Red sand dust

In Sand Hidden Village, the originally dusty climate has been greatly improved.

In the boundless desert, there is gradually more greenery, scattered pastures and windbreaks are gradually spreading, and large and small agricultural and animal husbandry bases are also spread out.

The big problem plaguing the Kingdom of Wind now is that with the drastic changes in the environment, many natural and man-made disasters that did not occur in the past have also appeared.

The floods not long ago only had a relatively minor impact. The most shocking thing at present is the overpopulation of hares and rats, which curbs these small animals such as foxes, wolves, jackals, minks, snakes, eagles, raccoons and other animals that reproduce at an alarming rate. , its quantity growth is too slow and cannot keep up with demand.

The biological community formed in the great desert in the past is completely unable to adapt to the current Kingdom of Wind.

If a pair of rats during the breeding period have no external interference and sufficient food, they can give birth to offspring and grandchildren at will, and the number can increase nearly ten thousand times in one year; for a pair of adult wild cats, it is very easy to give birth to five or six kittens a year. Yes, one-third of them will not survive to adulthood.

Most of the other natural enemies of rats and hares don't reproduce very quickly either.

As the water shortage problem of the Kingdom of Wind is solved and becomes more livable, the first to benefit are these endlessly annoying creatures.

Conservative estimates suggest that it will take at least one generation of growth and nearly twenty years for the Kingdom of Wind's biological chain to reach a barely balanced state without causing harm.

The most disturbing thing is that most of the populations of these harmful organisms burrow and build nests in the ground, making them difficult to kill. They also like to eat the roots of plants, turning the land that has finally turned green into a desert again. .

Obviously, when Sand Ninja develops the Kingdom of Wind, they not only have to fight against the natural environment, but also eliminate these uninvited guys.

In view of this, Sunagakure Village has to mobilize a large number of manpower every once in a while to focus on clearing out these harmful creatures.

Every time they attack, the piles of rats and rabbits they kill can form a small hill twenty or thirty meters high.

It's a pity that these low-intelligent creatures don't understand what "Jingguan" is, let alone be afraid of such strangulation.

The fact is that as grassland vegetation spreads along with water sources of large and small rivers, the number of these pests increases faster than the rate of eradication.

It is extremely ironic that Temari, the leader of the largest organized security department in Sunagakure Village, originally formed this extremely expanded pro-people ninja army to maintain law and order in Sunagakure Village, Awaji Village and Naruto Village. Most low-level ninjas and apprentices were trained to protect the villagers and eradicate villains. As a result, their main tasks now became catching mice and rabbits.

There is a big operation every three to five, and small killing missions never stop.

In principle, the fundamental purpose of the Security Department is to protect the safety of Sunagakure Village. No matter whether the threat is humans, wild animals or natural disasters, it is within their scope to deal with it.

In the past, locust plagues often broke out in the Kingdom of Wind due to severe droughts. The Sand Ninjas also mobilized their entire army to eliminate the pests and protect the few remaining oases in the Kingdom of Wind from being eaten away.

From this perspective, catching rats and hares is really the job of the security department.

That's the truth, but which member of the security department is willing to do this?

It is not easy to enter the security department. If you are not strong enough and your background is not innocent enough, you will not be trusted.

After passing five levels and killing six generals, he defeated many competitors. He entered the security department to become a ninja with a bright future, not to play "hide and seek" with mice and hares.

As dusk approached, Temari took action in person and presided over a large-scale purge. Exhausted, she returned to Sunagakure Village with a group of generals. After letting her subordinates disperse, they simply ate something to replenish food and water, and then went to a place. There were rumbling sounds from time to time, but there weren't many chaotic scenes to be seen, only factory areas covering a vast area and with towering walls.

After passing several door posts and arriving at an indoor square, Temari saw a giant machine like an iron-making blast furnace placed in the center of the hall. The pressure relief valve on the upper cover made the sound of steam overflowing, and heat waves followed the top and Fans exhaust all around to keep the interior from getting too hot.

Surrounding the machine, there are many machines with no apparent purpose, working under the control of a group of sand ninjas wearing white clothes.

