"There's fire over here, there must be someone there."
"I saw it too, come on, come on, this way, this way!"
"Star God, I'm almost exhausted. Let me have a rest."
The noise coming from the camp became louder and louder, from rustling to clanging, and not long after, seven or eight unkempt men and women emerged from the grass.
Several people were wearing the blue uniforms issued by the school, but at this time, the blue had long been replaced by gray and black stained with soil, and only a few places could vaguely see the original color.
Although it cannot be called ragged, it is enough to be miserable.
"scare!"
Gu Chaoxi, who was originally a little curious about who the visitor was, was caught off guard and was startled when he saw a pair of eyes flashing green in the night. He leaned back technically and almost fell upside down.
"Who is this?"
Why are you so embarrassed?
"I'm afraid you have forgotten who you were a few days ago. The clothes you are wearing are no better than theirs."
Tang Tang didn't need to think carefully to know what Fa Xiao was thinking at this moment, and he complained mercilessly.
"Where am I? Don't accuse me unfairly. I'm obviously very clean, okay?"
"Then where is your student uniform?"
"..."
Gu Chaoxi lowered his head and looked at his sportswear, and silently swallowed the sentence "Of course it's in Newri, the space."
"I was alone at the time. It's normal to suffer a little in such a large forest, but it doesn't make sense that a bunch of them ended up like this, right?"
"That makes sense."
Tang Tang couldn't agree more, and secretly labeled this group of people who suddenly appeared as "the actual combat level is not very high."
The four people here were as still as a mountain, but the people who came were not as calm as them.
"Wow, there really is someone!"
The one walking at the front was a boy. With his wide-open eyes, he was the first to see the fire in the middle of the camp.
However, the surprised smile on his face suddenly froze when he saw the people surrounding the fire, and his two thick and dark eyebrows suddenly wrinkled into caterpillars.
"Why are there so few people?"
There were only four of them, and they were all so weak that they could see everything with just one glance, and the four tents set up next to the fire once again proved the correctness of his judgment.
This made Song Hui, who originally thought he had met a strong team, very disappointed, and most of the excitement in his heart suddenly disappeared.
Four people, thin and weak, two men and two women. At first glance, they looked like the standard match for weak people.
"It's over, it's over, another pathetic team. The captain's idea of expanding the team may be aborted again."
Song Hui muttered under his breath, his good mood suddenly fading.
They are a team of eight students who have formed a team since entering the actual combat assessment. These days of hunting mutant beasts together have developed an unprecedented tacit understanding, and their points have been rising steadily. But as the group continued to go deeper into the forest, more and more high-level mutant beasts appeared, making it increasingly difficult for the eight-man team to deal with them.
In this dangerous situation, many teams began to expand in order to last one more day and unite all the forces that could be united. Song Hui's team also came up with the same idea. But they never expected that they were so unlucky that they didn't meet anyone with matching strength and temperament for two days in a row.
Alas, this person is so unlucky that he has to squeeze water through his teeth.
Song Hui reluctantly gave up his position, his whole body was like a deflated rubber ball, without any trace of joy.
Even in the dark night, Gu Chaoxi could feel the strong aura of decadence coming from him.
"???"
What's going on, little brother, you were so full of energy just now, why did you become so weak in the blink of an eye?
Gu Chaoxi doesn't understand. Gu Chaoxi doesn't understand.
However, the three people beside the fire heard the muttering clearly because their powers were above level five, and they looked at each other and exchanged opinions.
Expanding the team... No wonder these two days
The teams we encountered were all larger than two slaps, so they were forming cliques.
Shen Xingluo pondered for a moment and raised his left hand, looking at the ranking list on the integrator with his black eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"It is true that some teams cooperate with each other."
"How to say?"
"The points of the top 100 students have changed a lot, and the gap between them and the students behind them has widened."
Why?
Cheng Xi also observed by the firelight and quickly saw the clues.
The standings have indeed changed. Some students who are not seeded players have made great progress, while the familiar names in the front have dropped a lot of places.
Too bad, there aren't a few people here who just emerged from the bushes, right?
In fact, her guess was quite correct. Song Hui's eight-member team was losing its rankings. The further the team went, the more obvious the numerical disadvantage became. This was why they were anxious to expand the team.
