Global Examination

The merchant ship returned to its original position, they were swung around, and they faced Xiaobailian again.

The helmsman was thrown out by inertia and almost kissed his face.With a scream, he rolled and scrambled back.

"Everyone! Get down!" shouted the captain standing on the pegs where the ropes were tied.

The white wind was so violent that he couldn't even open his eyes.

After yelling, he was dragged by someone, and a large number of well-trained crew members jumped into the cabin.

A large number of people fled in a hurry, but You Huo did not retreat but advanced.

He took a few steps in the direction of the white wind wall, as if he wanted to see something...

"Don't look! Don't die?!" The first officer yelled again in Chinese, and yanked him: "Get down!"

In the blink of an eye, the decks of the three merchant ships were cleared, and everyone got into the cabin.

The crew immediately sealed the trapdoor, dragged the rope on the door and sat down on the stairs, their faces pale.

The first mate gasped for a while leaning on the rope, and just recovered from the shock.

"What's that?" He asked, "I was so anxious and confused just now, I didn't see clearly, I just focused on pushing people down."

Di Li hung on the same rope as him, and said angrily: "Your angel, come and see you off."

Chief Mate: "..."

He finally began to doubt the authenticity of the legend, and called out angrily: "Captain—"

The captain was deprived of oxygen just now, and now he was holding a hat and fanning the wind.He also seemed shocked by the little boy, not very happy.

"What's the matter?" asked the captain.

The first mate said, "Where did you hear the legend, isn't it a little different from the reality?"

The captain snorted, and his face was pale: "If the legend can be verified, it can still be called a legend?"

Di Li couldn't understand the bird's language, but he could get a rough idea based on his facial expressions.

He thought about it and asked the first officer: "Can I ask your captain, what else is mentioned in the legend? Are there any more details?"

He knew very well in his heart that the clues in the NPC's hands must not be the most direct, and they like to use the guise of legends, notes, maps, last words and the like.

A little error is okay, as long as there is enough information.

Di Li harbored a little hope.

The first officer asked a few more questions, then turned around and explained in Chinese: "I asked, but there is nothing more. Those legends are from a long time ago, and the content is also vague, just a few words repeated over and over again, and the captain said that he told you all. "

Di Li let out a sigh of relief, scratching his hair sadly.

The first mate said: "I'm really sorry, it made you happy for nothing."

Not only candidates, but also crew members.

They thought they could leave this deserted island, but they didn't expect to be beaten back to their original shape with a stick at the critical moment.

There was a low air pressure in the cabin, and the sky was clouded with gloom.

Di Li counted with his fingers incredulously: "All three of the returning merchant ships have been repaired."

"We have counted the most precious goods and made sure that there are no shortages."

"The food is directly tied to the boat, and it can regenerate itself. The three boats can eat as long as they sail."

"As for the fuel for heating, I have enough fuel, and I can use it for a long time if I save a little."

"...What else is missing? It's not missing."

Wu Li's white coat was really thin, and she was leaning against Shu Xue to keep warm.

She sat on the steps and rubbed her arms for a while, then took out a recording pen from her pocket.

"You still carry this with you?" Shu Xue was a little surprised.

"There are many meetings and work needs it." Wu Li fiddled with the recorder and played a recording.

[Starting in 1957, three Dutch merchant ships were trapped by the ice-covered sea while passing through Russia, and temporarily docked on an unnamed desert island, waiting for the long winter to pass.This is the eighth month they have lived here, and there are still 8 days before the end of winter and the ice melting on the sea surface. Candidates from each group are asked to help all members of the merchant fleet to return to the voyage smoothly. 】

Everyone was stunned.

This is the original title that was played by the system the day I first entered the cave.

They actually feel a little strange now.

People's memory is amazing, and they always grasp a key point subconsciously.They focused on "sending the merchant fleet back to its voyage".

Other foreshadowing and modifiers are treated as sidelines and automatically ignored.

Listening to it again now, Brother Li's occupational disease was causing trouble, and he immediately said: "I'm digging a word, all the members of the Merchant Marine..."

He puts an accent on the word "all".

Di Li moved his neck away from the rope: "Yes... yes! All of them! The crew here cannot be called all in a strict sense, and the 8 dead must be added!"

As soon as they got excited, the little boys outside seemed to get excited too.

The wind rattled the cabin.

Everyone shrank their necks and lowered their voices again.

"What do you say?"

"Stay here for a while, wait for the angels to leave before going out. Take those crew members away together."

Before, they were afraid of the late night on the desert island, because every night, someone would be given octopus for dinner.

Now that the octopus has become its own meal, the threat is gone, and it doesn't matter if you stay an extra night.

