Andy blinked his eyes at Tang Ling's unreasonable request before he obediently fished out his cigarettes from his pocket.
"That's right. I've finished my cigarettes. Look at how great I am. I'd rather smoke myself to death than let those bastards take advantage of me. " Tang Ling took the cigarettes from Andy without any hesitation. He acted like he had suffered a great loss as he took out a small pouch and skillfully opened Andy's cigarette box. He then placed the cigarettes into the pouch one by one.
Andy sighed helplessly, but he suddenly noticed that there were seven cigarettes in Tang Ling's pouch. He could not help but yell, "Tang Ling, you lied to me! You still have seven cigarettes!"
"What are you yelling about? Why don't I give them all to you and you can smoke them? "Tang Ling wanted to toss the pouch to Andy.
"No, no." Andy waved his hands repeatedly as if he saw a hot potato.
"That's right. Think about it. Do you want me to take advantage of you or those bastards?" Tang Ling spat out a mouthful of smoke as he spoke. He wondered if he looked like Su Yao when he spat out the smoke.
No, he should smoke better than Tang Ling.
Since when did Tang Ling become his brother? But those bastards? Andy's face turned even uglier. Even without the explanation, he knew that Tang Ling was referring to the seniors of the First Reserved Camp.
The seniors that were like vampires.
Thinking about them, it was hard for him not to recall the day when the seniors delivered water to Instructor Thuja. One of them was especially friendly and even told him to look for him if he had any trouble.
Now, it was ironic.
If there was trouble, of course, he could look for the seniors. However, he had to pay the price. The price could be food, cigarettes, fruits, or any other benefits that the camp provided, from skinning to rest time.
For example, if he paid three hours of rest time, he would have to replace the seniors for another three hours when they carried out some trivial tasks.
What if he did not have any of those? It would be fine. The seniors loved to collect Hope credits.
It was a special currency in the Hope Barrier that could only be used by warriors.
With Hope credits, one could buy more resources such as food. If one had enough Hope credits, there would be even better things waiting for them, such as high-grade nutrient fluids.
More importantly, they could buy equipment, life-saving equipment, and even one-on-one guidance from various instructors.
As the saying went, as long as one had enough Hope credits, one could easily get a full set of Purple Moon Warrior equipment to play with.
However, Hope credits were hard to come by. Being on duty in the Patrol Ground for a night was only worth 5 Hope credits, and helping to manage the farm was only worth 2 Hope credits.
Andy's expression grew more and more unsightly.
In the First Reserved Camp, without the help of the seniors, it would be a waste of time to figure things out on his own. Would it be alright if he gritted his teeth and refused to ask for their help?
That was naive.
The First Reserved Camp had its own rules that even the instructors and high-ranking officers were not allowed to interfere with. The rule was the principle of offering.
There were only 110 people in the First Reserved Camp, and there was a ranking list based on their strength. The top 55 would be able to enjoy the resources distributed by the Hope Barrier every week.
The last 55 would have to offer up their resources according to their ranking. The lower the ranking, the more resources they would have to offer.
Everyone was taught a lesson on the first day they entered the camp because no one was willing to offer up resources without a reason.
Orston even challenged them on the spot, and Andy did not even want to remember the consequences!
Even the fierce Orston used the power of his tattoo, but he was still beaten up like an iron bristle boar.
With that in mind, Andy regretted his hot-headedness for challenging Orston. It was probably because of his small size that he was not beaten up that badly.
Who was the only one who escaped? It was Tang Ling.
He saw the rules, so he cooperated and offered up the resources that he just received according to the ratio. One thing worth noting was that it was a week's worth of resources, and what was left after that would take at least three days to survive.
What happened in the end? In the end, everyone relied on Tang Ling's limited resources and his ideas to survive.
What ideas? Andy's expression changed. He did not want to think about it.
The first option was better, which was to go hunting in the forest. The edge of the Cliff of Hope was connected to the forest, and the battlefield was mainly concentrated in the ruins opposite the Hope Barrier.
Tang Ling claimed that all the powerful beings were attracted to the battlefield by the Universal Source Rock, so the forest on both sides should not be that dangerous.
In the end, after half a day of adventuring, the few of them were chased out by a Level 3 mutated beast that was probably tired from the battlefield and was resting in the forest. They ran away crying for their parents.
Fortunately, Tang Ling did not let go. He grabbed an innocent jumping chicken from somewhere and hugged it tightly in his arms, allowing everyone to enjoy the chicken meat for another day.
They dared not go hunting anymore.
What about the second option? Andy was already frowning.
Damn it, he actually wants to rob the farm and steal things!
Tang Ling seemed to be very talented. He led them to the farm and stole a five-colored pig, three jumping chickens, a dozen apples, and three bundles of rice.
Three bundles of rice?! Andy was no longer willing to recall the taste of boiled rice. His throat felt very 'stimulated' now.
As for the consequences … Andy rolled his eyes. He dared not think about it anymore. The thought of it gave him the urge to fight Tang Ling to the death.
That was how the first week was spent.
Other than classes, physical training, and missions, they spent all their time thinking about how to get food and how to do it.
In the second week, everyone obediently offered their offerings. Even if their days were a little harder and they had to carry out more missions, they would still be able to trade Hope credits for food.
However, Tang Ling did the opposite!
He was very powerful. As soon as the supplies were distributed, he ate them all, wolfing them down like a ravenous tiger, sweeping away the clouds.
Somehow, the supplies that were given out also included cigarettes, and he smoked all of them, turning the cave they were in into a fairyland. Clouds and mist swirled around the cave, and he choked like an idiot!
Therefore, when the seniors came to collect the supplies, Tang Ling was left with nothing!
Were they going to take his clothes and equipment? No, his seniors wouldn't take a liking to his low-level playthings.
Rest time? They could not force him to do such things! In the seniors' words, it was better to beat a rascal like Tang Ling to death than to force him, but it would take a lot of effort to beat him to death!
Hope credits? Tang Ling was ruthless. Whenever he got Hope credits, he would exchange them for food. He did not even think about saving them and ate them all.
"How can you eat so much? Why aren't you stuffed to death? Oh, you Harsheen boar! "The seniors were troubled.
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