He turned his head sharply, staring intently at the survivor who had spoken, his anger growing even stronger.

When the man saw Zhao Jingguo looking at him, he lowered his head, but still stubbornly said, "Even if we don't do the mission, there are others who will."

"There are only a few dozen of us, how much of a difference can we make? Why take the risk?"

Although his voice wasn't loud, it resonated with many people.

"yes!"

"There are only so many of us, going there would just be suicide."

"Let's not meddle in so many other people's business. Let those who are capable do it."

"That's right, just let those who are capable do the tasks."

"Don't we have Tianli in our area? He defeated the final boss of the last area on his own. Maybe we won't need to help him this time."

"..."

These people were talking all at once, and they all seemed to be in a negative state of mind.

As Zhao Jingguo listened to these words, his anger gradually turned into sorrow.

He sighed deeply, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

These people were ultimately not the core members of his team.

Zhao Jingguo took several deep breaths, trying to calm his agitated emotions.

Once the surrounding noise subsided, he asked again, "How much food do you have left?"

“(・◇・)?”

The sudden question struck the hearts of many survivors like a heavy hammer, leaving them momentarily stunned.

How much food do you have left in your vehicle?

Zhao Jingguo raised his voice and asked again.

Finally, someone came to their senses and cautiously replied, "I have about 10 pounds of lizard meat and two cans of food left."

"I still have 100 kilograms of high-quality meat and two boxes of instant noodles in my car."

"I still have 50 jin of meat, 10 scallions, and 3 cabbages in my car."

"Captain, I still have over 40 kilograms of rice in my truck..."

"I still have some pieces of meat and some snacks in my car..."

"..."

With the first person taking the lead, the others also began to report the remaining grain on the cart.

As for whether there was any false reporting, Zhao Jingguo didn't care at all.

He raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling everyone to be quiet: "Haven't you all noticed that collecting the corpses of Soul-Devouring Beasts only yields gold coins, not food?"

Everyone: Σ(꒪ȏ꒪)

Everyone began to look at each other in bewilderment.

Indeed, many of them were unaware of this matter.

Since coming into this world, most people would choose to flee without hesitation whenever they encounter a Soul-Eating Beast.

"What? We can only collect gold coins?"

"Really?"

"..."

A chorus of doubts immediately arose from the crowd.

After all, food has never been a scarce resource since I traveled from the time I arrived.

"It's true! I went through a lot of trouble to kill a Soul-Devouring Beast, and all I got was a bunch of gold coins!"

Some people in the crowd who knew the situation nodded in agreement.

Now, the unsuspecting survivors were even more panicked.

Especially those who don't have enough food in their cars.

"This, this... why didn't you say so sooner!"

"What will we do if there's no food left?"

"If I had known, I shouldn't have thrown all that meat away."

"..."