Uh, this...
Ren Zhongâs eyes bulged like light bulbs.
Itâs not me! I didnât do it! Donât talk nonsense!
Though he felt utterly wronged, this time, even if Ren Zhong jumped into the Yellow River, he couldnât clear his name.
He turned his head and glared angrily at Ou Youning, the foolish one.
You and your foul mouth!
No skills at all, just know how to mess with me every day.
So toxic!
Sooner or later, Iâll kick you out.
Ren Zhong was so angry that he couldnât sleep when he first lay down in the car.
But he was truly exhausted, and before departure, he dozed off in a haze. When he opened his eyes, it was already past noon.
Upon opening his eyes, the first thing he saw was two majestic peaks.
Ren Zhong wasnât panicked.
This wasnât the first time.
Itâs been happening every day for the past few days.
With Hanyu on his left and Ou Youning, the annoying one, on his right.
Even if it was just instinct, when exhausted and sleepy, he would automatically lean to the left.
After all, opposites attract and likes repel, all thanks to the electromagnetic force of the four fundamental forces.
Ren Zhong scooted a little away, sat up straight from Hanyuâs lap, rubbed his eyes, "Howâs the situation?"
From the front, Zheng Tian laughingly said, "Itâs going well. Weâve already exceeded 190 points from morning till now. The cargo boxes are filled up. Now unless we encounter a small Ruined Beast, or find something valuable from the Second Level, weâre only collecting Crystal Chips, not cadavers. Look, isnât our car hovering lower than usual?"
Ren Zhong frowned, "How did we get so much? It shouldnât be."
The last time during resurrection, Zheng Tianâs team had two cars, and it was already late afternoon when they hit this level of fullness.
But last time, Ren Zhong didnât slack off the whole journey, Zheng Tianâs team outperformed everyone, snatching beasts aggressively, making the other five affiliated teams resentful, but still only filled up during wrap-up time.
This time, he spent the entire morning lazing on a lap, Zheng Tianâs team didnât outshine others, and the six teams basically shared the profits equally, yet they managed to fill up half a day earlier.
So, clearly, things had changed, going beyond his expectations.
Zheng Tian scratched his head too, "Yeah, we donât know what happened either, but today the professional teams were charging fiercely, firing on all cylinders, super aggressive. They feast on the big stuff, and we fill up with their leftovers."
Ren Zhong pondered for a moment, then asked, "Did we encounter a Third Level Ruined Beast?"
Zheng Tian: "We did encounter one. At that time, considering how tired you were, we didnât wake you and took it down with two other teams. But since Hanyu took apart the Crystal Chip, we took it and compensated the two teams with a total of 20 points."
Ren Zhong nodded, "Alright."
At this moment, Wen Lei suggested, "Since weâre already full, should we head back?"
Ren Zhong fell into thought.
According to his intention, he wanted to go deeper into Bone Valley.
The squad was already catching up with the progress from last time, and he had slept through it all.
The path further in was something he hadnât seen before, and now that he was awake, even getting another glance felt worthwhile.
He didnât really want to leave.
But Wen Leiâs suggestion was reasonable, and he couldnât say much against it.
At this moment, Zheng Tian shook his head and vetoed, "Itâs a rare opportunity to make a big score today; how can we miss it? Who knows, we might encounter another Third Level Ruined Beast? This time we might even get it all for ourselves. And although weâre full, now that Mr. Ren is awake, we can go all out! We can completely replace the First Level Ruined Beastsâ corpses with Second Level ones!"
Ou Youning: "The captainâs right! Letâs get rich! Ren, youâre awesome!"
Ren didnât feel particularly awesome.
On the contrary, he was very conflicted now.
His intuition hated being in a situation that was out of control, but curiosity about the depths of the Bone Valley made him really want to follow the professional teams further in.
In the end, it all came down to him to make a decision.
Ren Zhong gritted his teeth secretly, "Since everyone else hasnât left, weâll continue too. But the one who sticks out gets struck first, so though I will intervene next, Iâll hold back a bit, just a tad stronger than the others. Thereâs no need for us to end up on Lin Wangâs culling list just for a few hundred points of profit. If we encounter a Third Level Ruined Beast again, weâll collaborate with other teams as before."
Zheng Tian didnât oppose, "Okay."
"Also, Zheng Tian, open the cargo connection safety in advance."
Zheng Tian: "Huh?"
Ren Zhong took a deep breath, "Prepare for the worst in everything, and be cautious from now on. If things start to go sideways, abandon the cargo immediately and flee. Having wealth wonât mean much if we donât have our lives to spend it."
"Got it. Mr. Ren, youâre really considerate. Weâll do as you say."