It was already late at night when we arrived at the farm. There were only a few zombies and monsters that were occasionally encountered on the road. The most special one was just a zombie covered in bone armor. Guns, bullets and swords couldn't break through the defense. In the end, Lu Ning found a way to stuff a bomb into its mouth. It was solved here.
Perhaps it was because it was too smooth. Except for Xuan Zhitong, the three people were not very sleepy. They were all in a state of "although they were physically tired, they were very excited mentally." After parking the truck next to a greenhouse with only shelves left, Lu Ning jumped out of the truck first and soon found a newly piled mound in the weedy wasteland.
Mo Lianren carried the sleepy Xuan Zhitong out of the car, while Chu Jianting carried Xuan Zhitong's bomb bag, which had become heavy again.
"Lu Wenshuo left a mark for us."
Lu Ning pulled away the upper layer of the mound, revealing stones arranged in arrows underneath, as well as a piece of information with a few simple strokes of bark written on it.
"There are biting insects, so act with caution."
The few people who came together also saw these words. After Mo Lianren read them out, she immediately reached for her waist. She had not used acid bombs against biting insects and was about to try them.
"Our first goal is to find people, and our second goal is to find food storage. Don't even think about killing biting insects."
Before she could speak, Lu Ning warned her.
"Okay, okay."
"Chu Jianting, give the bomb bag to Xuan Zhitong and tell her not to sleep. I need you to be the guard."
In fact, Xuan Zitong had already woken up as soon as the cold wind blew. At this time, he quickly jumped off Mo Lianren's back and nodded to Lu Ning.
"Light source, weapons, formation - let's go!"
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Lu Ning is not an excellent captain. It can even be said that she considers herself to be quite unsuitable for team action. This time it was just because the others were more unsuitable than her - Xuan Zhitong had difficulty communicating, Mo Lianren was good at executing orders but not good at giving them, Chu Jianting's current platoon of protectors was very good but would not take risks... the three of them The trust that can be delivered feels heavy, but Lu Ning has to take it.
But she still doesn't quite understand such people.
When a group of giant snakes lurking under the soil of the rice fields pounced out, Lu Ning just tentatively asked Mo Lianren if he could restrain them for more than ten minutes, but he simply agreed without explaining the reason.
In a dark warehouse with a low howl clearly coming from it, Chu Jianting naturally took on the task of baiting him, luring out and killing the zombies that were beginning to turn into bone armor lurking inside.
Regardless of the reason or safety, I just said that someone I had known for less than three days would do what they needed to do.
Lu Ning was walking in the dark warehouse. Because of the zombies, no one came in, so the reserves inside were untouched. In addition to the grain that some farmers hoard on a daily basis, there are also some bacon, ham and dried vegetables, which can be said to be extremely rare supplies in the cold winter. But her heart was not set on these.
She was thinking about the past two days, and even the experience of the first two testing grounds.
It stands to reason that even if the people in the distribution center are not as suspicious as she is, they will always have basic precautions against others. However, some people I have met so far have easily broken this understanding. She doesn't feel that she is any smarter than others, nor does she feel that she has shown any leadership aura. So the problem probably lies with those people?
"Chu Jianting, can you answer my question?"
Although I tend to think on my own, I probably have to ask others for their thoughts.
At this time, the young swordsman had just found a wine vat and was about to open the mud seal to see the wine inside. Hearing this sentence, he subconsciously agreed.
"What?"
"Why did you just enter here without asking? Although those zombies are not strong, they can still threaten your life."
"ah?"
Chu Jianting was stunned for a moment by the question, as if he had never considered the question before.
"You asked me to be the striker, right? The striker has to be the first... right?"
"That's it? Haven't you considered your own safety?"
"Uh... I think I'm pretty good, there won't be any problems..."
Because you think you are awesome?
Lu Ning felt that there was something wrong with her brain by thinking so much.
"Since you have experienced so many testing grounds, you should know that any situation may lead to death, right? Is it really okay to be so arrogant?"
She couldn't help but accentuate her tone.
"Lu Ning, I'm afraid you have forgotten that I am a member of the Silver Star Society. I know what situations easily lead to death... and I also know how easy it is for people to die."
Chu Jianting smiled faintly, waved his hand and patted the mud seal off the wine jar, and a mellow aroma of wine wafted out of it.
"We won't pay attention to the first-level testing ground at all, because we have already previewed what the second- and third-level testing grounds will be like. You don't think that the levels of the testing ground here are randomly divided, right? Now The metaphor we use you can understand is that people who have already studied at the college level have just started high school. Except for the last few key points, there is no possibility of making mistakes.”
"Like now?"
"Yes, I am 100% sure that it is safe now, because the rules of the first-order testing ground include that we will not encounter strong enemies in a short period of time."
