Chapter 494: The City Belonging to Reincarnators—Paradise
"Following Goryeo becoming the first to acknowledge the existence of the [Ability User] group, countries like Eastern Xia, Aus-land, and Nihon have successively admitted that Ability Users similarly exist within their borders. Today, more and more information related to Ability Users is beginning to appear on the internet..."
"Just yesterday, someone leaked that a vicious incident suspected to involve Ability Users broke out within the borders of West-Mex, which borders the Free Federation. Over three hundred people died, including police, drug cartel members, and gang members. Here is a video clip."
Kaito Shirogane sat in the swimming pool. Several maids in black dresses moved a monitor to the edge of the pool so that the esteemed Mr. Bai could listen to the latest international news here.
This monitor was connected to a specially set up computer in the manor, specifically tuned by someone arranged by Han Baek-ho, capable of receiving internal news from the Blue House.
Kaito sat cross-legged in the water, his figure light. He saw in the video that a group of obviously mutated humans, looking like zombies, charged towards the fully prepared government troops and drug cartel army. Yes, in West-Mex, the drug cartels also possessed heavy weapons and could almost fight the government troops on equal terms.
But at this moment, the government troops and the drug cartel army were guarding opposite sides of the street respectively. Armored vehicles blocked the front, and heavy machine guns coordinated with all sorts of firepower, instantly blowing the howling and charging zombies to pieces.
Against true modern firepower, monsters like zombies, whose physical structure wasn't even as strong as ordinary humans, were obviously completely unmatched.
Perhaps at first, they could cause some losses by exploiting human panic. But once it was realized that these zombies could only attack by biting with their mouths, the threat of zombies wouldn't be much greater than that of wild beasts.
Kaito opened the panel and saw that the world's Collapse Value had ticked up a few points. But with this magnitude, it was completely impossible to determine whether it was caused by those Reincarnators in West-Mex releasing things like zombies, or by which countries causing friction on their own again.
The real world had never been completely peaceful; many countries and regions were still constantly in conflict. This was also one of the reasons why Kaito's base Collapse Value was already several hundred at this moment.
He felt that raising the Collapse Value above 500 shouldn't be considered difficult.
At least, right now, he completely possessed the ability to plunge Goryeo and the State of Myanmar into turmoil and chaos. There was also the Doomsday Empire on the ocean; once the existence of [Ability Users] was confirmed by the whole world, the Doomsday Empire would highly likely make major moves.
With [Doomsday Sun]'s illustrious style of acting, he would definitely make a big fuss at this kind of time to get more Reincarnators to join them.
Kaito continuously switched channels, watching various reports related to Ability Users from all over the world with great relish.
This feeling of the world's general trend changing by his hands allowed him to experience another form of power.
Tap, tap, tap, tap.
Footsteps sounded from inside the manor. Soon, a woman wearing thick black-framed glasses walked over. She wore a neat burgundy suit, her aura quite strong.
The woman waved her hand, and those maids subconsciously looked at Kaito. Seeing Kaito didn't object, they quickly bowed, arranged the fruit platter and other things properly, and then retreated.
As this manor came under the ownership of this Mr. Bai, they had been strictly taught the new rules. Things they shouldn't hear or see, they must absolutely not hear or see.
Last night, someone had already been sent away from the manor by the old butler for violating this rule.
Kim Wol-an came close and saw Mercenary Tao's naked body soaking in the swimming pool. She subconsciously used her ocular jutsu to peek, only to feel a vitality as intense as a furnace continuously surging out from this robust body.
Just seeing this physical body made Kim Wol-an feel a bit trembling. That pure physical strength could probably ignore a considerable number of abilities, coupled with Mercenary Tao's sharp martial arts fighting style.
Kim Wol-an imagined in her mind that if she fought Lord Mercenary Tao, her neck would probably be snapped in the time it takes to breathe.
Thinking of that scene, instead of being afraid, Kim Wol-an became increasingly fanatical, and even her lower body began to have changes.
