Considering the dangers they might encounter on the way, and the rarity of the spirit stone mines, Shen Miao led the entire Xuan Ran army with her.
Since Xuanran's army had all left, Qingchen and Jiuying stayed behind to manage the Beast Domain together. Naturally, the two were dissatisfied with this, but Shenmiao was used to making decisions and could be said to have the final say.
The two eventually agreed.
Shen Miao led Xuan Ran's army on their journey, a grand and imposing procession. Perhaps it was the sheer size of the group or their overwhelming presence, but no one dared to provoke them along the way.
The team made it smoothly for two days.
On the third day, they encountered some difficulties, and some people got stuck in the swamp.
At first, there was only one person, and his companions went to rescue him, but three or four people ended up getting trapped one after another.
Now, everyone panicked. The others dared not approach the swamp and kept their distance, watching helplessly as the group sank deeper and deeper into the swamp.
Everyone was very upset.
These were their brothers, with whom they trained, cried, and laughed. How could they not be heartbroken when their brother was about to die, but there was nothing else they could do?
The swamp is a demon; if you fall into it, you will only die.
Some people were still unwilling to give up, so they went to call Shen Miao over. When Shen Miao arrived, the young orc who had been trapped the first was only exposed from the shoulders up.
The others were alright, still below waist level, but due to their struggles, they sank very quickly.
The young orc was filled with remorse and apologized to his rescuers, "It's all my fault for dragging you into this. You shouldn't have come to save me."
"What nonsense are you talking about? We're all brothers. If we die, we die together. We have no regrets."
Shen Miao was both touched and amused by these words.
What was her purpose in training the Xuanran Army? Besides enhancing their combat capabilities and enabling them to resist foreign enemies, wasn't it also to instill in them a sense of collective honor?
In retrospect, her training was quite successful.
"Boss!"
Upon seeing Shen Miao approach, the soldiers of Xuanran's army greeted her.
Shen Miao nodded and said to the people in the trap, "Listen, from now on, don't move. Listen to my orders. Don't worry, I will rescue every single one of you."
It's just a swamp; it's no challenge for a college student from the 21st century.
Everyone was overjoyed to hear that Shen Miao could save them, but then they remembered something and their expressions became conflicted again.
"Boss, the swamp is a cannibalistic monster; it can devour anything. If you go to save them, what if you also..."
Upon hearing this, the orcs in the swamp shouted, "Don't save us, boss! We're just worthless lives, it's nothing! Boss, please don't risk your life!"
"Yeah, boss, as long as you remember us, it doesn't matter whether you live or die. Shanzi, take the boss away quickly!"
The orc whose name was called walked over in anguish and said to Shen Miao, "Boss, let's go. You can't save them."
Shen Miao shook off his hand and said speechlessly, "Who said I can't save you? Stop making things worse."
"No, boss, I know you value the brothers and don't want anything to happen to them, but your life is more important. Without you, what will become of all the brothers in Xuanran Army? Boss, please think it over!"
Shen Miao: "..."
She looked at the orc who was practically begging her to leave, feeling both annoyed and amused.
"Get out of the way! Who said I was going to go down and save them myself?" Shen Miao kicked the other person.
The kick had no effect whatsoever, and the orc was still wailing, "Boss, don't do anything rash! Think about the brothers... Huh, boss, what did you just say?"
Shen Miao looked at his bewildered face and sneered, "I said, you're crying here like a woman."
The orc wiped his face and muttered, "I'm not a woman."
Shen Miao ignored him and magically produced a roll of rope. She tested the rope's strength and found it to be more than enough to support a person's weight.
Shen Miao explained the rescue method to the group, but they were skeptical. They had never thought of using this method to rescue people. In the past, many orcs had accidentally entered the swamp when they went out, and their final fate was always death.
Even those who were rescued were no exception.
Over time, the swamp became a symbol of terror. In the minds of the orcs, entering the swamp meant certain death.
"Alright, let's run the ropes over here. Each of you grab one rope, and together we'll pull the person out!"
They were prepared to die, but upon hearing that they could be rescued, they rallied and, with the combined efforts of everyone in Xuanran's army, managed to pull all four people who had fallen in out of the water.
The men were covered in mud from the waist down. The first thing they did after being rescued was to kneel down in front of Shen Miao to thank her for saving their lives.
"Alright, go wash up first." Shen Miao waved her hand.
The group looked down at their disheveled appearance and felt extremely ashamed. They quickly got up and went to wash themselves in the nearby stream.
Shen Miao told the other orcs to rest on the spot and start a fire to cook.
Even when she's away from home, her quality of life is still quite high.
Without saying a word, Xuan Ran's soldiers ran off to cook. At this moment, the way they looked at Shen Miao was filled with boundless admiration and respect.
Their boss is amazing; she can even save people who have fallen into a swamp. What can't she do? They are incredibly lucky to have such a boss!
Shen Miao couldn't understand why their gazes had suddenly become so intense, but she also wondered what was going on. She took out some canned food from her spatial storage, unwrapped the packaging, put it in a large pot, and everyone ate together.
Just as the aroma of delicious food wafted over, a scream suddenly rang out from the other side.
Everyone was terrified and stood up to check the situation. Some thought it was a wild animal attack and even grabbed their weapons.
Shen Miao called to the nearest orc, "Go and see what happened."
Upon hearing this, the orc was about to run to check when the men who had gone to the stream to wash themselves returned. They were all unharmed, with smiles on their faces, looking like the silly sons of the landlord next door.
"Boss, boss, we've discovered something, something incredibly important!" the orcs exclaimed excitedly.
Shen Miao raised an eyebrow: "What is it? Put on the animal skin first."
Several people shook their heads: "No, no, we can't demonstrate if we wear it. Boss, you'll have to make do for now. We'll put the clothes on after the demonstration."
Their actions piqued everyone's curiosity.
Someone urged, "Hurry up! If you're going to demonstrate, do it quickly. What are you dawdling about?"
The young man who had initially fallen into the swamp blushed and scratched his ear, saying, "Boss, can I borrow your stone knife for a moment?"
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