Living in Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 44 Dongba Elimination

The exam papers are handed out, and the exam begins.

A large countdown timer is placed in the library.

After the exam papers were distributed, all candidates handed them to the scholars they had invited to help them answer the questions.

And they even invited two Dongba priests.

Looking at the examiner's smile, Lucci couldn't tell that it was that simple.

Indeed, this internal library contains so many books that even scholars familiar with the place wouldn't dare claim to have mastered all the knowledge within.

And the number of books in this library is still increasing.

Because this library belongs to Tommy Soren, his current research focuses on the books in this library.

This library contains information and related knowledge about an ancient kingdom.

Lu Qi glanced at the test questions and immediately began searching for answers.

Tommy was looking forward to seeing how the test takers performed. He admitted that the test takers were all very smart, but the questions he set were quite obscure.

These scholars who were brought in probably won't be able to come up with an answer immediately.

Moreover, these candidates will not be able to find true experts in this field in a short period of time.

After reading the topic, these scholars also began to think about it.

Then, for the exams, we would search for books in the library.

Judging from the question, it will be easier to find relevant books in this library if you can determine which direction it is in.

It's much better than the students who don't know where to start.

Tommy was quickly drawn to Lucci.

When Lucci uses his ability, it will definitely trigger his aura, and Tommy, as the examiner, will certainly notice.

Then, Lucci, who had been using some kind of ability with his eyes closed, opened them and began writing down the answer.

So fast!

Tommy was surprised.

Lu Qi was very fast; he could solve a problem in the blink of an eye. If he couldn't find a problem in the search, it meant he hadn't seen it yet.

After all, no matter how fast Lucci is, he can't read all the books here.

But it's fast enough.

You can definitely get 20 points.

The candidates also noticed Lucci's performance, but unfortunately they didn't dare to have much interaction with him.

Not to mention trying to copy the answers from Lucci.

In the end, Lucci only answered 53 questions correctly.

One hundred fill-in-the-blank questions, one point per question. It's incredible that Lucci was able to answer so many questions.

It didn't even take half an hour.

After finishing, Lucci didn't dwell on the other topics.

Instead, he got up and handed the paper to the examiner, Tommy.

It didn't say that you couldn't hand in your paper early.

As Tommy looked at the exam paper, he was genuinely curious about what kind of Nen ability Lucci had used to find the answer.

Of course, he knew there were some things he couldn't ask.

Tommy glanced at the list and found that he had answered all the questions he could.

"You have passed. You are now free to move around and wait for the exam to end."

It seems this contestant number 1 is definitely going to pass the Hunter Exam.

Unfortunately, neither Tina nor Tommy knew Lucci's identity, otherwise it wouldn't have been so strange.

Kerry has gained fame, but it is not widely known in the world; many countries may not even know that this place exists.

Information exchange is too inconvenient.

Even with the advent of the internet, information exchange will always remain a problem in this world.

Lu Qi, having finished answering the questions, did not leave.

Instead, he continued browsing through the books he hadn't finished reading in the library.

Lucci was somewhat interested in this ancient kingdom.

The ancient kingdoms of the Hunter world may not have the technological advancements of today, but their power is no less formidable.

Whether it was the Oasis of God where they were before, or some information that Lucci saw in these books.

At least the ancient kingdom in the books Lucci is currently reading possesses supernatural powers and is an island nation.

Tommy wasn't a site hunter; he was just a member of an archaeological team, and these books were the source of their archaeological value.

These books were all written by Tommy and his companions.

To be honest, the most memorable part of Lucci in the anime is not the Chimera Ant arc, but rather the previous arc, the Greed Island arc.

It's not just a simple game field.

Instead, it was Jin's team, comprised of powerful hunters in their respective fields, who collectively created Greed Island by leveraging their individual strengths.

Lucci believes that as a hunter, one cannot simply discover, dig, and hunt; sometimes one also needs to "create."

This is what is truly important for humanity.

In these books, Lucci saw traces of the word "God".

So, are ancient ruins and ancient kingdoms all possessed by those who wielded the power of "divine"?

Lucci then thought of the "Mind Pot" from the Kakin Empire.

It was very noisy inside the library.

The originally agreed-upon collaboration did not involve everyone working together; instead, the individuals were divided into smaller groups.

Even within small teams, everyone has their own calculations.

The answers varied.

All candidates submitted their exam papers to the examiners only at the very last minute.

Ultimately, excluding Lucci, only 176 people passed the second exam.

"Why!" some test takers asked their "comrades" in disbelief.

I don't understand why they would betray me.

Some of the scholars invited were even bribed by other test takers, and they gave the relevant test takers wrong answers.

So-called teamwork is just talk.

One of them had the loudest voice.

Dongba held his exam paper, looked at the handwriting, and realized it wasn't his own at all.

He glared angrily at candidate number 76, named Lautoka, who was also a young man in his early twenties.

He used to act like a brother to Dongba, but now he has a cold face.

When the exam ended, everyone in their small team handed their exam papers to Lautoka, and then they all handed them to the examiner together.

Anyone who has read books will generally not find this to be a problem.

However, Lautoka swapped his exam paper with Dongba's, and his name was also changed.

The result was that everyone else in the small team passed, except for Dongba.

He didn't understand why he was being targeted like this.

He even asked the examiner, but the examiner said there was nothing he could do. He only looked at the exam paper, and other methods were not within his consideration.

Lautoka's reason was that he was very unhappy with Tonpa's behavior, especially his boasting that he had taken several Hunter Exams and had basic familiarity with some of them.

This seems like a rather inexplicable reason to many people.

The Dongba priests of today are still too "naive".

"Since you've already participated so many times, and you don't mind continuing, you're already used to it, aren't you!"

These words are almost like killing someone's spirit.