Chapter 209: Hunter's Mining × Gem × Operation System Use...
"Hunter test progress: 30%... (in progress)"
"I'm the examiner in charge of the second round of exams, Moreg, and I'm also a gem hunter." The new examiner put his hands on his hips and announced the decided exam content to the candidates in front of him, most of whom were still recovering from the first exam.
His hand slowly pointed toward the open-pit mine filled with stones in the distance.
"All you have to do is mine!"
Ignoring the faint wails of the candidates, the examiner picked up a stone and crushed it with his fist. "You've passed the observation test, but physical strength is also crucial to becoming a hunter!"
The examiner pointed to his wristband, which read [Score +1]. "This will track your movements. Hitting stone gets one point, breaking coal gets two points. If you reach 20,000 points within the allotted time, you'll pass."
"The test will start counting down in three hours." The examiner said, then sat down in a corner and waited for the test to begin.
All the candidates immediately felt relieved and rested on the spot. Some of them were injured during the exam and bandaged each other's wounds.
Compared with the miserable candidates who were so exhausted that they didn't care about their image and sat or lay directly on the ground, apart from some inconspicuous burnt marks on his clothes, there was no sign from Hisoka that he had just escaped from a dangerous situation.
He leaned against the wall, even in the mood to admire the state of other candidates who had escaped death.
"Ah, clothes, they're burnt." The player discovered that the corner of Hisoka's clothes was damaged in the first exam.
The other person's gaze, a half-hearted smile on his face, fell on the player's face. He glanced down casually, his tone frivolous and suggestive, "Hmm—really? So, you want to compensate me with a new one?"
"Okay!" The player agreed without hesitation, holding the phone in both hands, raising it to about the same height as the lower half of his face, and said very proactively, "You're welcome. I'll transfer any money you need to Hisoka."
But the player remembers that the other party seems to have the setting of "liking money".
Of course, you have to find opportunities to spend money on the other party.
Even though the favorability reminder of the currently conquerable character has been set to invisible by the player, it does not prevent Fushimi Kyoki from imagining the scene where the other party's favorability towards the player is increasing!
"Hmm~" Hisoka didn't respond, the smile on his lips becoming more pronounced. "It's still the same as it was in the Sky Arena, nothing has changed at all."
The player tilted his head, thinking about what the other party was referring to, his eyes gleaming, "If 500 million Jieni can make Hisoka happy, then I've achieved my goal."
It's rare to find a playable character with a clear preference, and players rarely encounter opportunities to use the in-game currency, so the personal funds column keeps piling up.
The knight who had heard the entire conversation between the player and Hisoka sighed inwardly and then dismissed it. Glancing at Illumi beside him, he asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Ilmi held his hard face and shook his head slowly from side to side: "..."
Hisoka chuckled and retracted his gaze. Like magic, he flipped his palm over, revealing two diamond-shaped gems before the player. "I've also prepared a return gift."
One was emerald green and the other was bright yellow, reflecting clear light in his hands.
The knight also came over: "Oh, no wonder you only took these two gems..."
"If you can only choose one, which one do you prefer?" Hisoka lowered his upper body slightly, his eyes moving between his hands, waiting for the player's answer.
The player took it and looked at it carefully in the palm of his hand.
The player held the yellow gem in his hand, raised it, and looked through it at Hisoka across from him: "This one."
"It's very similar to the color of Hisoka's eyes, both are a beautiful gold."
He paused almost imperceptibly, his narrow eyes curved: "Oh? I didn't think in that direction..."
"Ah, if no one wants this one, I don't mind taking it," the knight said, pointing at himself with a smile, "and the remaining gem just so happens to be the color of my eyes."
"Hmm..." Hisoka threw the gem directly to him, "Okay."
"So generous..." The knight looked at the other person's back in confusion as he turned and left.
"Hehe...I already have something better."
The second test starts counting down, and the player also receives a pickaxe.