Song Hui reluctantly gave up his seat in the front row, and a figure came behind him.
It was a boy who was 1.9 meters tall, with handsome features, sharp eyes, and a back as straight as a pine tree that had stood for a hundred years. Those sharp eyes alone gave people a great sense of oppression.
"Cousin, why is it you?!"
Gu Chaoxi screamed after seeing the person clearly, his dark eyes full of disbelief.
The man's clothes were the most decent in the team, but they were still stained with a lot of dust. The military boots on his feet were muddy and seemed to have been cut open by a mutated beast. If it weren't for that familiar face, he would have been almost unrecognizable.
Oh my god, is this his cousin who has been called someone else's kid since he was a kid?
When has the proud man of heaven ever been in such a miserable state? He looks worse than when he went to the hunting star alone!
Gu Chaoxi once again doubted life, and his eyes nearly popped out.
A shout of "cousin" successfully made the other members of the four-person team look sideways, especially Tang Tang, who showed almost the same shocked face after seeing the person clearly.
"Damn it, it's really him. How did Mu Jin become like this?"
Mu Jin, the person involved spoke, "Chaoxi, Tang Tang, it turns out it's you."
Those sharp eyes flashed with surprise when they saw the people around the fire. After a moment, they showed a thoughtful expression, and finally their eyes fixed on Shen Xingluo.
Cheng Xi felt that his mental journey must have changed dramatically in these two seconds.
Gu Chaoxi climbed up from the ground. The excitement after meeting an acquaintance had long forgotten the aroma of food, and he walked up to Mu Jin.
"Cousin, why are you here?"
Before the question could be answered by the person involved, he took the lead and slapped himself on the forehead.
"Oh, look at my brain, cousin, you are a student of the mecha combat department, so of course you have to be here!"
"..." Do you want to recall what you are talking about?
Of course Mu Jin knew what he wanted to ask, but he was more curious about another thing now.
"Aren't you from the logistics department? You can just stay on the outside. Why did you come to the hinterland of the forest?"
"I'm lost."
"..." This answer is both unexpected and expected.
Mu Jin looked him up and down, and when she saw that he was neatly and spotlessly dressed, she turned her attention to the three people in front of the fire.
Cheng Xi swore that this cousin's mental journey had once again experienced rapid changes.
He looked at his cousin like a loser who follows a big boss to enjoy life!
"Come on, let me introduce you to some friends!"
The loser Gu Chaoxi had no idea that Mu Jin had come up with a big plot, so he enthusiastically pulled everyone to the fire and introduced them one by one. After a brief greeting, the two parties finally knew each other's names.
Mu Jin, a freshman in the mecha system, has fourth-level space system powers and is the strongest among the strong students in this class.
Shen Xingluo and Cheng Xi usually don't hear anything going on outside the window, but
I have also heard of the name Mu Jin. It is said that he is a proficient mecha player and is a rare genius in the mecha genre.
Of course, the reason why the two of them noticed Mu Jin was not because of his superb mecha control, but because of his superpowers.
If the space superpower were to appear in the apocalypse, the first thing people would think of would be its storage function. It would be a must-have for home travel and a material warehouse for traveling to major bases.
However, in the interstellar era when space equipment is abundant, stationary storage has become useless. Therefore, the first thing that people who awaken space powers in this plane think of is not to use it to store objects, but to attack.
Space jumping, space transition, space isolation and other uses were born from this, and even more powerful attack methods such as space blade, space storm, and space exile were developed.
Mu Jin's ability to reach the fourth level of space at this age is enough to illustrate his strength, not to mention that his best ability is the use of offensive abilities.
The space blade is simply more silent than the wind attack. How windy is it to use?
Cheng Xi's eyes gradually glowed as she stared at him, so that the client felt lonely when he introduced his remaining seven team members, and in the end he only remembered the name Song Hui.
What, do you think this name is just easy to remember?
No, because he is a chatterbox.
Within a minute of getting to know each other, Song Hui had already added Gu Chaoxi to his friend list quite familiarly, demonstrating his unique social skills in a short period of time.
"Is this what you call social nerdiness?"
Tang Tang looked at the two brothers and was amazed.
