A barrage of new terms from Simu left Rasa completely dazed. However, after carefully reading the contract in his hand, he still understood the meaning of this cooperation agreement.
Simply put, the two parties would cooperate. The Hidden Sand Village would provide protection for the trade of Spider Lily and satisfy the company's needs for research materials within its capacity, such as medicinal herbs and special wild creatures.
In return, the Hidden Sand Village could obtain the priority use rights for the Spider Lily Company's medicines. Furthermore, during wartime, the company would cooperate with the Hidden Sand Village to impose sanctions on the enemy, cutting off the supply of corresponding goods to them.
As for the profits generated by the Spider Lily Company, they would be split fifty-fifty with the Hidden Sand Village. After all, the Spider Lily Company was gaining the protection and support of one of the strongest military forces in this world.
This contract practically tied the Spider Lily Company directly to the Hidden Sand Village's war chariot. It was a matter of living and dying together.
This didn't actually matter much to Simu. He held the exclusive manufacturing technology for the products. Even if the entire Spider Lily Company were to vanish right now, he could simply change names and establish a new merchant guild elsewhere.
By relying on various powerful pills (insects), Simu could quickly make a fortune regardless of which village he went to.
However, as a Great Ninja Village, the Hidden Sand was relatively cautious about such cooperation. The two sides inevitably pulled back and forth over various details.
Simu had no objection to this. He was fine with grinding it out slowly. Every one of his projects was handled by a corresponding clone. The clash at the negotiation table with the Sand didn't even occupy 1% of his current CPU capacity.
Most of his energy was focused on analyzing various projects. For example, Yin-Yang Style, Jugo's Sage cells, Nagato's Gedo Mazo, and the reverse-decomposition ninjutsu technology given to him; which one of those wasn't more important than the cooperation in front of him?
After two days of "intense" discussion, the Hidden Sand Village finally established a comprehensive partnership with the Spider Lily Company.
All medicines from the Spider Lily Company would be supplied directly to the Hidden Sand Hospital. Ninjas would also prioritize the Spider Lily Company for their procurement. Furthermore, the first caravan of the Spider Lily Company would head to the Hidden Leaf in five days to open a branch. This time, the escort would consist of ninjas from the Hidden Sand Village.
In short, the cooperation between the two sides was quite smooth.
Watching the influence of the Spider Lily Company flow from the Hidden Sand Village to various parts of the Shinobi World, Simu narrowed his eyes and revealed a kind smile.
Good, it's better if everyone eats a little more...
While the cooperation between the Spider Lily Company and the Hidden Sand Village was in full swing, Kawanishi gradually gained Rasa's trust. He was officially transferred to a special department.
The Biology Lab.
This department mainly researched two things. One was poisonous creatures from the desert, and the other was the... monster in front of Kawanishi.
Irregular muscles were exposed all over its body. Hard exoskeletons were attached to the surface. On its back was a pair of tattered fleshy wings. Saliva constantly dripped from its hideous mouthparts. Two huge compound eyes were staring fixedly at Kawanishi.
"This is the focus of our research. A creature even more powerful than the Wind Scorpion. If we can figure out how to breed this guy, the results might be even greater than the Scorpion Jade," Baki introduced to Kawanishi.
During this period, due to the excellent performance of the Scorpion Jade, Kawanishi's status in the Hidden Sand Village had skyrocketed. He could be called the most popular rising star in the village. Consequently, Baki's attitude toward Kawanishi had undergone a subtle change.
A creature even more powerful than the Wind Scorpion...
Kawanishi looked at the monster. The Jashin mark hidden inside his glove radiated an astonishing amount of heat. With just one glance, he recognized the identity of the monster before him.
It was him, his former teammate who went to the Land of Rain with him, a traitor to the Jashin Religion!
Kawanishi's gaze became subtle. He could sense how much pain this former teammate had experienced during this time, to the point where his entire soul had twisted into this current form.
Perhaps due to the resonance between followers of the Jashin Religion, the monster seemed to recognize Kawanishi. It opened its hideous mouth full of sharp teeth and slammed its body frantically against the cage restraining it.
The clanging sounds of the impact vented the monster's anger. Seeing this, Baki quickly formed hand signs to activate the sealing jutsu within the cage to suppress the creature.
Faced with the monster's assault, Kawanishi didn't care at all. He even revealed a playful smile.
This is the price for betraying the Great Lord Jashin. God-defiers deserve to die.
He lightly adjusted his glove. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he said in his heart: Next, I will definitely let you feel the... punishment a god-defier should receive.
Baki originally thought a researcher like Kawanishi would feel afraid when facing such monsters. But the facts proved he had thought too much.
Looking at the gradually perverted smile on Kawanishi's face, Baki sighed in his heart. Perhaps this was just a special hobby of a genius.
"Anyway, the research on this monster is left to you. Be careful not to kill it."
Baki gave Kawanishi a final instruction before leaving the laboratory.
Due to the success of the Scorpion Jade, Rasa had granted Kawanishi extremely high trust and authority. After Baki left, without any surprise, painful roars immediately echoed in the laboratory.
This agonizing wail from the depths of the soul lasted for half an hour. Only then did Kawanishi leave the lab with a look of satisfaction. In his view, any god-defier who dared to betray the Great Lord Jashin should be sent to hell to accept the judgment of their soul.
And he did exactly that.
As for research results, one only needed to pray sincerely to the Great Lord Jashin. The Lord would grant your wishes.
Meanwhile, our Great Lord Jashin was currently lying limp inside a certain sealed space.
No more, there really isn't a single drop left...
The black mist no longer had the liveliness it had when Simu first arrived. It lay flat on the ground as if weighed down by heavy mass. Most of its eyes were closed, peeking listlessly at the Shinobi World.
No one knew what His life had been like recently. One moment, He would obtain a massive amount of faith and be on the verge of breaking the seal to reign over the world. Hehehehe. The next moment, the energy in His body would be frantically drained, leaving Him on the brink of death.
If He weren't a "dirty thing" Himself, the Great Lord Jashin would have thought there was something haunting Him. His gaze pierced through layers of mist and once again saw Hidan lying in the Blood Pool.
Thus, our Great Lord Jashin let out a pained howl: "Damn it, Hidan! Why won't you just stay away?!"
At the same time, our Chief Spokesman of Jashin, Mr. Simu, looked at the bustling Hidden Sand Village and revealed a slight smile.
"It's time to speed up the process."