Chapter Twenty-Five: The Hunting Game
"This record should be correct, I don't know if you have noticed, the shipwreck here is really a little bit more, that means that there are often shipwrecks near this island, this is also the first hint that the examiner wants to give us, and yesterday we came all day was very calm, with the perversion of the examiner of the hunter exam, it is impossible for us to be idle, and at night the hotel couple left in a hurry by airship, which can prove from the side that there will definitely be a large shipwreck in this vicinity within a few days, Haven't you noticed that even the highest part of the warship we live in has a lot of rust that has been eroded by the sea, and then it appears," Kurapika said after he finished speaking:
"If I'm right, today or tomorrow, the Storm Vortex will come!"
Hearing this conclusion, the candidates were in an uproar, discussing ways to get out of here. Many people have their eyes on the shipwrecks around the island.
At this time, Li Jianxing said: "You'd better not think about which shipwrecks will survive this storm whirlpool, since these ships have sunk here, it means that these ships are not enough to fight the impending shipwreck, and our only hope is the warship we live in now!" ”
As soon as Li Jianxing's voice fell, the candidates noticed the warship under their feet, indeed, this warship made of steel is indeed the safest tool against the storm whirlpool, but now that this warship is embedded in the mountains of the island, how to drive this warship is a big problem.
"Can you really drive this warship?" "Impossible, how is it possible!" Other candidates had a lot of discussions, and Li Jianxing stood up and said:
"Don't think about it anymore, only a sturdy warship can withstand the upcoming shipwreck, but if you want the warship to leave, we need to work together, I checked it last night, the hull of the warship is very intact, there is no obvious damage, there is no problem with the control system, and the generator and boiler can also be used, so this warship can sail on the sea, and the safety is much higher than those wooden shipwrecks around, it is not yet noon, everyone act now, If it goes well, all the preparations can be completed before dawn tomorrow, and there should be time for it. ”
At this time, many candidates were moved by Li Jianxing's words and decided to follow Li Jianxing's advice to start the warship, but there were still some candidates who believed in themselves more, so they decided to find a way to leave by themselves or leave in groups of three or two.
Li Jianxing also tried to keep them, but seeing that they were very resolute, Li Jianxing didn't say more, otherwise it would make these guys think that they had other plans, as for whether these guys would die at sea in the future, it was not Li Jianxing's concern, and everyone needed to be responsible for their own choices.
Li Jianxing assigned the task to everyone, and soon nearly thirty people were busy on the warship, of course, there were also those candidates who were not willing to be with everyone, and they were also looking for a way to get out of here according to their own ideas, and they had already looked at the map, and they also believed that as long as the direction was correct, it would not be a problem to reach the garrison island.
After a busy day at noon and in the afternoon, all parts of the warship have been inspected, and Li Jianxing and Billy also used alchemy to strengthen the main part of the warship, after all, this warship has not been maintained for ten years, and Li Jianxing is also doing this for safety, if there is a problem with the warship, Li Jianxing may only be able to take care of himself diving to the bottom of the sea to escape, as for Xiaojie, their safety may become a problem.
When the preparations were almost over, everyone gathered on the deck, looking at the warship still embedded in the mountain, Kurapika said, "How are we going to get this warship out of the mountain?" Li Jianxing just wanted to let Bi use alchemy to change the structure of the mountain, but he heard a confident voice say:
"Leave that to me!" Everyone looked at the person who said this, and it turned out to be Li Jianxing's roommate Shi Ba. With a confident smile on her face, she said: "I have checked the artillery system of this warship, it is completely usable, and there are still enough shells on the warship, as long as I blast this mountain open!" ”
The other candidates also suddenly realized, but Hanzo said, "It's just that how can you guarantee that you won't hurt the warship itself?" ”
Shi Ba's smile froze, and before he knew what to say, Kurapika said: "Leave it to me, I know some geological structures, and when I carefully examine the structure of the entire mountain, I can calculate the best impact point!" ”
In the end, the matter was settled, and everyone was relieved. But at this time, everyone heard an unusual whistling sound in the distance.
Everyone followed the reputation, only to find that the color of the sun setting on the sea in the distance had changed, from dark gold to crimson, and the whistling sound became louder and louder, gradually obscuring all the sounds around it.
Li Jianxing looked at the shore, and the candidates who planned to leave on their own strength had also sorted out their boats and were about to set sail, but when they saw the changes in the distance, they all stopped moving.
