Chapter 264: Akatsuki Member - Hidan

Seeing that David was really fine, there was no longer any mention of the magic equipment in his eyes. He immediately spoke, "Senior brother, I just contributed a little, and besides, the situation was caused by me. If it weren't for me..."

"This magic equipment belongs to Senior brother. I have my own magic ring."

Seeing David being so righteous, Charles had no intention of taking advantage of him for nothing. He spoke, "I see you're still sharing a place with your roommates. I have a house near New York University. Consider it an exchange for this magic equipment."

David immediately refused, "Senior brother, there's no need for that, and the houses near the university town are too valuable."

"Rest assured and accept it. I'll arrange for someone to handle the transfer for you. This way, you'll have a place even when you bring your girlfriend."

"Do you plan to return to the cramped shared living with others in the future when you have a girlfriend?"

"Thank you, Senior brother!"

After settling the matter with the magic equipment, Charles nodded in satisfaction. He then retrieved Drake's magic equipment into the storage space.

At this time, Iruka approached and came to Charles and David, "Lord Charles, Balthazar and Veronica have already awakened in the recovery room."

Upon hearing that the teacher had awakened, both of them stood up. Charles spoke with a slightly cheerful expression, "Let's go, let's go to the recovery room."

After saying that, he walked towards the recovery room upstairs, with David following closely behind.

At the entrance of the recovery room, Charles directly pushed the door open and prepared to walk in. However, when he looked up, he saw his teacher, Balthazar, holding Veronica's face with an intention of kissing.

Seeing this scene, Charles, with a slight smile, quietly exited the recovery room and closed the door.

Following behind, David, who had not had time to see the situation inside, saw his senior brother closing the door to the recovery room and asked in confusion, "Senior brother, what's wrong?"

Charles pulled David over, then spoke, "The teacher has something to discuss with Veronica. Let's not disturb them."

"Aren't you going to see your crush? Hurry up and get ready."

Hearing the senior's words, David also reacted and nodded, "Yes, yes, I have to go out now."

"When the teacher is done and comes out, Senior brother, please remember to say that I went out for something and will be back in the evening."

...

Having sent David away, Charles turned and went to the medical laboratory. Pushing open the laboratory door, he saw Tsunade still conducting experiments. William was bound to the experimental table.

"You didn't rest in the night?"

Tsunade glanced at Charles, not stopping her actions. She cut a piece of tissue from William and placed it in a culture dish. After adding some reagents, she continued to observe.

"Those two should have awakened by now. Their recovery abilities are strong, unlike ordinary people here."

"Why did you come over at this time?"

Seeing Tsunade still busy, Charles came to two empty experimental tables. He waved his hand, placing the bodies of Drake and Maxim on them.

"These are the bodies of two wizards. Their constitution has some similarities with those you treated last night, such as Balthazar. They are all wizards. You can study them to see if you can gain some inspiration. Moreover, they are also part of the extraordinary in this world."

Hearing Charles's words, Tsunade raised her head and glanced at the two bodies on the experimental table. Tsunade was quite curious about the existence of wizards.

After all, Charles didn't keep the matter of having an additional magic teacher a secret from everyone. Tsunade still had quite an interest in the extraordinary aspects of this world, especially since the magic here had many similarities with ninjutsu.

"Put them there. After I finish researching this project, I will continue to study them."

"I'm a bit short-handed here. Ask Shiznue to come back to help me. Also, if possible, bring some extra hands."

"Research in this area is more of Orochimaru's specialty. I mainly excel in medical treatment."

Hearing Tsunade's suggestion, Charles nodded. He knew Tsunade was right. But for now, there was still a shortage of funds.

Looking at the slightly tired Tsunade, Charles waved his hand. A delicious bowl of ramen appeared, then he placed it on the empty table.

"Eat something. As for the manpower issue, I will try to solve it."

Seeing the ramen, Tsunade became interested. She put down her work, took off her gloves, and walked over. Picking up the bowl of ramen, she said, "Thanks!"

Charles watched Tsunade eat without disturbing her. After chatting for a while, he directly left the laboratory.

