As for why it was "blind" confidence, it was because every member of Hua Ansu's battalion, including the eight who stayed with their families in Ruan Geng, had not seen where the ample food Hua Ansu had mentioned was, nor had they seen any progress in A Yigu's work, nor did they know what Hua Ansu's plans were. But they never doubted Hua Ansu for a moment. On the contrary, the moment Hua Ansu returned to the tribe, they only thought: She's back, she's saved!

Hua Ansu told Aunt Zhang some things to note and asked her to pack her things so that she could come over, since the patient would need to stay here.

Now let's talk about the situation after the "separation": most of the grain was moved over, but most people still lived in the tribe, after all, it was their own home. Ruan Geng had no right to drive them away, and his goal was not to drive away the tribesmen. He just wanted Hua Ansu to leave. Of course, he also successfully "drove" Hua Ansu away.

Hua Ansu arranged for Tongtong and the others, who were still unconscious, to stay in a room in the new city. The remaining two empty rooms were used to collectively house the patients who had fallen ill. She arranged for all thirty-four patients assigned to her side to be together, along with thirty-four family members who came to take care of the patients.

As for A-I-G, neither he nor the laboratory has been touched.

That evening, Meng Wa led a group of Hua's deputy battalion members out to retrieve the grain at the address given by Hua Ansu. The grain was hidden by Hua Ansu when she returned from the snow mountain, making it appear as if she had collected it little by little and stored it there.

Tuta's team didn't go this time. He and his team were assigned to assist Minister Torenda with daily management. As for Hua Ansu herself, she went into the laboratory after arranging everything and never came out again.

There was some commotion on the first day of work.

"How can there be so many?!"

"My God, who was so careless with the grain? Are they trying to kill us all?"

"Minister, you have to do something about this. How can things go on like this?"

With pot after pot of rice, how could people not exclaim in surprise? Who eats the equivalent of two or three meals in one sitting? Are they trying to make them die of overeating?

No, wasting food like this will only lead to starvation!

Minister Dorenda explained, "There will be new food in a couple of days."

With Hua Ansu absent, some individuals, provoked by the substantial amount of grain, couldn't help but retort, "But Minister, can grain just appear out of thin air? You actually believed that girl?"

Minister Dorenda understood them, just as they understood him. "Brother Xiao, didn't you notice that Mengwa kid isn't here?"

You mean...?

Minister Dorenda shook his head. "Just wait and see."

The word "wait" forced everyone to calm down. They had used up all the grain and cooked and ate the rice. Although they thought digging and such were futile efforts, since everything they planted died, everyone worked hard with all their might. This was turning grief into strength.

Ruan Geng sneered when he heard Hua Ansu arrange for a meal to last three days: Foolish!

I really don't know what Dorenda fed them, yet they still listened to him at a time like this. They're all idiots!

He patted Babu, who was standing expressionlessly, and said, "Babu, this place isn't like your battalion commander's place where you can eat and drink to your heart's content. I have to think about the days ahead, don't I? After all, most of us out of the hundred or so are elderly, weak, women, and children..."

Babu simply nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on his busy little sister. The girl had been crying and begging him to come back yesterday, but today she was bouncing around again.