Chapter 84 Desert Search (7) - Dealing with a Gang of Bullies
The young man paused, then thought for a moment:
"It doesn't seem so. When I first encountered it, I wasn't prepared to track it down."
When I woke up the next day, I found that the oasis was gone, and I didn't know what had happened.
Fortunately, I encountered it a second time. This time, I was careful and used a prop, and it did indeed disappear again the next morning.
When I tracked it using the props, I failed to catch it the first time, but I caught it the second time. It seemed to have stayed still for two days before moving.
Perhaps that's why I had time to catch up; I've been here for three days since moving here.
So, the timing of the movement seems to be irregular, which also means it's uncontrollable; the oasis might move again tomorrow morning.
This realization made Ning Shu feel uneasy. She had to fetch water today, otherwise she would probably die before she could even start her mission.
She thanked the other person and then went back to find the female player from before. Along the way, she identified and memorized all the players with lower scores that she saw.
"Hello, how should I address you?" Ning Shu asked the female player.
"Just call me Sister Li. Did you ask?"
"I found out, Sister Li, how many points do those bullies charge to buy supplies?"
The female player was taken aback: "Buying a bottle of water means filling the water bottle in the supply pack to 10 points. As for fruit, they'll give you whatever they want, starting at 10 points or more. Take it or leave it."
10 points?! That's outrageous. Filling two bottles with water would be 20 points, not even including buying fruit.
Ning Shu doesn't need the fruit; she can wait until nightfall to dig up the fruit she buried earlier with Wu Yi. But water is essential.
They had a total of 10 water bottles. Wouldn't it cost 100 points to fill them all? Buying them was out of the question. She looked at Sister Li, thought for a while, and then pulled her aside.
"Sister Li, did you know that this oasis can move?"
"What?!"
Sister Li obviously didn't know about this. Ning Shu didn't know how she had survived for so many days. Perhaps every player has a survival skill.
Ning Shu explained the situation to the other party and shared the information she had obtained from that young man, which shocked Sister Li.
Ning Shu seized the opportunity to say, "This oasis might not be here by tomorrow morning. I'm planning to team up with other players to grab water. Sister Li, do you want to join us? There's strength in numbers."
Sister Li hesitated for a moment: "I need to discuss it with my partner."
Ning Shu nodded. After Sister Li left, she asked Wu Yi to work with her to talk to players with low scores about this matter.
She felt it was easier to persuade these players than to persuade those with higher scores.
Those players must have had reservations, after all, these two newcomers wanted to cause trouble as soon as they arrived, and it was quite risky.
Those who saw players being killed by those thugs were unwilling to take the risk, but their points were indeed insufficient to buy many supplies, at most once.
Some players, lacking the skill, simply refused; they didn't want to die, and Ning Shu understood.
In the end, Ning Shu only managed to convince Sister Li of 3 players and 2 other players, which was fewer than she had imagined.
Her movements naturally attracted everyone's attention, and she stopped hiding it. So she stood in the middle of all the players and spoke in a voice that everyone could hear.
"I'm sure everyone saw what I just did and knows what we're going to do next."
I can't guarantee we'll succeed, but if we do, we won't share the spoils.
You'll have to use more points to buy supplies from us then.
I understand your concerns, but I want to say that we outnumber them. Are we going to die here if we don't give it a try?
Even if the oasis doesn't move, do you think they'll send you supplies for free after you've used up all your points?
They won't. They'll just drain you of your points and watch you die. You should think about that.
You can observe our actions first. If you ultimately decide to join, we can share in the profits as long as you've contributed even a little.
Ning Shu, having just finished speaking, noticed the young man and wasn't surprised at all that he didn't join. After all, he had a lot of points, and it was understandable that he didn't want to die.
Some people were clearly persuaded; although they didn't say they wanted to join, it was obvious they wanted to see how things went on their side before deciding.
She estimated that there were about five people who might become reserve soldiers, so that there would be about 12 people on their side.
Actually, what she said was quite intimidating; it would be better if they failed.
If they succeed, the remaining players will really have to use even more points to buy supplies.
After all, someone who can defeat a gang of thugs must be quite strong, and they certainly couldn't beat them.
After Ning Shu finished speaking, she stopped talking and went to discuss strategies with the other players.
Players are very reluctant to reveal their skills to each other, so Ning Shu didn't mention that, only talking about the plan.
See which player feels capable of filling each position and then claim it themselves.
Fortunately, the players who cooperated in this matter were very cooperative, and they were very proactive in doing everything they could, so Ning Shu had no choice but to trust them.
This matter cannot wait until nightfall to be done, because the guards will definitely be on guard, and it is too dangerous for them to see the surroundings clearly.
Ning Shu had previously used his glasses to observe the distribution of personnel and the strength of the bully gang.
There were seven people on the other side, and the fact that they were all guarding the same spot showed that they were very confident that they could hold such a large lake.
As for their strength, she judged it from their points. The person with the highest points in the group was a man of medium build whose face was obscured. She guessed that man was probably the leader.
She specifically pointed out to the players she was cooperating with that they should be careful of that man, and she also gave a general overview of the strength of the other members of the gang. If all else fails, they should capture the leader first.
After listening to Ning Shu's analysis, the players who were cooperating with her thought that this girl was really amazing, quite different from the other players who just recklessly charged in. Maybe they could really succeed this time.
Ning Shu didn't know what others thought of her; what she said were all guesses, her own conjectures, yet not only did she believe them, but others did too.
After the tasks were assigned, Ning Shu had everyone hang their whistles around their necks and then they began to move out.
Others cannot pinpoint the location of the gang of thugs because they cannot see the members of the gang, but Ning Shu can see the points above their heads.
Directly send your partner players to the precise location to apprehend the person.
They were now in a one-on-one situation, and Ning Shu directly chose to attack the leader with the highest score, since her talent skill was quite ruthless.
But before she could reach her target, she heard a whistle, a long, drawn-out blast.
They've been spotted!
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