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The total payment was over 200,000 Ryo. Xing Ran not only bought a lot this time, but also expensive items. He needed to replenish his consumed medicinal supplies and also produce some high-end goods. This was his first time preparing medicine, so he had to stock up. Even Xiao Yan, who was so powerful, had wasted countless medicinal ingredients, hadn't he?

After a simple disguise, Xing Ran easily found the casino. Casinos have blacklists. To prevent people with exceptional gambling skills from using the Transformation Technique to disguise themselves, they often have their own little tricks to prevent it. High-end casinos have sensory barriers. Low-end casinos are also simple: a metal rod with intense Chakra fluctuations is swept in front of you, like airport security, which can also affect the use of the Transformation Technique.

Therefore, when Xing Ran committed crimes in casinos, he always used makeup and clothing for disguise. Although it was troublesome, the effect was quite good.

The reason disguise worked well was only for casinos. This was because not many ninjas were skilled in disguise, and ordinary people relied more on the Transformation Technique, which was convenient and effective, unlike the crude disguise that could only roughly distinguish body shape and outline.

"He really went gambling again. No, youth always goes astray, and youth is prone to mistakes. I must stop him." From the crowd in the distance, Might Guy and Nara Izumi were tracking Xing Ran and hiding here. They had arrived at the Hokage's office much earlier than Xing Ran. Naturally, they weren't chatting with the Hokage. The Hokage had already arranged a secret mission: to correct Xing Ran's gambling habit as much as possible and guide him onto the right path.

"Let's wait a bit longer. You know, nine out of ten times you lose when gambling. We'll go after he loses badly, and then we'll have more credibility," Nara Izumi's mind worked quickly. She grabbed Might Guy, her face showing an expression of having everything under control.

At this moment, Xing Ran naturally knew that his two teammates were monitoring him. In fact, ever since they parted ways in the morning, his two teammates had been following him like little tails.

If he hadn't awakened Superman's vision and hearing, and consequently improved his sensory abilities, it would have been difficult to discover who they were. After all, these two weren't just any random people; their stealth and tracking skills were not bad.

He just didn't know what their purpose was in monitoring him. Had he revealed any clues after awakening his superpowers? There was nothing he needed to hide about the task he was out to accomplish. As long as he acted without any issues, he should be able to give them the wrong information regarding his awakened abilities... right.

Putting aside the matter of being monitored, the main task was important: gambling! To be precise, winning money. For the current Xing Ran, it was already a familiar process. The agreed meeting time was before 4 PM, so there wasn't much time. Xing Ran quickly entered God of Gamblers mode. Ten bets, nine wins was too exaggerated; ten bets, seven wins was more accurate. Every time he deliberately lost money, Xing Ran would shout loudly. Every time he won, he wished he could become invisible.

Even with this strategy, in Xing Ran's keen perception, when he had won nearly 80,000 Ryo, several gazes from hidden corners of the casino were firmly fixed on him.

Knowing when to quit, Xing Ran treated the casino like an ATM. He couldn't fleece it all at once. He made a decisive strategic retreat.

Then, Might Guy and Nara Izumi outside the casino were dumbfounded. Xing Ran wasn't kicked out for being broke. The subordinate who escorted Xing Ran out was bowing and scraping, with an expression that seemed to say, "Please don't come back, sir." What was going on?

For the next few hours, Might Guy and Nara Izumi witnessed Xing Ran's small shoulder bag transform from that of a refugee to one suffering from late-stage obesity. Judging by this exaggerated sense of fullness, Xing Ran had... struck it rich.

In fact, Xing Ran wouldn't call it striking it rich. It wasn't easy to keep a low profile and win money for several hours. Xing Ran stopped after winning 300,000 Ryo. Of course, another important reason was that there weren't many casinos in the small town, and he had spent a considerable amount of time in each. If he continued gambling, it would be very difficult to maintain a low profile. With more than an hour left before the meeting time, there was no question that he had to experience the local hot springs and see how they differed from those in his previous life.

However, after an hour, Xing Ran was a little disappointed. The hot springs were indeed good, but they weren't much different from the high-end hot springs in his previous life. If he had to point out any differences, Xing Ran could only say that the service concept and facilities of the hot spring inns in his previous life completely crushed this world.

He arrived at the pharmacy and settled the bill. Before the meeting, Xing Ran also purchased many tools for making medicine. Some were available at the pharmacy, while others had to be bought at general stores, such as pressure cookers and a large number of empty bottles.

On the way back, Xing Ran couldn't help but laugh seeing Might Guy and Nara Izumi with expressions of wanting to speak but hesitating. They had been monitoring him for so long. He didn't know if they had seen through anything, but they must have clearly seen his triumphant gambling spree.

Haha, earning money so easily must make them so envious. Serves you right for monitoring this young master. You can't ask me for my gambling (money-making) tips now, can you? Suffer!

"Izumi, you mentioned the three prohibitions for ninjas, including money... As long as it's not squandered, it's not breaking the taboo, right? Losing money gambling is squandering, but what is winning?" After returning to the camp, Might Guy, who had been silently reconstructing his worldview, finally seemed to have figured something out and asked Nara Izumi, who was also reconstructing her worldview, in a dull tone.

"Investment?... I don't know either. The Hokage's data mentioned that this kid seems to have exceptionally good luck, winning more than he loses. Can this luck last forever? Could it be a gambling technique..." Nara Izumi's tone was also hesitant. Clearly, she was trying her best to convince herself to attribute this intangible thing called luck to secret ninjutsu. Yes, gambling was also a technique.

"So, what about the mission assigned by the Hokage? If he keeps winning like this..." Might Guy began to worry about his mission.

"Are you worried that we won't have a chance to wait for Xing Ran to lose, and thus won't have a chance to guide him onto the right path?" Izumi also thought of this, her expression turning a little unpleasant. Without the backdrop of him losing badly, it would be very difficult to use Talk no Jutsu to save a lost lamb.

"No, I heard that blocking someone's financial gain is like killing their parents..."

"..."

After Xing Ran returned to his temporary tent, he immediately began brewing medicinal herbs.

Xing Ran didn't use too many of the purchased medicinal ingredients for himself this time. The reason they were so expensive was that besides most of the common medicines for treating bruises and wounds, Xing Ran also bought many tonics. Wild ginseng was the main expense, as it had to be at least 10 years old, making it very expensive.

There were also several special herbs unique to the ninja world, which were important auxiliary medicinal ingredients in the prescription.

Looking at the prescription he had copied by hand, Xing Ran sighed, "The ancients were not wrong when they said poverty breeds scholars and wealth breeds warriors." To cultivate the body healthily, regular medicinal baths were an indispensable part. The quality of the medicine directly affected the effectiveness of the medicinal bath. Based on the main ingredient, 10-year-old wild ginseng, the cost of one medicinal bath was about 40,000 Ryo. In the entire ninja world, only the Hyuga clan with their Gentle Fist and the Tsukuyomi clan with their Steel Body Style could afford to cultivate Taijutsu so extravagantly.

Well, the Kaguya clan's Taijutsu was also super strong, but it was said that they were a crazy clan, not very bright. It was probably due to economic problems, so they ran out of money to play with MP and were eventually wiped out...

To be continued

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