When Steve and the others signed their names, John immediately felt a wonderful connection through the crystal contract, establishing a special bond with Steve and the others.
This connection not only allowed John to feel the position and status of Steve and the others and summon them to his side even with his eyes closed, but also enabled him to acquire certain characteristics from them.
The former is obviously the third effect of the Crystal Contract, while the latter is the fourth effect.
"Is this the characteristic I got from Steve and the others?" John thought thoughtfully.
Similar to instinct, John could accurately discern the reason for a certain characteristic obtained from Steve and the others.
Steve's characteristic is 'weapon.'
Mia's attribute is 'space.'
Delilah's characteristic is 'evolution.'
The "weapon" characteristic allows John to quickly master any weapon and learn it without any teacher.
The characteristic of 'space' allows John to sense the invisible but real power of space.
The 'evolution' characteristic allows John to gain experience-like energy by defeating enemies, similar to leveling up in a game, and through this, his own physique can evolve after reaching a certain limit.
After instinctively knowing the characteristics obtained from Steve and the others, and understanding the nature of each characteristic, John was still a little in disbelief despite being prepared.
"Such characteristics are too extraordinary!" John thought in disbelief.
The three characteristics are undoubtedly amazing and impressive.
Even with John's temperament, he was in a trance, feeling as if he were dreaming.
"The cultivation talent has increased by 100%. There doesn't seem to be any big changes now. Does it need to be noticed during cultivation?"
"There does seem to be some changes. I feel that my thinking seems to be much more active. In the past, there were many unsolvable problems in developing the Thread Fruit. Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that it has become easier all of a sudden!"
"I feel the same way. I really want to fully understand the Yin Seal. I feel like I can master it as long as I try it again."
"Hey! Listening to what you said, I really feel like this. I seem to understand the ideas that were blocked in the past when it comes to the development of weapon fruits."
When John was shocked by the characteristics, Steve and the others, who had signed the contract, also showed expressions of surprise and began discussions after carefully understanding it.
Hearing the discussion, John suddenly woke up from his thoughts.
"We can study the characteristics later, but we have to deal with business first!" John quickly collected his scattered thoughts, and then looked at Shizuku lying on the ground in the distance.
"Really? They canceled the hidden bounty!"
"Yes, the newly appointed Ten Old Men have revoked your hidden bounty, and the underground auction will be held again tomorrow night."
"Okay, thank you for sending me this information!"
"It's okay, it's just a small matter!"
After ending the call, John placed the phone on a broken stone nearby and couldn't help but think about it.
Looking around, John's current environment revealed collapsed ruins and abandoned buildings overgrown with weeds everywhere.
This is none other than the original temporary base of the Phantom Troupe.
Although the ten old men have been dealt with, the hidden bounties ordered by them in the underground world are still there.
Although he was not afraid, to reduce trouble, John used this place as a temporary resting point in the past few days.
But now things seem to have changed.
The person who called just now was Kurt, and he brought him a lot of news.
Not only is there news about the new ten old men taking over, but also the news that his secret relationship with Steve and Mia has been canceled.
The ten old men are the top leaders of the underworld. When the old ones die, new ones will naturally take over.
A few days have passed since John killed the ten old men, and the underworld has obviously chosen new ten old men.
As for canceling his hidden bounty.
Although Kurt doesn't know the specific reason, John can more or less guess it.
Although he didn't leave any survivors when he killed the Ten Old Men, with the cutting marks caused by the Thread Fruit and all kinds of strange Nen, it's not a problem to find him as the murderer.
Excluding any other conspiracy, the most likely reason is that the new ten old men have backed down, fearing that the continued existence of the hidden bounties will lead John to kill those who finally got to the top.
It is the nature of living things to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Just as John neatly killed the old men, in the eyes of ordinary people, the old men are strong figures who cannot be offended, but in the eyes of the old men, John is also a strong figure who cannot be offended.
Of course, even if there is really another conspiracy, John doesn't care.
Strength is confidence. If he can kill the ten old men once, he can naturally do it a second time.
And once danger approaches, the [Emperor Engine] can also sense it.
What John is really thinking about is the underground auction, because it involves a main achievement.
He came to Yorknew City not only to deal with the Phantom Troupe and kill all the ten old men, but also to obtain the game console of Greed Island.
Among the main achievements released by the system, there is the achievement [Greed Island], which requires John to clear the game Greed Island.
"You must go to the auction tomorrow night!" John thought in his mind.
After sorting out the news brought by Kurt, John walked to the center of the open space and continued his practice.
He was only wearing a vest, and you could see the perfect muscle lines of his upper body.
What John practiced was none other than the Sun-Moon Unity Body Training Method he obtained.
As a male, he naturally practices the Sun chapter.
After arriving at the center of the open space, John performed difficult movements similar to yoga, and his breathing also had a special rhythm, and even the thoughts wrapped around his body were constantly traveling and circulating in a special way.
Sometimes it concentrates a little, sometimes it vibrates, and sometimes it spins like a whirlpool.
I don't know whether it is always like this or the system has been improved. [Sun-Moon Unity Body Training Method] is not exclusive to the training system of the Hunter world, but is more like a profound secret method.
Focus on physical exercise.
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