Following Yayoi into Inner Court of the General's Residence, Izayoi suddenly felt like he was being executed.
It's not because Yayoi's words just now, 'You don't want to disappoint the family either', seemed threatening, but in fact they were just words used to ridicule.
Instead, I am struggling with what kind of identity I am entering now, friend? Subordinate? Or...
For a moment, Izayoi felt that his brain was a little weak.
So, she gave up thinking and focused her attention on the surrounding environment.
As we all know, General's Residence is the central core of the entire Land of Night. It is an existence that can be called the heart and brain. For outsiders who have never come in, it is naturally covered with a veil, revealing an unknown and mysterious atmosphere.
But for the staff who often come and go here, everything here is not that mysterious. It is just that there are more buildings, the management is stricter, and military protection facilities for various purposes have been built, just like a war fortress that can be activated at any time.
However, the above example only applies to Outer Court of General's Residence, which is also the place where General's Residence occupies the largest area.
And the place surrounded by Outer Court is Inner Court.
Everything inside, to the staff of Outer Court, is just like outsiders looking at things in General's Residence, full of unknowns and mysteries.
The tall and solid wall, coupled with the huge Barrier that shields the Sensory Ninjutsu and the pupil technique, uses the wall as a boundary to form two different worlds inside and outside.
Some people say that this place is filled with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, and is a paradise created in troubled times...
Some people also think that this place is full of various traps and is a fortress that is a hundred times more dangerous than Outer Court...
Some people even exaggerately believe that the entire Inner Court is actually a super giant puppet built by the general. If Nightview City is in danger, it can stand up...
Izayoi thinks the third statement is too exaggerated.
After coming in, she felt that the first and second statements were a bit close to home, and the third one was purely a wild imagination.
There are definitely traps and traps, but they will never be as scary as outsiders imagine. After all, if there are traps and traps everywhere, will the people who live here still live?
After all, this is where the general and his family live, so the protection measures only need to be adequate.
As for Utopia, there is also a touch of it, but not much.
It's just that the buildings built here are more lifelike than Outer Court, and are cut into blocks of different sizes using a standard block format.
Various buildings are built on these square areas of different sizes.
The architectural styles vary, but they are all exquisite and neat. They are both somewhat rare and regular, and full of the fireworks of life.
Just like these pieces of land, they are arranged in an orderly manner and the space appears open, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Even the exquisite supporting facilities such as gardens, woods, pavilions and artificial landscapes are clean and tidy, showing a simple beauty of eliminating waste and retaining the essence, returning to nature.
"How about it? It's quite big here."
Walking on the neat and wide road paved with gray and white marble blocks, Yayoi turned to look at Izayoi and asked her what she thought with a smile.
"Well, this place is very suitable for a walk."
Izayoi nodded seriously from the bottom of his heart.
Let's not talk about the floor space. Since the buildings are not crowded, this creates the illusion of a larger space visually.
In particular, every road is neatly maintained and wide, with lush green shrubs and lawns on both sides, and trees planted on the grass at regular intervals.
Just...
"Master Yayoi, there don't seem to be any guards here?"
Izayoi frowned and quickly discovered this problem.
Along the way, she was admiring the unique architectural layout of Inner Court with simple beauty. It was not until she came back to her senses that she realized something was not right.
In the past, when Uchiha Clan had not been divided and the ninja village had not yet been established, she also followed other tribesmen and performed some important tasks to protect the security of the country Daimyo.
Therefore, she has certain psychological predictions about the distribution of security forces around important national personnel.
But Inner Court where Yayoi lives... is no longer a question of whether there are too many guards or not, but none at all.
There are no ninjas, and Samurai is nowhere to be seen.
This is very abnormal for the leader of a country.
"No, there are guards here, but you ignored them."
As he said that, Yayoi pointed to the Puppet Samurai scattered not far away, standing there silently like motionless sculptures, maintaining absolute silence.
"Uh, isn't that a puppet?"
