"Before we came here, there were seven people from cluster 2 and four people from cluster 3. All of them agreed to this plan."
When Lin Sanjiu leaped onto one of the branches, the conversation between the members of Team 2, Team 3, and Team 5 replayed in her mind.
"The person who takes down the number tag will still be a plant belonging to a certain cluster, but their absorption rate will be reduced to 0. This is the first rule we can use. The second rule is that if everyone absorbs the same amount of energy, everyone can leave the greenhouse. The key point to determine the absorption rate is at 7 o'clock on the tenth day."
The moment Lin Sanjiu landed, she felt the branch beneath her feet tremble slightly. She crouched down and lowered her center of gravity, waiting for the trembling to gradually stop.
"What we should do next is very obvious. As long as everyone agrees to take down their number tags at 7 o'clock, everyone's absorption rate will be 0 for that minute. In other words, everyone will be equal. Then, we will hang up our number tags at 7: 01 p.m. and successfully leave the pocket dimension as a fully grown plant. "
When the gloomy man with dark eyes finished his speech calmly, Lin Sanjiu shuddered. She suddenly remembered something that Harry had accidentally let slip.
"Is it really that simple?" After hearing the plan, Number 46 asked doubtfully, "What if there are some hidden rules that we don't understand …"
"No, it's really that simple."
Lin Sanjiu slid into the green leaves along the branch. She was as agile as a lizard in the jungle. She didn't make a single sound.
Lin Sanjiu didn't know how she missed this point back then, but now that she thought about it, it couldn't be any clearer. When Lin Sanjiu discovered the secret of the number tag and questioned Harry why he didn't tell her about it, Harry had once answered her with an aggrieved expression, "If I told you, I wouldn't gain anything, right?"
That's right. If this was just a battle between cluster 5 and cluster 4, no matter who won, Harry would gain something in the end, but he wouldn't say such a thing. It seemed like the reason he didn't want to make it clear earlier was because he already knew that all the team members in the greenhouse could use this method to escape.
"Why would you want to do this?" Number 46 was a cautious and suspicious person by nature. His tone did not relax just because of Lin Sanjiu's small piece of evidence, "If all of you just stand by and watch, which team will be the loser? It won't affect you. "
Baldy scratched his head and sighed.
"Cough, brother, just think about it and you will understand. Now that a number plate had been stolen from the fourth group, how dangerous would that be? If it were you, wouldn't you think of all kinds of ways? To put it bluntly. If your two groups decide to kill each other and snatch the cards, the rest of our groups will also be implicated by your fight. " He looked at Lin Sanjiu and said, "This girl is quite kind. If we can all be saved, why would we fight to the death?"
"If we don't cooperate, everyone will be more or less harmed. But if we cooperate, then everyone will gain absolute benefits." The lanky man concluded in a low voice.
The plan sounded simple, but —
"What if someone doesn't remove the number tag at the last moment?" Sure enough, Number 47 raised this concern. "When everyone passes, only one group will win, and the rest will become fertilizer for the flowers."
"This problem is not difficult to solve," Number 46 replied with a frown. "We can set a gathering time and gather everyone together. Then, we can collect everyone's number tag. If you have to wear your own number tag to absorb the nutrients, you can put all the number tags in one person's hand and give the other person's number tag. If you don't care about the original owner and can absorb the nutrients as long as you have the number tag, you can also store all the number tags in one place and monitor each other. If someone is absent or doesn't hand over his or her number tag, it is equivalent to betrayal. He or she will be hunted down until seven o 'clock on the tenth day. Of course, the person who is being hunted down can't wear his or her number tag … Anyway, we can discuss the details later. "
Baldy didn't seem to have thought that deeply. "Ah," he said hesitantly, "After all, this is a good thing for all of us. I don't think anyone would harm others without benefiting himself. "
Number 46 didn't answer. From his expression, it seemed that he didn't think Baldy's words were necessary. After he asked Lin Sanjiu to wear the number tag of the martial arts singlet and asked Harry about the absorption rate, everyone finally confirmed the fact that it was useless to wear someone else's number tag.
