Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 272 One-year appointment

If we define the difficulty of removing the lingering resentment at the entrance of the ruins based on the level of the Hunter Association's commission, then...

Therefore, it has at least reached level B.

This is a judgment that Jin made based on his own understanding.

Therefore, before commissioning Moro, he had already made it clear that removing this death thought was extremely risky, and that he could accept Moro's decision to back down after assessing the intensity of the death thought.

I was mentally prepared for Moro's attempt to exorcise Nen to fail, but I never expected...

The thoughts about death that had troubled him for so long were so easily diverted.

Inside the cave passage.

Neither Morrow nor King spoke, and the room became extremely quiet.

After about a few seconds.

Moro slowly turned around, looked at the silent Jin, and said with a solemn expression, "Such a powerful deathly will. No wonder it had such an obvious attack posture. Alas, it seems that this time... I will need a long time to purify it completely."

"..."

Jin remained silent, glancing subtly at Moro's right hand.

He saw it all clearly just now.

That powerful sense of death was completely absorbed by Moro's right hand in just a second or two.

This must be Moreau's unique method of exorcising thoughts.

only……

The process of transferring thoughts about the afterlife was too easy, so easy that it seemed as if there was no risk involved from the start.

Even the subsequent pressure to eliminate negative thoughts lies more in the difficulty of purification.

But that doesn't make sense either.

Are there any risks involved in the purification process?

After a brief silence, Jin slowly suppressed his doubts and asked the most crucial question.

He has seen it.

Moro's initial embarrassment and current solemnity were nothing more than a facade.

As for why Moro behaved this way, he could roughly guess a few things, but he didn't take it to heart.

There was only one thing he cared about.

That is, whether Moro can reliably and safely purify this post-death thought.

This is something more important than money.

Moro sensed King's attitude towards the matter and figured that, given King's shrewdness, he must have already seen through the deception, so he simply gave up on continuing the act.

It's all because the growth rings absorb nutrients at an absurdly high rate.

Regardless of whether a difficult transfer scene can be created, if the speed of transferring the thought of death could be slowed down, it wouldn't stifle his room for maneuver.

"No risk."

Moro's solemn expression vanished abruptly, and his tone returned to calm: "Since I was able to successfully transfer my death thoughts, purification is naturally not a problem either; it just takes some time."

"That's good."

Jin nodded, then stared intently at Moro, as if he were looking at a super treasure.

Although they hadn't known each other for long, he had already seen Moro's potential.

At such a young age, to have such a solid and powerful level of manifest energy.

And after seeing how he used "qi," I was able to imitate him immediately.

Such strength and talent need no further explanation.

Most importantly, it demonstrates an extremely high potential for exorcism.

This is also the skill that his team currently lacks the most.

So after confirming that Moro could purify death thoughts without risk, he had the idea of ​​recruiting Moro.

It not only considered the possibility of facing the same situation again in the future, but also the preparations that should be made before exploring the Dark Continent in the future.

Without a doubt, Morrow's qualifications in all aspects meet his desire and needs for talent.

Facing Jin's undisguised, burning gaze, Moro remained calm and said, "Regarding the reward for the removal of thoughts..."

"How much do you want?"

Jin's gaze softened, and he asked directly.

Moro hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, thinking of the nearly 10 billion bid from the two pairs of red-eyed spectators. If he were to bid, it would be best not to go below 10 billion.

But at this price point...

Judging solely from the difficulty of eliminating the illusion, it's as if they're treating Jin as a great traitor to be slaughtered.

But let's look at it from another angle.

The reason why the difficulty of exorcising spirits is so low is not because the intensity of death spirits is too low, but because his age rings... well, his ability to exorcise spirits is too strong.

So even if you ask for a high price, it shouldn't be a problem, right?

Furthermore, he currently owes Kang Jae over 10 billion won, and if he were to lower the price here, he would owe even more.

With that in mind, Moro tentatively offered, "Ten billion."

"can."

Jin agreed without hesitation, smiling and saying, "The price I paid for the Scarlet Eyes and the kitchen knife at the Yorknew auction a while ago was just over 10 billion. Why don't we just use that as a discount?"

In fact, the total bid for the two pairs of red-eyed items and the kitchen knife has exceeded 110 billion.

