"This trial lasted three days! You're going to have a big competition with the students of the regular class..."

"The Vulture Pirates' ship island is divided into two areas, the war zone is the area where the transcendent pirates gather, and the living area is the pirates who have not awakened... Of course, pirates are very cunning, and you have to be careful that there are some extraordinary pirates mixed up in your living quarters..."

"Now, all the trainees are paying attention... Each of the transcendents will be given a specially printed gold coin, and those who have not awakened will receive a silver coin. At the end of the three-day trial, each person must have at least two coins of the same color on them to qualify... Otherwise, the failure of the trial will be reduced from the elite class to the preparatory class, and all benefits will be canceled..."

"Of course, every pirate gets a coin in his hand... If they collect three of them, they will receive the lord's pardon! So, these vicious pirates will find a way to snatch the coins from your hands..."

"The top ten in the ordinary class of this trial can be allowed to enter the elite class... The academy of the elite class will be rewarded handsomely... The first place in the trial will receive a volume of Legendary Martial Arts (Rank A) + a Sequence 8 directional silver potion; 2nd place..."

"Fight, rookies! It's a graduation gift for you..."

......

The vice president of Phillip Academy spoke for a long time, and he was in high spirits.

The young students on the deck were full of joy and sorrow.

"Oh my God... Do you really want to fight the murderous pirates? ”

"I've heard that pirates are monsters that kill people without blinking an eye and eat people... How can we fight? Isn't fighting wars all the work of the lower classes, why did this year's trial allow us to kill pirates? ”

"Don't be so surprised... I heard my father say that pirates are human beings. In terms of equipment and martial arts, they can't compare to us at all. Just be careful, and you can kill a few of them casually. ”

"Don't talk nonsense! The pirates are all battle-hardened, and we can't beat them! I think we'd better find a place to hide for three days and survive the trial... As for the preparatory class or something, it would be nice to spend some money..."

"Don't be lucky, even if we don't take the initiative, those pirates will definitely come to us for the sake of pardon... This trial must be cruel! ”

"My father called this kind of trial 'bloody trial'... In the past, there was a war in the territory, and the academy would launch such a trial, could it be that the territory was going to fight..."

When the students of the civilian class heard these rules, their eyes lit up with fanaticism. But these pampered young ladies and young masters in the aristocratic class are not so interested... Families with potion resources are never short of potions, and they don't fight hard for a little reward.

But this trial forced them to work hard.

......

"Silver..."

Raymond stood in the crowd and listened boredly, and then he was given a brand new silver coin with the portrait of Archduke Philip.

That's right, a shiny silver coin that represents the non-awakened.

"Forget it, silver coins are silver coins... Anyway, I'm familiar with the Vulture Pirates, so it doesn't matter where I get it. ”

Originally, this trial Raymond only planned to paddle casually and mix it casually.

But now it seems that he still has to go all out.

Because, he needs a lot of actual combat to improve his strength!

Now that the "Hex Three-Barrel Warhammer" has not seen the light of day, Raymond wants to enhance his self-protection ability, and he needs to hone his swordsmanship more urgently.

He has been practicing swords in the kendo gym for the past two days and found a big problem.

Although the "Thirteen Paths Fury Wind Sword Technique" has been upgraded to two levels, it is very powerful. But he found that he still had a certain jerky feeling when he really used it, and he obviously had sword moves in his head, but his body couldn't be perfectly presented.

It's like you know how to ride a bike, but suddenly one day you get a new car, and the ride is not as smooth as you imagined.

Reality is not a game, and releasing skills is not as simple as pressing the icon, especially martial arts, you have to really draw out the moves.

Raymond learned from the classics that this "jerky feeling" was due to too little training and insufficient physical adaptability to the moves.

The muscles of the human body themselves have a memory for moves. Only through thousands of repeated practice can the muscles react to the sword moves to the extreme, and gradually eliminate this jerky feeling.

can finally reach the ultimate realm of "a thought has just arisen, and the sword has arrived".

"Once you enter the way of the sword, it's as deep as the sea..."

Raymond sighed in his heart, and rubbed the famous sword "Yihu" hanging from his waist. The scabbard of the sword, which is wrapped around the strip of cloth, feels rough to the touch, and when you touch it often, it becomes more and more handy.

