"This trial will last for three days! You will compete with the students in the ordinary class..."

"The Vulture Pirates' ship island is divided into two areas. The war area is where extraordinary pirates gather, and the living area is where some unawakened pirates... Of course, pirates are very cunning. You have to be careful about what happens in the living area.

Mixed in with some super pirates..."

"Now, all students pay attention... The transcendent will distribute a specially printed gold coin in each hand, and the students who have not awakened will get a silver coin. After the three-day trial, each person must have at least two

Coins of the same color indicate passing... Otherwise, those who fail the trial will be demoted from the elite class to the reserve class, and all benefits will be cancelled..."

"Of course, each pirate will also get a coin in his hand... If they collect three coins, they can get the Lord's pardon! Therefore, this group of vicious pirates will definitely find a way to snatch the coins from your hands.

..”

"The top ten in the ordinary class in this trial will be qualified to enter the elite class... The academy in the elite class will receive generous rewards... The first place in the trial will receive a volume of legendary martial arts (level A), Sequence 8 Directional Silver

A magic potion; second place..."

"Fight, rookies! This is your graduation gift..."

...

The deputy dean of Philip College talked for a long time and was very energetic.

The young students in this dark place on the deck were both happy and worried.

"Oh my God... I'm actually going to fight the ferocious pirates hand-to-hand?"

"I heard that pirates are murderous monsters who can also eat people... How can we defeat them? Isn't fighting a job for lower-class people? Why do we have to kill pirates in this year's trial?"

"Don't be so surprised... I heard from my father that pirates are human beings too. In terms of equipment and martial arts, they can't compare to us. As long as you are careful, you can kill a few of them casually."

"Stop talking nonsense! The pirates are all experienced in battles, and we can't defeat them at all! I think we should just find a place to hide for three days and survive the trial... As for being demoted to the reserve class, Hua

Just some money..."

"Don't take any chances. Even if we don't take the initiative, those pirates will definitely come to us for the right to pardon... This trial will definitely be cruel!"

"My father said that this kind of trial is called a 'bloody trial'... In the past, the academy would only conduct such trials when there was a war in the territory. Is there going to be a war in the territory..."

The students in the civilian class all had fanatical glints in their eyes when they heard these rules. But these pampered young ladies and young men in the noble class were not so interested... The family is never short of potion resources, they

You won't go to great lengths just for a little reward.

But this trial forced them to fight tooth and nail.

...

"Silver coins..."

Raymond stood in the crowd and listened boredly, and then he was given a brand new silver coin with the image of Archduke Philip on it.

That's right, a shining silver coin representing the non-awakened.

"Forget it, just silver coins... Anyway, I'm familiar with the Vulture Pirates' ship island, so it doesn't matter where I'm assigned."

Originally, during this trial, Raymond only planned to paddle around casually and get by casually.

But now it seems that he still has to go all out.

Because he needs a lot of actual combat to improve his strength!

Now that the "Hex's Three-Barrel Warhammer" is out of sight, Raymond needs to hone his swordsmanship even more urgently if he wants to enhance his ability to protect himself.

He had been practicing swordplay in the kendo hall for the past two days and discovered a big problem.

Although the "Thirteenth Stormrage Sword Technique" has been upgraded to level two and is quite powerful, he found that he still felt a bit awkward when actually using it. He clearly had sword moves in his mind, but his body could not display them perfectly.

It's like you know how to ride a bicycle, but suddenly one day you get a new car, and the ride is not as smooth as you imagined.

Reality is not a game. To release a skill, you don't just click the icon. Especially for martial arts, you have to actually draw the moves.

Raymond learned from the classics that this "jerky feeling" was due to too little training and the body's lack of adaptability to the moves.

The muscles of the human body have their own memory for the moves. Only through repeated practice thousands of times can the muscles respond to the sword moves at the highest speed and gradually eliminate this jerky feeling.

Only then can we finally reach the ultimate state of "a thought has just arisen, and the sword has arrived."

"Once you enter the sword, it is as deep as the sea..."

Raymond sighed in his heart and stroked the famous sword "Mihu" hanging on his waist. The scabbard wrapped with cloth felt rough to the touch, and it felt more and more handy after touching it frequently.

