When Ren Xiaosu heard Yang Xiaojin mention the Pyro Company, his mind started racing. That was because there was a lot of information contained in her words.
It was obvious that Xu Xianchu did not know anything about the Pyro Company. In other words, in terms of intelligence gathering, Yang Xiaojin far surpassed Xu Xianchu, a soldier of the private army.
Moreover, Yang Xiaojin had said that only the core members of the Pyro Company would know what was inside. Why was she so sure that only the core members of the Pyro Company knew about it and not the entire Pyro Company? Yang Xiaojin must have gone to the Pyro Company's members to inquire about the relevant information, but she returned empty-handed.
Ren Xiaosu felt that Yang Xiaojin could not have done all of this by herself. It was just like how he did not even know how many strongholds had been built by humans. The largest he had heard of was Stronghold 178.
He did not know about the Pyro Company, nor did he know how many consortiums there were. If he wanted to understand the entire world in this era where communications were not as developed, he would have to have an organization backing him up!
Therefore, Yang Xiaojin must belong to some organization. As for which organization she belonged to, no one knew.
Ren Xiaosu was someone who liked to learn and think. When Yang Xiaojin saw Ren Xiaosu's contemplative expression, she immediately stopped talking. Yang Xiaojin was not stupid. She realized Ren Xiaosu was analyzing the information contained in her words!
Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked, "Are there only these two places that we know of?"
Yang Xiaojin gave him a look. "There will be more and more of them."
In the afternoon, other than Ren Xiaosu, everyone else was showing signs of fatigue. Liu Bu and the other two normal people had blisters on the soles of their feet. However, they did not dare to fall behind, nor did they dare to ask if they could take a break.
Ren Xiaosu finished a bottle of water and fetched a new bottle from a shallow stream. The others did not have any containers, so they could only find large leaves to carry.
Xu Xianchu, who was in front, had a military canteen. Yang Xiaojin had a bottle of water hidden on her, so she also had a container. Needless to say, Ren Xiaosu not only had a bottle, but he also had the iron cup he had brought from home.
But Luo Xinyu, Liu Bu, and Wang Lei did not have any. As such, Ren Xiaosu and the others were walking in front while Luo Xinyu and the others were carrying a leaf each. They looked as pathetic as they could be.
When they were fetching water, Ren Xiaosu specifically reminded them, "Ren Xiaosu, Xianchu, and Luo Xinyu and the others had to leave as soon as possible.
Because when Xu Xianchu and the others mentioned that prehistoric birds had appeared in the areas controlled by the Pyro Company, he was reminded of the black shadow in the river he encountered when he was trying to catch the fish!
It was a creature that even the other fish in the water were afraid of. Ren Xiaosu even felt a little regretful that he had not seen its true appearance.
At dusk, Ren Xiaosu and the others finally found a new cave. However, it was very small this time, and it was a little tight for the six of them to sit inside. However, there was no other choice. The forest at night was too terrifying.
When everyone huddled together to warm themselves by the fire, they felt a rare sense of security. Perhaps it was only at this moment that humans realized the importance of companions.
Ren Xiaosu scanned the interior of the cave, trying to find any traces left behind by humans. For example, someone had carved words in the cave last night.
But unfortunately, there were no new clues here.
Xu Xianchu instructed, "If you want to go to the bathroom, it's best not to enter the forest to avoid any accidents. If the girls want to go to the bathroom, we can just turn around and not look at them. One of the girls can supervise us. This is also for your safety."
As the group chewed on the freshly cooked pine rhizomes, Liu Bu remembered the aroma of the wild boar and joked to Ren Xiaosu, "Why don't you make another wish or something? Wouldn't it be great if some animal bumped into us again?"
Ren Xiaosu snapped, "Why don't you make a wish?"
He would not sacrifice Yan Liuyuan's health in exchange for food. The pine rhizomes tasted like celery and were not particularly hard to swallow.
Ren Xiaosu was very mindful of his words and actions. He was afraid he would bring disaster to Yan Liuyuan at home.
After Liu Bu was rebuked by Ren Xiaosu, he felt a little embarrassed. "I'm just joking with you. If I wanted to make a wish, I would've made one long ago. If I said that an animal would be delivered to our doorstep to eat, would it really work?"
But at this moment, strange noises came from the forest outside the cave. It sounded very concentrated.
Ren Xiaosu and the others reflexively picked up their firearms. A moment later, three wild boars, two wild cats, two snakes, and seven monkeys emerged from the forest.
Not to mention the size of the wild boars, the wild cats looked like the leopards from the school textbooks! The monkeys were almost as tall as a human. If they stood up straight, they would probably be 1.6 meters tall!
Ren Xiaosu was very sure that this was not a lucky bonus given by Yan Liuyuan. If all these things were put together, they could probably kill all of them. This was not fucking good luck at all!
Ren Xiaosu stared blankly at the wild animals. "Liu Bu, what kind of fucking mouth is that!"
Liu Bu was on the verge of tears. "I was just saying …"
The wild animals and the humans were in a stalemate. It seemed like the wild animals did not expect that there would be humans here. Ren Xiaosu lowered his voice and said, "Liu Bu, tell them that we'll just be vegetarians today. Let them go …"
Liu Bu immediately burst into tears. He looked at the group of wild animals outside the cave and said, "Will my words work? Then … you guys can leave!"
Ren Xiaosu was only joking at first. But when Liu Bu told them to leave, the wild animals really turned around and ran off in another direction.
In fact, it was not that Ren Xiaosu could not defeat them. Although it was very difficult for a pistol to cause any damage to these animals, he still had his shadow clone as his biggest trump card.
But Ren Xiaosu did not want to expose himself. Once this thing appeared, Xu Xianchu and the others would definitely know that he had a way to copy other people's powers. If that happened, it would be hard to say what the consequences would be.
Besides, if you copied someone else's shadow clone and ended up being more powerful than their shadow clone, it wouldn't look good on them either!
Ren Xiaosu turned around and looked at Liu Bu in surprise. Could this guy have awakened his luck like Yan Liuyuan?!
That couldn't be!
Ren Xiaosu turned around and looked at the forest. "Something must have driven these wild animals here! Wild animals shouldn't coexist with each other. If they don't attack each other or us, that means there's something even more terrifying that's oppressing them. They must have come to this cave to take refuge! "
"That does seem to be the case." Xu Xianchu nodded. "Since we've occupied this cave, they've gone somewhere else."
"Do you guys remember that there was also a commotion in the forest yesterday evening? But the other party didn't show up and just left. I always thought that the owner of that sound had created a crisis. But now that I think about it, it might also have been some animals that were looking for a cave to take refuge in." Ren Xiaosu recalled, "Just what's in this forest that these 'indigenous' creatures have to stay far away from their territory and even coexist peacefully with each other?!"
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