And people like Ging Freecss, who could provide mutual benefits as partners, that was even better.
This world is vast.
Once the chat room is online, and if his conditions could be smoothed out by his inventions, there would be even greater adventures waiting for him!
Luke was looking forward to this fantastical and magnificent world.
Back then, Ging Freecss carried the same anticipation when he resolutely left Whale Island and became a professional hunter.
After that, he spent twenty-two years traveling through every corner of this world.
At thirty-four, he was already preparing to journey to the Dark Continent.
By then, Ging Freecss had already reached the highest point of the six continents, the top of the World Tree sapling.
For him, the only thing that could reignite his burning passion for adventure, the only place left worth exploring, was the Dark Continent.
In other words…
"Ging Freecss took twenty-two years, perhaps even less, to thoroughly explore the six continents."
"With all these inventions in hand, I can't say for sure that I'll need less time than him…"
After all, Ging Freecss's talent was truly monstrous.
Luke was quite self-aware.
In terms of talent alone, he certainly couldn't match Ging Freecss. However, some of his inventions could bridge this gap.
"Even so, if I truly want to explore all six continents, it would take at least a decade."
"But fortunately..."
Luke stretched his young, energetic body.
"The last thing I lack right now is time!!"
There were still exactly thirteen years until the main storyline began.
Plenty of time for him to begin his own adventure!
"But as I said, if I want to explore this land with my own two feet..."
"I'll need the strength and confidence to survive here."
Luke murmured quietly.
Once he solved the conditions for his Nen ability, the next step would be figuring out how to raise his strength.
"As for Greed Island... With Biscuit's combat experience in hand, that place is optional now…"
Luke analyzed himself: "Whether in training or in battle experience, I've already combined things quite well."
"The only thing I lack is aura capacity, which isn't as deep as those of the veteran professional hunters."
After all, it had been less than three years since he arrived in this world.
For him to have cultivated himself to this level already, compared to those truly formidable individuals, was no small feat.
"If there's a chance, I could strengthen the Power Booster."
"If I can fix and improve some of its flaws, that would be even better."
"Speaking of improvements, there are inventions with this function…"
Luke's mind flickered, and a brilliant idea struck him.
Moreover, this might even become the perfect opportunity for the chat room to emerge.
After chatting briefly again with Dwun and List, Luke sent off the still reluctant Dwun and the somewhat unwilling List.
Then he immediately left the chat room and found Ickshonpe, who was working on programming code.
[What are you doing?!]
An unhappy message appeared on Ickshonpe's cardboard: [Can you please stop interrupting others while they're working? It's easy to disrupt their train of thought!!]
"I've got a new idea."
Luke casually said: "About how to promote the chat room."
Ickshonpe: "..."
[Tell me about it.]
He decisively switched the cardboard.
Well, if it's inspiration, then it's fine.
"Look, we can make up a little story, and then..."
Luke briefly explained his idea.
Ickshonpe listened carefully without missing a word, and then the doodled eyes on his face rolled slightly.
[Sounds like it might have great potential.]
He had also learned some internet slang from Luke.
Well, people in the network world are definitely the fastest to absorb new things like internet slang.
[But there's a problem.]
[How can we get those people to see your story?]
[If we can get them to see the story, can't we just connect them directly to the chat room?]
"That's when we use your network ability."
Luke smiled as he looked at Ickshonpe before him. "It's just like the invitation code I got from Ging Freecss before you."
"After clicking it, won't they be able to enter this world?"
[That's different.]
Ickshonpe shook his head as he presented the cardboard text.
[That requires mutual consent before it can be fulfilled.]
[Even if I send it, the other party has the right to decline...]
"Then find a way to convince them not to decline. Just agree no matter what."
Luke said matter-of-factly.
Ickshonpe: [...???]
Black question marks began to appear on his graffiti face, and he stared at Luke in confusion.
"The power of the internet isn't just widespread dissemination and real-time capabilities."
Luke chuckled. "It also has a rather shrewd nature!"
…
The six continents in 1986 remained the same as usual.
Day after day, year after year.
Calm places stayed calm, chaotic places remained chaotic.
Just like yesterday, nothing seemed any different.
But this afternoon, just before the end of the workday…
"Is it finally time to end today's shift?!"
Inside the office in the Hunter Association, a beautiful girl in a pink striped dress gazed at the clock on the wall and couldn't help but sigh.
Then she stretched her arms in a big yawn. Her small but full curves were stretched out completely.
But even while stretching, she didn't let go of the ancient textbook in her hand, nor the currently hottest brick phone on the market.
"Honestly, if only phones could have a few more functions…"
The lovely girl complained about a boring day: "Then I wouldn't have to waste a boring day here."
She stared eagerly at the clock, glancing now and then at the punch-in machine by the door.
When the punch-in machine finally beeped: [Pyon, good work today.]
Pyon felt that the happiest moment of her day was the end of her shift.
This future member of the Zodiac Twelve, codenamed Rabbit, a Paleograph Hunter, also a Linguist and Interpreter, and at the same time a phone-obsessed, cute girl, was now doing her usual daily complaining.
Even if she was dissatisfied with her phone, she still couldn't bear to put it down.
The talent of a first-generation internet addict was already showing.
But just as she was mumbling to herself…