“Fu Long won this round again.” Uncle Niu stepped forward and patted Qi Duo on the shoulder.

Qi Duo then looked at Fu Long pitifully, clearly still somewhat unconvinced.

But in the end, he didn't say anything.

"We do have to report back to our superiors. As for vanilla, how much should we give them?"

"Two stalks." Qi Duo took out two stalks of herbs and said, "That's the most we have. Considering how unpredictable the situation is inside, it's already quite good that we were able to get out unscathed. Tell them to give up. No one can get in now. If you don't believe me, send someone in yourself. At the same time, I will give orders that hunters complete their own missions and never participate in any actions arbitrarily decided by V5. Without my order, the Hunter Association shall not mobilize a single person."

"You learn so fast!" Fu Long gave Qi Duo a thumbs up. "That's a good command. It should curb V5's arrogance a bit."

They have the Hunter Association backing them, yet they're using their power to try and control the situation—something no one will allow them to succeed.

Chapter 458 They Had a Fall Out

The next target is another swamp, where they will find food for longevity.

This was also an order issued by V5 to the Hunter Association, and Qiduo and the others still had to go and take a look.

As for how much to give, that's for them to decide.

The Hunter Association received two herbs for themselves and four for Fu Long, but none of them were distributed.

This thing must undergo certain processing before it can be returned to its original continent; otherwise, it will cause a disaster.

Therefore, we can only discuss this later when we arrive in the New World and find Dog Warrior.

"Why don't you come with us? That way we can look out for each other," Uncle Niu invited Fu Long.

Fu Long thought about it for a moment and finally nodded. It was indeed better to stick with the team.

Just like this time with the gold and silver ingots, if it weren't for the involvement of the Hunter Association's twelve zodiacs, it would probably have been quite difficult for them to get the vanilla.

Not to mention getting four plants, which is simply unimaginable.

In addition, the following adventure is obviously more difficult. If you keep wandering around recklessly, you may very well end up killing yourself.

You have to work with some capable people.

"Go back to the lake first, then find a place to pass through the wasteland and enter the wild swamp in the southeast."

After finishing speaking, Qiduo sealed the two herbs in two storage boxes and handed them to Tocarinenu, a spatial magician, to go back and deliver the items to their designated location before returning.

We have to wait here all night.

After everyone left, Fu Long and his group set up a fire outside the temple and ate and drank to their hearts' content. Several women also pulled Billian and the others aside to chat.

To be honest, there are quite a few women in the team now.

Fu Long, Uncle Niu, and Kurapika sat on the other side, talking about their recent events.

A major incident occurred on the ship; the Phantom Troupe found Hisoka, and a fierce battle ensued.

Meanwhile, Muleina's men finally began to target the prince.

Kurapika originally planned to attack the Fourth Prince directly, but the Fourteenth Prince was attacked, so he had no choice but to stay by the Fourteenth Prince and the Queen's side.

The battle was quite intense, ultimately resulting in damage to the whale ship.

Just as originally designed, the whale ship of the Gold Empire abandoned the lower decks, with only the top two decks reaching the Dark Continent.

In this battle, Hisoka escaped, and the Phantom Troupe went into hiding. Although they obtained some treasures, for the Phantom Troupe, their primary focus now is on acquiring resources from the Dark Continent, and treasures are the least needed item.

Although most of Miao Leina's men were wiped out, the remaining men covered Miao Leina's escape from the ship, and their whereabouts are still unknown.

Kurapika sighed as he finished speaking.

"You've changed a lot, Kurapika. Before, you would only have two choices: either join forces with Hisoka to fight the Phantom Troupe, or go all out to fight the Fourth Prince. But now, you've actually protected the Fourteenth Prince. You've really changed."

Kurapika glanced at Fu Long, his heart filled with disdain for this statement.

But upon reflection, he knew all too well that he had indeed done something contrary to his own conscience.

“None of that matters. What matters is what you were thinking at the time,” Potobá said.

Fu Long simply nodded. His state of mind at that moment was the most important thing; anything else he said would be meaningless.

Looking at the campfire in front of him, Fu Long was also pondering his current state of mind.

On this dark continent, the hope that Fu Long seeks is completely different from that of the Hunter Association.

Just as Byand and the others said, what the Hunter Association is looking for is that thing in the very center of the Lightning Zone that breaks the curse and evil of the world—that is hope.

But just as Fu Long had thought, this hope would ultimately fall into someone else's hands.

The people of the Pay-to-Win Empire also want it, because once they hold onto hope, the V6 dominance will be broken, and the Pay-to-Win Empire might be able to rise above the other five nations.

However, V5 did not give up; the Hunter Association was the weapon in their hands.

As for Fu Long, he was contemplating what he would become in this struggle.

“Sometimes, you just can’t think too much,” Potobby said when no one spoke.

Fu Long glanced at him. It was really strange that this person, whose reputation and strength were close to Netero's, was not an ambitious person.

The vanilla deliveryman returned the next day, bringing with him V5's instructions to continue collecting herbs that could cure all diseases until no more herbs were left outside.

Qiduo was truly angry this time, and said coldly, "Take me back to the camp. I want to see what they're up to."

