The meeting continued with intense focus as Jenny raised an important suggestion. "We need to recreate as many products from your past life as possible and partner with various people to sell them. It will diversify our revenue streams."
Assistant Yuto nodded, adding, "We can introduce indoor game products like chess, ludo, cards, and monopoly. The Ninja World lacks entertainment, so if we provide these games, we can corner this untapped market."
Everyone agreed, seeing the potential for profit and influence. However, Jenny raised another concern, "We're severely lacking in manpower."
Military Yuto spoke with confidence. "According to the timeline from the Naruto series, we know the First Great Ninja War will happen within four years, triggered by the death of Hashirama Senju. This war between the four major hidden villages will be chaotic, and during this time, we can secretly gather orphans from all over the ninja world to address our manpower shortage."
He continued, "We can also profit from this war by selling information on hidden village movements to their rivals. And as the war progresses, we should hoard resources and supplies to sell at inflated prices, making a fortune off the conflict."
Gene Yuto chimed in, "I'm also working on a cloning project. We've controlled a group of scientists in the dimension, and we're close to creating a clone of Main Yuto using his DNA. Once the process is perfected, within a month, we'll have bodies identical to Yuto's. This way, we can ensure synchronization across our physical and mental forms. The only difference will be that each Yuto will have specialized mastery in different fields."
Military Yuto and Assistant Yuto nodded in approval. "Get it done as soon as possible," they urged.
Main Yuto then shifted the conversation, addressing another key issue. "As for leadership over the guilds and malls in the five major countries, I currently have 12 soul servants—people we killed and resurrected to be completely obedient. They can take on these roles, or we can use our cloning resources to create new human figures. For smaller guilds and malls, we can simply control individuals using Soulbound techniques, similar to how we've managed the entire Iron Country and its Daimyo. These leaders must be skilled, obedient, and discreet, operating without drawing unnecessary attention."
The group spent hours brainstorming how to expand their operations while keeping a low profile, avoiding the attention of the major hidden villages. They discussed using technology from Yuto's past life to give the Guild a competitive edge, and they devised strategies to control smaller villages, turning them into workers for their malls and guilds. These resources would be crucial for achieving their broader objectives.
As the conversation began to wind down, Assistant Yuto brought up a critical point. "We'll need to be prepared to either kill and resurrect more people or directly control large populations. That requires more Soul Coins. We can collect them by targeting bloodline families during the wars."
Everyone agreed. They had laid a solid foundation for their plans. Now, they just needed to execute them meticulously. "For now," Main Yuto said, "we'll stay dormant and focus solely on developing the guild and mall. But when the war breaks out, we'll be ready."
As the meeting was about to end, Assistant Yuto stood up. "Before we go, I want to gather more knowledge from our past lives. Let's open the Bronze Gift Box, the Silver one after that, and finally, the Golden Gift Box, since its cooldown has been lifted." The others agreed, eager to see what they would gain.
[Ding! Do you want to open the Bronze Gift Box 1/day {Uses Left: 50}? Gaia asked.]
"Yes," Assistant Yuto replied.
[Ding! Bronze Gift Box Used (25,000 Soul Coins). Box Opened: 50
1: Basic biological science books and knowledge
2: Basic physical science books and knowledge
3: Basic chemistry science books and knowledge
4: Basic martial arts books and knowledge
5: Basic army-related books and knowledge
6: Classic literature and philosophy books and knowledge
7: Game consoles and game manufacturing , indoor and board games books and knowledge
8: 6,000 Soul Coins
9: Various novels, mostly harem-related books and knowledge
10: "eighteen, Thank you for your patronage!"
]
Reading the list, Assistant Yuto's face flushed with embarrassment. The other Yutos coughed loudly, glaring at him. Jenny giggled, planting a quick kiss on his cheek, "So, we get harem novels for a kiss now?"
The room burst into laughter, lightening the mood for a brief moment before Assistant Yuto regained composure. "Let's continue."
[Ding! Do you want to open the Silver Gift Box 1/week {Uses Left: 10}? Gaia asked.]
"Yes," Assistant Yuto said.
[Ding! Silver Gift Box Used (10,000 Soul Coins). Box Opened: 10
1: All biological science books and knowledge
2: All physical science books and knowledge
3: All chemistry science books and knowledge
4: All martial arts books and knowledge
5: All army-related books and knowledge
6: All literature and classic books and knowledge
7: 3,000 Soul Coins
8: All architecture knowledge of earth
9: Three "Thank you for your patronage!"
]
Finally, they turned to the most valuable box.
[Ding! Do you want to open the Gold Gift Box 1/month {Uses Left: 1}? Gaia asked.]
"Yes," all four Yutos said in unison.
[Ding! Gold Gift Box Used (5,000 Soul Coins). Box Opened: 1
1: Business and management-related knowledge and books
2: AI and nanotechnology-related knowledge and books
3: 1000 soul coins
]
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Soul coins consumed 35,000
Soul coins left 10,00,500