Hunter x Hunter: Card Master, the Strongest in the World

"The above is an introduction to the gameplay of Greed Island. Please explore more details as you play."

"You can go down the stairs over there."

Thump, thump...

Lynn walked down the spiral staircase and stood on the soft lawn, gazing quietly into the distance.

This is the starting point of Greed Island, GI Island.

It's similar to a place like Whitetown in the Pokémon single-player game.

As far as the eye can see, there is an endless grassland, and the scent of fresh green grass fills the air.

Lynn did not move forward directly, but stood still and waited.

Not long after, Menchi and the others arrived as promised, coming downstairs just like Lynn.

"Is this Greed Island? It's amazing, it's just like the real thing."

Looking at the picturesque scenery, Leorio couldn't help but sigh.

"Xiao Jie's dad is really amazing."

"It's really impressive, but unfortunately, this isn't a game world."

"It's the real world."

"??"

Lynn then formally revealed the truth about Greed Island to them.

Greed Island is actually somewhere in the world, not a virtual world as people imagine.

"So that's how it is? So it's teleporting people to some location in the world using psychic energy?"

After Lynn's explanation, Kurapika looked thoughtful and finally understood why everything seemed so real.

Because this is indeed the real world.

"Generally speaking, we need to spend some time getting the cards, since the cards are very important here."

"But now it seems that we don't need to waste any more time."

Lynn seemed to sense something and revealed a meaningful smile.

Following Lynn's gaze, they saw a white light descend like a shooting star in front of the four of them.

It was a dreadlocked man wearing a yellow shirt with a head full of dreadlocks.

It was the dreadlocked man who appeared in front of Xiao Jie and his companion in the original story, who specialized in bullying newcomers.

"A new face, I wonder how many cards they'll get?"

The man with dreadlocks sized up the four of them and spat.

"Never mind, let's see what cards we have first."

【book】

As the dreadlocked man summoned, a book suddenly appeared in front of him.

This is the book used to store the cards.

Before the man with dreadlocks could make a further move, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he tried to speak but couldn't make a sound.

His throat was being choked!

The man with dreadlocks stared intently at Lynn, his eyes revealing obvious regret and fear.

But Lynn gripped his throat so tightly that he couldn't even utter a whimper.

The cards in the book need to be spoken to activate, which is why Lynn did it this way.

Additionally, the cards in the book will automatically disappear after the player dies, which is a common practice among many players.

After the person opposite shouts out the book, immediately restrain them and wait until all the cards inside the book are taken away...

He will most likely face death.

As someone who only bullies newcomers, he has no courage to fight to the death, even though he wouldn't be able to avoid death even if he did.

"They're really poor. No wonder, they're just small fry who make a living by bullying newcomers."

Lynn took out all the dreadlocked men's cards and put them into their books.

The card cannot be taken out for too long; if it exceeds one minute, it will automatically materialize and can no longer be turned into a card.

The dreadlocked man's cards are mostly spell cards and other cards.

There are only a handful of truly important designated cards.

Each person has a limited number of book slots; besides the 100 designated card slots, there are 45 free slots left.

It's usually used to hold spell cards and other cards.

Due to the requirements of his "profession," the dreadlocked man's cards are either basic movement types, such as [Magnetic] and [Rewind].

It's either used for peeping or theft, to see or steal other people's cards.

Most of the cards are of low difficulty, generally at level C or below.

The cards are divided into ten levels based on their difficulty, with SS being the highest and H the lowest.

Lynn waved and turned to leave.

This was also the last scene the man with dreadlocks saw.

A card flashed by.

A gash suddenly appeared on the dreadlocked man's neck, from which a torrent of blood flowed out, and he felt his body growing colder and colder.

Boom!

Until he completely lost consciousness, he fell straight to the ground, crushing a large patch of lush green grass.

A moment later, the dreadlocked man's body also completely disappeared from the spot.

If a player dies in the game, not only will their card disappear, but their body will also be teleported back to the login location.

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Ignoring the disappearing dreadlocked man, Lynn looked into the distance.

Next, we'll head to the nearest city.

[Companions] can only move to places they have previously visited.

[Magnetic] allows you to go to players you've met in the game.

It sounds like the Fly skill from a Pokémon game, which can only fly to cities or towns you've visited before.

So they had to rely on their own strength to reach the nearest town, but of course, this was not a problem for them at all.

