In San Francisco, Drake also saw the news about the claims from the families. Watching the interview on TV, he furrowed his brows and immediately called his chief secretary, pointing to the news on TV and saying:
"William, why hasn't this matter been resolved yet and instead been leaked to the media?"
"Boss, I'll send someone to investigate right away and suppress this matter."
Drake glanced at William and said coldly, "Resolve it quickly."
Then Drake headed to the laboratory. At this moment, research on symbiotic organisms was underway.
The first comparative experiment is about to begin.
In a sealed laboratory, there was a container containing a symbiotic organism, divided into two parts with a metal plate blocking the middle. One side contained the symbiotic organism, while the other side had a small white mouse.
As the first comparative experiment began, the metal partition inside the container retracted, allowing the symbiotic organism to wriggle towards the mouse, quickly entering its body.
On the detector, the mouse's body was scanned comprehensively. After the symbiotic organism entered the mouse's body, there was a noticeable increase in body temperature.
Looking at the situation in front of him, Drake was taken aback. Could this thing actually coexist with other organisms?
However, within three seconds, the mouse fell dead, and the symbiotic organism crawled out of its body, returning to its original position.
Seeing this result, Drake remained silent for three seconds before saying, "Collect the data, dissect the mouse, analyze all experimental variables, and then report the results to me."
"Yes, Dr. Drake."
After that, Drake didn't linger in the laboratory. There was a shareholder meeting scheduled next, and the company's stock had been falling during this time. He needed to communicate with the shareholders and prepare to stabilize the stock price.
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On the other side-
Eddie Brock didn't care much about losing his job.
In his view, given his popularity in the media industry, finding another job would be quite easy. Instead, the blow of a breakup hit him harder, looking at the ring in his hand, leaving him feeling conflicted.
He regretted his actions, which led his fiancée to decide to leave him, and he didn't have the chance to apologize to her.
Thinking about all this, Eddie felt regretful. He had already been drinking all night. Now, he picked up a bottle of beer again, drank a few sips, but ended up spilling it on the floor, falling asleep in the living room.
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On the other side-
After breakfast, Charles returned to his room and entered the system space, checking today's updates in the Ninja Fragment Shop.
Opening the system's Ninja interface, he saw the avatars of four ninjas.
Jiraiya Fragment: Daily purchase limit 0/9, 720 gold coins/1 piece!
Cursed Seal Kimimaro Fragment: Daily purchase limit 0/9, 180 gold coins/1 piece!
Uchiha Shisui Fragment: Daily purchase limit 0/9, 420 gold coins/1 piece!
Might Guy Fragment: Daily purchase limit 0/9, 230 gold coins/1 piece!
Looking at the newly refreshed four ninjas, Charles's eyes lit up. He was interested in each of the ninjas, especially the S-rank ninja, Jiraiya.
Even though he had already recruited Might Guy, seeing it priced at 230 gold coins, he was willing to buy more to upgrade its stars.
With his decision made, Charles didn't hesitate. He first bought out the Jiraiya Fragment, spending 6480 gold coins to bring the count to 18, still needing 82 more to complete the set.
Then he clicked on the Cursed Seal Kimimaro's avatar, which showed he only had 8 fragments. Charles glanced at it, thinking about further enhancing his strength. He directly spent 1620 gold coins to purchase 9 fragments, bringing the count to 17.
Thinking of Kimimaro, Charles remembered the analysis he had seen online in his past life, saying that if it weren't for the disease, Kimimaro's body would be the one Orochimaru most desired.
He didn't know if this was true or not, but now Kimimaro indeed no longer had the problem of the disease.
Having secured the fragments of the first two ninjas, Charles's gaze fell on Uchiha Shisui.
This member of the Uchiha clan was an A-rank ninja, and also possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan. However, it was unknown whether his Mangekyo ability could control the strong persons in this world.
