"You're old, Netero."
"The world ultimately belongs to the young."
"The Hunter Association needs fresh blood, and the Dark Continent needs brave and steadfast young people."
"We, these old folks, can't shrink back just because we're afraid of dying or afraid of bringing disaster to humanity, or else..."
"Wouldn't that be just like those people who once mocked Middle Kingdom, saying we're nothing but frogs in a well, shallow and laughable?"
"Creak~" The door was blown by the wind, creaking...
Through the gap in the door, one can no longer see the figure of the youthful departure.
Netero recalled visiting Linne a few days ago and their conversations late at night, and his heart, once dead and silent, gradually began to stir...
After a while, he sighed softly, "Jager is right."
People thrive from movement, while trees die from relocation,
Knowing the "Upper World" (Dark Continent) is fascinating, we can't hesitate due to fear and anxiety.
"Bean, pack up, let's go."
"Yes."
After Roy departed, the wooden house soon became empty.
The youth left the Swampland of Simira, returned the way he came, through the long corridor, appearing before Wutong and Kurajing.
"Young master, where's Jinx?" The young woman immediately glanced at the top of Roy's head.
Roy had a thought,
"Gao~" The Golden Crow spread its wings and drilled out from Roy's crown, almost suffocating inside.
Wutong glared at Kurajing, the girl's ambition to become a housekeeper was clearly inadequate.
An adequate housekeeper, especially in a prominent family like Zoldyck, must always prioritize the young master's safety above all else, when could a "Nen Beast" replace the young master?
The young housekeeper pushed the glasses perched on the bridge of the nose, looking Roy up and down, asked with concern, "Young master, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Except the use of "Residual Fire Tachi", the "Sense" was rather depleted.
The impact wave formed by the explosion of "Ghosthead Spider" was swiftly dispelled by deploying [Zetsu], sealing "Nen Qi", eliminating it cleanly.
Then he waved his hand: "Let's go."
They took the elevator, returning to the lodging at the hotel, the first action was to whip out the "Hunter's License" and find a computer to log onto the "Hunter's Website".
As the most confidential and comprehensive message-focused official platform crafted by the Hunter Association, it also serves as a crucial hub for "intelligence trade".
As long as one can afford, they could obtain intelligence of "equivalent value"... of course, the "Hunter's Website" isn't omnipotent, the majority of the intelligence comes from the hunters under its wing, having some "secrecy" and "omissions" is quite normal.
In the original story, Gon and Killua have used the "Hunter's Website" to track down Ging.
"ID: XXXXXXXXX..logged in...."
Roy opened the web, directly typed a line in the search bar —
"Anti-Conjuration".
Never forgetting the promise made to father Tanjuro to cure his illness.
At present, there was already a treatment plan for "tuberculosis", the part missing was how to actualize the drugs into the "cognitive world" using "Anti-Conjuration" methods.
"Spinning..."
The cursor rotates, displaying "Loading..."
Approximately after ten seconds,
The page popped up...showing "No records."
Roy was slightly disappointed.
Most "Conjuration" users employ "imagination" to transform "Nenryoku" into "physical objects" to aid in battle or support... it seems none have used "reverse thinking", pondering... if it would be possible to convert "material objects" back into "Nen" to replenish self-consumption, or outright annihilate "the material" as an enemy?
Hunters aren't from a past world with no "law of conservation of mass",
"Nen" serving as a form of "Life Energy" isn't equivalent to "mass."
Really, has no one ever considered this question?
A frown formed,
Roy did not give up so easily, outright posted a thread in the forum section below the "Hunter's Website", offering a reward of "ten billion Jenny".
"Heavy bounty for Nen users adept in the use of 'Anti-Conjuration' methods...."
Paused a bit, then added in small letters... "or 'Magical Beast', 'Rare Beast', 'Mythical Beast'."
"Note: Immediate payment of one billion Jenny upon verification of reliable information. Deadline: one year."
All things considered, Tanjuro has only two years to live, for his sake, even just for Roy himself... if one more method could be acquired to enhance strength further, that's good.
"Whew~" In two seconds, the post was sent out.
Roy sent Wutong to book tickets home, the young housekeeper worried that Kurajing couldn't take good care of the young master alone, thus taking her along too.
Leaving Roy alone, with Jinx, back in his room, started absorbing the "Life Energy" harvested from the battle with Botobai.
[Hint: "Constitution" +31]
[Current "Constitution": 172.8→203.8 (Note: normal humans are 1)]
"Phew~" Familiar intense pain struck,
Next to the half-human sized mirror, Roy hid in the bathroom, undergoing a new round of transformation, looking at the new self in the mirror, turned his head for another sweep of the back of his hand...
The "Curse" was fixed at "9 years 9 months 8 days 19 hours 54 minutes 13 seconds", paused for "5" seconds... then began counting down again...
This means the "Constitution" was enhanced by 31 points, allowing him an additional "5" seconds of life...
Roy was caught between tears and laughter, for a moment, not knowing whether to "rejoice" or "worry", after calming his heart, turned on the shower, washing off some "dead skin" and "grime" attached to his body.
.....
In Full-time Calendar 1987, Spring.
Less than three months until Gon and Killua were born.
Near the southeastern direction of the continent of Yorubiana, on an unknown island, a ship appeared months prior.