In the village of Habersha, the roofs of the stables, warehouses and sheds have always been very simple, and the logs are like the skeleton of parasols, and it is enough to spread thick hay on them, but for the people who live in the desert, on such roofs, they inexplicably feel a kind of grassland atmosphere. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Arthur lay on a log on the roof of the stables, in perfect balance. He squinted at the sun, the hay under him was comfortable, he tore off one and held it in his mouth, and then crossed Erlang's legs, if it weren't for the horses snorting from time to time, and the footsteps of the junior patrol not far away ruining this harmonious atmosphere, Arthur would have forgotten that he was still in the middle of the exam.

Half of the time had passed, and Arthur was left with less than half an hour.

But Arthur had been lying on the roof for a full 20 minutes, but he still had no intention of getting up.

Arthur pondered the plausibility of the exam and how to see the remaining two boxes.

The second phase of testing was very well designed.

The three courtyards of the Garcia and Frudy brothers are arranged in a zigzag pattern, with a small two-story building in the middle. The vicinity of the three courtyards was extremely open, with only a low warehouse and stables nearby, and the nearest house was also fifty meters away, and the only hiding place Arthur could now rely on was this stable and warehouse.

In such an open environment, anyone who recklessly approaches the yard will be the first to be discovered, not to mention the boxes to find their targets. Casual proximity would only bring Arthur ten years of unrewarded servitude.

It stands to reason that this should be a very effective defensive measure - a reserved open field to serve as a strategic buffer for testing.

Strangely, in such a detailed layout, the first box as a target was clearly placed in the middle of the clearing, a slightly brownish wooden box, boxy, very simple, and so large that Arthur felt that he could almost squeeze into it. The word "target" was clearly written on each side of the box in white ash, and Arthur saw it at first glance after it took him three minutes to get here.

Arthur, who was nested in the house fifty meters away, was puzzled, thinking that this must be a trap - the tryout team wants you to tell which ones are the targets you are looking for and which ones are just disguises - which is an extremely important ability for scout missions before the decisive battle.

Unfortunately, when Arthur climbed to the top of the building and looked at the three courtyards from afar, he found that the area was indeed indeed, and there were only three chests including the ugly chest with the words written all over it - which showed that the ugly big guy was indeed one of the targets, but unfortunately at this distance, it was impossible to see any details of the other chests.

Arthur crept close to a stable, climbed to the top, remembered what Kyle had just said, and came up with an explanation.

"You have to try to find all three boxes, it has nothing to do with money, if you do pass, it will involve the academy's attitude towards you in the future. That's Kyle's exact words.

Perhaps the designers of the test knew that after a 20-kilometer and 90-minute run at the limit, any normal teenager would be exhausted, so the testers generously set a very simple first task to get all the candidates through the second stage, and then evaluate the candidates' potential based on the number of boxes found.

Of course, this may also explain the nature of scouting - scouts are not, for the most part, like thieves, get close to their targets until they can reach their daggers. The information required by the scouts, such as the troops, forces, formations, and routes of travel, can be observed from a certain distance, and in these missions, the scout's main opponents are the outposts near the barracks, and the rangers who are further away from the periphery - obviously, this is the content of the second phase of simplification.

Very well, then the first chest is considered to have been found.

Arthur spat out the hay in his mouth, thinking back to what he had just seen on top of the outlying house.

The Frudy and Franz brothers each had a box in their yards, one in the middle of Frudy's yard and the other in the corner of Franz's yard, while Garcia's yard had nothing. Obviously, the box in the middle of the yard is the second level of challenge, and the box in the corner is the most difficult.

Then the second one comes next.

From his current position, he only had to peek into it, and he could see the sharp corners of the box in Frudy's yard, the sharp corners wrapped in iron sheets and rivets, so that he could see it all when he stood up, Arthur thought.

The problem, however, is the Juvenile Patrol.

Each of the three courtyards in a zigzag pattern has a patrol team patrolling in circles, while the last team patrols the entire area of the three courtyards.