Not only swordsmen like to wear weapons on their waists, but many other extraordinary people also like to carry weapons, battle axes, muskets, crossbows, giant swords, shields...

In addition to self-defense, there is another layer of meaning.

This is a saying popular among extraordinary people in the world of great navigation, called "nurturing weapons".

It is said that always carrying a weapon on hand "to nourish the weapon with popularity" can not only enhance the owner's proficiency in controlling the weapon, but it is also said that over time, the weapon can be "channeled" and achieve the state of unity between man and weapon.

...

"Wow... Look, that's the steel ship island of the Vulture Pirates' Hux Vulture!"

"Is this the home of the Vulture Pirates? It looks shabby and shabby, not as powerful as the ships and islands in the territory..."

"..."

Far away, the students on the deck saw the huge steel island on the sea. They all exclaimed as if they had discovered a new continent.

"Have you never seen the ships and islands of the super pirates in the Endless Sea... Those are the truly terrifying war beasts..." Raymond's eyes were a little hazy, and he squinted at the devastated Hercules in the distance.

The USS Kos Island has a feeling of revisiting the old place.

After all, he was on this ship island on the first day he traveled through time.

In game parlance, this is his "birthplace".

At this moment, the "Hux Vulture" lost the glory that Raymond saw that day. Traces of war smoke were left everywhere on the island. Huge shell holes could be seen everywhere on the huge hull, and the steam boiler as a symbol of power was visible everywhere.

The chimney was also blasted in half... Even at this moment, billowing black smoke was coming out of the ship's cabin from time to time. Apparently there were still remaining fires that had not been extinguished.

It can be imagined that the encirclement and suppression battle not long ago must have been very tragic.

The boiler room on the ship island was completely destroyed, and it had no power to move forward.

Directly in front of the ship island were six "Predator Battleships" led by Philip. The harpoon had been launched, and dozens of flying forks connected with steel ropes penetrated the iron sheet of the "Hux Vulture" ship island, firmly securing it.

The ground was nailed to the steel frame.

It's like six strong horses pulling a heavy beast carcass, slowly moving across the sea.

After this trial, it will be completely cut into pieces, and then pulled into a high-temperature furnace to make steel and reshaped.

...

"Students who haven't awakened the extraordinary, get off the boat immediately! Change to an assault boat and get ready to start the trial!"

The destination of the trial is right in front of us.

The trainees were picked up by small boats one after another. They would log onto the ship island from different directions and then carry out encirclement and suppression operations against pirates.

If Raymond wants to land in the "living area", he must disembark in advance.

"Classmate Raymond, be careful."

The sound is like fine lines, but full of care.

He turned around and saw that Irene had slipped up to him without knowing it, with a timid and shy look on her face that was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes away.

Today, Irene has changed into a tight black combat uniform, with her golden hair tied into pigtails and hanging on the back of her head. She is full of heroic spirit. She has exquisite flame-like leather armor on her arms and calves, and her breastplate is dark gold.

The inscribed light armor exudes the aura of a heroic adventurer.

"Um."

Raymond nodded.

He stared at those shining and expectant crystal eyes, then chuckled and said, "Wait for me at the old place before the trial is over."

Irene was stunned for a moment, then understood and said with joy, "Okay."

The old place naturally refers to the cell where they were once imprisoned.

She looked at the riddled Vulture Island again, with a hint of reminiscence in her beautiful eyes.

There was a beautiful memory here that, although thrilling, left a lasting impression on her.

Thinking about it,

A bright smile gradually appeared on the corner of Irene's lips,

That gentle and happy look,

It looks very much like the flower blooming in the spring breeze.

...

It was crowded and orderly.

When he stepped onto the assault boat, Raymond felt like someone was looking at him again.

He looked back and saw Arthur smiling meaningfully at him.

"I almost forgot, there is this dangerous guy who must be dealt with as soon as possible..."

Raymond grinned his white teeth and responded to Arthur with an equally meaningful and bright smile.

There are various signs that a big net is secretly covering Philip's territory.

He vaguely felt,

This guy with a hidden smile,

The purpose of this trial is not that simple.

but...

Think of trials first,
Chapter completed!