"Even though this plan is good, I have to point out one thing."
After discussing for a while, the whole plan gradually took shape. Suddenly, Number 46 said with a serious expression on his face. His words immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"If someone rejects our proposal at the beginning, it isn't a bad thing. After all, there is still a long time until the tenth day. We can use force to snatch the number tag." Number 46 raised his finger and made a "four" sign, "However, I'm not worried about this group."
"You're worried about cluster 1?" the gloomy, lanky guy asked in a deep voice.
"Yes. We can say that cluster 4's actions were forced by the situation, but cluster 1 never considered the possibility of a peaceful solution from the very beginning. They are the main culprits who caused this situation. Even if we bring this plan to them, do you think they will accept it? " Number 46 sneered as he said, "But if they don't accept it, it means that they will become enemies with all four groups. Based on their style of doing things, I'm worried that they will pretend to agree to our proposal but secretly do something to us. In the end, they will be the only group that survives."
Number 46's concern wasn't unreasonable. Cluster 4 had lost a number tag and it was a huge blow to their morale. Under such circumstances, there was a high possibility that they would agree to a peaceful solution. On the contrary, to be on the safe side, they should strike first against cluster 1, who hadn't shown up since the beginning. There was no need for them to take the risk and try to convince cluster 1 to join them.
It wasn't as difficult as they thought it would be.
After chatting with Baldy and Skinny for a while, everyone in Cluster 5 realized one thing. The person who Number 47 accidentally saw plucking the flower was someone they didn't know, so he should belong to Cluster 1.
Even though they didn't know why they only left one person to guard the spawning point, it was obvious that cluster 1 didn't have many people. This was undoubtedly good news for the rest of them. After a short discussion, they divided the work.
Since cluster 4 and 5 were still hostile to each other, the task of persuading cluster 4 to join them was given to Baldhead and Lanky. Lin Sanjiu was unanimously chosen to investigate cluster 1's situation. If the timing was right, they could ambush a few number tags and bring them back.
The location given by Number 47 wasn't hard to find. In fact, if he hadn't said it, Lin Sanjiu wouldn't have been able to find it. Even Lin Sanjiu couldn't believe that the spawning point was so close to the main entrance.
At this moment, in the dense forest of deep green, there was only the stifling, humid, and silent air. There wasn't a hint of wind or any sound. Lin Sanjiu climbed around silently but she didn't see a single person. She didn't know what was going on with cluster 1. They didn't even set up any defenses around the spawning point.
She crouched down and hid herself in a cluster of sawtooth-shaped leaves.
Calculating the time, it had only been ten hours since the last time the purple flower had grown.
As she didn't know the exact location of the spawning point, she had to constantly monitor every inch of the area within a hundred-meter radius for the next ten hours. She had to admit that it was quite taxing on her mind and body.
Lin Sanjiu activated her [Higher Consciousness Scan] and closed her eyes. She sensed the heavy and stagnant air around her as she waited quietly for the first person to appear.
She didn't have to wait for long.
There was a circle of dirty glass at the top of the greenhouse. As the sky outside darkened, the only source of light in the greenhouse was the dim white light above their heads.
Most of the light was blocked by the dense foliage. When the light shone on Lin Sanjiu's hiding spot, it had already turned into a thin layer of fog.
Amidst the fog, a figure quietly approached the bottom of the plant that Lin Sanjiu was hiding in.
The plant was planted in a large flower pot. It was at least the size of a few swimming pools put together. If Lin Sanjiu looked past the layers of foliage, she would see the dark soil in the pot. The person was wearing a dirty tracksuit that was covered in mud. If Lin Sanjiu didn't happen to walk into the range of her [Higher Consciousness Scan], she probably wouldn't have noticed the person.
The person was wearing a tracksuit and a cap. The person wasn't carrying the indigo flower either. From the looks of it, the person was either a woman or a skinny young man. The person walked around the flower pot and carefully checked the roots of the plant. Then, he looked up and climbed up the branch.
