Chapter 164: The World's Carnival, The Dark Continent
"Next, whether I live or die depends on how V5 decides to deal with me. But I dare to predict..." Beyond smiled as he walked into the Hunter Association's detention room, raising his head to look at the Zodiacs. "I will be released, and you Zodiacs will join me in challenging the Dark Continent!"
"That's impossible. You'll most likely be sentenced to long-term imprisonment for severe international disturbance charges, so this is just your delusion," Mizaistom Nana, the Ox, spoke up.
"No, it is possible."
Just then, a voice came from outside the room. The Zodiacs all turned to look at the door—that detestable man had come again.
Among the Zodiacs, only one person showed no surprise on their face: the 14th Chairman, Cheadle Yorkshire.
Because she was the one who had invited him.
"Mord, what do you mean by 'possible'?" Cheadle asked.
"If you were high-ranking officials in V5, how would you handle this situation?"
Mord glanced at Beyond in the detention room and didn't beat around the bush. "The situation has already escalated to this extent. Relying solely on negotiations is clearly insufficient to make the Kakin Kingdom back down."
"V5 should recognize that conventional means to curb the situation are extremely limited unless they lean toward military action."
"Without resorting to military action, the best way to resolve the current predicament peacefully is to incorporate Kakin into V5!"
Mord's words were like a bombshell. This was something the Zodiacs had never even considered, and one by one, expressions of shock appeared on their faces.
Inside the detention room, Beyond wore a bright smile, staring intently at the man before him as if trying to see through him.
Mord continued, "The restructured new international organization, tentatively called V6, would have the original five V5 nations secretly supporting Kakin's voyage operations. Moreover, they would never show an attitude of reluctantly accepting the other party but would instead present a composed front, as if they had been waiting for the final representative of the six continents to complete all preparations for departure. Only by doing so can they maintain the initiative."
"The name of the King of Kakin will be recorded in history as a pioneer of the new continent—this is the bait they dangle. In return, the Kakin Kingdom must sign a written agreement with the other five nations to equally share all acquired benefits."
"This method benefits all parties involved." Cheadle pondered for a moment, then nodded and asked another critical question. "What about the ordinary citizens?"
"In the non-interference treaty waters near the border coastline, there are many uninhabited islands capable of accommodating large numbers of immigrants. When the time comes, they can be designated as hypothetical new continents, allowing ordinary citizens with immigration intentions to live on these islands."
Mord looked at Beyond and said, "Am I right, Beyond?"
"Hahahahaha." Beyond suddenly burst into loud laughter, rising to his feet. His terrifying strength tugged at the chains binding him, causing the entire detention room to tremble. "Truly worthy of being the man who inherited the title of 'world's strongest' from my old man."
Although it was publicly announced that Netero defeated the King of Ants in the Chimera Ant war, there were still those who managed to uncover the truth of the matter.
This was mainly because that old man Netero couldn't keep his mouth shut, which was also why the Zodiacs had tolerated Mord directly intervening in their meeting at the time.
"You're right. Our widely publicized claim about having no participant limit was merely to make V5 see the options before them," Beyond nodded and continued. "Otherwise, V5 probably wouldn't have taken action. If we had followed the normal procedures, our plan would have certainly failed."
"You can contact V5 right now. They'll definitely have you relay to me: 'We will approve the voyage expedition if you agree to be accompanied by monitors.' If V5 truly trusts you, then the ones monitoring me should be your Hunter Association."
Beyond stared intently at Mord and declared: "This is my declaration of war against you all. The real battlefield will be the Dark Continent... Do you dare accept this challenge?"
Just as Beyond said, this was a battle.
"Mizaistom, immediately contact V5 to understand the situation," Cheadle said.
Beyond truly lived up to being a formidable figure.
One could say he had forcibly dragged the entire Hunter Association onto the battlefield. Although he used underhanded methods, this was indeed the fastest way to force V5 into action and enable his journey to the Dark Continent!
To summarize: Beyond would go to the Dark Continent under the Hunter Association's surveillance. Once they reached their destination, Beyond would attempt to escape and act recklessly.
The Hunter Association's task would be to control Beyond while defeating his accomplices, all while simultaneously finding solutions to handle any disasters they encountered.
And all of this would have to be accomplished on the Dark Continent, where no one knew what dangers might emerge!
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Kakin Kingdom.
Countless ordinary people, carrying dreams of reaching a new world, had gathered here.
Television and online platforms had been repeatedly broadcasting the Kakin Empire's immigration plan these days.
"Look, everyone! That's the massive transport ship B·W1, with a passenger capacity of up to 200,000 people! How incredible!"
"To enhance its maritime navigation capabilities, its interior employs an extremely simplified structure. But precisely because of this, our nation was able to complete its construction at very low cost within a short time!"
"Our hero, King Hui Guo Rou, has officially announced that 20 transport ships of the same model will be built within one year! Even more excitingly, he has pledged to transport 100 million people to the Dark Continent within five years."
"At that time, Beyond, the King, and the 14 princes will all board this historic BW1 ship together! As for which ship ordinary citizens will board, that will be determined by lottery. Currently, the probability of boarding Ship No. 1 is 1 in 1,300."
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Under the deliberate guidance of certain parties, the highest risk level for venturing into the Dark Continent was designated as a common Class C.
Ancient ruins frequently revealed records similar to "Disasters will occur when crossing the ocean to reach the new continent," which some experts interpreted as ancient explorers suffering massive casualties in the Dark Continent due to bacterial and viral infections. They claimed modern human epidemic prevention technology could easily resolve these issues.
Experts argued that compared to the so-called risks, the substances that generated and nurtured those bacteria, flora and fauna—along with natural minerals and unidentified liquid substances—likely contained dreamlike treasures capable of triggering humanity's leapfrog development!
The V5 leadership and Hunter Association, both aware of the truth, unanimously chose to remain silent at this moment.
The entire world fell into a peculiar frenzy.
This frenzy was called: Journey to the Dark Continent!