The other groups had found some good things too. One group had found a river that ran from the mountaintop to the sea, while another had discovered a shorter route to the beach. Shibata Sō's group had even found another supply spot.
More importantly, they had also discovered four unoccupied sites in total.
"Shibata, Kanzaki, take some students each to gather supplies. The rest of us will secure those four sites." Shibata Sō's group had found a patch of fruit trees, and they had brought back a bundle of fruit wrapped in their jackets.
Each group left behind one member who knew the way to join Shiraishi Makoto's team. With those students leading the way, they set off for the four unoccupied sites.
An hour later, after Shiraishi Makoto had secured the third site, he looked up at the sun.
"We took a few detours. We can work out a better schedule tomorrow." Shiraishi Makoto took out a notebook and recorded the site's location.
It was one of the supplies the school had allowed them to bring. By tracking the sun's position and how long it had taken to move, he had managed to estimate the general directions of several sites and sketch a simple map in his notebook.
Since the four teams had explored in four different directions, the sites they found were mostly scattered around Class A. The other students only remembered how to get to each place from camp, so they had to return there every time, wasting far too much time.
"Let's go. We can head back and get dinner ready after we check the last site." Shiraishi Makoto glanced at the time. It was four in the afternoon, and the walk back along the same route would take about half an hour.
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