Chapter 289 The Butterfly Effect
Twelve o'clock at noon.
Biscayne Forest, a warehouse stands in a clearing surrounded by trees.
The warehouse door is closed, and a clock hangs above it, and the hands are about to move towards twelve o'clock.
The candidates who successfully crossed the wetland gathered in the open space in front of the warehouse.
Most of the people were panting, sweat sliding down their cheeks and soaking their clothes.
Some people even bent over and propped up their knees, obviously exhausted.
But there are also a small number of people who breathe steadily, look at the surrounding environment calmly, and finally focus on the warehouse in front of them.
"There are still about a hundred people left."
Before waiting for the end of the assessment time, Satz glanced around at the candidates present without leaving any trace.
"Those creatures in the wetland, for unknown reasons during this period, suddenly became extremely irritable and more aggressive. There were two dangerous elements messing around during the assessment. I thought that only ten or twenty people would be left in the end——"
Silent Mo retracted his gaze, and Satz sighed in his heart: "It seems that the quality of this year's candidates is pretty good, which is exciting."
The candidates present all looked at the warehouse with strange expressions on their faces.
They could recognize the true nature of the sound, but they were surprised that the bowel sounds were so loud, as if there were loudspeakers on their bellies.
Satz looked at the warehouse without changing his expression, then raised his gaze to the clock above the door.
In about half a minute, the first test is over.
Hum?"
Satz suddenly noticed something and looked in the direction he came from.
I saw a candidate with heavy dark circles under his eyes and a 502 number plate on his chest, who was late.
Satz raised his hand to touch his chin, looking thoughtfully at the candidate who had arrived before the deadline, and then shook his head slightly, giving up the idea of further investigation.
Now that the first test is about to end, it is no longer important to him how the process went.
"Thank you for your hard work. This is the Biscayne Forest, and it is also the venue for the second level test. I hope you can continue to work hard."
Satz faced everyone, said simply, and then simply turned and left.
When he walked into the surrounding forest with that light and quick pace, the clock on top of the warehouse door reached twelve o'clock.
The door that was originally closed opened slowly at this moment, instantly attracting the attention of the candidates.
Morrow, who had just arrived, immediately looked at the door that was knocking, and at the same time he was keenly aware of several eyes coming towards him.
One of the eyes was as hot as fire, and it was undoubtedly Hisoka's.
The other lines of sight came from Kurt, Qi and others, as well as Dongba, who was standing in the crowd and was quite inconspicuous.
"Isn't this guy so lucky!?"
Dongba looked at Moro who came at the last moment, a little unbelievable.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows why the number of more than 400 candidates dropped sharply to just over a hundred.
Not only because there are dangers in the wetland, but also because there are dangerous elements like Hisoka who are killing wantonly.
Just now, Dongba never saw Moro, thinking that he had already been killed by Hisoka.
Unexpectedly, not only did he survive, but he also passed the level in a very thrilling way.
“No one can survive by luck all the time”
Seeing that Moreau was so lucky, the desire for destruction in Dongba's heart surged again.
He is the most unlucky person to be favored by the goddess of luck.
In the next test level, if there is a chance to start, he must let Moreau experience the cruel reality.
The door of Zhiyi warehouse was completely opened, revealing the scene inside.
Men Qi, who serves as the examiner for the second level test, is sitting on a single sofa. Behind her, sitting on the ground is a man with a body as big as a mountain of meat and a rather honest-looking Xia Haqi.
Faced with the gazes of the candidates, Menqi did not introduce him immediately. Instead, he scanned the candidates carefully, as if counting the number of candidates who successfully passed the first test.
Actually, she was looking for Moreau.
Through the observation of Nian Qi, she immediately found Hisoka and Kurt from the crowd, and then looked at the other two candidates who were maintaining "Tangle" in the venue.
One is No. 22, with a thin build, wearing a hoodie, and a black mask covering most of his face. Only a pair of bright eyes can be seen.
The other one is No. 502, who looks ordinary and looks like he is about to fall asleep.
Menqi did not see Moreau, so she could only initially suspect that Moreau had adopted a method similar to disguise.
