Chapter 285 The official start of the competition!
‘Yesterday’s City’ Yesterden, the central square ‘Heinholm’.
This is the sacred place where the Hunter Association officially announced its establishment, and it is also the starting point for previous hunter qualification trials.
At this time, the huge square was already packed to the brim, with tens of thousands of people rushing into the square to watch the upcoming opening ceremony.
The Tezzolo trio were also squished around in the crowd. Mozart tried hard to protect his mustache that had been curled up, and said breathlessly: "Damn it, are there so many people signing up? My underwear will be squeezed.
Gone!"
Tezzolo's meticulously combed dark green hair was already messy. He squeezed away the fat man next to him and said with difficulty: "These...most of these are tourists and local residents! No pirates have dared to approach these years.
The waters near Steaden, and the hunter trials held here at fixed times every year, have gradually turned this island into the most popular tourist destination in the South China Sea."
Dontton touched his shaved scalp, pushed away the people next to him with his arm, and took the opportunity to pull Tezzolo and Mozart forward.
When they arrived at the front, they discovered that although the square was crowded, everyone spontaneously left enough space on the podium in front of the square.
"That's... the podium where Viktor of the Vicious Chain announced the official establishment of the Hunters Association!" Mozart looked at the podium full of sacred meaning and was very excited. Not only him, but Don Tern was also extremely excited. Both of them were Vicious Chains.
Big fan of Victor.
This was the sixth time that Tezzolo had seen this podium, and he acted much calmer than the two of them.
The hour hand of the huge clock tower directly north of the square pointed to 10:00. As the huge bell rang, a figure stepped onto the podium.
Seeing that figure, the crowd instantly burst into extremely enthusiastic emotions.
"Oh oh oh oh!! It's the president who is here in person!! President!!"
"President! President!!"
"Sir Victor! Please sign your name for me!"
Looking at the handsome figure in a black suit and black cloak, Mozart and Dont'en widened their eyes and murmured: "That's... [Vicious Chain] Victor!!"
Not only the tourists and people, but also the contestants were excited. Over the years, the name of Vicious Chain Victor has gradually become a legend. Every bounty hunter admires and worships him from the bottom of his heart. Who would have thought that in recent years, even
Victor, the rarely seen villain, actually comes to the game in person!
In the crowd, Spider Spade, who was standing on the ground, stared at the figure on the podium, with deep fear and complex yearning on his face. It had nothing to do with anything else. This was just a simple expression of respect for the person standing on the stage.
The admiration of the strongest men in the world.
The 'Blind Man' held his wooden staff with both hands all his life, tilting his head slightly to listen to something.
On the podium, Vicious Chain Victor stretched out his hands and pressed down slightly, and the noisy and huge square became quiet within a few seconds.
“Everyone present, welcome to the Hainholm Square of the ‘City of Yesterday’.”
Compared with his appearance five years ago, Victor is now nearly 2 meters tall. His blond hair is combed back into a meticulous back. His handsome face still has no beard, but there is no trace of youthfulness in his whole person.
He exudes strong personal charm all the time. His left hand wearing a black leather glove holds a small and exquisite voice-conducting telephone bug on his chest, and his gentle and elegant voice resounds throughout the square through the loudspeaker equipment:
"Six years ago, I stood here to announce the establishment of the Hunters Association to the world. Today, I can happily tell everyone that we did it."
"All bounty hunters are united and gathered together. This sea is no longer just the navy and pirates."
"Every honorable bounty hunter can proudly claim that he has the strong backing of the entire Hunter Association. As always, the association will provide the strongest support to all members."
"And we are no longer limited to hunting pirates for bounties. Our footprints are all over the sea. Music hunters, food hunters, guardian hunters, relic hunters, rare animal hunters... The Hunter Association welcomes all talents with unique skills to join.
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"Want to pursue your dream? Want to go further? Come on, pass the Hunter Association Qualification Trials and let the world know your abilities!"
"I hereby announce that the sixth Hunter Qualification Selection..."
"Officially begins!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Hainholm Square instantly erupted with unparalleled enthusiasm!
