Major Meeting X Important Clauses

A tall building standing in a certain city.

At this time, the city was almost completely under martial law, and residents were required to stay away from the area within 1 kilometer of the building.

Within a 1-kilometer radius, there are a large number of police officers, and even front-line combat troops deployed in the surrounding area.

Every resident of the city, unless they were fools, knew that some important figures were coming to the city today, and not just one.

And that is indeed the case.

According to international news, important representatives from various countries will gather here today.

However, this is just an illusion.

Or perhaps it's just a real meeting, using this large conference as a cover.

A convoy of cars drove up from the street in the distance.

It came to a steady stop in front of the building.

Two young figures stepped out first, followed by a little girl.

"Oh! You look so serious."

Qi was the first to jump out, looking at the surrounding environment and the personnel deployed in various places, and couldn't help but marvel.

This was his first time attending such a formal occasion.

Gon was also standing beside them, both of them unusually dressed in formal attire.

After the Three-Tails creature jumped down, it was pulled back by Melusina, who followed it down.

Don't run around today.

"Okay, I'll definitely stand obediently to the side today."

Three-Tails patted his chest and assured him.

The fox ears on its head twitched twice.

One by one, the other people stepped out of the vehicles. The entire convoy carried Kevin and his Dark Continent Exploration Team members.

Several officials were already waiting at the door. Seeing Kevin and the others, they hurriedly came forward, shook Kevin's hand, and were unusually enthusiastic.

Then they were guided upwards.

"How was your trip home? Did you manage to show your family what you're capable of?"

Inside the elevator, Men Qi looked at Qi beside her and asked curiously.

Qi had already mentioned it before, so everyone knew.

Qi shrugged.

"I didn't go back. I originally intended to, but I went to Gon's house, which took some time, and I didn't have time to go back."

Hearing this, Gon, who was standing next to him, smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.

"There's nothing I can do, Aunt Mito hasn't seen me in ages."

They had originally planned that half a month would be enough, but the journey took longer than expected, and after returning home, Aunt Mito insisted that they stay.

There's nothing we can do about it.

I haven't been home for years, and now I can only stay for less than a month? That won't do.

When Gon Jie left home, he was still a teenager; now he's a young man returning home.

The stories that unfolded during that time are too numerous to recount for days and nights.

"I'm not in a hurry either," Kiy said, waving her hand.

"They must know I'm back. The fact that they didn't rush to find me means they're not in a hurry."

Kiy didn't care about this.

Although he had imagined what it would be like to go home before he returned, he wasn't in a hurry now that he was back.

Hunting down Parasite People and attending such important meetings is obviously far more interesting than going home.

The group chatted about what had happened during the past month apart until the elevator doors opened.

Then they saw Netero waiting outside the door, along with Maitai and the others.

"Important people always make their grand entrance last."

Netero said with a smile.

As they spoke, the group gathered together and entered a huge meeting place that was almost an entire floor long.

In the middle is a huge table.

The room was already filled with people from all walks of life.

Kevin glanced over and immediately recognized or heard of many people he knew or had heard of.

Renowned specialist scientists, inventors of various cutting-edge technologies, patriarchs of powerful multinational corporations, advisors to top officials, and active department heads—

And so on, almost all of them bring together the very elite of human society who wield power and wealth.

"I didn't see those bosses."

Qi glanced at it and said in a low voice.

He thought that such an important occasion would allow him to see the current Number One of those major powers.

Biscuit was walking ahead of him, heard this and turned around to say something.

"Idiot, every minute of those people's time is scheduled. Do you think this meeting will be over in a day or two? If it can be finished within a month, that's considered efficient."

How could we possibly let these Number One figures stay here for a month just for this meeting?

They will definitely only appear when all the meeting details are finalized.

Everyone took their seats one by one.

Although there were so many people at the meeting, everyone knew that it was a closed-door meeting.

After the meeting began.

Netero spoke directly.

"After this incident with the Undying disease, I believe everyone has once again realized the dangers of the Dark Continent. We have paid a heavy price."