Thinking of this possibility, Menqi's eyes inadvertently glanced at Kurt again.
Kote, who felt Menqi’s gaze, immediately looked back.
However, Menqi looked away pretending to be unfamiliar, which made Kurt feel strange for a while, but he didn't think much about it and looked at Moreau at the back of the team from time to time.
Menqi noticed this.
She found that both Hisoka and Kurt were paying close attention to Candidate No. 502.
"Is No. 502 Moreau, but the appearance and body shape are completely different -"
While thinking to herself, Menqi did not neglect her duties as an examiner and had already taken advantage of the situation to count the number of candidates, a total of one hundred and nine.
And she did not sit on the sofa and read out the test questions carelessly like the original novel. Instead, she stood up, put one hand on her hip and looked at the candidates.
"My name is Menqi, and he is Bu Haci."
Menqi put his other hand over his shoulder and pointed back at the honest-faced Bu Haci. After introducing his name, he went straight to the point: "We are all food hunters, so the topic of the second test is - cooking."
Humarity, physical strength, hunting skills, and physical strength."
These things are in line with the candidates' understanding of "professional hunters."
So after hearing about the cooking, they would feel a sense of absurdity in their hearts.
Men Qi didn't pay attention to the candidates' reactions. She turned around and looked at Ha Ci. Seeing that he was so hungry that he almost had no energy to speak, he took the initiative to read out the test rules.
"First of all, you must complete the dishes designated by Buhaci. Only those who pass the test are qualified to cook the dishes designated by me. When we say "delicious", it means that you have passed the second test. In addition, the test will end after we are full."
Because the test time is mainly when Buhaci and Menqi are full, it means that the number of qualified people has been limited from the beginning.
So we must race against time, first come, first served.
The candidates who realized this tightened their muscles slightly and began to pay close attention to Menqi and Xiahaci.
Menqi glanced at the candidates who were quietly preparing themselves mentally without looking at the traces. She thought to herself: It’s not bad, and her judgment is absolutely fine. Unfortunately, she has a huge appetite for ham, so there is no need to race against time in the first half.
Thinking of this, Menqi looked back at Haqi again.
卜哈刺朝着门琪轻轻点头，旋即迫不及待的竖起食指，流着口水公布题目：「我指定的料理是烤全猪。」
「啊？」
那些意识到一时间有限」的考生们在听到烤全猪之后，心头不由一惊。
If someone rushes ahead to make a roasted whole pig that the examiner finds particularly delicious, then the examinee who moves too slowly will not even be qualified to serve the dish.
"The second test begins!"
Bhaci said loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, some candidates immediately ran towards the forest.
When the other candidates who were a step slower saw this, they all began to rush towards the forest with all their strength.
Kurt glanced towards Moreau and when he saw Moreau shook his head slightly, he could only give up his past thoughts and follow up with Qi and Xiaojie who had already run some distance away.
Morrow watched them get into the forest and looked back at Menqi and Buhaci.
This glance immediately made Menqi's eyes light up.
Morrow quickly looked away, knowing that Menqi probably confirmed his identity through the reactions of Hisoka and Kurt.
He had previously believed that Menqi could handle the test impartially, but now he was slightly unsure.
As to why he felt this way, it was because he noticed that Menqi's performance was very different from his impression in the original work.
Putting aside his attitude, at least he remembered that Menqi directly omitted it in the original work! "Self-introduction" is a condescending gesture in itself.
But just now, Menqi not only got up from the sofa, but also spoke in a gentle tone. Morrow felt that this change might be due to him, and naturally he was worried that Menqi might be emotional, which would affect the fairness of the test.
In fact, Menqi's performance that is different from the original work is indeed related to Moreau.
On the one hand, it was Menqi’s first time serving as an examiner and she didn’t want to look too bad in front of Moreau.
On the other hand, Hisoka's attention was entirely on Moro and he was not interested in picking on Menqi with murderous intent, so Menqi didn't have to be neurotic and naturally seemed much more normal.
"And deliberately pretending not to know him!
Menqi has confirmed Moreau's identity, watching Moreau go away with bright eyes.