"*Now entering the 'Stone Hitting Game': Pay attention to the rocks or coal that pop up from below. Use your arms to smash the rocks at the right moment. Breaking multiple rocks at once earns bonus combo points. Try to get a higher score before the countdown ends~ (Note: Bombs may appear, so don't lose points!)"
As the countdown for preparation ended, several stones were thrown up in the player's fixed perspective, and Fushimi Kyoki's movements were motion-captured, and five stones were broken together.
【Perfect! 】
The judgment of four consecutive hits is 'great'.
Once a rock falls or a bomb is hit, a red heart in the upper right corner will fall.
If the hearts drop to zero, the player will be forced to return to the interface where the mini-game started.
Player: Oo?
Fun!
The points in the upper left corner continue to rise, and the players are immersed in it.
“Click, click…”
With the background filled with the bustling "ding-dong-dong" sounds all around, a familiar noise came from far away and penetrated into the player's ears.
I paused for a moment, distracted, and accidentally hit the bomb, and the words "Game Over" appeared in front of me.
“…” The player turned his head silently.
It's Ilmi.
He opened his hand to the player, revealing the black coal in his hand: "Tattattatt..."
……What?
The player stared at him for a long time, but didn't understand what he meant. He asked in confusion: "Why are you holding a coal briquette?"
It seems that the player is only two points away from the goal of 20,000 points.
"Tatatata..." Ilmi left with a lost back.
The player picked himself up and opened the mini-game again.
Just as the player regained some of his previous feel and was about to finish the game in one go, the knight holding the little devil's phone noticed the player.
"Do you need help?" He raised the phone in his hand to the player and asked in a friendly manner. Behind the knight, there were several candidates with antennas on their heads, mining frantically with dull eyes.
Player: I need some quiet time
After sending the knight away, the player paid special attention to the movements of the three people before starting the mini-game to avoid being disturbed again.
——As expected.
While others were seizing every minute to earn points, Hisoka seemed unhurried. When he noticed the player was looking at him, he walked towards the player calmly.
"Well—probably because I felt there was nothing to rush."
He casually answered the player's question about why he didn't dig the stone, raised his index finger to indicate to the player, and Qi surrounded Hisoka's hand: "Just like this..."
He tapped a stone on the roadside, and a clear crack appeared on the solid stone, breaking apart from the point outward.
“It will become very easy.”
Wow…
The attack power increase of [Mind] can be used not only in combat.
Get some tips!
"Besides, there's more than just one way to pass the assessment." Hisoka slowly approached the player and raised his hand to show her the points on his bracelet.
【21066】
So fast!
No, he didn't go mining at all.
How to do it?
He turned the player's face so that she could see the direction where Ilmi was - candidates with needles stuck on their heads lined up and transferred the points on their bracelets to Ilmi.
The knight uses a similar method.
As Hisoka approached, the player smelled blood and it was not difficult to imagine how the other party had obtained the points.
"You mean... I have to steal other candidates' points to pass the test?" The player clapped his fists, thinking he understood Hisoka's hint.
"Hmm~" Hisoka responded with a strange hum without comment.
"Before you decide to do this, be careful about your points being targeted by others..." Hisoka's fingertips lightly stroked the player's facial features from a distance, and the faint smell of rust on the other person became clear. His voice was dangerous and low, "For example... me."
"Hey, didn't Hisoka already reach the required points?"
He nodded casually at first, then let out an unfathomable chuckle. "Would anyone refuse to enjoy a special dessert just because they've already eaten the staple food?"
This person...
The player raised her hand to Ilmi in the distance, confirming that he had seen her move, and took out a ring from her pocket: "Can I entrust him with a punch?"
Ilmi, Ilmi was silent.
He looked at Jie Ni, then shifted his gaze to Xi Suo, and fell into some inexplicable entanglement: "..."
To prevent players from being interrupted in the middle of the game and picking up a pickaxe to hit the stone.
