4. Simple test
It was getting dark, and we had to rush back to the village as soon as possible. Lin Shi carried two elixirs and a stone egg, climbed out of the crack to the ground, and ran back along the way he came.
I ran for miles until I saw the village in the distance.
Lin Shi couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't expect that he had run so far in one go. There are dangers hidden everywhere in the mountains, and even the best hunters dare not go into them alone, and must go in groups.
If he ran recklessly for miles like him, if the village chief and Second Uncle Wang knew about it, he would definitely be scolded severely.
However, during his return to the village, the mysterious stone inside him shone again.
The two elixirs in Lin Shi's arms immediately emitted aura, producing a cloud of white mist and quickly entering the stone. At this time, another thing in his arms also changed.
That stone egg was also absorbing a large amount of aura contained in the elixir!
The aura was divided into two streams, one large and one small, the large one was absorbed by the mysterious stone in Lin Shi's body, and the small one entered the stone egg.
These two things are like two robbers who are not satisfied, and they suck endlessly, only to see that the aura contained in the elixir is rapidly disappearing, and the color has changed from bright to dull.
"I have to think about how I want to tell the village chief about this, I can't let him know that I ran so far away......" After returning to the house, Lin Shi began to plan how to tell the village chief, and handed him the two elixirs.
Thinking of this, he thought of the elixir and reached out to touch it in his arms.
"Yikes!"
When he took out the elixir, Lin Shi couldn't help but scream.
I saw that the two elixirs had become dull and yellow, and they had withered away at some time!
How so?
Lin Shi couldn't figure out how the good elixir suddenly withered. Now it doesn't look like an elixir at all, it's no different from a weed.
Lin Shi sighed and sat down, it seemed that there was no need to tell everyone. No one would believe that the two weeds in front of them were two precious elixirs.
He pulled out the remaining stone egg, the only thing he had brought back from the trip, but it looked like an ordinary stone.
"It seems that today I ran for nothing......
The fatigue of the day swept over, and Lin Shi felt too tired to do it, so he lay down, threw the stone egg aside, and fell asleep not long after.
When the night came, a few sparse stars appeared in the sky, like blinking eyes. From time to time, a low beast roar could be heard from the mountains, hinting at danger in the darkness.
When the qi qi calmed down, the light in the forest stone house flickered, and little by little aura appeared, showing a faint white.
The situation that would occur every night reappeared, and as usual, the aura particles slowly entered the mysterious stone in Long Tian's body, and a small part stayed in his body.
The only difference is that this time there is one more person who absorbs the aura - the stone egg.
The stone egg did not glow white like the mysterious stone, and remained unchanged, like the most ordinary stone.
The aura in the void entered the two mysterious objects respectively, but the ability of the mysterious stones in Lin Shi's body to absorb was even better, and more than half of them entered there.
The stone eggs are not much, and the forest stones are even less, less than one-tenth of the total.
The two elixirs were no longer there, so Lin Shi didn't say anything about it. He then made several trips to the area, but found nothing, and finally gave up.
The training continued, and before I knew it, two months had passed. There is only half a month left before the deadline for Uncle Wang's test.
In the past two months, the strength of more than a dozen teenagers in the village has increased to a greater or lesser extent. The strength of the big tiger's arms has reached three hundred and fifty catties, which is extremely amazing. In second place is the fourteen-year-old Er Zhuang, who reached two hundred and sixty pounds.
But the most shocking thing is Lin Shi, he actually broke through to 200 catties in the past two months! You must know that two and a half months ago, he was still hovering around 100 catties, and in just over two months, he actually increased by 100 catties, which has never happened in the history of the village.
Even the old village chief and Second Uncle Wang were shocked and felt a little incredible. This ascension speed was a bit too fast, and they asked Lin Shi what the reason was. But of course, there was no answer, because even Lin Shi himself didn't know what the reason was.
In fact, Lin Shi secretly complained that the increase in the past two months was a bit too slow, and he had increased his strength by dozens of catties in only half a month.
Now it should be at least more than 100 catties in two months, but it's only 100 catties.
If his thoughts were known to others, he would probably faint alive.
"Recently, I have thought about it and decided to choose the strongest two of you after half a year to join the hunting party and go hunting in the mountains together. ”
During a training session, Second Uncle Wang suddenly announced a news, "Originally, you all had to grow up to the age of sixteen before you were allowed to enter the mountain, and now two people are specially selected, this is an encouragement to you, an opportunity, I hope you will take advantage of it." ”
The teenagers were excited, but then they went on again. "The candidates must be the big tiger and the second strong......"
