While humming a tune, the freshness of living in a tree house made everyone busy with their work.
Barley and Sharwin took the huge pot that Zhang Tie had brought with him and set up a stove with stones under the tree. They then started to cook supper. Doug and Hista were responsible for guarding the perimeter of 50 m, while Zhang Tie, Bagdad, and Leit were responsible for the renovation of the tree house.
After the renovation of the first storey of the tree house, the three of them spent the entire afternoon on the renovation of the second storey. Compared to the first storey, the renovation of the second storey required more work. Additionally, the space in the second storey was limited, and only one person could enter at a time. Only after the first person had expanded the space inside could the second person enter. Therefore, the renovation of the second storey was even slower. The first person to enter the second storey was Zhang Tie. After an hour, it was Leit's turn. After another hour, it was Bagdad's turn. After that, the space inside the second storey could barely accommodate two people. Zhang Tie and Leit then entered together. After another hour, Bagdad could also barely fit in. Only then did the renovation of the second storey of the tree house begin to speed up.
At noon, several groups of students from No. 2 National Middle School and No. 7 National Middle School had also discovered the tree house that Zhang Tie's group had renovated. Among them, two groups of students from No. 2 National Middle School were eyeing the Hit-Plane Brotherhood's treehouse with covetous eyes. However, when Doug took out his "Iron Gate T21" and aimed it at those guys with malicious intentions, the corners of their eyes twitched and they could only helplessly retreat. They had never imagined that the Hit-Plane Brotherhood would be so perverse as to even bring such a weapon. The "Iron Gate T21" was a double-string crossbow. It could be loaded with two strings at a time and could continuously pull the trigger twice. With the power of the "Iron Gate T21", even if one wore a light leather armor, the power of the bolt would be enough to penetrate a person's body within 50 m. If Zhang Tie wanted to snatch the treehouse, he only needed to pull the trigger twice to make those who wanted to snatch it pay a heavy price. Naturally, no one dared to move. It was just a foothold, and it was not worth risking one's life for it.
After working for an entire afternoon, the second storey of the treehouse could barely hold two people lying down. Being able to hold three people was completely different from being able to hold two people lying down. Everybody felt exhausted. Leit, who was responsible for excavating the treehouse, was the first one to give up and was replaced by Hista. Seeing that Zhang Tie's physical strength could last as long as they did, Bagdad and all the other members of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood were astonished. Previously, they had all thought that Zhang Tie would not be able to persist. Unexpectedly, Zhang Tie and Bagdad had worked together until the end. Thus, everybody started to look at Zhang Tie in a new light. Through this afternoon's labor with Bagdad, Zhang Tie had indirectly verified his strength as a LV 1 fighter. At this moment, his strength should have just surpassed Bagdad's. After igniting his Shrine burning point, the changes and improvements in his physique and physical strength were rapidly making up for the gap between the Chinese race and other races in physical strength. Of course, if Bagdad also ignited his Shrine burning point, Zhang Tie would not be able to defeat him. However, how could Bagdad's speed of igniting his Shrine burning point be comparable to Zhang Tie's?
After thinking it through, Zhang Tie became firmer about his purpose of participating in this survival training.
In the evening, Barley and Sharwin set up a stove under the tree and cooked a pot of steaming hot soup, which made everybody feel hungry. After Barley shouted that it was time to eat, everybody took their own lunchboxes and surrounded the pot of steaming hot soup. Compressed dry rations in Blackhot City were everybody's daily necessities, but if they could have a bowl of steaming hot meat soup while chewing dry rations, it would be perfect.
The broth contained the beef jerky brought by Barley and the wild bracken brought by Sharwin. It didn't need to be too complicated, as long as the two were mixed and cooked together with a bit of salt, it would be extremely delicious.
Everybody was very satisfied with this supper. After that, they washed their tableware in the brook dozens of meters away before sitting in front of the bonfire under the tree. While resting, they discussed the following arrangements.
