Despite saying that, Chairman Netero still picked up the cup.
At his age, he had tried and tasted all sorts of poisonous and non-poisonous things.
And something like the tea Luke gave him, whether poisonous or not, he had to at least try the taste.
He knew this definitely wasn't ordinary tea; it might have some other effect...
"It's not poisonous, it just requires undertaking a certain amount of adventure."
Luke smiled: "This is called Adventure Tea."
Invention: Adventure Tea
Origin: Doraemon world — Future Tech Company
Function: A tasty tea. After drinking it, the drinker will, through various coincidences, be forced into guaranteed-safe yet thrilling adventures.
"Is there more of this kind of tea?"
After hearing Luke's explanation, Chairman Netero instead looked at it even more, clearly tempted.
He loved things that were stimulating and restless.
In this lifetime of storms and waves, he had seen everything.
What he wanted was exactly this kind of completely unfamiliar and novel thing.
As a professional hunter, maintaining this constant spirit of drive and curiosity was essential.
Back then, it was with this mentality that Chairman Netero went to the Dark Continent and witnessed its scenery...
And in his view, this cup of Adventure Tea that Luke took out was not much different from something that came from the Dark Continent.
"I'm looking forward to this, Hohoho!!"
With laughter, Chairman Netero downed the cup of Adventure Tea in one go, then leisurely departed.
"I'm actually quite curious too."
Luke looked at Chairman Netero's departing figure and tapped the table lightly with his finger.
The adventurous effect brought by a tool like Adventure Tea, just what level would it reach?
If it were a fixed degree, like what Nobita's father experienced, merely encountering a bank robber or getting lifted by a tower crane to a high-rise, that level of adventure meant nothing to Chairman Netero.
But if the degree of adventure changed according to the strength of the drinker…
"For someone like Chairman Netero, the strongest Nen user in this world, to feel stimulated by adventure…"
Luke thoughtfully looked at the teacup on the table: "Then this Adventure Tea is even more formidable and diverse."
But no matter what this Adventure Tea was like, Luke would not drink it.
He had no interest in going on adventures; the work at the Hunter Association alone was more than enough to keep him busy.
Yes, busy enough that he had to hand things off to the House Robot to handle.
Of course, those tedious, trivial tasks could be arranged and processed by the House Robot.
But for sure, Luke still needed to grasp the particularly important matters and major directions himself.
For example, the policies regarding the cooperative hunters this time.
Within the association, attitudes and impressions toward these hunters were always complex.
Some powerful professional hunters simply looked down on them.
They thought these cooperative hunters, working for governments and other countries for so-called rewards, seemed low-grade.
It felt like they had none of the dignity of professional hunters, nor did they show the abilities of professional hunters, making the identity of hunters seem lowered.
But handling matters involving high-level governments and other nations, the coordination, negotiations, and problem-solving could not be done without these cooperative hunters.
Because of them, a bridge was built between the Hunter Association and the upper echelons of various governments, allowing both sides to communicate and coordinate.
Therefore, arrangements for them had to be handled with caution.
In the original version, after becoming Vice-Chairman, Pariston's approach leaned toward the cooperative hunters.
Thus, he gained the support of many cooperative hunters.
And as for the other professional hunters… they set the record for the highest number of missing professional hunters since the founding of the Hunter Association.
It could be seen: on one side were elite professional hunters, on the other, the cooperative hunters.
Pariston undoubtedly chose the latter.
After all, the former looked down on him, so naturally, he would take corresponding measures.
Then, when it came to Luke, his way of dealing with those cooperative hunters was...
"Very simple."
Luke lightly snapped his fingers: "Just look at their attitude and behavior."
"Ever since I became the Vice-Chairman of the Hunter Association, the attitude the cooperative hunters have had toward me should be very clear."
"If some of them are willing to support me, stand on my side, or at least haven't shown obvious resistance..."
"Then the corresponding policies will lean toward them and support them, to be beneficial to them."
"If it's those who oppose me, who clearly disagree and refuse to support me as Vice-Chairman..."
"Then I'll give them the hardest, most bitter, most tiring, and most troublesome tasks. And if I can make things difficult for them, I'll make things as difficult as possible!"
Luke's words were extremely blunt, laid out directly in the open: "I've already become the Vice-Chairman. I already have this kind of authority."
"If I still can't do something for myself, then wouldn't this position be wasted on me?"
"For those willing to support me, loyal to me, naturally, they won't lack their share of benefits."
"And those who betray me, resist me, oppose me, naturally will get the ending they deserve."
"Although, because of the Hunter Association's formal regulations, I won't do anything too targeted or harmful toward them."
"But this kind of obvious difference in treatment is already enough to show my intentions and thoughts."
"Follow me, and you'll have meat to eat and soup to drink."
"And those who insist on going against me to the very end, don't blame me for being rude."
"I have no intention of flattering those bastards who oppose me..."
Luke's words were extremely harsh, and toward that group of cooperative hunters who didn't support him, he was merciless.
They were already cooperative hunters, yet they still couldn't recognize their own status.
You still think you're qualified to oppose and resist me, the Vice-Chairman?
It's already good enough that I'm not coming after you, and yet you're still kicking around here like this?
You have got that much guts and that little sense of reality?
You should know, even among professional hunters, there are differences.
Since they're dead set on following Pariston and don't want to follow him, the Vice-Chairman… then he wouldn't show any mercy to them anymore.