In the bustling crowd, tears of excitement flashed in the corners of Mozart's eyes. He had always been carefree and suddenly felt that he had an extremely firm belief and goal - to become a real hunter! He must successfully pass the selection competition to qualify!
Victor's figure disappeared from the podium at some point. Accompanied by the deafening wave of voices, a white pigeon wearing a black top hat landed next to the sound-transmitting telephone bug on the podium and cooed.
After two sounds, he spoke:
"Gugu...can everyone hear you clearly? OK! Dear contestants, I believe you have received your own number when registering. Please keep the number plate properly. This little thing will affect your success.
Pass the tryouts.”
Mozart suddenly remembered that he had indeed received the number plate marked 367 when he signed up. It turned out that that thing had another use... He touched his pocket and found that the number plate was still there, but fortunately he had not thrown it away.
Dont'en's face suddenly turned pale, and he started frantically digging through his pockets and backpack.
The square gradually became quiet. Pigeon Lafayette pushed up the black top hat on his head and continued: "As the examiner of the first round of the competition, I announced the content of the examination-successfully arrived at the uninhabited island 'Lafame'.
The time limit is within 48 hours. Friendly reminder, your performance in the competition will be included in the total score. So... let's see you on 'Lafam Island'!"
After saying that, the pigeon fluttered and flew away.
People watched in stunned silence as the pigeon Lafayette left. It was quiet for a while before suddenly erupting into violent noises and roars.
"Lafam Island? What the hell is this place! Didn't the official even give me the coordinates?"
"Who knows where Lafayam Island is? I'll pay for it! 100,000 berries!"
"I'll pay 200,000!"
"Where's the boat! Everyone here is a competitor, the boat cannot be destroyed! Go to the dock quickly!"
"Idiot, the key is to buy supplies first!"
The Mozart trio quietly slipped out of the crowd and found a relatively quiet alley to study countermeasures.
"Is the first round as simple as that? Just arrive at the island, right?" Don Turn said naively, rubbing the back of his head.
Mozart folded his arms and leaned against the moss-covered wall, frowning and said: "It won't be that simple. First, he brought up the number plate to make everyone realize that they were competitors, and then gave a name with only a name but no navigation chart and
The coordinates of the island... It should be said that the first round of the game is so difficult?"
"Each competition has its own unique assessment direction." Tezzolo squatted on the ground and rummaged for navigation charts in his backpack and said, "If I am not wrong, this first round of competition should be a test for the contestants.
Navigation ability, teamwork ability and target search ability. After all, we all work on the sea, and if you want to sail, one person is not enough."
Don Turn couldn't understand it anymore: "Then, what should we do now?"
"No, there is no information about Lafam Island recorded on the nautical chart." Tezzolo lay on the ground and spread out the nautical chart to carefully compare the icons: "Which of you has a better boat?"
"I, I came here on a merchant ship..." Don Turn lowered his head in shame.
Mozart twirled his mustache and said with a smile: "My 'Love Sachs' is a two-masted schooner. Its style and specifications are all imitations of the great ship 'Berger'. It will take about a month to supply supplies."
of stock.”
Tezzolo thought for a while: "Then let's use your boat, brother Mozart. Dont'en goes to the dock to protect the boat. We have about 2 hours to collect information about Lafam Island."
"Two hours? Too little!" Mozart twirled his mustache faster.
Tezzolo pursed his lips as he looked outside the alley, only to see runners running everywhere. Everyone was frantically buying supplies or paying high prices for information about Lafam Island.
The whole of Yestedern was caught in a frenzied atmosphere.
"Believe me, from the moment the competition starts, the behavior of all our contestants has been included in the [scorer]'s field of vision."
Tezzolo lowered his voice and said: "And it is not considered safe if you arrive at Lafam Island within the time limit. I am afraid that the time sequence of arrival will also be an important scoring criterion."
"Rating? What is that?" Dont'en felt that his brain was completely exhausted.
“I’ll tell you more about the scoring thing after we get on the ship. Let’s take action!”
Tezzolo clapped his hands, and the three of them immediately took action.