To be honest, the Land of Rice Fields was neither particularly valuable to him nor entirely worthless. It was still worth something.
Even if Orochimaru had not offered him the Land of Rice Fields, he would have taken it himself when necessary.
After all, consolidating everything was an essential part of his original plan.
But now that Orochimaru had delivered it right to his door, why would he turn it down?
Besides, more than accepting the Land of Rice Fields as a gift, he was curious about what Orochimaru wanted from him.
"All right, Orochimaru. Since you've been so thoughtful, I'll accept your gift. But as I've stressed repeatedly, I'm a businessman. Now that I've accepted it, tell me what you want."
Tetsuya did not beat around the bush. He treated Orochimaru's visit as a business transaction. Orochimaru had named his price; now it was time to see what goods he wanted.
If his request was reasonable, Tetsuya would naturally agree.
Of course, if what Orochimaru wanted was worth more than what he had offered, Tetsuya would naturally raise the price.
"Hehehe. As expected, dealing with Boss Chiba is refreshingly straightforward."
Orochimaru licked his lips, looking rather excited.
"What I want isn't unreasonable, Boss Chiba. Things like mobile phones and signal towers have never appeared in the shinobi world before. To be honest, I bought one of those mobile phones myself and took it apart to study it. Its internal structure was fascinating."
"Oh, so you want information on mobile phones and signal towers from me?"
Orochimaru nodded.
"Yes. I'm very interested in these things. They contain knowledge I've never encountered before."
As he spoke, he made no attempt to conceal the longing in his eyes.
"I see. In other words, you want to visit our mobile phone research and