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Seeing that they were indeed intimidated, Greed slowly retracted his killing intent.
"I know you all must feel resistant to being bound in this way."
King Bradley walked to the coffee table, picked up a bottle of red wine, poured it into a stem glass, slowly swirled it, closed his eyes, and took a small sip.
This red wine came from Manassas State, in southern Pergrose, a region renowned for its red wine production.
The wine in King Bradley's stem glass now was "New Hero" red wine from Manassas State, Pergrose's most classic wine.
"However, if that were all, we wouldn't have gone through such trouble to select you elites from around the world."
"By joining us, you will gain..."
"Benefits and status unimaginable to your past or future selves."
"By then, even if we wanted you to leave, you wouldn't."
King Bradley set down his wine glass, then took out another bottle of red wine from under the coffee table. He opened it and placed it on the table.
He then took out seven pre-prepared stem glasses from below, resting the wine bottle on his left forearm, and with a slight lift of his right hand, poured red wine into each glass.
"Only interests can bind people tightly together."
"And only interests will never betray."
Alvin interjected. He instantly understood King Bradley's meaning: to pull everyone into a system.
As long as everyone benefited from this system, for their own self-interest, everyone would fully protect it from any harm.
"Well said."
Envy suddenly turned around and raised his glass remotely towards Alvin. He strongly agreed with Alvin's statement; only interests would never betray.
"Humans are foolish creatures, clinging tightly to the past, shrinking from the future, wasting strength on what is already gone."
Envy slightly turned his body, looking out the window at the icy, snowy landscape. His deep, mature voice, with a man's unique magnetic quality, echoed in the space.
"But."
"Times are changing."
"Those who aspire to the future are changing this world in ways we cannot see."
"And our goal is to become pioneers in the future of this world."
"Join us, and in the future, you will have your own..."
"Place."
Envy finished speaking, turned back to face the seven, gently swirling his stem glass, smiling silently.
The room was silent, briefly falling into a quiet stillness.
"Interesting, truly interesting..."
After a long while, Andres smoothed his hair, his expression excited.
"Hmph hmph, hahahaha..."
He was the first to break free from the shock Envy had brought them. He looked at Envy, laughing excitedly, his laughter subtly tinged with hysteria.
Envy looked at Andres's smile. This emotionally deficient genius high school student reacting this way was also within his expectations.
"Is that so-called answer hidden in the pursuit of the future?"
Julius regained his composure. Deep down, he had no interest in the future Envy described, but the abilities they displayed greatly interested him.
This was an unfamiliar domain he had never encountered before.
"Heh heh, so this isn't just a game after all."
Ahmed pressed down on his Dream Weaver hat, his face equally excited. A fire burned in his heart, and he grinned.
"But, this is much more interesting than a game."
Envy looked at Ahmed. Among the seven chosen individuals, besides Andres who had an emotional deficiency, this one was abnormal.
According to his observations, Ahmed, who had already reached forty, seemed to suffer from post-war psychological syndrome, a type of PTSD.
Emotional numbness and a drastic change in personality were all evident in him.
"I came for power anyway. Whatever your purpose is."
The silent Erik slowly raised his head, looking at Envy. A chilling coldness that could swallow a person was hidden in his eyes.
"I will join you, and pay the price for it."
Alvin lowered his head and closed his eyes, pushing his glasses up with his right hand, revealing a silent smile, and said.
"A wise man knows when to adapt."
"Besides, I was already a failure."
"Since there's such a chance to be reborn from the ashes, how could I give it up?"
Envy's lips curved into a smile as he looked at the last two.
"For my techniques to advance further."
Riley's single sentence stated her choice.
"I have no choice."
Caesar said in a deep voice. His choice had been decided from the very beginning.
"Very good."
Envy's lips curved slightly upwards on both sides. Pride did the same. A large amount of shadow suddenly shot out from under his feet, forming child-like hands that picked up the seven stem glasses of red wine from the coffee table and handed them to the seven people.
The seven people calmly took the red wine from the shadow's hands.
"You have made the right choice."
Envy slowly raised the wine glass in his hand, clinking glasses with the seven people from a distance of several meters.
"Pursuing the future is a painful process. In the foreseeable future world, we have our place."
