sailing trip

With the big event of selection in mind, the four of them got up early the next morning.After breakfast, everyone took food and walked to the event venue according to the original plan.

It is still half an hour earlier to enter the arena. The situation in the arena today is obviously more lively than yesterday. First, because today is an actual battle, you can see the process of the game, so there are more people onlookers than yesterday; Those who were eliminated today joined the audience as spectators to strengthen the audience.

The four of them entered the playing field, and it was strange to see piles of wood on the ground.

Looking at the pile of wood, Jimmy couldn't help speculating: "Could it be that today's task is to run with a heavy load and see who can move this pile of wood to the finish line first?"

"It's possible, if that's the case, how can we move these logs over as quickly as possible?" Ryan asked.

"Looking at the size of these logs, Jie and I can barely carry one by ourselves. You and Jimmy are in a group, and two people can carry one. We all try our best to move it as soon as possible."

Joe thought for a while and said, "It depends on the location and requirements. If it is flat ground and there are no special requirements, we can let these logs roll over to save energy."

"Yes! It will be much easier to roll over." Jimmy shouted excitedly.

"Yes, but as a practical test, physical strength is likely to be part of the test. It shouldn't be as simple as letting us roll the log on flat ground. So, if you need to lift it, just do what Joe said just now."

"Okay!" The remaining three said in unison.

While the four of them were still discussing how to deal with other accidents, the examiner stood up, cleared his throat and said, "Everyone on the field is the outstanding one who has gone through yesterday's written test selection. Today's assessment, difficulty It is much bigger than yesterday's exam, because today's exam is not only about how much you know about knowledge, but also about your practical application ability. Let me talk about the content of the exam: Everyone has a pile of wood in front of them. It was transported by our staff from outside overnight last night. The content of the test is to use these wood to build a ship that can carry as much cargo as possible. If you feel that the wood is not enough, you can go to the Huxin Pavilion to get it. It is also at the Huxin Pavilion to verify the carrying capacity of everyone’s boat. The test time is until sunset tonight. Here I would like to remind the group who want to take wood to make a big boat that they must seize the time. At the end of the test, we hope to see Every group can have a finished product at the Huxin Pavilion. By the way, the tools are placed on the front table, you can go there to get what you need, do you have any other questions?"

All around are the voices of the group members whispering inside.

"Okay! If there is no problem, the game will officially start now!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone rushed to the front table to get tools.

The group of four remained silent for a long time, probably because the content of the exam was so different from what they had expected before, so everyone hadn't recovered yet.In the end, Ryan broke the mysterious silence: "Jay has worked in shipbuilding before, and may have some experience."

Joe nodded and said, "Then we will all follow Jie's command for this operation. What are we going to do?"

Jie thought for a while and said, "Ryan, go over and get some pens and paper, let's discuss what to do together."

"Okay." Ryan quickly ran to the table, grabbed a handful of draft paper and a few pens, and ran back quickly, after all, time is so precious.

Joe gave Jimmy a few pieces of draft paper, took one himself, and said, "If you want to increase the carrying capacity of the boat, the easiest way is to make the boat bigger. If you only use the existing wood, it is estimated that everyone's level It won’t be too much difference. But if you want to get extra wood, you have to consider a lot of issues, Jimmy, let me tell you, you do the math, let’s analyze the feasibility of this situation.”

"Okay, go ahead." Jimmy picked up his pen and looked up at Jie.

"We have nine pieces of wood here now. If we only use these nine pieces of wood to make the simplest raft, it will take about three hours."

Jimmy said while taking notes: "It takes 10 minutes for an average piece of wood."

Jie continued: "It's six o'clock in the morning. If the sun goes down, it will be around five o'clock in the afternoon. Considering conservatively that we have ten hours between us. If you want to carry the wood to the Huxin Pavilion, if you consider the load, one person, one It takes about an hour to go back and forth. The four of us run two rounds together, and it takes two hours. If Jimmy and Ryan carry one piece of wood, we will have fifteen pieces of wood in total, and it will take six hours to complete the raft. At this time There are two hours left, and our task is to check the safety of the raft and make some small changes to increase its carrying capacity."

Jimmy said while recording: "In this case, can we spare a person to continue to move the wood during the process of making the raft?"

"Yes, we don't have to act at the same time during the actual operation. Some people can move the wood while another group of people start making rafts. If we do it at the same time, the efficiency may be higher than what we expect now."

"Then what are we waiting for, let's act now!" Ryan was eager to try.

"No, no, it's not over yet. It is precisely because of the possibility that it will be better than the fifteen canoes, so we have a second plan, which is to make a canoe with a larger carrying capacity."

"How many lumber does the canoe need?"

"At least twenty. Therefore, it is risky to choose to make a canoe."

Joe, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly interjected: "If we build a small raft first, and use the raft to transport the timber, would it work?"