She admired the strong; she was always willing to stand on the side of the strong. The strong person she acknowledged wasn't a guy with a bit of power like Han Baek-ho, but a true strong person like Mercenary Tao, who seemed able to ignore all rules!
Kim Wol-an sat on her knees on the marble by the pool, took out a tablet, and began to rapidly report other information.
Her decisiveness and mentality were valued by Kaito; therefore, Kaito had her collect other intelligence in the Infinite Dimensional Space.
"Your guess was not wrong. Right now, it's not just a single information broker spreading your intelligence everywhere in the Space."
"According to Black Butler's investigation, there are probably over seven or eight information brokers spreading true and false intelligence about you through different channels. And among the Reincarnators related to them, there indeed exist some of the names you mentioned."
"The remnants of the [Fifth Element], who were once highly regarded in the East District's newcomer echelon, Wei Yixiao and Jiasu, are said to have both broken through their extreme values and entered the Second Ladder a few mission worlds ago. Especially Wei Yixiao, who might have used the legacy of the Fifth Element to strengthen some powerful ability. Three information brokers indicated that Wei Yixiao has great potential."
"At the same time, we also noticed that Reincarnators under Doomsday Sun seem to be taking the opportunity to release the news that you are currently in Goryeo, highly likely with malicious intent."
"The intelligence also mentioned the [Heaven's Will] team, which has recently risen to fame. They..."
Kaito raised his hand, and Kim Wol-an immediately stopped, only hearing Lord Mercenary Tao seemingly chuckle.
"It's not her. That woman wouldn't make such a shallow plan."
Kim Wol-an was momentarily stunned, not understanding how Mercenary Tao was so sure. But she admired Mercenary Tao and thus chose unconditional trust, immediately making a stroke on the tablet and removing the name [Heaven's Will].
Hearing those familiar names, Kaito suddenly realized he already had quite a few Reincarnators with old grudges against him.
Tsk~ Even I left so many loose ends unresolved.
The Reincarnation Space, in a sense, was actually quite similar to the "Jianghu." There were always endless grudges to settle. Every Reincarnator more or less always had teammates or acquaintances. Encountering slaughter in mission worlds would constantly spawn new hatreds.
Kaito had no intention of complaining. On the contrary, when he killed others, he had already prepared himself to be killed.
Just as Kaito faced Saitama and Black King · Luffy previously, he could face them calmly. He disregarded the lives of others, and similarly disregarded his own.
"Oh right, Lord Mercenary Tao. It's said someone established an [Anti-Mercenary Tao Alliance]. This news came from Black Butler. He told you to be more careful. Rumor has it that someone found an ability that greatly counters you."
Hearing this, Kaito almost laughed. This kind of trump-card-like intelligence was actually leaked by someone. This made him look down even more on these people secretly plotting to kill him.
He only felt they were a bunch of mediocre people.
"Oh? What kind of ability?"
Kaito asked unconcernedly.
Kim Wol-an's expression was somewhat severe. She looked at Lord Mercenary Tao and said word by word:
"It might... be the [Ghost Rider] strengthening."
She noticed Lord Mercenary Tao had no reaction, as if he hadn't heard clearly, and was about to explain. But the other party had already stretched out his hand.
"That thing, has the seal been lifted?"
Kim Wol-an stopped talking somewhat unwillingly, knowing Lord Mercenary Tao already had no interest in the schemes of those people. She also wanted to say that in the mission world that just ended, a Reincarnator codenamed [Goldfish] went on a killing spree in the mission world, became a fierce person, and was suspected to be contacting the [Anti-Mercenary Tao Alliance].
Kim Wol-an took out the [Cursed Meme · Desire] she had just gone to the Space to unseal at the Goddess's Residence.
Unsealing this thing only cost one D-Class Singularity, which was reimbursed by the agency. After the agency was established, the March Consortium used its financial resources and intelligence advantages to lock onto many Reincarnators within Goryeo.
