Eternal Night

Chapter 831 Invitation

Three tons of grain is not a lot for an individual or for 65 people.

However, if this food is Nithromyce, the ultimate longevity food, then it means something entirely different.

In the past, Nitromi was measured in pieces. Since records began, the total amount of Nitromi obtained by the human world in the lake may not even add up to ten pieces, and that includes the amount eaten on the spot, such as the Nitromi eaten by a former guild master of the Hunter's Guild.

This shows just how precious Nitrombe is.

But this is not all of the 65 survivors.

Wu Pifu made his point very clear to them: "My promise applies to everyone, including those who came with me and those who didn't. I value fairness the most. Those who came with me will definitely get the lion's share because you risked your lives for this. But those who didn't come can't get nothing either. You can give them a little as you see fit, even if it's just one grain."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

It's just a drop in the ocean. They could accept three or four per person, let alone one.

"Secondly."

Wu Pifu continued, "Those who followed us and died, regardless of the circumstances, if they had heirs, the heirs can receive a small portion, more than those who stayed behind, but slightly less than you. Of course, it's not necessary to insist on giving it to Nitromi. I understand the principle of 'possessing a treasure is a crime,' but it must be exchanged for equivalent wealth, or connections, protection, or assistance of comparable wealth."

At this point, Wu Pifu looked at Kurapika and asked, "Kura, can I trust you?"

Kurapika was one of the sixty-five survivors. He paused for a moment, then nodded immediately.

Wu Pifu said with satisfaction, "You are a good child. I can see that your lifespan was short before due to other reasons, but with Nitromi, it is not a problem. I hope you will be the supervisor. The other sixty-four people will be supervised by you. Whether it is to carry out the compensation for the heirs and descendants of those who followed, or to supervise the behavior after using your future strength, I hope you will be in charge."

Kurapika looked around at the people around him, then looked troubled.

Wu Pifu shook his head and said, "Don't look at them. Although they are not inhuman, I can see that they are all talented people. For their desires and obsessions, they do not mind sacrificing innocent people. Of course, they will keep their promises, but they will try to distort them. For example, if the other party has no descendants, then the promise is resolved. So I hope you will be the supervisor of your group."

Seeing that Kurapika and the others were about to speak, Wu Pifu shook his head again and said, "You have actually received a great opportunity this time. According to your Nen system, your potential energy has increased by at least dozens of times compared to before, and your spirit has undergone a qualitative change. The shackles of the past will no longer exist for you. In addition, with the help of Nitromi, a hundred or two hundred years will be nothing to you. The sixty-five of you will inevitably become extraordinary beings who are several levels above the human society you live in in the future. However, I have seen too many examples of humans turning into non-humans. What they relied on was nothing more than strength, status, power, and so on."

"Of course, as the overseer, you are actually a thorn in the side of those sixty-four men, so I will teach you some things later to ensure that you are not killed by them and to deter them. How about it?"

The other sixty-four people's eyes turned red when they heard this, each wishing they could take the place of the victim, but Kurapika still hesitated.

Wu Pifu said to the others, "Don't look at me like that. Of all of you, only Kurapika is kind-hearted and would risk his life to keep his promises. So I can only choose him. Or rather... you can try to see if I can cut off your potential and turn you back into ordinary Nen users?"

No one dared to say anything more, and all their inner thoughts vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, Wu Pifu nodded in satisfaction. Then, without delay, he raised his hand, and the ground where everyone was standing was lifted up, carrying them and the precious Nitromi towards the giant ship.

The giant ship had run aground, the swamp had disappeared, and the pond where the ship was located had turned into a plain. Fortunately, the ship was already there, so the surrounding soil only filled in the original water source and did not damage the ship itself.

The disappearance of such a large area of ​​swamp had already been witnessed by the remaining personnel. Everyone guessed that it was caused by Wu Pifu and his group, who probably obtained Nitromi. This also caused all the remaining personnel to feel remorse.

It's only been a few days, and they've already succeeded?

That proves that under Wu Pifu's leadership, they didn't encounter any major difficulties at all. This sudden loss felt like a huge financial blow, making many people extremely regretful.

If I had known they would have gone with them, the difference in their gains would have been at least a hundredfold.

But soon, this regret turned into relief. Of the thousands who set out, only sixty-five returned. The mortality rate was too high. Moreover, all sixty-five of them were Nen users. All the ordinary people who went were wiped out, and not a single one came back!
However, this is the norm for exploring forbidden areas, and it has happened countless times in the past, so no one had any doubts. Their attention was all drawn to the mountain of Nitromi.

