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"He is currently planning other things, doing what seems to be more important."

Not only Kuroro, but Mog's gaze was also immediately drawn to the stone in Kud's hand.

It's not just because of the strange luster it emits, but more importantly...

Beneath that luster, an ominous and malevolent aura emanated from the stone.

That stone... was definitely not a good stone.

"I was born in a clock shop; both my father and mother were clock repairmen..."

Kud looked at Mog and Kuroro, and slowly spoke, his calm, mechanical tone repeating itself:

“At first, I didn’t have any other ideas. Since I was a child, I have been sincerely following my father and learning to repair various clocks, pocket watches and other similar items.”

"Until one day, it was as if I suddenly woke up and saw a thin layer of air covering the surface of some old-fashioned pocket watches."

"Then, by asking my father, I learned that these old pocket watches were worth much more than ordinary clocks."

"I didn't tell anyone about the changes that happened to me."

"At the time, I just felt that I had found a way to get rich."

Are we born with the ability to perceive thought?

Mog and Kuroro were not surprised by what Kud had to say.

This world has this kind of unreasonable talent.

Some people have awakened their Nen abilities, and some have even become more powerful and formidable.

Just like Neon, the eldest daughter of the Nosra family.

By observing the qi (vital energy) on objects, one can find traces of lingering thoughts left behind in the works of certain great artists.

In this way, you can find those valuable items.

Gon and Killua found quite a few of these items at the antique market in Yorknew City.

As a result, they also made a small profit.

Kud, who was born with the ability to automatically awaken Nen, found a way to get rich because he had access to clocks.

"From that day on, my mind was no longer on making and repairing watches."

Kuder remained calm: "I kept going from one antique shop to another, thinking about how to make more money by buying and selling."

"I have indeed made a lot of money with this skill."

"But at that time, I was still a child at 2.9."

"It's just a child, yet he seems to possess some kind of magical ability to precisely locate very valuable items..."

"Such a thing naturally attracted the attention and covetousness of many people with ulterior motives."

"Then, on a night I still remember to this day, that day, that night, that moment."

Even though you're talking about something unforgettable, your tone should be somewhat affected.

But Kuder remained completely unmoved:

"I was happily counting the gold coins I had recently earned at home, while my parents were preparing dinner for me."

"We were supposed to have roast chicken that night."

“My father also bought the chicken with his arms, ready to pluck its feathers and bleed it, and I did see the blood flowing on the ground.”

"only……"

Kud said, "That's my father's blood."

"Immediately afterwards, my mother let out a piercing scream, which made my ears ache."

"But soon, the screams stopped abruptly."

"When I ran over to check the situation, I saw my father and mother lying in a pool of blood."

Chapter 163 [Seven Emotions and Six Desires Stone]!! Sacrificial Nen Ability!! Collected Emotions!!

Clearly, this is a classic scenario where a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.

Or add to that a child parading around the city with gold, and Kud can be said to have both.

Despite having the ability to change his family's living conditions, he ended up becoming a scythe that indirectly led to the deaths of his family members.

Not everyone is like Neon, who is born into wealth and has a father from a mafia family who can take care of her.

For Kurd, who comes from an ordinary background...

The impact of that scene on him at such a young age is unimaginable.

"At that time, my family's financial situation was neither good nor bad, but I had a father and mother who loved me very much."

"I still can't forget the way they looked and their expressions as they lay in pools of blood."

Kud said slowly, "All the money in my house has been looted."

"At that time, that person even tried to kidnap me."

“I witnessed firsthand the greed in his eyes, his covetousness for me, and his desire to use my abilities to make more money for him.”

"He just walked towards me step by step, holding a sharp knife stained with my parents' blood."

"Then, I stared blankly at everything in front of me, my mind completely blank, without any thoughts."

"Until that sharp knife was pressed against my eyes..."

Kud's right eye, a bronze prosthetic eye composed of three hundred micro-gears, was slightly rotating.

"Later, when that knife went into my eye, it was as if I had awakened something again."

26. "When I came to my senses, the knife that was originally stuck in my eye was stuck in the other person's chest."

"That person, with a look of astonishment and disbelief on his face, collapsed next to my parents."

"Then, a huge fire burned my entire house to the ground, including the clocks inside, and my deceased parents. And what happened after that, the world knows..."

Well, after that, it should be the Kurdish bandits who later became famous throughout the world, who started to make a name for themselves.

"I didn't initially intend to steal anything."

"But I found that all the valuable things were in the hands of people who shouldn't have them."

"Moreover, my collecting of things has attracted covetousness from all sides."

"Then I'll just have to go all the way and do what I believe is right..."

Kuder was saying this when Mog interrupted him, saying:

"Is what you consider the right thing to do to poach endangered species like two-headed wolves?"

"As the leader, I won't shirk responsibility, but it was indeed those two idiots who acted on their own initiative."

Kud continued calmly, "However, I approve of their approach, and I would commend them if they actually did it."

"Right now, I need them to do things for me..."

Some things that need to be done~~~

Mog and Kuroro both looked at the strange stone in Kud's hand at the same time.

They gradually discovered this through the emotions and tone in which Kud said those words.

Kud's current state is entirely inextricably linked to the stone in his hand!

"This thing is called the 'Seven Emotions and Six Desires Stone'."

As if sensing Mog and Kuroro's gaze, Kud took the initiative to introduce them.

"Its function is very simple, it only has two purposes."

"One can manipulate the seven emotions and six desires of living beings, while the other can manipulate living beings with emotions."

"Whether I cry, laugh, feel sad, or feel angry is entirely up to me, as long as I want to."

"At the same time, any creature with emotions can be controlled by me using this stone."

Kud's left hand gripped the stone tightly, which emanated an eerie luster and an ominous aura.

Well, from Kud's description, you can tell it's a very sinister thing.

Manipulating other people's emotional changes, or even using emotions as a medium, can be used to control others.

In terms of functionality and effectiveness, it is indeed very impressive.

But the more abnormal and powerful an ability is, the more stringent its limitations should be...

"In order to obtain such power, I first sacrificed my own abilities."

Kud dropped a bombshell on Mog and Kuroro right from the start.

"Because in order to control this stone, it cannot allow other abilities to exist."

"And the most important condition for becoming its leader is to give up one's own abilities."

"Use your own abilities as a condition for it to recognize you as its master."

Does simply mastering it require sacrificing one's original Nen ability?

Upon hearing these words, both Mog and Kuroro couldn't help but take another look at the stone.

Sure enough, it was anything but ordinary and eerie.

"Then, to fully unleash the power of this stone, one must collect the seven emotions and six desires of the human world."

Kud slowly introduced it once again.

The "Seven Emotions" usually refer to the seven innate human emotions: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire.

The "six desires" refer to the desires arising from birth, death, hearing, sight, taste, and smell.

They want to influence other people's emotions and control sentient beings.

Therefore, collecting emotions from this world as a condition is a very reasonable thing, and there's nothing wrong with that.

"I've come up with many methods to collect all sorts of emotions."

"For example, making a person struggle repeatedly between great rises and falls, or making a person endlessly sink into a miserable world."