"Is there such a rule?"
"Of course, it does not apply to tourists in confrontational scenes. A swarm of swarms does not fall within the scope of this rule. But when you truly enter a state of disengagement, you will always be given a little breathing space..."
Lu Ning's eyes moved slightly, and Chu Jianting couldn't help laughing when he saw it.
"How about it? Do you think it would be better to join an organization? Benefits like this are something that lone rangers cannot have. With these, at least you can survive in the first-order scenario."
"At least? In other words, keep going up..."
"Yes, it doesn't apply when you go up. As I said, the first level is just to let people adapt to the rhythm of various testing grounds, and it doesn't give much difficulty at all. But starting from the second and third levels, there is no such pattern at all. After all, the real ‘abyss’ begins from there.”
Chu Jianting said, took a deep breath, and then put the wine jar aside with some regret.
"It smells very good, but it's a pity that I can't drink it now..."
"Continuing up, what exactly...has changed?"
"Soul damage, time and space disorder, cause and effect transformation, cognitive interference. Including but not limited to these things. I can't understand what the seniors are telling you now. I only know that there may be death traps at every step, and even if you shouldn't If you smile even a little bit, you could be killed in an instant.”
Chu Jianting patted Lu Ning's shoulder and comforted her.
"Don't worry, you can accumulate some time and then move up. Many people do this."
After saying that, he went to the other side.
What Lu Ning wanted to ask was completely misdirected, and Chu Jianting's last suggestion was of no use to her. When she goes back this time, she will definitely upgrade in the next game, and she will definitely come into contact with those things faster and faster.
At this moment, she felt her body suddenly sink. Turning around to look, Lu Ning found that it was Mo Lianren who was smiling and placing a sack full of potatoes on his shoulders.
"It's not okay to just stand here and be lazy. Let's get to work, Captain!"
"Where did you find it?"
"Under the pile of straw, there are only seven or eight bags, but they are enough for seven days of food!"
Lu Ning nodded, weighed the weight, took the sack completely, and suddenly asked: "Only potatoes?"
"It's all potatoes."
"You go over there and behind the half-empty box, there's some bacon and the like."
Mo Lianren suddenly showed a look of surprise, turned around and ran over there.
Lu Ning carried the potatoes outside and saw Xuan Zhitong had piled a mound of soil as instructed and pulled some withered grass stems and leaves. Lu Ning immediately went over and helped divide the dead branches into three piles. One pile was placed on the mound, and the other two piles were placed on both sides.
This is the signal agreed with Lu Wenshuo. If it is night, there will be three fires, one high and two low. During the day, just smoke.
After waiting for about thirty minutes, two people walked along the field ridge, and the person behind them was pushing a tricycle commonly seen in farms.
"You all arrived safely. I was worried about something happening on the road." Lu Wenshuo glanced at the people standing outside and greeted with a smile. Immediately, he saw Mo Lianren and showed a slightly surprised expression.
"If I remember correctly, your name is Mo Lianren, and you are from the military, right?"
"Yes, I was invited to help. Brother Lu, I haven't seen you for a long time." Mo Lianren also exchanged greetings.
"Then... it's not too late?" Lu Wenshuo cast an inquiring look at Lu Ning.
"The parking place is not far from here, but there is a rice field with snakes lurking on the road. We have to take a detour." Lu Ning pointed in the direction, "The other thing I want..."
"Then let Miss Mo and Xiao Chu go. Although Xiao Chu is one of ours, I think you can trust him after walking with you for two days, right?"
"good."
"What is it..." Chu Jianting was still confused.
"Go from here in the direction we came from. About five hundred meters to the west, there is a house with a stone lion at the door. There are two sacks on the bed of the second wing on the left side of the house. Just bring them over. "
"Okay." Chu Jianting agreed in a muffled voice, but Mo Lianren glanced at Lu Wenshuo strangely, then asked Lu Ning in a low voice, and only agreed after Lu Ning nodded. Seeing this scene, Lu Wenshuo showed an imperceptible smile and waited quietly for Lu Ning.
After bypassing the snake area, several people returned to the truck. Xuan Zhitong directed Liao Yimeng to unload three wooden boxes from the car, while Lu Ning took a notebook from Lu Wenshuo's hand.
"Then, the deal we agreed on is completed."
Lu Ning nodded and was about to greet Xuan Zhitong, but was suddenly stopped by Lu Wenshuo's hand.
"Can you wait a moment?"
"What else?"
"Well...there may have been something that caused Yinxing Club to miss you, but I think I am willing to make up for that mistake. Lu Ning, on behalf of Yinxing Club, I would like to send you an invitation. Now, will you Would you like to be one of us?"
Lu Wenshuo extended his hand to her.