"That's right, it's called She Niu."
At that time, 12 people formed a circle around the fire. Shen Xingluo and Mu Jin exchanged words without knowing what they were talking about. The others added firewood to the fire one after another, so that the flames were several times bigger than the original ones.
The temperature in the temporary camp soared, and some even sweated from their foreheads.
While talking to Shen Xingluo, Mu Jin calmly observed the other three people. On the surface, he was calm, but in fact, he was turbulent inside.
Shen Xingluo's name has spread throughout the Federal Military University, and there are even real-time updates about him on the school website every day. It can be said that no teacher or student does not know him. In view of the uneven strength of those who challenged him, Mu Jin lost interest after watching the battle videos a few times.
In this actual combat assessment, the opponent not only jumped to the top of the standings and continued to do so, but Cheng Xi and Tang Tang also remained high in the rankings. He did not know the strength of the two fifth-level peak dual-system power users for the time being, but He is very familiar with Tang Tang, who he grew up with.
She broke through.
And it was a recent breakthrough.
Even though Tang Tang didn't use her powers and was even lazily leaning to the side like a weakling, Mu Jin could still feel the pressure from her.
She actually broke through the fifth level faster than herself?
This is something that the proud man never expected.
There was a hint of doubt in the boy's handsome features, and a strong curiosity surged in his heart.
The two groups of people crowded together and were very curious about each other, until one of them made a growling sound in his stomach. This sound seemed to turn on some kind of switch, and the stomachs of 8 people sang about the empty city strategy one after another. Even Mu Jin was not immune. Disaster.
Shen Xingluo and Cheng Xi: "..."
Tang Tang and Gu Chaoxi: Aha, I am so familiar with this reaction!
The roasted whole lamb next to the fire exudes an alluring aroma, and the iron pot filled with wild vegetable porridge looks mouth-watering, tempting the gluttons in everyone's stomachs all the time, and everyone's face seems to be filled with excitement. Engraved with the words "I really want to eat". .
They had just been casually getting to know each other, but now that they were free, the aroma of the food suddenly transformed into the most evil demon, burrowing towards them along the ubiquitous air.
Mu Jin swore that he had never been so embarrassed in his life.
"Ahem, that's funny."
He took out the resource pack issued by the school from the space button. The sky-blue nutrient solution became even bluer under the firelight. "It's getting late, so let's replenish energy first."
Upon seeing this, the eight-person team took out their portions and tried not to look at the plump little goblin who was always seducing them.
Song Hui groaned and put the nutrient solution to his mouth pitifully.
"This is Gu Chaoxi's craftsmanship. I think he wouldn't mind sharing it with you."
"Ah, yes, I did this!"
Gu Chaoxi received Shen Xingluo's look and smiled gratefully, then looked at Cheng Xi, "Do we have enough seasoning?"
"That's enough."
Cheng Xi took out a seasoning packet from the space and handed it to him. The latter was so happy that his mouth almost reached the back of his head.
"Cousin, please wait, you will have a try of my craftsmanship later."
The whole roasted lamb next to the fire belongs to the four-person team's dinner. Even if he has a good relationship with the three of them, he will not use it to entertain others.
But he has learned the simplest barbecue techniques and can definitely make another one!
Gu Chaoxi suddenly turned into a model worker, picked up the condiments and went to clean them up happily.
"You actually know how to cook?"
"Of course, the food I made is delicious. This is a personal testimony from the chef of Star Food Restaurant!"
If Gu Chaoxi had a tail, it would probably be sticking up to the sky now.
Mu Jin raised her eyebrows in surprise, and it took her a long time to accept that her cousin was still a chef.
Seeing this, Song Hui put away the nutrient solution without hesitation, and Dian Dian approached Gu Chaoxi and asked for help.
"Do you need anything? What do you want to eat? We hunted a lot of mutant beasts along the way!"
"Are there any mutant antelopes?"
"Yes, there are so many, you can get as much as you want!"
"Then one, no, three."
Gu Chaoxi calculated the number of people, decisively changed one into three, handed Song Hui a dagger, and taught on the spot while peeling the mutated beast's skin and cramping it.
As for the final seasoning and marinating process, he just sent the people away and did it himself.
