Chapter 3

Ordinary people who do not understand "Nen" will let the "Ki" inside their body slowly dissipate from the top of their head.

At this moment, Moyou saw that Hawk was in such a state.

It is worth noting that Nen users can also pretend to be ordinary people by "letting the Ki dissipate."

However, although anyone can learn "Nen" under normal circumstances, the number of people who can actually come into contact with "Nen" is extremely small.

Moyou naturally assumed—

That his adoptive father was an ordinary person.

"Ten days to half a month..."

Moyou gazed at the morning light outside the hall.

Hawk had been away from home for half a month, which was good news for him.

During this time, he would definitely lock the temple gates and not receive any visitors.

This would give him more time to improve his Nen abilities.

Moyou did not stay in the hall for long and went to the kitchen to have a quick meal.

By the time he finished breakfast and came out, Hawk had already left the temple, acting with great decisiveness.

Without Hawk, the vast temple suddenly seemed especially desolate.

Moyou, coming out of the kitchen, looked at the empty courtyard, and some fragments of memory inexplicably flashed through his mind.

In his memory, perhaps because Hawk often went on long trips, Moyou's predecessor had repeatedly asked Hawk to let him keep a cat or a dog for company.

But for some reason, Hawk always firmly rejected Moyou's predecessor's requests, leaving no room for negotiation.

If the temple could have a cat or a dog, it wouldn't be so desolate.

Speaking of which, there were no turtles or koi in the pond for releasing life...

Over time, it had instead become a wishing pond, with many coins thrown in by visitors.

Moyou shook his head slightly, suppressing the memories of his predecessor, and walked through the courtyard to lock the temple gates. He then picked up a broom and quickly swept the courtyard clean.

After completing Hawk's instructions, Moyou returned to his room, sat on the bed, and closed his eyes to begin his daily training.

The "Ki" flowing from his body emitted a soft light, steadily covering his entire body.

Knowing "Wrap," understanding "Nullify," practicing "Temper," and reaching "Emit."

These are the four basic techniques of Nen. Once all are mastered, one can begin to develop Nen abilities.

Moyou had already mastered "Wrap" and should next focus on "Nullify."

However, the information about Nen removal he had just received gave him a deeper understanding of the Nen system.

Thus, a thought involuntarily arose in his mind—

Could he directly begin developing Nen abilities, even if only in a rudimentary form?

Moyou opened his eyes and muttered to himself, "What type of Nen attribute will I have? If I can develop an ability, which one would be the most suitable for me?"

Perhaps influenced by the Nen removal information...

Once this thought arose, it could not be stopped, spreading like a疯长的藤蔓迅速蔓延到莫尤思绪的每一个角落。

各种不属于这个世界的只存在于想象中的画面，如同流光一般从莫尤脑海中掠过。

然后——

晨光映照之下，神奇的一幕发生了。

莫尤身上的“气”如水流般淌向斜落在床上的影子，更确切地说，是融入影子中。

而吸收了“气”的影子，竟然开始缓缓鼓起一个水泡。

莫尤目睹了这个过程。

他死死盯着从二维状态演变为三维状态的影子，脑海中无来由地浮现出一个词语——

灵魂！

这应该是他在这个世界里最与众不同的地方。

加上那些除念信息的影响，仅一念之间，他的能力诞生了，尽管还只是一个雏形……

“啪。”

水泡突然破裂，影子瞬间恢复常态。

从拟态到破裂，整个过程只持续了三秒的时间。

同时。

突如其来的疲惫感让莫尤瘫倒在床上。

“刚才那是……我的能力雏形？”

莫尤默默凝视着天花板。

跨越四大基础而觉醒能力，这种事本该雀跃、兴奋。

可不知为何，莫尤此时很平静，有一种理所应当的奇怪感受。

......

山脚下。

景区的木质阶梯年久失修，霍克沿着阶梯走下来，发出一阵阵刺耳的咯吱声响。

“如果我们还有下一次通话的机会，那么，我希望你能在安静的环境下致电过来。”

霍克拿在手里的手机传来一道听不出半点情绪起伏的女声。

想来木质阶梯的咯吱噪音让手机另一端的女人很是反感。

“我不是有急事吗，哪能考虑周到，不过，这么久没联系了，绮多你还真是一点都没变，喜欢挑刺。”

霍克一边回话，一边走下木质阶梯。

尽管这个时间点基本看不到人，霍克的眼睛仍是习惯性随时观察着周围的情况。

“有事说事。”

手机另一头的女人显然不愿浪费时间。

霍克也不磨叽，直奔主题：“绮多，我需要你的帮助，可以的话，我希望你能来一趟。”

“……”

手机另一头短暂的沉默了。

霍克停下脚步，静待绮多的回复。

数息后，手机传来绮多答应的声音：“好。”

“……”

这次轮到霍克沉默了。

碍于以前发生的某些不愉快，他其实已经做好死缠烂打的心理准备，却没想到绮多会答应得这么干脆。

“绮多，我很高兴你能答应帮忙，但是，你这样连问都不问就答应了，老实说……我有点害怕。”

“能促使你不惜忍受着羞耻心也要厚着脸皮打电话过来求助的事情，就算不问我也能猜到。”

绮多的声音中多出了一些情绪。

有厌恶，也有怒意。

“霍克，人总要为自己的错误付出代价，如果可以，我希望从前该死的那个人是你，以后该死的人仍是你。”

“谢谢你还愿意帮我，绮多……”

霍克并不在意绮多那带刺的言语，反而衷心道谢。

猎人协会大厦。

身为十二地支成员的绮多伫立在落地窗前，在听到霍克的道谢后，便是深深吸了一口气。

失态了……

以实事求是的角度，宣泄厌恶和怒意的言辞在交谈过程中并不能起到任何实质性的进展。

绮多反省着刚才的行为，同时在心里告诫着自己不能再失态。

随后，她以先前那种毫无波澜的语气道：“现在道谢还太早了点，另外，请你明白一点，我是以‘职业猎人’的身份答应你的请求。”

“嗯，这样最好。”

听绮多这么说，霍克反而轻松了很多。

绮多目视窗外的蓝天，继续道：“那你就按照流程发布委托吧。”

“好。”

霍克应了下来，顿了顿，补充道：“还有一件事。”

“说。”

“莫尤在‘神字’的压制下自主觉醒了‘念’。”

霍克说完，便将手机拿远。

“不可能，绝对不可能！”

手机顿时传来绮多那失态的大吼声，而霍克刚才那明智的举动挽救了自己的耳朵。

他重新将手机贴在耳朵上，沉声道：“绮多，我一开始也觉得不可思议，但这个世界上总有一小撮惊才艳艳的天赋异禀之人，所以我想……为什么不能是莫尤？”

“……”

绮多沉默。

而此时的霍克并不知道莫尤已经显现出了一种未知念能力的雏形。