Izayoi tilted his head, not understanding what Yayoi meant.
Just after Izayoi said this, the Puppet Samurai pointed at by Yayoi immediately raised its face, revealing the iron mask on its face, and its eyes glowed red.
Then it started walking like a living person, took steps forward, pressed its palm on the handle of the Samurai knife, and started patrolling.
The mask covering his face, his eyes as red as blood, combined with his nearly two-meter-tall body, and being fully armed with armor and knives, gave people a great sense of oppression.
Especially this Puppet Samurai, there are far more than this one, there are many scattered around.
Taking the action of this Puppet Samurai as a signal, the eyes of the other Puppet Samurai also glowed red and began to move around and patrol.
"This..."
Izayoi looked at this magical scene, his eyes widened for a moment.
"By the way, look up at the sky."
Izayoi heard Yayoi's reminder again and subconsciously raised his head to look at the sky.
Several Puppet Samurais like Ghosts are wandering in the sky tens of meters high, silently.
If Yayoi hadn't reminded him, Izayoi wouldn't have noticed it at all.
"This is really exaggerated..."
Izayoi was stunned. She thought Yayoi placed Puppet Samurai beside the road for decoration.
Who knew that these iron lumps could move on their own?
Although she didn't know how many such wirelessly moving Puppet Samurais were arranged inside the entire Inner Court, there were no fewer than dozens of puppets that appeared in her field of vision.
One can imagine how exaggerated the number of Puppet Samurais that protect the entire Inner Court would be, at least more than a thousand.
A thousand of these fully armed iron rods, if the operation accuracy is high enough, can definitely easily destroy some small countries with insufficient military strength.
"Master Yayoi, is it really okay to show these to me?"
Izayoi feels that he is a bit wrong.
Inner Court Although it is a place for living, it is also an arsenal for explosives.
"Oh, if it's Izayoi, it's definitely no problem."
"..."
Again, this is such a weird word with ambiguous meaning.
Although he wasn't as embarrassed as he was at the beginning, Izayoi's body still became more reserved, and his walking posture became a little stiff.
Then, Yayoi took Izayoi to visit some places.
The most interesting thing about Izayoi is the kitchen of Inner Court.
Although it is said to be a kitchen, it actually has an independent courtyard, which is composed of a warehouse for cooking and storing food.
The work in the kitchen is also done by puppets.
Unlike Puppet Samurai, these cooking puppets are slightly shorter, but have relatively strong torsos and limbs. They wear white chef uniforms and chef hats, giving them quite the temperament of a chef.
This is also true. These puppets are not only proficient in various kitchen utensils, but also can cut vegetables, turn pots, spoons and other skills, all of which are as smooth as flowing water.
The food produced is not only delicious in color and flavor, but also contains specialties from many countries.
What makes Izayoi feel strange is that it's already past two o'clock in the afternoon, why are they still working?
And why are you cooking so much food? Is the kitchen running 24 hours a day?
The amount of food consumed is really exaggerated.
Inner Court people are pigs...
"Ahem."
Izayoi coughed quickly to get this disrespectful thought out of his mind.
"What's wrong? Is your throat uncomfortable?"
"No, it's nothing. I'm just curious. After making so much food, can I really finish it all?"
Izayoi still couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart.
Yayoi didn't think much and answered Izayoi's question.
"As you said, Hisana is probably urging her. Her appetite... is indeed a little larger than normal."
As for Seven-Tails, although it eats a lot at one time, it does not eat every day.
For it, eating is just to enjoy life, not to replenish energy. If Tenten enjoys it, it will soon get tired of it.
"..."
It turns out to be the woman from the Uzumaki Clan.
Izayoi immediately put the disrespectful thought back into his mind.
Then, she couldn't help but wonder if Yayoi had mistaken the wrong woman. If she was so edible, was she sure she wasn't from the Akimichi Clan?
(I originally wanted to do it during the day, but after thinking about it, it's better to do it at night.)