The Black Whale 1, fully loaded with 200,000 sacrifices, sailed away from the port under the watchful eyes of countless spectators, eventually shrinking to a black dot on the horizon.
Then, from an inconspicuous small harbor, another ocean-going vessel named Purple Smoke also set sail toward the distant sea.
In the captain's cabin, Morel steered the ship while monitoring the navigation status.
Unless necessary, the power source of the Purple Smoke is not fuel, but the labor of the Deep Purple Soldier.
In a sense, the Purple Smoke has multiple propulsion methods.
And the most cost-effective was undoubtedly the manpower provided by the Deep Purple Soldier.
'If I were given a hundred soldiers who didn't need to eat or drink and never got tired, I'd definitely make them work in a factory tightening screws.'
When Moses saw the smoke soldiers performing mechanical movements in the engine room, this silly joke popped into his head.
'If Nen Abilities could be integrated into daily life, with his Nen Ability, Morel could easily run a factory and never go hungry.'
Suppressing this somewhat amusing thought, Moses made his way to the captain's cabin and gazed at the vast blue sea and sky ahead.
Since Ging suggested that the team heading to the Dark Continent shouldn't be too large, the number of people participating in this operation was capped at thirty.
Having said that, there are not many Pro Hunters in the Hunter Association who are willing to go to the Dark Continent.
This can be considered as the result of Netero's own efforts during his lifetime.
In the past, the attitude of Hunter Association members toward exploring the Dark Continent was that the more they were stopped, the more excited they became.
But as Netero branded the Dark Continent as taboo, this trend gradually disappeared over time.
Today, many members of the Hunter Association didn't even know the Dark Continent existed.
Take Kanzai, for example.
Despite being a Zodiacs, before going to the Dark Continent with Moses, he had been completely clueless about it.
Against this backdrop, most of the invitations sent out by Cheadle, which is based on talent as the standard condition, received no response.
This was also because Cheadle made sure to thoroughly explain all the risks associated with the Dark Continent when extending the invitations.
Therefore, faced with this overwhelming risk of 'no return', there are actually only a few Pro Hunters who can be as decisive as Morel.
At present-
The entire team was divided into Defense, Medical, Biology, Intelligence, and Logistics units.
The members of the defense unit are Moses, Kanzai, Botobai, Wright, Kastro, Hisoka, and Biscuit.
The members of the medical unit are Cheadle, Sanbica, Gel, and a member of the Hunter Association named Tommen.
The members of the biology unit are Cluck, Ginta, Ponzu, and a Beast Hunter named Karura.
The members of the intelligence unit are Ging, Pyon, Mizaistom, Saccho, and Kurapika.
The members of the logistics unit are Menchi, Shizuku, Morel, Knov, Palm, and two members of the Hunter Association named Nono and Ashi.
Wright, Kastro, Hisoka, Ponzu, Shizuku, Biscuit and Menchi were recruited into the team by Moses in his personal capacity.
Meanwhile, Knov and Palm would disembark at a continent in front of the border of the Dark Waters.
Unfortunately-
Until the very end, Cheadle couldn't convince Knov to stay.
For the entire team, an ability like Hide-and-Seek was far too crucial.
The reason why Moses was able to return safely from the Dark Continent was not only because of the Ancient Pipeline that allowed them to traverse vast seas in an instant-
More importantly, it was because of abilities like Shadow World for storing supplies and taking refuge, as well as Shadow Clone for trial and error.
It is these factors that greatly reduce the risks of exploring the Dark Continent.
Unfortunately, Knov was unwilling to go to the Dark Continent, and Moses no longer had his Shadow World Ability.
It was easy to predict that-
This journey to the Dark Continent would be several times more dangerous than the last.
However-
While they couldn't get help from Knov, they still had Nono and Ashi, who were recruited by Cheadle and the others to be in charge of logistics.
Their abilities were somewhat related to storage, though they paled in comparison to Knov's Hide-and-Seek.
For example, the most critical spatial storage capabilities were far inferior to Knov's Fourth-Dimensional Apartment.
Another feature of Knov's Fourth-Dimensional Apartment involves teleportation, which is something that Nono and Ashi's Nen Abilities do not have.
Still, they barely met the team's needs.
In addition to these two indispensable talents, Tommen from the medical unit and Karura from the biology unit are also extremely outstanding in their respective fields.
As for Wright, Hisoka, Kastro, Ponzu and the others...
It was Moses who called them in as reinforcements.
He hadn't expected them to agree at first. After all, the Dark Continent is not a good place to go.
Someone like Hisoka, who is more interested in life-and-death battles, definitely doesn't want to go to the Dark Continent again.
However-
Wright and the others did not refuse Moses's invitation.
Maybe this is what 'camaraderie' is.
It was worth mentioning that Ponzu accepted partly to repay a debt of gratitude, but also because she harbored an intense curiosity about the Dark Continent.
And so, a team of twenty-seven set sail toward the Dark Continent.
"Our speed is twice as fast as the Black Whale, which means... we'll reach the hypothetical continent a full month ahead of them."
Moses withdrew his gaze from the sea ahead and instead turned his head to look at Morel, who was focused on steering the ship.
The so-called 'hypothetical continent' was the vast, uncharted landmass selected by the V6 to deceive the public.
"If there are no accidents, then that's correct."
Morel kept his eyes forward as he responded.
When Moses heard this, he fell into thought.
He was considering-
Is it possible to choose to intercept and kill Beyond's team on the hypothetical continent itself?
In this way, there is no need to go to the Dark Continent, and they can also make use of Knov and Palm's abilities.
But if they take action there, they will inevitably draw the ire of V6, including the Kakin Empire.
After all-
Under the general trend, although V6 now thinks of using the hypothetical continent to fool the public, they also have a certain degree of expectation for Beyond's mission.
Because according to the agreement, if Beyond's team can successfully bring back some Hopes, half of it would have to be surrendered unconditionally.
'One month at sea...'
Moses raised his hand to his chin and thought, 'Let's decide once we reach the hypothetical continent.'
With the speed of the Purple Smoke, they would far outpace the Black Whale 1.
And during that month, Moses and Ging would have little time to rest.
The two of them were going to engrave the Divine Script with the effect of 'reinforcing durability' on the hull of the Purple Smoke.
This is a large project with a very tedious and boring process.
So even if the two of them joined forces, there was no guarantee that they could complete it within a few months.