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Chapter 96: Dividing the floodwaters for fishing, disaster bait

"Ding Yong." Geng Xuan said.

"Hey~"

"Excuse me, I understand the situation now."

"No, it's not a problem. It's what I should do."

Geng Xuan nodded and looked at Luo Qing and the other two official members of the Giant Bear Gang.

The two men were named Shi Jun and Teng Yu. The former was the leader of the expedition team who was ambushed.

Geng Xuan asked: "Have you discussed this matter before I came?"

"Have."

"We have discussed it."

"of course."

Several people spoke one after another.

"What's the result of the discussion?" Geng Xuan asked.

This time, the scene was silent again.

After a while, Luo Qing said, "There were too many differences among us, and we basically didn't come to any conclusion."

"Where are you four?" Geng Xuan asked.

Luo Qing was about to reply when he heard a noisy sound coming from a tunnel, which became clearer and clearer.

Soon, Wang Xi, Liang Jun, Xu Lin and others walked out of the tunnel carrying various supplies.

Even though one cannot see the expressions of these people, just by listening to their voices, everyone in the field can feel their sudden surge of morale and fighting spirit.

Yes, in such a situation, nothing can be more encouraging than this real harvest.

After coming in, they didn't even ask for anyone's opinion, and went to the center of the venue, near the four corpses, where there was a stove made of simple rocks and soil.

They removed the large pot from above and placed the charcoal in the stove.

Soon, the warm yellow firelight filled the entire space.

Everyone could see each other clearly once again.

This ordinary thing happening on the ground gave everyone who witnessed it an inexplicable feeling of emotion.

Except Geng Xuan.

The others didn't even pay much attention to the conversation between Geng Xuan, Ding Yong, and Luo Qing. Instead, they gathered around Wang Xun, Liang Jun, and the others, watching them with curiosity and even excitement as they took out one supply after another from the bags.

"Wow, there are so many charcoals. Finally, I don't have to eat raw meat today..."

One of them simply skewered a large piece of "rabbit meat" with his sword and roasted it over the charcoal flame.

The others followed suit, and soon the flames of the charcoal were completely covered by "rabbit meat" picked up by various weapons.

"Salt, there is so much salt here...ah, and so many condiments..."

As one of them spoke, he reached into the bag and seemed to sprinkle it on his barbecue.

But before he could catch it, it was slapped away by several hands.

"What are you going to do, is this something that can be messed up?
...Everyone, please stop messing around and deal with this meat first. It has already gone bad after being left there for two days..."

"There is still a lot of corn and flour here, and we have a new pot. We can build a few more stoves and cook some corn porridge and steamed cakes.

…I’ve only been able to chew on half-cooked, fishy meat for the past two days, and now I can finally clean my intestines.”

Some people began to take the initiative to step forward and direct everyone to do things more purposefully in line with everyone's expectations.

For a moment, the decadent atmosphere in the scene was swept away, and there was suddenly a sense of vitality and everything was competing.

Geng Xuan and his companions, who were originally at the center of the crowd, seemed to have been pushed aside by everyone.

Even the four dying, half-dead people lying nearby could not dampen the positive enthusiasm that burst forth from within them.

This kind of atmosphere seemed to have infected Luo Qing and the others, and everyone had a smile on their face.

Of course, it could also be that the firelight illuminated the surroundings, and everyone was once again clearly in the sight of others, so everyone tacitly put on the mask that best suited the atmosphere at the moment.

Geng Xuan looked at Luo Qing and said, "Go on."

Luo Qing calmed down and spoke again:

"We did discuss this, and we agreed on two points."

That is to say, other than that, there is no consensus, right?

But it's good to have a consensus.

"Tell me about it." Geng Xuan said.

"The first one is these four."

Luo Qing signaled with his eyes and glanced at the four people lying on the ground next to him.

“We all think it should be dealt with as quickly as possible and not just left there.

...It's not that we don't want to treat them, but don't say that we have no other options now. Even if we are up there, their injuries are terminal.

I once heard someone say that when there was war here in the past, there was a type of attack that everyone feared.

That is to boil the feces and stick it on weapons, or simply throw it at the enemy.

If you are splashed in the face or cut by such a weapon, there is no medicine that can cure it except to endure it.

Even the so-called medical genius is helpless in the face of such trauma.

...If they can't handle it themselves, then they will die!
Instead of waiting to die and suffer, which will also affect their morale, it is better to give them a quick death. This is the best choice for both of us."

Geng Xuan nodded, but asked in confusion: "Then why didn't you deal with it?"

Luo Qing and the others looked at each other, and then glanced at those people who were busy with various things.

Although nothing was said, Geng Xuan already understood.

The reason is actually very simple. The thirty or so people gathered here have different close and distant relationships.

Some of them are just nodding acquaintances, and some even have unfriendly relationships with each other when they are on the ground.

Some of them are quite close, and may even work together to do some shameful things, such as "Su Ruiliang" and Luo Qing, Liang Jun and others, who are even closer and can confide in each other.

The three people lying on the ground were naturally no exception.

