The sailors pulled in the anchor and the sails, and the water surface gradually became rippled with waves.
Along with the white waves, the waving figures on the port became subtle, and the huge cargo ship gradually moved towards the sea and sky, with reluctant tears falling on the deck.
Yaro's gaze was deep, looking at the land that gradually turned into a thin line, listening to the faint cries of young children, but making indifferent calculations in his heart.
How many of these innocent boys and girls can survive in the end?
Yaro quickly got the result of such a simple arithmetic problem.
Thinking of the number in his mind, Yaro looked up with a smile.
What a simple number!
Cold and ruthless.
In front of his eyes, there seemed to be a sudden appearance of blood red, with all kinds of young broken bodies piled up randomly. But above the pile of red and white corpses, there were two simple numbers.
33!
No, maybe more than that!
Death tests are not a fixed thing!
Some lure deep-sea monsters, some sea tribes attack ships, some encounter pirates, some strange events occur, and some take indirect action from official wizards.
Some were even kicked off the ship and subjected to death tests in other countries in other ways.
Even Yaro's mother didn't know what form the death test would take.
After all, no one can guarantee what you will encounter on the road.
However, apart from the indirect attack by formal wizards, what other method is there to ensure that a fixed number of people are left behind?
It can only be a rough range, and it is normal to have left and right deviations.
Even if some people were too seriously injured during the death test, it would not be surprising if they died later.
For example, this time, my mother also revealed to herself that the actual number of people needed was only twenty!
As long as no less than twenty people survive in the end and the death rate exceeds 50%, the mother can be considered to have completed the recruitment task of having a 50% death rate.
Pulling out the knight's sword, Yaro took out maintenance grease and applied it lightly. His heartbeat was speeding up, and he had to calm himself down.
It's okay, I just went to sea today, and the death test won't start for a few days.
Although Yaro doesn't know what he will encounter in the end, he still knows the approximate time, so he can't get his body excited too early. Excessive excitement of the body will only waste energy.
Thinking of his own training since childhood and the upcoming death test, Yaro felt inexplicably uneasy about waiting for the college entrance examination.
If the death test is regarded as the college entrance examination, then for others, this is a normal closed-book exam, but for Yaro, it is an open-book assessment.
However, the death test can only be counted as one of the tasks.
Another lesson is to express your personal character.
Thinking of this, Yaro put away his sword, turned around and walked out of the room, towards the deck, pretending to comfort the teenagers who lingered on the deck for the first time away from home.
At this time, Yaro had a noble status in the eyes of the young people. He was comforted by him when his heart was weak, so he was naturally flattered.
Many girls are even fond of Yaro, and the bolder ones express directly or indirectly that they want to see Yaro's room, or invite Yaro to see her room.
Faced with these unreasonable requests, Yaro remained calm and politely declined them all.
They only know how to stare at my face but don’t know how to appreciate my excellent inner qualities. What a bunch of superficial girls!
Because of the test issue, Yaro was willing to show his affinity, but thinking that the people he faced would soon turn into cold corpses, he was not in the mood to say anything more.
With this kind but distant attitude, after persuading all the students to take a rest, Yaro also walked into the cabin.
The cabin of the moving ship was shaking slightly, and the dull atmosphere in the cabin made Yaro feel a little uncomfortable at this time. Fortunately, the situation was not serious, and he still had enough time to adapt.
Holding on to the slightly swaying wall of the narrow passage, Yaro stepped through each door. When he passed by Isa's door, his steps couldn't help but pause.
Listening to the faint sound of painful cries accompanied by violent vomiting.
Yaro frowned slightly.
Seasick?
Isa was lucky. She was able to board the ship with double excellent qualifications at the age of eleven, and could study at the wizard academy.
But she was even more unlucky, not to mention her seasickness at this time.
Just saying that at such a young age and being a thin civilian girl, how could she pass it? What about the so-called death test?
If other wizards were recruited along the ship, maybe she could directly become the apprentice of the wizard on the ship.
Unfortunately, the official wizard aboard the ship now is Nicole, who only came to protect Yaro.
Calling Isa 'the corpse of the future' is no longer a big deviation.
However, what does this have to do with myself?
Yaro stepped forward and continued to move forward.
I am just a pawn played by other people's rules, so what can I do?
However, even if I really have the ability to change the rules, with my trouble-fearing character, the most likely thing is to give them the right to choose whether to conduct the test, right?
Not right either.
If you don’t know, you won’t be there!