Returning to his room, Charles took out the nun's necklace, Drake's ring, and Maxim's wand.

Looking at the three magical items on the table, Charles first took the nun's necklace in his hand.

"Ding! Found rechargeable item. Do you want to recharge it?"

Recharge!

Recharge successful. Obtained 1500 gold coins!

Hearing that it was 1500 gold coins, Charles's eyes brightened. 

Unfortunately, at that time, Morgana was in a soul state, and he didn't get her equipment. This made Charles somewhat disappointed.

Then he picked up Drake's ring.

"Ding! Found rechargeable item. Do you want to recharge it?"

Recharge!

Recharge successful. Obtained 2000 gold coins!

Seeing that Drake's ring was worth so much, Charles didn't hesitate and directly grabbed Maxim's wand for a recharge.

Recharge successful. Obtained 5000 gold coins!

Indeed, he wasn't wrong. Merlin's apprentice was quite powerful. One wand was worth 5000 gold coins, even more than the sum of the three magical items before.

At this point, Charles's gold coin count finally returned to five digits, reaching 13,204 gold coins. With provisions in the pocket, there was no panic in the heart.

Looking at the dissipating magical equipment, Charles turned his attention to Balthazar. After all, he promised to help Charles understand magical equipment and the magical world after dealing with Morgana. 

When he finds out the prices, he plans to try and acquire some magical items.

Just as Charles was about to contact Ginny using his phone to apologize for yesterday's appointment, he noticed unread messages and emails on his phone.

Opening a message from Kakashi, Charles learned that Kakashi, with his team, had successfully eradicated the Nordic vampire faction, obtaining 300 blood cores. 

Kakashi had entrusted the blood cores to the ninja dog Parker for safekeeping. Additionally, arrangements were made for a thorough audit and clearance of the Nordic vampire faction's assets by High Table. 

Currently, the entire team was staying in the area, awaiting the results of asset clearance. The detailed mission report was sent via email.

Subsequently, Charles opened the computer, logged into the encrypted mailbox, and checked the mission report. 

After reading it, Charles nodded in satisfaction at Kakashi's handling of the situation and the maximum elimination of vampires. After closing the computer, Charles performed the summoning Jutsu.

With a puff of smoke, Parker, carrying a backpack, appeared in Charles's room. After glancing around, Parker approached Charles, removed the backpack, and spoke.

"Lord Charles, this is what Kakashi asked me to deliver to you."

Charles took the backpack, unzipped it, and saw a backpack full of blood cores. Charles then crouched down, patted Parker's head, and said, "You've worked hard, Parker. I have nothing else for you."

"Farewell then, Lord Charles!"

After seeing Parker return to the summoning world, Charles looked at the blood cores in the backpack. There were 300 of them, valued at 18,000 gold coins, and could also be used for some first-time recharge rewards, potentially yielding more gold coins with the cooperation of energy blocks.

After calculating, Charles realized that he still had not claimed the double rewards for the 250, 500, and 3280 tiers. Instead of recharging all the blood cores, Charles counted out 100 cores, leaving the rest in the storage space.

Placing his hand on the blood cores on the table, Charles heard the system prompt again.

"Ding! Discovered rechargeable items, would you like to recharge?"

Recharge!

Recharge successful, obtained 6000 gold coins!

After completing these tasks, Charles's consciousness entered the system space. Looking at the gold coin balance of 19,204, he decided to conduct a ninja recruitment. Tsunade's reminder prompted him to address the current shortage of ninja in this world.

Entering the ninja recruitment interface and seeing the number 5 displayed on the ninja recruitment scroll, Charles didn't hesitate. He spent 840 gold coins to purchase another 5 ninja recruitment scrolls.

Now, Charles Doyle possessed a total of 10 ninja recruitment scrolls, with the gold coin balance reduced to 18,364.

Looking at the recruitment options on the ninja recruitment interface, and realizing it had been a long time since he had a guaranteed ninja recruitment, Charles changed the option to "recruit 10 times with guaranteed ninja" at the recruitment section.

