Along the way, Cheng Yu would glance suspiciously at Ren Xiaosu from time to time.
This morning, he suddenly remembered that Ren Xiaosu had not sung nursery rhymes for several days now. Cheng Yu still felt a little unaccustomed to the fact that the singer had suddenly stopped singing and dancing.
Needless to say, at least when the singer was still singing and dancing, the atmosphere at the campfire party at night was quite good.
But now, all that was left was depression.
No one said a word. They just kept moving forward in silence. No one knew where they would end up or what they would face in the end.
Cheng Yu suddenly said, "Hey, why don't you perform a talent show?"
Cheng Yu's assistant was shocked on the spot. He wondered if this supernatural being had been brainwashed by the singer. Why did he even take the initiative to perform a talent show?
However, Ren Xiaosu only glanced at Cheng Yu. "You're crazy."
After saying that, he continued walking forward.
Cheng Yu immediately felt insulted. How was he crazy? Weren't you the one who kept asking to perform a talent show? Now that I'm asking you to perform, you're refusing?!
Next to him, Cheng Yu's assistant said, "Let's not watch the talent show for now. Boss, there's a more serious matter we have to discuss in advance."
"What's the matter?" Cheng Yu wondered.
"We don't have enough food." Cheng Yu's assistant answered, "The journey into the mountains has been much slower than we expected, and the consumption of food is also greater than expected. I don't think we're the only ones facing this problem; it's the same for the others as well."
In fact, when everyone set off, they would prepare extra supplies for at least 15 days. Now that only 11 days had passed, everyone's food supply was starting to run out.
This was completely within Ren Xiaosu's expectations. After all, these people were not people who had survived in the wilderness all year round. They did not have much experience in surviving in the wilderness, so it was very easy for them to waste food.
For example, sitting by the campfire, even though you'd already eaten, wouldn't you feel like something was missing in your hands and mouth during the long night without any entertainment?
Eating to kill time was fun, but it would be very painful if you ran out of food.
For example, when Ren Xiaosu had to go out to catch sparrows in the past, he would calculate the amount of food he brought with him very accurately. Unless he was extremely hungry, he would definitely not eat his own supplies.
But this group of people did not have much experience of starving in the wilderness, so they would unknowingly waste their food.
This was not to say that Cheng Yu and the others did not have any self-control or plans. It was just that it would be very difficult for them to have the same level of awareness as Ren Xiaosu if they had not endured hunger in the wilderness before.
Of course, this was just Ren Xiaosu mocking in his mind.
More importantly, everyone had a good idea before they set off. The Sacred Mountain seemed to be very fertile, and there should be a lot of wild animals that they could eat.
However, they did not expect the Pyro Company to be so ruthless as to release their genetically modified tarantulas and wipe out all the small animals in the mountains in advance.
In the past, they could still dig for wild vegetables to eat. At least they wouldn't starve to death. But now, seeing how strange the plants in the Sacred Mountain were, who would dare to eat the things here?
When Ren Xiaosu saw the coriander, he said it was already poisoned.
If even the coriander was poisoned, would anything else be fine? No one dared to bet their lives on it.
Cheng Yu sighed and said, "Let's eat sparingly and see how long we can last."
The assistant had no choice but to change the topic.
However, they did not encounter any more strange situations even after marching for two consecutive days. They slept in the trees every night and trekked long distances during the day. As the fatigue became more and more obvious, they finally ran out of food.
Cheng Yu and the others were considered to be in a better state. Some of them had been starving for the entire day, and one of them had even picked some wild vegetables to cook before falling asleep that night.
Ren Xiaosu, who was in charge of keeping watch at night, saw with his own eyes the gray, silky tentacles appear again and quickly devour the poisoned teammate.
In the morning, he said to Yang Xiaojin, "From the moment we set off, every step was actually part of the Pyro Company's plan. First, the strange creatures appeared to create panic. Then, they set up the tarantulas to launch sneak attacks and clear out all the animals in the wilderness that could be used as food. Finally, they made everyone kill each other in the canyon. I even feel that the Pyro Company's people have already guessed that our group would run out of food. That's why they didn't even show up for the next few days. They're waiting for us to tire ourselves out while they wait for us to tire ourselves out. "
"That's why they'll only start the real encirclement after we run out of food." Yang Xiaojin nodded. "The Pyro Company's mastermind is very smart. We should be able to get close to the core area of the Sacred Mountains in another two days. The remaining two days will be the most difficult."
That night, everyone sat around their respective campfires. Their expressions flickered with the flickering flames as they fantasized about a rabbit suddenly breaking into the campsite and being eaten by them.
They were so hungry.
To Ren Xiaosu's surprise, the palace suddenly said, "Quest: End the depressing atmosphere and cheer up our teammates."
Ren Xiaosu looked around at the people around him and wondered if the palace was asking him to put on a performance. But everyone else was hungry at this moment, so he wouldn't be able to cheer them up even if he put on a performance.
Who would cheer up at the sight of a split in a life-and-death situation?
Sometimes, when Ren Xiaosu did quests, it was more like he was solving a comprehension problem. He would use his powerful logical reasoning skills to analyze the exact intentions of the person who set up the question. After that, he would complete the quest perfectly.
Ren Xiaosu got up and walked to the middle of the campsite. When Cheng Yu saw him get up, he thought to himself, 'Is this guy going to put on a performance again? Isn't this too unpredictable? '
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu said to everyone, "I know y 'all don't have enough food, right?"
Everyone glanced at him, but no one said a word.
Ren Xiaosu continued, "What a coincidence, I brought quite a lot of food with me this time. I still have an entire pack of hardtack."
The words "hardtack" seemed to have some sort of magical power as it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
But Ren Xiaosu changed the topic and said, "Some of you might think that I'm going to sell them for money again, right? No, I can give the hardtack to everyone for free, but I have a condition. "
Cheng Yu's assistant wondered, "What condition?"
Ren Xiaosu was silent for a moment before saying, "Each of you must put on a performance for me."
Cheng Yu: "???"
Wang Yun: "???"
Ren Xiaosu was very happy because he felt that he had found the right way to complete the quest.
Since he couldn't make everyone happy by putting on a performance by himself, he would let them put on a performance by themselves!
This logic was something that Ren Xiaosu came to after careful consideration.
He felt that the palace would only be able to make the best use of it if it were him. If it were anyone else, they might not necessarily be able to complete all the quests given by the palace!
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