I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Uesugi Tetsu could hear it trembling in his heartstrings as it spoke.

"Big...Big...Great Demon King...I'm scared, Master..."

However, Uesugi Tetsu, the owner, betrayed his own child without any mercy, saying, "Ririko, Kaga says you are a terrifying demon king, and it is very afraid of you."

After those words were spoken, Kaga Kiyomitsu remained completely still.

My heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally felt at ease.

"Me?" Ririko asked strangely. "I don't know how to do anything."

She thought to herself that she hadn't even laid a hand on him yet, hadn't done anything.

Having swallowed the last bit of soup, Uesugi Tetsuya, who was about 80% full, looked at the girl whose gaze was fixed on Kaga Kiyomitsu for a moment, and thought with schadenfreude.

"For swordsmen and samurai, Little Jia is indeed an absolute succubus."

"Then you two should get to know each other better first."

Uesugi Tetsu put down his bowl, feeling a drowsy feeling as soon as he finished eating.

He tossed the scabbard to Ririko, winked at her, and said, "I'm going to take a nap. I'm leaving Xiao Jia to you today, Ririko."

Ririko, who was about to say something, paused, smiled, and raised her hands towards Kaga Kiyomitsu.

"I can't ask for it."

hum-

Ignoring the commotion coming from the living room, Uesugi Tetsuya plopped headfirst onto the tidy bed and closed his eyes without a second thought, succumbing to sleepiness.

He thought that he must have exhausted his energy trying to comprehend the "Lin" technique.

When I open my eyes again, I should be able to go directly into the ordinary world to find Sheng Hai.

That's why he left Kaga Kiyomitsu with Ririko for safekeeping—Katsukai's gaze towards Kaga was rather strange; heaven knows what the scales in a businessman's heart might make him do.

……

After sleeping until the next morning, Uesugi Tetsuya went straight into the Otherworld from his bed.

The transaction was to take place in Arakawa Village.

In this way, after buying and selling the goods, they can also get some relevant information from Sheng Hai for free.

Water pressure swept over it.

As soon as he entered Arakawa Village, Uesugi Tetsu sensed that something was wrong.

because……

He looked up but did not see the familiar thatched roof.

The damp, rotten smell of thatch and sulfur had completely dissipated.

The old shrine was casually stuck upside down in the soil, whether unnoticed or unseen by others.

When Uesugi Tetsu turned his head again, he found that the place where the Gassho-zukuri architecture should have been located was now empty.

Only wasteland remains.

Even the fields further away have been transformed into drainage ditches.

Arakawa Village is gone, and so is the shop that the foreman had placed so much hope in.

All that remains... is probably that blacksmith shop in the distance.

and also--

Uesugi Tetsu looked out and saw a steel forest rising from the ground at the edge of the horizon, shrouded in the deafening roar of machinery.

Thick black smoke billowed from dozens or even hundreds of chimneys, while the monotonous riveting of gears and the cacophony of cutting, friction, and quenching echoed in all directions across the desolate wasteland.

The sound was more than ten times louder than the previous factory.

After looking at it for a moment, Uesugi Tetsuya put on the black Wrath God Mask first—Katsumi said that using it would be faster for locating the target.

However, just over ten minutes later, that familiar tone reappeared out of nowhere.

"Wow—Master Walking is really punctual!"

The figure, roughly the same height as a normal person, is still a straw-made clone of Sheng Hai, waving a folding fan.

He also heard the rumbling noises coming from the factory, so he turned his head and said, "Hmm... it's those factory owners' doing again."

Sheng Hai muttered something to himself, then looked back with a smile without pausing: "Alright, sir, let me take inventory of the items you wish to sell."

Without wasting words, Uesugi Tetsuya waved his hand and summoned a pile of items that had been prepared beforehand.

Sheng Hai bent down and picked up each item one by one, examining them carefully.

Two minutes later, he snapped open his folding fan and pointed to the Plague God Bell, the Hata Crown, the Foot Garrison Armor, and some other miscellaneous props and materials, saying,

"My lord, how about these 1,800 portions of soul ash?"

"It's impossible."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded. Among these items, the Plague Bell was of the highest quality, but it was still only rare and its effects were relatively limited.

Selling nearly 2000 Soul Ash is already quite good.

Since we still need to inquire about Master Erchi's information later, there's no need to argue with Sheng Hai about a hundred or two points of gain or loss.

"What about it?"

Uesugi Tetsuya looked at the steel pestle again.

Sheng Hai smiled and held up three fingers: "Three thousand portions."

"On the other hand, this iron pestle perfectly met the needs of the wealthy Bull Demon customer, who said he could offer this price."

His footprints spanned the mortal and present worlds; a wealthy merchant with millions of clients sang, nodding his head and swaying.

"Therefore, choosing the right customers is very important."

A rare and high-quality iron pestle, which has no special features except for its hardness, can actually sell for a full 3000 Soul Ash!

He already had over 6000 Soul Ash points.

Uesugi Tetsuya did a quick mental calculation, then his pupils contracted slightly.