“…Sir, you’re really causing us trouble,” Paris said with a chuckle. Wu Pifu replied nonchalantly, “It’s just a show of sincerity. Besides, I’ll be here for at least ten more days. With me here, you’ll have enough time to recover your strength, and you might even advance further because of this opportunity. If you have that kind of strength and still can’t protect these Nitromi, then it proves you’re not qualified to possess them. As the saying goes, possessing a treasure is a crime, so it’s better to destroy it. Besides…I always feel like you’re happier when there’s more trouble.”

Paris just smiled, his expression extremely pleased.

What happened next was naturally beyond Wu Pifu's control; he began learning to recite it that very day.

"The essence of thought is actually the application of life energy."

Jin said to Wu Pifu, "Every living thing is constantly radiating vitality. This radiating of vitality is normal and instinctive. Take humans as an example, such as the dissipation of body heat, the microwaves that are constantly emitted, various invisible spectra, and the energy consumed due to emotional fluctuations. All of these are vitality."

Wu Pifu naturally understood this very well, because this theory was similar to the training theory in the early stages of Chinese martial arts. However, the early stages of Chinese martial arts focused on the pores and breathing, raising the strength from ordinary to manifest strength, which means concentrating the dispersed power into one or a few punches. But this was also a cultivation of vitality.

Wu Pifu thought for a moment, then used martial arts techniques to almost completely imprison his life force within his body, preserving it in a way similar to stillness. He then asked Jin, "Is this it?"

Jin paused for a moment, and then his eyes immediately flashed with Nian. He nodded and said, "Yes, this is similar to our Absolute State. It is also an application of life force, but it is not Nian. Nian is not simply life force, but a special energy formed by controlling and mixing life force with spiritual consciousness."

Wu Pifu nodded and asked, "Then how does one cultivate to attain mindfulness?"

Jin spread his hands and said, “There are two methods. The first is a long period of meditation, cultivation, and training to bring your essence, energy, and spirit to their peak, feel your life force, and then control it with your spiritual consciousness. But this requires an extremely long time and requires great talent. The second method is the so-called opening of mind, which means that someone with mind ability injects their mind into your body, opens your pores, and uses the injected mind as a catalyst to guide your mind out.”

Can you do this?

Wu Pifu was overjoyed. He opened his arms and said, "Come on, attack me as much as you like."

Jin looked distressed and said to Wu Pifu, "Sir, it's not that I don't want to recite the mantra for you, but that I can't do it."

"What do you mean?" Wu Pifu asked, completely bewildered.

Jin said, "Because according to our common sense and past experience, the difference in strength and physique between ordinary people and Nen users is enormous. To awaken Nen in an ordinary person, we would even have to adjust the amount of Nen we output, otherwise it could be fatal. But for you... we can't do that. Your physique is as deep as an abyss to us. Even if we fully channel our Nen into your body, it would be impossible to open any of your pores. Let alone awaken Nen for you, we probably couldn't even get our Nen under your skin if we released it at full power."

Wu Pifu was speechless.

But he still forced King to try. Not only King, but Peter Young, Paris, Kurapika, So... all the 65 surviving Nen users who were busy tried, and even joined forces. But the result was exactly as King said, they really couldn't break through Wu Pifu's defense.

Although Wu Pifu had completely restrained his physical defense and counterattack, including Chinese martial arts, human immortal martial arts, immortal martial arts, etc., his physique alone, as well as the passive defenses passively generated by the four innate elements of the Iron Refining Record—tin lungs, iron liver, copper spleen, and silver kidneys—were something that these psychic users could not break through.

This left Wu Pifu completely dumbfounded. He had never realized that his high level of defense could one day become a liability.

“The only way,” Kurapika said to Wu Pifu, “Our strength is growing rapidly. Once we adapt to this surge in power, we might be able to inject Nen into your body. Even if we still can’t awaken Nen in the end, we can still let you feel the Nen we’ve injected into your body through your physical body. With your strength, once you feel the composition of Nen, you should be able to comprehend Nen on your own.”

Wu Pifu had no choice but to agree.

At the same time, Kurapika extended another invitation.

"Would you like to visit the human world, sir?"

"Although the human world is not as dazzling as the Dark Continent, and it doesn't have as many treasures of hope, it has a large number of Nen users and all kinds of Nen abilities. This should enrich your understanding of Nen. There are Nen abilities that can materialize life, Nen abilities that can create other dimensions, and even prophetic Nen abilities that can predict fate and show the future."

The previous abilities held no appeal for Wu Pifu, but the last one—the Nen ability—greatly stirred his heart.

"A prophecy...?"

(End of this chapter)