The fourth group chose a broad-leaved plant in the middle of the greenhouse. Every leaf was big enough to accommodate all the groups. Lin Sanjiu finally got to see all the members of the greenhouse from there.
However, even though everyone had gathered together, the situation wasn't as smooth as they had planned. Almost every team was on guard against each other. They were afraid that they would be at a disadvantage if they were careless. Therefore, no matter what they discussed, they would have to go back and forth for a long time. The efficiency was insanely low.
After a few hours of persuasion, debate, and explanation, the members of the four clusters finally reached a preliminary consensus. The spawning points of the indigo flowers would belong to each cluster, but the harvesting method would be different.
There were a total of nineteen people in each group. Whenever the indigo flowers bloomed, each group would send out two people to collect the flowers. As the rest of the people were monitoring each other, naturally, they could not send anyone to follow them. Of course, this was mainly to prevent the fifth group from doing so.
Even though they didn't say it out loud, their thoughts were clearly written on their faces. Even Baldy and Skinny were vaguely expressing their thoughts. If they couldn't find the members of Cluster One, and the "zero absorption rate plan" couldn't be implemented, then Cluster Five would be a ticking time bomb. Just in case, they had to restrict them from the very beginning.
"You will get the disease of stupidity if you talk too much to these idiots who think they are so smart," Number 46 whispered to Lin Sanjiu, who was beside him, as he leaned against the root of the leaf. "To be honest, my phobia of idiots is about to kick in," Number 46 said to Lin Sanjiu softly.
After everyone gathered together, Number 46 only said a few words and gave up. He circled the leaf a few times and rested like a bystander. Occasionally, he would whisper a few words to the members of his cluster.
However, Lin Sanjiu found it hard to say that he was wrong.
"I say, the biggest beneficiary of this plan is cluster 5, right?"
Just as Number 46 finished his sarcastic words, a man from cluster 4 stood up. A man from Cluster 4, who he described as "mentally retarded", stood up and said, "... It doesn't make sense that they are resting here while we are out there working so hard to hunt down Cluster 1. In my opinion, if everyone who goes out has to hand in their number tags, then each of our clusters should send two people. But Team Five will have to move out. "
Lin Sanjiu exchanged glances with Number 46. The latter's lips curled into a cold smirk.
The reason why this meeting had dragged on for so long without being able to be resolved was because the people who went after the first group had to hand over their number tags.
The reason why the fourth group made such a suggestion was because they knew very well that even in the worst case scenario, they would never be able to get their number tags back. Therefore, Group Five, who had handed in all their number tags, would still be in last place. Group Four, on the other hand, would still be at the bottom. In order to ensure this, Group Four had come up with all kinds of annoying tricks. They had dragged the meeting, which was supposed to end in an hour, into a whole day.
In fact, Lin Sanjiu found it a little unbelievable that Number 46 could tolerate it until now.
Baldy smiled bitterly and advised, "Finding the first group of members is beneficial to all of us. I think we should all send out those who can. After all, our final goal is to win together. Whether we form a team or not is just a small matter, don't you think? "
Seeing that the man rolled his eyes and was about to speak again, Number 46 suddenly said coldly, "I have no opinion on the fact that everyone in our cluster will be going out."
"You don't have to force yourself if you are injured," the tall and skinny man said softly after a pause.
"Don't worry about me," Lin Sanjiu smiled at the few pairs of eyes that were focused on her. Then, she supported herself up with the support of the plant. Even though it was only a flesh wound, it still hurt a little. Lin Sanjiu frowned in pain. She took a deep breath and pointed at her waist with a smile, "Although it's not convenient for me to walk, I have this."
The man from the fourth group who spoke just now involuntarily moved his protruding eyeballs downwards. Then, his eyes immediately turned red.