It's not just swordsmen who like to wear weapons around their waists, many other transcendents also like to carry weapons, battle axes, muskets, bows, greatswords, shields...

In addition to self-defense, there is another layer of deep meaning.

This is a saying that circulates among the transcendents of the Great Maritime World, called "Cultivation Instrument".

I heard that often carrying weapons at hand to "raise weapons with popularity" can not only enhance the master's proficiency in the control of weapons, but also make weapons "psychic" over time, reaching the realm of integration of people and soldiers.

......

"Wow... You see, that's the Vulture Pirates' 'Hux Vulture' Steel Ship Island! ”

"Is this the lair of the Vulture Pirates? It looks shabby and old, and it's not as good as those ship islands in the territory..."

“...”

Far away, the cadets on the deck saw the huge steel ship island on the sea, and one by one they seemed to have discovered a new continent, and exclaimed.

"You haven't seen the islands of those super pirates in the Endless Sea... That's the truly terrifying beast of war..."Raymond's eyes were a little hazy, and he squinted at the devastated Hux ship island in the distance, and he felt like he was revisiting the old place.

After all, the first day he crossed over was on this ship island.

In other words, in the game, this is his "birthplace".

At this moment, the "Hux Vulture" has lost the glory that Raymond saw that day. Everywhere on the island, there are traces of the smoke of war. The huge hull was full of huge shell craters, and the chimney of the steam boiler, which was a symbol of power, was also broken by the barricade... Even at this moment, there was billowing black smoke coming out of the ship's cabin from time to time, and it was clear that there were still embers that had not been extinguished.

It is conceivable that the encirclement and suppression war not long ago must have been very tragic.

The boiler room on the island was completely destroyed, and it had no power to move forward.

Directly in front of the island are six Philip's "predators". The whaling forks had been launched, and dozens of flying forks linked to the steel ropes pierced through the iron sheet of the "Hux Vulture" ship island, and were firmly nailed to the steel skeleton.

It was like six sturdy horses, pulling the corpse of a heavy beast, slowly moving on the surface of the sea.

After this trial, it is completely cut into pieces and then pulled into high-temperature furnaces to make steel.

......

"Students who have not awakened transcendent, get off the ship immediately! Swap into an assault boat and get ready for the trial! ”

The destination of the trial is at hand.

The trainees were picked up by boats one after another, and they would land on the island from different directions, and then carry out an encirclement and suppression operation against the pirates.

For Raymond to land in the "living quarters", he must disembark in advance.

"Raymond, be careful."

The sound is like fine lines, but it is full of care.

He turned his head to see that Erin didn't know when he slipped to his side, with a timid and shy look, so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

Today's Erin changed into a tight black combat uniform, and her blonde hair was tied into pigtails and draped behind her head, full of heroism. She had delicate flame-like leather armor on her arms and calves, and her breastplate was a light armor with dark gold sheen inscriptions, and she exuded a heroic adventurer's aura from top to bottom.

"Hmm."

Raymond nodded.

He stared at those shining and expectant crystal eyes, and chuckled softly, "Wait for me at the old place before the trial is over." ”

Erin was stunned for a moment, then understood, and frowned, "Okay." ”

The old place, naturally, refers to the cell where they were once held.

She looked at the battered Vulture Island again, and there was a little more reminiscence in her beautiful eyes.

There was a beautiful memory here that was thrilling, but it was deeply memorable.

Thinking about it,

A bright smile gradually appeared on the corner of Erin's lips,

That gentle and happy look,

It's like a flower blooming in the spring breeze.

......

Crowded and orderly.

As he stepped onto the assault dinghy, Raymond felt like someone was looking at him again.

He looked back and saw Arthur smiling meaningfully at him.

"I almost forgot, and this dangerous guy must be dealt with as soon as possible..."

Raymond grinned and responded with an equally meaningful smile to Arthur.

By all indications, there is a large net that is looming over Philip's collar.

He vaguely felt,

This guy with a knife in his smile,

The purpose of this trial is not so simple.

But...

Thinking of the first trial,

Have you asked me?