Qiduo left, and Fulong immediately took over the Mountain God Temple. He gave the Drunkard a look, and the Drunkard nodded. He then found Fox Charm and Little Beast and said something to them.

One should always be wary of others. If Qi Duo can persuade the people at V5 when he goes back, that's fine. But if he can't, that's another story.

Fortunately, after being reminded twice by Fu Long, Qi Duo understood the situation and demonstrated strong willpower in her negotiations with V5.

No matter how the other party tried to persuade her, Qiduo insisted on one thing: the affairs of the Hunter Association would no longer be managed by V5.

On the Dark Continent, the Hunter Association only obeys the orders of its president. If you're not satisfied, then V5, go explore this area yourselves and don't come looking for the Hunter Association.

V5 originally planned to put up a fight, since they had built an experimental base underground in the New World. Everything that came from the Dark Continent had to undergo a curse removal process there before it could be brought back to the original continent.

Now that your Hunter Association isn't helping us, fine, we won't help you remove the things the Hunter Association brought. Okay?

When Qiduo heard this, he sneered. A bunch of guys who hadn't seen reality. They didn't even know that their underground research lab had become ruins.

Whether you yourselves can even go back is still a question, and you're talking about this now? What a joke.

The negotiations ended badly, and Kido led all the hunters away from V5's camp.

She wants to establish another territory for the Hunter Association.

After Qiduo led the team away, the V5 executives sat down together.

"Without the Hunter Association, our strength has been greatly affected."

"What impact will it have? We can wait for the original mainland to send people over through the communication channels."

That's what they say, but everyone knows that nothing can go wrong during this waiting period.

Unbeknownst to them, a pair of gloomy eyes were watching the camp from outside.

Chapter 459 Who Gave You the Courage?

Kido moved quickly, and the rest of the Hunter Association, who were hunters after all, set up a camp on the other side of Lake Möbius.

Here you can also see the V5 camp, and it's also a place to pick up people returning from the north, as well as a passage to the southeast.

Overall, the location is quite advantageous.

Mo Laowu is now considered the main person in charge of the camp. His task is to lead the men to guard this place and make sure nothing goes wrong.

As for V5, don't they have a chief retainer? Their strength is more than enough to maintain the status quo, but they lack the drive to make progress.

Qiduo needs to get back quickly.

Soon, Kido and Tokarinnu used their spatial abilities to return to the mountain temple.

"This ability is quite impressive." Fu Long was also seeing Tokarinnu's abilities for the first time, and they were indeed quite remarkable.

“Compared to your abilities, it is somewhat lacking. Tokarinnu’s space must be marked in advance before it can be used, and each time, only two people can be taken together. No more than that is allowed.”

The ability to teleport between two points is indeed somewhat inferior to Fu Long's low-level temple.

"Wait, where's the mountain god temple?"

“I’ll take it. We can’t use this place as a base and go to other places because we won’t be able to reach them. So we have to move the mountain god temple and set up a safe zone wherever we go.”

Qi Duo then realized that Fu Long's ability was truly useful; he could take the mountain god temple with him, which would be a life-saving artifact in certain places.

"Let's get going. We can rest for a day and then get back to camp."

After walking for a while, we arrived at a safe place in the forest and set up camp again.

After making the arrangements, Qi Duo called the Twelve Branches, but probably felt it wasn't quite right, so she called Fu Long and the others as well.

Once everyone was present, Qiduo explained the separation of the Hunter Association from V5.

Fu Long was quite happy. Those people in V5 were greedy. They really thought that twelve tubes could get them all the vanilla.

The problem is that their commanders are also brainless. If you discuss it with the Hunter Association, you might be able to get a result, or you could just give the order directly.

The Hunter Association has existed for so long, it's not afraid of a V5 organization like yours.

Besides, don't underestimate the Hunter Association just because it has a small number of members. If things really get chaotic, even V5 will have a hard time, since there are many highly skilled individuals in the organization.

"My biggest worry now is that once we return to the original continent, V5 will use this as an excuse to cause trouble, and then..."

"If they really dare to do that, then whoever makes that suggestion first is doomed," Uncle Niu said nonchalantly.

"No, not all hunters in the Hunter Association are law-abiding citizens."

Almost everyone thought of one figure at the same time, a very prominent figure in the Hunter Association: Hisoka.

He alone could probably cause V5 a lot of trouble, let alone the twelve branches.

Fu Long yawned and said, "V5 probably wouldn't dare. They have more of a balancing act, balancing the power of various organizations. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the Phantom Troupe caused a huge disturbance in Yorknew City last time, resulting in heavy losses for the underground forces and providing fertile ground for the expansion of the Gold Empire's gangs, the Gold Empire alone wouldn't be enough to become V6."

“That makes sense.” Qi Duo stroked her chin, thinking. “It’s good that they’re in a balance, but they’ll also miss out on a lot of opportunities.”

"So, there's no need to worry. We'll just stick to our original plan. If something goes wrong, we'll deal with it then."

After yawning again, Fu Long felt he couldn't stay awake any longer. It wasn't that he was really sleepy, but rather that these meetings were just too boring.

Fu Long is not the type to sit still for long.

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