Reborn in HXH: I Plundered Infinite Traits

"Hm?"

Riku and the other two instantly looked in the direction of the figure, who walked directly up to them.

"Sir! I am Tsezguerra, the one who accidentally offended you earlier. This is a token of Mr. Battera's sincerity—three game cards. I wonder if you have the time, sir, to accompany me for a moment?"

Tsezguerra, wearing a suit and usually bearing a cold, meticulous expression, spoke with exceptional respect.

During their brief clash just now, he had come to understand that he was far from a match for the seemingly young opponent before him.

The opponent's strength was vastly superior to his own.

Therefore, during the auction, he had returned to inform his master, specifically instructing the billionaire Battera to stop competing and instead spend heavily to purchase these three game cards as a gesture of goodwill to befriend them.

"Oh? Sixty billion Jenny, just to meet me? I can feel your sincerity. I'll go with you. Gon, Killua."

Riku smiled faintly.

The other party spent such a massive amount of money just to meet him; this was giving him plenty of face, and he was naturally willing.

The group left the auction venue, where a luxurious stretch Lincoln was already waiting at the entrance.

Tsezguerra led them into the car. After a journey of several dozen minutes, they finally drove into a lavish estate.

It could be said that this guy's estate was even wealthier than the Nostrade family's back then; he belonged to the truly top-tier billionaires!

Furthermore, along the way, Riku and the others noticed quite a few Nen experts, including a large number of registered Pro Hunters.

Based on this point alone, Battera's strength was greater than Nostrade's!

"My Lord! The gentlemen have arrived."

Under Tsezguerra's lead, the group passed through a long corridor and finally arrived in a resplendent hall.

An elderly, meticulous-looking man was waiting there.

"Gentlemen, I am Battera. I apologize for any offense caused during the auction earlier. I hope you gentlemen will not take offense."

Upon meeting, Battera adopted a very low posture, walking up with a face full of smiles and taking the initiative to shake hands with everyone.

"Gon!"

"Killua."

"Riku."

The three introduced themselves.

"Mr. Riku, and the other two gentlemen, I invited you here hoping you could help me with something regarding the Greed Island game..."

Battera then displayed a very candid demeanor, his face filled with sorrow.

He detailed to them the reason why he was exhausting his entire fortune to form a specialized clearance team.

This guy had already spent hundreds of billions of Jenny, all to clear Greed Island and obtain the means within it to cure his comatose lover.

It could be said he was quite a devoted man.

"If you gentlemen can assist the team led by Tsezguerra in the Greed Island game world, I am willing to pay you 100 billion Jenny as a reward!" Battera said, gritting his teeth.

In reality, his family's wealth had mostly been depleted over these years; 100 billion was the absolute limit of what he could offer!

However, Tsezguerra had spoken of Riku with immense reverence in front of him, even explicitly stating that Riku's strength was at least ten times his own.

One must understand that true experts were currently very hard to come by in Yorknew City!

Moreover, Battera was desperately in need of experts right now, because he simply couldn't guarantee when his comatose lover might completely pass away.

"Oh, a hundred billion Jenny..."

Riku rubbed his chin.

Gon and Killua were even more astounded.

Earning money like this was exactly like a dream.

Back when they fought their way to the 200th floor of the Heaven's Arena, they only made a few hundred million.

When they got that money, they felt like they had entered the middle class and possessed considerable assets.

But now...

After experiencing these recent auctions, both of them had come to a realization.

There were truly too many rich people in this world.

Billions, tens of billions, even hundreds of billions existed.

And now, tagging along with Riku, the other party actually offered a reward of a hundred billion; it felt exactly like a dream.

"Alright. If we meet in the Greed Island game, I can consider giving your team a hand when I'm in a good mood."

Riku said calmly.

His words stunned some of the nearby Nen experts, and upon recovering, their eyes burned with anger.

In reality, they didn't understand why their captain, Tsezguerra, so highly revered these few youngsters.

Because in their eyes, these youngsters were truly just quite young.