In this way, my Soul Ash reserves will exceed 10000 points!

Chapter 208 The Second Defining Item: The Feather of the Ubume! News from Kisaragi Station!

Pay in one hand and deliver in one hand.

Even if he was going to spend money at Sheng Hai's place later, he would still hand over the soul ash that was to be sold to Uesugi Tetsuya before receiving the goods.

As a prominent businessman who has been in business for hundreds of years, Sheng Hai's reputation is undoubtedly strong.

"Please check the numbers, sir."

[Soul Ash: 6122+4800=10922]

As Uesugi Tetsu looked at the number in the Soul Ash column, which had broken through five digits for the first time, a sense of reaping joy welled up in his heart.

A full 10,900 points of Soul Ash.

Before hearing the announcement of 3,000 points, Uesugi Tetsu had never imagined that his Soul Ash reserves could exceed five figures.

A five-figure sum is equivalent to seventy or more pulls from the Edo Castle gacha pool.

If he were to start drawing recklessly right now, seventy consecutive draws would completely empty the treasure vault in front of Hyakume!

"Since you are satisfied with the price, sir..."

Katsumi's cheerful voice pulled Uesugi Tetsuya back to reality.

Just by listening to that voice, Uesugi Tetsuya could tell he had made a lot of money.

He received 4800 Soul Ash, and Sheng Hai then resold them... He could easily get at least 6 or 7 Soul Ash.

A round trip results in a price difference of over 50%.

However, Uesugi Tetsu didn't have any particular thoughts about it; on the contrary, he was happy to see it happen.

Businessmen always need to make money.

Moreover, if it weren't for Sheng Hai, all those miscellaneous props and materials he had would definitely be stuck with.

Even if you can sell it to the Special Affairs Department, you'll most likely only get some other items that you can't use immediately in return.

High-purity soul ash that can be used immediately is not something you can find just anywhere.

Not to mention that Sheng Hai spent countless hours and used numerous methods to build such a customer base with sufficient sales channels.

"The Five Elements materials are presented!"

Sheng Hai flicked his folding fan, and two somewhat illusory shelves appeared behind him.

A few seconds later, with two thuds, the wooden shelf, now solid, landed in front of Uesugi Tetsuya.

"My lord, please take a look."

Katsumi stepped aside with a smile, allowing Uesugi Tetsuya to carefully scan each shelf from bottom to top.

Based on his requirement of "having both low-quality and high-quality products", the shelves were divided into four layers.

At the bottom are a large number of gray and white materials, such as [Gold - Quenching slag from a blacksmith's shop], [Water - Silt at the bottom of a well], and [Wood - Ten-year-old willow branches], which are cheap items that are readily available even in the modern world.

The average price is no more than 5 Soul Ash.

He could easily pluck a handful of this trash from the Special Affairs Department's ordinary warehouse just by using his status as a seed.

Uesugi Tetsuya felt a little numb just looking at the piles of garbage filling the bottom shelves.

—Sheng Hai is actually willing to let this garbage take up space in his warehouse; he's far too dedicated.

Moreover, Sheng Hai even labeled each material with a tag indicating its elemental attribute... No wonder he was able to earn Soul Ash.

Moving up to the next level, you'll find the relatively rarer blue-green quality materials, with an average price of around 200 Soul Ash points.

But this is still not what he wants.

On the third layer, varying shades of purple light spread, illuminating Uesugi Tetsuya's pupils.

[Wood - Yaobikuni's Tea Branch], [Gold - Yamata no Orochi's Shed Scales]...

Yes, brother, you're right.

This is it.

But when Uesugi Tetsu turned his head and saw the price, his expression under the mask froze.

Because, compared to the affordable high-quality and rare materials, even the cheapest epic materials cost 2800 Soul Ash or more.

Epic-level materials are generally priced at 3,000 points or more, while once they reach epic+ quality, the price skyrockets to 5,000.

Super epic materials are generally worth over 10,000 Soul Ash!

Sheng Hai also has a very sharp eye; among dozens of epic-level materials, not a single one was priced too low.

This completely dashed Uesugi Tetsu's hopes of finding a bargain.

As for anything further up... Uesugi Tetsu didn't dare to look any further.

This is not something that a mere "ten-thousand-yuan household" can access.

Uesugi Tetsu's gaze swept over the string of zeros on the third shelf, and he sighed helplessly in his heart.

—I thought I was already rich and powerful, but I didn't expect to still be a small-time crook.

—My current Soul Ash reserves are just over 10,000, so forget about getting any super epic level materials.

"Epic+ quality materials, that's worth a look..."

Because the boundary marker of the Qi Sea is not unchangeable—but if the boundary marker is changed, everything gained in the Qi Sea because of that boundary marker will disappear completely.

Therefore, practitioners who use unique defining objects usually empty their coffers and exhaust all their resources to find the best materials they can obtain before defining them.

Be faithful to one person until the end.

But this is not a big deal for Uesugi Tetsuya, who will be using five defining elements to construct the Five Elements cycle in the future.

Even if one part is replaced, four-fifths will remain unchanged, so the impact will not be too significant.