Therefore, after offsetting the costs, Jin will still have to spend about 10 billion more.

"..."

Seeing how generous and straightforward Jin was, Moro was speechless for a moment.

Is it too little?
Oh, and this guy is incredibly rich...

Damn it, it's definitely less than I expected.

Moro was filled with remorse.

But since things had come to this, he had no choice but to accept it.

Jin was unaware of Moro's thoughts. In fact, based on the market price of Chu Nian, a reward of 10 billion was already an astronomical sum.

In other words, he is not short of money and is willing to pay a high price for something like eliminating thoughts.

Just as he believed that the expenditure of money was far less secure than the safety of Moro during his exorcism.

He would be willing to spend any amount of money if he could get his wish to enter this site, which is suspected to be from the Akashar period.

Putting aside the idea of ​​recruiting Moro for the time being, after negotiating the price, Jin quickly walked to the circular stone gate that resembled a yin-yang symbol.

The stone gate is carved with intricate patterns of rare and exotic animals. On either side of the wavy door seam in the center, there are two perfectly round black and white stone beads, arranged symmetrically like chess pieces on a chessboard.

now--

Simply push open this stone door to satisfy your long-held curiosity.

Jin simply reached out and stroked the jade doorknob, feeling the warm touch with his fingertips, without rushing to push it open.

The joy of opening the entrance to the ruins should not be enjoyed alone, but shared with his long-time colleagues.

Jin withdrew his hand and walked towards the exit of the cave, preparing to use the communication equipment at the cave entrance to call his colleagues in charge of the excavation work to come down.

"Moro".

On the way to the cave entrance, Jin suddenly spoke.

Moro followed behind, looking at Kim's back.

Jin looked straight ahead and solemnly extended an invitation: "I would like to ask you to serve as the concept consultant for my team. Would you be willing?"

"..."

Moro paused for a moment, not giving an immediate reply, but instead pondering.

He is currently short of money and knows that Kim is a top billionaire.

So if you accept Jin's invitation, you will not only have the opportunity to get the energy of the annual rings for free, but you can also make a fortune from it.

but……

More than monetary gain, he wanted to obtain from Jin a possibility that could evolve "Starlight Condensation". But this also meant that while proposing "conditions", he would also have to reveal the entire ability system of Starlight Condensation to Jin.

Moro did not hesitate for long on this point.

This is one of the advantages of being a time traveler: you can read and confirm the personality traits of the original characters from the perspective of a reader of the original work.

"I can accept your invitation, but I have one condition."

After thinking it through, Moro spoke calmly.

Jin suddenly stopped and turned to look at Moro, asking seriously, "Tell me about it."

"To be my 'sparring partner' and help me improve and optimize my Nen abilities."

Moro stated his conditions.

Upon hearing this, Jin raised his hand to his chin and pondered for a moment.

Upon hearing these conditions, his first reaction was to refuse.

Just from hearing the rhetoric of "improvement and optimization," one should know that the so-called sparring session might take a very long time.

It might even be necessary to use "years" as the unit of time.

This alone made Kim very resistant.

He doesn't want to be tied down to one thing for too long.

If he hadn't highly valued Moro's talent and potential, he would have rejected him outright long ago.

"The ability you want to improve and optimize, the one you just used underwater?"

Jin asked curiously.

Moro nodded.

Upon seeing this, Jin became somewhat interested.

With his eyes lowered, he only needed to think carefully for a moment before he immediately grasped the key information.

"Can your ability copy or synchronize other people's skills?"

Jin looked up and, without waiting for Moro's reply, immediately added, "You don't have to answer. To be honest, I really need your Nen removal ability... so I'm more inclined to agree to your terms."

"It's alright. My ability is called Star Condensation. Its effect is to read and integrate information about the target's actions in order to predict their attack intentions."

Moro made no attempt to hide anything, explaining frankly, "Because of the ability to read information, it does indeed have the effect of replicating other people's skills. I have used it to quickly master footwork and martial arts techniques."

"Ok?"

Jin was surprised that Moro was so open about his abilities, and couldn't help but feel grateful for Moro's trust in him.

At the same time, he keenly sensed the problem in Moro's words.

"If that's the case, why is further improvement and optimization still needed?"