"And we are the pioneers who will lead humanity into the future."
As his words fell, Envy and the seven people raised their wine glasses together, lightly touched the glasses to their lips, and drank the wine.
A moment later, Envy and the seven people set down their wine glasses. Everyone's gaze shifted to Envy.
Now, this young man, less than thirty years old, officially became their boss, their superior.
"Next, your first task is to cultivate the ability called [Nen]."
Envy's tone was gentle. A transparent aura suddenly surged from his body, causing a strong airflow that continuously ruffled his clothes and hair.
At the same time, this powerful airflow spread outwards, ruffling the clothes and hair of the seven people.
"I think you should all be eager to begin."
Looking at the terrifying aura that suddenly erupted from Envy, the seven people's eyes once again showed shock.
"It's this, it's this, this power that makes one fearful yet excited..."
Andres, Erik, and Ahmed were the most excited. They looked at Envy, who was being buffeted by the rising airflow. Although they couldn't see the flow of aura.
They could clearly feel the immense power enveloping Envy.
"Surprisingly, so similar."
Julius stared intently at Envy, his eyes filled with disbelief.
But unlike the others, Julius's shock lay in the fact that he felt a familiar aura from Envy, an aura like that of his master.
"However, this is precisely the realm I seek."
"This proves that my choice was correct."
Julius looked at Envy, his gaze becoming resolute.
"King, you will instruct them in the cultivation of Nen."
Envy retracted his aura and looked at King Bradley, who nodded gently and walked to stand before the exhilarated seven.
"Follow me, I will teach you how to cultivate and how to develop your abilities."
King Bradley finished speaking and walked directly towards the elevator. The seven people averted their gaze from Envy, turned, and followed King Bradley's footsteps, leaving the office.
Envy watched the group enter the elevator, then slowly turned to look at the icy, snowy landscape outside the window. A gentle breeze swept through the sky, carrying a few snowflakes.
The reason he let King Bradley teach them was because King had been created the longest, and his understanding of Nen was probably no less than Envy's own.
As for himself, he simply wasn't interested in teaching others how to cultivate.
Regarding the future he spoke of to the seven, Envy, through his emotion-sensing ability, saw that they either didn't believe it or didn't care.
But none of that mattered. He was merely using power and benefits to bind them.
Even if one day they were no longer bound by these two things, Envy had already tampered with them.
"Hee hee..."
Envy raised his wine glass. Threads of red aura extended from his fingertips, enveloping the stem glass.
"How despicable, boss."
Greed leaned back on the sofa, his head tilted back over the edge, looking at Envy from an upside-down perspective. His narrow eyes were slightly narrowed, and his lips curved into a sinister smile.
"To use Nen on your future capable subordinates."
Envy heard Greed's words, turned sideways to look at Greed leaning back on the sofa with his head tilted back, and chuckled softly.
"Always keep a trick up your sleeve."
That's right, from the moment Envy met them, his ability had already been activated.
The ability from the Face of Greed, influencing and controlling others' emotions. This was also why those people, despite not believing his words, would unhesitatingly choose to join.
Besides their own need for power and opportunity, the intense desire in their hearts was secretly amplified by Envy.
And in the future, Envy would continue to secretly influence them until they were completely loyal to Envy and this organization.
"So, the first step for special talents has been resolved."
Envy turned back to look out the window. His shadow extended to the coffee table, transformed into a hand, gently grabbed the wine bottle, brought it to Envy, and slowly poured red wine into his glass.
"Then, the second step, Envy can begin."
"I've already informed him. The person has been found and is being prepared."
The screen on the ceiling "crackled" as it turned to face Envy. A gloomy, deep voice resonated, as if a mask were being worn over a face.
In fact, Ikshampe was indeed wearing a mask that changed his voice.
"As for the girl you specifically mentioned last time, named Pakunoda, she hasn't been found yet."
Envy frowned slightly, but after a moment's thought, it was normal.
In a place like Meteor City, there were no nationalities or identification numbers. Finding one person among tens of millions was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Moreover, Envy didn't know what she looked like, making it even more difficult.
"It seems I'll have to make a trip to Meteor City myself."
Envy held Pakunoda, a character from the original work, in very high regard, not for her appearance.
He valued her ability and her talent in the medical field.
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