"I think this thing is really useful. This thing is really useful, especially in this greenhouse, "Lin Sanjiu smiled as if she didn't notice anything. Instead, she demonstrated enthusiastically," If you control this [Telescopic Lift Rope] in this way, you can move horizontally. Look, a new rope will shoot out from here. It will hook onto another stalk … "
As she spoke, the [Telescopic Lift Rope] at her waist hooked onto another shoot above her head. As it retracted and swung, Lin Sanjiu was brought to another direction.
"This is ours!" The man with the bulging eyes was enraged, "If you still want us to work together, return the rope to me!"
Lin Sanjiu looked at him, "But I am injured. I need this."
"Who the f * ck cares if you roll or crawl! Do you still want to work with us? "The man with the bulging eyes spat and sneered. "If you don't want to be at the bottom, return it to me!"
"Hmm," Lin Sanjiu replied as if she was considering whether she should return it or not. However, she did not stop manipulating the [Rope Lifting Rope]. Amidst the whirring sound of the machine, she moved nimbly between the branches of the plant.
"Stop it right now!"
When Lin Sanjiu's body swayed in front of him again, the man with the bulging eyes bellowed. He couldn't help but leap a few steps forward and reach for the rope in the air. However, Lin Sanjiu was faster than him. She slapped her waist and swung her body to the other side again. The corner of the man's mouth twitched. He bent down and pulled out a small knife from his boot. He took a step forward and threw the knife at the rope above Lin Sanjiu's head.
Just as Lin Sanjiu was ascending into the sky, the bulging eyeball suddenly let out a burp as if something had pricked his windpipe. Blood spurted out from his chest, and two pieces of his number tag, which had been severed from the middle, fell on the leaf. Lin Sanjiu's eyes widened in shock.
In the next moment, before anyone could react, a woman from cluster 4 stood up in shock. Before she could shout, a black shadow fell from above her head. A palm struck her chest. When the black shadow retracted his hand and flew back into the air, the woman lost her balance and fell to the ground.
"Don't worry. The person in your cluster is not dead yet. I haven't used my sharpest thread yet," Number 46 said coldly.
Once again, he put on his gentle smile. Wearing his genial smile again, when all eyes were fixed upon him, he rose slowly, stretched out his arm, and brushed the stem of the plant over his head. Something flashed in the air. Something flashed in the air and disappeared into his hand.
It was as if he had tied a thread in the air.
As if he had just realized that he was not dead, the man with the bulging eyes coughed violently. He struggled to get up from the pool of blood on the ground. The skin and muscles on his chest had been deeply cut by the silver thread, but it was not fatal. He pressed his hand against his chest, which was still gushing blood. His gaze fell on the two halves of his number tag, which was already soaked in blood. He was dumbfounded.
"Jumping around in the air without touching the silver thread is quite a challenge," Lin Sanjiu smiled at him from midair.
Then, she waved the other number tag in her hand. The moment the number tag flashed, a gasp came from the direction of cluster 4. The woman who had just gotten up from the ground lowered her head and searched her chest. Then, she looked up with a pale face. She finally understood what was going on.
Thanks to the cooperation between Number 46 and Lin Sanjiu, cluster 5 was eliminated in the blink of an eye. The average absorption rate of cluster 4 dropped to the last place.
For a moment, the dozen or so people on the leaf fell into a silence after the shock. No one could say a word.
"We really want to cooperate," Number 46 said calmly to everyone's surprise, "Even though we are no longer in the last place, we are still willing to continue with the zero absorption rate plan. The reason why we did this is to let everyone remember one thing. "
He gestured to Lin Sanjiu with his chin. Lin Sanjiu raised her hand and something flew in the air in a parabola. It flew towards cluster 2. The few people in that direction were so frightened that they took a few steps back. When the thing landed on the ground, they realized that it was the number tag of the man in the red shirt.
"The reason why cluster 5 participated in this plan was because we wanted to, not because we had no choice."
Lin Sanjiu continued the second half of Number 46's sentence. She watched as the man in the red shirt hung the number tag around his neck. Ah Bai Qing
"That's right," Number 46 smiled at cluster 2 and 3, "We are very reasonable to our friends. But when it comes to idiots, we have a way to communicate."
