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When he approached the two closest corpses in the garden, Ron took a quick look at them. He could see that these two unfortunate souls had fought to the bitter end and both bore the marks of their conflict. Fighting with each other and being taken advantage of by others is a common occurrence on Meteor Street.

Ron crouched down and slowly moved a hand close to one of the corpses. As his hand approached, a white mist emanated from it. The mist, resembling a hand extending from Ron's, reached out to the corpse.

Immediately, the misty hand retracted, and a soft white ball of light appeared on Ron's hand. As Ron touched the ball of light, the slightly ferocious expression of the corpse softened into peace. Not only did the few flies around it disperse, but the faint odor also vanished immediately. The bloody scent was gone, as was the lingering aura of death, leaving only a shell and flesh as if purified by a spiritual monk.

When the phantom hand fused back into Ron's hand, the ball of light dissipated, and a blue book, covered with a shimmering layer, emerged in its place.

"Acquired skills: [Basic Palm Technique Intermediate]" appeared in Ron's mind.

"Heh, I found a skill book," he mused.

Finding such a good omen from the first corpse he touched was not bad at all.

Ron then slapped the blue skill book on his forehead, and it dissolved into starlight, merging into his body. After a few seconds of comprehension, thick calluses appeared on Ron's palms, visible to the naked eye—calluses that would not appear without years of hard work.

Looking at the changes in his hands, Ron was very satisfied. This is exactly the effect brought by the combination of his own Nen and his special ability!

[Mojin Captain] is the name Ron gave to his Nen.

Nen: Lieutenant Touching Gold

Efficacy: Items and skills can be acquired from dead corpses. The stronger the deceased, the higher the possibility of discovering rare and precious items or skills.

Restrictions: The concentration of grudges from the corpse increases at a certain rate according to the value of the acquired item. Only those with abilities can dispel the grudge to truly obtain the item.

Hunter X Hunter's Nen is very fair. To develop powerful abilities, you must impose equivalent restrictions on those abilities.

Ron's Nen, [Mojin Captain], is simple and fair. The ability allows him to find items and skills from dead bodies, but the limitation is that to obtain these things, he must dissipate the corpse's inherent resentment.

In the world of Hunter X Hunter, given the existence of Nen, resentment is not a simple matter. Resentment may be a lingering obsession of the deceased or a strong grudge against someone, which can be quite lethal.

Contaminated with special resentment, one might suffer serious injury or even death if not careful.

[Lieutenant Touching Gold], strictly speaking, is an orthodox Nen ability that assists in becoming stronger. Because, with Ron's initial weak strength, he couldn't dispel powerful resentment. He had to take it step by step, steadily, and as he became stronger, he could gradually begin to search for the corpses of those who were more formidable.

However, in addition to this Nen, Ron also possesses a subtle special ability.

If this special ability existed on its own, it wouldn't be of much use to Ron. But when used together with [Mojin Captain], its value becomes quite substantial!

This special ability is related to the tomb-robbing game Ron played before coming to this world.

It has two small functions: one is its own space backpack, which can store inanimate objects, equivalent to a portable storage space. Ron's two black cards that can be exchanged for supplies are stored in this space backpack.

The other function is the ability to eliminate all kinds of negative states existing on a corpse! For tomb robbers, dealing with the stench of a corpse inside a tomb can be quite tricky. Therefore, to reduce the game's difficulty and attract players, the Tomb Raider game developers set the condition that the negative status of each corpse could be eliminated.

And the resentment on a corpse is also considered a negative state!

After Ron was rescued and brought home, he discovered the effects of his Nen and special ability, and he couldn't sit still anymore.

On Meteor Street, the law of the jungle and survival of the fittest prevail, making daily battles essential.

The setting of Meteor Street includes a population of more than 8 million people!

With more than eight million people, how many deaths might occur each day?

Not to mention other areas, on the street where Ron lives, no fewer than ten people die daily for various reasons. Most of these people are alone, and after they die, they are thrown into a small garden similar to this one, where corpses are piled up by special cleaners, awaiting disposal by the person in charge.