The young man who was throwing branches into the fire frowned and snorted, "Why should we? We already have so few points, and what we exchange for isn't even enough to protect ourselves, let alone protect them? You're overthinking it."
The young man who spoke was named Lu Xingkai. Although he was also captured by Zhan Fei at the time, he was lucky and was not drained of blood too many times. So when he got back, he exchanged for a bottle of recovery potion on the bus and drank it, which completely replenished his lost blood and energy. He spoke with a strong voice.
Cai Zhongqi, who had a relatively high number of points among the group, looked at Yang Zhou with some surprise. Although he had a lot of points compared to the others, it was not enough. He was just grateful if the items he exchanged could protect him, let alone protect others.
Moreover—Cai Zhongqi turned his head to look at the more than thirty new passengers around him, and frowned slightly. How could so many people possibly be protected?
Yang Zhou lowered his head and said calmly, "Protecting them is also protecting yourselves."
"...Are you sure you're not out of your mind?"
Apart from Qi Hao, who kept staring at the meat, Cai Zhongqi and the others looked at Yang Zhou with a "Are you out of your mind?" look.
"Don't forget, as long as one passenger survives, the captain will get a thousand points. There are more than thirty passengers here now. If half of them survive, the captain will get more points than if we completed several side missions." Yang Zhou's voice remained calm. After speaking, seeing that the others still didn't quite understand, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Let me ask you, if you were the team leader, and I protected these passengers when danger arose while you were away, would you look at me differently? Would you think that keeping me around would save you a lot of trouble?"
Cai Zhongqi was the first to react, slapping his thigh. "Yes! I definitely will! Protecting the passengers means protecting the captain's interests and demonstrating our own value!"
Yang Zhou nodded.
Although he spoke eloquently, he had thought about it for a long time before making this decision. After all, his points were too low. In order to save his life, he exchanged a total of eight defensive talismans and a dagger that couldn't even break through dinosaur skin. If he really encountered danger and had to protect the passengers, he would definitely suffer heavy losses. In the end, he might not even have a single defensive talisman left.
But there's no other way! To stay in this world for a whole month, Yang Zhou has to take a huge gamble, the stakes being his own life, a life-and-death struggle.
"So, do you guys want to take a gamble with me?"
After listening to Yangzhou and Cai Zhongqi's analysis of the key points, the veteran passengers began to hesitate. None of them wanted to die, but they couldn't bring themselves to put all their hopes on Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo like Yangzhou did.
Lu Xingkai frowned and said, "Who knows if they will come back? What if they don't? Who among you can bear the consequences? Who will be responsible for the precious life-saving supplies wasted in rescuing these passengers?"
“Lu Xingkai’s words make sense. Even if Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo do come back, what if they can’t find their way back? What if they have an accident and die on the way?”
Seeing that the eyes of the few people who had wavered earlier had become firm again, Yang Zhou knew that he couldn't persuade them no matter what he did, so he lowered his head and said no more.
Cai Zhongqi had developed a friendship with Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, so when he heard the doubts about them, he couldn't help but retort, "Even if we all die, it's impossible for the two of them to die. Don't forget that the captain is a passenger who has passed through three mission worlds, and Wen Zuo has also passed through two mission worlds. Moreover, they are not like you who hide from the beginning of the mission to the end."
The passengers who were rebuked by Cai Zhongqi immediately changed their expressions. They wanted to refute him but found that they could not refute his words at all, and their faces turned red with anger.
Meanwhile, Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, who were being talked about by the veteran passengers, were searching for water in the forest. After all, they had to live in this world for a full month, and the water they brought was not even enough to drink, let alone use to wash their flesh and faces. So, finding a water source and settling down near it was the best option.
Thanks to their improved physical condition, Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, who had been walking for over an hour without stopping, did not feel tired at all.
The benefits of improved physical condition were not very obvious in Wen Zuo, but looking at Mo Shuwan, you can see how much the improvement in physical condition helped her. You should know that before getting on the bus, Mo Shuwan was a shut-in who stayed at home unless necessary, so you can imagine how poor her physical condition was.
If it were someone who hadn't improved their physical condition, they would have been exhausted long ago after walking for so long, and wouldn't be able to lie down on the ground from time to time to smell whether the soil smelled damp.
Just as Mo Shuwan was about to lie down, Wen Zuo reached out and grabbed her arm.
Wen Zuo: I can hear frogs croaking and water birds. There should be a water source nearby.
Reminded by Wen Zuo, Mo Shuwan realized what was happening and listened carefully to the sounds around her. Sure enough, she heard the calls of frogs and birds. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We've finally found a water source. As long as we're careful, we should be able to get through this month without any major problems."
Wen Zuo nodded.
In their view, the most terrifying thing in this mission world was not the dinosaurs, but the plants whose nature was completely unknown. Dinosaurs were too conspicuous, and they could be detected as soon as they appeared, so that a way to deal with them could be devised. But plants—aside from the Bloodthirsty Vine they encountered at the beginning, they had not seen any other plants yet.
No one knows what other dangerous and terrifying plants are disguising themselves as ordinary plants, lurking in the forest waiting for their prey to come to them.
In this primeval forest, the area near water sources is often the most dangerous. Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo were more cautious than before, and they would carefully observe the surrounding environment before taking the next step.
The two walked for more than half an hour over a distance of less than 500 meters. Although it took a long time, they avoided a lot of conflict along the way. After all, there were probably quite a few dinosaurs near the water source, and it would be troublesome if they caused too much noise.
Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo found a spot on a hill not far from the river and squatted down. Taking advantage of the hill's height, they could see the entire view of the riverside scenery.
The river water is fresh water flowing down from the cliffs not far away. From the direction of Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, they could even clearly see the stones at the bottom of the river. The river was unexpectedly clear.
Several dinosaurs were drinking water at a short distance from each other on the riverbank.
"Hopefully they don't live by the river."
Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo originally planned to find a place to stay near the water source, so of course they couldn't attack the dinosaurs drinking water by the river to avoid polluting the water source with their blood.
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