Training and the Magic Bean

Greeting the morning sun.

Located within the Sharku Manor, after a joyous banquet last night, Kazan and Xia have already departed to continue their busy work in Ejin City.

With Rabid Dogs Walker and Dreyn as their guards, there's no need to worry too much about safety.

No way.

Once politics are on the right track, it's hard to let go.

This is also why Ian doesn't want to get involved in these matters himself.

While he hopes the city will improve, he prefers to experience the positive improvements firsthand rather than personally governing it.

It's rare to have some free time.

After having breakfast, Ian, along with Uvogin and Kuroro, received combat instruction from Emina.

Last night, Chrollo, Feitan, Nobunaga, and others took turns fighting against Amina, and the result was naturally a crushing defeat. This made them realize their own strength, and they no longer had any objections to Amina as their training mentor.

The opponent's strength is beyond imagination.

Even Eluna, who seemed somewhat unreliable, earned their respect.

There's nothing we can do; the opponent's strength is undeniable.

Under the sunlight.

On the green lawn, Uvogin, Feitan, Chrollo, Machi, and the others stood quietly, their foreheads covered in sweat, as if they were enduring great pain, and their bodies were even trembling slightly.

Aimina stood to the side, watching them calmly.

As for Eluna, she sat leisurely to the side, brewed herself a cup of black tea, took a sip, and smiled at Aimina.

"They seem to have good aptitude. They were able to endure for ten minutes right after starting willpower training. Even in our time, not many people could last that long right from the start."

I followed her gaze.

On the lawn, Chrollo, Uvogin, and the others each had a stone, about the size of a goose egg, perched on their heads; the stones varied in size.

It resembles Uvogin, with a rock on its head the size of a watermelon.

Machi, standing to the side, had a rock the size of an egg on her head.

As for the side.

Ian wasn't idle either; he stood there quietly, eyes closed, with a millstone-sized rock on his head.

The stone was kept about ten centimeters away from their heads.

If an ordinary person were to see this, they would be astonished, because the stones above their heads appear to be floating in mid-air.

However, if you observe using the "condensation" technique, you will find that each of them is surrounded by a kind of Nen, which is released very steadily and without any movement.

The stones on each person's head were the "wrapping" that pressed steadily on their bodies.

The stone is oval.

If anyone's Nen can no longer be sustained, and the Nen structure that was originally maintained at a stable output on the body surface changes, the stone will roll off.

However, everyone is still managing to persevere.

Uvogin opened his squinted eyes a crack, wanting to see how the others were doing.

The next moment.

"Bang--"

The steady flow of Nen emanating from above his head changed; a watermelon-sized rock tilted and rolled down, hitting him on the head with a loud thud, which relieved everyone around him.

"Damn it... I only opened my eyes, and I still failed!"

Uvogin was somewhat unwilling to accept this.

The others were also drenched in sweat, and they quickly removed the stones from their heads, panting heavily.

Maintaining a steady release of Nen to support the round stone is no easy task!

It could even be described as a form of torture.

After spending time with them, Aimina...

Based on the group's habits, a rule was set: whoever fails first gets to rest, while the loser continues training.

This was a simple and easy training method during the Gandor Dynasty.

In the eyes of people at that time, the training of mindfulness was the training of willpower.

What constitutes a passing grade?

The power of thought must at least achieve a tangible quality, meaning... to be able to influence objects in the objective world solely through Nen.

Similar to the materialization of mental energy.

In the eyes of people at that time, the strength of Nen Ability was directly related to the strength of one's influence on the real world.

Even.

During that period, there were two factions.

Some people believe that Nen is an invisible power, and that it is sufficient to focus on cultivating this essential power without needing to develop any special Nen Abilities. They believe this is a misguided approach!

Those who chose the essence of Nen, even if they did not develop their own Nen Abilities.

However, there are many masters who can easily kill enemies and take lives without even realizing it, simply by relying on powerful and substantial Nen.

The other faction focuses on developing special Nen Abilities.

They don't care about cultivating Nen, but rather focus on building their own unique Nen Abilities, and in using them, they rely entirely on the rules of Nen to demonstrate their combat power.

This second school of thought is more like modern Nen users.

Because most of the methods for cultivating Nen Ability have been lost, and knowledge of Nen is already scarce, most people, after awakening Nen, can only rely entirely on the Nen Abilities they have built themselves, without a guide.

Nen users during the Gondor era generally combined the perspectives of two different schools of thought.

In this era, it can be said that humanity's understanding of the potential heights of "thought" is very vague!

Even Netero was no exception.

The scarcity of Nen users and the lack of sufficient knowledge have led to a problem: each Nen user lacks a mentor and spends most of their time figuring things out on their own.

Thought itself is also a kind of "mental" power.

To put it simply, as long as you firmly believe in it, you can do it.

This is why Sashado was so strong in that era; it stemmed from the overall high level of Nen users at that time.

And he is the "Born King".

Sashado naturally felt that he had to rise above the people and become a qualified king. He had witnessed the excellence and power of the previous king and was very clear about the extent to which "thought" could achieve.

Therefore, he went a step further on this path, almost reaching the power of God.

Conversely, his achievements also showed other Nen users the heights that Nen could reach, demonstrating a clear and definite path forward.

Modern Nen user are different.

Netero's performance was seen as the pinnacle of "thought," and this subconscious viewpoint was a complete self-imposed limitation...

In this era, Nen users, whether in relation to other Nen users or to themselves...

There is no clear understanding of this.

This is also why Nen users are getting weaker and weaker.

The training lasted for nearly three hours that morning.

The Nen in everyone's bodies was basically exhausted. Machi, Uvogin, then Franklin, Pakunoda made frequent mistakes until Feitan also made a mistake, and the morning training session finally came to an end.

On the field.

Only Chrollo and Ian released Nen that was stable and solid.

It perfectly held the stone.

Certainly.

Ian felt that this was related to his previous use of the [Superpower Hat].

This way of materializing "Nen Ability" is quite similar to how he uses the [Superpower Hat]'s Nen Abilities.

They all release Nen and spiritual power through an invisible manipulation; in his view, they are largely the same.

But.

Although he had this experience, his Nen was correspondingly much greater than that of Chrollo and the others.

So, based on his own willpower, he chose a stone the size of a millstone to place on his head, and he was quite surprised that he could hold on for so long.

This shows that he has a rather good talent for Nen Ability.

No wonder Aimina and the others were convinced that she could stand among the top tier of their era. This girl has a really good eye for people!

At the end of the workout.

Ian glanced at the exhausted group, his eyes darting around, and chuckled softly.

"Hey everyone, you're all tired. Let's go on an adventure to relax!"

Upon hearing Ian's words, Uvogin and the others were taken aback, then their eyes lit up.

"Hey, Ian, got any interesting items again?"

Ian smirked, and amidst everyone's surprised gazes, he reached out his palm, pulled out a green bean, and then explained.

"I drew a Magic Bean yesterday!"

"Magic Beans?"

Feitan Nobunaga stared curiously at the seemingly ordinary bean, which looked just like a regular pea and had nothing special about it.

"Through it, we can go up to the sky and see the sky from fairy tales!"

Ian smirked, dug a hole in the ground, and buried the "Magic Bean" inside.

Aimina and Eluna, standing nearby, also watched Ian's actions with curiosity.

They were also gradually realizing Ian's mystery.