Everyone seemed very nervous, and they exchanged a few words from time to time without speaking loudly.

Temari slowly approached and came to a command cabin. She saw Miss Saya, who was instructing her subordinates through the intercom from time to time. She was watching the operation of the huge machine in front of her with great concern.

"You look very busy. Did I come at the wrong time? Maybe next time..."

Before Temari finished speaking, Miss Saya put down the microphone in her hand, pushed open the glass sealed door and walked out.

"You came just in time. I have a plan. Once completed, it will be of great help to the village. But it is too slow to proceed step by step like this..."

"So, you want my help?"

"It's cooperation!"

Even though she was asking for help, Miss Saya was unwilling to admit defeat.

"Everyone gets what they need. It's not that I have to ask for you. I'm just taking you with me for Daimaru's sake..."

"All right……"

Temari was also well aware of the tough-talking Miss Saya's style, so she didn't mind it too much.

"I don't know what your 'plan' is. Can you explain it in simple and clear words? You know, I'm not a puppet master. It's too troublesome to understand..."

Today, most of the traditional ninja forces in Sunagakure Village, except for a few larger factions, are controlled by Gaara; the rising new forces of the puppet industry represented by Daimaru have almost eliminated middle- and lower-class puppet masters and puppet apprentices, as well as IQ All the best "quasi-ninjas" were gathered under his command.

The remaining ones, as long as they were slightly passable, were all wiped out by the security department, which was seriously short of personnel.

Regardless of strength and influence, if only the number of people is counted, the security department under Temari is the largest department in Sunagakure Village. Whether it can fight or not is another matter, but the influence is second to none.

Because of its people-friendly nature, it naturally has advantages that traditional ninjas and technical ninjas do not have.

In the entire ninja world, except for the Sunagakure Village Security Department, there is no other person who maintains such a large-scale standing department during non-war times.

Generally, most of the people who seek Temari's help are interested in the large number of people in the security department and want a piece of the pie.

Temari, who is full of confidence, usually refuses, but Miss Saya is different. She has taken over most of the traditional puppet master's power, and is regarded as the person who carries the burden of the "old school nobles" in Sunagakure Village. Daimaru's friendly attitude makes him a natural talker on the stage.

During several large-scale developments, it was precisely because of Miss Saya's face that many people boarded the fast-moving last train and got involved with Daimaru, so that they would not be marginalized.

This meeting seems to be another cooperation between the "rotten" old factions and the emerging nobles, or is it competition?

In short, no one wants to be abandoned by the times. Even if they really can't keep up, they are still working hard to maintain the situation.

Next, Miss Saya took Temari to visit some of the main facilities here.

"That big guy is actually an 'energy furnace'. As long as the ratio of chakra and natural energy is maintained, there will be no danger! The real core is actually this..."

Following Miss Saya's direction, Temari saw a big guy that was nearly three meters tall and occupied two rooms.

From the outside, it has a full metallic texture and is obviously a mechanical creation.

"What is it?"

It's not like a battle puppet, it's a precision instrument composed of neat rows of connecting rods, gears and other parts.

Temari was certain that not only Sunagakure Village, but also the ninja world had never seen such a thing.

"Essentially, it's a differentiator!"

Miss Saya explained slowly,

"This kind of thing has appeared in the ninja world before, but with the emergence of electronic computers, it was quickly eliminated..."

"It's a microcomputer? I know that..."

Temari nodded,

"Are they the same thing? It looks very different in appearance..."

"The working principles are common, but the latter is much more advanced than the former..."

"Then...what's the use of building such a thing?"

"The difference is huge..."

Miss Shaye smiled proudly,

"Computers of all sizes built with transistors or electron tubes are too sophisticated and are tools for ordinary people who don't know how to use ninjutsu. But ninjas are different..."

Next, Miss Saya explained the true function of the "difference engine" in front of her in a way that Temari could barely understand.

Generally speaking, the more precise the instrument, the less stable it is and the easier it is to be damaged.

For ninjas with strong individual strength and extraordinary abilities, that thing is very convenient as a data storage and calculation aid in the laboratory.