Having completed these actions, Charles exited the system space. Thinking about the good results of the last prayer to Merlin, he decided to give it another try. 

After all, he hadn't officially assumed the position of Supreme Merlin, so praying for himself should be acceptable.

Charles Doyle extended the hand adorned with the Dragon Ring and chanted, "May the ancestor Merlin bless me, the soon-to-be Supreme Merlin, with good luck, success in all endeavors, and lend me a helping hand!"

After completing the prayer ritual, Charles Doyle's consciousness entered the system space.

"Ninja Recruitment, ten consecutive draws, go!"

The swirling symbol of the Whirlpool Country appeared, emitting a peculiar light. After a dazzling burst of radiance, the recruitment results appeared before Charles Doyle.

"Ding! Obtained B-rank Ninja, Naruto Uzumaki fragments 2!"

"Ding! Obtained C-rank Ninja, Sakura Haruno fragments 1!"

"Ding! Obtained B-rank Ninja, Kakashi Hatake fragments 4!"

"Ding! Obtained C-rank Ninja, Hinata Hyuga fragments 5!"

"Ding! Obtained B-rank Ninja, Sakura Haruno fragments 1!"

"Ding! Obtained A-rank Ninja, Hidan!"

"Ding! Obtained B-rank Ninja, Kakashi Hatake fragments 4!"

"Ding! Obtained A-rank Ninja, Kurotsuchi from Boruto fragments 1!"

"Ding! Obtained C-rank Ninja, Sakura Haruno fragments 1!"

"Ding! Obtained A-rank Ninja, Hidan fragments 4!"

The next moment, a separate screen popped up on the system's recruitment interface, congratulating Charles on successfully recruiting an A-rank Ninja, Hidan. 

In the interface, Hidan was shouting with excitement, with his shirt open to reveal his upper body, and he held a giant scythe in his hand.

Seeing that he had obtained an A-rank ninja through a ten consecutive draw, Charles was stunned. This result was completely unexpected, considering that guaranteed ninja recruitment typically yielded C-rank ninjas, and even B-rank ninjas were rare. This surprise left Charles very satisfied.

Although Hidan's fragments had already reached 30, not far from successful recruitment, the direct success was still something Charles was very pleased with. 

This was his first A-rank ninja, significantly stronger than C-rank and B-rank ninjas. 

Moreover, Hidan was known as the Immortal Ninja. While not particularly strong in physical skills, in front of those who didn't know about him, even an S-rank ninja could be shown what it meant to be killed.

With the blood of Thanos, Hidan could demonstrate what a solo kill truly meant. Although Charles didn't know the limits of the evil god, as long as the opponent wasn't also immortal, his techniques should be effective.

With this, Charles's first member of the Akatsuki organization finally made an appearance – Hidan.

He had made a great profit this time. Indeed, Merlin's good luck effect to ensure a smooth transition of leadership seemed reliable. It worked perfectly.

Opening the details of the ninja, Charles first confirmed the ninja skills.

Hidan: A-rank Ninja

Skills: Flying Scythe, Executioner's Spin, Curse Technique: Death Possession Blood.

Flying Scythe: Throws the Triple-Bladed Scythe forward, continuously cutting for a period before pulling back the scythe.

Executioner's Spin: Lifts the Triple-Bladed Scythe and rotates to cut and slash enemies in the vicinity.

Curse Technique: Death Possession Blood: Unleashes a curse ritual, throws the Flying Scythe to draw blood, and if it hits the target, releases the Death Possession Blood. Hidan stabs himself with a black spear through a curse, causing damage to the target through the curse. (This is quite painful; you must be prepared!)

Seeing these familiar three skills, Charles nodded in satisfaction. He could use all the ninja skills recruited so far. If he wished, he could also become immortal like Hidan.

This recruitment significantly enhanced Charles's survival ability. As long as he wasn't turned into minced meat, he wouldn't die.

Clicking to claim the ninja, Charles's chakra within his body instantly surged, overflowing outward. He successfully recruited an A-rank ninja, increasing his chakra by three times that of B-rank ninjas and 15 times that of C-rank ninjas.