Chapter 038 Competition
"I'm sorry, Raoul!" Horey apologized to the stone giant while gasping for breath: "We shouldn't deceive you!"
Huolei already understood that the real reason why the stone giant got angry was not because he discovered that Huolei and his friends wanted to get gems, but because he had already understood that the so-called praise for his wood carvings were just lies to trick the gems into.
Anyone has something he cherishes, or you can insult him, you can hurt him, or even destroy him, but if you dare to touch what he cherishes, even if there is a trace of disdain and doubt in your eyes, you will have to bear the extremely crazy anger and revenge.
This stone giant obviously has a fanatical pursuit and obsession with art - although its level still needs to be improved.
Raoul seemed to have not expected Hore to apologize, and his expression, which seemed a little vicious, eased a little, but he still glared at Hore, making Hore feel that his life was still hanging on a thread smaller than a spider silk.
"Please forgive our lies. In fact, because we need to pass the test, we have to find ways to get the gem. You are too tall and mighty. Not to mention robbing, we don't even have the courage to ask for it, so we have to use deception tricks." Huolei's words are half true and half false. In fact, he really regrets taking fraud without more careful consideration. The reason for this is that Huolei underestimates the IQ and emotional richness of the stone giant.
In short, the only humanoid higher creatures that Horay had really come into contact with were the goblin Guru and the stone giant Raoul in front of him.
In the world where Holy lived, humans were the only creatures with higher wisdom in the world. After millions of years of evolution and reproduction, humans took it for granted to put themselves in the position of the world's dominant. The actual situation was indeed similar. The whole world was in the hands of humans, and almost every stage was very different. Other creatures were either food or objects of viewing and enjoyment in front of humans, and they had never obtained the status of slaves.
Horay undoubtedly extended this concept to the world where the continent of Herrantis is located.
Although humanoid creatures have similar appearances to humans and are also considered to have higher intelligence and more complex emotions, Horay subconsciously looks at them from humans separately. Moreover, the only thing Horay has observed close distance before was the goblin in his home. It is obvious that Gollum did not bring about a huge change in understanding to Horay.
But Raoul did this.
Any creature, at least a higher humanoid creature, is also a living individual with an independent soul. No matter how different the camp and beliefs are, no matter what the difference between appearance and inner world is from humans, treating them as stupid and low-level animals will sooner or later suffer a loss!
After hearing Horey's words, Raoul raised his stone stick again, and the hearts of Elikhia and others immediately started to pull them up - and it was very rare that their hearts had not stopped working after many times of pulling, which was already very valuable - but the terrible thing did not happen again, the stone giant just carried the stone stick on his shoulders, and the angry expression on his face completely disappeared.
"So you are a prospective student of Star Aviation Academy." Raoul couldn't see any expression on his face, only the air trembled slightly in the sound of his words: "It's very simple if you want to get a gem. As long as you win the game, I can give it to you!"
"Game, what game?" Horay asked while sitting on the ground.
"Of course, the stone giant used to throw stones to determine the outcome!" The stone giant finally showed a smile on his face, but it seemed that he was no longer as shy as he was when talking about artworks, but became more majestic and even cheerful: "Whoever throws far away will win! If you win, I will give you the gem. If you lose, go back obediently. It's very simple!"
Huo Lei pondered for a moment and said, "What are the specific rules of the competition?"
"Same simple!" Raoul said, drawing a stone stick in his hand on the grass, turning over the exposed wet soil on the surface to form a straight line: "Don't step over this line and throw the stone out. In this direction, whoever has the farthest stone is from this line will win!"
Raoul said, lifting the stone stick and pointing in the direction of the desert.
"But you are a giant, I'm not." Horay looked at the direction of the desert, and then said anxiously: "How could I still move the stone you threw!"
"Of course you can use smaller stones! Haha, but because the stones are small, the power they can exert is small. Our game, the rolling distance is also calculated!" Raoul even spread his hands playfully: "However, there is no pure fairness in this world, and even the stone steps of the Temple Church cannot do this."
After hearing Raoul's last words, Horay stood up from the ground as if he had made up some determination: "Okay, I'll compare!"
