"Am I having a few too many ideas?" Uchiha Hara felt that ever since arriving in Heian-kyo, his mind had become exceptionally active.
Whenever he saw something, he could associate it with a whole host of other things. It felt as though his brain had evolved.
"Was it because Uchiha Cheng's Spirit stat was high?" Uchiha Hara pondered. Since he had borrowed Uchiha Cheng's body, he had naturally gained access to his brain as well.
So it wasn't that my thinking had become more active—it was his active mind influencing me!
"I have a feeling this trait has some incredible use!!" Uchiha Hara thought for a moment, but with the gold shop right before him, he could only put the thought aside and handle business first.
Uchiha Cheng stood before the imposing Yamato-ya gold shop in Rakuchu District, fingers rubbing the hefty banknotes stored within the Demon Refining Pot.
His original plan had been clear and simple: exchange the 2.5 billion ryo in currency he possessed for gold, thereby protecting himself against currency depreciation and inflation.
However, just as he prepared to step through the glass-inlaid doors glowing with brilliant light from within, a thought he had previously overlooked flashed through his mind like lightning in the darkness, suddenly illuminating his thoughts.
"Wait... why do I have to insist on exchanging currency for gold?"
He stopped and swept his gaze across the bustling crowds on the street—the faces struggling to make a living, the shrewd merchants calculating every gain and loss. All their economic activity was built upon acquiring and retaining currency.
They feared currency depreciation and inflation because money was the foundation of their livelihoods.
"But what about me?" Uchiha Cheng, or rather Uchiha Hara, asked himself. "I'm a ninja. And I'm already powerful—and destined to become even stronger."