Chapter 461: Drifting Surprise Box
Rambo...... Starshy successfully returned with the shipbuilding materials, and as the leading front class, the material stacks on the left and right sides of the company were also in more and more chaos due to the arrival of the successor when Starshy left, and it can be seen from here that it is really best to get the materials in one trip, otherwise even if he was ahead in the action, he will still be dragged into the melee behind, causing an unexpected delay.
Now that the materials for the ship were available, I compared the hull design that I had drawn on the beach, and I summoned the wind blade and began to work on it.
Don't ask what the shipbuilding process is, if I were to describe it in detail, it would be a blasphemy against the real shipbuilder, because there is no skill in the process, it is like playing "I Am the God of Creation", just dismantling the materials and putting them back together, and the hull part is directly done.
Then he instructed Stasha to erect the rail, and after fixing it to the hull and attaching the canvas using the rules, the small sailing boat, which took only ten minutes, was completed.
After finishing the work, I first pinched the sweat that did not have zĂ i, and then greeted my teammates with satisfaction: "It's not bad, let's get ready to go to the sea."
At the sound of an order, Luvica, who had been working as a vase for a long time, immediately got on the boat without saying a word, while Starsha and I became porters, although Hibiki also helped, but due to the small strength, Starxia was thrown onto the ship after a few seconds with his tail wrapped around him.
Although I think that the speed of shipbuilding is quite fast, my skills are still not neat compared to those who have been specially trained in the art of shipbuilding, and by the time I pushed the small sailboat to the shore, several small boats had already been launched in front of me, including Saitahik's group.
Looking from the shore, you can clearly see the tall figure of Sai Taguang standing on the boat, and her distinctive laughter. And since her team members are all bald bodyguards, it is not difficult to identify even if Saita Light does not maintain a standing position, and the three large bald heads are like sixty-watt light bulbs under the reflection of the sun, which is so fucking conspicuous that it is difficult to recognize.
"One, two, three, four, five...... Very good. We're probably in sixth place at the moment, which is pretty good for a start." There were five small boats in sight, and with our shipbuilding speed, we couldn't afford to fall behind the lead for too long in the first race, so I gestured to Starsha to get on board first, and then manipulated wind and water magic to send the ship into the shallow water with supernatural powers.
The shallow water is shallow as the name suggests, and if you don't pay attention, the boat can easily run aground, but I used small waves to fix the hull at the front of the wave by using wind magic. In one breath, you can directly send the boat to the depth of the water at the height of two people.
Under the sound of the operation, the sails are already open downwind, because it is only a small sailboat, the rails are designed to be able to rotate, depending on the direction of the wind at any time.
I was able to get on board before riding the waves, but due to the limited space inside the boat, we were in the position of a long snake, with the bow of the boat to observe the tide, and the stasya at the end to be responsible for the oars and prevent physical harassment from other teams.
Luvica and I stayed in the middle of the boat. However, Luvica must be treated as pure ballast, and must not be allowed to do so unless it is too critical to do so. That's why sailing and building momentum are both my job.
The bow of the boat cuts through the water, making a white splash.
Located on the vast sea, chasing the backs of the few small boats in front of me, compared to the boring practice before, the mood at this moment is undoubtedly much more exciting, and the relationship between tension and excitement like this must be the unique charm of the competition.
Maintain a steady speed and move along the direction sign floating at sea. I don't have any plans to speed up to catch up with the team in front of me for the time being, although there is a racing part in the Hurricane Conference, but there are different obstacles set up between each level, and it is taboo to rush into the sea area without knowing the information, so it is better to stay in the rear and observe first.
Actually, it's not just me. The other teams seem to have the same intentions, as evidenced by the fact that every ship, including the team currently in first place, is neither fast nor slow, just as no one will immediately run wild in a long-distance race, and everyone is still retaining their strength.
After advancing about a few hundred meters, an unknown sphere glow suddenly appeared on the sea, and out of curiosity, I couldn't help but take a few more looks in that direction.
"Huh? It turned out to be a surprise box." Hibiki is a native, and although this is the first time she has participated in the Hurricane Tournament due to her age, it doesn't prevent her from knowing the past competition conventions, and from her reaction, she obviously recognizes what the unknown glowing orb is.
"What's the Wonder Box?" The word surprise didn't sound like a good thing, and although I questioned Hibiki, I was steering the ship away from the unidentified sphere.
"It's like an event grid in a tabletop role-playing game, right? As soon as you come into contact with it, a random event will occur, and you may be able to get a scroll from it that can greatly increase the speed of the ship, but it may also be disguised by a sea beast controlled by a trainer, and as soon as a team touches the chest, the sea beast hidden under the surface of the sea will attack." After a pause, he added: "And because the conference prohibits the use of spells as attacks, even if the sea beast appears, you can't use violence against it, the only thing you can do at that time is to escape as far as possible, although there are many useful props or prizes in the surprise box, but if the goal is to win the championship, unless you are far behind the leading team, it is better not to touch it."
"I see, this is a trap to attract greedy people or gamblers!" I was glad to have foresight, and speculated, "If my guess is correct, the surprise box is mostly filled with negative events, right?"
"That's what it is." Xiang nodded in affirmation of my reasoning, then stretched out his hand and pointed, "Lord Xu Mo, you see, there is a team over there that is planning to contact the Surprise Box."
I looked in the direction that Hibiki was pointing, and I saw an all-male team slowly approaching the Wonder Box, and listening to what Hibiki just said, this team was probably from out of town, otherwise most of the teams with actual experience in the competition or simply locals would not choose to venture close to the Wonder Box.
As if to verify the characteristics of the Surprise Box, which is mostly bad, when the team reached out and touched the Wonder Box, a splash suddenly rose and blew the team's boat into the sky, and the team members fell into the water before they could react.
Damn, there's a thunderbolt in there! (To be continued......)
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There will be an interview tomorrow, meow, and I am in a hurry to ask for a vote ~ R1292