There is no firewood, but there is enough light.

Perhaps because of the protection of the altar, the power of the deepest night could not be used here, and in the small space inside the tent, four people sat in four directions, and a simple kerosene lamp dispelled the darkness that lingered there.

"It's amazing, alchemy. Hansen stroked the faintly itchy wound with some surprise, and as a reservist sword wielder who had undergone a lot of combat training, he certainly knew what this feeling meant, "According to this trend, it is great that the scab can be removed early tomorrow morning." ”

He exclaimed from the bottom of his heart - I have to say that this blonde man is indeed a simple and easy to be happy.

"Really? It works really well. The Glorious One, who had long expected the effect of the healing potion, passed the topic lightly, his eyes lingered slightly on the three reserve sword wielders, and then opened the topic in the form of a question, "Everyone has seen today's exchange, is there anything you want to say?"

"Food and water are too expensive. Aina was the first to answer.

"I'm probably going to fight farther away after that, right?" Hansen scratched his head, saying something extraneous.

"Feeling...... Nothing needs to be said. Cowperk paused, "You've done the best you can." ”

"It's not the best, it's just the best. Amy paused for a moment, as if to organize what to say next, "Aina has noticed that the price of food and drinking water is inflated on the exchange list, and each person has to spend at least seven points per day while ensuring combat effectiveness - that is to say, the four of us need twenty-eight points per day, and considering the erosion of the deep night, it is best to redeem the anti-erosion potion within ten days. ”

"Four people, one bottle each, at least four hundred. muttered.

"In fact, it's more than that," said the Glory-One, "Food and water, weapons and equipment, and even the use of various alchemical potions, all of which are a lot of expenses - for now, if I don't use healing potions to heal my injuries, it will take at least three days before I can start the battle initially, and the loss of food and water in three days will cost about twenty points, not to mention the time wasted by this." ”

"What do you mean?" the dark-skinned girl frowned.

"I mean, everybody is thinking in the wrong direction right now. Amy Ulysses pointed out the crux of the problem, "Remember what our original goal was, to explore the possible clues in the city, and to survive as much as possible, to persist in the arrival of rescue—and now, everyone—at least a considerable part of the people's thinking about the problem has been deflected, and the survival strategy has undergone the most direct shift." ”

"What transformation?" Cowbock asked.

"Have you noticed? We've made new friends, but we haven't continued our old train of thought and gathered the truth about us and the dead city. "I don't think it's a mere coincidence or an omission, because not only me, but you also don't think about this issue that shouldn't have been ignored in the first place—you can think about what an altar that can trade water and food means to us who are desperate, hope? ”

He paused and turned on the kettle.

"With so many reservist sword-wielding men coming out of the Discipline Academy, it stands to reason why they who belong to the Order should not exchange information. Amy spread her hands, "But in fact, people and teams do not trust each other due to the competition for resources and points, and the exchange and acquisition of information is limited to a small circle, and what's worse is that between seeking the truth and seeking survival, anyone will subconsciously ignore the former, and devote all their energy to hunting demons and acquiring points." ”

"And then?" Vena seemed to realize what he was trying to say.

"First of all, let's sort out why we wanted to find out why we were inexplicably in a city shrouded in the depths of the night. Amy didn't give a direct answer, he wanted to sort out the clues as completely as possible, "I want to survive, I want to know the truth, so as to find the right direction, find the right goal - this is the first purpose of our action, but now, the appearance of the altar organically separates survival and the search for the truth, it gives a fairly clear and clear logical chain - hunting demons, exchanging points, exchanging points for food and water, exchanging points for anti-erosion potions, waiting for rescue that will arrive at an unknown time...... Theoretically, it has a very high operability. ”

"But you can also search for information while hunting demons. Kaubak questioned.

"So the competition mechanism was introduced," the Glory One gave a further explanation, "the number of demons is limited, under the pressure of survival, the collective that should be united and cooperative has been divided, and the small team fighting separately not only blocks the exchange of information, but also sows the seeds of contradictions and conflicts, everyone is afraid of each other, intrigues, and has no energy to think about things other than survival - pressure, which is quantified and visualized in the form of points, I have to say, the person who designed all this is really powerful." ”

"The person who designed all this?" Hansen suddenly interjected into the conversation.

