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Chapter 116 Split up
"Hmm, not much difference." Although the three nodded, you could tell from the forced smiles on their faces that they didn't believe it.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's have a proper talk." After Qin Ziwen finished speaking, the other three straightened up, their expressions becoming serious.

Qin Ziwen dropped a bombshell: "I can confirm that in two days, apart from the newborn mayflies hatched from the mayfly eggs produced, there will be virtually no mayflies left in the river."

Upon hearing this news, Deng Guang's face lit up with joy. With the mayflies and water insects gone from the river, it would be much safer to go fishing and catching shrimp by the river!

Zhao Pu didn't ask Mr. Qin about the source of the information, but pondered, "Mr. Qin, if that's the case, then we can go and buy some fishing gear in the next couple of days. Because of what happened in the river these past few days, the prices of some fishing gear, such as fishing rods and nets, have dropped, and they're almost half the price they were before."

Qin Ziwen did not object. "Well, you can go and buy some, but don't buy too much. After all, the map for the next crossing is the Gobi Desert. You should know what the Gobi Desert represents. The price of fishing gear will drop further."

Deng Guang nodded: "That makes sense. When we get to the Gobi Desert, the price of fishing gear should drop to rock bottom."

Li Yue's eyes widened. Was this the kind of explosive news he was supposed to hear?

While everyone outside was still discussing where they would go on their next time travel, Brother Qin already knew the answer in advance.

He had already stocked up on some water at home, but it seems that it's not enough, so he needs to continue stocking up!
If I were to travel to the Gobi Desert again, I could never have too much water.

Deng Guang hesitated for a moment: "There must be very little fresh water in the Gobi Desert. I read online that a person can survive for up to seven days without food, but only three days without water."

Zhao Pu: "Well, given how much water many people are hoarding now, if they can't find a water source when they get to the Gobi Desert, they probably can only last for about half a month at most."

Qin Ziwen said, "I plan to spread the news that the next map is the Gobi Desert three days before the countdown to the crossing. As for whether others believe it or not, that's their business."

Upon hearing this, all three of them turned to look at Qin Ziwen.

Qin Ziwen found it strange, "What, do you think this is bad?"

Zhao Pu first shook his head, then nodded, "No, this is fine too."

Deng Guang smiled and said, "Even if only a few people believe it, stockpiling more water will ensure that more people can survive in the next map."

Qin Ziwen said, "In addition to the fact that the next map is the Gobi Desert, we can also confirm that a building's worth of people will be added to the team."

Deng Guang nodded, "Yes, there is a plan to add more people to the community in the next phase."

Zhao Pu hesitated, "Mr. Qin, I don't think the new hires will necessarily be complete newcomers."

"Ok?"

Zhao Pu said, "If what you say is true, and it says that the number of people to be added in the next phase, is it possible that they are the same as us? It only says the number of people to be added, but it doesn't say that new people will be added, right?"

Deng Guang asked curiously, "Where did those people with the same identity as us come from?"

Li Yue said, "Brother Deng, do you not usually read Qidian novels?"

Deng Guang shook his head blankly.

Qin Ziwen understood Zhao Pu's meaning: "You mean that other communities also traveled through time, and some people in those communities also perished, and the two communities merged into one."

Zhao Pu said, "It might not be a residential area. It could be other types of buildings, such as shopping malls, schools, hotels, or hospitals. Of course, these are just my guesses. Anyway, since something as absurd as time travel has happened, it's not impossible for other things to happen as well."

Li Yue sighed, "I wish there were a hospital, so that there wouldn't be a shortage of medicine."

Qin Ziwen said, "Alright, that's for two days from now. Today, I plan to split into two teams. One team will go up the mountain, and the other will head to the stream to retrieve the traps we set last time. Which side are you going to?" Li Yue asked curiously, "Where's the stream? Is the mountain over there the one behind us?"

Qin Ziwen nodded: "Yes, going up the mountain means going to the north side of the mountain. The stream is at the east gate of the community, which is the direction where you were hit by the wild boar."

Li Yue was a little embarrassed. "Brother, why are you making personal attacks? I think I'll just go up the mountain. I'm still traumatized by being chased by a wild boar in the forest last time."

Deng Guang teased Li Yue: "It's alright, you've been eating wild boar meat lately, so this can be considered revenge for you."

Then Deng Guang said, "I'm going to the stream; I won't be going up the mountain this time."

Zhao Pu hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go up the mountain. It'll be faster up there, and I can come back sooner."

Qin Ziwen said, "Okay, then you, Li Yue, and Du Yu go up the mountain together. Deng Guang, Xiao Wu, Li Tieshan, and I will go to the stream. Everyone, go early and come back early, and be careful. Dr. Zhao, you can take the cards that refreshed at the altar on the mountain this time."

Hearing this, Zhao Pu couldn't hide his excitement. "Okay."

After dividing into teams, everyone went their separate ways.

Having gathered their equipment and carrying spears, they exited through the east gate. They hadn't gone far when a group of people caught up with them.

"Brother Qin, it's been a long time."

The crowd parted, and Huang Tao walked out smiling.

Qin Ziwen glanced at the group of people following Huang Tao, many of whom were unfamiliar faces.

"Oh, it's Mr. Huang. What can I do for you?"

Huang Tao looked displeased. "Can't you come if there's nothing wrong? We've worked together several times before, so we're friends, you could say." Huang Tao looked up at the ceiling and said in surprise, "Hey, where's your bird?"

"Maybe he's shy and is hiding."

Huang Tao smiled upon hearing this: "That's right, I'm here to discuss a collaboration with you."

"Cooperation?" Qin Ziwen looked at the dozen or so people around him who were vaguely surrounding them. "This doesn't seem like a sincere attempt to discuss cooperation."

Huang Tao quickly waved away the people around him: "What are you all doing crowding around here? You've scared my brother Qin."

Just then, Huang Tao heard a commotion behind him. He turned around and saw Zou Jianghe leading several people out of the east gate.

Seeing this, Huang Tao cursed inwardly, "That old fox! He followed me as soon as I came out."

"Haha, Mr. Qin, it's been a long time." Zou Jianghe warmly extended his hand. "It's usually so difficult to see you."

Looking at Qin Ziwen so close to him, Zou Jianghe sighed inwardly. The first time he invited Qin Ziwen was because he had heard of his reputation. At that time, the Tongmenghui was preparing to expand and he needed a knife, but Qin Ziwen did not come that time.

The second meeting was due to an infectious disease. At that time, he wanted to suppress Qin Ziwen's arrogance, so he chose to win him over and divide him, but it seems that he did not succeed.

Now, as the Alliance grows stronger, even he, as its original founder, is finding it increasingly difficult to control this massive ship that spans the entire community.

　The minor bug from earlier has been fixed; currently, only the protagonist and his team know the next map is the Gobi Desert. There was an issue with Wei Zhaohua's dialogue with the protagonist, which has been corrected and does not affect subsequent content. The last two chapters were originally finished, but I felt the plot was off, so I deleted them and rewrote them. They'll be posted a little later.
　　
　
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