Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Plan x Prototype
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Illumi, disguised as Fletcher, calmly drove out of Sigrid's estate gates. "After that guy devoured Demetrius's aura, it seems a portion of i
Illumi, disguised as Fletcher, calmly drove out of Sigrid's estate gates. "After that guy devoured Demetrius's aura, it seems a portion of it was fed back to me."
In the car, Illumi felt his own aura; its total amount had increased significantly. He had originally intended to kill Demetrius and then use the massive greed on his body to give birth to Greed. But the course of events deviated from the moment he was discovered by Demetrius, and that's when he came up with the idea of experimenting with Demetrius. In the end, Demetrius also no longer harbored thoughts of destroying the mask, instead allowing Illumi to take it.
"Beep..." Illumi had just driven out of Sigrid's private land when his phone vibrated. "Ging Freecss..." He pressed the answer button, and Ging Freecss's deep, low voice sounded.
"I'm going to set up a company. I want to ask for your thoughts." Illumi raised an eyebrow. Ging Freecss suddenly called him to say he was going to set up a company, and he was a bit curious. "Why are you suddenly setting up a company?"
"I need money, a lot of money." "This isn't billions or hundreds of billions, but trillions of funds." Illumi's previously slightly raised eyebrow furrowed. Trillions of funds—such an immense amount of capital was far beyond what an individual could obtain. In this world, top-tier Hunters might be able to accumulate hundreds of billions in assets through years of personal effort. For example, someone of Ging Freecss's caliber, but even he could only reach such heights because he had an extremely excellent and vast team behind him, engaging in various activities like excavation of ruins, restoration of ruins, offering tours, and launching the game Greed Island, which had an initial price of 5.8 billion and sold 100 copies, resulting in terrifying sales of hundreds of billions.
"I understand. Where are you? I'll come right away." Illumi's expression was serious. Such a matter, of course, had to be discussed in person.
"I'm in the Tartaros Republic, Shaka City." Tartaros Republic, Illumi recalled, was one of the many small nations located south of the Kakin Empire. He heard that the anti-government armed forces there were very rampant.
"Alright, I'll arrive in half a month." Illumi hung up the phone and drove to the airport. His current earning capacity, under normal circumstances, would be about 250 million jenny per month, based on completing one commission every three months on average. Of course, this was also because he usually took one commission and then spent a long time cultivating or doing other things in between. At his current earning speed, it would take him over three hundred years to earn a trillion. If he earned at the same speed as his grandfather, Zeno Zoldyck, he might be able to earn a trillion in just fifty years, perhaps. After all, he couldn't actually complete a commission in a single day; travel also took time. Completing one commission per month was already a model worker's pace. But even a model worker needed time off.
In the airport waiting hall, Illumi sat on a chair with a laptop on his lap. He had already reverted to his original appearance. Acting in someone else's body always brought a psychological discomfort. Illumi probably knew what Ging Freecss's ultimate goal was. That being the case, they had too many monumental tasks to accomplish.
However, this was actually his own idea, because the thoughts within a Nen Beast would form according to its owner's thoughts, with everything centered on the creator. Ging Freecss was merely helping him to put his ideas into practice. Once upon a time, he had also thought of starting a business, but he simply didn't have the capability then. He hadn't expected that in this life, he would actually be able to fulfill his ideal from his previous life, and for some reason, this goal had been greatly amplified.
Time: October 2, 1982, 11:50 AM. Place: Chimera Continent, Tartaros Republic, Shaka City, the capital. Due to the country being in a state of war, the entire nation was on high alert. If not for his Hunter status, Illumi would not have been able to enter the Tartaros Republic.
"Are you alone?" Illumi asked, looking at Ging Freecss waiting in the airport lounge.
"Everyone else is at the hotel." Ging Freecss fell back half a step behind Illumi. The two walked together towards the airport exit. He had already prepared a black sedan. Illumi and Ging Freecss sat in the back, and the driver seemed to have been arranged by Ging Freecss. A young man with short black hair and bangs, who occasionally observed Illumi through the rearview mirror while driving, with curiosity in his eyes. To prevent his special identity from being discovered, he had reverted to his appearance from his previous life. Twenty-four years old, with short black hair and bangs, a hint of dark circles under his eyes, dressed in an ordinary dark blue suit, no different from a common white-collar worker in a big city.
Upon arriving at the hotel, Ging Freecss introduced him to several companions. Illumi carefully observed them. They were all talented individuals in various fields. However, with Ging Freecss's current reputation and strength, it was remarkable that he could gather such a team.
"Let's go into a room to discuss." Illumi and Ging Freecss entered a room alone to discuss registering the company and the plan for their ultimate goal. According to Ging Freecss's requirements, they intended to build a super transnational conglomerate that would possess immense influence capable of pressuring national governments at the V5 level. Building such a terrifying force would require not only financial resources but also overcoming unparalleled political difficulties. Illumi felt the immense pressure of this ultimate goal, which was of prehistoric difficulty. Moreover, this super force also needed absolute self-preservation capabilities.
Following conventional methods, no matter how extraordinary Illumi was, it would be impossible to achieve. They absolutely had to utilize the unique properties of this world, Nen ability, to have a glimmer of hope. The so-called unconventional methods were to gather funds and develop by any means necessary. What was the most profitable in this world? Medicine, military arms, drugs, high-tech products, oil, and other mineral resources—these were generally the few.
Illumi recorded these in a document. The document was densely packed, totaling tens of thousands of words, covering everything from the development of vaccine pharmaceuticals to human life and beyond. It even included research into advanced military technology, material industries, and many other areas. With clear divisions of labor and close coordination, this was a detailed plan formulated entirely according to Illumi and Ging Freecss's ultimate vision for the future. Furthermore, the plan involved combining Nen abilities with science to research and develop certain high-tech products, military weapons, human life engineering, medicine, pharmaceuticals, and so on. Considering the unique nature of Nen abilities, all of these were potentially achievable.
And most importantly, could Nen abilities be systematically taught, trained, and developed? If it could be achieved, then a Nen ability user force, like a modern military unit, could be born.