This is indeed true; it can be said that everyone here, from every walk of life, has been affected by this Undying disease.

Either a family member has been parasitized, or the family has suffered significant financial losses.

Some officials and wealthy individuals wore expressions of grief and resentment.

Therefore, this Undying disease has affected everyone from the highest levels of power to ordinary people, causing them immense suffering.

"But just like this time with the exception, trying to completely prevent others from going to the Dark Continent is tantamount to severing humanity's future. Just like our strict restrictions in the past, which were meaningless, they were broken in less than fifty years."

As he spoke, many people in the room looked at the representative of the Kakin Empire.

However, the representative of the Kakin Empire remained unfazed by the gazes of the crowd.

"Therefore, prevention is better than cure. We should strictly define the standards for exploring the Dark Continent and formulate an exploration plan based on the current known situation of the Dark Continent and various disasters."

As he spoke, he started playing a PowerPoint presentation on the big screen.

This one issue alone was discussed for several hours.

Moreover, it is clear that Netero had previously communicated and discussed this issue with the International Voyage Bureau.

Therefore, a relatively complete solution is presented.

The large screen also displayed the map explored by Kevin and his Exploration Team.

This is information that needs to be shared, so Kevin and the others don't need to hide anything.

"In this direction, which is the direction our team is exploring this time, we have indeed established Forward Base and planned and occupied the surrounding area."

"Our important neighbors have all recognized our territory, so this is truly our first step into the Dark Continent."

Kevin pointed to the Forward Base point on the map and said.

As everyone looked at the documents in their hands, the entire Meeting Room suddenly became noisy.

Discussions between each other, and direct inquiries.

"It's unbelievable, Overlord and Lord are like something out of a myth."

"Perhaps the myths and legends of the human world originated from the Dark Continent?"

"You're absolutely right."

"In other words, we will be able to send Exploration Team to obtain it in the future—"

The shock at Kevin and his colleagues' achievements, along with their visions for the future, caused chaos at the meeting.

The significance of the Dark Continent is immense, far beyond imagination.

No one could remain calm, not even the top social elites present.

Even if some preparations were made.

It took quite a while for things to quiet down again.

"But just like the development of the Undying disease, although humanity is located in the center of a barren lake, it has also protected our development."

"Therefore, the total number of humans exploring the Dark Continent must be kept below one thousand. To leave some room for future developments, it is best to maintain a fixed number of registered personnel between six and seven hundred."

After all, illegal immigration is a persistent problem that cannot be stopped.

In addition, there may be unexpected events.

"Finally, we should stipulate that only Professional Hunter are qualified to explore the Dark Continent."

Netero stated the most important point: the fatal blow.

"Impossible!"

"That's right, this result is completely unacceptable."

"The Kakin Empire will not accept this outcome."

"Netero, you are too arrogant!"

"We'd better sit down and discuss this properly; this outcome is completely unreasonable."

Netero's words ignited a powder keg, and everyone voiced their objections.

"Actually, I think it's quite suitable."

"That's right, I think so too. Aren't Hunter x Hunter all experts in this area?"

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"Yes, and this Exploration Team was entirely composed of Hunter x Hunter, wasn't it? It was also the only expedition to achieve significant results."

"Exactly, exactly. All the previous organizational explorations by you major powers have failed, including this one, which has brought serious consequences. It can be said that V6's organizational achievements at this stage have been a complete failure."

Those who agreed to the proposal were mostly businessmen and scientists of various kinds.

Because they frequently interact with Hunter x Hunter, and some of them are even Hunter x Hunter themselves.

The representatives from various countries seated in the main seats immediately retorted.

The meeting immediately erupted into noise.

Netero wasn't in a hurry; he just stood there with his arms crossed, watching with a smile.

He made the suggestion knowing that this would be the outcome.

"Let's put this proposal on hold for now and discuss it later."

The meeting's Host rubbed his temples, tapped the table, and tried to calm the atmosphere.

Then Kevin spoke.

