"Even if irreversible consequences occur, I will deal with them when the time comes."
Luke turned his mind away from the matter.
This one casual action on this outing gained him three promising future subordinates.
They would no longer accept Jed's On, and he would teach them the authentic Nen technique.
They could still rise and grow quickly.
Having previously wandered, evaded pursuit, and drifted across the world, their innate abilities were far higher than those of their peers.
At least in Luke's view, if they are trained and cultivated normally, their strength would not be inferior to those floor masters in the Heavens Arena, nor to the proud Shadow Beasts forces of the Ten Mafia Dons.
There was still time, and the future was promising.
And if they were disobedient or harbored other intentions...
Luke saved so many of their clan members so casually, but it wasn't just because he himself couldn't stand it.
When necessary, these clan members could also become hostages to restrain them.
Regarding this point, Shura more or less understood it, and he could accept it.
After all, if he wanted the few of them to truly give their lives for him, besides granting kindness, necessary precautionary measures had to exist.
In Shura's view, this was a very normal thing, and even such a method was far too mild.
During these years of running and fleeing everywhere, they had practically tasted all the hardships, sufferings, and coldness of the human world.
Luke's actions were already considered extremely friendly to them.
Therefore, this did not affect Shura's gratitude toward Luke at all.
His actions, compared to their previous life of fleeing for their lives and everything they had gone through, could really be said to be a kindness akin to rebirth.
This also made them fully decide that they would truly sell their entire lives to Luke.
To the point that even the names Luke used to call the three of them they all accepted as their official designations from now on.
Yes, their real names were not Shura, Rengoku, and Gaki.
But since Luke sometimes casually called them that, they decided to accept them as such.
Moreover, these three names were all just about perfect reflections of the depths of their hearts.
Without Luke, their lives would be much like Rengoku's, transforming them into demons and shura.
Thus, after they settled their clan members in Meteor City, they would head to Yorknew City and sell their lives for Luke…
Incorporating Shura and the other two into his command was only a trivial interlude for Luke.
This idle move he made might also produce some good effects in the future.
At the same time, the outside world was becoming especially lively.
Previously, the tycoon Battera publicly offered 17 billion Jenny to purchase the game's cartridge and 50 billion Jenny to anyone who completed it.
Yet still, no one was able to take out anything that matched his conditions.
Therefore, Battera began changing his approach, wanting to hire professional hunters in this field to clear the game.
At present, he has already reached a preliminary agreement with a very powerful hunter, Tsezguerra, and his team.
Tsezguerra was a hunter who placed utmost importance on profit, but due to various achievements, he was recognized as a Single-Star Jackpot Hunter.
He had three professional hunter partners who had worked with him for about twenty years: Barry, Kess, and Rodriot.
Because of this, if Battera wanted to hire them, he would inevitably need to pay a very large sum.
But it was said Battera did not care at all and had no objections whatsoever.
As if the qualification to clear Greed Island truly held an enormous attraction for him.
Aside from Battera's extravagant move, the biggest topic of heated discussion in the outside world was the follow-up impact of that homeless-framing incident.
In that country which wronged the homeless person from Meteor City, the judges, presiding judge, prosecutors, so-called witnesses… and all others involved in the case suffered retaliation to varying degrees.
The main ringleader, who was to be sentenced, encountered a suicide attack from Meteor City.
They were attacked in different locations, and even those detained in prison for their own crimes could not escape.
In less than a day, eight people died and seventeen were seriously injured.
The casualties were so severe that the country could no longer sit still and sought help from the Hunter Association.
In response, Chairman Netero directly handed the matter to Luke to handle.
The latter contacted Elder Veyron and received this reply: "Don't worry, I won't go overboard."
On the phone, Elder Veyron's cheerful laughter came: "After all, no one died yet, I'm not going to overdo it."
"I understand very well the principle of excess being as bad as deficiency."
"But..."
Elder Veyron's voice gradually calmed: "Since they did something wrong, then they must pay the price."
"Especially since they targeted someone from Meteor City."
"We accept anything you leave here, but don't try to take anything from us."
"I think people in the world may have forgotten the meaning of those words."
"I don't mind helping them remember."
Perhaps outsiders thought that, because it was only a homeless person, Meteor City wouldn't make a fuss about it or take it seriously.
But as long as someone came from Meteor City, no matter who it was, they would never sit idly by.
Elder Veyron also used this action to strongly demonstrate this point to the outside world.
Of course, he also assured Luke that, because this homeless person had not been executed and was exonerated in time, they did not go too crazy or too brutal.
Unlike the original storyline, where at least thirty-one people died in this incident.
"You see, it's already done."
After hanging up the phone, Luke looked at Chairman Netero before him.
"They will stop on their side."
Luke shrugged: "So, I guess it's considered resolved."
"Hohoho~"
Chairman Netero let out his iconic laugh: "Such heavy casualties, and you call this lightly resolved? It's not something that just passes so easily."
"Well, there's no helping that. If they really want to pursue responsibility..."
Luke spread his hands: "Then let them negotiate with Meteor City themselves."
"I won't guarantee what kind of chaos or trouble will erupt during that time."
"And let me say something fair..."