If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon.

Odaiba, also known as Midaiba, was named after the American Perry who led his fleet to Japan in 1853. At that time, Tokyo was still called Edo. Due to urgent needs for defense, a naval battery was hastily built here to defend against the enemy. From then on, this place was called Odaiba.

Odaiba is located on the artificial land in Tokyo Bay in the southeast of Tokyo. It is the newest entertainment center in Tokyo and is favored by people, especially young people. As a game geek, Lu Mingfei once listed this place as a must-see when he was making a travel guide to Japan. Not only because this artificial island has Digimon, 1:1 Gundam models and the filming location of "Weathering with You" (except Lu Mingfei, no one else has seen this movie that has not yet been released in this world line), but mainly because the Sega Game Center is too attractive to geeks.

This place is not only a holy place for otakus, but also many of the otakus' mortal enemies, the real-life celebrities, also bring girls to play here. In addition to the two-dimensional elements, there is also a replica of the Statue of Liberty and a seaside park observation deck that goes beyond the movie, from which you can directly overlook the Rainbow Bridge across the sea. It is said that there is also a magic that couples who ride the Ferris wheel in Odaiba at night and reach the highest point and just happen to see the Rainbow Bridge light up will never break up.

At Lu Mingfei's strong request, Odaiba became the first location to be surveyed by the headquarters team. It was also one of the three addresses that Sakurai Kogure left for them in Roppongi. If the information was correct, then one of the factories producing the Ghost Clan's evolution medicine should be hidden on this artificial land.

However, after starting the operation early in the morning, the headquarters team did not go straight to Odaiba, but went to Asakusa first. After all, they were unfamiliar with the place. After communicating with Masamune Tachibana and reaching a preliminary cooperation, the old man took the initiative to arrange a guide for Lin Nian and others, which saved them a lot of trouble along the way.

Coming out of Asakusa Station on the Tobu Isesaki Line, Lin Nian looked up at the clear sky. It might be an illusion, for after a night in Roppongi, the weather forecast showed clear skies with no clouds for several days in a row. In addition, as Japan is an island country, the sky is always as blue as the scenery in anime, and the occasional cotton candy-like clouds make it even more like anime. No wonder there are always romantic stories in this country. Under this sky, it is hard for young people not to do something stupid.

"It's terrible. The subways in Japan are so crowded. I felt like someone was touching my butt on the subway just now." Lu Mingfei walked beside Lin Nian, holding a piece of oden in one hand and complaining.

"You can go sit in the women's preferential car. You will get the advantage if your butt is touched." Lin Nian raised his hand and grabbed a piece of oden from him. He quickly put it in his mouth and bit off a fish ball before Lu Mingfei could yell.

"It seems we really need a guide. If it weren't for Google Maps, we would have wasted a lot of time getting lost in the subway." Caesar grabbed a map of Japan's subway lines and scratched his blond hair while looking at it. The complicated lines were like a ball of wool tangled together, which made the chairman a little confused.

Honestly speaking, Japan's subway lines are no different from a maze, and different lines are operated by different subway companies. Occasionally, after getting on the subway, you have to deliberately move to a specific car. Otherwise, you will be horrified to find that the train has disconnected in the middle and moved in different directions halfway through its journey. If you stand in the wrong car, you will be sent to another place, and you will have to pay for the subway ticket again when you get off the station.

"This is Asakusa Station. Is Sensoji Temple nearby?" Chu Zihang looked back at the name of the station they came out of. Passersby kept walking out of the station, and they didn't even look at the four of them. In Japan, even foreigners will not be given a second look by the locals. Some locals even hate foreigners and think that these tourists disturb their normal lives.

"I didn't realize you were interested in temples. Shouldn't people like you reject feudal superstition? Or has your frequent dealings with the Dragon King finally made you convert to religion?" Caesar, holding a map, glanced at Chu Zihang and said jokingly.

"Before coming to Japan, I told my mother that the location of the school-organized study abroad field trip was Japan. She asked me to help her draw lots at Sensō-ji Temple to see how her fortune would be this year." Chu Zihang replied.

"I remember that your family should not be short of money. Has something happened? Do you need help?" Lin Nian looked at Chu Zihang and asked.

"Nothing has changed. Dad's business has always been good. Mom probably asked for the fortune stick just to see how her luck would be at the card table. She had nothing to do at home, so she played cards with the aunts every day." Chu Zihang said.

Lu Mingfei heard the conversation between Lin Nian and Chu Zihang and glanced at this guy, thinking that if Chu Zihang really answered that he needed help, Lin Nian would definitely give him a few gold bricks in private.

"Senso-ji Temple? I heard that the fortune sticks there are very effective. I also want to try my own marriage fortune stick." Caesar put away the map, folded it and put it in his pocket.

"Has your relationship with Nuonuo broken down?" Chu Zihang asked.

"No, and there is no need for you to worry about our affairs." Caesar's face turned dark in an instant.

"The guidebook says that it's a five-minute walk from the station to the Kaminarimon Gate of Sensō-ji Temple. The famous food here is pineapple buns and dango." Lin Nian opened the guidebook he got from the ramen shop owner and said, "The person that the headmaster arranged for us is waiting for us at the Kaminarimon Gate. I heard that he is fluent in Chinese, English and Japanese. In the words of the headmaster, he will definitely get along well with us."

