Eternal Night

Chapter 832 Report on Disposition and Knowledge
"I actually didn't want to get involved in this mess."

Wu Pifu was eating in the restaurant, with three small animals, a golden tree bonsai, and a thunder pool placed on his left and right sides respectively.

It was a large round table, where Peter Young, King, Kurapika, and Paris, who were closest to him, were seated together, along with Zoro, who had insisted on coming along despite his stubbornness. Everyone was eating at this large round table.

They are all ordinary food items; the Nitrogen rice has been properly stored and preserved.

Wu Pifu continued, "I've heard you mention your world, which consists of several islands located in Lake Möbius. Of course, in terms of size, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a continent. And your world is a stable modern civilization system with five superpowers, right?"

Everyone at the round table nodded.

Wu Pifu continued without mincing words, "I understand the nature of such a stable and powerful regime. In short, it is all about self-importance. Only other regimes that are comparable to it are worthy of its attention. Everyone else is just an ant or a number in its eyes. In terms of its nature, if this organization wants to kill you and you resist, that is a heinous crime. I want to kill you and you actually resist? That is a huge sin, at least that's what this organization thinks."

Peter Young, King, and Paris all showed expressions of agreement. So didn't care; he just looked at Wu Pifu with a strange gaze. Only Kurapika seemed to still have the innocence of a young boy. He couldn't help but say, "But as far as I know, these 5Vs aren't some cruel regimes. They're all democratic societies with democratically elected presidents. Perhaps there are some political sordid aspects, or corruption and bribery, but I also know some good people. It's not like what you're saying..."

Wu Pifu shook his head and said while eating, "You only know one side of the story. As individuals, there are all kinds of people: those who betray their class, those who betray their interests, noble individuals, despicable individuals... Human beings are just like that, encompassing all kinds of people. But as an organization, it is impossible for an organization to betray itself. You need to understand the difference between offending an individual and offending an organization."

Before Kura could continue, Wu Pifu spoke first: "I can't describe this accurately in words. In short, you just need to understand one thing: the good people you think are in an organization are indeed good people. But when you become an enemy of that organization, unless that good person betrays the organization, he is your enemy, and very likely your most terrifying mortal enemy."

Peter Young, King, and Paris remained silent, while So continued to stare at Wu Pifu. Kurapika hesitated for a moment before asking, "Does the master mean that our Nitromi will be seized by the 5V nation?"

Wu Pifu laughed and said, "Robbing sounds awful. How about we change the word to 'hand over'? Or 'buy it at a fair price'? 'Temporarily borrow it'? Or 'evidence'? In short, there are plenty of excuses to find. You don't even need an excuse. If you disappear, then your Nitromi will belong to those high-ranking officials and nobles. Don't underestimate the malice of humans, especially given that there are definitely many non-humans who have become high-ranking members of these organizations."

Paris then smiled and said, "So, sir, you still intend to enter the human world?"

"of course."

Wu Pifu asked, rather strangely, "Why not? I'm just afraid of trouble, not of them. You have to understand one thing... They are the weak ones. When have the strong ever been afraid of the weak?"

This is indeed the truth.

Aside from Kurapika, who was caught in a dilemma, Peter Young, King and Paris, and even the perverted Zoro, all deeply understood this principle.

Perhaps to them, as the world's top Nen users, the 5Vs are an immense and unparalleled force, but to Wu Pifu, the 5Vs are nothing.

They are from different dimensions.

"As I said before, this was originally your trouble. Since I'm not going to the human world and am instead learning Nen here on the Dark Continent, you can go and cause trouble for yourselves if you bring Nitromi back. The 5V or any other forces are none of my concern. However, if I were to enter the human world, the 5V's attention would inevitably be drawn to me. This wouldn't be affected by the will of any individual or leader within their organization, because I am a huge threat. Before they realize just how terrifying this threat is, they will definitely target me, kill me, or covet my power, suspecting that I am hiding more Nitromi. Including this Thunder Pool, my companions will also become objects of their covetousness."

Kurapika was quick-witted after all. He continued thinking along the lines of Wu Pifu's words and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He said to Wu Pifu, "Then why don't you tell human society how strong you really are when you go there?"

"Why do this?"

Wu Pifu found it strange: "I already said, I'm just afraid of trouble, not of them. Let them do whatever they want. Do you expect me to show my strength for their safety? That doesn't make sense."

Kurapika said with a pained expression, "But wouldn't that mean many people would be sacrificed?"

"Was it my fault?" Wu Pifu asked seriously as he finished eating the last piece of meat.

Kurapika looked completely bewildered: "What?"

"Was it my fault that these victims appeared?" Wu Pifu asked again.

Kura really wanted to say yes, but after spending these days with Wu Pifu, he also knew Wu Pifu's true nature, and he couldn't lie against his conscience, so he could only shake his head.

Wu Pifu spread his hands and said, "Isn't that settled? I have a clear conscience. If there were any deaths or injuries, they were caused by the people who attacked me. You can't expect me to take a beating without fighting back, can you? That's the same as terrorists taking hostages and attacking the police. What? Should good people be held at gunpoint?"