This is the strategy set by Starlight Wizard to keep more people who really know about wizards away from most people.
What's more, a girl with excellent qualifications like Isa is very likely to encounter strange things like Mengli in the future, and she may not be able to escape death, and may even hurt innocent people.
So, when you have enough strength, maybe you won’t worry about such small things?
…
Yaro pondered his heart and imagined what choices he might make in the future. He walked slowly to the intersection, his ears twitched slightly, and he suddenly raised his head.
"Brother Desi? Why are you here?"
Desi shook the teapot in his hand and said with a proud smile: "I was waiting for you here and was going to have a good chat with you. Unexpectedly, I met the wizard Anis. She rewarded me with a pot of Uli tea. This There is still plenty of tea, so we just happened to drink it together."
"The taste of this tea sounds weird, but drinking it can prevent seasickness. You are also lucky that this happened to you."
Yarrow's interview was weird.
Are you - are you sure it's my good luck?
"Thank you so much, Brother Desi. I happen to be a little uncomfortable."
Yaro opened the door and made a gesture of inviting him in.
Desi nodded slightly and said, "Excuse me."
Entering the room, Desi was slightly startled, because although the items in the room were neatly arranged, the overall space was not very large, with only a set of tables and chairs.
Noticing Desi's gaze, Yaro said nonchalantly: "Brother Desi, you sit on the chair and I'll sit on the bed."
With that said, Yaro pulled the table and chair to the bed and sat on the bed.
"also."
Desi himself was a relatively casual person, so he sat down nonchalantly and put the teapot in his hand on the table.
Fortunately, there are a lot of cups in the room, at least the two of them don't have to share the same cup.
Yaro poured ulli tea for the two of them, and then tried to take a sip himself.
It was obscure and had a strong bitter acid taste, and it really didn't taste good. However, Yaro thought that this tea could prevent seasickness, so he forced himself to drink it.
The indescribable smell made Yaro frown, and it took him a long time to recover. He took a long breath and looked up at Desi, only to find that his expression was also very strange.
Desi's eyes were closed tightly at this time, the muscles on his face were twitching continuously, and he even shuddered a few times before finally regaining his composure.
"anything else?"
"Don't, don't!"
Desi quickly covered his cup and looked at Yaro raising the cup again in an understated manner, with a puzzled look on his face: "Don't you think it tastes bad?"
"It tastes bad...but it's still acceptable."
How can it be unpleasant to drink something that concerns your own life?
After filling himself up again, Yaro looked up and asked, "Brother Desi, why are you waiting for me?"
Desi stopped paying attention to the pot of tea, looked at Yaro, and said in admiration: "Yaro, you are really good."
"I know everything you did just now."
"But why don't you integrate them? You know, this sea area is not safe. Every time you accept students, you will encounter several dangers. If you bring them together to build a gang, maybe it will be safer later? "
Desi might have known something, he was indirectly reminding himself.
But Yaro also has his own ideas.
Because he could never do it, deliberately pushing innocent people to die!
"Brother Desi, I'm not in the mood to take care of a group of children. It's not like you didn't see their attitude before. There are some things that I just can't see out of sight and out of mind."
Yaro said this deliberately. He couldn't show that he knew the truth of the matter, because there were many things that could be done but not said.
Without waiting for Desi's answer, Yaro directly changed the subject and talked about Monli in Desi's hometown dialect, 'Yurio'.
"Brother Desi, how is Mengli doing now? Although he and I met halfway, he has a pretty good personality and gets along well with me. It's a pity that what happened to him happened."
Yaro deliberately talked about his good behavior towards others while building a relationship with Desi.
Now he just wants to pass the exam smoothly, preferably with good grades.
After all, his energy talent is indeed too poor. Even with super mental power as a supplement, it is not very safe, so he can only hope to make some compensation in other aspects.
And this so-called other aspect mainly affects people, which is Desi who is not aware of it.
Yaro deliberately complimented him, and from time to time he would bring up Meng Li's topic. He would also tell a few harmless jokes from time to time, and the atmosphere of the two people's chat became more and more heated.
Later in the conversation, Desi actually proposed that Yaro go to the 'Owl Wizard Academy'.
"Little Yaro, if you go to the Owl Wizard Academy in the future, I can take care of you if anything happens in the future."
"That's good. If I'm really lucky, I will definitely choose it. Brother Desi will take care of me then."
Yaro agreed without hesitation.
As for whether you will go in the future?
That's hard to say.
