Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 473 Netero's left and right hands grab

"Here." Netero poured Germain a cup of matcha with a layer of small bubbles floating on the surface, "Drink some."

Germain took a small sip, not quite used to the taste, and put the cup down.

Netero didn't force it.

"I know everything that happened during your trip," Netero said. "Being buried in the land of the Dark Continent may be a wish of his."

His tone was calm, without sadness or anger, as if it was a matter of course.

It should be said that when Germain set out, Netero had a premonition of Biyangde's fate.

German looked around Netero's office and saw Netero's iconic headshot and the calligraphy of the word "heart" on the wall.

As expected of Netero, he is still so flamboyant, wishing that everyone who enters the office would feel his presence and never forget him.

At the same time, this is indeed necessary. He conveys his confidence to the outside world in this way.

When everyone notices his confidence, those who want to maintain stability will feel at ease, and those who want power will think twice.

"President, did you call me here just to ask me about what happened this time?"

"No, it's not." Netero sniffed the tea, took another sip, and then said calmly, "I hope we can talk to each other."

"Confess to each other?"

"Yes." Netero explained, "We and you can be said to be two lines of light and darkness. Now there should be an explanation for where these two intertwined lines will lead in the future."

Germain understood, and he asked seriously: "What are you going to do next?"

"There are several things to deal with. The first is to maintain the balance of power among all parties in the New World and ensure stability."

"You mean... you want to deal with the relationship between you and Xiutaina and Princess Oit?"

"Yes, but also no." Netero stroked his white beard and said with a smile, "We are now divided into three factions, which is actually the result of joint consultation."

"Last October, I still couldn't control the situation, and the number of survivors was gradually increasing. I realized that if this continued, there would be a second major chaos."

"I thought for a long time about how to release all these potential conflicts and dissatisfactions, and finally decided to start cooperating with Xiutaina and Princess Oit to perform a play."

"They will openly stand up for their own forces, fight for their own rights and interests, and confront me, while cleverly creating a three-way confrontation."

"In this way, the possible chaos was broken down into various small conflicts. The three of us maintained the necessary communication channels and basically controlled the situation and direction."

Germain nodded, "Kurapika said he heard someone call you 'king' and 'tyrant'... So that's what happened."

Netero smiled and took another sip of tea:

"There's no other way. The people here range from the rich and powerful to the lowly. There are people from all walks of life. There's no way to get them all to be united in a short period of time."

"In times of danger, they were still able to work together. Now that their lives are getting back in order, they certainly want to regain their former status or break through the class barrier."

"A few months ago, when we abolished the untouchable class and unified them into the civilian population in order to gain more enthusiasm and support from the lower classes, we encountered a huge obstacle..."

"Although the untouchability system has been successfully abolished on the surface, the divisions in secret still exist. 'Untouchables are always untouchables', I often hear this sentence."

After roughly discussing the internal order issues of the two major strongholds, Netero mentioned external issues concerning the entire New World.

"This place is really too big. The good thing is that there are abundant resources and can temporarily support the survivors. The bad thing is that there are too many 'natives'." Netero told a hellish joke while pointing to a large map on the wall with various oil pen marks and thumbtacks stuck in it.

"This is a map of the rough outline and topography of the new continent compiled by our Hunter Association after spending several months."

“Although it is not complete and there are many errors and omissions, overall it is quite useful for us now.”

"Do you see these red crosses? These are the nests of some monsters or monster sub-species that we have wiped out and posed a threat to us."

"And those green circles represent the groups that are willing to communicate with us and seek mutual benefit."

"We have sacrificed a lot to have the current relatively peaceful situation. However, this peaceful situation will soon be broken."

Germain immediately understood what Netero meant: "Are you referring to the V6 reinforcement fleet that will arrive soon?"

"Yes." Netero said, "A new force has intervened strongly, and I have no choice but to give up my power. This will cause many variables here."

"how do you want to do it?"

Netero stretched out his left hand. "I need something that can show the weight of the Hunter Association in front of the reinforcement fleet, so that they have to rely on us. In this case, you came back just in time."

"I plan to use this opportunity to display the 'Herb of All Diseases' and the 'Greedy Dragon Crystal' to prove that the exploration team sent by the Hunter Association has successfully obtained 'Hope'."

"You are the heroes who bring back this "hope"."

"This way, the Hunter Association and I won't lose all our say."

"In addition, we still have other "hopes" in our hands. We can release one at each critical moment to continuously improve the status of the Hunter Association and increase our bargaining chips."

"If they want more 'results', they can't ignore the existence of us professional hunters."

Netero stretched out his right hand again: "I know that you will return to the Dark Continent soon to harvest a new round of "disasters and hopes", which is also the capital we hold."

"You can bring different members with you every time and go to different places in the Dark Continent to familiarize yourself with the situation, such as Qiduo, Micai Ishtom, and Botobai from the Twelve Zodiac Signs."

"In addition, you can also return to the Six Continents and bring more trustworthy Nen users here."

"I have asked Kate and Izenabi to do this, but most of the people they brought from the Six Continents this time are old acquaintances of the Hunter Association."

"German, we need new faces and fresh blood. This is a big plan for the future. We can't just rely on the old generation like us and the backbone like you to complete everything."

“That group of new people must begin to adapt to the new world and the new century.”

"The newcomers from Greed Island have been training since last August and should be ready to enter the next stage."

“German, bring the best and trustworthy ones among them here. I believe they will shine with their unique brilliance in the New World and the Dark Continent.”

After Netero said this, Germain also remembered the group of young people who were still on Greed Island.

Killua, Gon, Miki, Hanzo, Bakuer, and Alluka in holographic projection state...

If they had carried out their assigned tasks conscientiously, then after staying on Greedy Island for more than half a year, they should have been able to complete Greedy Island and show obvious progress, right?

It is indeed time to go back and see how good they are now and whether they are worthy of their talents.

(End of this chapter)