Apart from Lin Sanjiu, the other seven people didn't understand why Lin Sanjiu would suddenly care about the seed from the previous group. They looked at each other and saw the same puzzled expression on their faces.
Lin Sanjiu didn't seem to have any intention to explain herself. She looked up at Harry and waited for his answer. After a few seconds, Harry sighed and said, "That seed absorbed the polluted water droplets and didn't germinate. In the end, it died of physical exhaustion."
"Is the requirement for their group to germinate 40 pure water droplets?"
"No," Harry answered, "I've said it before. Every group has different requirements and conditions. The previous group's requirement was to connect the water in the soil to produce pure water droplets … You don't need to know the details. Anyway, the dead seed didn't germinate successfully. "
Lin Sanjiu nodded and didn't pursue the matter. She glanced at the people behind her and asked with a smile, "So, what about the corpse of the seed?"
"Why does she care about the corpse?" Number 44's grumbling voice came from behind her, "What does it have to do with us?"
Lin Sanjiu ignored him. Seeing that Harry didn't answer her, the group gradually quieted down.
When Harry opened his mouth again, his answer surprised everyone. "… It's still in this chamber."
"As expected," Lin Sanjiu smiled, "Thank you, Harry."
As soon as she finished speaking, someone couldn't hold it in anymore. "Hey, Number 49, what's going on? What do you know? "
Lin Sanjiu sat cross-legged next to her "water droplet formation". Without any energy to replenish her energy, she would rather sit than stand. She wanted to minimize her energy consumption. "I say, since all of you are here, why don't we all absorb the water droplets together?"
"I thought you had a good idea," Number 47 frowned and adjusted his long robe, "In the end, we still have to rely on luck?"
"If I'm not wrong, after we absorb all the water droplets, new water droplets will appear," Lin Sanjiu nodded at him. Then, she turned to Number 46 and asked, "You think so too, right?"
"Ah, yes, that's right," Number 46 didn't expect her to ask him this question. He paused for a moment. After brushing his hair with his fingers, he seemed to have made up his mind. He nodded affirmatively, "I think this is the only possibility."
"But these water droplets are contaminated — —" Someone immediately objected. "What if he absorbs too many polluted water droplets and dies directly?"
"Do you have a better idea?" Lin Sanjiu looked in the direction of the voice. Noticing that it was indeed Number 43 who spoke, Lin Sanjiu softened her tone, "... We have been underground for almost two days, but we still have no clue. Ten days will pass in the blink of an eye. If we don't take the risk now, we can only slowly rot in the ground. "
"There's still plenty of time. Maybe there's a way …" Number 45 mumbled. "Is it really necessary to take the risk so early?"
"It doesn't make any difference whether you absorb the contaminated water droplets earlier or later," Lin Sanjiu said immediately, "Your stamina won't change as you grow in the seed."
"But —"
"Everyone, listen to me!" Seeing that everyone had their own opinions and the situation was getting more and more chaotic, Number 42 quickly spoke up. When he saw that everyone had quietened down, he said slowly, "All of you have a point. However, since no one can convince anyone, let's decide by secret ballot. In that case, let's decide by secret ballot. What do you think?
It wasn't a bad idea. After all, this was the only way to ensure a certain degree of fairness when there were a lot of people.
Everyone discussed for a while and soon, Number 42's suggestion was approved. When the method of voting had been decided, one by one they wrote their opinions on slips of paper which were distributed and thrown into a box that someone had brought out.
Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath and was the last to vote for him.
She didn't need to listen to the announcement to know the result.
The result would definitely be "Agree to absorb the water droplets now".
"… Then, those who agree to absorb the water droplets now are 6 votes, and those who disagree are after the votes have been cast. After showing the votes to everyone, he said with a serious expression, "According to the results of your voting, we will start absorbing the water droplets now."
"Brother Number 42," Lin Sanjiu said with a smile. Lin Sanjiu laughed and said, "You are the first one in the queue. You can go first."
Number 42 was taken aback. His square face flushed for a moment. However, he quickly regained his composure. He wiped his forehead and said, "You're right. I'll start with the first water droplet."