"The tour guide for the Japan trip spoke English and Japanese, but it sounded like he was using the usual scam tactics common in private tours. Once you paid, you'd be picked up by a fat old man driving an Alpha when you got off the plane," Lu Mingfei complained.

"We are here to investigate, not to travel. Do your job well. If you want to travel purely, I can ask the MINT Club to arrange a customized tour for you next time. It will definitely meet all your fantasies about the extravagant and promiscuous trip to Japan." Caesar glanced at Lu Mingfei, "But you have to keep it confidential. I don't want to see the Lionheart Club causing trouble for the Student Union."

"Why would people from the Lionheart Society come to trouble you when you arranged an indulgence trip for me?" Lu Mingfei was puzzled.

Caesar, Chu Zihang and Lin Nian all paused at this moment. The three of them glanced at each other, turned their heads slightly and didn't want to say anything. They walked towards the direction of Leimen, leaving Lu Mingfei, who was confused, jogging to catch up.

"There are so few people here. Isn't Asakusa a tourist destination? Why are there so few people? Is it because it's not the peak season for tourism yet?" Lu Mingfei looked around as he walked down the street.

It was around nine in the morning, and there weren't many people on Asakusa Street, at least not as crowded as during peak hours. Lu Mingfei thought that if it were a domestic tourist attraction, it would probably be crowded by seven or eight in the morning, right?

"Japan is a very interesting country. Generally, commercial areas and various stores here open after nine in the morning. They may open late, but definitely not early." Lin Nian, who has been to Japan, answered his doubts.

"Open at nine o'clock? Don't you want to make money? Japanese are so lazy!" Lu Mingfei sighed and shook his head. He felt that China's involutionary culture was more appealing. Some shops opened earlier at six or seven in the morning. If the shop owner opens at nine o'clock, it means that he doesn't want to do business anymore!

"Don't compare the situation in China with Japan, the difference is huge." Lin Nian said, "It's because we want to make money that we open so late. In Japan, the hourly wage of workers is very expensive. If we open the store in the morning when there are not many people, the hourly wage of employees will be calculated from the moment they start to punch in. Employees standing in the store to rest when there are no customers still need to be paid. Most bosses don't want to bear this expense, so they simply tacitly shorten the business hours to the time when the flow of people is the largest, so that the hourly wages paid to employees will not be wasted. Similarly, if it is a rainy day, no stores will be open in Asakusa, and the streets will be deserted even in the peak tourist season."

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a while after listening to this, and finally gave a thumbs up and said, "Capitalist countries are still awesome."

"The Thunder Gate is in front of us. Is that person our guide?" Chu Zihang pointed forward. In the distance, there was a vermilion octagonal gate with a very classic design and covered with traditional blue-black tiles. It was a single gate standing at the entrance of a commercial street that looked like a domestic snack street. Rather than a gate, it was more like a decorated torii. A giant lantern was hung on the passage inside the gate, with the words "Thunder Gate" written on a black background with a white border.

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In the grille on the left side of the Kaminarimon lantern is a ferocious-looking statue of the god of wind. In front of the statue stands a woman in a neat black suit, constantly looking left and right at passers-by passing through the Kaminarimon. Some of her subtle movements seem to make her look nervous and awkward, and her extremely formal dress and hairstyle make her look inexplicably cute.

"How could it be her?" Lin Nian glanced at the young woman and was stunned for a moment. If he estimated her age, perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe her as a young girl? The other person should be about the same age as Lin Nian, or even younger.

"What's wrong? From the sound of your voice, it sounds like you've been having an affair and then met your ex who you dumped." Lu Mingfei finished the oden skewers in his hand and wanted to find a place to throw away the bamboo skewers, but after looking around, he found that there was no trash can at all. He had to give up and hold it in his hand like a family heirloom.

"Don't talk nonsense. We've only met once. I don't know if she still remembers me." Lin Nian elbowed Lu Mingfei. To him, he would never forget someone he had met once. As long as there were slightly obvious features, he could search the huge memory palace to find that memory.

He took a step and walked over. After he got closer, the young girl from the Lei Sect also noticed him, but she didn't dare to recognize him at first. She just stared blankly until Lin Nian walked in front of her, stretched out his right hand, and looked her in the face. "Are you the guide that the head of the family arranged for us? I didn't expect you to join the Eight Clans of Sheqi."

"Nice to meet you again, Mr. Lin Nian! I never thought that we would have the chance to meet again. Thank you so much for the last time!" The girl in the suit finally confirmed that the person in front of her was the one she was waiting for. She shook hands with Lin Nian a little nervously and bowed 90 degrees.

"Don't thank me. The person who saved you last time was Liang Yi. You should thank him in person, Ms. Yoshida, if I remember your name correctly." Lin Nian took back his hand and looked at the girl in a suit and tie who looked like a member of society. He smiled faintly for the first time in a long time. (Chapter 117: Multiple Punishments)

"Yes, Yoshida Saki, that's right. Mr. Lin Nian, you still remember my name!" Yoshida Saki was deeply surprised.

"You just have a better memory, but why do you work for the Eight Clans of Sheqi? Did something happen after we last met that I don't know about?" Lin Nian asked the girl who had changed completely.

"This is a long story, but generally speaking, it's thanks to Okubo-senpai's care." Yoshida Saki gave a wry smile.