Lin Sanjiu didn't move. She waited until the person was close to the leaf she was on before she turned around and slid into another leaf. Coincidentally, she avoided the person's gaze. She did all this without making a sound. Her movements were so smooth that it was as if she had lived on the tree for many years.
When the person turned around and climbed down from the top, she seemed to have let her guard down. She even took off her cap. When she passed by Lin Sanjiu, she finally saw the person's pale face. Her eyebrows were knitted together, making her look like she was frowning.
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat. She confirmed it once more.
There was only one member from cluster 1 within a hundred meters.
Her body reacted faster than her brain. She leaped forward and grabbed the edge of the leaf where the woman from the first cluster was. Before the woman realized what was going on, Lin Sanjiu curled up her body and swung herself in a circle in the air. Then, she landed gently behind the woman from the first cluster.
Only then did the woman's messy long hair move. Apparently, she had just reacted. Lin Sanjiu stretched out her left hand and grabbed the woman's elbow when she turned around. Then, she said coldly, "Don't move."
As expected, the woman's body froze.
"I have an indigo flower on my back. If you move even the slightest bit, my hand will slide to your right hand," Lin Sanjiu threatened him in a low voice after she used her "Route 300" as a safety precaution.
"What do you want?" The woman asked with a trembling voice, "If you want the flower, just take it. It will bloom soon."
"Where are your teammates? Why didn't they follow me? "As Lin Sanjiu spoke, she scanned her surroundings cautiously. "How many of you are there?"
However, the woman behind the messy long hair was silent for a few breaths before she answered hesitantly.
"Teammates? Are you sure you got the wrong person? " The strange woman sounded a little frightened. "The seeds from the same batch as me are all dead. I'm the only one who entered this place."
Lin Sanjiu's eyelid twitched. She tightened her grip a little. "What? Aren't you from the first cluster? "
"Yes, I'm from the first cluster, but I'm really the only one here," seeing that Lin Sanjiu didn't believe her, the woman sounded like she was about to cry, "Harry told me that I'm the only one in my batch. For the sake of fairness, he let me enter the greenhouse first."
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. This information was indeed out of her expectation. It also explained Harry's arrangement. However, Lin Sanjiu did not loosen her grip on the woman's arm, "Is that why you attacked the people from the third cluster? To gain an advantage? "
The arm under his fingers trembled, and the strange woman struggled to turn half of her body, revealing her pale face. "... Ah? What are you talking about? I didn't attack anyone! I don't have an indigo flower with me! "
"Stop talking nonsense. My teammates saw you pluck an indigo flower from here," Lin Sanjiu sneered coldly, but she frowned slightly. The woman really didn't have any flowers with her.
Judging from the situation just now, she was a very cautious person. There was no reason for her not to bring flowers with her … Could it be that she had been lying all along and the flowers were with her teammates? But what good would it do her?
Noticing that Lin Sanjiu did not speak for some time, the woman became even more anxious. She repeated the words "two of my flowers have been snatched away" over and over again. However, Lin Sanjiu was too lazy to tell the truth. She activated her [Planar World] without a sound and placed her right hand on the strap of the number tag behind the woman's neck.
"It's true. I didn't lie to you. One of the people who snatched my flowers was wearing a singlet …" The woman didn't know that her number tag had disappeared. She didn't stop talking. Just when Lin Sanjiu was about to interrupt her, Harry's booming voice finished the job for her.
"Number 31 of the fourth group, dead." (To be continued.)
PS:
I've just come back and I'm already busy updating this chapter. If anyone compares me to the Three Heavens again, I'm going to pick up my sword. There was a small mistake in the previous chapter, so I fixed it while it wasn't locked. I've been so tired these few days that my eyes are blurry. Due to the lack of sleep, my brain isn't very clear, so there might be a lot of bugs. If anyone finds them, please leave me a message (or not).
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