Jiang An was genuinely surprised; she hadn't expected to run into this acquaintance here.
It's worth noting that there are over 100,000 players in the entire 1632 server, so encountering each other in this instance is quite a coincidence.
When He Zizhou first saw Jiang An, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
He smiled and nodded slightly to Jiang An.
However, at that moment, a barely perceptible dark glint flashed in Zhang Xinyu's eyes, which disappeared in an instant before he immediately put on a grinning face and said, "Oh my, I really didn't expect you two to know each other! What a coincidence! Hello, Brother He, my name is Zhang Xinyu. It must be fate that the three of us meet here today. In my opinion, how about the three of us work together to find this exit?"
After saying that, Zhang Xinyu looked at the two of them with a hopeful expression.
Jiang An happened to witness this scene, and his expression changed slightly. After a moment's hesitation, he replied softly, "I have no problem with it, but I wonder what Comrade He thinks?"
At the same time, Jiang An thought to himself, "Hmph, let me see what Zhang Xinyu is really up to!"
Upon hearing Jiang An's words, He Zizhou pondered for a moment, then nodded decisively and looked frankly at the two people in front of him, saying, "I have no objection to this!"
Seeing this, Zhang Xinyu's smile grew even brighter, and he clapped his hands excitedly, shouting, "Haha, this is fantastic! As the saying goes, many hands make light work, and I'm sure the three of us can get out of here safely!"
He Zhizhou: "How did you all get here? I encountered a sandstorm! I woke up in a cave, and found a passage in the cave, but when I got to the end, the passage disappeared. I just tried it out, and unexpectedly, there was another cave outside the first one!"
Upon hearing He Zhizhou's account, Jiang An nodded slightly in agreement, and then said directly, "I'm in a similar situation to you; I also arrived here inexplicably. The passage I was in was unobstructed, so I arrived here smoothly."
Zhang Xinyu, standing to the side, said somewhat nervously, "It's quite a coincidence that I ran into you two not long after I woke up. I have no idea what this cave is all about!"
At this moment, the three looked at each other in silence. After a moment of silence, He Zhizhou raised his head and looked at the towering, steep rock cliffs not far away and the blazing sun hanging in the sky. He slowly said, "Judging from the current situation, the only way to leave here is probably to climb out of that cliff!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinyu quickly followed He Zhizhou's gaze and saw that the stone wall was as smooth as a mirror, with almost no place to grab onto. His face instantly turned pale, and he involuntarily took a few steps back, saying in a trembling voice, "I have to climb to get out? But... but this stone wall is so smooth, with my current abilities, there's no way I can climb it!"
By this point, Jiang An had completely given up on exploring the cave. There was no other reason than that he hadn't found anything along the way, and besides, He Zhizhou was in the newly appeared passage. If there were any resources or new clues, he would have already taken them.
"This is the vine I found in the cave when I woke up. I spent some time tanning it into a simple rope, thinking I could use it to leave this place. But I didn't expect the rope to be so short. That's why I've been looking for other exits. But now it seems that I don't need to look for other exits anymore!"
As He Zhizhou spoke, he turned to look at the vines that were still growing tenaciously beside him.
Upon hearing He Zhizhou's words, a thought flashed through Jiang An's mind—didn't he still have a rope hidden in his storage ring?
However, she couldn't help but hesitate, wondering whether she should take out the rope or not.
But upon closer reflection, she felt it wasn't quite right, since her backpack had very limited capacity. If she added the rope... Just then, she suddenly heard He Zhizhou's last words, and immediately decided to abandon the idea of taking out the rope.
She suddenly remembered that when she first woke up, there were also many vines in the cave she was in.
If the number of vines here is not enough, then the ones in the cave she was in before should be enough to support them to leave.
"That's great! I didn't expect there to be so many vines here. I just wonder if all these vines combined are long enough for us to get out of here safely?" Zhang Xinyu said excitedly, then turned his gaze to Jiang An who was standing to the side.
Jiang An paused, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "There are actually some vines growing in the cave where I woke up! But the situation is very urgent right now, and we don't have much time left. So the most important thing is to find a way to get out of this hellhole as soon as possible."
"In my opinion, how about we split into two groups and work separately? That way, we might be more efficient! I'll go and retrieve the vines; you two stay here and tan them into strong and durable ropes!"
After saying that, Jiang An looked intently at the two of them, waiting for their response.
Zhang Xinyu nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, yes, you're so thoughtful! What if the ropes we tan aren't long enough? That would be a huge problem. Luckily, we still have the vines in that cave you mentioned that we can use as a backup resource!"
At this moment, He Zhizhou, who had been silent all along, suddenly frowned and thoughtfully suggested, "I don't think it's a good idea. Let me go with you. That way, I can take a closer look at the condition of the stone walls in your cave and compare it with this side to see which side is more suitable for climbing and leaving this place!"
Then, he turned to Zhang Xinyu and instructed him, "As for you, you're in charge of tanning these vines into ropes here!"
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