Chapter 1201: Chapter 1202: Honorary Judicator
All thirteen catastrophe-level experts temporarily belonging to the Hunter Association were present.
Somewhat unexpectedly, Wen Wen did not see Pope Charlie. Kostos here.
It seems that after a series of previous events, the relationship between the Glory Church and the Hunter Association has cooled to freezing point; they are only maintaining a superficial alliance, not advancing and retreating together in major events like this.
Perhaps, for a religious force like the Glory Church, chaos aligns with their survival strategy.
Because in the current Federation, they are greatly restricted; only in troubled times could the Glory Church possibly regain prosperity.
Hopefully, that old fellow Charlie won’t be so foolish as to join with other secret organizations, or else the Glory Church might suffer a devastating blow this time.
Wen Wen certainly hopes not to encounter that unfathomable Old Priest on the battlefield.
After a moment’s wait, the host of the meeting, the vice president of the Hunter Headquarters, arrived at the scene.
The name of this vice president is Srexin Bingham, dressed in a pure black suit with a sky-blue bowtie, sporting a meticulously combed pompadour, and a pair of exquisite little mustaches.
Srexin is very mysterious; all the Judicators know is that this guy is very strong, only using the Ice Ability.
To illustrate how strong he is, here’s an example.
With the Federation’s industrial greenhouse gas emissions, global warming should have started one hundred fifty years ago.
Under normal circumstances, some areas should have been submerged by sea level rise caused by glacier melting a hundred years ago.
However, because Srexin takes a few days off every few years to tour the Arctic and Antarctic, the predicted disaster hasn’t happened.
The Federation’s meteorological and environmental experts have long since given up researching global warming because it’s completely irregular, entirely depending on when Srexin takes a vacation...
Srexin lightly coughed: "The president and another vice president are occupied with important matters and cannot easily leave Hunter Island, so all the affairs concerning the Secret Organizations Alliance will be handled by me."
In other organizations, the president not appearing on such occasions might seem arrogant, but such a situation doesn’t occur in the Hunter Association because everyone understands the importance of the president’s work.
"This meeting has three agendas; the first is to invite you to join the Hunter Association and become Judicators."
Upon hearing this, Wen Wen frowned. Is it appropriate to invite people to join in such a setting?
Kong Luo and Ye Haimo naturally had no objections as they were already members of the Hunter Association.
Wen Wen could also be considered a member of the Hunter Association, but his alias at the moment had nothing to do with the Hunter Association.
As for Magical Beast Star and Pioneer Six Zero, they were even less related to the Hunter Association. Making such a request in this setting by Srexin seemed somewhat like coercion.
Pioneer Six Zero asked in a strange mechanical voice: "What will happen if we don’t join?"
Srexin smiled and said, "Nothing will happen; you just wouldn’t be able to join us in fighting against the Secret Organizations Alliance."
Magical Beast Star stood up, eyes slightly narrowed, giving Srexin a meaningful look.
"Please don’t get agitated, hear me out; I think my proposal is beneficial to everyone."
"The Judicator title for you five is not permanent; it’s a temporary honorary title valid only until the end of this event."
Wen Wen sarcastically remarked, "Wow, even the title is time-limited. Did you learn this from the penguins?"
Srexin was taken aback, then bitterly smiled and said, "If you like, it can become permanent; we welcome it very much."
"After becoming Judicators, the first-hand information obtained by the Association, partial permissions and resources, and most of the data regarding these secret organizations will be open to you."
"Also, we hope you will comply with the Association’s directives to a certain extent so that your strengths and roles can be maximized."
"These secret organizations have united; we must also unite to thwart their plots."
After he finished speaking, Magical Beast Star and Pioneer Six Zero started pondering. Temporarily uniting to deal with secret organizations, not really joining the Hunter Association, was something they could consider.
Srexin also had his own calculations; these people were unwilling to join the Hunter Association simply because they hadn’t experienced the benefits and didn’t want to be restrained.
The most difficult part of inviting catastrophe-level experts to join the Association is breaking through their initial psychological defenses.
Once they experience the convenience and comfort of the Hunter Association and realize that the association’s restraint on catastrophe-level experts is not strong, they would be reluctant to leave when they want to.
By then, appealing emotionally and reasoning logically, most catastrophe-level experts would agree to join.
In fact, among the Judicators present, there were those who joined the Hunter Association this way, like Ishna.
Back then, a rampant catastrophe-level demonic scorpion appeared in the Aifei Region, and Ishna couldn’t handle it alone. At that time, the Aifei Region wasn’t the territory of the Hunter Association, and the association’s help condition was for Ishna to temporarily join the Association.
Later, after the demonic scorpion was killed, Ishna saw the benefits of the Hunter Association and stayed unwilling to leave.
Of course, according to Ishna herself, it was the Association’s persistent pleading that made her reluctantly agree...
Srexin continued, "You probably have this worry too, don’t you? Worried the association will use you as cannon fodder or bait because we’re not one of you."
"And we actually have similar concerns. I don’t understand you, we have no constraints; if any of you are spies for the Secret Organizations Alliance..."
"Ahem... I’m just talking about a possibility, not that I truly suspect you, but as long as you temporarily join, we have a foundation for mutual trust, allowing us to cooperate better. What do you think?"
After listening to Srexin’s lengthy speech, Magical Beast Star and Pioneer Six Zero dispelled their worries, especially regarding being used as cannon fodder, which genuinely resonated with them.
Both agreed, and Wen Wen also had no reason to refuse. All fourteen people present signed a contract, and Wen Wen became a temporary honorary Judicator.
The benefits of becoming a Judicator would only be revealed later, as Srexin began the second agenda item.
"The second agenda item is to ask you to help the council with a small matter. At this moment, below Hunter Island, there is a small city of over a hundred thousand people, which is a pilot city for the New Human Project."
"New Human Project?" Magical Beast Star asked curiously.
"More than a year ago, the Association discovered an exotic energy named ’Qi.’ This energy can gently enhance the human body, allowing ordinary people to gradually become stronger; it’s a plan of great significance."
Black Night Knight stood out to explain for a moment, then cast his gaze towards Srexin.
"However, I’m somewhat confused about how this relates to the current predicament we face?"