The seeds' short and restless sleep soon came to an end when they heard rustling noises and soft conversations in the silent chamber. Filled with nervousness and anticipation, everyone lit up the light in their hands and began to search for traces of the water droplets without much communication.
There was no water droplet in the cubicle they slept in. There was no water droplet in the left cubicle or the right cubicle.
In the midst of their anxious search, Number 45 suddenly let out an "Ah!". Everyone thought that she had found the water droplet. The atmosphere became tense. Before anyone could ask, she shot her flashlight at the entrance of the chamber, "Look!"
The light was very dim as if half of it had been absorbed by the surrounding mud walls. Even so, everyone could see the changes under the flashlight.
"Where's the door?" someone cried out in shock.
No matter how hard the flashlight turned, the hole that connected the chamber and the tunnel had disappeared. The seeds screamed in panic as they jumped out of their cubicles and ran toward the entrance.
"Calm down!" Number 42 yelled, stopping them in their tracks. "Take a closer look!"
Everyone was stunned. When they squinted, they understood what was going on.
The entrance did not disappear, but it had been blocked.
The material that sealed the entrance came from the mud walls and the ground. Large chunks of mud were piled up at the entrance, leaving no gaps. At first glance, the entrance seemed to have merged with the entire chamber. No wonder everyone thought that the door had disappeared.
The color of the freshly dug soil was still fresh. Obviously, it was man-made.
"Who did this?" Number 42 roared, "Why are you joking?"
"I'm not joking," Lin Sanjiu replied nonchalantly. As she spoke, she lowered her head and picked the mud from between her nails. Even with the help of the [Vibroblade], it took her a lot of effort to seal the entrance. She was covered in dirt and looked like a mud figurine. "I did it. You're welcome."
"What?" Everyone was shocked. "What do you mean?"
"You guys are all asleep. Have you forgotten? "Lin Sanjiu raised her head and smiled." What if someone sneaks back to the main hall? I might as well block the entrance. "
"I did forget about it," Number 42 frowned and looked at her disapprovingly, "But you brought it up. Why do you have to do this? We can just take turns to guard the entrance. Isn't it a waste of energy to clear the entrance? "
Lin Sanjiu shrugged her shoulders in response.
"I didn't forget. But who would go out?" Number 46 laughed disapprovingly. He thought it was a stupid idea, "Even though we don't have enough water droplets now, can we ensure that we absorb pure water droplets when we go out? Once I absorb one of the contaminated ones, my physical strength will weaken. At that time, the fact that I betrayed everyone will be exposed. Wouldn't I be going for wool and coming home shorn? "
Even Number 44 nodded in agreement. However, Lin Sanjiu was too focused on cleaning the mud off her body. She didn't seem to care at all.
No matter what, the door had to be cleared. Number 42 assigned this task to Number 43, Number 44, and Number 46, even though everyone was complaining. Even though everyone was grumbling, they still started to shovel the soil. They chatted as they worked. Soon, someone brought up the topic of water droplets.
"Speaking of which, we have rested for a few hours, but we didn't even find a single drop of water …" Number 43 scanned through each of them suspiciously. "Don't tell me you guys didn't say anything when you found it?"
"Of course not!" Number 44 jumped up immediately.
"It's hard to say for him, but I didn't," Number 46 replied.
"Logically speaking, it shouldn't be," Number 42 muttered. Even the voices in the cubicles behind him quietened down, "If we find a new water droplet, it proves that our previous speculation is correct. Then, there is no need to hide the water droplets anymore. It seems like this isn't the condition for the water droplets to appear. "
"Then, what is it?" Number 45 asked from the cubicle.
"Is it possible that … we have to absorb the pure water droplets and then a new water droplet will appear?" New water droplets will appear? "Number 46 asked hesitantly after everyone discussed for a while.
"It can't be!" Number 44 groaned in pain. "Do we still have to test the poison on ourselves?"
Lin Sanjiu sat in the dark, listening to the heated discussion. She smiled.
[Think about it. It's about time …]
The more people there were, the harder it was to make a decision. No matter what they said, there would always be people who disagreed with them. After everyone had their own opinions and searched through the cubicles again, they finally realized that there was no solution left, just like the water droplets.
"Alright. In for a penny, in for a pound. Let's go to the main hall. " Lin Sanjiu clapped her hands to attract everyone's attention, "If you guys can't make a decision, I don't want to waste my time with you guys. I'm going now. Is there anyone who wants to come and watch me?"
"Wait —" Unexpectedly, Number 47, who had always been quiet, was the first to speak up, "I'll go with you."
Once one person made up his mind, the rest followed him like a herd of sheep. They might not be ready to absorb the water droplets, but they all had the thought that it wouldn't be a bad idea to follow Lin Sanjiu and have a look. Hence, they entered the tunnel again.
"Don't tell me you have already found a way to distinguish the water droplets?" someone asked doubtfully.
Lin Sanjiu smiled. She glanced at the notice paper with the words "Number 42 to 49" written on it. She didn't say anything. Ignoring the noise behind her that was getting louder and louder, she walked straight into the main hall.
The 24 water droplets behind the number "49" were lined up neatly, waiting for their owners, just like when she left.
"Hey, can you tell the difference between the water droplets or not?" Number 43 couldn't help asking, "If you can't, don't take the risk. Otherwise, if you don't have the stamina to look for the water droplets …"
"I really can't tell which water droplets are clean," Lin Sanjiu turned around and smiled at him. Amidst the noisy chatter behind her, she bent down and turned the first water droplet in the first row into a card, "Actually, I'm here to verify an idea."
"What idea?" Everyone gathered around her and asked at the same time.
Lin Sanjiu looked up. The eyes in front of her were filled with confusion, doubt, suspicion, and curiosity.
There were seven pairs of eyes in total.
She didn't say anything. Her gaze fell on the card in her hand. Then, she took a deep breath.
[Harry's Farm Water Droplet: 25] was written on the card.
"Harry, let me ask you a question." Lin Sanjiu raised her voice. Her clear female voice echoed in the main hall. "What about the dead seed from the previous group? Where is it? "(To be continued.)
PS:
Since I'm going to watch Batman's battle with Mr. Perfect tonight, I updated the second chapter in advance ~ Hiddenwinter, I didn't expect you to reward me again … How was the second chapter today? It's a little scary when people look forward to it ~ Thank you for your support. It seems like I won't fall out of the top 10 tomorrow.
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