"Lord Qi."
"Lord Qi."
"Lord Qi."
Upon arriving at the Uchiha Clan Compound, Uchiha Qi deeply enjoyed the underdog's comeback script. Uchiha Clan members had been waiting for him all along the way, respectfully bowing and greeting him.
What it showed was attitude, presence, and class.
Honestly, while Uchiha Qi was secretly pleased, he also felt a little awkward. The scene directly reminded him of some parody videos he had watched in his previous life—things like Crooked-Mouth Dragon King, Dragon King's Return, and Invincible Son-in-Law.
The image of that Crooked-Mouth Dragon King guy seemed to appear before Uchiha Qi again, flashing him a crooked smile as if to say, "Well done. You have inherited our glorious legacy."
Still, Uchiha Qi really did have that sort of vibe now.
It was mainly due to his personality. Whenever someone greeted him, he would nod and smile in response.
Even though his status within the clan had undergone a tremendous change, he had not become arrogant, overbearing, or domineering.
After all...
Never underestimate the mental fortitude and clear self-awareness of the Uchiha Pressure-Resistant King!
So, if one adjusted the angle just right, Uchiha Qi's smile really did resemble the Crooked-Mouth Dragon King's grin.
Of course, that was just a joke.
As far as Uchiha Qi was concerned, the Uchiha Clan had begun welcoming him from the compound gates with the highest level of courtesy. Although they had not made any grand public announcement, there were always people in Konoha keeping an eye on the Uchiha Clan's every move.
What happened today was undoubtedly unusual. Uchiha Qi estimated that, barring surprises, the news would soon reach the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Konoha's Shadow of the Pot, Shimura Danzō.
Looks like these two old geezers will be keeping an eye on me. Still, the Uchiha Clan is currently at the height of its power. Before the Nine-Tails Attack deals a crushing blow to its prestige, even Danzo, the Pot Kage who loves stirring up trouble, will have to think carefully about whether he can withstand the Uchiha Clan's fury if he wants to do anything to me.
Muttering these thoughts to himself, Uchiha Qi was not particularly worried.
Very soon, Uchiha Qi arrived before the large house where the Uchiha Clan held its important internal meetings.
There, he saw a beautiful mature woman with long black hair, holding a baby in her arms.
She was Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Fugaku's wife, and the child in her arms was the one-year-old Uchiha Weasel.
Facing Uchiha Qi, Uchiha Mikoto smiled and nodded. "Qi-kun, congratulations."
Uchiha Qi smiled. "You're too kind, Sister Mikoto."
Uchiha Mikoto stepped aside. "Go on in! Fugaku and the others are already waiting for you."
Uchiha Qi nodded and walked to the entrance. Two Uchiha Clan members respectfully pulled open the doors, revealing more than a dozen people sitting inside with straight backs and imposing expressions.
At the central seat sat the current Clan Head and his son, Uchiha Fugaku. The people on either side sat in two rows according to their status and rank.
When the doors opened, all of these dozen or so people, representing the highest echelons of the Uchiha Clan, turned their eyes toward Uchiha Qi.
Uchiha Qi calmly said, "Sorry to disturb you," then walked in with impeccable manners. The doors behind him closed soon after.
During this time, Uchiha Jiri also entered and went directly to the last seat on the right—being one of the Uchiha Clan's elite younger members, she was qualified to attend this crucial "meeting."
Honestly, Uchiha Qi was not fond of such rigid formalities. However, great clans valued this sort of thing, and he had been taught it from a young age, so using it now did not feel awkward.
There were no melodramatic provocations or doubts. Inside the dojo-like hall, the dozen or so Uchiha Clan members looked at Uchiha Qi with goodwill, while some even carried guilt in their eyes. Most of those were members of the Konoha Military Police Force.
Given the situation, Uchiha Qi's imagined opportunities to show off and slap faces were completely useless. One could only say that within the Uchiha Clan, such clichéd face-slapping had no market.
If this were the neighboring Hyūga Clan, which loved picking fights with the Uchiha Clan, there would probably be plenty of entertaining drama to watch right now.
Next, after exchanging greetings, Uchiha Qi did not want to waste time. He went straight to the point and said that if there was anything else to discuss, they could first "inspect the goods." Once certain things had been confirmed, they could talk about what came next.
Such a direct attitude made the Uchiha Clan members exchange glances, but no one disliked it. After all, Uchiha Clan members were generally easy to understand. Even Uchiha Setsuna, the oldest among them, had a level of scheming that could only be described as leaving people speechless.
Then, Uchiha Qi explained that he had further improved the Genjutsu Game. He said the changes had been made so more people could experience it today, rather than allowing only one person to try it in an entire morning.
Furthermore, to make the Genjutsu Game's realism clearer, Uchiha Qi had developed a new feature based on it, allowing some people to enter Spectator Mode together.
In other words, while one person played the game, others could watch that person's gameplay from a god's-eye perspective.
Yes, this was what Uchiha Qi had developed last night, and it was also the main reason he had been low on energy this morning. The consumption had truly been rather great.
As for the so-called Spectator Mode, it was actually included in the game development technology granted by the system.
It looked like online livestreaming, but it was actually a common "spectator" feature found in many multiplayer games.
For example, in Counter-Strike, after a player was killed, they could "possess" a surviving teammate and follow that teammate's field of view.
Likewise, in real-time strategy games such as StarCraft and Warcraft, aside from the players directly participating in battle, other players could observe the entire match through the "spectator" function.
Naturally, the technology provided by the game development system included this common feature. Uchiha Qi used the Spiritual Network to expand the game's functions and add Spectator Mode.
Now was the time to use it.
Moreover, Uchiha Qi had not developed this feature merely to add a new gimmick. He also wanted to conduct an experiment—since the system collected Emotion Value, was there a clear limit to it? Could it absorb Emotion Value generated by watching a livestream as well?
Uchiha Qi had once asked the system whether it was possible, but the artificial idiot system had not given him an answer. It had even lagged a little at the time, fully demonstrating just how unreliable it was. So, Uchiha Qi decided to test the actual results.
Now, everything was ready. It was time to begin.
A Three Tomoe jōnin from the Konoha Military Police Force sat before Uchiha Qi. He was the person Uchiha Qi had approached yesterday to test the Genjutsu Game, only to be refused. He was extremely embarrassed in front of Uchiha Qi now, but he did not avoid his mistake.
Before Uchiha Qi, he leaned forward and bowed respectfully in apology, displaying complete sincerity.
Uchiha Qi naturally hurried to have him rise. He said he did not care about such things. They were all members of the Uchiha Clan, all working to make the Uchiha Clan greater, so they should let past matters fade away like passing clouds.
What it showed was broad-mindedness and emotional intelligence that most Uchiha Clan members would need a lifetime to learn.
What? Why did Uchiha Qi not take the chance to show off and slap faces?
Uh, aside from offending people, what benefit would that bring?
The situation now was that the Uchiha Clan had given Uchiha Qi benefits he could not refuse, and had thoroughly moved him with their sincere "feelings," just like that classic "they gave too much" meme.
Having received these benefits, Uchiha Qi only wanted to make the Uchiha Clan great again—while also quickly completing the system mission and obtaining the system rewards!
That was the key. Everything else was merely incidental.
And so, the first game began in a harmonious and pleasant atmosphere.
This time, six other Uchiha Clan members also entered the game world as "spectators."
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