As far as the eye can see, you can see the waves rising on the sea in the distance, and they are advancing towards this place. The waves on the shore also became louder, and the sound of the waves crashing on the shore became louder.
Kurapika seemed to have thought of something and said, "This should be the first shock!" According to the logbook, the first wave was coming, and in this wave only the top control room of the warship was not submerged in the sea. ”
Li Jianxing then immediately said: "In that case, let's hurry up to the control room at the top, and since it is the first wave of impact, there should be a second or third wave, right?" ”
"Yes, there is a second wave, twenty-four hours after the first wave, when the entire island, including this warship, will be completely submerged, so we must leave before the second wave comes!"
Everyone went to the control room together, and the other candidates who acted alone also hurriedly came to the warship to take refuge at this time, after all, they are not stupid, the shipwreck is coming, only here is relatively strong, of course, there are also candidates who move fast, they are already in the sea at this time, and their fate can be imagined.
Soon the storm came, and everyone felt the warship shaking constantly, as if it was about to disintegrate at any moment.
…… Finally survived this night, everyone's spirits were not good, the scene of last night is still deeply left in the minds of all the candidates, even Li Jianxing is the first time to experience it personally, the power of nature makes all the candidates feel their own insignificance and helplessness.
The candidates sat on the deck, and they were very glad that they were able to hide in the warship in time, and at the same time understood that what Li Jianxing said was not bad, it was impossible for the wrecked ships around them to survive in such a storm, and the key to leaving here was only the warship under their feet.
After a short break, everyone sprang into action and worked together to destroy the iron stakes of the fixed warship on the island, while Kurapika and a few geology examinees calculated the landing point of the shells.
By noon, all the clean-up and clearance work was finally completed, and then, under the bombardment of more than 150 mm shells from the ship's guns, the entire mountain on the island was completely disintegrated, and before the second wave of impact, the warship broke away from the mountain and returned to the sea.
And the second wave of shock came as scheduled soon after, but despite the wind and waves outside, the huge warship still moved safely on the sea.
After successfully surviving the storm once in a decade, after the warship approached the destination of the garrison island, all the candidates breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the island in front of them, all the candidates were happy, a total of thirty-seven candidates stepped off the warship one after another, and the rest of the candidates were the kind of candidates who couldn't see the form clearly, so they were swept away by the wind and waves in the first wave of impact.
Li Jianxing looked at the island, and as far as his eyes could see, all the candidates were greeted by Weber, the examiner he met at the bottom of the trap tower.
The examiner who appeared here could only be the examiner who arranged the next exam, which means that Weber was also in charge of the next exam, Weber noticed Li Jianxing's gaze and gave him a weird smile. Li Jianxing did not respond, Weber's deliberate difficulty in the trap tower made Li Jianxing consume the magic power accumulated in the robe for several months, and it was impossible to exert the same combat power of the day, it can be said that one of his hole cards has been abolished, how could Li Jianxing have a good impression of him.
Webb stood in the sun, looking at the many candidates, he still wore that pair of glasses, because of the angle, the sunlight reflected on the eyes, so that people could not see his expression.
He smiled lightly and said to all the candidates: "Congratulations on coming to Guard Island, you have done a good job, I didn't expect that the number of people who could reach here reached 37, it is really surprising, it seems that there are people with leadership temperament who can organize you." ”
Webber glanced at all the candidates, paused for a moment when Li Jianxing was here, and then said: "Then the next thing to greet you is the penultimate round of the hunter exam this time, and it is also the screening that is closest to the result, so soon, everyone will know whether they are qualified to become a qualified hunter." Now I will announce the rules for the fourth exam. ”
Hearing Weber get to the point, all the candidates began to listen attentively, afraid that they had missed something. Webber cleared his throat and said, "You guys remember the note you drew when you made your way through the trap tower to the bottom, right?" ”
As soon as Weber said this, Li Jianxing also remembered it, before getting on the airship after the trap tower exam, all the candidates drew a note in the order of completing the trap tower, with numbers written on it, which was not used on Warship Island, if Weber didn't say it, I'm afraid Li Jianxing wouldn't remember it.
"The rules are simple!" Webber's face showed a unique smile: "This exam is a hunting game, you draw the number on the note is your goal, this exam uses a point system, the number plate pinned to the target chest represents three points, the number plate you have represents three points, and the rest of the number plates are one point, if you can win six points, it is considered to win this exam, you can enter the next round, how about it, the rules are very simple, right?" ”