However, pretending not to know this kind of thing , it is still necessary.
Just like she just regarded Kurt as a stranger, just to avoid letting others see some clues and make malicious speculations and slanders. "Menqi, Menqi?"
Bu Haci looked at Menqi's unblinking reaction in confusion. Unexpectedly, even after calling his name a few times, the other party didn't respond.
Suddenly,
He became even more confused and asked: "Menqi, what happened to No. 502?"
"What?"
Menqi looked at Buha Ci as if he had just disconnected and reconnected, "What did you just say?"
"Well.—"
Bu Haci scratched his head with his big hand like a leaf fan, shook his head and said: "Nothing, I'm just too hungry."
"Oh, you can start eating later."
Menqi said nonchalantly: "The standards of this group of candidates this year are quite high, they should be able to hunt porcupines."
There is only one kind of pig in the Biscayne Forest, and that is the most violent porcupine pig in the world.
This creature is known for its amazing impact and aggressiveness.
For those who master Nian, it is not difficult to deal with them with the defense and strengthening of Nian Qi.
But people who don't understand, even if they are very strong, may fall into a serious fight if they cannot find the weakness of the wild boar.
Hands-on creatures like the porcupine boar are actually insignificant in terms of danger level when looking at the entire biosphere.
There are too many species in this world.
Because of this, biological hunters, like bounty hunters, have a large base of practitioners.
In comparison, food hunters, who are partially related to biological hunters, are pitifully small in number.
But almost all of them are the elite among the elite. Not only do they possess keen judgment and observation skills, but they also possess powerful strength to deal with all kinds of deadly creatures.
Hazi's test question is not entirely to satisfy the appetite, but to test the candidates' judgment, observation, and most critical strength from the perspective of a food hunter.
Of course.
∣ Putting aside the requirement of taste factor, it would be unfair to insist on hunting the porcupine boar.
∣ It means that people with telekinesis can complete the hunt without any difficulty.
In the forest.
Xiaojie, with a more exciting emotion than when facing Hisoka, accurately judged the weakness of the hooligan boar at the edge of danger.
After a muffled sound.
Xiaojie easily knocked out a wild boar, and his whole body was immersed in a strange emotion.
In addition to Leorio, Qi and Kurt also completed the hunt easily.
Not far away.
The well-dressed candidate No. 22 noticed Xiaojie and the others’ hunting process.
It was also an easy hunting process, but this candidate only focused on Xiaojie.
Because she is a biological hunter, she found that Xiaojie's judgment on biological things was extremely good.
In comparison, Qi and Kurt relied on hard power to complete the hunt, but they were not worthy of her attention.
"Excellent talent."
Candidate No. 22 thought to himself, and he had the idea of contacting Xiaojie in the past.
She suddenly strode over.
Kete Xiuran looked at her, his eyes cold and mixed with a hint of warning.
After all, the other party is a telepathic person, so you cannot take it lightly at any time.
Candidate No. 22 didn’t care about Kurt’s reaction and walked straight towards Xiaojie.
Her actions quickly attracted Xiaojie’s attention.
"Do you want to be a creature hunter?"
Candidate No. 22 looked at Xiaojie and asked directly.
Xiaojie was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and Kate's figure flashed in his mind.
Looking at Xiaojie's reaction, Candidate No. 22 mobilized his energy without any scruples, and just like that, in front of everyone, he materialized a red and white electronic illustrated book with a rather technological atmosphere out of thin air.
"I think you are very suitable for the career of biological hunter."
Candidate No. 22 held the electronic illustrated book and said very seriously.
Leoli, Xiaojie, and Qi stared at the electronic illustrated book with surprise on their faces.
It actually... appeared out of thin air?
Beside.
Kurt looked at Qi’s reaction.
Elmi's brother's telepathy needle has tampered with brother Qi's memory and understanding of his telepathy ability.
However, the previous encounter with the pervert Hisoka and the person in front of him who had no idea what was going on in his mind were gradually allowing his brother to regain contact with telekinesis.
· Thinking of what his family elders had done, Kurt felt a little embarrassed for a moment.