He bent down and picked up a water droplet. He couldn't help but pause for a moment. Then, he let out a self-mocking laugh, "Sigh, I'm a little nervous."
Covering the water droplet with both hands, Number 42 muttered, "Absorb." The next second, the water droplet disappeared from his palms.
All seven pairs of eyes were fixed on Number 42's calm and serious face. It was as if they could see the lottery numbers on his face. After waiting anxiously for a few seconds, Number 42's face was still as ruddy as before. He suddenly let out a sigh, "I'm fine. I'm fine. This is a clean water droplet."
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief. Then, she laughed and said, "Brother Number 42 is really lucky! Why don't you absorb the next water droplet? "
There was a sudden silence in the hall. Even without turning her head, Lin Sanjiu could feel a few pairs of eyes on her face.
Number 42 didn't move. He didn't bend down to take the water droplet either. He looked at Lin Sanjiu quietly. After a while, he said in a low voice, "Isn't this a little unfair?"
"I think it's quite fair." Lin Sanjiu didn't seem to notice the subtle change in the atmosphere. Her smile remained the same, "After you absorb your 26 water droplets, Number 43 will absorb his 27 water droplets … One by one. What's wrong with that?"
Number 42 didn't say anything. From his stern face, no one could tell what he was thinking.
The remaining six people looked at each other as if they didn't understand why the two of them were suddenly confronting each other. After a moment of hesitation, Number 48 said, "I say, Number 49, it's not a problem for each of us to take one each. I don't mind …"
"Of course, you don't mind," Lin Sanjiu replied without turning her head. She sneered and continued staring at Number 42. "If you don't mind, why don't I explain to all of you why Number 42 doesn't want to absorb all the water droplets first?"
The crowd burst into an uproar. However, it didn't affect Lin Sanjiu's clear voice. Everyone fell silent when they heard what she said, "He doesn't want to do it because he has been waiting for us to test the water droplets for him. Now that he has to test the water droplets for us, of course he won't like it."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Number 42 snorted. Disbelief was written all over his face. "Are you stupid? We can only know whether the water droplet is contaminated or not after we absorb it. That is to say, by the time I know the water droplet is not contaminated, it would have already been absorbed by someone else. There's no point in testing the water droplet here! "
"You're right. That's what I thought at first. However, after I saw your reaction just now, I'm sure of one thing. "Lin Sanjiu smiled," You already knew that we need someone to test the water droplets for us to pass this round. "
If the crowd was in an uproar just a moment ago, the hall was now as chaotic as a pot of boiling porridge. Amidst the clamor of the crowd, Number 42's expression gradually turned cold. His tightly pursed lips curled into a mocking smile.
"According to you, if I absorb the water droplet first, I'll be testing the water droplets for you? I've already absorbed one droplet. Now, tell me, how are you going to find the next pure water droplet based on this? "
Even without listening to the whispers of the crowd, Lin Sanjiu could tell from the way they looked at her that they thought she had gone crazy.
Oh right, she was actually a schizophrenic right now.
The sudden thought made Lin Sanjiu chuckle. Then, she slowly stood up from the ground.
Lin Sanjiu swept her gaze across each and every one of them. When the noise in the hall died down, Lin Sanjiu said softly, "If I'm not mistaken, I already know where the next Purified Water Droplet is."
"What?" "Don't make such a joke —"
Someone immediately cried out.
"All of you have been fooled," Lin Sanjiu pretended as if she didn't hear anything. She continued, "Let me explain from the beginning. Harry told us that the pure water droplets are definitely enough for eight people to germinate. This is absolutely true. Besides, these pure water droplets were placed in front of us from the very beginning."
"Are these all pure water droplets?" Number 45 looked at the ground and raised one of her eyebrows, "But the numbers don't seem right …"
"No, I'm not talking about this." Lin Sanjiu smiled faintly.
She suddenly turned around and pointed to somewhere not far away, "The water droplets are there."