When the stone giant took out a big stone from the leather pocket on his shoulder, Alyxia and the others' nerves gradually relaxed because of the conversation between the two people - the stone giant would have changed his mind and planned to use the big stone to crush Hore to death!
Because the distance was a little far, they couldn't hear the conversation between Horay and the stone giant, but even if Horay did not wave his hand secretly, they couldn't walk over. Alyxia suffered a little minor injury on her shoulder, and Al was taking care of her. As for Kori, he was still looking for his student card.
The stone giant gently stroked the big stone in his hand with his hands. Some stone chips sprinkled down. Huo Lei picked up a stone half the size of a fist and held it in his hand. The two of them came to the edge of the thick line on the ground at the same time.
"I'll do it first!" Raoul raised the stone in his hand that was much heavier than the three or four Horays hugged each other. He did not run up or swing his arms, but made a standard throwing action. The big stone was pushed out by him, and passed a huge arc in the air and landed far into the desert.
The sand and dust stirred up by the big rocks in the desert seemed to Huolei like a bubble spit out by an unknown small fish on the water surface. It is conceivable how far it is.
"It's my turn!" Horay was confused by the stone in his hand, turned around, and continued to move the stone in the opposite direction. After hitting a tree trunk on the edge of the forest, it bounced to the ground.
"Oh!" Raoul shouted in a dismay: "You won!"
"Ah?" Raoul admitted defeat so happily, which was beyond Horay's expectations. He had already prepared a set of rhetoric, but the following words made Horay feel a little ridiculous: "Why did I win?"
"I just say that in this fixed direction, whoever has the farthest stone is from this line will win." Raoul began to describe the line that was originally prepared by Hore: "And this small world is spherical. When you go out of this line, you will first encounter the stone I remain, and then you will encounter the stone you remain for a week around this circular world."
"So, you won," the stone giant sighed at last: "If it weren't for people who lived in a spherical world, it would be difficult to understand this truth. Since you can discover this, you won."
"Ah..." Looking at Raoul's serious look, Hore didn't know what to say: "I just happened to think of it, ha..."
"Then, this is the gem that I promised to give you." As the stone giant said that, he stretched out his palm, and the two gems were like two grains of sand in his palm. I don't know how Raoul had always guaranteed that these two gems did not leak out of his palm.
"I only have one." Horay stretched out his hand and took a gem from the huge palm that was placed in front of him like a round table: "Thank you, Raoul!"
The stone giant nodded to Horei, carried his huge stone stick, turned around and walked towards the stump. At this time, Alyxia also stood up with the help of Al and Kori. The three of them walked quickly towards Horei. Horei tightly clenched his fist with the victory gem and raised it high to his companions.
"Win!"
"I got it!"
"We're done with the mission!"
"Horley, you are amazing!"
"Oh! Win!"
The four young girls hugged each other in vain, shouting and cheering, temporarily giving up the reserve and etiquette unique to the nobles. This is not only because of the great joy and excitement of successfully completing the test task, but more importantly, it is a venting and release of the difficulties and obstacles that have been experienced along the way.
On the contrary, Horay was the first to restrain himself. He let go of Lou Alikhia's shoulder. The other party realized that he had lost his composure at this moment. While his face was flushed, his eyes were still staring at Horay with watery eyes, without any hesitation.
"This is yours!" Horay reached out and sent the gem to Alyxia's hand.
"Thank you, Horay!" Elixia's bright eyes flashed, and the light red color on her cheeks made her look gentle and beautiful. Seeing all this, Kori secretly poked Al, but the latter was still immersed in great excitement and joy, and did not notice the slightly delicate atmosphere at the moment.
"You are so great! Brother Horay!" Al grabbed Horay's hand and kept shaking: "We thought the stone giant would kill you! How did you do it, Brother Horay?"
Hearing Al's words, Huole was stunned. No one had called him that except for the beggar friends at home.
"Don't worry about these, we have completed the first task, so hurry up and start exchanging cards according to Horei's method. Maybe we can leave here soon!" Kori had found his student card, and while holding it in his hand, he said hurriedly: "I have been in this place completely enough!"
"Okay, you guys get ready." Horay looked up at the stone giant sitting back on the stump in the distance: "I want to talk to Raoul again."
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