Their personal strength was probably very limited.

Could it be that Captain Tsezguerra's eyes were failing him in his old age?

But unexpectedly... upon hearing this uncertain answer, Battera looked at Tsezguerra. After receiving an incredibly certain look from the other party, his face revealed anticipation and joy.

"Excellent, having your word is enough, sir. Would you gentlemen consider entering the game world with us? Our clearance team has already gathered quite a bit of intelligence and information within the game world, which we will share entirely with you when the time comes.

However, entering the game still requires a preliminary selection, as I currently have over 30 game cards on hand."

Battera was full of smiles.

"Oh? Sure, why not."

Riku pondered for a moment and ultimately chose to agree.

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face. There was a reason Battera could become such a massive billionaire; this guy was simply too good at handling people.

A sixty-billion meeting gift—he naturally had to show some response.

Especially since the other party was willing to share relevant data and information. Although he was a transmigrator, he wasn't entirely clear on the specific clearance information within Greed Island.

The value of this data was probably not less than tens of billions.

After all, obtaining this value required not just game cards, but lives to fill the gap.

"Excellent, thank you so much! Tsezguerra, arrange the preliminary selection for this afternoon immediately! When the time comes, I hope you, sir, can help us keep an eye out and select some capable people to join the team."

Battera said excitedly.

...

The afternoon.

It was hundreds of times hotter than when the Nostrade family hired bodyguards.

Because Battera had directly brought out real gold and silver, promising on the spot that once the game dungeon was cleared, the players who cleared it would evenly split 50 billion Jenny.

There were 32 game cards in total, and considering there would be some casualties during the clearance process, if they completed the clearance, each player would likely receive at least 2 billion.

Even a Pro Hunter working themselves to death for a lifetime wouldn't earn such a massive sum of money.

Therefore, after this news was released, it naturally attracted a massive number of people.

There was another reason Riku chose to agree: if he remembered correctly, there were still some very excellent individuals joining the team this time.

In his impression, this even included the Muscle Barbie.

Among these people, it was highly likely some very excellent traits would appear.

Because the guys daring to apply for this highly difficult, lethal game naturally had decent strength. If he saw suitable traits and copied them over, it would save him a massive amount of effort.

It could be considered a win-win.

Battera had released the recruitment information long ago, and today was just announcing the testing time. Very quickly, at 3 PM, a large number of people who had previously registered arrived at the venue.

"Fifty billion Jenny! Hahaha, as long as we clear the game, it's ours!"

"Don't celebrate too early, this game kills people, and there are only twenty-one slots in total!"

"If I can't even get in with my strength, the others have even less hope."

"Hehe!"

...

Inside the venue, a large number of applicants had already arrived.

"No way, these brats are participating too? They really want money more than their lives."

"Looks like they're just here to make up the numbers."

"They have no chance of entering the game world, they won't even get a slot. I'll eliminate them first later."

...

Many people's gazes also fell upon Riku's trio.

Among these applicants, these three looked simply too young, clearly appearing to be the softest persimmons on the plate.

As veterans in this industry, they naturally understood that appropriately displaying their strength was an important factor in making the examiner look at them in a new light.

Therefore, quite a few guys even planned to use Riku's trio as stepping stones to stand out here.

Riku didn't pay attention to these things. Instead, his gaze swept over the dense crowd.

He originally hoped to find the Muscle Barbie, Biscuit—Wing's master—among this crowd.

But he felt very disappointed.

Whether it was because his appearance in this world had altered its original trajectory, or for some other reason, he didn't find Biscuit.

What a pity, what a pity!

If he could copy the Muscle Barbie's abilities here, it would have been quite nice.

As Wing's teacher, she possessed at least Gold-tier, or even higher, traits.

It could be said that Battera's G.I. Clearance Team had practically done what he wanted to do: gathering these highly capable geniuses together.

Of course, so-called geniuses were only relative to ordinary people. Sweeping his gaze over these candidates, although each one looked like they weren't to be trifled with—sporting various full-arm tattoos, seemingly to flaunt their strength...

