The staff from the Hunters' Association were already waiting at the entrance of the desert.
As soon as all the members who were participating in the assessment arrived, the head examiner, Yi Yeyu, followed them.
"Now, please cooperate with our staff to check your storage space," Yi Yeyu said and nodded at the 12 staff members who were waiting at the side.
The 12 of them started checking everyone's storage space.
"You are not allowed to bring any equipment that is above iron-level, be it offensive equipment, defensive equipment or any other support equipment. Apart from healing potions, you are not allowed to bring any potions that are toxic to the human body, including septicemia potions. Poisoned equipment has to be cleaned before it can be used. Those who refuse to cooperate will have their equipment confiscated. "
"Also, you are not allowed to bring any food or water. You are not allowed to bring any climbing equipment …"
Yi Yeyu walked in front of everyone and announced the types of items that they were not allowed to bring.
The 12 staff members cleared the items one by one and soon, they found many items.
Most of the items that were cleared were food and water. Some of them were found to have smuggled bronze-level equipment and some of them had poisoned their weapons with septicemia potions. All of them were found out and they were cleaned with cleaning potions.
Even the food and water in Lin Huang's storage space were found. Even the military water bottle that he had bought was almost taken away. The staff only stopped after he poured all the water out in front of everyone.
Lin Huang's armor-piercing explosive bullets were found too. The staff brought the explosive bullets to Yi Yeyu and asked her about them before returning them to him.
Yi Yeyu noticed that the explosive bullets were just ordinary firearms. Even at close range, the attack power was close to that of a bronze-level weapon. Moreover, there were only 10 of them. Hence, she did not make things difficult for Lin Huang.
Lin Huang was relieved when the staff returned the explosive bullets to him. It was one of his ways to protect himself. Of course, he did not want it to be confiscated just like that.
It was past 9 am when they were done with the inspection.
Yi Yeyu only spoke again after all the staff made sure that they did not miss anything and sent the emergency SOS to everyone. "We'll keep the items that we found here temporarily. We'll return them to you after the assessment."
"It's 9: 23 am now. I'll let you earn seven minutes. Those who arrive at the destination before 9: 30 am 15 days later will be considered to have passed the assessment. "
"Before the assessment officially begins, I have a piece of bad news for all of you. During the assessment, all of your Emperor's Heart Ring's internet connection, communication, and map navigation will be disabled. Only the item storage function can be used. "
Yi Yeyu's words caused the crowd to wail again. Even Lin Huang did not expect that he would be tricked by this woman.
As the head examiner, Yi Yeyu seemed to enjoy the screams. She smirked and said, "Now, I officially announce the start of the assessment!"
"I, Lin Huang of the Hunters," and said, "Lin Yi Yeyu," Yi Yeyu, said.
As the weakest person in the team, Lin Huang was the slowest. He did not run like the rest. Instead, he walked at a normal speed. Fatty called out and followed the people in front of him as they jogged away.
Not long after, Lin Huang could no longer see the people in front of him. However, he did not speed up. Instead, he continued to walk at his usual speed.
Looking at Lin Huang walking away, Yi Yeyu, the head examiner, shook her head. "I thought there's something special about this guy. It seems like he's just an ordinary person. With his speed, it'll be great if he can walk 40 kilometers a day. I'm afraid he won't even be able to finish half of the journey in 15 days. "
The reason why Lin Huang did not follow them was not because he did not want to, but because he could not. He was just an ordinary person. His physique and strength were different from iron-level people. If he were to run like those iron-level people, he would be exhausted in less than half a day. The environment in the desert was so harsh that he would have to give up on the assessment.
When the head examiner Yi Yeyu mentioned the assessment area and content in the morning, Lin Huang started searching for information about the Pure Gold Desert on the internet. Soon, he came up with a battle plan in his head.
Out of the 15 days, he would have to leave at least two days to climb the snowy mountains. He would only have a maximum of 13 days to cross 1,500 kilometers of desert. In other words, he would have to walk more than 115 kilometers a day. That did not take into account the time that he would waste to look for food and water.
Lin Huang knew very well that the desert was not a flat land. He had traveled to the desert when he was on Earth. An ordinary person could only travel at a speed of four kilometers per hour in the desert. There were very few who could travel more than five kilometers per hour. Moreover, he had to rest at night. It would be his limit to walk 40 to 50 kilometers a day. In 15 days, he would only be able to finish half of the journey.
An iron-level person's physique was a few times stronger than an ordinary person's. Their stamina and endurance were extraordinary too. It was possible for them to run more than 100 kilometers a day. However, it was impossible for Lin Huang to do that.
Therefore, Lin Huang set his eyes on the native monsters in the desert, especially those that could move fast and could be used as mounts.
Since he was able to accumulate card pieces and obtain the ability to summon monsters with monster cards, he had already planned this and memorized the locations of the monster footholds.
Although it would take some time to accumulate card pieces, the native monsters in the desert could move much faster than humans of the same level. The time that he would lose would definitely be made up for by his speed.
The direction that Lin Huang was heading towards was not the destination anymore. He was heading towards a foothold of the Sand Monsters that he saw on the map earlier.
The Sand Monsters were a branch of the humanoid giants. They were fat and huge and they fed on all kinds of meat. They looked similar to humans. They walked on two legs but they looked more like deformed babies. Some of them had two to three heads. Although some only had one head, they might have an extra mouth or a few eyes.
An iron-level Sand Monster was at least five meters tall. The tallest one could even be ten meters tall. Their strength was a few times stronger than an iron-level human. Their attack power was terrifying. In reality, they were not Lin Huang's first choice for traveling.
The reason why Lin Huang kept an eye on them was because they lived in groups. He needed to kill a large number of them quickly to gather enough card pieces to complete a monster card. Another reason was that their foothold was very close to Entrance A of the Pure Gold Desert.
Lin Huang walked for half a day according to the route that he had planned. He did not even take a sip of water. Finally, he arrived at the foothold of the Sand Monsters when the sky was getting dark. Lin Huang knew that this was the location of a water source. There was a freshwater lake not far away from the foothold of the Sand Monsters.
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