At the same time, the metal pillars began their second transformation.
The four metal pillars simultaneously extended energy barriers around them, slowly enveloping the Ryumyaku. As the energy from the metal pillars extended, the energy pillar emitted by the Ryumyaku also disappeared.
After a period of absorption, the Ryumyaku's power had been mostly absorbed. Deep within Roran's sealed land, there was almost no Ryumyaku power left.
Sara, witnessing this, couldn't help but sigh. In her perception, the Ryumyaku gradually lost its connection with her.
Perhaps in a moment, the Ryumyaku would completely lose its connection with her, and Roran would also lose this national treasure.
However, Sara didn't care. If the other party could fulfill their promise, then the Ryumyaku being gone was fine.
In Sara's view, all of this was worth it. After all, to Sara, the people of Roran were Roran's most precious asset.
And Sara also knew that the Ryumyaku was also the main reason for their country's destruction. Now that the Ryumyaku was gone and they would receive compensation, in her opinion, her country would once again shine with a different light.
The sunlight shone on Sara's face, making her look exceptionally radiant.
In a blink of an eye, ten minutes passed.
At this point, the Ryumyaku had disappeared, replaced by a metal sphere dozens of meters high, looking exceptionally stunning.
And at this moment, continuous thumping sounds came from inside the metal sphere. This was the sound of the Ryumyaku trying to get out.
Zero approached the metal sphere, extended her hand, and placed it on the surface of the sphere. Instantly, waves of psionic light flashed across the surface of the metal sphere, and at the entire metal sphere slowly began to shrink.
In a short while, the metal sphere became like an iron bead, about 3cm in size. At the same time, the metal bead was densely covered with blue patterns, making it look exceptionally beautiful.
Zero came before the floating metal sphere, held it in her upward-facing palm, and at the same time said to the metal sphere, "Energy Space Confinement Device, activate!"
"Activating!"
"Confirming access member: Nine Faces Commander, possessing S-rank access authority, access granted."
As the voice of the Energy Space Confinement Device sounded, the Energy Space Confinement Device slowly landed in Zero's palm.
Looking at the Energy Space Confinement Device, Zero carefully placed it inside her body. She had to be careful with this, as she was about to talk to the Hidden Sand Village and couldn't reveal it.
The Energy Space Confinement Device was a specialized confinement instrument developed by the Mechanical Empire specifically for energy bodies like Tailed Beasts and the Ryumyaku.
Although the Energy Space Confinement Device was specifically researched for Tailed Beasts, it could capture anything, making it a truly versatile confinement device.
After Zero had received the device into her body, she turned to look at the dazed Sara. She walked up to Sara and said, "Ryumyaku captured. We can go back now."
"It's done?"
Sara stared blankly at the Ryumyaku's sealed land, which looked like it had been hit by an earthquake. It was almost unrecognizable as the Ryumyaku's sealing place. She hadn't expected the other party to seal the Ryumyaku so easily.
"It's done. We can go. If we don't leave now, the Hidden Sand Village people will be here soon."
Without waiting for Sara to stand there foolishly, Zero, carrying Sara and Number One, quickly rushed towards the direction of the Roran survivors.
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Soon after, the Hidden Sand Village people arrived here. They were very shocked by the sight. The earthquake-like scene meant the Hidden Sand Village's scouting team could only search slowly.
After the scouting team searched, the team leader discovered a problem: the Ryumyaku was gone, with no energy left at all.
The Hidden Sand Village had been quite covetous of the Ryumyaku, and now the Ryumyaku had just disappeared like that.
The scouting team leader immediately took his people back to the Hidden Sand Village. He needed to inform the Kazekage of the situation here and let the Kazekage make the main decision.
And as far as he knew, there was still a group of Roran survivors wandering in the Land of Wind. Now, he had to return to the Hidden Sand Village and also send people to investigate if the Roran survivors were still in the Land of Wind.
Just as the scouting team was about to return to the Hidden Sand Village, Zero, Sara, and Number One also arrived at the resting place of the Roran survivors.
As soon as they returned, Zero had Sara prepare, telling the Roran survivors to quickly get ready to leave the Land of Wind.
This time, the Roran people would leave the Land of Wind and head to the Land of Rain.
Zero had reasons for setting the Roran survivors' destination as the Land of Rain.
Firstly, the Land of Rain was the Akatsuki's base. This meant that ninja from other villages would face extreme danger if they entered. However, at the same time, due to Pain's benevolence, conflicts in the Land of Rain were greatly reduced. If the Roran people joined, Pain wouldn't interfere, and they would be very safe.
Secondly, because the Land of Rain implemented a closed-door policy, other countries knew little about the current situation in the Land of Rain. This also meant that ninja from other countries rarely reached the core of the Land of Rain. Once the Roran survivors entered the Land of Rain, it would be very difficult for people from other ninja villages to find them.
Thirdly, Pain didn't need the Roran's Ryumyaku. For Pain, the Ryumyaku wasn't worth his special attention. He needed Tailed Beasts, not the Ryumyaku.
Finally, and most importantly, Zero wanted Sara to become a member of the Nine Faces. This was also the "other deal" mentioned after the Ryumyaku trade was completed. She wanted Sara to monitor the Akatsuki.
Although the Akatsuki had few members, their combat power was very high, and they focused on Tailed Beasts. The Mechanical Empire definitely needed to prepare for defense or offense in advance.
At the same time, Sara also gathered the Roran people. Zero called Sara over and told her her thoughts, but didn't tell her that the Akatsuki was in the Land of Rain. She only told Sara that the Land of Rain was temporarily very safe.
Sara heard Zero's words and nodded, half-believing, half-doubting. After all, they didn't understand the situation in the Land of Rain, and could only follow Zero's advice for now.
However, in the end, Zero also extended an invitation to Sara, inviting Sara to join the Nine Faces.
This left Sara confused, but in the Ryumyaku trade, Zero had shown great trustworthiness. This time, she directly asked Zero.
"May I ask, what kind of organization is the Nine Faces?"
Zero said with great confidence, "The Nine Faces is the Mechanical Empire's internal intelligence agency. Although the Nine Faces is an intelligence agency, I feel it's very suitable for you and your current situation."
Sara's face was filled with worry. She didn't want to join any organization. This sounded like a secret organization, and she just wanted to live with her people.
Zero saw the hesitation on Sara's face and directly said, "If you join the Nine Faces organization, you and your Roran people will receive the protection of our Mechanical Empire. We can also give you power, allowing you to protect your own people. Don't you want to protect your people?"
This sentence struck a chord with Sara. Before, she could rely on the Ryumyaku for protection, but now the Ryumyaku was gone, and they were just ordinary people.
Ever since witnessing the ninja's battles, Sara also wanted to possess her own power to protect her people.
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