When they were happy, You Huo didn't participate.

He borrowed a pocket watch from the captain and was looking at the portrait inside.

This pocket watch was actually brought back by him.

He picked it up in the cabin where the octopus eats, and saw that the pattern was similar to something commonly used by the crew, so he gave it to the first officer.Unexpectedly, it turned around and fell into the hands of the captain.

But what he cares about is not these, but the person in the portrait.

It was a half-profile portrait of a long-haired man, with deep eyebrows and a high nose, and the corners of his mouth were slightly pulled down, making him look a little serious.

What is more special is that this man has a small mole above his lips and in the center of his man, and there is also a mole in his left eyebrow.

No matter how lifelike the portrait is, there will be some discrepancies with the real appearance, but these two moles will not.

The moment You Huo saw him, he thought of someone.

No, to be precise, it is a face——

The first face he saw under the ice when he and Qin Jiu were patrolling the island.

The pale face looked up at him for a long time, and he clearly remembered that there were exactly the same moles on the top of the other's lips and in the eyebrows.He also looks [-]% similar to this portrait, probably the same person.

You Huo asked the captain: "Who is this?"

The captain's usual cheerful expression disappeared. He lowered his eyes and took the pocket watch, rubbing his thumb along the edge of the portrait.

After a while, he raised his eyes and returned to his usual relaxed expression, saying, "M'nvader."

You Huo: "..."

He turned around and called the first officer over.

The chief mate translated: "This is the captain's father, and also the previous captain of the Merchant Navy."

His words caught the attention of the candidates.

After he finished speaking, everyone knew that there had been many captains in the merchant navy over the past century, and Barentsz's father was one of them.

He joined the fleet at the age of 18. Because of his excellent ability and rigorous work, he became the captain of the merchant fleet at the age of 23. He has been in the wind and waves for many years and successfully delivered countless goods.

At the age of 29, he and his fleet encountered a storm and died in the sea.

At that time, the current Captain Barents had just turned 4 years old.

Barents has the blood of navigators in his bones, and he is destined to join this fleet.

He happened to be 23 years old when he became the captain, just like his father.

Over the years, he occasionally had fantasies, maybe one day, he could find traces left by his father in the sea.

But he never found it, until today, until just now...

When boarding the ship, he saw iron boxes and pocket watches piled up among the sundries, exactly the same as in his childhood memory.

After a lapse of 30 years, his wish came true.

***

Although they knew that they were only part of the topic, the candidates still felt a little emotional.

They digested it for a moment, and suddenly realized a problem.

"So those little—" Di Li gave himself a smack, and changed his words: "Those outside... are all crew members who died here? Are they all from this merchant fleet?"

"should be……"

"Those bones in the broken cabin??"

Everyone looked at each other.

"There should be both crew members and candidates."

Over the years, batches of crew members strayed into this deserted island.

The three octopuses caught candidates when there were candidates, and caught the crew if there were no candidates. They would never treat themselves badly. Day after day, they piled up a mountain of bones in that dilapidated cabin.

No wonder the white faces are so angry when they see an octopus...

Life is given to them.

If alive, they would be someone's parents, someone's child, someone's lover, someone's home...

***

You Huo scanned around.

There was one person missing in the cabin, which actually made him not used to it.

Taking advantage of the confusion among the crowd, he opened the trapdoor.

The wind formed by the entanglement of human faces contains moist water vapor, like a large misty cloud, shrouding the bow of the merchant ship with a roaring attitude.

In front of them stood the wandering man who was looking for.

The trapdoor creaked.

Qin Chen turned his head and looked over.

"You didn't enter the cabin?" You Huo turned onto the deck.

Qin Chen was stunned for a moment and then narrowed his eyes: "Come here to find me?"

"No." You Huo walked to the bow and said, "Suddenly thought of something, let's confirm it."

"what's up?"

"Confirm their aggressiveness." You Huo pointed at those white faces.

Since the little boys are all former crew members and examinees, then maybe... they don't have any malice towards them.

According to legend, they will appear when the ice melts, perhaps just to remind those who set sail not to forget them, and not to leave them here...

You Huo originally planned to come up to confirm by the way, but he didn't expect Qin Jiu to take the lead.

However, this Mr. 001 did not hear the "story of the little boy".

He said: "I was just curious how much they could hurt me if I was head-on, so I stayed for a while."

You Huo was silent, and felt no surprise.

Qin Chen raised his left hand, and there was a bloodstain on the palm, which was long but not deep.

"It was fierce at first, but now it's honest."

"why?"

"I can almost guess, so I told them when to stop and when to take them away."

