Amber's tall, strong body sat in the chair. Large and small scars could be seen on his exposed arms and neck. His right eye was gone, and he had a head of newly grown short hair.
"I just want to help you. Me and everyone in Hope Village have been working hard to practice Ripple, Ninjutsu, and swordsmanship."
"In the past, when we were weak, Lord Linto, you helped us shield us from the wind and rain. Now that we've grown, it's our turn to contribute."
Amber's idea was simple.
He just wanted Linto to rest.
A leader can go to the front lines, but if the leader is always on the front lines, and they are hiding in the back...
It would be too strange.
Linto said, "But Hope Village only has thirty-some people left."
Hearing this, Amber smiled.
"Since the unrest in the Land of Water started, many people have come to join us. Of course, without your permission, we won't teach them Ripple or Ninjutsu. As long as you agree, manpower for the legion won't be a problem."
Not ninjas.
Not samurai.
But a 'legion' born from the past.
Linto thought for a long time, then slowly nodded, agreeing to Amber's proposal.
Linto alone couldn't solve the unrest spreading throughout the Land of Water.
Distance and time will always be a problem.
Even if Linto flew with all his might, and even though the Land of Water is small, even if he barely managed to solve it, what would happen when he fought other countries in the future?
The ninjas of Kirigakure could certainly help, but it wasn't enough.
"Then let's do it."
Linto said, "You select the personnel, and after you confirm the people, I'll check with White Snake and write a 'command' not to spread Ripple to outsiders. When the legion is formed –"
He opened a crack in the drawer.
From it, he took out a thick stack of discs.
These were all Ninjutsu and swordsmanship discs that Linto had obtained recently while suppressing the unrest. As long as they were given to the right people, they could instantly turn an ordinary person into a fighting force.
"These 'weapons' can be distributed."
"Yes!"
Amber got up to issue the order.
Suddenly, Linto called him back.
"Since it's a legion, it must have a name. Do you have any ideas?"
Amber scratched his head awkwardly. "We want to be like Lord Linto. Your 'blade', your weapon is called the Destruction Greatsword. We fight to eradicate despair in the world. I thought of a name, it's called –"
He smiled honestly.
"The Eradication Army."
Linto was stunned.
This name... doesn't sound like good people.
But the meaning is correct. Linto couldn't think of any other good names for the moment, so he nodded, deciding to start action based on this name, and then constantly improve and adjust it during the process.
Whether it was because Amber, Mayuri, and others were too efficient, or Linto's current fierce reputation was too resounding, the Eradication Army was formed extremely quickly.
In just ten days, it had a prototype. After being reviewed and eliminated by White Snake, a team of one hundred and fifty people was eventually reduced to eighty-nine people. This was the Eradication Army · First Unit.
Once put into the battlefield, it displayed a deterrent power that surpassed the times.
They certainly couldn't handle high-level battles, but in the middle and lower levels of the battlefield, the Eradication Army, practicing Ripple and changing different discs according to the battlefield situation, presented an overwhelming advantage.
Battles were bound to result in casualties.
Death brought sadness, but it also made the will of the survivors stronger.
With the support of the Eradication Army, Linto's pressure was indeed much less, allowing him to focus more on preventing a large-scale counterattack by the corporations.
Amid the chaos and fighting, four months passed in a flash.
The weather was getting colder, and the leaves were turning yellow.
Linto sat on top of the Mizukage building, looking at the stars in the night sky, eating cookies with hot coffee.
The cookies were made by Mayuri himself. They were very milky and paired perfectly with the bitterness of the hot Americano.
After four months of sleepless effort, the unrest in the Land of Water ended.
The corporations in the country either held their noses and joined, sincerely or insincerely, or transferred their industries one after another.
Now, in the Land of Water, from top to bottom, all the veins had been straightened out and grasped in Linto's hands.
It could be said that after a short period of pain, the seemingly dilapidated Land of Water had truly been renewed.
"But the work has just begun."
They had only cleared away the visible enemies. Next, they needed to increase productivity and further consolidate ideology nationwide to prevent the "Masashi Horiuchi Incident" from happening again.
However, Oda Iekatsu would be responsible for the specific implementation, and Linto could finally rest for a while.
He opened the system interface that he hadn't seen in a long time –
Star Platinum · The World (Six Stars · Max Level)
White Snake (Five Stars · Level 4)
Killer Queen (Five Stars · Level 3)
Aerosmith (Five Stars · Level 2)
Hermit Purple (Four Stars · Level 2)
Burning Down the House (Four Stars · Level 1)
Catch the Rainbow (Four Stars · Level 1)
Resources:
One Dimensional Ascension Core.
Soul Shards...
Fifteen thousand four hundred and ninety-seven!
Looking at the huge sum in his system account, Linto narrowed his eyes, feeling extremely pleased.
After Linto defeated Fourth Raikage · Ay, he had about 1900 Soul Shards left after upgrading White Snake.
He practiced at Mount Myōboku for three months. Because Konoha, Kirigakure, Sunagakure and Kumogakure, four villages agreed to popularize the ideology of Awakening, he earned an average of 40 Soul Shards per day. That was 3600 Soul Shards.
He went to Kyoto, defeated Kakuzu and Hidan, obtained 1840 shards, and Oda Iekatsu became a teammate, giving him 1000 shards for the change in the world line.
Due to the nationwide reform in the Land of Water, the Land of Water could provide Linto with 10 to 20 shards per day. With the addition of the other ninja villages, he could get an average of 50 shards per day.
Over four months, that was 6000 shards.
Finally, there were the scattered small fries he recently killed, totaling 15497 shards.
He could draw from the ordinary card pool 1549 times. At an average of 160-190 for a five-star Stand, he could also get 7-8 of them.
By using the Dimensional Ascension Core to unlock special card draws, he could also gamble on a six-star Stand.
However, the most efficient and sure way was to evolve existing five-star Stands.
White Snake, Killer Queen, Aerosmith.
All three could be evolved. Among them, the evolution paths of White Snake and Killer Queen were known. Whether it was C-Moon or Killer Queen · Bites the Dust, they had very terrifying abilities.
Linto sat on the roof, eating a cookie and drinking coffee, gazing at the bustling Kirigakure, lost in thought.
Until he threw the last cookie into his mouth, he made a decision.
Evolve Killer Queen.
Linto didn't lack direct combat power. Compared to C-Moon, White Snake's comprehensive abilities were more suitable for him.
Now that the Land of Water had just stabilized, it didn't mean that Linto could rest easy.
Before he drew "Miracle For You", he didn't have the ability to resist enemies lurking in the dark. In case he failed in a small matter, Bites the Dust was Linto's trump card in desperate situations.
"Then... let's begin."
"System, upgrade White Snake and Killer Queen, directly to max level."
The pleasant sound of coins dropping, a total of ten thousand Soul Shards were consumed, and White Snake and Killer Queen were both upgraded to max level.
Linto took out the Dimensional Ascension Core again.
"Use the Dimensional Ascension Core, target – Killer Queen."
The Dimensional Ascension Core was injected into Killer Queen's body, and the system popped up a message:
"Killer Queen Trial Challenge."
"Trial Difficulty: Extremely High."
"Trial Introduction: Go to Morioh alone and kill Yoshikage Kira. Once you die, the challenge will fail, and the Dimensional Ascension Core will disappear."
"System Reminder: This trial is extremely difficult. It is recommended to prepare thoroughly before attempting the challenge."
Looking at the system reminder in red text at the end, Linto frowned slightly:
"Difficulty - Extremely High... I remember when I fought Dio, it was only 'High'."
"Is Yoshikage Kira stronger than Dio?"
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