"By using Meteor City, a blank area, to provide a way to evade the police, the criminals will inevitably gather!!"
"When that time comes, under the new technology, we can create a hideout for these criminals."
"And once they leisurely gather here, we can find the criminals who have done harm to Meteor City!!"
Chrollo tried to explain his plans more clearly and directly, using language he could understand.
At least for Luke, it sounded extremely familiar.
The so-called new communication and world where lights carry information back and forth, was, in fact, the network!!
In this era, 1983, the outside world was experiencing a network revolution, a rise of the network world!!
Chrollo had keenly sensed the tide of this era.
Even more astonishingly, he mentioned the national borders and the backdoor, that is, the ladder to bypass the wall.
As for the police, they referred to online moderators and cyber police.
At Chrollo's age, he had already accurately detected this.
It was truly astonishing.
At least Elder Veyron now sat completely upright.
His previously cloudy eyes were now exceptionally serious.
"Who told you, or taught you, these words?"
Elder Veyron asked gravely.
"I have deduced all this myself, piece by piece, from watching videos and hearing news from the outside world."
Chrollo said calmly.
Elder Veyron stared at Chrollo for a long time.
Despite Elder Veyron's advanced age and the wrinkles on his face, he was still young at heart.
He hadn't been left behind by the times and was constantly learning about the outside world.
Thus, he had witnessed the communications revolution Chrollo had mentioned.
If someone like him, who paid close attention to changes in the outside world, or who was at the very center of the tide of the times, had such a perspective, he wouldn't be surprised at all.
What truly astonished Elder Veyron was that Chrollo had obtained this information solely from the garbage in Meteor City.
"No wonder…"
After a long pause, Elder Veyron slowly nodded.
"No wonder Father Lisores and Luke both recommended you so highly."
"Now I understand. Excellent people tend to appreciate each other. That's why they place such high regard on you…"
Father Lisores maintained a kind expression, while Luke smiled at Chrollo, who glanced at him.
Chrollo breathed a sigh of relief.
So he has passed the test!
"You can come here anytime from now on."
Before they left, Elder Veyron offered a special privilege: "If you have any other suitable or exciting ideas, feel free to come and discuss them with me."
A smile broke out on that wrinkled face: "As we age, we always want to hear different voices."
"And as for your work, if possible, please send me a videotape."
This statement essentially served as a complete guarantee for Luke and Chrollo.
As long as they were in Meteor City, no matter what they did or how they stirred things up, Meteor City would be their strongest backing.
If someone wants to take action against them, they must consider the elder council standing behind them!
Besides that, the elder council would also give Luke and his team their strongest support.
And the most obvious point right now was…
"I didn't expect to get so much useful information!"
Chrollo clutched his arms full of videotapes with a beaming smile on his face.
These were all videotapes covering common sense about the outside world.
In the outside world, they might be merely like encyclopedias or educational content.
But for Chrollo, who was in Meteor City, it was like finding a treasure.
"Shalnark will surely be very happy too!"
Chrollo thought expectantly.
Among his many companions, Shalnark was the only one who was more open to new things.
He was willing to try different things, broaden his horizons, and increase his knowledge and experience.
As for Luke, he received two items from Elder Veyron: A map of Meteor City and a strangely shaped object that resembled a train ticket.
Luke had seen this item in the manga.
In the manga, after Sarasa was dismembered, Father Lisores summoned Miss Renko from Kirimori Valley.
Through her stitches, Sarasa was restored to her original appearance, even looking lifelike, as if she were still alive.
The incredible technique, which restored and preserved corpses as closely as possible to their original state, amazed the rest of the group. It was then that everyone realized the existence of Nen.
Machi even approached Miss Renko, hoping to learn from her.
The answer she received was, naturally, no.
"No, I don't use a technique, but a special ability."
That's what Miss Renko replied.
Machi stared at her: "By ability, do you mean it's related to the light you emit?"
"You can see the aura?!"
Miss Renko was quite surprised that Machi could see the aura.
She then squatted down and looked into Machi's bright eyes.
"What beautiful eyes… I'm so jealous."
After saying this, Miss Renko handed Machi something resembling a bus ticket.
"Take the last bus and tell the driver to go to Kirimori Valley, then show this. Entry to my place is free."
The gift Miss Renko gave Machi was exactly the same as the one Elder Veyron had given him, which Luke was holding.
"Good, this opens a new map."
Luke casually put the ticket away.
However, he had no intention of going.
After all, Miss Renko's temperament was quite eccentric, and Luke felt he might not be able to adapt to her.
Besides…
"I already have so many inventions; if I want to get stronger, I can rely entirely on myself."
Luke remained calm: "Even if I can't exactly perform the application of advanced Nen techniques, my foundation is strong enough to surpass most Nen users."
"If I truly wanted a teacher to guide my training, it would have to be a genuinely powerful master. Preferably someone from a good and lawful alignment, who can understand the full picture…"
Well, places like Kirimori Valley, which has ties to Meteor City, are clearly not easy targets.