His main purpose for this trip to Greed Island was entertainment, just like the words Ging left for Gon: "Enjoy the game." He approached this magical island with a playful attitude, while also loading up the game progress.

Let alone the past life, Greed Island is unique in the Hunter world, and I admire Ging and his partners for creating such a masterpiece.

Now that I'm fortunate enough to experience it firsthand, I naturally want to enjoy it to the fullest.

As for collecting cars, he just goes with the flow.

Collecting cards is time-consuming and laborious, but he did trade some lower-level replacement Nen tools with Jin, which he didn't need much of.

Of course, the key point is that Greed Island was largely prepared by Ging for Gon. Since Ging treated him well, he didn't interfere with Ging's plans.

Although it's often said that King is an irresponsible father who hasn't seen Gon in all these years, it's clear from various details that he does care about Gon, and in fact, he pays close attention to him.

The method was just very strange.

He arranged everything meticulously, and Xiao Jie's general experiences were all included in the plan, allowing him to grow gradually.

First, he sent Kate to Whale Island, and then, given his own identity as a hunter, he piqued Gon's interest in the Hunter Exam.

After Gon becomes a hunter, he will be guided onto the path of Nen by a master (Yungu) sent by the Hunter Association.

After returning home, Mito will give Gon the items he left behind that are related to Greed Island, which will pique Gon's interest in Greed Island and lead him into the game.

Next, Xiao Jie will be able to get plenty of training on Greed Island.

Greed Island appears to be a magical game filled with cards, but a closer look reveals that it is a perfect place for Nen users to grow.

For example, the canyon between the bounty city of Andoqiba and the magical city of Masadora is filled with all sorts of monsters.

There are armored monsters suitable for training [Condensation].

Training the bubble horse to switch between "entanglement" and "absolute"...

If Nen users can patiently experience the game, it can significantly improve their abilities. Unfortunately, most players only care about the generous rewards after completing the game, thus wasting this resource.

It's likely that one of Ging's purposes in creating Greed Island was to provide Gon with a place to train his Nen abilities.

Jin certainly went to great lengths.

I thought it was going to be a reality show about fatherly love, but it turned out to be something else entirely.

However, her constant avoidance of her son and refusal to meet him is truly unsettling.

After Xiao Jie completed the above procedures, Jin finally "took pity" and gave Xiao Jie, who had been searching for so long, a "chance to meet".

Even so, Jin had hidden two more traps.

Xiao Jie's first thought was to use the "Paladin's Jewelry" to disguise the spell card as a designated card.

Secondly, the spell card must have [magnetic force], not [same type].

If the [magnetic force] is used, and only Gon goes there, he will be teleported to Ging.

If you use the term "colleague," then you'll go to Kate's place.

After all that effort, all he got was Kate; he couldn't even see a hair on his own father's head. It's just that poor kid Jack is stubborn enough; anyone else would have given up long ago and pretended they didn't have a father.

Filled with anticipation, Lynn and his three companions thoroughly enjoyed the game.

In just over two weeks, they visited the bounty city of Andoqiba and the magical city of Masadora.

They are now in the gambling city of Dulias.

Inside the city's largest casino.

Lynn sat in front of a slot machine, casually pulled the lever, and the screen on the machine began to scroll rapidly.

Dulias truly lives up to its reputation as a gambling city, with casinos everywhere.

He is now in the largest casino in Duria, which offers a wide variety of entertainment options.

In the end, he chose the slot machine.

Playing slot machines requires absolutely no skill; it's all about luck.

If you're lucky, you'll win the grand prize; if you're unlucky, you'll lose all the money you've invested.

What they're using now isn't exactly money, but rather chips they've exchanged.

The chips here are roughly the same as those outside, except for some differences in details, such as the abbreviation of Greed Island.

Lynn reached into his hand and a multifaceted die appeared in his palm.

[Risk Dice], Grade B card.

This is considered relatively easy to obtain among B-grade cards.

The black die has 20 sides in total. 19 sides are very lucky and only 1 side is very unlucky. If a lucky side appears, something very good will happen.

However, if a major misfortune occurs, all the good fortune that came before will be completely turned into misfortune.

Therefore, many gamblers made money in Durias by using the "risk dice," but in the end, they all died because of the "major misfortune."

Lynn gently tossed the dice, and the twenty-sided die landed on a "lucky" sign at the top.

“It’s auspicious,” Mencius, sitting next to Lynn, said softly, resting her chin on her right hand.

This means Lynn's luck will be very good from now on.