Each team was led by a member of the selection team, who did not squint, but walked in circles, completely ignoring the children behind them, and did not have the desire to look for Arthur.

The teenagers, on the other hand, were so excited by the ten expensive Imperial Gold Coins that they shook their little heads and searched around with the members of the selection team - this was extremely troublesome, and the direction of the search for the children who had not yet been formally trained was completely irregular, and Arthur had to assume that as long as there were no obstacles, he would be seen. And standing up on such a low stable is undoubtedly a suicidal act.

No, not necessarily.

Arthur looked at the warehouse to the east of him, which was as low as the current stables, probably a little higher than the courtyard wall. But the warehouse will be closer to Frudy's house, and you will probably be able to see it all.

Arthur's 20 minutes lying on the stable were not about enjoyment, play.

After figuring out all of this for ten minutes, Arthur spent a full ten minutes calculating the patrol by the sound of footsteps.

The final conclusion is frightening.

I only have ten seconds to reach the roof of the warehouse more than ten meters away, and if I'm unlucky, it's about nine seconds.

If Arthur sprints with all his might, jumps off the stable, runs a few steps under the warehouse, and climbs up again, it only takes seven seconds.

But Arthur couldn't make any noise, and the boys on the patrol were obviously watching and listening in all directions, and any movement could be detected by them, and the ten-second limit was difficult to complete.

However, Arthur had a very bold plan in his head.

Outside Frudy's yard, Brass Hammer's big head turned nimbly around his short body, looking for clues to Arthur, occasionally jumping to see where he couldn't see, or turning to search carefully behind him. Gold coins were not attractive to the Hammer, he was just excited about the "strange hide-and-seek", and his family was wondering how to store the flood of gold coins, perhaps melting them down to decorate his favorite Warhammer would be a good choice.

While everyone was actively patrolling, the sudden neighing of horses and the sound of horses' hooves startled everyone. All the horses poured out of the stables and rushed towards the three courtyards!

"Arthur!"

"Arthur!"

The children immediately became agitated, and left their patrol route, shouting excitedly, and carefully examining every horse that galloped by!

"Attention, everyone! There are a lot of horses!Arthur is heading east!" Garcia, who was patrolling the perimeter, saw the khaki cloak that Arthur often wore at a glance!

As soon as the brass hammer heard the east, he became excited, and with a random cry of "oh roar" in his mouth, he was about to jump out to stop the high-headed brown and red horse that was speeding by.

But before the copper hammer could step out, he heard the Terran friends with better eyesight complaining: "Garcia, you should see better! It's just a yellow cloak wrapped in a bundle of hay!

The boys were disappointed to see that the only sign of Arthur was a bundle of hay with a cloak tied on it.

Drake's mind was noticeably more nimble: "Don't move, everybody, patrol the yard, keep patrolling! Arthur must be near the stables! Garcia, your team go and have a look! Check the warehouse, including the roof, too! Maybe Arthur will be hiding there too!"

The members of the selection team did not say a word and left it to the children to arrange their own arrangements.

So the patrol was once again formed into a team and patrolled, and Garcia's patrol formed an arc, little by little, towards the stables and warehouses.

"Asrae, go to the roof of the warehouse, Seth, go inside the warehouse, check it, go up to the roof of the stable, and remember to dig through the hay, too! Arthur is thin enough to hide in!" Garcia said thoughtfully.

Olsen had been half-squinting as the children arranged themselves, and a hint of doubt flashed across his thin pale face. He looked at the hourglass that had been turned over on the ground in the middle of the courtyard, and there were about five minutes left.

Olsen didn't look for it, but he hadn't found any trace of Arthur so far.

Arthur probably wouldn't have found one, and if that was the case, Kyle's bell would have rang long ago.

As Olsen rang like this, Kyle's bell rang to announce Arthur's return and the end of the test.

The four members of the selection team looked at Arthur's energetic face, and they always felt a little speechless. The children were even more surprised and discussed in a low voice.

"Well, Arthur, tell us how many chests you've found. Kyle was the first to break the silence.

