He knew exactly what this number meant.
At that altitude, the air is so thin that it is almost unbreathable, and the temperature remains below minus 50 degrees all year round.
Even the strongest ninja cannot fight for a long time in this environment.
And if it rises to this height, even if Ōnoki uses Light-Weight Rock Technique to forcibly take a group of elite teams into the air, the threat posed will be greatly weakened!
More importantly, no known ninjutsu can effectively strike the ground from this height!
"But..." Seimei swallowed hard, "At this height, we can't effectively attack the ground."
The ninjutsu released by regular Chakra Cannon will also appear clumsy and easy to dodge at this distance.
"Who said that?" Uchiha Jun smiled.
Seimei and En Oyashiro looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.
Uchiha Jun did not explain directly, but turned around and walked to the workbench on one side, took out a blank scroll from his arms, and spread it out on the table.
Then I picked up a charcoal pencil and quickly drew on the paper.
That is a structural diagram.
It looks like a cross-section of some kind of weapon launcher. The internal structure is extremely complex, with densely intertwined lines, but the overall outline is extremely simple - a straight pipe with a huge energy storage device connected to the rear.
"What is this?" Seimei took a closer look, "Electromagnetic drive structure? No... this is more complicated than electromagnetic drive... this is..."
"Railgun." Uchiha Jun put down the charcoal pen and patted the charcoal ash on his hand, "To be more precise, it is a chakra pulse electromagnetic acceleration rail gun."
Seimei was stunned.
"The principle is very simple." Uchiha Jun put his hands on the table and pointed at several key nodes in the picture. "Use a strong current to generate a magnetic field between the two tracks, then sandwich the physical solid projectile between the tracks, and use electromagnetic force to accelerate it to an extremely high speed and shoot it out."
"Theoretically, as long as the energy storage is sufficient, the exit speed of the projectile can reach dozens or even hundreds of times the speed of sound."
"According to my calculations, when using the highest level of energy storage, the targeted penetration power of this weapon can exceed Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki and Dust Release!"
"And at this speed, the only one Shinobi World can dodge is Namikaze Minato who has mastered Space–Time Ninjutsu, and it can only dodge at a long distance."
"If you are at close range, you will be shot by projectiles a hundred times the speed of sound! You will be shot into powder!"
These words were like thunder, exploding in Seimei's mind.
Dust Release--That is Kekkei Tōta! It is recognized as one of the strongest attacking ninjutsu in the entire Shinobi World!
And Uchiha Jun now tells him that there is a weapon with stronger penetrating power than Dust Release?
"How is this possible..." Seimei's voice was trembling a little, "Boss, are you sure you're not joking?"
"Brother, don't rush to deny everything first. Can't you just verify it yourself?"
"It's all research funds anyway." Uchiha Jun said calmly.
"I have repeatedly deduced the physical model of this attack system, and the conclusion is consistent - in terms of penetration, it is definitely comparable to Dust Release."
"The only price..." Uchiha Jun paused, "Is that it consumes a surprisingly large amount of money."
"How big is it?" En Oyashiro asked.
"A full-power transmission requires half of the total power generation of Konoha per day."
Seimei took a breath after hearing this. "Doesn't that mean that if it were the previous Sky Ninja Village, wouldn't it mean that it could only launch once?"
"Theoretically yes." Uchiha Jun shrugged, "So, we need two sets of power systems to support this weapon - one for conventional cruising and low-intensity combat, and the other specifically for storing energy for Railgun."
"That's the 'Artificial Tailed Beast plan'." Seimei said.
"Yes." Uchiha Jun nodded, "However, on this basis, I added a supplementary plan--"
He picked up the charcoal and drew a more complex pattern in the blank space of the scroll.
It was a circular device with a huge spherical cavity in the center. The cavity was surrounded by dense pipes and energy transmission lines. It looked like a miniaturized chakra reactor.
"What is this?" Seimei came closer and looked at the pattern carefully.
"Amaterasu Power Reactor." Uchiha Jun spit out five words.
Seimei's brows frowned. "Amaterasu... This is the first time I have heard of this word. Is it a ninjutsu? What about the consumed chakra? Is it a structure that can further process Tailed Beast Chakra?"
"Amaterasu... You can understand it as a flame that never goes out."
Uchiha Jun explained, "It is a pupil technique born from the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyō Sharingan. After it is released, this flame will continue to burn until the target is completely burned."
"The everlasting flame?!"
Seimei's eyes widened in surprise, obviously finding this explanation a bit incredible.
"Yes, it will never be extinguished." Uchiha Jun nodded, "What Amaterasu Power Reactor has to do is to use Sealing Scroll to store a large amount of stones, soil, rocks, seawater and other things for Amaterasu to burn. The heat generated at that time can be used to boil water, generate steam, and drive the steam turbine to rotate, thus generating a steady stream of power."