So... the little boys disappeared in mid-air, turning into a large cloud of mist floating quietly.

***

Not long after, the examinees and crew members also noticed this, poked their heads out from under the trapdoor, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Know the problem, it is not difficult to remedy.

They ran on the deserted island, and under the leadership of the chief mate, they found the 8 crew members buried under the ice. They spent another night roasting part of the ice with a torch, and peeled off the old ship full of bones.

Year after year, the bones have been mixed together, and it is impossible to tell who is who.

But at least it's all here, and not a single one is lost.

The crew threw down a long rope, and everyone hurriedly fastened the old ship behind the merchant ship.

The sky is pale, and everything is ready.

The experienced crew looked into the distance for a moment and said, "It's a rare sunny day, and we can set off at any time."

Everyone was in high spirits and climbed onto the deck one after another.

But after being happy for a while, they became depressed again...

"The system said in person that there will be no new ice melt period in the short term. This short-term concept is too general, who knows how long it will take..." Di Li became more and more courageous, and after complaining, he began to squirm his lips and scold the system.

After cursing a few words, Qin Chen said, "It's not impossible to leave now."

Di Li's eyes sparkled: "Huh???"

You Huo glanced at him and asked, "I don't care, are you sure you can continue to play like this? There is no place to pretend to be demoted any further."

Qin Chen smiled and didn't care.

Di Li was at a loss when he watched them play charades.

After a while, You Huo and Qin Jiu untied the rope that bound the octopus' tentacles, leaving only the part that bound the face.

Once the tentacles were freed, they danced wildly and almost hit the sail several times, which made everyone terrified.

But the two bosses were very satisfied.

Then they borrowed a quill from the captain...

Di Li approached carefully, and saw You Huo casually found a clean wooden board, and wrote four numbers on it:

922154021078

***

On the little white boat at the invigilation office, the four invigilators suddenly received a request for help from candidates.

078 choked when he saw the examinee's name.

021 is the exact opposite, but she doesn't show it.

922's expression was very strange.

Only 154 said: "He actually has a time to ask for help?"

078 suddenly remembered: "Oh yes, didn't they receive a system message at night? They missed the ice melting period, maybe they are worrying now?"

Youhuo is worrying!

This sentence made the invigilator happy physically and mentally.

078 left the boat without a word and headed straight to the deserted island.

Twenty minutes later, the little white boat sailed to the edge of the deserted island.

There were still tens of meters away from the island, and four invigilators boarded the deck.

They straightened their coats, intending to correct their prestige.As a result, as soon as I probed, I saw not far away, three merchant ships swung countless tentacles, baring their teeth and claws, calling towards them.

"..."

What the hell is this? !

The invigilator turned around on the spot and got into the cabin without looking back.

078 rushed straight to the rudder of the ship, stretched out his hand and swung it, trying to make a sharp turn.

But no matter how fast the response is, there is still a process.

The invigilator's little white boat rushed forward tens of meters, brushed against the shore and turned around. Wherever it went, the frozen seawater melted automatically.

On the merchant ship, the captain gave an order while holding the iron box, and the helmsman yelled and turned the rudder full.

The wind wall formed by the little white faces came in time, and the sails of the ship suddenly swelled.

The wind howled and the sea surged.

Three merchant ships chased the invigilator ship with octopuses flailing their teeth and claws, pecking at them to death.

Wherever the invigilator boat passed, they went unimpeded.

***

The first mate You Huo and Qin Chen got on the deck and called the captain.

"Come here? Give me an address. I don't know what you think, but I consider you friends anyway. If there is a chance in the future, I will write to you."

said the captain.

At that moment, he didn't look like an NPC at all, just like a living person.

A real person living in a certain city in a certain country.

You Huo took the pen, raised his hand to write an N, and was stunned again.

He has lived in many places, none of which start with N.But I somehow subconsciously wrote it out.

"Why?" asked the first mate, "it doesn't matter if you don't want to."

You Huo shook his head, crossed out the N, and wrote Yu Wen's address: "Send this."

The first officer handed the pen to Qin Chen again.

Qin Chen didn't answer.

He looked down at Youyou's handwriting and said, "I can't receive it."

Even You Huo was taken aback for a moment.

Qin Chen laughed again, pointed to You Huo and said to the first mate, "When I can accept it someday, I will ask him for your address."

The captain and first mate nodded in understanding.

……

Behind them, followed the wet old boat.

It has been stranded for many years, dilapidated.Now that it is full of bones, it can ride the wind and waves again.

The long-lost sun gushes out, piloting this forcibly opened sea route.

The white mist surges, and the angel returns home.

Volume 4 Don't Close Your Eyes on Me