Some of these people actively went to the agency to register. But there were also some fierce guys who naturally didn't want to be taken under the command of the March Consortium, and were hunted down and killed by Han Baek-ho leading them.
Using the cameras that still possessed a certain effectiveness to fight, their efficiency in encircling and killing ordinary Reincarnators was extremely high.
Besides the share distributed to the members participating in the operation, a portion of the income from every operation was fixedly retained in the team account to be used for team activities.
Of course, Mercenary Tao and Li Qingzi could also mobilize and use it at will.
Kaito accepted this completely unsealed terrifying Cursed Meme, which would begin to spread on a large scale as soon as he crushed it, a bright smile on his face.
This thing was both a terrifying curse and a "blessing" that could allow humans to evolve.
Coming from the [Sweet Home] world, this special curse would cause humans to begin mutating due to various desires in their hearts. During the mutation period, they would even temporarily possess a certain degree of immortal body.
After completely mutating, they would turn into monsters. But if the desires were completely eliminated, or if they completely conquered those desires themselves, humans would evolve into a new stable state, possessing special abilities but losing those complicated wishes, like... new humans.
The level of this meme wasn't considered high. Based on Kaito's understanding, the area of effect couldn't possibly reach a global scale; it might not even have the power to cover a city.
Thinking about it, it was completely reasonable. Although the [Bad Boy] who obtained this meme was a fierce person, when he was killed by Kaito, he shouldn't have crossed the First Ladder yet. No matter how you looked at it, he didn't seem like someone who could obtain a meme with a worldwide effect.
"Arrange a plane. I want to return to my Paradise~"
Kaito's tone was high-spirited, holding that meme. Kim Wol-an's heart jumped, understanding that Lord Mercenary Tao wanted to release this kind of thing in the real world.
This crazy behavior made her feel uneasy on the one hand, but increasingly excited on the other.
A moment later, Li Qingzi returned from the Infinite Dimensional Space. This woman just took a simple shower and went to see Kaito wearing a bathrobe.
She opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to dissuade him, but ultimately just spoke:
"According to your plan, I used the new avatar [Goldfish] to attract many people's attention. Currently, multiple Reincarnators claiming to be from the [Anti-Mercenary Tao Alliance] have contacted me. I estimate most of them should be fakes, but among them, there is one considered an old acquaintance of mine."
Seeing Kaito didn't reveal an interested expression, Li Qingzi sighed. She knew Mercenary Tao probably completely didn't regard Reincarnators of her level as a threat anymore.
"It's [Great Demon]. He didn't die. He similarly claims to be a member of the Anti-Mercenary Tao Alliance and invited me to join."
"Heh, the former [Four Demons] gathering again is not a bad gimmick. You can join them first and take a look."
Kaito looked up, finally showing a bit of interest at this time.
Under the cover of the bathrobe, the woman's figure still exuded heat. Seeing Kaito's eyes, Li Qingzi's heart stirred, and she unconsciously took a step forward.
She watched the other party raise his hand. Her body instinctively began to tremble. That touch mixed with danger and lust had already appeared in her senses a step ahead.
But to her faint disappointment, Kaito ultimately didn't raise his hand. Instead, he stood up and sauntered towards the door. Her Observation Haki also perceived Kim Wol-an, who had come to notify them that the private plane had been arranged.
Kaito's figure quickly disappeared into that Genesis G90, driving towards the private airport not far behind the manor.
Li Qingzi didn't follow. Her eyes returned to coldness. She turned to change into formal attire and headed to the agency. She decided to thoroughly stabilize the agency a step ahead before Kaito returned.
And completely build a new intelligence network with Reincarnators as the core team.
Most Reincarnators also had their own families and relatives. There weren't many "without weaknesses" like Kaito.
Therefore, wanting to control Reincarnators required far more than just relying on strength.
Now that the March Consortium was under her control, and she knew the future development of the situation, chasing after that bit of wealth was meaningless. Even the semiconductor business and communication business were dispensable.