"Because the Starburst Condensation can only read information such as the target's power exertion techniques, but I want to evolve it to... be able to read information about 'qi' techniques as well."

Moro revealed his intentions without any attempt to conceal them.

He believed that in order to get Kim to agree to this condition and cooperate fully, there should be no concealment on this matter.

"Yeah……"

Jin's eyes changed slightly; in just a few words, he directly sensed Moro's ambition.

The ability to quickly master footwork and martial arts techniques by reading information such as power generation methods is already very valuable.

Therefore, based solely on this ability and its effectiveness, and considering him as a long-term sparring partner...

He believed that Morrow could take this opportunity to master more advanced physical skills, but Morrow was not satisfied with this.

Rather, they were drawn to his profound skill in controlling "energy".

"Okay, I agree."

After a moment's thought, Jin finally agreed to Moro's terms.

Strength, character, temperament, talent, and the ability to exorcise negative thoughts.

Given these factors, he wouldn't mind helping Morodden reach even higher peaks.

More importantly, he hoped to use this opportunity to make Morrow a member of his Dark Continent exploration team in the future.

Moro's face lit up with joy when he saw that Jin had agreed.

But the next second, they heard what Jin said next.

"But I have a condition."

"You said."

Moro's joy vanished, and he looked at Jin with a serious expression.

As long as he can get this opportunity, he will not refuse, no matter the conditions or as long as he can do it.

Jin extended one index finger and slowly said, "I'll only give you 'one year'."

After all, it goes without saying that taking the already powerful starlight to a higher level is an extremely difficult task.

Even he felt that the success rate of such a thing was quite low.

Therefore, he had to set a deadline; otherwise, if Moro failed to improve the technique successfully, he would have to keep sparring with him indefinitely.

"no problem."

Moro agreed to Jin's conditions without hesitation.

He was already very satisfied to have secured this opportunity, and he dared not hope for more.

Seeing Morrow agree so readily, Jin was slightly surprised, but he didn't think much of it and reached out his hand to Morrow.

"Then it's settled."

"Ah."

Moro grasped Jin's hand, a smile appearing on his face.

Jin withdrew his hand, thinking about the subsequent excavation of the ruins, and said, "By the way, the sparring arrangement will have to wait until my colleagues and I finish excavating this ruin, is that alright?"

"Of course, I can wait, as long as it takes."

Moro smiled and glanced at the energy rings on the back of his hand out of the corner of his eye.

I just absorbed the thoughts of the dead attached to the entrance of the ruins, converting a total of 20% of the energy, which directly soared from 42% to 62%, which is quite astonishing.

He judged that the range of this deathly thought should not be limited to the entrance of the ruins, but rather radiated to every corner of the perimeter of the ruins.

Otherwise, given Jin's strength and the level of the team he built, there would be no need for him to enter through the ruins entrance.

With only about 38% more energy needed to fill the third growth ring...

Moro then thought about the situation inside the ruins.

This was his first time working on such an excavation, and he didn't know if there were any objects in the ruins that were imbued with the spirits of the dead.

Putting aside their question, Morrow and King went outside the cave.

After Jin used the communication device to inform the staff above of the situation, Moro finally spoke up and asked, "Jin, what is the probability of death spirit appearing in the ruins?"

"It's very high, or rather, it's very common."

Jin put down the communication device and explained, "However, they are mostly on some ancient objects and will not affect the excavation work. If they are people who were buried alive and controlled by death thoughts, it can be resolved without removing the thoughts."

At this point, Jin glanced at Moro.

"In short, even if there are thoughts of the dead in the ruins, you will not be asked to take action again. Your priority is to purify the thoughts of the dead that have been transferred there."

"Uh, okay."

Moro responded.

Strictly speaking, he had already digested that thought of death.

However, what Jin said did remind him.

Even if some objects in the ruins are imbued with the thoughts of the dead, he cannot absorb them immediately.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he is still in the stage of "purifying his thoughts of death".

"Then let's wait a while. Anyway, we have to wait for the sparring partner."

As Moro pondered this, he also felt a sense of anticipation for the subsequent excavation of the ruins.

If you can find an object that can be attached to the thoughts of the deceased, then you've hit the jackpot.

(End of this chapter)