Moses had never planned to stay out of it from the beginning.
But he thought Beans was asking for help with the Chimera Ant disaster. He didn't expect there to be other troubles, which left him puzzled.
The Hunter Association is full of talented individuals, and there are also the Twelve Zodiacs stationed at its core.
Even if there were other troubles besides the Chimera Ants, it shouldn't have come to the point where Beans personally asked him for help.
In the original work, Netero only took a few people to deal with the Chimera Ants, partly because he considered the potential risk of 'weak combatants being absorbed by the Chimera Ants', but it was also partly due to Netero's own personal reasons.
Therefore, the Hunter Association didn't have a 'lack of manpower' problem.
This was what puzzled Moses.
"What kind of strange incidents are you talking about?"
"To be precise, it is all the events that have happened in the past year..."
Beans's voice was filled with gravity.
'The past year?'
Moses's eyes flickered, instantly catching the key point from this brief phrase and quickly recalling the Night Watcher larvae that had come through the Pipeline...
'If I remember correctly, the Night Watcher larvae had already been contained by the International Permit Agencies.'
'But at that time, there were still many Ancient Pipelines opened by Mammon. Before they were all closed or destroyed, it was possible that other things had come from the Dark Continent.'
"Is it a disaster coming along the 'Pipelines'?"
Thinking of this, Moses didn't wait for Beans to explain further and quickly asked a question.
"Uh…"
Hearing Moses's sudden question, Beans was slightly stunned.
Beans knew what the so-called 'Pipelines' were, and after reacting, he immediately replied: "You could say that, but the International Permit Agencies hasn't classified these incidents as calamities."
"What do you mean?"
Moses frowned.
Beans took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The International Permit Agencies believes the public isn't ready to receive this 'information,' so..."
"I see. Let's keep it short."
Moses only smelled a hint of the 'official statement' and interrupted the explanation that Beans was about to give without hesitation.
As for the International Permit Agencies or V5's approach to certain matters, he already knew enough about it as early as the 'Swamp Man Incident'.
Now, of course, there is no need to listen to the so-called official statement released to the public from Beans again.
Right now-
Moses still felt that every second counted.
"Do you have any documents or archives on those calamities? Send me a copy, preferably something that's easy to understand at a glance."
Compared to understanding the situation over the phone, Moses believed that documents were the fastest way.
Beans also felt that it would be impossible to explain the content of so many incidents in a few words, so he quickly said, "Yes, I'll send it to your email right away."
"Alright, Little Bean, when you asked me to come help earlier... was it because these calamities have stretched the Association's manpower thin?"
Moses then thought of Beans's initial request.
On the other end of the phone.
Beans held the phone between his shoulder and ear, typing on the keyboard while organizing the information, and replied:
"The Association actually has sufficient human resources, but the way we handle calam... strange incidents is different from regular commissions. Considering the immense risks involved and the specialized skills and knowledge required, there aren't many Association members who can take on such responsibilities."
"What about the Zodiacs?"
This was one of the points Moses was more concerned about.
Beans explained: "For the Zodiacs, risks aren't a concern, but as I mentioned earlier, handling specific strange incidents often requires specific professional skills and knowledge."
At this point, Beans paused for a moment before continuing:
"And those calam… strange incidents that came from the Dark Continent are the kind that can't be dealt with through force. Moreover, the strange incidents the Association has handled so far still can't be resolved at their root. We can only adopt methods of 'controlling the scope' and 'reducing the harm'."
"I see…"
Moses's eyes narrowed slightly.
Before Beans finished organizing all the information, Moses lacked a clear understanding of the calamities that had come through the Ancient Pipelines. But now, hearing Beans's explanation, he more or less understood the complexity of the situation.
'It seemed-'
The Hunter Association had already gone all out to impose the highest level of control over various 'calamities'.
'But due to the lack of methods to eradicate the calamities, this was the best they could do.'
Thinking of this, Moses didn't actually believe that his participation could change anything. Right now, he was more concerned about the Chimera Ant incident.
Because compared to these unknown calamities, Moses, as a transmigrator, could see the process and outcome of the Chimera Ant incident.
In this regard, he at least had a certain degree of advantage.
Moses fell silent for a while, and the crisp sound of Beans typing on the keyboard kept coming through the phone.
"Little Bean, organize the information and send it to me as soon as possible. I'll contact you after I finish reading it."
"Okay."
The call ended.
Moses frowned.
Next, he would wait for Beans to send over all the information and for Netero to call back.
"It feels like... things are about to get chaotic."
Glancing at the contact list on his phone, Moses took a a slow, deep breath.
During the nearly year-long journey to the Dark Continent, he had been completely unaware of what was happening in the Six Continents.
After returning from the Dark Continent, due to his concern for Hawk's condition, he rushed back to the temple without stopping.
He hadn't expected to encounter Saiyu's ambush in the scenic mountain forest or to uncover Pariston's involvement behind the scenes.
Although he had used Saiyu's life to warn Pariston, Moses didn't believe that guy would obediently heed the warning.
So, without knowing what Pariston's next move might be, Moses wouldn't easily leave Hawk's side for now, and he had been thinking about this matter for the past few days.
If it weren't for Kanzai posting three videos in the chat room…
Moses, who was preoccupied with Hawk, might not have realized the severity of the situation.
'I haven't watched the last video yet.'
While waiting for Beans to send the information, Moses suddenly remembered the third video Kanzai had uploaded.
'Judging from the content of the first two videos, the third one was likely no less significant.'
Thinking of this, Moses took out his phone and logged into the chat room.
In the short time he had been offline to contact Beans, dozens of messages had been added to the chat.
Moses quickly scrolled through the chat history and clicked on the third video Kanzai had uploaded.
"Huff... huff…"
As soon as the video started, it showed a violently shaking image and the rapid breathing of the person filming.
The breathing clearly conveyed the filmer's terror, and combined with the shaky footage, it was easy to imagine that the person was fleeing from something horrifying.