"Whether it's used to generate electricity, they are both absolutely suitable power sources!"
"Sea... seawater?!" Seimei frowned even more tightly, "Boss, you mean...Amaterasu can even burn seawater and soil!?"
"That's right."
Seimei was silent for about ten seconds, then raised his head and looked at Uchiha Jun with extremely complicated eyes.
"Boss, are Uchiha Clan's eye skills so powerful?"
"This sounds so outrageous."
"Brother, where are you?" Uchiha Jun spread his hands, "But this is the objective fact. You have to learn to adapt, brother."
"Does this thing really exist?" Seimei murmured, then turned to Uchiha Jun, his eyes flashing with excitement, "Boss, if this Amaterasu really exists, then more than half of our power problems will be solved!"
Uchiha Jun: "Don't be too happy. Although Amaterasu is easy to use, it is a pupil technique after all and cannot be supplied in unlimited quantities. Therefore, in most cases, we still have to rely on the conventional cruise system and Tailed Beasts-level Artificial Tailed Beast power."
"Amaterasu Power Reactor is only used as a 'backup card' and a 'Railgun dedicated energy storage system'."
"That's natural." Seimei nodded, his mood gradually returning to calm, "Then can we start discussing the third plan now?"
"I haven't thought about the third set yet," Uchiha Jun confessed, "Let's go through the two routes at hand first."
"Alright."
Seimei nodded, then turned around, squatted down in front of the workbench, reached out and groped under the table for a while, and pulled out a metal box half a person's height.
"What is this?"
Uchiha Jun pointed at the metal box and asked.
En Oyashiro on the side saw that there was finally a topic for him to intervene in, so he immediately opened his mouth to explain.
"Boss, this is the individual mechanical weapon developed by Seimei in his spare time. It will be used to supplement the internal low-level combat units after Sky Fortress takes off in the future."
"With Seimei's test, a set of individual mechanical weapons can make a civilian Genin who does not possess any Kekkei Genkai or secret skills and only knows Transformation Technique, have combat effectiveness comparable to Special Jonin!"
"If you are in a narrow terrain, it is even the same as Jonin!"
"Yes, but what about the cost? What about the follow-up maintenance?"
Uchiha Jun nodded, and then asked, hearing this, En Oyashiro was a little stuck. After all, he was not personally involved, and was more involved in intelligence work.
"Report to the boss, in terms of cost, a brand new set is about 50 million taels. For subsequent repairs, the maximum cost is 30 million taels. If it exceeds the cost, there will be no maintenance value."
"Tsk, the cost is a bit high."
"Yeah, it's just a gadget."
Seimei scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Continue to study it. It can be arranged. This is one billion taels of funds. You and En Oyashiro can watch the distribution."
"Okay... Hmm?! Ten! One billion taels?!!"
Seimei and En Oyashiro stared at the scroll handed over by Uchiha Jun in shock, and said in shock.
I originally thought that the second batch of funds, under the best circumstances, would be 500 million taels.
Unexpectedly, Uchiha Jun actually gave one billion taels!
Damn, this is so awesome!
Go through fire and water, Brother Chun!!
"The terrain of Dragon Bone Gorge is sufficiently concealed, but if you stay here for a long time, you will be discovered by Iwagakure's reconnaissance ninja sooner or later."
Uchiha Jun threw the scroll and his eyes fell on Seimei, "We need a puppet master to speed up the development progress of the weapon system."
Seimei was stunned. "Puppet Master?"
"Sasori of the Red Sands." Uchiha Jun walked to the wall and pulled out a scroll, which contained a summary of the intelligence provided by Kakuzu.
"Sunagakure's rebellious ninja, genius puppet master."
"Master Chun wants to recruit him into the gang?"
"Yes."
Uchiha Jun nodded, "Your puppet technology, combined with En Oyashiro's engineering experience and your ninja tool refining technology, can already handle most problems."
"But the weapon system of Sky Fortress needs someone who really understands it - Sasori of the Red Sands is the most suitable candidate I can think of at the moment."
Uchiha Jun paused and continued, "I have asked Kakuzu to investigate his whereabouts. I think there will be news soon."
En Oyashiro was silent for a moment and hesitated. "Sasori of the Red Sands, I have heard some rumors. It is said that he has a withdrawn personality, so I'm afraid it is difficult to win over him."
"Then let your strength speak for itself." Uchiha Jun said in a calm tone, "I have what he wants and I can give him a platform to display his ambitions. What reason does he have for not joining?"
That's true.
Hearing this, Seimei and En Oyashiro nodded subconsciously.