After a long period of silence, the tall and skinny man sighed. Gradually, there was a low murmur of voices. Baldhead grumbled to Number 46 and asked Sunny to treat the bulging eyeball's wound. Since cluster 2 and 3 tried to smooth things over and the remaining two people in cluster 4 did not seem to have the intention to "take revenge", the meeting finally continued.
However, the atmosphere was very different this time.
Even though Number 46 returned to his corner and did not say a word, the meeting was still completed in an unimaginably efficient manner. Cluster 4, which was the most troublesome group, had now become the most efficient group. They were the ones who were most eager to implement the "zero absorption rate plan". They were the first to leave the meeting point and went into the greenhouse.
Due to the precedent of the martial arts singlet, the two people who did not have the number tags were already on their guard. Since the two of them were evenly matched, the other two people who had the number tags had no choice but to behave themselves and hand over their number tags to the baldy.
"Cluster 4 has an injured person," Baldhead announced as he counted the number tags in his hand, "One for cluster 3 and one for cluster 5 … Sunny will stay in our group."
The skinny girl seemed to want to say something but Baldhead patted her hand and she immediately shut her mouth.
"We still need to take necessary precautions," Baldy said as he divided the number tags in his hand into four parts and distributed them to the four remaining people. "Now, each of you will have a few number tags in your hands. Here, there is no number tag of your own group, but there is a mixture of the other three groups' number tags. Keep them safe and we will distribute them when we come back. "
Lin Sanjiu was the one who stayed in cluster 5. She took the number tag from Baldhead and looked at the bulging eyeball and the petite girl with thick spectacles. Then, she sat back down silently.
After cluster 4, the rest of the people also set off one after another.
For some reason, Baldhead lingered until the end of the group. To be on the safe side, Lin Sanjiu used her [Extendable Rope] to hide herself on top of the leaf. Only then did she realize his intention.
"Sunny," he lowered his voice and whispered to the girl beside him, "... Are you finally willing to do this thing between us?"
Sunny buried her head in her hands. After a while, she nodded lightly. Her movement was so small that it was almost imperceptible.
"Okay, okay. When we get out of here, I will look for a gold shop or a jewelry shop. Even though we can't get married now, I still need to give you an explanation. Next, we need to start looking for a consular officer … "
While Baldy was chattering away happily, Sunny's voice was as soft as a mosquito's. She complained, "You … What kind of situation is this? I didn't understand when you first came to me about this. Now, you want to look for a gold shop? "
"I don't agree with you," Baldhead said happily, "The apocalypse is coming and people don't need to eat? They need to eat. You are like food to me. To me, you are my most basic needs. If you don't let me stay with you, I will starve to death. "
Sunny giggled. She seemed to have said, "You sure know how to talk." When Lin Sanjiu heard this, she felt too embarrassed to continue listening to them. She slid down the leaf quietly and moved to another spot.
After the couple finished their conversation, Sunny sent Baldhead off and walked back with a blush on her face. She sat on the other side of the leaf.
Other than the bulge-eyed man, who refused to talk to anyone, the other three women chatted with each other from time to time. Time passed quickly. After about five to six hours, people started to return.
However, just as Lin Sanjiu was worried, no one had seen the woman in the sportswear from the first cluster. (To be continued.)
PS:
I feel like I have the ability to make my wishes come true … Halfway through this chapter, I suddenly thought, "Eh, it seems like I don't owe a lot of Heshibi this month." Then, I continued to write with a clear conscience. Then, when I opened the page, my knees immediately softened … Aizen Zi actually sent me a Heshibi without saying a word. Is this my reward for failing? Nnolivia, Silueta, even your names are similar. You gave me Heshibi right next to each other … Are you sure you can't read minds? Let me take a moment, I'm good … Thank you for your appreciation of me.
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