Hunter x Hunter: Call Me Master Inventor

"pill??"

Mitchell then noticed that where Von Clay had been standing, a strip of pills had been placed there at some point.

It was a pinkish-purple blister pack containing four yellow pills.

Moreover, around the four yellow pills were written words that Mitchell couldn't understand.

"Is this the language of some ancient kingdom?"

Mitchellston pondered for a moment.

This wasn't his forte, so he put it away and kept it safe for the time being.

Since that "inventor" named von Clay knew his current situation, he still gave him such a thing.

If he is trustworthy, then this supposedly life-saving pill he offered...

Perhaps at certain crucial moments, it will really come in handy and have an effect.

And the man named von Clay, through this conversation and a short period of observation, was someone that Mizziston concluded could still be trusted for the time being.

Moreover, one should not so easily believe in so-called life-saving pills given by others.

He would only resort to such a desperate measure as a last resort, when there was absolutely no other way.

Thinking this, Mitchell looked up again at the ore from the Spicy Mountain not far away.

To him, the glittering, sparkling ore was nothing but a symbol of sin, filled with blood and tears.

Von Klay greatly admired Mitchellston's character, his unwavering beliefs and principles, and his indomitable, conscious determination and will.

Therefore, although he was not interested in the matter of Spicy Mountain, he did not want to get involved.

However, if a pioneer like Mizeston is willing to go regardless of the consequences, von Clay will not stop him, much less attack or discourage him.

When others are striving for justice and fairness in this world, even if you don't offer help or support them from behind, you should at least keep quiet and not hold them back.

Therefore, given that von Clay was capable enough, he didn't mind offering a little help to pioneers like Mizeston.

For example~

The "animal escape pill" he left for Mizziston.

Invention: Animal-style escape pill

Source: Doraemon World - Future Technology Company.

Effects: This is a set of four pills. After taking them, you will gain the following animal escape and refuge abilities: Chameleon - camouflage, body and clothes change color; Lizard - tail shedding for survival, clothes tearing; Turtle - hard shell, head and limbs retract into clothes, clothes become very hard; Skunk - releases foul odor.

It can be said that they are using the protective abilities of animals to create space and opportunities for themselves to escape.

Initially, there were only four types of these "animal escape pills".

However, four more pills were added later, making a total of eight pills including the original four.

The four newly added pills respectively possess the following escape and refuge abilities: Opossum - Play dead, which makes the body completely stiff for a while after fainting; Octopus - Spray ink, which sprays ink from its mouth; Porcupine - Backspine, which grows a bunch of needles from its back; and Electric Eel - Electric shock, which requires the other party to touch it to generate electricity.

Well, the only thing that Bon Clay finds regrettable is that there are no bovine abilities in it.

Otherwise, it would fit Mitchellston's future image and codename quite well.

"However, cows aren't exactly small to begin with, and their strength is quite formidable, so nature really doesn't need to endow them with any additional abilities~"

These thoughts flashed through Von Klein's mind as he walked out of the Spicy Mountain.

Of course, none of that matters anymore.

He has done all he could and provided Mitchellston with the appropriate assistance.

What happens next depends on his own abilities and methods.

On the contrary, it was his side that said...

"Now the phone is bought."

He randomly picked an electronics store and spent a considerable sum of money to buy one of the most advanced communication devices available at the time...

A brick-sized pager phone comparable to the earliest mobile phones.

Well, what more could we ask for in the 1980s?

That's why he didn't really like using the phone here before.

Von Clay didn't think much of it, took out the phone number that Kim Freecss had given him, and dialed it.

The person on the other end of the phone was none other than Iksumbe, the same person Kim Freecs had mentioned earlier.

After obtaining his hunter's license, he disappeared from the world, leaving almost no trace.

A legendary professional hunter who is impossible to find.

"A hacker, huh?"

Von Klay looked at the screen of his brick-like phone and suddenly received an invitation message, and couldn't help but laugh.

The terms "hacker" and "hacker" both originate from the word "hacker".

Originally, it referred to someone who was extremely enthusiastic about studying computer technology, possessed superb skills, and was considered an omnipotent senior expert in the eyes of ordinary programmers.

However, with the rise of the internet, a new term emerged: Cracker, which means "cracker".

Originally, "crack" specifically referred to people who cracked passwords and software. "Crack" also means "to open" or "to break open," because brute-force cracking is often less difficult than technical cracking.

Therefore, these people jokingly refer to themselves as having "cracked" a piece of software that required verification, hence the name "cracker."

In its original sense, a hacker was basically a good person, and a great one at that.

Crackers are generally not that bad; many are simply doing it for technical research and showing off.

However, there are also a large number of computer criminals, such as planting Trojans, stealing bank accounts, game accounts, and so on.

Whether they develop the technology themselves or obtain it from crackers/hackers, it's considered a rather egregious act within this community.

However, in the eyes of the general media and the public, crackers, hackers, and computer criminals are all relatively mysterious figures.

And indeed, many computer criminals obtain technology from crackers/hackers, or claim to be crackers/hackers.

So the blame was first placed on the word "hacker," and then, after hackers defended themselves, it was placed on crackers.

Therefore, the word "hacker" mostly carries a negative connotation.

Even though this era doesn't really have the attributes of a criminal, you can tell from the fact that Iksumbe has categorized himself as a professional hunter.

This guy also belongs to the rather paranoid and eccentric type of person.