Chapter 12

At 7:10 PM, everyone, including Agostino, was seated around the dining table on the first floor, enjoying the delicious food served by the butler and servants, occasionally chatting about topics unrelated to work.

To be precise, during the time Allen lived at home, this was how things were almost every day.

No matter how busy they were, everyone would try to get home before 7 PM to sit down and have a meal together.

Especially as the Hunter Exam registration date drew closer, he was about to leave home again, and no one knew when he would return. As a result, he often received gifts from his older siblings and father, ranging from expensive medicinal drugs and tonics to famous swords, custom-made powerful firearms, ammunition, and even a bottle of super-strong anesthetic that could instantly knock out an elephant with just a little bit.

Although most of these gifts were of little practical use, Allen chose to smile and accept them, showing his appreciation.

Because he understood that what he was receiving was not the gifts themselves, but the concern and affection behind them.

After the meal, Agostino immediately took a napkin to wipe his mouth and handed a check with an exaggerated amount to his youngest son: "Here, this is from Marcus Caberi."

"Oh? That much!"

Allen glanced at the string of zeros that made his head spin and showed a look of surprise.

75 billion Zeni!

This was what remained after the "Ten Dons" and the Caberi family took their cut.

In other words, the low-level equipment and potions that were eliminated and no longer useful had an unimaginably huge demand in this world, with countless people willing to spend a fortune on them.

"Sure! Can you tell me what you gave him? You know, even the highest price for the Kuruuta Clan's Crimson Eye is only about one billion." Agostino asked curiously.

"Sorry, I can't. The less you know about this, the better. But I don't really need this money right now, so you can use it as capital for the family business." Allen pushed the check back.

In this world, money was never an important thing for a hunter pursuing powerful Nen abilities; it was merely a byproduct of pursuing one's life value.

Gon and Killua mentioned when researching the Greed Island game data that the game, which required Nen abilities to play, had an entry difficulty of G (easy) because it only required money to obtain.

Moreover, in the annual list of the world's top 100 billionaires, at least 50 were hunters, showing just how low money was regarded by top hunters.

"Alright. I'll convert this money into shares, and you can wait for the annual dividends."

Agostino did not refuse and directly accepted the check with the astonishing amount.

Thanks to Marcus's all-out assistance, the family business had expanded rapidly over the past half year, and there were indeed many areas that required substantial working capital.

Moreover, he hoped to use this method to accumulate a substantial fortune for his youngest son as a final insurance.

"Oh, I almost forgot. In a few days, you'll be going to take the Hunter Exam again, right? I've prepared a small gift for you."

As Agostino spoke, he took a small, exquisite box from his jacket pocket and placed it on the table.

"A phone?"

Allen opened the box and took out a sleek electronic device, only about two-thirds the size of a palm, with a beautiful violet gemstone embedded on the back.

"Exactly! This is a new model that hasn't been released yet, and I specially asked a business friend to customize it for you. It can be used in all countries and regions, and it's waterproof, fireproof, and explosion-proof. It can withstand handgun bullets, and its signal is ten times stronger than most phones on the market. With it, you can stay in touch with home from anywhere." Agostino proudly introduced.

"Thank you, I like it."

Allen skillfully handled the touchscreen phone, which was highly similar to those on Earth, and found that apart from the appearance, operating system, and text, there were almost no significant differences, even including wireless internet and game functions.

Sometimes he really couldn't understand how the technology in the Hunter world had developed.

Despite being quite advanced in other areas, even having nuclear weapons, it was extremely backward in aerospace.

There were no supersonic missiles or rockets, let alone basic propeller planes.

The only aerial vehicles were airships and hot air balloons.

Although airships were stable and less noisy than planes, and luxury cabins were equipped with bars, cinemas, and dance halls, their speed was rather disappointing.

Agostino, clearly unaware of his youngest son's private critique of the world's technological direction, asked straightforwardly, "When do you plan to set off?"

"Tomorrow! Before the Hunter Exam starts, I still have some preparations to make." Allen answered without hesitation.

To defeat the pervert, Zeno, in a fair one-on-one match, he needed to find a quiet place where no one would disturb him, and use the remaining time to advance to Stratholme, the Spirit Tower, Blackrock Tower, and the North and West of Dire Maul, aiming to reach level 60 as soon as possible and upgrade his equipment.

Agostino nodded slightly, "Understood. Tomorrow, I and your older siblings will drive you to the airship. Remember, no matter what setbacks or injuries you face outside, this will always be your home, and you can always come back."

"Be careful! Don't get hurt again."

"Good luck! I'm waiting to hear the good news of you passing the exam and becoming a hunter."

"Sister will prepare a celebratory cake for you!"

"Take this amulet, and don't forget to call home often."

...

Amidst the blessings, Allen boarded the airship to Whale Island early the next morning.

Once the airship was airborne and in stable cruising, he found an excuse to leave his seat and used the teleportation skill in an empty restroom.

Instantly!

He appeared in a place radiating a strong aura of shadow and death, summoning the Shadow Wolf King, Rubeus, using his class skill.

The Spirit Tower!

A place where most newly leveled hunters would come!

Because it dropped a long-range weapon with excellent damage and appearance—the Ancient Bone Bow.

Especially the additional 11 points of agility, which was what Allen desperately needed at this stage.

The five basic attributes on the character panel—Strength, Agility, Stamina, Intelligence, and Spirit—were perfectly reflected in the body.

Strength, Agility, and Stamina were the most noticeable.

Strength, naturally, increased physical power as the value increased.

Stamina represented vitality; the higher the value, the stronger the body, and the higher the maximum Nen capacity.

Agility represented balance, speed, and nerve sensitivity, the most important attribute in combat, without a doubt.

When agility was high enough, one could easily dodge enemy attacks even with their eyes closed and counterattack instantly. The body would become more flexible and agile, capable of performing high-difficulty movements.

In comparison, Intelligence and Spirit were less significant.

Intelligence only increased the maximum mana, without truly enhancing one's intelligence.

Spirit mainly increased mana recovery speed and had a slight effect on enhancing Nen abilities, but the effect was still quite limited.

Even without any training, the attribute boosts from leveling up alone were enough to give Allen physical abilities surpassing those of ordinary people.

With a slightly better set of equipment, he was confident that he could make Zeno taste the feeling of being completely overwhelmed in battle.

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