"You're naïve."

When Mu Qingtong sent the somewhat distracted Khorkina back to her room, she came back to room zero.

…… Then, as soon as he entered the door, Zero's mocking words rang out coldly.

"If you want to run to save others before your own safety is guaranteed, you are not only naïve, but also greedy enough."

"If you are not greedy, are you still mortal?"

waved his hand, but Mu Qingfang didn't care.

"And besides, in this situation where our fugitive alliance is vulnerable, looking for helpers is the best choice...... What does Renata think? ”

While speaking, Mu Qingtong turned his head to look at Renata who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

Before she went to wake Khorkina, Renata had already come to Room Zero to feed her, and she was quite positive about this kind of thing.

Or rather, the daily feeding of Zero has almost become a long-term daily task......

"Hmm...... We don't have enough people. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Renata nodded a little dejectedly.

"I'm too weak, and Khorkina and they're strong, and if they can join in, they should be able to help a lot of ......."

"Help? It's good not to help. ”

With a cold snort in his mouth, Zero interrupted Renata's words.

"Do you know what this port is like? The nearest city is Verkhoyansk, which was a penal colony for political prisoners during the Tsarist era, a city of despair, and during the long winters, political prisoners often committed suicide because they couldn't survive. The city of Verkhoyansk is 340 kilometers away, and even if you take a dog sled, it will take you five days to get to that city!! ”

While talking to the two girls in front of him, Zero sneered.

"Wake up, this is a forgotten place, with only lichens and mosses and the occasional visitor being hungry polar bears. Fleeing with so many people, not to mention the follow-up pursuit, how are you going to cross this desperate distance? Those alchemy props that you made by overdrawing your own spirit? ”

"Uh......"

"Understand? Mu Qingtong, we are not saviors, we can't save everyone, we are at best just a few poor prisoners huddled together in this cage to keep warm. ”

Looking at Mu Qingtong's side, Zero's tone became softened again.

"Put away your useless sympathy, our escape plan is full of dangers, involving them, maybe even taking them to death, and no one will thank you."

"Ahem...... Well, I mean, it's not just mosses and lichens here. ”

Clenched one hand into a fist and put it to his mouth, Mu Qingzhi coughed a few times in his mouth.

"You haven't gone out to let the wind go, have you? In fact, there is a meadow here, and there are not only other plants in the meadow, but even flowers that can bloom, like the Arctic poppy or something...... If you don't believe me, you can ask Renata!! ”

Keenly aware of the drop in the temperature in the air, Mu Qingtong immediately reached out and pulled Renata in very decisively.

"Not only have she seen it, but she also deliberately transplanted a few collections."

"Do you want to see it?"

Completely unconscious of looking at the atmosphere, she turned her head to look at Zero, as if she was showing off her most proud collection to her little friends, and Renata's eyes sparkled.

“………”

After a long silence, under the gaze of the two girls in front of him, Zero nodded stiffly.

So after getting permission, Renata happily picked up Zorro in her arms, then unzipped his back, and carefully took out a white iron box.

- This white iron box and the contents hidden in it are her supreme treasures.

Soon, after the box was opened, a small flower that grew tenaciously in the box appeared in front of Zero's eyes.

“…… Papaverradicatum。 ”

After staring at the little flower for a long time, Zero suddenly spoke softly.

"What?"

For the strange pronunciation that suddenly came out of the other party's mouth, Renata couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"The name of this flower is Papaverradicatum."

Raising his head, Zero patiently explained.

"Its flower language is hope, the love of death, gorgeous, noble, forgetful, and eternal rest."

"Hmm...... Do not understand. ”

After a moment's thought, Renata shook her head honestly.

"If you don't understand, forget it, just put it away."

Zero shook his head.

"There are many flowers in the world, there is no need to stick to one, and when you successfully escape from here, I can take you to see the sea of flowers."

As he spoke, Zero looked up at Mu Qingtong.

"If we want to get out of here safely, we need food, transportation and weapons...... Heavy weapons. Do the math yourself, every time you add one more person to your escape plan, the amount of supplies we need to prepare will increase exponentially, and if you want to take the others with you, you'd better think about whether we have the ability to do so. ”

"It's not...... The topic is biased like that, can you still give the circle back without a trace? ”

Mu Qingtong's face was shocked.

Zero: "........."

I don't know why, every time he talks to the other party, he feels very tired...... Tired.

……………………………………

"Hmm...... When it comes to food, it shouldn't be a problem. ”

After holding hands and thinking for a while, Mu Qingtong responded cautiously.

"No matter how much food you have, you can roll it up and carry it easily as long as it turns it into paper, so you don't need to ...... it when it comes to food."

“…… After leaving here, we were rushing through a blizzard. ”

"So?"

"Your stuff will come back to its original state as soon as it gets wet, right? Can you be sure that those things won't get any traces of water as you move forward in the snow? ”

"I can put ...... close to me"

"Sweat is also water."

Interrupting her words, Zero looked expressionless.

"Also, the amount of food we have to bring with us is not small, and it will take at least five days to get from here to the nearest city, Verkhoyansk, with a sled dog, in other words, we will have to prepare at least five days' worth of food for three people. If the number of people increases further, this number will increase even more. ”

"What, are you going to stuff all your clothes with paper?"