"That's right."
Chiba looked at the gleam in Yu Ze's eyes, paused slightly, then nodded.
Yu Ze was right. At the root of the current situation was the fact that these orphans—including himself now—had no way to create a new source of food beyond searching for food that already existed.
There was no shortage of food in this forest, but they had no way to obtain it.
The reason was simple: they were too weak.
Yes, in the end, they were simply too weak.
If Chiba had been in perfect condition, this problem would not have existed at all.
"Is that so?"
At Chiba's answer, the light in Yu Ze's eyes gradually faded. A trace of dejection appeared on his face as he silently glanced at He Yin and Zong Mi. After responding, he said nothing more.
"It's okay! We'll definitely find another way."
Seeing Yu Ze's expression, Zong Mi hurriedly spoke up.
"Yeah, we still have Chiba. We'll definitely find a way! We definitely will!"
He Yin echoed, as if trying to comfort Yu Ze.
Yet it sounded less like she was speaking to Yu Ze and more like she was speaking to herself.
It seemed I was wrong before. Neither Zong Mi nor He Yin was the true leader of these orphans.
The real leader was Yu Ze.
As Chiba watched the expressions of the three, this thought crossed his mind. At last, he had gained an intuitive understanding of this group of orphans.
Though they were all the three eldest, Yu Ze was clearly more outstanding than He Yin and Zong Mi.
It was clear from how he had seen through Chiba's concern and directly brought up the issue of "weakness."
After all, He Yin and Zong Mi were present. These orphans had already suffered greatly, and