With the conditions provided by Uchiha Jun, not to mention the fact that the traitor has to worry about being assassinated, let alone having a meal all day long, even Jonin among Five Great Ninja Villages will probably be moved by it!
Convinced by Uchiha Jun's 'money power'!
"Okay, I'm going to find Hiruko. You can go ahead and submit the monthly report on time. It's up to you to decide how to build Sky Fortress. I'm not an expert anyway."
Damn it, this kind of delegation of power is beyond comparison with ordinary people!
"Also, En Oyashiro, let me show you this thing."
Uchiha Jun threw the storage tank containing a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan to En Oyashiro.
En Oyashiro was a little confused. When he saw the objects inside, his pupils shrank suddenly and he froze in place.
"This... this is..."
It was a complete pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, soaked in culture fluid. The scarlet eyeballs glowed with a strange light under the fluorescent light. The complex lines rotated slowly, emitting suffocating pupil power fluctuations.
"This is a finished product I made using 'mass production technology'."
Uchiha Jun's voice was plain, but with an undoubted confidence, "A pair of Mangekyo is enough to make a Elite Jonin have the ability to leapfrog and kill Kage Level!"
"You should know what this means, right?"
En Oyashiro's fingers trembled slightly, and his voice was a little dry. "Master Jun... how did you do it? Mangekyō Sharingan, isn't it Uchiha Clan's top-notch Kekkei Genkai? How can it be mass-produced?"
"You don't need to know everything about this."
Uchiha Jun looked at him with calm eyes, "You just need to know that I can produce Mangekyo now, how about it? Are you sure about the promise I made to you before?"
Seimei and En Oyashiro are a pairing. Uchiha Jun is extremely confident about Seimei, a 'technical geek', but En Oyashiro is not.
It's not that I don't believe in En Oyashiro's loyalty.
But compared to Seimei who has realized his 'self-worth', En Oyashiro may be a little 'confused'. If things go on for a long time, it is inevitable that Uchiha Jun's promise to resurrect his wife will be questioned.
In order to stabilize the morale of the military, Uchiha Jun gave En Oyashiro a 'show of muscles' this time.
The effect was also remarkable, and En Oyashiro's confusion immediately disappeared.
Even Mangekyō Sharingan, which was once owned only by Madara Uchiha, can be mass-produced. I believe it is not far away that many people can be resurrected!
En Oyashiro took a deep breath, handed Mangekyō Sharingan back, bowed and saluted. "I understand."
"In addition--" Uchiha Jun took out another scroll from his arms and threw it to him.
"This is an additional 300 million taels of additional funds for the further renovation of the fortress. You can make arrangements for it. I hope that when I come back, I will see a flying fortress."
En Oyashiro took the scroll, his hands shaking. "Three, three hundred million taels? Lord Chun, this..."
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm in a hurry." Uchiha Jun waved his hand.
Just then, a burst of smoke appeared.
"Chun, I have a letter from you."
The voice of Mofang appeared. Uchiha Jun raised his eyebrows and took the letter handed over by Mofang.
It's a letter from Orochimaru.
[The witch of Land of Demons has just sent a request for help to Five Great Ninja Villages. The ancient Demon Beast--Moryo is about to break through the seal]
[Considering that Chunjun, haven't you been having a headache recently with 'power', I think this Moryo is pretty good, and if it can be 'spread' down, it's a good motivation]
[If possible, Chunjun can consider capturing it. After all, Artificial Tailed Beast is a big project and it won't be ready for a while]
[Use this Moryo to top up. For this, Konoha gives three S-Rank Mission quotas]
Uchiha Jun After listening, his eyes flickered slightly.
Land of Demons's Moryo? That thing is a good thing...
Just in time, I stopped by Land of Bears to pick up the "Express". Wow, this time slot is fully booked.
Uchiha Jun looked at En Oyashiro and Seimei: "You continue to follow up on Sasori of the Red Sands's matter. I want to go to Land of Demons first."
"Master Jun, are you going alone?"
"One person is enough, more than enough!"
After leaving, Uchiha Jun did not rush to set off, but went to another place first - the research base of Hiruko.
The base is built in a hidden cave deep in Dragon Bone Gorge. The entrance is disguised as a huge rock wall. If you are not familiar with it, you will not be able to detect the abnormalities here.
Uchiha Jun unlocked the seal and walked down the spiral passage for about a hundred meters. When he opened a heavy iron door, a faint smell of blood and formalin hit his face.
"Hiruko brother, I'm here."
In front of the experimental table, a middle-aged man wearing a white research coat was crouching among a pile of test tubes and scrolls. Hearing the sound, he suddenly raised his head. The moment he saw Uchiha Jun, an almost fanatical smile appeared on his face.
"Jun-sama! You are here!"
