Leaving Home

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

To be precise, this had been more or less the routine every day since Allen had been living at home.

No matter how busy they were with work, everyone tried to get home before seven so they could sit down and have dinner together.

Especially as the Hunter Exam registration date drew nearer, with him about to leave home again and no one knowing when he would return, he often received gifts from his older brother, sisters, and father. There were expensive healing medicines and tonics, famous swords, specially made high-powered firearms, ammunition, and other weapons—even a bottle of super-powerful anesthetic that could instantly knock out an elephant with just a tiny amount.

Although most of those gifts would probably be of little use, Allen still accepted them with a smile and acted delighted.

Because he understood that what he was accepting were not gifts, but their care and familial affection.

As soon as the meal ended, Agostino picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, then handed a check bearing an outrageous amount to his youngest son. "Here. Marcus Cabelli asked me to pass this on to you."

"Oh? That much?"

Allen glanced at the string of zeros that made his head spin and looked surprised.

Seventy-five billion Jenny!

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

In other words, the discarded low-level equipment and potions he had no use for were in unimaginably high demand in this world, with countless people willing to spend fortunes on them.

"Hmm! Can you tell me what you gave him? You must know, even the Scarlet Eyes of the Kurta Clan could only sell for around one billion at most." Agostino asked curiously.

"Sorry, I can't. The less you know about this, the better. Besides, I have no use for this money for now, so you should take it and use it as capital for the family business." Allen pushed the check back.

You must know, in this world, money had never been important to a Hunter pursuing powerful Nen abilities. It was merely a byproduct of pursuing one's own value in life.

When Gon and Killua had looked up information about the game Greed Island, they had mentioned that its acquisition difficulty was only G—easy—because all it took to get one was money.

Moreover, more than fifty Hunters were always among the world's top hundred richest people each year, showing just how little money mattered to top-tier Hunters.

"Fine. I'll convert this money into shares. You can just wait to collect dividends every year."

Agostino did not refuse and directly accepted the astonishingly large check.

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

More importantly, he hoped to use this method to build up a considerable fortune for his youngest son as a final safeguard.

"Oh, I almost forgot. You're going to take the Hunter Exam again in a few days, right? I specially prepared a little gift for you."

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

"A phone?"

Allen opened the lid and took out an electronic device with a sleek design, only two-thirds the size of his palm, with a beautiful violet gemstone embedded in its back.

"That's right! It's a new model that hasn't gone on the market yet. I asked a business friend to custom-make it. Not only can it be used in every country and region, but it's waterproof, fireproof, explosion-proof, can withstand handgun fire, and has a signal ten times stronger than most phones on the market. With it, you'll be able to stay in touch with home wherever you are." Agostino introduced it proudly.

"Thank you. I like it very much."

Allen skillfully fiddled with the touchscreen phone, which was highly similar to those on Earth. He found that aside from its appearance, operating system, and language, there was hardly any major difference. It even had wireless internet and games.

Sometimes, he truly could not understand how the technology tree in the world of Hunter x Hunter had gone so wrong.

Everything else was clearly quite advanced—they even had nuclear weapons—yet their aviation and aerospace technology was absurdly underdeveloped.

Forget supersonic missiles and rockets; they did not even have basic propeller planes.

The only aerial vehicles were airships and hot-air balloons.

Although airships were stable, far quieter than planes, and even had bars, cinemas, dance halls, and other entertainment facilities in their luxury cabins, their speed was truly hard to praise.

Agostino clearly had no idea that his youngest son was secretly complaining about the direction of the entire world's technological development. He asked directly, "When do you plan to leave?"

"Tomorrow! I still have some preparations to make before the Hunter Exam begins." Allen answered without hesitation.

In order to defeat that freak Hisoka in a fair one-on-one fight, he needed to find a sufficiently quiet place where no one would disturb him. He would use his remaining time to push through Stratholme, Scholomance, Blackrock Spire, and the North and West wings of Dire Maul, striving to reach level 60 as soon as possible while upgrading all his equipment.

Agostino nodded slightly. "Understood. Tomorrow, your brother, sisters, and I will drive you to the airship. Remember, no matter what setbacks you encounter or what harm you suffer out there in the future, this will always be your home. You can come back anytime."

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

"Good luck! I'm waiting to hear the good news that you passed the exam and became a Hunter."

"Your sister will have a celebration cake ready for you!"

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

Amid a chorus of blessings, Allen boarded an airship bound for Whale Island early the next morning.

Once it had finished ascending and entered stable cruising flight, he immediately made up an excuse to leave his seat and used Teleportation in an empty restroom.

In an instant!

He appeared out of thin air in a place filled with dense shadow and Death energy, then used a Class Skill to summon Shadow Wolf King Lupos.

Scholomance!

A place most Hunters came to shortly after reaching the maximum level!

Because it dropped a Ranged Weapon with excellent damage and appearance—the Ancient Bone Bow.

Its additional eleven points of Agility were especially what Allen needed most at this stage.

You must know, the five basic attributes on the character panel—Strength, Agility, Stamina, Intellect, and Spirit—were perfectly reflected in the body.

Among them, Strength, Agility, and Stamina were the most obvious.

Strength needed no explanation. The higher the value, the greater one's physical power.

Stamina represented vitality. The higher the value, the stronger the body became, while also increasing the maximum limit of Nen aura.

Agility represented balance, speed, and neural responsiveness. It was the most important attribute in combat, without question.

When Agility was high enough, one could easily dodge an enemy's attacks even with one's eyes closed, counterattacking at the very instant of impact. The body would also become increasingly supple and agile, capable of even difficult movements.

In comparison, Intellect and Spirit were far less impressive.

The former only increased the maximum Mana and did not truly make a person more intelligent.

The latter mainly affected Mana regeneration speed, with the added effect of slightly enhancing Nen abilities, though its effect remained quite limited so far.

Even without any training, the attribute increases gained simply from leveling up were enough to grant Allen Physical Quality beyond that of ordinary people.

If he added a somewhat better set of equipment, he was confident he could make Hisoka experience what it felt like to be completely crushed in battle.

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