aircannonsinc Chapter 14 Knocking on the Door
Chapter 14 Knocking on the Door
Although he had already cleared the game, Eligi still went to see the group take a make-up exam. The make-up exam involved picking spider eggs in a bottomless canyon, which looked like a very delicious egg.
Even if you boil these spider eggs, they will be very delicious, without needing any seasoning.
Soon the group reached the summit, and looking down, they saw a bottomless valley river. If they fell in, they would be swept directly into the sea.
Nine times out of ten, you'll lose your life. This is a comprehensive test of courage, skill, and strength.
In comparison, the Big-Nosed Boar became a relatively simple test, but Menchi's professional instincts kicked in, making it quite difficult to handle.
This time, Menchi took off her shoes and began to personally demonstrate how to harvest spider eggs.
Menchi spread her arms and jumped down to grab the incredibly resilient spider silk. Before a gust of updraft arrived, she grabbed the spider egg and, supported by the updraft, reached the edge of the cliff.
A series of actions left Ailiji dumbfounded.
Ailiji didn't think Menchi was powerful; rather, he thought the updraft was incredibly powerful.
"Gaara, are you hungry? Why don't you go down and get some eggs to eat?" Eligi asked, his mouth watering but unwilling to go down himself, knowing he might lose his life if he wasn't careful.
Normally, Gaara would have refused such a pointless suggestion, but today he surprisingly said, "It's time to eat and replenish our energy. I'll leave the egg-boiling to you."
The spirit beasts that Eligi creates do not consume his own energy; in fact, they can even replenish his energy when necessary.
However, ki doesn't just appear out of nowhere; Gaara currently has two methods for obtaining ki.
One of them was that Erigi directly replenished Gaara's Nen.
The second method is to obtain Qi by absorbing food. The former is direct and quick, while the latter requires half a day for food to be converted into Qi.
The higher the energy content of a food, the more gas it will generate.
"Hehehe, these are minor issues." Ailiji readily agreed.
Then, everyone saw Gaara manipulate sand, as if by magic, to float in the air and lift up the eggs.
"Oh! So this is the hovering ability that was reported before? Each Nen beast has developed its own unique Nen ability. This kid has quite a lot of ideas. I just wonder how far he can develop in the future." Netero narrowed his eyes and pondered, finding this to be an interesting thing.
In this way, Eligi and his group easily obtained more than a dozen spider eggs, and even traded five eggs for ten million jenny.
Adding this to the 50 million Jenny Kurapika gave us earlier, we now have 60 million Jenny.
Given that he can draw the Nen Beast Collection once for every 20 million Jenny, his team will be able to reach six people after the Hunter Exam.
Adding one more person completes a full combat squad, greatly enhancing their ability to respond to threats.
Soon, the second test ended. Due to Ellige's intervention, the number of people who passed the test was 47, which, together with Ellige and the other two, made a total of 50 people.
Everyone who passes will board an airship to proceed to the next test location, while those who fail can either leave directly or leave under the guidance of the Hunter Association.
Once aboard the airship, most people simply rested.
Only Gon and Killua, the two stamina monsters, were still playing around on the airship.
Meanwhile, Ailiji and his two companions occupied a room and rested quietly.
Eliji placed all the bank cards he had obtained on top of the book, and then a flash of light appeared, and all the bank cards disappeared.
"This book is so convenient. You can deposit money into it and convert it into Jenny coins without having to take money out of your bank card!" Eliji couldn't help but exclaim.
As mentioned before, there are two import mechanisms for the [Soul Beast Collection]. One is that Eligi considers things valuable, and the other is that others consider things valuable and exchange them with Eligi.
It seems plausible that Ellige believed these bank cards had such intrinsic value that they were successfully absorbed.
After the bank card disappeared, three pages of the book lit up, indicating that the summoning of the spirit beast was imminent.
Unlike the beasts that appear directly in a fair trade, these beasts, whose value is determined by the item, can be summoned according to Eligi's needs.
Eligi really wanted to flip through the Nen Beast Collection, but he held back in the end, because flipping through it would summon the Nen Beasts.
It's the Hunter Exam now, so having more participants isn't necessarily better; too many might even attract unnecessary attention.
In fact, Eligi and his group are already very attractive, not only in terms of their appearance but also in terms of their methods and abilities.
"Knock knock knock—"
There was a knock on the door. Eligi hurriedly put away the [Nen Beast Collection], then stood up and went to open the door, where he saw Gon and Killua.
"What brings you two here?" Eligi asked with a smile.
Gon raised his hand and said, "Killua said he sensed the presence of ki, so he came to you to confirm."
Ailiji's lips twitched slightly, and he had no intention of letting the two of them in. Instead, he said, "Even a genius who appears out of 100,000 people needs a week to sense the existence of Qi. Even if you are geniuses who appear out of millions or tens of millions of people, it will still take at least a day for you to sense Qi."
"So, I'm going to start my cultivation now, and I won't be playing with you guys anymore." With that, Ailiji closed the door.
Seeing this, Gon said somewhat awkwardly, "Killua, I told you it wasn't right to lie like that. Now look what happened, Erigi saw through it."
"It doesn't matter. We've already gathered information that it takes at least a week to awaken Nen, haven't we? Let's go find a quiet place and see who awakens Nen first," Killua said nonchalantly, his hands behind his head.
"Okay!" Xiao Jie was also full of competitive spirit.
After saying that, Killua and Gon skipped away. Around the corner, the old man Netero saw everything, then chuckled a few times and muttered, "What an energetic bunch."
After saying that, Netero knocked on the door again.
Not long after, Eligi opened the door again, a hint of impatience on his face. But when he saw that it was Netero, he looked surprised and said, "Master, are you here to give me my Hunter License directly?"
"Hehe, you're quite the joker. But if you win a game against me, I might just give you a hunter's license," Netero said with a laugh.
Upon hearing about playing games, Ailiji immediately refused, saying, "Never mind then, so what did you want to see me about?"