Chapter 340: Poor Ninja Sisters and the Rich Female Onmyoji
"Let's buy some equipment first." After completing the team formation and accepting the mission, Izumi, who considered herself the captain, put away the mission card and said to Asha and Long who were obviously not familiar with the place.

Although the two of them carried some equipment with them, it was not much in order to conceal their tracks. If they encountered a strong enemy, it might not be enough. Preparing more might save their lives. In addition, they had vouchers in their hands, so they did not object and followed them to a relatively high-end equipment store.

The blacksmith shop nearby sells swords, guns, bows and arrows made of ordinary iron. They are pretty good, but not great. Only ronin and lower-level samurai with limited funds would patronize it.

This place is spacious and bright. Not only is there a wide variety of products, but there are also dedicated shopping guides to provide introductions, so that every customer can receive high-quality service.

From this we can tell that this store belongs to the Moroboshi family, because only the Moroboshi family would pay so much attention to details and have so many good things.

"I'll take you to buy equipment first." Izumi said to the two of them after entering the door. Asha and Long looked at the tall shelves, the numerous goods, and the full of customers. For a moment, they didn't know where to start. They nodded when they heard it.

Izumi stretched out her hand and called over a female shopping guide in ninja clothes, pointing at the two of them and speaking.

"They are all ninjas. Please introduce the appropriate equipment."

"Good customers." The shopping guide, who had obviously received professional training, took them to the ninja equipment area with a smile. There were not many customers here because ninjas were notoriously poor.

"Ninja swords, kunai, senbon, shuriken, steel wire, grappling hooks, blow darts, these are all commonly used equipment, and are for both men and women. The women's ones are lighter. You two can take a look. If you want to buy any, you can go to the shooting range in the back to try them. If there are any quality problems, we will refund or exchange them." The shopping guide said considerately.

Asha and Oboro picked up the gray weapons and found that they were all made of fine steel, but the surface had been specially treated, so they were so inconspicuous, which was exactly what a ninja needed.

A bunch of ninjas holding weapons that flash with cold light are either targets or fools.

The equipment of the two men was not bad, but they were not so extravagant as to use fine steel weapons, so they couldn't let go of them when they saw them.

Unfortunately, these things are consumables. With the ninja's fighting style, fighting and fleeing all the way, it is almost like throwing money around. How can you dare to be so extravagant?

In comparison, ninja swords are more cost-effective, and they are also better at swordsmanship, but the ones they like are too expensive, and the ones they can afford are of similar quality to their equipment.

After some careful calculations, the two bought some hidden weapons that were made of fine iron but were even more sophisticated.

These are not shoddy products from a blacksmith shop. Not only are they sharp and tough, but the center of gravity and feel are also carefully designed, making them extremely comfortable to hold.

In addition to Angel, there is also steel wire gunpowder, and finally Bingliang Pills.

In addition to the traditional military pills, there is also a special series that has no obvious smell but is made from a mixture of more nutritious ingredients and medicinal materials. There are also white pills for quickly replenishing physical strength, black pills for replenishing blood and healing wounds, and red pills for stimulating potential.

It can be said that if used well, it is a life.

The two of them estimated that if they used all the best things, their combat effectiveness could be increased by at least 30% to 50%, which could be the difference between life and death.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough money. Even with the vouchers, I could only barely buy some special military pills.

Next it was Izumi's turn. The Onmyoji items she needed were more valuable, so they were all upstairs. Asha and Oboro were able to go up because of each other's help. As a result, they found that the items here were also useful to them, but the prices were more expensive, and they were the kind of people who sighed after seeing them. Looking at the goods that were directly priced in gold, Asha and Oboro couldn't help but think that if the salary was one-third of this, it would not be bad to work for the Moroboshi family.

Fortunately, the two of them finally held on to their bottom line and watched Izumi choose things. Of course, they actually wanted to buy them in their hearts, but unfortunately, unless they sold themselves to the Moroboshi family, they would get nothing.

"The quality of the talismans of the Moroboshi family is really good, and the paper figurines are also good. Give me three boxes of each." Izumi took out a large amount of gold and said generously.

"Hello, customer. Since you have spent more than ten taels of gold in our store, you can participate in the high-level lottery, which contains a grand prize worth ten taels of gold." The clerk handed a lottery ticket to Izumi with a smile.

"Can I still draw a lottery? My luck has always been pretty good." Izumi said confidently, then put away the lottery ticket.

Although the two were dazzled by the high-end merchandise here, they never stopped observing the outside world, especially Izumi. After all, they now had to work together to complete the task.

Judging from her performance since we met her, Izumi has a good family background and is highly respected, otherwise she wouldn't be able to come up with so much money, nor would she spend it so lavishly.

Asha and Long exchanged glances and gained a deeper understanding of this temporary collaborator.

Unfortunately, the two of them underestimated the value of the talismans and paper figures produced by the Moroboshi family, which led to their misunderstanding. In fact, these things are not expensive, especially for Onmyoji. If they have the opportunity to buy them, they will definitely buy more.

What Onmyoji likes most is Shikigami, so after putting away the things, Izumi turned her attention to the sealed Shikigami aside.

It just so happens that her strength has improved recently, so if there is a suitable Shikigami, she can sign him.

"Huh? There's a bamboo fox!" Quan Mei lay in front of a bamboo tube with a look of surprise on her face. If there wasn't a talisman on it, she would have reached out to take it.

Guan Hu is a kind of shikigami. Its combat power is not very good, but it is good-looking, and its personality is also likable and clingy. It is also convenient to carry close to the body and concealed. It is good at spying, giving warnings, and rescuing the master. So although the price is not low, Izumi paid for it without thinking.

He happily tied the bamboo tube where the fox was hiding with a rope and hung it carefully around his neck. Unfortunately, the size of the tube on his chest was not enough to conceal it, and one could see at a glance that something was hanging on his chest.

Izumi didn't care though, and led the team in high spirits towards the place where the fox dancer appeared last.

Although she had a good family background and was an Onmyoji, Izumi's physical strength was unexpectedly good and she was able to endure hardships. She never complained of being tired during the entire journey, which made Asha and Oboro look at her differently and gave her a better evaluation.

Along the way, Asha and Oboro had a deeper understanding of the ruling power of the Moroboshi family, because after coming out of the city, what they saw was not a desolate land, but roads extending in all directions and square farmlands.

The developed transportation and orderly farmland prove that the local daimyo have a higher rate of development and utilization of their territory and their rule is more profound.

Roads allow business to develop more fully and military mobilization to be faster. The benefits are self-evident. Yan Xu naturally understands this, so after occupying Amano Castle, he has never stopped building roads.

At present, the roads in Amano Castle are divided into main roads, middle roads and small roads. The main roads lead to the next city or important places, the middle roads lead to villages, towns and other slightly larger places, and the small roads that look scattered lead to remote mountain villages. This time, the destination of the three people is such a small mountain village.

(End of this chapter)