Those who are close to the person are reluctant and can't bear to do it. They think that with so many people present, anyone can do it, so why should they, the one who can't bear to see this happen the most, do it?

Isn't this just stabbing someone in the heart and forcing themselves to endure the hardship?

But others also had concerns, and they naturally didn't care about the life or death of the three people.

But they have to consider the feelings of the living people who are watching this scene nearby after they become friends with them.

If this plants a thorn in their hearts, and they keep thinking about it, or even hate it...

Why bother?

In fact, when it comes down to it, this is because the "Giant Bear Gang" is in name only.

If everyone actively places themselves in a huge organization with strict rules when considering this issue, these problems will not arise at all.

If similar things happened to the black-robed guards of Kangleji, or the gang members, especially those from the "professionally matched" punishment hall, would they have these concerns?

Not at all!
Even when you take action, you may feel an indescribable sense of responsibility, mission, and honor weighing on your heart.

However, this was exactly what Geng Xuan wanted.

Since you all have concerns, let me bear the pressure.

Who told me to be the gang leader?
Geng Xuan looked at the four people lying on the ground. The one on the outermost side had almost no intact part on his body. He was tortured beyond recognition and was only a step away from death.

The other three people only looked better, but the actual situation was just as bad. Ever since Geng Xuan came here, and made so much noise, there was no sign of them waking up.

Geng Xuan came in front of the four people and squatted down.

He pulled out a dagger from his waist - not a cutting knife, but just an ordinary dagger.

Seeing this, Luo Qing and the others realized what he was going to do and stared at him without blinking.

Those people who were busy with various things and creating a lively atmosphere seemed to have telepathic connection. They all stopped their work and looked at Geng Xuan.

If someone else were in Geng Xuan's position, they might feel tremendous pressure and become shaken.

But Geng Xuan's movements did not pause for a moment. He smoothly and naturally inserted the dagger into the hearts of the four people and then pulled it out.

Blood flowed out from the hearts of the four people, and the little remaining life force quickly dissipated.

Geng Xuan wiped the blood off the dagger on the prisoner's clothes and put it back into the scabbard at his waist.

Seeing everyone looking at him, some were shocked, some were stunned, some were terrified, some were in awe...

There are so many different things.

Geng Xuan didn't care about this and calmly said to Wang Yu, Liang Jun, Xu Lin and others, "Take a few people and deal with their bodies."

"How should we deal with it?" Wang Xuan was the calmest among the group. After hearing the order, he also asked calmly. The simplest way to deal with it was to just find a place to throw it away, but Geng Xuan was against this unethical approach.

Apart from anything else, he often goes to these places, so he can't just cover his nose or simply take a detour in the future.

Otherwise, just find an entrance to a "pit" and throw them all in. This is also the way the underground black market deals with corpses.

But except for himself, no one else had even figured out the situation in the vicinity, let alone where the entrance to the "pit" was.

As the "leader of a gang", he cannot do everything by himself. He still needs to fully mobilize the subjective initiative of more people and let them participate more actively in "gang affairs".

This is the best way to cultivate everyone's sense of identity with the "Giant Bear Gang".

These thoughts quickly turned in his mind, and Geng Xuan said:

"Dig a hole and bury it... Remember to dig it deep."

Wang Xi showed an embarrassment on his face and glanced at everyone, as if trying to find whose weapons were more suitable for this task.

——You can't dig it out with your hands without tools. This place is more than ten meters below the ground. Even if the surrounding area is not entirely rocky, the soil layer is very hard and dense.

However, he did not say anything in the end, but nodded and agreed. Together with Liang Jun, Xu Lin, and a few other people, they carried the four bodies into a tunnel nearby.

After choosing to refine four residual energies in succession, Geng Xuan gained forty-nine points of good luck and one point of bad luck.

Among them, the prisoner alone contributed twenty-one points, and the other three together contributed twenty-eight points.

And that bit of bad luck came from him helping one of his "companions" to escape.

Geng Xuan guessed that his actions had caused some resentment among someone who was on good terms with him at the scene.

If it were convenient for him to do so, this person would not mind taking advantage of him.

But just a little bit of bad luck means that he is unlikely to do anything for it, even to the point of sacrificing himself.

Even so, this result made Geng Xuan very satisfied.

It’s not the forty-nine points of good luck, but the fact that the proportion of bad luck is so rare.

If the black luck is regarded as "impurities", the purity of the red luck absorbed this time is second only to the battle in the martial arts hall, reaching 98%.

That time, the entire martial arts school, especially Master Peng, took on the greatest pressure for him with his life.

This made Geng Xuan sure that his experiment was successful.

This is the most efficient, safest and least troublesome way to absorb good luck.

Joining other organizations and relying on one's own "disaster star" characteristics to transfer disasters can not only eliminate disasters and reduce disasters, but also gain good luck. This is naturally a method.

But his biggest weakness is that he is uncontrollable.

This uncontrollability is mainly reflected in two aspects.

One is that the scale of the disaster is uncontrollable.

If the disaster was too severe and beyond his tolerance, he might be swept away in one wave.

The second is that the source of disaster is uncontrollable.

