Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 136 Geothermal Function Research Successful, Experiments Begin

Led by Kazayuki Fuuka, Aburame Shisei followed him to the underground research and development center in the royal capital. This was the place where he learned about the main research areas, including geothermal emitters, chakra armor research, and the modification of some sophisticated biological experimental instruments.

Indeed, Shisei Aburame felt that the biological experimental equipment he had was too old, and many sophisticated experiments could not be carried out.

However, although he didn't understand mechanics, he knew how to make requests, and the scientists from the Snow Country could only try their best to meet them.

Moreover, these instruments gave them a lot of headaches, and they kept getting bigger and bigger. They even started to learn about these instruments themselves, because only by understanding the biological principles could they have a chance to build them.

It seems to have a good short-term effect, as all the parts are new.

Soon they arrived at the center, and quickly they found themselves in front of a huge instrument.

At the center of the geothermal instrument is a two-meter-high energy conduit, through which flows bright red energy.

"It absorbs heat from the mantle 150 meters underground," Kazahana Hayayuki said excitedly, pointing to the device, "and converts that heat energy into controlled thermal radiation, releasing it at the surface. Look..."

He pressed a button, and a pale red halo emanated from the center of the device, spreading outwards.

Where the halo of light passed, the hard frozen ground began to soften, and the surface ice and snow melted at a visible speed, revealing the moist soil underneath.

Aburame Shisei squatted down and placed his hands on the ground.

The insect swarm sensed precise temperature data: within a 50-meter radius of the device, the surface temperature rapidly rose from -30 degrees Celsius to 5 degrees Celsius, and the temperature distribution was uniform.

"Can the control range be adjusted?"

"Sure!" Zao Xue brought up the control panel: "The maximum radius is one kilometer, and the minimum accuracy is ten meters. We have also designed an array mode with multiple units linked together. If arranged properly, it can thaw the permafrost in the entire capital region."

"Very good." Aburame Shisei stood up.

Although he was considering using this thing for power in the future, thawing it now would barely allow the civil engineering bugs to start working.

Once the permafrost near the foundation thaws, the insect swarms can help them build underground drainage systems, underground pipe networks, and deep foundation structures.

From today onwards, the speed of urban development in the Land of Snow will no longer be limited by permafrost.

Aburame Shisei took out a scroll and asked the Fuuka Sayasu brothers to sign their names on it. This was the scroll for controlling the civil engineering insect.

"This is a civil engineering tool. It can help you solidify the foundation and build an underground drainage system. It's now handed over to you for use, but it's best not to disclose it to outsiders."

Upon seeing this, the brothers Feng Hua Zao Xue were overjoyed: "Understood! We can begin building the first batch of houses in the new city next spring, and the capital will triple in size within three years!"

The most excited among them was Feng Hua Zao Xue, because with these spirit insects around, he at least had some ability to protect himself.

Of course, he wouldn't normally use them; these things were only given to him by adults for construction.

"You are fully responsible for these matters."

Yu Nu Zhicheng turned and walked towards the entrance of the insect hive.

"I only have one request: all underground projects must have reserved interfaces for the worm tunnels, because the worm swarm will be part of this city in the future."

"yes!"

In the wind and snow, Aburame Shisei's figure disappeared into the passage leading underground.

With the city-building project no longer a concern for him, Yu Nu Zhicheng could now return to the insect hive with peace of mind to prepare for researching new insects.

He has three projects to research this time.

One of them was the ancient viruses obtained from underground, and they tried to see if they could incorporate chakra into them to develop a virus that targeted chakra and ninjas.

Secondly, there is the fusion editing virus.

He has now obtained the genes of the Hyuga, Uchiha, and Uzumaki clans, and can attempt a simple fusion.

The current viral fusion rate is too low, less than one percent, so the focus is on increasing the fusion rate. As for the other three genes, there will be plenty of opportunities to obtain them later.

The third and final point is mainly about improving one's own strength.

He wanted to study another kind of magical insect here. Indeed, the success of the Wind Fairy Insect had greatly inspired him.

Perhaps insects are relatively simple, and we, being so small, also have relatively simple ways of obtaining energy.

Given the snowy environment, the easiest creatures to cultivate are the Ice Fairy Worm and the Fire Fairy Worm from the underground magma layer.

Of course, none of these three studies are simple matters; they all require a long period of time and repeated experiments.

However, he has now left the chessboard and has plenty of time.

A few days later, he began to work with some spare scientists to improve the facilities, and then began a long period of experimental work.

Shortly after he chose to enter the experiment, new changes occurred on the battlefield.

First, there was the Third Raikage. After learning that Konoha had suffered repeated setbacks in the small country, he immediately began to prepare a ninja army to march south.

Finally, they bypassed the Land of Night and the Land of Mountains and stationed three thousand ninja troops on the border of the Land of Fire.

Upon receiving the news, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyebrows furrowed almost together. He knew that this was no small matter for the Hidden Cloud Village; if things went wrong, Konoha might really suffer a serious loss.

Left with no other choice, he had to send out Uchiha Fugaku again. There was no other option; the only cards he could openly play now were the Uchiha.

As for his three apprentices, let's not even talk about them. One is faking illness, one says he wants to get into medicine, and the last one has disappeared without a trace. We can't even receive any letters from him now.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that people were cold-hearted. He had taught his disciple so diligently, but now his disciple was distant from him.

As expected, with the Uchiha clan joining the fray and a group of Hyuga branch families involved, the battle was neither difficult nor intense, finally returning to the normal battle mode of their ninja world.

They fought back and forth near the Kingdom of Night for several rounds, until neither side could gain the upper hand, and both chose to back down and call a truce.

Little did they expect that their attack on the Land of Fire was a pretense, and that stealing the Nine-Tails was their real objective.

The dignified Third Raikage turned to thievery, leading a team to infiltrate Konoha Village, kidnapping Kushina who had just finished school, and also taking his friend Uchiha Mikoto with him.

Fortunately, it was discovered by Minato Namikaze, a fifth-grader, that same day. Instead of rushing forward to stop him, he turned around and told the Hokage.

With the help of Minato Namikaze, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, spent two days and one night to finally be intercepted and rescued. However, no one knows what exactly happened during those two days and two nights.

After Mikoto Uchiha returned, she became listless and dispirited.