The sea fog could greatly restrict a cultivator's senses, even blocking their divine sense. Now that it was combined with Diversionary Tactics and the black screen, the effect was even more unbreakable.
As a result, the 32 ships in the sea were all sealed off. The competitors could hide their items without worrying about being spied on by outsiders. This was the only way to ensure the fairness of the competition.
The time it took for a stick of incense to burn wasn't long, but it quickly passed. The 32 competitors arrived in front of Boundless Sea and stood in line.
"Very good. Everyone's very punctual." Boundless Sea smiled after calling out names. He turned his head and said to the people behind him, "Bandit Bosses, let's begin!"
Everyone roared with laughter. The "bandit group" formed by the five escort agencies and the various merchant guilds, led by Boundless Sea, grandiosely walked toward the first ship.
Seeing this, Qi Wenhan's mouth couldn't help but twitch. It was clear that the "bandit group" would search from the first ship down. In other words, their ship, number 30, would be the third to last ship.
This didn't seem like a big deal at first glance. It was just that they were a bit further back in the order. But in reality, the lower the order, the more disadvantageous it was!
This was because the 'bandits' were also searching for escorts in ships. Even though each ship was of a different model, the overall layout was almost the same. Every time the 'bandits' searched a ship, their proficiency would increase by a notch.
After practicing on the first twenty-nine ships, by the time they searched the thirtieth ship, they already had a clear idea of the places on the ship where the escorts could be hidden. If they hid in similar places, it would take them thirty minutes to find the escorts. But when they got to the end, they found the escorts. But at the end, they might find them in an instant.
Because of his miraculous performance in the first two rounds, Qi Wenhan had high hopes for Lin Yi. But after seeing this scene, his heart immediately turned cold.
"If we really lose this round, we can only blame our luck." Qi Wenhan smiled bitterly at Lin Yi. There was nothing he could do. Who told him to draw number 30?
"That might not be true. The greatest trick to hiding items isn't in coincidence, but in surprise. As long as it can be unexpected. No matter how skilled the person you find is, it's useless. "Lin Yi smiled faintly.
"Oh?" Seeing that Lin Yi was so confident, Qi Wenhan could not help but feel energized. Lowering his voice, he asked, "Brother Ling, where are you hiding that you are so confident?"
"Brother Qi, are you sure you want to listen?" Lin Yi smiled and looked around meaningfully.
"Uh … forget it. Let's talk about it later." Only then did Qi Wenhan realize that there were so many people present. Even if he spoke softly, he would still be heard by others. If his curiosity ruined the whole thing, then it would be too late for regrets.
As time ticked by, the 'robbers' followed the sequence. Starting from Ship Number One, the search continued downwards. Every escort agency could hold out for a different amount of time, but they all maintained a common trend. The lower the ranking of the escort agencies, the shorter the duration they could last.
As for the places where the various families hid their escorted goods, there were all sorts of them. There were on the beams of the cargo hold, on the deck, on the top of the mast. In any case, whether it was something that a normal person could think of or not, it could be found in any strange place on the ship.
After a total of twenty-nine escort agencies, the one that hid the most unexpected was the Four Seas Escort Agency, which had drawn Ship Number Three. Of course, its result was also the best.
The group of "robbers" rummaged all over the ship and almost dismantled it, but they still couldn't find it. Most of them had already given up. In the end, it was Qi Mingyuan who didn't give up. After going through a lot of trouble, he finally solved the mystery.
It turned out that this escort from the Four Seas Escort Agency was not like the other escorts, who hid their escorted goods in various nooks and crannies on the ship. Instead, he took a different route. He dug a hole in a reef not far from the ship and stuffed the escorted goods inside. At the same time, he did not forget to restore the reef to its original state …
If Qi Mingyuan hadn't heard someone say that the escorted goods might have been thrown into the sea, he would not have been able to find such an unexpected method.
According to the rules of the competition, escorted goods could not be thrown into the sea, but there was no rule that said that they could only be hidden on the ship and not in the reef, so this was completely possible.
However, even with such an unusual method, the Four Seas Escort Agency did not get full points. Because of Qi Mingyuan's sudden inspiration, they failed at the last moment when they were about to fill up three incense sticks' worth of time. In the end, they only got 70 points after two incense sticks' worth of time!
Seeing this result, Boundless Sea gnashed his teeth in anger. The others had already given up. If it wasn't for that bastard Qi Mingyuan causing trouble, their Four Seas Escort Agency would have gotten full points for sure.
In the end, because of Qi Mingyuan's actions, not only did his points shrink by 30 points, but he also lost the opportunity to accept the challenge. With his clever plan of hiding the dart, he originally had a high chance of getting 200 points, but now it was reduced to 70 points. No matter who it was, they would go crazy.
"Just you wait, in this round, your Heaven's Equal Escort Agency won't get a single point!" Boundless Sea gnashed his teeth in anger. His expression was unfriendly as he led everyone onto boat number 30. In his eyes, with such a small boat and the back of the queue, no matter how well they hid the escorted goods, they would be able to find them in less than an incense stick's worth of time.
After practicing with the previous 29 escort agencies, the "Bandits" could be considered half an expert at finding escorted goods. As soon as they boarded the boat, they ran to every nook and cranny where the escorted goods could be hidden. Everyone had a clear division of labor, and they were far more familiar with the task than they had been at the start.
Seeing this, Qi Mingyuan couldn't help but feel apprehensive. He was obviously just pretending and wouldn't seriously look for the escorted goods. But Boundless Sea and his group were so professional, and the boat was so small. Let alone him, even if they lost ten people, the remaining people would still be able to easily find the escorted goods.
However, after everyone searched the boat from top to bottom, they couldn't find the escorted goods or the treasure chest.
"Don't tell me that guy also hid in the reef?" Everyone couldn't help but look at each other. Even though this idea was strange, if the Four Seas Escort Agency could think of it, then the people from the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency could naturally think of it as well.
"Hmph, it's just a mechanically copied method. It's not presentable!" Boundless Sea coldly harrumphed. He suddenly sent out a powerful wave of qi, forcefully shaving off half of the surrounding reef. This way, it was clear whether or not there was a hole in the reef. No matter how they hid it, it would be useless.
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