Charles clicked on his avatar, showing he possessed 16 fragments of the ninja. He sepnt 3760 gold coins, bringing the count to 25 fragments.
Now, only A-rank Might Guy was left. Charles clicked on his avatar, showing he had 15 fragments. To upgrade to three stars required 60 fragments. He directly spent 2070 gold coins to purchase it, bringing the fragment count to 24.
With the number of fragments he possessed suddenly exceeding one-third, the prospect of upgrading didn't seem so distant.
In the blink of an eye, Charles had spent 13930 gold coins. Looking at the remaining 81215 gold coins, Charles thought for a moment.
Today seemed to be a lucky day as all the ninjas refreshed in the ninja shop were powerful. He believed it was an excellent opportunity for ninja recruitment.
With this thought in mind, Charles's feeling became very strong. Without hesitation, he immediately exited the system space and began arranging a blessing ceremony.
Using magic, Charles constructed a blessing-type Merlin Array on the ground. Then, from his storage space, he took out a new element given to him by Tony Stark and placed it in the upper left corner of the array.
He then placed an unused ice crystal in the upper right corner, followed by an Ankara Sacred Stone and an Earth Heart in the lower left and lower right corners respectively. In the middle, he lit a candle.
After arranging all the items for the blessing ceremony, Charles began his prayer.
After doing all this, the feeling of being blessed intensified, and Charles immediately entered the system space.
Once in the system space, Charles immediately went to the recruitment interface and spent 5040 gold coins to purchase thirty ninja recruitment scrolls, then immediately recruited them.
"Ninja Recruitment, ten consecutive draws, go!"
The swirling symbol of the Land of Whirlpools appeared before his eyes, emitting a peculiar light. After a flash of brilliance, the recruitment results appeared before Charles Doyle's eyes.
Ding · Received C-rank, Nara Shikamaru Fragment 2 pieces!
Ding · Received C-rank, Kintaro Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received C-rank, Hyuga Hanabi Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received C-rank, Temari Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received B-rank, Naruto - Uchiha Sasuke Fragment 2 pieces!
Ding · Received A-rank, Might Guy Fragment 4 pieces!
Ding · Received A-rank, Terumi Mei Fragment 5 pieces!
Ding · Received A-rank, Terumi Mei Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received C-rank, Dosu Kinuta Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received A-rank, Might Guy Fragment 1 piece!
Recruitment complete, Charles glanced at his recruitment results. Seeing the second row filled with glowing golden avatars, he knew this was a great recruitment.
As expected, his luck today was amazing, with a guaranteed Terumi Mei Fragment yielding 6 fragments, and A-rank Might Guy yielding 5 fragments.
After reviewing all the information, Charles found that he only needed 3 more fragments to recruit Terumi Mei, indicating that her emergence from the Hidden Mist Village was imminent.
Counting this ten-consecutive recruitment, he obtained 19 fragments, although the quantity was relatively small, the quality was quite high.
Among them, there were 11 A-rank fragments, 2 B-rank fragments, and 6 C-rank fragments. Most of the fragments were concentrated on A-rank ninjas, making the slightly lower quantity acceptable.
With all the fragments collected, Charles took advantage of his good luck and immediately initiated another wave of ten consecutive recruitments.
"Ninja Recruitment, ten consecutive draws, go!"
Once again, the swirling symbol of the Land of Whirlpools appeared before his eyes, emitting a peculiar light. After a flash of brilliance, the recruitment results appeared before Charles Doyle's eyes.
Ding · Received B-rank, Haku Fragment 4 pieces!
Ding · Received B-rank, Naruto - Uchiha Sasuke Fragment 4 pieces!
Ding · Received C-rank, Kin Tsuchi Fragment 2 pieces!
Ding · Received B-rank, Naruto - Uchiha Sasuke Fragment 2 pieces!
Ding · Received C-rank, Kin Tsuchi Fragment 2 pieces!
Ding · Received B-rank, Haku Fragment 2 pieces!