"This Forward Base was built by one of our exploration teams. It's fair to say that we invested a tremendous amount of effort and resources in the entire process. We can't just let everyone log in and use it for free like this, can we?"

Kevin said, asking earnestly.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded slightly in agreement, but no one commented directly.

I want to hear what Kevin really wants.

"Our Exploration Team will become independent, forming an exploration organization I've named [Dark Probe]. We will have absolute ownership of the Forward Base and exclusive rights to develop resources in the surrounding areas we've already explored."

These words caused a moment of stunned silence throughout the meeting.

Finally, things exploded, even more provocative than what Netero had just said.

"Impossible. The Dark Continent should belong to all of humanity; there should be no permanent private territory."

Kevin's demands were actually very clear; to put it grandly, he wanted to establish a nation on the Dark Continent.

Of course, with only a few of them, it's impossible for them to establish a country; what they want is a legally recognized form of independence.

Once the treaty is established.

Then the [Dark Probe] will become a political entity in a real sense.

Owning the Forward Base, the first human city on the future Dark Continent, will make it the organization's permanent private territory.

The "exclusive right to develop resources" is an extreme example of greed.

Because of the area they have already explored.

This includes the production areas of Unmanned Stone.

Regardless of whether other countries can actually mine it now, we should at least try to gain that pretext.

The statement "all mankind shares this" is utter nonsense. The Dark Continent is home to a large number of intelligent races, including groups with intelligence that is almost identical to, or even surpasses, that of humans.

"The idea that all of humanity shares this property was never possible from the start. If intelligent races knew about such a clause, they would only see it as a provocation and a declaration of war, and would consider humanity a reckless, unintelligent, and foolish race."

Kevin cursed without any politeness.

That really shut them down.

Based on the information Kevin has provided so far, it seems that this is indeed the case.

"The Dark Continent is extremely vast, while the sovereignty and private territory we are now demanding are insignificant. Its importance lies solely in the fact that it is humanity's first Forward Base."

"The problem is that this Forward Base is essentially under my control. I am Lord recognized by the Overlord, and this area is essentially my private territory."

The meaning of this statement is self-evident.

That land was, in name only, or in reality, the territory of the Overlord.

The Overlord there is the one who truly controls the situation.

Overlord granted Kevin ownership of his territory, then Kevin is the owner of that territory.

Humans only have the option to acknowledge, not to refuse.

The mindset of various countries has not yet changed.

Humans are not the Overlord, but merely one of many intelligent species.

"Let's put this issue aside for now; we can discuss it in detail later."

Very well, another issue has been shelved.

However, shelving is one option, meaning that most of their proposals have been accepted, but some proposals still need to be fought for.

Kevin and Netero exchanged a smile.

The most basic objective has been achieved.

We'll definitely ask for a huge sum upfront; other issues can be discussed later.

The Host rubbed his temples.

It hadn't been long, but he was already starting to feel tired.

These two came prepared, each with an even bigger opening than the last.

"Let's talk about the practical stuff first, about what we've learned, shall we?"

Kevin nodded, a smile spreading across his face.

We've been waiting for you all.

He waved.

A row of boxes appeared on the table in front of them, each box open, and inside each box were important items.

Everyone couldn't help but stand up, craning their necks to get a closer look at the treasures inside the boxes.

"These are all?"

The Host swallowed hard, barely suppressing his excitement as he asked.

The main concern is that with so many samples here, are there any instances of substandard or counterfeit products being included?

Although the Dark Continent is full of treasures, not every blade of grass and every tree is a treasure.

What items are useful to humans?

Ideally, it should be something that brings significant collective benefit, rather than something that only has a certain effect on individuals.

Kevin just smiled and picked up the middle box.

"What lies inside is one of our hopes— the Unmanned Stone."

"Oh!"

"This is it?"

"They really are the size of a string of beads."

"It's unimaginable that such a small volume contains such enormous energy."

The crowd gasped in surprise.

Some researchers from related industries even left their seats to come over.