"I've found all three boxes," Arthur said, looking at Olsen's face. The breath from the white-clothed apostle next to him still made him very uncomfortable. The children exploded, clearly not believing what Arthur said.

"The first one was on the periphery of the three courtyards, brown and yellow, wooden, square, with the word 'target' written all over each side. ”

The teenagers who heard this burst out laughing, apparently the ugly white ash was the work of these guys.

"The second box was in the middle of Uncle Frudy's yard, red lacquered, square, with iron sheets and rivets wrapped around each corner, and black iron locks. ”

"Oh, hey, when did you go in? Why didn't I see it?" the brass hammer who guarded the courtyard immediately jumped to his feet and cried. The children also stopped laughing and began to talk in a low voice, full of surprise and puzzlement.

And Drake's expression changed visibly when he looked at Arthur, and a look of thought and memory appeared on his face full of surprise.

Garcia's face had a look of truth, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

"The third chest, in the corner of Uncle Franz's yard, is red lacquered with gold patterns, wrapped in iron sheets and rivets on each side, with an arched lid and a square box with brass locks. ”

Listening to Arthur finish the details of each box, all the chatter stopped, and the children's eyes were obviously full of surprise, admiration and a little creepy taste when they looked at Arthur - probably from today onwards, no one dared to bully Arthur anymore, this kind of elusive ability, made the friends a little scared.

Arthur understood the feelings of his companions, as he felt the same way when he looked at his father when he was learning the art of stealth.

Arthur remembered Simon's words as he banged on his head.

The brain only chooses what it wants to see.

It's like a child who sees a hay bale with a cloak on a horse and never thinks again if Arthur will slip away from them hanging from the side of the horse.

"Good!" Kyle said, clapping his hands vigorously.

"Arthur found three chests, and everyone here can get 3 Imperial Coins!" Kyle said with a smile and an exciting message.

The children except Arthur were obviously not notified of the news in advance, and everyone was stunned for a moment, then exploded, and rushed towards Arthur frantically, some grabbed Arthur's legs, some grabbed arms, and some only pulled a trace of hair, and just lifted Arthur into the air, threw it up, laughed loudly, and screamed.

"Arthur!

"Hooray!

Arthur floated in the air, looking at the sun, thinking that it must be the sunniest day since he was eight years old.

Arthur smiled happily and looked in the air at Kyle, Olsen, and even Green with a smile, and finally his eyes fell on Garcia's face.

Garcia, who hadn't spoken to him since saving him two years ago, was standing next to Drake, not joining the crowd, but staring at him, with an extremely serious expression, and slowly nodded.

Arthur also restrained his smile, but felt as if he had seen an old friend.

"That's enough!" Olsen cried out unseemly.

The children trembled with fright, and Arthur fell straight to the ground, screaming.

Olsen didn't think he had made any mistake at all, and still looked at the children indifferently.

Wilson next to him spoke: "Arthur did a good job, but he still has the third stage of testing, now is not the time to rest, Green, you can talk about it." ”

Green walked up to Arthur, looked at the boy who was a whole head shorter than himself, patted the dust on his body for him, looked at him and nodded, and smiled gently: "Congratulations, Arthur, you have done a great job." ”

"As you may have noticed, the second phase is to simulate a scout reconnaissance activity, three chests are arranged according to different levels of difficulty, and we have removed the outposts and rangers that will exist in wartime, if you do go on a mission on the battlefield one day, please don't forget these. ”

Green looked at Arthur and nodded, put away his smile, and said solemnly: "The first stage is to travel long distances to investigate and consume your physical strength, the second stage is to scout and scout to test your own creative ability and talent, and the third stage is to simulate the situation after you are discovered in the mission, and to test your current survival ability and combat skills." ”

"We've simplified the situation on the battlefield where you only have to face one person. ”

"Me. Grimm's eyes widened, and he drew the knight's sword at his waist.

Arthur looked at Green's slightly fluttering black hair, looked at Green, who was a head taller than himself and had been training in the War College for two years, he was a little stunned, and even forgot to pull out the short sword he had just named, Xiao Hei.