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Gourmet Hunter - Chapter 492
🕑 Added 2024-07-05 02:12:19 +0000 UTCChapter 492: Guess
There were many preparations to be made, such as waiting for Elly to finish building the ship, gathering the necessary supplies, and adding as many pages to the book as possible...
In the time before the ship is completed, Luo needs to compress his time and energy to be ready as soon as possible.
Coincidentally, in two months, the Hunter Exam will start again, and Luo hopes to collect at least a thousand pages.
Conservatively, before heading to the Dark Continent, the number of pages should reach at least ten thousand. By that time, it would equate to achieving the feat of saving ten thousand people.
Two days later, Luo and Biscuit boarded a flight to La Xiang City.
Upon arriving in La Xiang City, they went directly to Elly's house.
When Elly saw the doll-like adorable Biscuit, whom she had never seen in her original form, she felt a sense of hostility but did not show it.
After settling Biscuit, Luo went to Elly's study and summoned the black cat to spit out Stajy's coffin.
Opening the lid, Stajy's extraordinarily beautiful face came into view, still pale and bloodless, but the body was well preserved.
When Luo first saw Stajy, the body was surrounded by posthumous resentment and the effects of the Dark Sonata, so it had not decayed over the years.
However, after Luo absorbed the resentment, it became difficult to preserve the body perfectly. Luo had instinctively injected Nen into the coffin to prevent microbial erosion, which now proved useful.
If the body decayed, Elly's "Soul Echo" would become meaningless.
"Perhaps you can be reborn."
Luo looked at the lifeless Stajy in the coffin, feeling a wave of compassion.
He had witnessed Stajy's life story as an observer and hoped that Elly's "Soul Echo" would succeed, allowing Stajy to live well for herself once more, needing only to stay by Elly's side.
"So beautiful."
Elly finally saw Stajy's true appearance and, as a fellow woman, felt slightly breathless at her beauty.
"Let's begin." Luo looked at Elly.
"Okay."
Elly nodded, slightly raised her hands, and Nen surged as she materialized a sticky note and a pen. She then tore off the last page of the note, wrote the word "soul" on it, and stuck it on Stajy's forehead.
A faint white light began to cover Stajy's delicate body.
An invisible line seemed to connect Elly and Stajy.
Nen followed an unseen path, being stripped from Elly and continuously transferred into Stajy.
Within a minute, Elly was already slightly panting, her forehead beaded with sweat.
As Nen consumption surged, her physical strength was also affected. If all her Nen were exhausted, she might pass out immediately.
Seeing Elly's struggling appearance, Luo asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Elly did not speak but nodded.
After five minutes, the white Nen light on Stajy's body slowly absorbed into her, and the sticky note on her forehead quietly disappeared, as if absorbed into her brain.
After the ritual, Elly's legs gave out, but Luo caught her in time.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, just a bit tired." Elly said.
Injecting so much Nen into Stajy at once naturally made her tired.
The black cat jumped to the edge of the coffin, looking at Stajy. Suddenly, Stajy's eyes opened, seemingly flashing with a trace of Nen's unique white light.
"Tsk."
The black cat, instead of being startled by the resurrection, showed great interest.
Luo and Elly also saw Stajy's eyes open, and they exchanged glances.
Whether it was successful or not, even Elly was uncertain.
After Stajy's eyes opened, there was no further movement for about ten seconds; she just stared at the ceiling. Her eyes, however, shone with light and no longer looked empty or dull like a corpse.
The room fell silent, with Luo and the others holding their breath as they watched Stajy.
Elly could feel a faint, weak connection with Stajy, knowing that the Nen ability had indeed taken effect. To fully revive Stajy, who knew how much more Nen would be needed.
At that moment, Stajy slowly sat up, ignoring Luo and the others, stepped out of the coffin, and stood silently.
Her actions had the obvious traits of a puppet, but her slight eye movements suggested she was observing the room, which was beyond what a puppet would do.
This indicated a good start, showing that Stajy had broken free from being a puppet.
"I don't know how long the nurturing will take." Elly looked at the exquisitely beautiful Stajy.
"It's okay, you can take your time. Let me know when it's about right." Luo also watched Stajy, still amazed every time he saw her.
"Okay." Elly nodded.
"You're tired too, get some rest."
After speaking, Luo looked at the black cat and said, "Put the coffin away."
The black cat complied, storing the coffin, and said, "The little girl's Nen is quite interesting."
Elly glanced at the black cat but said nothing.
Elly then arranged a place for Stajy, and soon after going to bed, she fell asleep from exhaustion.
Luo and the black cat left and returned to their room.
This time, having brought Stajy over, Luo didn't plan to stay long. After Elly woke up, he told her about his departure.
Though reluctant, Elly could only see Luo off.
Luo and Biscuit boarded the car Kenda had arranged and drove down the mountain.
Before leaving, Luo did not notice the envy in Elly's eyes, but Biscuit did.
Three months later.
A large and empty forest clearing, resembling a bald spot in a dense head of hair when viewed from above.
This was the location of the first stage of this year's Hunter Exam. Despite it being deep winter, the sun was blazing, and the temperature reached at least forty degrees.
About a thousand applicants had gathered, enduring the scorching sun. Many of the handy applicants built simple shelters on the spot, while others, unafraid of insects, took refuge in the trees at the clearing's edge.
Among the many applicants, Tonpa tirelessly handed out drinks to the new faces. If one looked closely, they could see fine water droplets on the drinks, suggesting they were chilled.
Luo, not wearing a mask this year, quickly found Tonpa in the crowd, quietly approaching him from behind, watching as Tonpa handed out cans of chilled drinks to the newcomers.
Noticing the signs of chilling on the drinks, Luo couldn't help but marvel at Tonpa's dedication in certain aspects, going to great lengths to cause trouble.
"Hey, give me one."
Luo patted Tonpa's shoulder, altering his voice.
Tonpa, hearing this, was delighted. After finding out the location of the first stage, he immediately thought of chilling the drinks, and sure enough, it worked wonders. He didn't even need to distribute them; people came asking for them.
Before Luo, the notorious troublemaker, showed up, he quickly handed out the drinks.
Hehe, there's a path to heaven you don't take.
Tonpa's face lit up with a kind smile as he slowly turned around.
But no gate to hell you fail to break through...
Tonpa saw Luo in front of him, his mouth forming an O, his whole body stiffening.
"Hey, why do you always look so tense when you see me? Relax, relax, I won't do anything to you. Besides, I came to share some good news with you this year."
Luo said cheerfully, seeing Tonpa nearly frozen in place.
"What good news?" Tonpa forced a smile worse than crying.
"Guess." Luo winked.
Guess your grandpa!
Tonpa roared internally, certain it wasn't good news.
This time, Luo planned to teach Tonpa Nen, helping him develop his own Nen.
As for why he wanted to teach Tonpa...
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