"If we want to completely put this tree base into use and complete the second step of the transformation, I think it will take another day. The food that you've brought can only last for one week, and there are still two months to go. What we've brought is definitely not enough, so we have to find a way to get food. Because we're eating from the same pot, theoretically, each of us has to hand in one kilogram of food every day, no matter if it's wild vegetables, wild fruits, or meat …" Barley said solemnly before glancing at everybody else. "This survival training is a real survival training. It's dangerous to get food, so we have to be serious about it. Because we're all brothers, we're a collective. However, each of us has our own interests and ideas. Therefore, when it comes to food acquisition and distribution, we have to consider the interests of both the collective and the individual. We have to find a way to balance the two and not force everyone to obey the group. This is also the organizational principle of our brotherhood. Before coming here, I've already thought of a distribution plan related to food. I'll tell you about it now so that we can discuss it …"
After that, Barley told them about his distribution plan. For the food acquired in the collective action, the right to distribute and dispose of the food would belong to all the members of the brotherhood, and the food would be distributed equally among all the participants. As for the food acquired by individuals based on their own abilities and efforts, they would be divided into three portions. The portion of food that was within one kilogram would belong to the collective, while the portion that was insufficient would have to be made up by themselves, because everyone would eat from the same pot. As for the portion that was between one kilogram and three kilograms, it would be mandatory for the individual to store food. It had to be stored in the food storage place and could not be used for other purposes. This was because you still needed to eat in the future. If you lost your food, others would not just watch you starve. Therefore, the individual's food storage had to be guaranteed. As for the portion that was over three kilograms, it would be free for the individual to dispose of. You could give it to others as a gift, hook up with girls, exchange it for other items in the Wild Wolf Castle, or directly contribute it to the brotherhood at the market price in Blackhot City in exchange for personal contribution points. The advantage of the contribution points was that when it reached a certain level, it could be converted into a voting right. Take Barley as an example. Due to his contribution to the brotherhood, the fatty's contribution points allowed him to have two voting rights.
After hearing Barley's plan, after a short discussion, they all agreed on it. This plan indeed considered the interests of both the individual and the collective.
"If I hand in more than one kilogram of food every day, can I freely arrange for the rest of the time?" Zhang Tie asked Barley.
"You can freely arrange for it. However, we have to arrange for at least one person to be on duty and cook food from 8: 00 am to 6: 00 pm every day. We also have to take turns to be on sentry duty during the first and second half of the night. As long as you hand in enough food and don't affect the rotation arrangement, you can do whatever you want during the rest of the time!" After saying this, Barley glanced at Zhang Tie curiously and suggested, "Bighead, it might be very dangerous to act alone here. As we're brothers, it would be safer for us to go together!"
"I'm afraid that you don't want to do what I want to do!" Zhang Tie smiled.
Bagdad patted his chest. "Of course we dare. Even if you want to settle accounts with Glaze's group, we brothers of the brotherhood will also support you!"
"That's right …" Everybody started to talk at the same time.
"I want to dig in the mines. Do you want to go with me?" Zhang Tie stared at these guys, causing everybody to stare at him, dumbfounded.
"Dig in the mines? You want to dig in the mines?" Barley's mouth was wide open like there was an egg in it.
"I know what you think about those guys who can't find food and can only exchange for dry rations in the survival training, but I really think that digging in the mines is very fun!" Zhang Tie blinked his eyes and looked at them innocently. "I've always felt that digging in the mines is very interesting. Now that I have a chance, I have to have a try!"
"Brother, you'll regret it!" Hista sincerely explained, "This survival training is a test for us and also a chance for us to get acquainted with those girls in Blackhot City. None of those girls will like a guy who can't hunt for food and only knows how to hide in the mountain cave every day. Every year, those who go to mine in the mines are the unlucky ones, and most of them end up as bachelors." Hista sincerely explained, "This survival training is not only a test for us, but also a chance for us to get acquainted with those girls in Blackhot City.
"This is my dream when I was young. I'll try it first. If it's not fun, I'll come back!"
Hearing Zhang Tie's words, everybody's faces twitched and they all closed their mouths. Even Barley couldn't understand why such a smart guy like Zhang Tie would have a dream to be a miner when he was young. However, it was hard to explain. Barley's dream when he was young was to be an awe-inspiring guard.
Seeing their different expressions, Zhang Tie inwardly apologized, "I'm sorry, brothers. This survival training means different things to you and me. Your biggest goal in this survival training is to obtain food and even to win the favor of those girls. However, my biggest goal is to accumulate enough basic energy storage for the Castle of Black Iron. Aside from those bottomless mines, I can't think of any other place in this world that's more convenient to replenish basic energy storage for the Castle of Black Iron. If I return to Blackhot City or change to another place, it would be very difficult for me to find such an opportunity in a short period of time."
Before coming here, Zhang Tie had already determined the main goal of this survival training, which was to make the Castle of Black Iron grow and become more powerful. After trying the effect of the first leakless fruit and surviving a life-or-death crisis, Zhang Tie had deeply felt the change and hope brought to him by the Castle of Black Iron. The Castle of Black Iron and that small tree were his trump cards and were inseparable from his fate. Because of the Castle of Black Iron and that miraculous small tree, Zhang Tie had unconsciously embarked on a path that was completely different from others. That bit of food, those ignorant people's cold gazes and mockery, in front of his own path, were nothing.