Following the direction of her finger, the crowd's gaze fell on the other two tightly shut doors in the hall. They were stunned for a moment as if they couldn't react to the situation at all.
"Let me ask all of you, why did everyone, including me, choose the first door on the left when everyone was here?"
"Because Harry's hint was posted on the door!" Number 43 frowned and answered, "The other two doors should be for the other groups —"
"That's right. The reason why we chose the first door on the left was because the notice on the door said 'Number 42 to 49'." Lin Sanjiu's gaze swept across everyone's faces and she asked, "But, did Harry really do that?"
Lin Sanjiu smiled when she heard someone taking a deep breath. She walked toward the door on the far left of the building.
"This is the chamber that Harry dug for the seeds. As a farmer, how could he go into the ground to post a note? Hmm, maybe you guys would say that this is a pocket dimension and he doesn't need to come down … Yes, that's right. That's a possibility. " When she reached the door with the notice, Lin Sanjiu tore the paper off and shook it lightly, "But, there is something that doesn't make sense on this piece of paper."
"What is it?"
"Do any of you remember the wooden sign at the entrance of the pocket dimension?" Lin Sanjiu suddenly changed the topic and brought up an irrelevant topic, "Do you guys still remember what was written on the wooden sign?"
"It says' Harry's Farm 'on the front," Number 44 replied disapprovingly, "The back is filled with a bunch of blabbering advertisements."
"Yes, but let me add something." Lin Sanjiu unfolded the notice in her hand, "Be it the words' Harry's Farm 'or the advertisements, they are written in several languages. I can only recognize 'Harry's Farm' and 'Harry's Arm' … Other than Japanese and French, the rest are all languages that I've never seen before. "
"Then, look at this notice. Don't you find it strange? There is only one language and Arabic numerals on it. " Lin Sanjiu turned to look at Number 42. He was still standing at the same spot, not moving an inch, "That's because the person who wrote the notice naturally used his mother tongue. He couldn't remember the other languages, and he didn't know how to write them. The only one who has the ability to do this is the first one to enter the underground cave — Number 42. "
"When we were all gathered in that chamber, Harry sounded very surprised. When he described the water droplets, the example he gave was also very strange. He said that these water droplets were like pen and paper, and that they could be carried around. However, these water droplets were more like rubber balls. " Seeing that Number 42 opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, Lin Sanjiu quickly said, "The reason why Harry didn't say it clearly is that he can't interfere even if one of the seeds interferes with the others. All he can do is give vague hints. I have proven this through my experiments."
Suddenly, someone let out a cry of realization, "You — Last night —"
"Yes." Lin Sanjiu nodded, "I blocked the only path between you and the water droplets, but Harry didn't say anything."
"Of course, other than this experiment, I have other evidence," Lin Sanjiu said. She crossed her arms and leaned against the wall. She looked at Number 42, who was not far away from her, "The first is the handwriting that Number 42 left behind when he recorded my water droplets. It should be the same as the handwriting on this piece of paper. If I remember correctly, he was the one who provided the pen and paper. As for the second one — "
As everyone looked at her eagerly, Lin Sanjiu waved her hand at the two doors not far away from her. "You just have to walk into the chamber behind those two doors. I believe you will see the water droplets inside."
PS:
I say, why is everyone suddenly talking about the male protagonist again … I told you that there are no emotional scenes in this story. Everyone should just watch the plot.
For example, some people can't accept the plot where the male protagonist is stronger than the female protagonist, and the female protagonist seeks out a stronger male protagonist to learn from. Some people even categorize this story as a strong female protagonist … I want to make it clear for the last time that this story is not sexist. I just want to tell a story. It's normal to make choices in a story. I gave up the emotional scenes and focused on the plot. Even though I can't write a good story, I still want to write about a variety of characters with different personalities, appearances, pasts … I don't want to divide them into two camps based on gender. I hope that everyone can forget about the gender of the characters when they read the story. Look, Number 39 can forget about it. Aside from gender, there are too many things about a person. I hope that my character is a human first, and after that, he will be a male/female/androgynous/genderless …
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