Ding · Received A-rank, Terumi Mei Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received C-rank, Dosu Kinuta Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received A-rank, Might Guy Fragment 4 pieces!
Ding · Received A-rank, Sarutobi Asuma Fragment 4 pieces!
With the recruitment concluded, Charles widened his eyes. Although there wasn't a big explosion in the case of Terumi Mei this time, the overall quality was quite high.
There were three A-rank ninjas, four B-rank ninjas, and the remaining three were all members of the Sound Ninja Village.
Although Terumi Mei's fragment count only increased by 1 to a total of 38, it was still within reach of successful recruitment, likely just one or two more ten-consecutive recruitments away.
Sarutobi Asuma also increased by 4 fragments to reach 38, while Might Guy exceeded 30 fragments, clearly heading towards a three-star upgrade.
As for Haku, he was only 1 fragment away from successful recruitment, so perhaps in the next ten consecutive recruitments, the Hidden Mist Village would successfully emerge.
The only regret was that despite acquiring many fragments this time, Naruto - Uchiha Sasuke only had 26 fragments, still a distance away from successful recruitment.
However, since both Naruto and Sasuke were on missions outside, there was no need to worry about who would surpass whom.
Counting this ten-consecutive recruitment, he obtained 27 fragments, significantly more than the previous round.
Among them, there were 9 A-rank fragments, 12 B-rank fragments, and 6 C-rank fragments. This time, the number of A-rank fragments decreased, while the number of B-rank and C-rank fragments increased.
With all the fragments collected, Charles compared the results of the two ten-consecutive recruitments and felt that his luck had slightly diminished. Without hesitation, he immediately proceeded with the third ten-consecutive recruitment.
"Ninja Recruitment, ten consecutive draws, go!"
Once again, the swirling symbol of the Land of Whirlpools appeared before his eyes, emitting a peculiar light. After a flash of brilliance, the recruitment results appeared before Charles Doyle's eyes.
Ding · Received A-rank, Terumi Mei Fragment 5 pieces!
Ding · Received C-rank, Kin Tsuchi Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received C-rank, Dosu Kinuta Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received C-rank, Umino Iruka Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received B-rank, Naruto - Uchiha Sasuke Fragment 4 pieces!
Ding · Received A-rank, Sarutobi Asuma Fragment 4 pieces!
Ding · Received B-rank, Haku Fragment 2 pieces!
Ding · Received C-rank, Shizune Fragment 1 piece!
Ding · Received A-rank, Might Guy Fragment 4 pieces!
Ding · Received C-rank, Haruno Sakura Fragment 1 piece!
With the recruitment concluded, Charles was pleasantly surprised. This final ten-consecutive recruitment didn't disappoint him. At the same time, he felt that the feeling of being blessed had diminished, knowing that his luck boost had ended.
In this final round of ten consecutive recruitments, Terumi Mei exploded with 5 fragments, while both Might Guy and Asuma increased by 4 fragments each. Clearly, under the influence of luck, nothing was impossible, and everything was falling into place.
Counting this ten-consecutive recruitment, he obtained 24 fragments, which was considered average among the three ten-consecutive recruitments.
Among them, there were 13 A-rank fragments, 6 B-rank fragments, and 5 C-rank fragments. Charles was very satisfied with these results.
With all the fragments collected, Charles concluded his ninja recruitment this time. All thirty ninja recruitment scrolls were used up, and considering the overall recruitment results, he was very satisfied.
Among them, Terumi Mei, Sarutobi Asuma, and Haku met the recruitment criteria. Two of them were A-rank, one was B-rank, and their strengths were at the level of Kage, elite Jonin, and Jonin respectively.
In addition to recruiting these three ninjas, it would also directly increase his Bloodline Limits: Ice Release, Boil Release, and Lava Release. In future, he would become a vessel of countless Bloodline Limits, surpassing even the Sage of the Six Paths, perhaps reaching heights even beyond the Sage himself.