Hero Island had been officially opened to the public a month ago. The mafia had done a lot of publicity, and now you could see broadcast programs related to this game by simply opening a popular media outlet.
There were even videos of reporters interviewing members of the game production team, which was Mondale.
Under this kind of publicity... The popularity of Hero Island had soared unprecedentedly, and had attracted the attention of countless Nen ability users.
The aspects related to Nen were something that the general public didn't understand. In the eyes of outsiders, Hero Island was just a connectable handheld game...
But through the Hunter website or some channels that Nen ability users could reach, including clearing the handheld game, and defeating the final boss, they could obtain the 'method' to go to Hero Island.
It was something that only Nen ability users would discover...
This idea and design came from Ging.
He had played a significant role in Hero Island for the past half a year. The most important thing was to make the forced effect of the 'player agreement' more solid. Outside of the main content of the game, which was during daily rest and standby, he had added a lot of interesting life settings and gameplay, which made the players more sticky... And firmly bound them.
After Ging Freecss had finished doing all of this, he had also left Hero Island... And had left a message, saying that he would come back after the basic player ranks had been raised.
Right now, it was difficult for ordinary opponents to let someone of his level find the fun of confrontation.
In addition, during this time on Hero Island... Kite had also been called over by Ging, and had left after staying for a few days.
Kite had been very busy recently... It was already good that he could come.
Oboro and Ging Freecss had left each other's contact information, so... They would occasionally talk.
People like Ging rarely contacted others... The fact that he could maintain periodic communication with Oboro had an obvious purpose, which was to gradually understand the latter.
Oboro knew his thoughts, but didn't care.
In this nearly one year, the game world had received a lot of 'energy replenishment', and was running more and more stably... He felt that it wouldn't be long before he could go offline.
And officially take possession of the three Nen abilities!
...
Oboro returned to the Association headquarters, and met Menchi and the five people who had also been training for a year.
The changes in the few people were very great. Besides their strength, especially their mental outlook... Their personalities were still very distinct, but they no longer had the naivety they had at the beginning.
Right now, besides Oboro being a Two-Star Hunter, the rest were all One-Star Hunters.
Menchi's achievements and qualifications had almost accumulated to the point where she could apply to be a Two-Star Hunter... It was just that her strength still needed to be improved.
Otherwise, even if she applied at that time, the chances of the Association management approving it wouldn't be great.
Even so, her current level far exceeded that of the original story in the same period.
This kind of growth was inseparable from Oboro leading the team to train for a year.
"What do you want to do next? Attack the Three-Star Hunter?" In the Association's hall, Menchi looked at the captain, and asked.
It had also been a long time since the few of them had seen Oboro.
Meeting again... At least, the feeling that Oboro gave her alone had reached the point where she couldn't figure him out.
Unfathomable.
When the team had just been formed two years ago, Oboro was also very strong at that time, but at least these team members could still experience it.
But now... Even though she thought that her strength had improved by leaps and bounds in the past two years, she was still being left too far behind by this man...
Oboro was sparing no effort to cultivate them... Not out of kindness or some kind of goodwill.
The only thing that Menchi could think of was the Three-Star Hunter.
And... Three-Star missions.
This level of mission couldn't be taken through the usual process. It had to be assigned by the Chairman and the higher-ups.
"That's right... But it's not just for me to be able to level up to three stars. I also need you to become stronger." Oboro said with a smile.
"It seems that we're going to start adventuring again..."
Anthony grinned.
Not to mention Three-Star Hunters, even Two-Star Hunters weren't something that anyone could become if they wanted to. Right now, the only person among the few of them who seemed to have hope was Menchi.
Being able to become a One-Star Hunter was already very satisfying for people like Anthony.
However, the current group of six on the team already had some emotional bonds, and also had trust and confidence in Oboro... Anyway, they would do whatever the captain arranged.
"You've already taken on a mission?"
Menchi confirmed when she saw Oboro's expression.
Oboro nodded.
"Then let's just set off... What are we still doing here?" Menchi asked in confusion.
The few of them had probably been influenced by Oboro, and liked to do things cleanly and neatly, and didn't drag their feet. They had also developed this habit during the year of performing missions separately.
"Waiting for someone."
Oboro replied with two words.
"You're going to join forces with another team?"
Menchi was slightly different.
However, given the special circumstances of the Three-Star mission, it was also reasonable.
There might only be one or two Three-Star missions in a year, and some of the commissions had even been backlogged for a long time, and no one had been able to complete them.
"Not a team... The Association is temporarily providing us with reinforcements." Oboro smiled slightly.
"Reinforcements? Do they think that we can't complete it?"
Anthony frowned, and asked strangely.
Could it be that this time, Oboro hadn't directly looked for the old man like usual...
Hunters from the Association who were passing by from time to time greeted Oboro, and Oboro also waved back cordially.
Right now, his relationship with the people in the Association wasn't bad.
"They're here!"
Before his teammates could ask again, Oboro caught sight of a figure walking over with drooping eyebrows in the distance, and reminded them.
Seeing the person who had come, Menchi and the five people's expressions changed slightly.
It was actually... The Zodiacs.
Saiyu, the Monkey Zodiac.
Why was it the Zodiacs?!
Menchi immediately looked at Oboro, wanting to find the answer from his face.
Oboro hadn't reminded them beforehand... Logically speaking, the Zodiacs, as the management of the Association, rarely showed their faces or interfered with the missions of other Hunter groups. Even if they did, it would be a special situation.
This time's Three-Star mission wouldn't be a problem as long as Oboro was around.
Under this premise, having the Zodiacs show up was a bit intriguing... Especially, given Oboro's situation in the Association.
Over these past two years, Menchi had gained some understanding of the infighting in the Association...
Oboro had once competed for a seat in the Zodiacs, and had ultimately failed due to his own refusal! Moreover, Oboro and the Vice Chairman Pariston didn't have a good relationship...
Menchi smelled a conspiracy.
"There's another one..."
Fant, who was smoking, aimed his gaze at another direction.
Gel, the Snake Zodiac.
Two members of the Zodiacs.
"Hello." Oboro greeted them enthusiastically.
Although he had joined the Association for many years, Oboro's appearances and time in the Association were actually limited. He hadn't officially met the people in the Zodiacs, except for Pariston.
Menchi and Anthony looked at each other. Everyone understood each other's eyes.
This time's mission... Leaving aside the difficulty, at least the situation behind it was a bit complicated.
The few of them weren't rookies anymore... It was obvious that the Zodiacs were coming for the captain.
As team members, they had to be wary of these two people, and would definitely stand on Oboro's side.
"I think there's no need for us to introduce ourselves, right..." Gel, the Poison Hunter, said in a somewhat crisp and cold voice.
"Of course."
Oboro smiled.
"There's plenty of time to communicate on the road."
Saiyu spun his special weapon, the shrunken long staff, glanced at Oboro's partners, and walked away first.
Immediately after, the group left the Association.
This time's Three-Star mission, the danger level was unknown.
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