After saying that, Wu Pifu waved his hand and left with the three small animals, the Golden Tree, and Lei Chi.

He was going to continue meditating and begin his daily practice.

Wu Pifu decided to go to the human world in Lake Möbius because, according to everyone, Nen abilities are incredibly diverse, and some Nen abilities are indeed prophetic, with some even having a 100% accuracy rate in their predictions.

Even if it's just for this reason, Wu Pifu is willing to spend some more time staying in this ancient insect world. Nen ability is the most important preparation he has made for his sublimation. As long as he learns Nen ability and makes a vow and establishes constraints, he can combine his strength and fighting style in a way that best suits him. He has a premonition that once he achieves this step, it will likely be the core of his sublimation and perfection, so he must learn Nen ability.

However, Nen ability alone is not enough for him to achieve perfect sublimation. He is still missing many things, but the biggest problem is that he does not know what he is missing.

To solve a problem, you must first know what the problem is. Right now, he doesn't even know the problem itself, and that's the biggest problem.

If we can use those special Nen abilities to find the problem itself through prophecy, even if there is no answer, it would be a huge gain for him.

At this moment, the giant ship stopped again on the shore of Lake Möbius.

Wu Pifu agreed to stay here for two months so that the teams that had set off to explore other forbidden areas could return in time.

The ship has communication equipment that can communicate with these groups. Wu Pifu has seen it. It is a prop with the character "神" (god) on it, similar to the character "神" on his jade tablet, but not as complicated and huge. It is obviously the knowledge that the human society in the lake inherited from ancient humans, but it has been weakened again due to the loss of civilization.

As for whether these teams are willing to return, Wu Pifu has no time to consider that. He has already notified them and made it clear that he is the one who will take the ship with him. If their organizations or countries blame him after they return, he will take full responsibility. If they have not returned after two months, he can leave with the ship without any remorse.

During these two months, he could cultivate his Nen abilities through meditation while waiting for the sixty-five Nen users to recover and improve their strength.

Incidentally, with the significant increase in their potential energy, their strength recovered by more than half in just a few days, and they continued to grow stronger as if without any constraints. At the same time, their tolerance for negative influences increased dramatically, which allowed them to attempt to remove the lingering thoughts of death from the three small animals and the golden tree. Although they could not remove them for the time being, the lingering thoughts of death from the three small animals and the golden tree were suppressed.

As their strength continues to increase, they might not even need Wu Pifu to use his incantation to completely eliminate him.

The days that followed were uneventful. Wu Pifu was a man who could endure loneliness. He practiced meditation every day, ate well, drank well, slept well, and occasionally stayed home to play games. At the same time, he listened to these Nen users explain some details and cases about oaths and constraints.

He felt comfortable every day and didn't experience any discomfort.

As for other things, such as ordinary people on the ship trying to contact him under the guise of being spies from the 5V superpower, or wealthy people on the ship planning to buy Nitrogen from him for a large sum of money, or occasionally giant creatures from the shore coming into the lake to attack the giant ship... these are all minor matters and not worth Wu Pifu's memory.

Then, during the thirty-odd days of his stay, with about twenty days left until the deadline, the Dream Compass in Wu Pifu's hand began to tremble.

"...Master, we have a mission?" Wu Pifu asked immediately, picking up the Dream Compass.

Unexpectedly, the voice emanating from the Dream Compass was not from the mainframe, but from someone he never imagined: Zhi!

"Oh, Father, you haven't returned for so many days. Did you encounter a powerful enemy and get killed?" Zhi said.

Wu Pifu picked up the Dream Compass and looked at it from side to side for a long time. He confirmed several times that it was the Dream Compass and not a mobile phone before asking, "No, did you kidnap the mainframe?"

Zhi chuckled softly, "So it really is the personality of my father that they said he has. It can't be. What merit do I have to kidnap the mainframe? Chu Minghao would beat my brains out... I did a mainframe mission in exchange for the opportunity to talk to my father."

Wu Pifu was speechless.

He believed that such a call must be extremely expensive. If the mainframe could make the call for him, the task must at least be related to the mainframe's upgrade... What a spendthrift! He might as well squeeze more points out of the mainframe.

“It’s alright, Father,” Zhi said earnestly. “With me here, the mainframe’s mission will be completed very easily, and ensuring your safety is more important to me.”

"Is that so?" Wu Pifu was a little embarrassed, but he immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Wait a minute, I haven't even said what I was thinking yet. How did you know I was thinking you were a spendthrift?"

Zhi laughed again: "Alright, I just came to check on Father's condition. I actually have a lot of questions I want to ask Father. When Father comes back this time, can you tell me how you saved me and Mi back then?"

"Of course."

Wu Pifu's eyes softened as he thought of the children in the vase. Then, hearing that the call was about to end, he immediately said, "Wait a minute, don't hang up the mainframe phone yet. I need you to help me with something!"

"A mainframe phone, maybe it's not so bad..."

Zhi chuckled and asked seriously, "Speak, what is it?"

"...Help me figure out, is there someone, or some powerful being, plotting against me in the dark?"

(End of this chapter)