In Riku's eyes, he could clearly see everyone's traits.

The vast majority were nothing but rabble. Even if they possessed Nen, they only had some Green or Blue traits.

In the eyes of the current Riku, they were completely unworthy of heavy responsibility.

"Huh?"

Riku's gaze suddenly paused in the crowd.

In that direction, he saw a few decent traits.

"Brat! Are you looking at your granddaddy?"

A burly man who felt he was being watched grinned savagely. He naturally understood that in this kind of selection-based recruitment, he had to appropriately display his methods.

It could intimidate other enemies while catching the employer's attention.

Killing the chicken to warn the monkeys was the most appropriate method, and the three before him looked like the weakest soft persimmons.

But before he could finish his sentence, Riku merely looked calmly in his direction.

Hum~

A terrifying Nen pressure appeared!

This guy instantly sprawled onto the ground spread-eagled, the floor forcefully shattering under the pressure. He let out a gasp and fainted on the spot.

This sudden scene instantly terrified the other candidates nearby.

One by one, they wore dumbfounded expressions, looking in Riku's direction.

It wasn't just them; even the capable elites in the crowd were greatly astonished.

[Ding! You have defeated Cai Kun. 10% chance to automatically copy opponent's trait... Copy successful, congratulations on acquiring [Suspenders] - White.]

Trash~!

Riku cursed inwardly.

"Quiet!!"

Suddenly.

Tsezguerra appeared at the front of the hall. He looked respectfully in Riku's direction and said: "My Lord! We are about to begin the personnel selection. I hope My Lord can offer some advice."

"Ah!?"

Tsezguerra's respect caught the candidates present completely off guard.

Because all of them had thought Riku's trio were also here to participate in this astronomical selection like them.

But they didn't expect the chief examiner, Tsezguerra, to have such a respectful and humble attitude.

"No need, I'll choose for you."

Riku looked indifferently at these candidates.

Before anyone had time to react, a terrifying Nen oppressive force erupted outward, centered on Riku.

In that instant, everyone present even had the illusion that the Riku before them was no longer an ordinary young man, but more like a demon from hell.

It invoked instinctual terror, making their bodies tremble uncontrollably.

It wasn't just them; even Tsezguerra deeply felt the exact same sensation as back in the auction venue.

Too strong!

It was this feeling, this hair-raising feeling; it absolutely wasn't an illusion.

Tsezguerra could clearly sense that if the opponent wished, he could absolutely end his life within three seconds.

The gap in strength between the two was simply too massive.

The young man before him was absolutely a heaven-defying freak.

Thud! Thud!

Thud!

Very quickly.

Some people could no longer hold on, dropping directly to their knees and fainting on the spot.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

Like wind blowing through wheat, these candidates fell to the ground one after another.

It wasn't until only a sparse eighteen people were left in the entire hall that he barely stopped.

Meanwhile, the hundreds of other candidates around them had all collapsed unconscious, some twitching, and some even foaming at the mouth.

[Ding! You have defeated...]

[Ding!]

...

System notifications rang out continuously in his mind.

A 10% chance to automatically copy the opponent's traits.

But basically, they were all trash traits, entirely converted into experience points.

Occasionally, there were a few useful ones, which he temporarily kept.

The remaining 18 people were already drenched in sweat. Their faces had long lost their initial composure, and the looks they gave Riku were filled with unprecedented shock, awe, and even fear.

Tsezguerra's back was also soaked with cold sweat.

He felt incredibly fortunate that he hadn't chosen to offend Riku back then. Otherwise, the one lying on the floor right now wouldn't be these candidates, but him, the captain.

He was even considering going back immediately to give the billionaire Battera a suggestion: yield the position of captain to Riku.

A screening that originally required an entire afternoon was now entirely completed in less than a minute.

He was just about to speak, but found Riku's gaze was still fixed in a certain direction.

He swallowed hard, not uttering a single word, and watched Riku walk in that direction.

Because... there was a Gold trait in that direction!

And a very rare one at that.

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