While Zhang Tie and the others were chatting under the small tree, Doug, who had just finished eating, suddenly let out an earth-shattering shriek, causing all the members of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood to jump up from the ground with their weapons in their hands and rush towards the source of Doug's shriek. Bagdad and Zhang Tie rushed to the front, causing Bagdad to glance at Zhang Tie a few more times. When the others saw Doug's appearance, their eyes all popped out …
Doug, butt naked, was shrieking miserably in the bushes. While shrieking, he covered his butt and stamped his feet. "Ah, my butt … Bastard … I can't even take a sh * t …"
Seeing everyone running over, Doug, whose face was covered in tears, ran toward them with his bare buttocks as if he had seen his savior. "Help … Quick, help me … I don't know what bit my buttocks just now … I think it's poisonous … I'm going to die … Help!"
Doug, who hadn't even pulled up his pants, ran towards them. After a few steps, he tripped over his pants and fell flat on his face. When Doug fell down, Zhang Tie saw clearly that there was a bloody mark on Doug's left butt, which had already turned red and swollen.
Bagdad hurriedly helped Doug up, while Zhang Tie rushed towards the place where Doug had just stamped his feet. Doug had just buried a landmine in the bushes. The moment Zhang Tie arrived there, the stench almost made him vomit. However, compared to his brother's life, the stench was nothing. Zhang Tie knew what had bitten Doug, so he could use the right medicine to buy time for Doug.
As he ran over, Zhang Tie casually broke off a twig on the roadside. Holding his breath, Zhang Tie carefully searched through the bushes where Doug had just squatted. Very quickly, Zhang Tie found a finger-long, cyan-gray scorpion beside the "landmine". The moment he saw the scorpion, Zhang Tie let out a sigh. However, the moment he let out a sigh, a stench assaulted his nostrils, almost causing him to roll over. Zhang Tie hurriedly broke the twig into two, and like using chopsticks to pick up vegetables, he picked up the scorpion and moved back. "Ah … it's so painful … I'm going to die … Hurry up, brothers, help me suck the poison out. If I don't suck it out, I'm going to die. I can already feel half of my body turning numb.
"Ah … it's so painful … I'm going to die … hurry up, brothers, help me take the drug out. If not, I'm going to die. I've already felt half of my body going numb. Ah, I'm getting colder and colder … hurry up … ah …" Doug screamed miserably as he looked at the other members of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood, whose faces had turned pale. They stood there with solemn expressions as if they were going to make a choice between life and death. The atmosphere became weird as they exchanged glances with each other. Nobody dared to open their mouths — it was okay to take the drug out of Doug's buttocks … That's … That's … That's too painful … I'm going to die … Hurry up, brothers, help me take the drug out. If I don't take the drug out, I'm going to die.
Just as they were about to draw lots, they saw Zhang Tie walking towards them with something between two twigs. As if they had seen their savior, they hurriedly rushed towards him.
"It's nothing. It's just a common grey scorpion. It's poisonous, but not too poisonous. Those bitten by it will be fine after a day's rest..." Zhang Tie showed the scorpion to the others. Phew! Everybody let out a deep sigh at the same time as their faces recovered. Doug, who had been lying on the ground and complaining that the venom was about to flow into his heart and half of his body, instantly closed his mouth. "Phew!" Everyone let out a deep sigh at the same time.
This was just an ordinary grey scorpion, so it was not poisonous at all. Once bitten, it would only cause a bit of pain. At most, it would affect one's movement for a while. The moment they let out a deep sigh, they suddenly thought of something and glared at Doug, who was still lying on the ground. Doug, that bastard! He said that half of his body was numb and that the poison was about to flow into his heart. They were almost cheated by him! At the thought of the consequences of being cheated by Doug, everybody couldn't help but be infuriated …
Barley was the first to walk over with a smile. "You said that half of your body had started to feel numb just now?"
Bagdad, who was cracking his fingers, also walked over with a gloomy face. "You said that you had started to feel cold …"
"The poison was about to flow into your heart …" Leit, who was crossing his arms, asked with a cold face.
"Do you really want someone to help you take the poison?" Hista grinned hideously.
"You're a liar!" Sharwin also pouted.
Feeling that the atmosphere had gone completely wrong, Doug hurriedly pulled up his pants and stood up. Seeing Doug's action, even Zhang Tie's eyebrows twitched. It seemed that this guy didn't even have time to clean up his mess. He was really … really … too powerful. Zhang Tie was also speechless.
"Erm … just now … I was too nervous … yes … too nervous … and my body went wrong!" Doug stammered.
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