After hearing the news, Jie's eyes lit up and he praised: "That's right! In this way, it will save a lot of time to carry the wood. Jimmy will do the math again. If we first make a small raft with six pieces of wood..."

"Two hours for a raft of six logs," grumbled Jimmy.

"Well, if we go by boat to carry the timber, it will take about 15 minutes each time including loading and unloading. It is conservatively estimated to transport two pieces at a time. Jimmy, how long will it take if we want twenty pieces of wood?"

"We used up six sticks before and there are three sticks left. If we carry two sticks at a time, we need to carry them at least nine times. A total of 15 minutes is two hours and 15 minutes. God! This will save a lot of time!" Jimmy The more I count, the more excited I get.

"Yes! Then let's get started, friends!"

"Okay! Jie assigns the task!"

Jie thought for a while and said, "Joe, can you carry the wood?"

Joe nodded and made an OK gesture.

"Ryan and Jimmy will be responsible for building the ship with me here, and we will temporarily assign what needs to be done."

"Okay!" Ryan and Jimmy agreed in unison.

"That's it! Let's go get the tools first!"

Only then did the group of four take their time to get the tools, while the other groups had already started to polish the wood.

After getting back the tools, under Jay's guidance, the group of four began to make rafts quickly.

In less than two hours, four people completed the simple raft. After everyone cheered a little, they carried the raft to the lake together.

Joe stood on the raft and stomped his feet lightly. He felt that the small raft sank a little bit, but it was still floating smoothly.

Jie handed the sculls to Joe: "Thank you, Joe!"

"It's okay, then I'm going." After finishing speaking, Joe paddled away.

"Let's go, the three of us will start the next task, and deal with the remaining three pieces of wood first."

Jimmy withdrew his reluctant gaze, and Ryan looked at his little eyes that seemed to be abandoned and gave a "puchi" laugh. He patted Jimmy on the shoulder and said, "Let's go! Go to work, go to work! It's not like I won't come back, 15 minutes, poor little you."

"I'm not looking at him! I'm looking at our raft!" Jimmy tried to hide.

Ryan smiled and didn't expose him.

Sure enough, Joe came back soon, with two logs, and was waving to everyone from afar.

When he approached, they all pulled the raft ashore and took down the wood.

Ryan saw Jimmy rushing to hug Joe in an instant, as if he had been separated from Joe for hundreds of years, and was a little speechless.

Joe let go of Jimmy and patted him on the head: "I won't waste any more time, I'm going to ship the next wave."

"Okay! Then we will continue to work!" Jie led the remaining two people to continue processing wood.

As time passed, Joe's wood was transported wave after wave, and the three shipbuilders also began to use the treated wood to build the keel.

After Qiao transported all the required wood, he joined the ranks of everyone building the ship. In this way, the overall progress of the team was faster.

The noon sun shone fiercely on everyone, and Ryan's stomach grunted, which was particularly obvious in the quiet busyness.

Jimmy chuckled: "Haha, I'm a little hungry too, why don't we take a break and eat some jerky?"

Jie agreed: "Let's have dinner then!"

After finishing speaking, the four of them each took out the prepared food from their backpacks, sat in a circle, and started eating on the playground.

"Fortunately, I brought food here, otherwise I would be starving like a dog." Jimmy was speaking vaguely while swallowing the jerky.

"Eat slowly." Joe unscrewed the lid of the water glass and handed the glass to Jimmy.

Ryan looked at the two people who were glued to each other and was very envious. Alas, why didn't Jie know to get me a glass of water?But yes, Joe and Jimmy are lovers, while he and Jay are just brothers, so the treatment is obviously different.

Just as Ryan was thinking wildly, Jie handed the cup to him: "Ryan, do you want some water? I was so busy with work all morning that I didn't even bother to drink water."

Ryan took the cup from Jie, feeling very happy in his heart, and said politely: "Thank you!"

When he returned the cup to Jay, watching Jay pick it up and drink it naturally, this indirect kissing behavior made Ryan couldn't help but waver for a while.

After lunch, people are always drowsy, but the four of them didn't dare to slack off and got busy immediately. There are still about five hours before the end of the game, and no one dared to be careless before the entire ship was completed. .

They have been busy from the scorching sun to the scorching sun, and now, the afterglow of the setting sun begins to gently sprinkle on everyone.During the period, Jie asked Joe to fetch wood twice more, seeing that he had plenty of time, and enlarged the boat a little.

"Huh! It's done! It's done!" Jimmy happily stood on the new boat and ran around.

"Jimmy be careful." Joe stood below and watched Jimmy jump around like a parent looking after a bear child.

"It's almost time, everyone board the boat and let's go!"

Ryan and Joe boarded the boat in turn, and Jay gave the boat a last push before jumping in too.

Joe and Jimmy stood at the bow of the boat, paddling and playing while Ryan and Jay sat on the boat, with the breeze on the lake blowing their cheeks, making them very comfortable.As the sun set, the figures of the four stayed at this moment, freezing into a beautiful picture scroll.