Joining a mature organization, which itself has too many grievances and entanglements, with the addition of one's own variable and new "weight", every place may be a flash point.

It may come from within, from outside, or from all directions.

In comparison, he is now creating a "Giant Bear Gang" in a child's play, and he himself is the core of the organization.

He can control the specifications and sources of disasters by controlling and adjusting this organization.

Can a disaster that is completely controllable still be called a disaster?
That's fishing bait!

Uncontrollable floods are a disaster, but if there is a gate that can flexibly adjust the flow of water, then floods will no longer be considered a disaster.

……

Geng Xuan could clearly feel that there was more awe and alienation in the eyes of the people looking at him.

He is no longer the kind of "good guy" who would appear at every critical moment and provide them with the most needed help.

Geng Xuan felt that this was a good change.

The leader of a gang does not need to be a good person, and it is impossible for him to be a good person.

He looked at Luo Qing and asked, "Anything else?"

Luo Qingdao:
"Also, we all think that you should increase the number of gang members.

Apart from you, there are only four of us, which is still too few in number."

Geng Xuan nodded.

At the beginning, when I first brought them into the "Giant Bear Gang", they had this idea, but at that time I still wanted to draw more people into it.

But now, the matter is still the same, but Geng Xuan can feel that the intention has become subtly different.

It is no longer about dragging others into the water, but rather experiencing the benefits of this identity in this group.

Therefore, they instinctively want to consolidate and strengthen this benefit.

Regardless of the intention, the specific actions were what Geng Xuan wished for.

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, I also think that our 'Giant Bear Gang' should continue to expand."

There was surprise in the eyes of the four people.

"...Well, let's recruit ten more people. This time, bring in Wang Xun, Liang Jun, Xu Lin and the others. As for the other seven people, you can discuss which ones are more suitable." Geng Xuan took out the plan he had already made in his mind.

After hearing this, the surprise on the four people's faces froze for a moment.

Shi Jun even said:
"Isn't this too few? There are thirty people besides the four of us. Why don't we just bring them all together?"

Geng Xuan glanced at him and thought, Brother, it’s not that I don’t want to, but I’m afraid you can’t bear it all at once.

He shook his head and said:
"Don't underestimate our Giant Bear Gang. Maybe we were set up in a hurry and it seems a bit frivolous.

But as the first group of people to join the gang, you must never have such thoughts.

Have you ever thought about how the Giant Bear Gang will look in the eyes of others in the future? This will largely come from how you shape it!"

The four of them were stunned when they heard the words, and suddenly they felt a sense of enlightenment.

I even felt like the passion in my heart that had long been extinguished was ignited by these few words.

The first batch, the elders, formed a gang...

Suddenly I had the illusion that my blood was boiling, my heart was beating wildly, my brain was burning, and my soul was roaring. What was going on?

The four of them looked at each other, and then nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as the leader says!"

The four of them quickly began discussing the other seven places.

After a short while, the places for ten new gang members were confirmed.

Teng Yu asked Geng Xuan for instructions before the other three people:
"Boss, do you have any extra bear teeth as a token of loyalty?"

He also suggested:

“If we use bear teeth as a token of trust, as our Giant Bear Gang grows, there will come a day when they are not enough.

We may be able to design a token or something else as a token of trust, which will also be very helpful in rallying the hearts of the gang members."

Geng Xuan took out ten bear teeth from his pocket, handed them to him, and praised:
"That's it for now, the question you raised is also very important.

I agree with designing a new gang token.

As for how to design it, I won't interfere. The fourteen of you can discuss and come up with a token of your own, and then we'll use that token of yours."

As soon as Geng Xuan said this, the eyes of Luo Qing and the other three, including the others who had already made it clear that they would join the "Giant Bear Gang" this time, seemed to have light bulbs installed in them, and they instantly became much brighter.

The others didn't seize the opportunity to catch the bus this time and were obviously disappointed.

As Teng Yu delivered Bear Fang to the new gang members, he also specially arranged for two newly joined gang members, including Wang Xun, Liang Jun and others who were not at the scene to bury the bodies, to deliver it immediately.

Shortly after the two men left, Geng Xuan estimated that the bear fangs had fallen into the hands of the target person.

A piece of information emerged in Geng Xuan's mind.

【Getting lucky, four o'clock. 】

Almost at the same time, Geng Xuan discovered that his bad luck, which originally had "131" points, suddenly disappeared by four points and became "127".

Just when Geng Xuan thought that this wave of disaster would be like the last one and would take some time to arrive.

But the "rabbit meat" had just been roasted, the corn porridge and steamed cakes had not yet been served, and Wang Xun, Liang Jun and others who had gone to dig the pit to bury the people had not returned yet, and it seemed that disaster had already come knocking on their door.

While others were still busy and happily working around a few large pots, Geng Xuan's eyes were already looking at a tunnel.

He had already seen from afar that there was a light unique to the Red Name, jumping and moving.

Soon, we arrived at the tunnel entrance.

Before anyone appeared, a voice exploded above everyone's head.

"Oh, a banquet is about to begin. It smells so good!"

(End of this chapter)