However, the core power of a ninja lies in chakra.

Giving up the extraordinary elements and using pure technological creations is still a bit uninteresting for ninjas.

For ordinary people, that kind of compact microcomputer can make up for many of their shortcomings.

But for ninjas, it is this kind of "mechanical computer" that is big and bulky, can withstand abuse, is not easily damaged, and can leave room for extraordinary power.

for example……

"The development of ninjutsu in the village over the past decades is inseparable from the one-tailed Shukaku, magnetic escape, and puppetry. But in fact, there is a thread running through it, and that is the use of natural energy!"

"In the past, our thinking was either to create more powerful puppets that could even use natural energy, or to use puppetry and blood succession limits as springboards like Daimaru to cultivate the sage mode. At the worst, we had to absorb natural energy and interact with it. A trump card to kill the enemy together."

"Just like the 'Righteous Puppet', the fusion puppet is just an appearance. It is essentially stacking elements to accommodate natural energy. Others, such as the Human Puppet Technique, have similar considerations, but no one has succeeded, only Daimaru I cultivated the immortal mode by stepping on the shoulders of my predecessors, and then fed back the pre-existing secret techniques and perfected them..."

Miss Saya, who said a lot in one breath and paused to take a breath, finally gave Temari a chance to speak:

"To put it simply, this 'difference engine' can make up for your shortcomings in the field of puppetry in the past?"

"Mainly correct, but incomplete..."

Miss Saya said vaguely,

"No matter which idea you adopt, when absorbing natural energy, you must consider the qualifications and strength of the caster. The universal applicability is too poor! It took sixty or seventy years for Daimaru to succeed alone. If the next lucky person appears, we still don't know. When! So, let's just find another way, put aside the immortal mode for the time being, and don't even think about making a 'immortal puppet' that even apprentices can use! No matter how magical natural energy is, in general, it is also a kind of energy... at least it can be used as energy Use it, that’s enough!”

As long as society develops to a certain level, political entities will surely realize that how much energy use rights they can possess will, to a large extent, determine the strength of a force.

It is too difficult to use natural energy to achieve immortal mode and practice secret techniques, but it is much simpler to directly use it as a power source.

Just like coal, due to differences in composition, it forms various types with different uses. Instead of laboriously sorting, using coal chemical technology to make various secondary industrial products, and pouring them into boilers for combustion, it is The simplest way to use it.

It is enough to dump the cinders afterwards.

Just like what Miss Saya mentioned now, the threshold for efficient utilization of natural energy is too high, but converting it into a power source is much less difficult.

Of course, natural energy is not natural gas, oil and coal. If you want to make full use of it, you must have a certain foundation.

"You mean, your 'difference engine' can harness natural energy?"

Miss Saya waved her hand. If she explained more to a layman like Temari, it would probably be difficult for her to understand. It would be better to be more direct:

"This is a regulator that uses complex algorithms to converge the violent and untamable natural energy into a smooth output. The energy furnace over there is the collection device..."

The so-called "differential engine" actually functions as a transformer and voltage regulator. What is missing now is an external load and actual operation experiments.

"In the entire Sand Hidden Village, almost all the helpless groups are under your command. I need you to deploy a group of members and accept the experimental conditions. It will not affect the completion of your mission, but will bring a lot of help..."

"for example?"

After hearing this, Miss Saya smiled slightly and took out a rifle-like weapon half a person's height.

"The multifunctional magnetic ejection gun's current output energy is not strong enough, but it should be very suitable for your current mission..."

It's not very practical to deal with ninjas. Ordinary adults can only get minor injuries if they don't hit the vital points, but it is enough to kill rats and rabbits. It is undoubtedly much more convenient than throwing kunai and shuriken.

I took the strange weapon and weighed it. It was not light. As a trial work, it was a bit bulky.

"Does this stuff work?"

There are hot weapons in the ninja world, from heavy artillery to portable pistols. Although they are expensive, they are also used by powerful forces with deep pockets.

Miss Saya replied:

"It's made into a weapon just to facilitate testing. I'm sorry that I can't reveal the real purpose..."