In the future, when the existence of Reincarnators was no longer something that couldn't see the light of day, the various super technologies and future technologies brought out from the Space, even magic and witchcraft, would cause the tech tree of the real world to undergo a complete alteration.
What she had to do now was stand at the forefront of the new era and use the foundation accumulated by her grandfather Lee Sun-hou to cast the next dynasty in advance!
Of course, that King is no longer someone from the Lee family... but I might not be unable to...
Under the effect of her vigorous aura, Li Qingzi's long black hair danced in the wind. The light named ambition burned in her eyes.
"B-Boss Bai!"
Lin Qinfu watched Kaito step off the plane. Dragging his not-yet-fully-healed leg, he quickly came in front of the other party, wiped the non-existent sweat, feeling somewhat nervous.
Kaito saw that behind the other party, there were also the heads of the local families and officials following.
He nodded, then asked:
"How is the construction of the Paradise going?"
Lin Qinfu hurriedly nodded.
"The infrastructure has been completed, but... there are no tourists yet..."
Hearing this, the corner of Kaito's mouth hooked up. He looked at Lin Qinfu and the others, saying:
"Tourists?"
"We don't need tourists. Oh right, release the news to the outside that the world's first Paradise belonging to [Ability Users] is about to open. This is the kingdom of God on earth belonging to [Ability Users]..."
Lin Qinfu continued to wipe his sweat. He felt Boss Bai had gone to Goryeo for a trip and seemed to have gotten somewhat "carried away," saying things more and more outrageously.
Kaito subsequently looked at the crowd, his eyes strange.
"Do you... want to become [Ability Users]?"
Lin Qinfu didn't know what Boss Bai meant, but only felt waves of chill down his back.
But fortunately, Boss Bai didn't continue to say anything more. Instead, he followed the crowd's cars and quickly returned to this new city named [Paradise].
The facades of the buildings were all brand new, and the decoration style was mainly based on various full, bright colors, making the whole city appear very conspicuous.
It was just that right now, there weren't many people here. Most were some ordinarily dressed locals, setting up stalls in this city on their own. This made Kaito frown.
"I give you three days. I want you to change the appearance of all these people."
Kaito suppressed the urge to release the [Cursed Meme]. Not enough people had come yet. This group of idle ordinary people wasn't his target.
He wanted to first build the Paradise into a paradise for ambitious people, a haven for criminals. When those humans harboring the most vicious and greedy desires gathered here, then he would release the [Cursed Meme · Desire].
Before that, he still had to wait a bit.
The concepts of money held by Reincarnators and ordinary humans were completely different. Soon, under Kaito's explanation, Lin Qinfu realized that [Ability Users] were a group of "fat sheep" who could whip out gold bars and gemstones for consumption anytime, anywhere. And the means for the [Paradise] to turn a profit was exactly serving this group of people well.
This easy-to-understand explanation filled him with motivation. He gathered everyone almost overnight, preparing to start training people from all ethnic groups.
Moreover, in the future, this city would not allow ordinary people who were not service providers to enter.
"The world's first city for Ability Users. This might be a not-bad gimmick!"
While Lin Qinfu and the others were laying bricks and adding tiles to the Paradise plan, Kaito was lying in the presidential suite at this time, rarely watching anime... He also had some thoughts of his own about the world White Mask was going to next.
But he still needed more information to corroborate it.
Even among all the Derivative Worlds of the Infinite Dimensional Space, the [Type-Moon] world probably belonged to the rather special category.
It had complicated and meticulous settings, a system so tongue-twisting it was obscure, and character relationships tangled to the point of distortion.
At the same time, this was also a work completely different from those works that easily flew into the universe and destroyed planets. It was a work that constructed the [World] almost from a philosophical perspective within the framework of its power system.
That world was special, possessing a different kind of power. And in that world, there probably also lurked another extreme power path of "quick success" for Reincarnators: Entering the Root!
(End of Chapter)
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