After sending off the soldiers who had come to ask about the situation, Moriyue finally managed to enter the Research Institute.
In truth, after seeing its plain, unadorned construction, Moriyue had thought he had already lowered his expectations for the Research Institute enough. Yet when he saw its interior furnishings, he still nearly lost his composure.
Those rows upon rows of bookshelves looked strangely familiar. After thinking carefully, he realized this was not the same layout as the cave where he had previously selected scrolls? Still uncertain, Moriyue casually picked up a few scrolls and checked them. Well, damn—weren't these the scrolls from the Ninjutsu Cave? They simply had more annotations on them.
The arrival of a newcomer like Moriyue did not cause much of a stir. None of them had time to spare. Everyone had projects they were responsible for and no time to socialize much. They did not care who the newcomer was, so long as he did not disturb their work.
Moriyue was happy to have that peace and quiet. He could do whatever he wanted, and when he had nothing else to do, he could read the scrolls here. Not bad at all.
With that in mind, Moriyue casually picked a seat and sat down. These scientists rarely interacted with the outside world as well. To them, all that fighting and killing was simply incomprehensible.
Wouldn't it be better to devote their energy to greater causes? Like how to destroy the Earth, how to reach the moon, or how to increase food production.
All sorts of goals, some mad and some practical, were written on the largest blackboard in the center. Moriyue took a piece of chalk and wrote a few words himself before turning to study the scrolls.
"Dominate the ages alone? What kind of