"Well," Amy was stunned, "I mean the possible masterminds. ”

"Judas," hesitated for a moment, then asked, "do you know something?"

"It's a bit of an unreliable conjecture, but it's still in the air. Amy didn't shy away from it, just shook her head, "When I have a little bit in mind, I'll share it with everyone." ”

"Judas, then. Wei Na heard the subtext of the young man, not only did she not continue to ask, but even took the initiative to help him divert the topic, "Do you have any plans or plans for the future?"

"I have a little idea, but whether it is feasible or not, I will leave it to everyone to discuss and then make a decision. The Glory One from Hemtika cleared his throat, "It has been clear from previous analyses that the price of food and water at the Altar of Trade is very inflated, but I would like to say that the food and water, and even the huge points required to purchase anti-erosion potions, are only appearances, and the factor that will have the greatest impact on our survival in the deepest night is not anything else, but time. ”

"Seven points for every day that passes, and 100 points for every 10 days – or 20 – are a lot to be reckoned with. Amy Ulysses calmly dissected the elements and organized her speech in a way that the reservist sword-wielders could understand, "and ignoring the wear and tear of equipment such as lanterns, which is predictably not a small amount." ”

"So?" is basically a repetition and refinement of the previous question.

"I'm going to think differently and think differently from everyone else. Amy said in a rather bold voice, her blue eyes shining, "They operate in small groups, hunt, I don't, I will gather everyone I can muster and sweep in the form of a corps." ”

"A special demon like a ghost demon...... "Corbke instinctively gave birth to something wrong.

"The special demon is actually the big one," Amy narrowed her eyes, "one can have about a hundred points, and it is a little reluctant for the four of us to defeat a demon of this level, but once the number of people can go up-"

"How to ensure efficiency?" Wei Na suddenly asked, "The opposite of the increase in the number of people is the increase in cost, if there is no guarantee that the efficiency will not decrease, I personally oppose it." ”

"The efficiency is very good, and if the main attacker is not counted, there are about seven or eight people who can deal with most of the demons. The Glory One had thought about this question for a long time, so almost as soon as the words fell, he replied, "The rest can be purchased by trading the altar of crossbows - for ordinary demons, crossbows are not a small threat - and more importantly, the price of this type of weapons and equipment is on the low side, generally twenty or twenty-five points can be bought." ”

"Really?" the dark-skinned girl frowned, "but there are a lot of points that need to be invested in the early stage, and there are definitely not many people who dare to take this risk." ”

"Hardly anyone would dare to take that risk. Amy Ulysses had been prepared for this, "But what if we could take that risk for them upfront? No, we don't even need to tell them what we're going to do, we just have Neil recruit for our team, and we'll have the weapons and food ready." ”

"Where do the points come from?" asked Cowbock.

"Naturally, we paid in advance. Amy said in a calm tone, "My plan is to go out this time, hunt as many demons as possible, and make up a few hundred points, and then Neil will pull a few more newcomers here, take your time, and become bigger and stronger little by little." ”

"What's the benefit of that?" asked Aina.

"I'm not going to sit here waiting for rescue," the young Gloryman shook his head, "and...... I also think that a large team is a more reasonable configuration than a small team - don't forget, there are just four of us who can't challenge the demons of Crassus's tentacle level. ”

"Yes. "It's not that it can't, it's that it's too dangerous, and if you're not careful, or if you have even the slightest accident, there will be casualties - aiming for a special demon of this level, there is really no room to reduce the number of people.

"There is another very important point that you have subconsciously overlooked, and that is the ability to resist risks. Amy continued, "A small team of three or five people is certainly not as resilient to a crisis as a real team, and the more people there are, the more difficult it is to command, but correspondingly, the higher the safety factor will be—to be honest, I don't think that the four of us alone will be able to navigate the night safely and unharmed, and everyone, including you, underestimates the darkness that hangs over the entire territory of Order." ”

Amy paused, ending in a deep voice.

"—and I won't. ”

"Because, I'm from Hemtika. ”