I can say is that she knows how to enjoy herself.

Uesugi Tetsu also leaned back in his chair, looked at his 3160 soul ash points, and opened the Edo Castle card drawing panel.

The well girl, the sickly ghost, plus the 1500 soul ashes from the mission reward are just enough to complete two ten-draw combos.

However, Uesugi Tetsu still did not intend to use up all the soul ashes at once - leaving some soul ashes that were not in a hurry to be used might be of great help at a critical moment.

So this time I just went into the pool ten times in a row and stopped.

In the card pool, the black-haired Hundred-Eyed Demon Loli was curled up and floating in the air, obviously sleeping.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced outside through the car window and after seeing that it was a sunny day, he gave up the idea of drawing the card immediately.

He was not in a hurry. He was on the Shinkansen anyway, so he could wait until it rained outside and then observe the situation in the card pool.

Sure enough, within fifteen minutes, the sunny weather outside turned into cloudy and rainy weather, and even the two-foot-tall man who was watching the scenery pouted in dissatisfaction.

Uesugi Che looked into the card pool again and found that the Hundred Eyes Demon Loli had actually slowly opened her eyes, yawned, walked to her throne, crossed her legs, put on an expression and started business.

Uesugi Che blinked, not expecting that his previous guess about the impact of weather on the card pool was actually true.

So, combined with previous shipping experience, the Edo City card pool probably has two mechanisms?

One is when Hyakumeki Loli opens her eyes for business on rainy days. At this time, it should be the same as the normal card pool, but there may be a chance to trigger a transaction with Hyakumeki.

The second time was when it was a sunny day outside and Hyakumeki Loli was resting.

If you click to draw a card at this time, it will wake up the sleeping Hyakume-no-ki, making her very irritated and causing the card draw to be extremely unstable.

But at the same time, it is also possible to draw out powerful hidden items.

For example, the previous epic Yellow Turban Warrior Talisman, this talisman has never been displayed on the card pool page.

After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, Uesugi Che decided not to trust his own dark face and decided to just do ten consecutive hits now.

He casually clicked on ten consecutive combos with his mind, and without holding any hope of getting anything good, Uesugi Che stared quietly at the card pool.

Then he could see the Hundred-Eyed Demon Loli, who had just woken up and sat on the throne, pouting in dissatisfaction, and seemed to snort lightly before walking down from the throne that was not yet warm.

She picked and chose among the treasures for a long time, and finally threw out all ten items at once.

[Soul-soothing Incense Ashes (Small) × 2], [Soul-soothing Incense Ashes (Medium) × 3], [One Eye of the Hundred-Eyed Demon × 2], [Spell Scroll (Incomplete) × 2], [Demon Essence].

Uesugi Tetsu took a quick glance and nodded.

as expected.

A normal card draw is one where you don’t draw an epic item and don’t trigger the special plot of Baimugui.

It's something he is familiar with, the unlucky person draws a card!

Moreover, the first nine items were all familiar to him, but the last item drawn was something Uesugi Che had never seen before.

He stared at the icon of the "demon essence" which looked like a very sticky, black and red indescribable substance dripping with juice, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

【Demon Essence】

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect: After being taken by a Shikigami, it will speed up its promotion progress.]

[——When Hyakumeki was bored, he mixed together this "essence" to avoid extravagance. As for what it contains? Who knows.]

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at Nishaku-sama who was slurping jelly, and saw the short progress bar "3%" above her head.

Fortunately, this thing is not for me to "take"... otherwise, after swallowing it in one gulp, I would probably feel nauseous for at least the whole day.

This light looks like a ball of flesh used as a biological weapon, and is not suitable for use on the Shinkansen.

Uesugi Tetsu does have this quality.

——Although he also pulled out the Hundred Eyes Demon's eyes this time, the Hundred Eyes Demon Loli didn't seem to have any intention of trading with him.

I don’t know if it’s because the last transaction was too short and the cooling-off period hasn’t passed yet, or if she hasn’t digested the three eyeballs from last time.

Anyway, let's keep these two big eyeballs and the incomplete performance scroll for now.

After all, a mere 200 points of proficiency is nothing at this stage, and Uesugi Tetsu also has a novel idea of "whether the scroll of performance will be effective when used by others".

Afterwards, Uesugi Tetsu observed the bored Hyakumeki Loli for a while, and only after confirming that she really had no intention of trading did he quietly close the card pool panel.

"By the way, I'd like to ask if Lilizi and the others have arrived..."

Uesugi Che took out his cell phone and was about to open Line when his hand paused slightly.

Because he saw the Wikipedia app in the lower right corner of the screen.

After a moment of silence, Uesugi Tetsu looked at the clear "0.5%" historical change rate on his walking clock.

——Has history really been changed by ourselves?

Uesugi Tetsu took a deep breath slowly to calm his complicated emotions.

Then he silently opened the software and typed the four words "Imagawa Yoshimoto" into the search box.

Chapter 148: The strange man Che, who became famous in Tōkaidō, and the temptation of Longyuetang (68k)

The next moment, entries and pages that were no different from those before Uesugi Tetsu entered the Warring States Period popped up.

Of course, you can't tell anything just by looking at the outside, after all, it's only a mere 0.5% of the historical change.