Hiruko put down the test tube in his hand and hurried forward to greet him, his attitude almost so respectful that he said, "I have made breakthrough progress in the experiment you told me about!"
Uchiha Jun sat down on the chair, picked up the tea cup on the table, and took a sip. "Let's talk about it."
"Chimera Technique, has entered the clinical stage!"
Hiruko's voice was full of irrepressible excitement, "With your financial support, I have completed the comprehensive optimization of the technique. Now, it can allow a civilian ninja to possess four types of escape techniques at the same time Kekkei Genkai! Moreover, it will not produce serious side effects! Any side effects!!"
"This is simply a secret technique that has been recorded in history! No! It's a divine technique!!"
Uchiha Jun put down the tea cup and stared slightly. "Four kinds?"
"Yes, four kinds!" Hiruko was so excited that he was a little incoherent.
"I have successfully completed three fusion tests on the experimental body you provided. After the fusion, the total amount of chakra in the subject's body increased three times, and all Kekkei Genkai can be used normally without any rejection reaction!"
"What about the cost?"
"Cost..." Hiruko's voice paused slightly and he looked at Uchiha Jun cautiously.
"If we only use wild Kekkei Genkai ninjas, the initial investment will be about 500 million taels, but if we use the Artificial Human you provided, the cost may double..."
He spoke softer and quieter, obviously knowing how outrageous this number was.
Five hundred million taels, that's Konoha's half-year budget!
Not to mention one billion taels.
But what he didn't expect was that after listening, Uchiha Jun just nodded and said in a calm tone, "One billion taels, it's not too much."
"Ah?" Hiruko was stunned.
"The results of your experiment are worthy of this price." Uchiha Jun took out a Sealing Scroll from his arms and placed it on the table. "In this way, there are 1.5 billion taels in it. You can use it to prepare the ritual materials that Chimera Technique needs."
"I'll provide Artificial Human."
Hiruko looked at the scroll and didn't react for a long time. When he came back to his senses, his voice had a hint of trembling. "Chun, Lord Chun... are you really willing to continue to support me?"
"Not only will I fund you, but I will also give you a choice." Uchiha Jun looked at him, "Do you plan to use this clinical trial yourself or find someone else?"
When Hiruko heard this, he froze in place as if he had been struck by lightning. Then, he rushed to Uchiha Jun's feet, hugged his thighs with both hands, and cried in his voice.
"June-sama! Please! Give me this clinical opportunity! I want to get rid of my identity as a civilian ninja! I want to become stronger! Please!"
"I'm a slut, I'm a straight man, get out of here!"
Looking at Hiruko on his lap, Uchiha Jun stood up and said.
"... You should let me go!"
"I won't let go! Master Chun, if you don't promise me, I will hold your legs and won't let go!"
Hiruko burst into tears, "I have been teased since I was a child for being a civilian ninja. Without Kekkei Genkai and no background, I can only survive by relying on some heretical secret techniques!"
"You are the first person I have ever met who is willing to help me! Please!"
Uchiha Jun looked at him speechlessly and shook his head helplessly. "Brother, the success rate of this first clinical trial cannot be guaranteed. If it fails, you may die."
"Don't you want to be a waiting party?"
"And to be honest, the current Chimera Technique is a bit lame. It can only integrate escape skills? Brother, please listen to my advice, the future of this world belongs to the 'eyes'."
"There is no future in practicing escaping. You will become the prison chief of the Nine Prisons by then."
"I'm not afraid of death!" Hiruko raised his head, his eyes full of determination, "It's better to die vigorously than to live in vain!"
"I'm willing!" Hiruko was even more excited, "Being able to have four kinds of Kekkei Genkai is something I can't even dream of! Master Chun, just promise me!"
Seeing that his attitude was so resolute, Uchiha Jun stopped trying to persuade him and took out a scroll from his arms. On it was a Kekkei Genkai Artificial Human illustration that Uchiha Jun could produce, and threw it to him.
"Okay, since you have made up your mind, I won't stop you. This is the Kekkei Genkai collection. You can pick the four favorites. I'll ask Orochimaru to prepare Artificial Human."
"Using soulless Artificial Human to perform Chimera Technique, the risk can be minimized and the potential of the recipient can be enhanced at the same time."
Uchiha Jun stood up and patted his shoulder, "Since you are my subordinate, I will not treat you badly."
Hiruko held the scroll with both hands, his eyes were red, and his voice was choked. "Master Chun... I, I..."
"Stop talking nonsense and get ready." Uchiha Jun turned around and walked out. Before going out, he looked back at him again, "By the way, after you choose Kekkei Genkai yourself, contact me directly with Summoning Animal and I'll ask Orochimaru to prepare it."
"Yes! Master Chun!" Hiruko responded loudly, his eyes full of sincerity.