"That's not necessarily, didn't you see Lin Shi's strength increase so quickly, he also has hope. ”
"There is only half a month left, how can it be more than Erzhuang?"
......
Lin Shi was excited when he heard Second Uncle Wang's words, it was impossible for him to catch up with the big tiger, the gap was too big. But it's not completely hopeless to catch up with Erzhuang, the gap between them is only about sixty catties, which is not too much.
Thinking of this, Lin Shi was overjoyed and decided to fight desperately for this opportunity.
He wanted to be above board but went to the mountains, and it was best to follow the hunting party of the village. That's why he's so excited.
Just when Lin Shi was happy, Er Zhuang not far away cast a strange look at him, with worry and a hint of jealousy.
It is normal for him to be dissatisfied with Lin Shi, he is the strongest one except for the big tiger, and this increased opportunity must have belonged to him. But Lin Shi, who was only ten years old, gave him a sense of crisis, so he couldn't turn a blind eye.
In the next half month, Lin Shi devoted himself to training with greater enthusiasm, and the strength of his arms continued to improve. He is becoming more and more confident about the upcoming tests.
There were only a few days left before the time designated by Second Uncle Wang, and at this time, the old village chief suddenly came to Lin Shi's hut to look for him.
"Village Chief, is there something wrong?" Lin Shi was very happy, the old village chief hadn't come to him for a long time, on the one hand, it was also due to physical reasons, Lin Shi knew this very well.
"Kid, it's time to get tested in a few days. I know you'd love to get out of the village and out into the world. However, I hope that this time you can be patient for the time being, don't fight for this opportunity, and let it be given to Dahu and Erzhuang. ”
"This ...... Why do you want to do this?" Lin Shi was a little anxious, and he didn't understand why the village chief wanted him to do this.
"Son, your potential is limitless, I can see that. But you are still young, and you should not be too sharp, and it is necessary to hide and endure it appropriately. ”
The village chief sighed and explained, "I know that your world is not in this small village, and it is impossible to keep you here. But you're still too young, so it's best to be able to accumulate strength first and then go out when your strength and mind are mature enough. By that time you will go faster and further. Son, do you understand what I'm saying?"
Lin Shi didn't seem to understand, and after hesitating for a while, he nodded and agreed to the village chief.
He has lived alone since he was a child, and he is much more mature than his peers. Although he is not particularly intelligent, he can almost understand what the village chief is saying. Moreover, the village chief is the best person in the village to treat him, and this will definitely not harm him.
"Okay, I promise you. When it's time to test, I just don't fight. ”
"Not only that, but in the future, you must hide your true strength, and don't surpass the two big tigers and Er Zhuang, so that they won't embarrass you. ”
"I remember, I'll only let you know in the future. Lin Shi said with a smile, looking innocent. In his opinion, the village chief's request was simple.
"Okay, okay, so I'm relieved. The village chief stroked his long half-white beard and was very satisfied.
Three months have passed, and the time for testing has finally arrived, and a team of teenagers are eager to try it, waiting for this moment for a long time.
In front of them stood the village chief, Second Uncle Wang, and several tall and strong hunting team villagers, looking at a group of teenagers.
"The test begins!" Second Uncle Wang shouted, pointing to the leader of the line, "You!
A young man walked towards the pile of rocks, searched for it, and finally lifted a rock that was just over 100 pounds. This is his greatest strength, and no matter how heavy it is, he can't lift it.
"Next!"
The second to come on the field was the Great Tiger, who was a head taller than the others and as strong as a small cow.
He jumped into the boulder, aimed at an incomparably huge rock, roared, and lifted it. This rock is several times his body, and it weighs more than 300 catties.
"Well, that's good. Three hundred and fifty catties!" Second Uncle Wang and the others all nodded, very satisfied with the appearance of the big tiger.
The next one is Er Zhuang, who is a little thinner than Dahu and is also very strong.
He finally lifted a rock of more than 260 catties, which was very amazing.
After a few more who only lifted more than a hundred catties, it was finally Lin Shi's turn. He jumped into the pile of stones, searched for a while, and finally picked a piece that was slightly smaller than the one in the previous two feats, and lifted it with great difficulty, looking a little reluctant.
"Two hundred and thirty. Second Uncle Wang looked at it and said.
After a few more moments, everyone was tested. The final result came out: Dahu first, Erzhuang second, and Lin Shi third.
Lin Shi and Er Zhuang were very close, only almost equal.
But in the end, it still didn't reach it, and it ended up third.
Seeing this result, the village chief smiled slightly and was very satisfied