Hunter x Hunter: Infinite Growth.

"Didn't you check the intelligence about this city? It's a port city where a naval base of the local country is located."

Kevin listened quietly, then took a handful of nuts from his pocket and fed them to the bird.

"Oh, thank you, you're so kind," the little bird said happily, surprised by the delicious treat.

The group arrived at an inconspicuous seafood market, walked through the bustling crowd, and came to a seafood shop.

"Buy fresh red sea fish caught at six o'clock this morning."

When the fishmonger heard this, he looked at the bird, but there was not a trace of surprise on his face.

He waved his hand, signaling an employee to lead the group into the shop.

The bird flew to the employees' shoulders and said to them, "This is the entrance to the examination room."

After saying that, it glanced at the banana tree with disdain: "If you don't succeed this time, you won't be so lucky next time."

After saying that, he followed the employee inside, and then the door was closed.

Immediately afterwards, a downward passage appeared in the wall.

The group walked in along the passage.

Kevin asked Banana curiously, "How exactly did you get on the bad side of this little bird?"

“Last year, when we first met, it pooped on my hair,” Basho said with a serious expression, as she took out a comb and tidied her hair.

So that's how it is. No wonder he harbors such a deep resentment towards that bird. It seems he's quite particular about his pompadour hairstyle.

The group passed through a dark passage and soon arrived at a very spacious basement below.

As they entered the basement, many of the other test-takers turned to look at them.

The number of test takers was not large, scattered, and appeared to be less than fifty.

"Hmm, looks like we've arrived quite early this time." Basho whistled softly, her tone tinged with excitement.

Gorenu nodded in agreement.

His number last year was 413, which was in a very late batch.

At this moment, a tiny person dressed in a suit, with a body the size of a green bean, walked over and took out three numbered tags from a backpack next to him, handing them to the three people.

"Here, these are your numbers."

Kevin bent down to take the numbered tag, and in the instant his hand touched the other person's, a strong desire welled up in his heart.

The intensity of this desire was comparable to that when they obtained the crystal hand bone before; it was at least a reaction triggered by a Grade B material.

"You... what do you want to do!" The green bean man was so frightened that he took several steps back, looking at Kevin in terror.

"Ahem." Kevin coughed lightly, quickly concealing his expression of longing.

He was just caught off guard and startled by this sudden desire.

However, he is now able to control this longing emotion and will not be swayed by it.

"I'm sorry, I'm just so surprised. I've never seen a life form like you outside... well, a life form with intelligence."

"Oh, you scared me! I'm glad you're alright." The green bean man breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to wipe non-existent sweat from his forehead.

Kevin's look just now really scared him, making him think that Kevin was going to swallow him whole.

Kevin watched the green bean man leave.

"This world is truly full of wonders," Kate, with her white hair, remarked as she appeared beside Kevin.

At this moment, Kate was wearing a single-digit number tag on her chest.

After saying that, he looked at Kevin, smiled, and then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was saying I wanted to fight you. But I watched the recording of your first battle on the 200th floor, and you were really good, much better than my first battle."

Kevin waved his hand dismissively and said with a smile, "It's alright. I'm more curious about how your trial went. Did you find your master?"

Hearing this, Kate shook her head somewhat helplessly.

"We've only found some traces of him so far, but it'll be soon. I feel like we'll find him very soon."

"Haha, then I wish you a speedy completion of the trial."

After talking for a while, Kate looked at the two people behind Kevin.

"You guys... you look familiar. Are you candidates who took the exam last year?"

Kate, who also took the exam last year, clearly recognized them.

The two nodded, indicating that they also knew Kate. After all, Kate had performed exceptionally well in her exams last year, making it difficult not to remember her.

Kevin simply smiled and didn't interrupt the conversation between the three. Just then, he felt a gaze upon him and turned to look.

It was a short, stout man with a backpack slung over his shoulder; his number was quite early in the list. He was sitting there. Seeing Kevin's gaze, he smiled and nodded.

"It's that guy. If you had come alone, he would have definitely come over." Banana also noticed the short, fat man's gaze, her tone full of disdain.

“What’s wrong with him?” Kevin asked.

“That man is called Tonpa. He’s a veteran of the Hunter Exams, and it’s said he’s taken more than thirty exams so far,” Kate added, seemingly knowing something about him.

"He's a very despicable fellow." Even the usually easygoing Gorenu commented on him in this way.

Judging from this, the man named Dongba does indeed have a bad reputation.

The four of them leaned against the wall and chatted idly.

As time went on, more and more candidates entered the basement, and the number of unfamiliar faces continued to increase.

I even saw a Nen user.

Kevin witnessed firsthand what the Tonpa had done.

He spoke to the new test takers with a seemingly friendly demeanor, then took the opportunity to drug them.

This guy is definitely a bad person.

However, now that we're here, it means we've officially entered the exam phase, and everyone is a competitor.

The fact that Dongba could do this clearly indicates that it was within the scope permitted by the examination rules.

Kevin didn't even know the specific rules of the Hunter Exam.

The exam hall entrance finally closed at 8 p.m.

"Quack quack!"

A strange croaking sound of frogs rang out throughout the venue.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

A woman wearing a frog headdress appeared on the wall at some point, as if she were glued to it.

She was dressed very scantily, and her bare skin was covered with a large number of colorful patterns, all kinds of strange and wonderful designs, as if she had covered herself with stickers.

“Ha! Ha!” she shouted in an extremely lively voice.

"The first test of the Hunter Exam is about to begin. I am the chief examiner for this exam, Froghachi, and I am twenty-two years old this year."

To be honest, this is my first time being an examiner, and I'm a little nervous and excited. I hope all the candidates will be understanding.

Don't let my appearance fool you, I became a hunter three years ago, and I'm already a one-star hunter! Pretty impressive, right?

The examiner was like a chatterbox, talking non-stop and switching between various topics at will.

As she spoke, she made various gestures on the wall, matching her words with her expressions. One moment she seemed very happy, the next she feigned shyness, and then she became serious in the blink of an eye.

Later on, they even started introducing their own preferences.

"Actually, I really like strawberries, but I don't dislike sweet and sour jujubes either, and..."

"Enough! How long are you going to keep talking to yourself like that?" one of the test takers finally couldn't hold back and shouted.

The examiner was startled by the sudden shout, stared at the candidate in shock, and then burst into tears, the tears flowing from his eyes like a flood.

"How could you do this... They just wanted to get to know everyone properly."

As she spoke, she cried louder and louder.

"Hey, why are you crying?!" The examinee, who had just been yelling, was completely flustered and at a loss when faced with this sudden situation.

His pleading gaze swept around him, as if trying to prove to others that he hadn't done anything wrong and that the other person had suddenly started crying.

Just then, the examiner appeared in front of him without him noticing, and kicked him hard in the face.

This kick sent the examinee flying.

The surrounding examinees reacted very quickly, clearing a straight path the moment she kicked out, allowing the examinee to fly to the wall without any hindrance and then faint.

The examiner was no longer the tearful, shy, and weak woman he had been moments before; instead, he wore a face of tyranny and irritability.

"Honestly, how dare you interrupt me."

Kevin was speechless.

Does this examiner have a split personality? He never expected to encounter such a bizarre person.

"I've run into another troublesome examiner," Basho complained, her face full of annoyance.

Gorenu also sighed helplessly.

Even Kate silently pulled her newsboy cap down a little to express her helplessness at that moment.