Bleach: Stir Up the Situation

Hongjiang looked at Kurotsuchi Mayuri's weird expression, how could he not know that this guy had evil intentions towards Ishida Uryu again?

"Ishida Uryu will never hand it over to you, and even if I hand it over to you, I don't think you can research something useful for the follow-up. To tell you the truth, we are very sure that it was the Quincy who destroyed the 10th Division and the Imperial Orihiro, and you have also studied the Quincy. According to old experience, the Quincy can hardly do things to that extent, right?"

"I don't think a guy who was almost killed by the Quincy is qualified to say such a thing." Kurotsuchi Mayuri snorted and mocked, and it was unknown whether his unhappiness was because Hongjiang saw through his thoughts or because of the embarrassment of the year.

"Then why did you come to me for help? To help you make that unfounded and stupid guess?"

Hongjiang ignored Kurotsuchi Mayuri's sarcasm and selectively told him some of the speculations he and Urahara had made, mainly about the statement that the Invisible Empire existed in the shadow of Seireitei, which was also the matter they hoped Kurotsuchi Mayuri and Urahara could investigate at the same time.

"Is it that boring shadow rhetoric again?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi leaned on his head and looked bored.

This was not the first time he had heard this statement. Before being sent to the maggot nest, Hongjiang had always raised this possibility and wanted him to investigate.

And the answer he gave at the time was also very straightforward. It was not impossible to construct a space in the shadow, but once it was done, the shadow itself would have the attributes of space.

In this case, once the shadow disappeared, wouldn't it mean the disappearance of the entire space?

Perhaps, with the size of Seireitei, it might not be possible to make the shadow disappear completely, but its continuity and instability are still unavoidable.

If the scorching sun at noon and the dark moon at night are the two extreme points, the shadow of Seireitei is the highest and lowest endpoints in terms of continuity and area. If the shadow is regarded as space, the space will also face the crisis of division and instability in this process.

And if the space is separated from the shape of the shadow, then Hongjiang's statement is naturally not valid, because, in the final analysis, it is just a space hidden in Seireitei, and the shadow only exists as its entrance and exit.

Although Mayuri Kurotsuchi did not do his best to fulfill Hiroe's request, he still carried out the extended research with a professional attitude.

The result was that there was no discovery. The space in the Soul Society was quite stable, and there was no sign of the enemy hiding.

Perhaps this cannot prove that Hiroe was absolutely wrong, but whether it was due to technical ability or thinking errors, the research could only be declared to be a failure, not to mention that Mayuri Kurotsuchi was later imprisoned in the maggot nest.

Now that the old case was brought up again, Mayuri Kurotsuchi was quite unhappy. He did not curse directly, but said coldly: "I don't think our research had made any breakthrough at that time. To be honest, if we continue with the idea at that time, it would probably end in vain again." He spread his hands and looked indifferent: "Although you know that I am a little interested in Yhwach, it is absolutely impossible for you to give me another boring topic." Then he rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Unless you can come up with something that interests me like you did then." Hongjiang rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly: "I said, I won't hand over Ishida Uryu to you." "I don't have to have him." Mayuri Kurotsuchi's voice rose in vain: "Those humans represented by Inoue Orihime are very good. Of course, it's a pity that you didn't get good materials when you went to support the Palace of the Night before. I'm talking about the Arrancar at the level of the Ten Espada. You should be able to get it, right?" For these two trading plans, Hongjiang would never agree to the former one. It's not impossible to hand over the body of the Ten Espada to the other party. For example, the 9th Espada, Aronil, and the 7th Espada, Zomali Lulu, were abandoned by Hongjiang and died in the last war. Their bodies are now in the laboratory of Sar Apollo.

It's just that Sar Apollo will accept his orders. When there was Aizen, this guy would change his mind according to the situation, but now that the dust has settled, what Hongjiang needs him to study is naturally the task he must complete first.

Kurotsuchi Mayuri is different. Unless he is willing or the situation is urgent, Kurotsuchi Mayuri's research direction must be out of interest.

In this case, even if the cooperation is carried out in the form of a transaction again like a hundred years ago, the other party's efforts for this are estimated to be extremely limited.

It just so happens that finding the location of the Invisible Empire is an urgent matter. Therefore, even if he comes to seek help, Hongjiang tries not to raise matters that will distract the other party. The transaction method has been considered, but it was ruled out by Hongjiang early.

Not to mention 100% concentration, but Hongjiang needs at least 50% of Kurotsuchi Mayuri's concentration. This cannot be forced by transactions. The only thing that can be relied on is to arouse Kurotsuchi Mayuri's own interest.

"Don't worry about those brats Inoue. My co-worker bureau is not your R\u0026D bureau's research material library. As for the Espada-level Arrancar, it's not impossible for you to let me try Hueco Mundo, but that's after you give me the result I want."

"You want to renege?" Kurotsuchi Mayuri said grimly, but Hiroe laughed out loud: "If you really want to help me, why would you worry about this? I think you want to get something for nothing!"

Kutsuchi Mayuri was silent. Although he always scolded Hiroe for being stupid, if someone really treated the other person as a fool, then that person was really stupid.

"I am just taking chances. If the help you are talking about is the kind of stupid research a hundred years ago, then I can give you a negative answer now."

"Although the research is similar, it is different this time." Hongjiang interrupted: "A hundred years ago, I was too obsessed with building space in the shadow. In fact, Urahara came up with a very interesting hypothesis."

"What is it?" Nirvana asked with squinting eyes. Anything that has anything to do with Urahara always arouses his inexplicable desire to win, even though he doesn't admit it much.

Hong Jiang didn't reveal the arrogance that the other party tried so hard to hide, and directly expressed Urahara's thoughts.

"We, well, I was too obsessed with the phrase 'we are in your shadow' before, so it is reasonable to think that there is this space in the shadow that we don't know about."

"From the perspective of blind spots in thinking, hiding under the eyes of the enemy is indeed the most unexpected place, but this space is not necessarily in the Seireitei or the space that relies on the existence of the Seireitei."

Niyuri frowned slightly as if he thought of something, but he did not interrupt Hongjiang and just listened quietly, as if to verify whether his thoughts matched Urahara's.

"We have never thought about whether the shadow of Soul Society hides some kind of secret. Perhaps it was not a natural phenomenon in the first place, but a portal to a certain world."

"Does such a possibility exist?"

Hongjiang paused for a moment and looked at Nie Shuli nervously, waiting for the other party's answer.