Not tired.
Just boring.
The player opens the box and releases Rain Butterflies to cover the surrounding area, bringing it within the calming range and slightly improving its efficiency.
Hisoka looked curiously at the butterflies surrounding him. Seeing that the players ignored him, he felt bored and used the cards he brought with him to build up the tower little by little, and then pushed it down.
After careful consideration, Ilmi also rejected the player Yijini's commission.
Seeing that the other party had not left, the player paid some extra attention to him and asked him: "Why don't you sell your points to earn money?"
"Since we can manipulate the candidates, we can just let them mine and then trade with other candidates." The player pointed at the needle men standing neatly behind Ilmi and asked curiously.
The sound of nails in Ilmi's mouth gradually became smaller. While he was lost in thought, the knight had already seemed inspired and started to practice.
Ilmi looked at the player deeply, then moved his gaze to the player's wrist.
"I've already got 20,000 points." The player narrowed his eyes and showed it to him proudly.
Having failed to earn his first pot of gold from the players, Ilmi's instructions to the Needle Man to mine became rough.
The examiner noticed the grand transaction here. The knight smiled at him as if nothing had happened, while Ilmi stared in a daze at the needle man who was under his control but was too tired to move.
If you want to earn money, you need a stronger body...
Ilmi stiffly turned his head 180 degrees, and stared at the examiner with his pupils, which had become the size of needles after his disguise.
clang,
A needle flew out, but was blocked by the examiner. The examiner's face was very ugly, and he issued a warning: "Any candidate who shows malicious behavior towards the examiner again will be disqualified from the exam."
Looking at Illumi's expressionless face while listening to the lecture, Hisoka was amused by the funny scene in front of him and suppressed a low laugh.
The person being laughed at didn't seem to notice anything. He just looked back calmly at the source of the sound, but after seeing clearly, he widened his eyes slightly.
Hisoka immediately realized that the situation had changed from the subtle change in Ilmi's expression, and his fighting instinct was instantly mobilized, but he was unable to stop the strong wind.
Bang……
The player retracted his fist, smiled at Hisoka, who had a blank expression, and made a "yeah" sign with one hand: "I hit you. You'll teach me how to train later!"
“…”
The air gradually became filled with a heavy and tense atmosphere. Hisoka, who had fallen to the ground, slowly lowered his head from the posture of being attacked, his stiff pupils glued to the player.
"I noticed the hint Hisoka left in the Sky Arena, but wouldn't he notice if I suddenly used 'Zetsu'?" the player smugly recounted his thoughts, oblivious to the situation. "So I gave up on minimizing my presence and opted to slow down others' movements so they couldn't dodge my attacks."
"And! We even found a Nen user to test it, and it turned out to be feasible."
Ilmi nodded expressionlessly, "Tatta..."
"...Hisoka is injured and is the most seriously affected by the Rain Butterfly." The player explained the principle and waited for Hisoka's reaction.
Humph, now he will definitely agree to become a mentor to guide players in their practice.
Looking at Hisoka, who hadn't spoken for a long time, the player became uncertain again: "We agreed before, no limit on time, no limit on number of times, no limit on the method."
"Well...I won't regret it."
The sound came almost directly from his throat, with a vague breath.
"Ah, was this planned back in the Sky Arena? No, it should have been much later..."
Hisoka slowly stood up. He didn't seem to have suffered any substantial damage, but the aura around him surged restlessly, creating a pressure that was enough to strangle his throat.
"He had this plan in mind, yet he didn't betray a single ounce of ill will towards me. He released butterflies to confuse everyone during the exam, then acted without hesitation...ah..."
Hisoka licked his lips, his burning gaze fixed on the player. He smiled and breathed out, "Great..."
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Author's words: Hisoka: Di molto
(Seeing 12 meters against one ring, he was shaken) Hisoka: My brother is crazy because of poverty.
12m: No, you don’t know how it feels to not make a penny from someone
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