"The sea is full of monsters and illusions set by the Academy to test our limits. Even if we succeeded in conquering those monsters and illusions, we have no idea exactly how long it will take. In short, the time taken to build the boats and reaching the Island exceeds the twenty-four hours limit that is given to us." Young Master Chong explained.

It looked like the other children agreed with his statements because they all started either nodding their heads or voicing out their agreements.

"What Young Master Chong is saying truly makes sense. It will not be easy for us to get through all those waiting traps. It will definitely take us quite some hours given that we are not too many in strength." Another Young Miss who looked like a high-level martial artist from her attire and attitude said.

"You are right..." Another one added.

Just like that, murmurs of agreement ranged throughout the group as they finally realized the complications that stood in front of them.

"Don't forget that along with those monsters, there will also be storms and huge waves in our path. Our little boats won't be able to stand in front of those huge waves."

This time it was another young boy in his early teens who voiced out his opinion.

"We are not even capable of building small boats. How are we supposed to build large ones?"

Li Ming felt as the feeling of tension and anxiousity started taking over the children standing near her.

Although she was not planning to interfere with their ideas initially but seeing their dedication to the teamwork, she changed her mind.

It won't be too much to help just a little bit, right? Just a tiny tiny bit!

"If you guys can assemble materials, I can build a big ship in less than an hour."

As the soft but powerful voice ranged into their ears, one by one all the children turned towards the back where huge rocks were piled up.

On one of those huge high rocks was a girl sitting in a white brocade dress as her long black hair danced in the wind along with the veil that was covering half of her face, only leaving her mesmerizing eyes visible.

However, almost everyone felt a sudden sadness taking over them as they realized that not only they were not able to see the face of that person but since their eyes were closed shut, they could not get the honor of watching their eyes.

"Less than an hour...?"

"A big ship?"

"How big?"

"Who's she?"

This time the whispers that erupted through the group of children were no longer in control.

One after the other new questions surfaced and Li Ming felt like soon she would be surrounded by only questions.

"Why are you are guys asking so many questions? Should not we all be paying attention to the most important matter that we have in our hands?" Li Ming asked out loud as she kept her eyes closed.

Even though some felt her behavior a little bit offensive and shameless, most of them paid attention to Li Ming's words.

"Miss is right. We will get the chance of knowing about each other once we will be in the Academy but right now we should be more focused on the exam." A girl said and others followed suit.

"Miss, are you trying to say that you can build a big boat?" A young boy asked curiously.

"Right! Currently, I'm sketching a rough draft of that ship in my mind so that I can link it with my qi which would help me in constructing the shipway faster than it should take. As long as you all can bring the sufficient amount of wood, iron, fabric, and ropes, I can manage." Li Ming replied as she kept her eyes closed.

"How is that even possible? Can you sure do this?"

As this question entered Li Ming's ears, her eyes immediately flew open, leaving the crowd shocked.

"If you have a better solution for this situation, please carry on! I will not disturb you all." Her tone was not exactly mocking but everyone got the message.

Her eyes landed on the Young Master Chong who was looking directly at her. For a moment she felt like there was something different that was present around them but before she could even recognize what it was, everything was back to normal.

Her eyes hurriedly roamed over her surroundings as she tried to look for the source of that weird but unique feeling. However, she found nothing.

When her eyes again landed on the Young Master Chong he was no longer looking at her.

"If this Young Miss says that she can build a big ship as long as we will provide her with the required materials, then we are putting our trust in you." Young Master Chong said as he kept his eyes on the wall trees that were standing at some distance on their right.

"Worry not! I will not disappoint you all. Out of twenty-four hours, forty-seven minutes has already passed. We need to start working quickly. Can't afford to lose any more time." Li Ming replied as she looked at the incense stick that was burning beside the Young Master Chong.

Her words made the children hurry as they all formed a tight group around the Young Master who started giving them orders on how they could get all the required materials.

Li Ming had a feeling that under the supervision of the Young Master they would definitely be able to bring all the materials.

Therefore, she once again closed her eyes and started preparing the sketch of the ship.

It took her barely twenty more minutes to complete the sketch and connect it with her spiritual and magical energy.

By that time only a few wooden planks had been piled up at the good of the huge rock where she was sitting.

Li Ming did not waste much time before she started working on the huge ship that was about to become the weapon that would help dozens of children in passing the first entrance exam.

Within two hours, the children completed their task of bringing all the required materials, and in the next five minutes, they all were gawking at the huge ship that was standing at the shore of the high sea that laid in front of their eyes.