"Yeah, that's what I think too."
Lü Wenrui looked at Zhou Xuan with some excitement.
The two then began discussing the doomsday theme.
Shen Heng glanced at the two people talking, then turned his gaze to Fang Ran.
The somewhat bookish young man I met in Capital was now staring blankly, unconsciously flipping the skewers in his hands.
What are you thinking about?
The sudden words brought Fang Ran to her senses.
He turned his head and saw that Shen Heng was staring straight at him.
Me?
"Hmm." Shen Heng nodded slightly.
"I was wondering, if this is a simulation, then why do we feel physical hunger and mental exhaustion?" Fang Ran explained softly.
"Mental fatigue is normal; although it's a simulation, our minds are constantly active. As for physical hunger..."
Shen Heng thought for a moment and said:
"It's probably to make the simulation more realistic."
"But we're in a simulation right now, and our bodies are still outside. When we go outside, will we be hungry or what?" Fang Ran continued to ask.
"We'll only know for sure once we get out, but we'll most likely be starving," Shen Heng replied.
Fang Ran nodded in understanding.
Shen Heng flipped the roasted meat in his hand and asked:
"Where did you work before joining the Supervision Bureau?"
"Before joining the Supervision Bureau, I worked for the Public Security Bureau of our city," Fang Ran replied.
"Register, perform well, and then be selected?" Shen Heng asked, explaining the process he knew.
"Uh, no, it's because the others didn't want to report it, so it ended up falling to me!" Fang Ran said somewhat awkwardly.
"The others don't want to report?" Shen Heng looked at Fang Ran with some surprise.
"Well, everyone initially wanted to go, but we've posted recruitment notices three times in six months," Fang Ran explained.
"At first, everyone was a little confused, but then they realized that someone who had been recruited earlier must have died, so no one dared to report it."
"But at that time, we had to choose one person, so..."
"So you volunteered to go?" Shen Heng interjected.
"Mm." Fang Ran nodded.
Shen Heng gave Fang Ran a deep look, then looked back at the skewers in his hand and asked:
Was it caused by a Calamity Beast attack?
"No, we were just unlucky for those six months. Several Tier 3 Calamity Beast appeared in our city one after another..."
Soon, the Calamity Beast was cooked.
Lü Wenrui took the first bite, then immediately spat it out.
"Pah! What kind of awful meat is this? It tastes awful, and it even has a metallic flavor!"
Fang Ran and Zhou Xuan subconsciously looked at Lü Wenrui, and just as they were about to say something, another voice came from behind them.
"Just eat this. Weren't you just saying this is the end of the world? In the end of the world, having something to eat is already a blessing!"
Fang Ran turned his head to look.
In the firelight, a young man with black hair hanging down was eating the meat that Lü Wenrui had just spat out.
"But isn't this a simulation?" Lü Wenrui argued.
"You can't just say it's real when it benefits you, and say it's a simulation when it doesn't."
"This..."
Lü Wenrui looked at Shen Heng, who seemed completely unaffected.
If he hadn't seen Shen Heng cut only this one piece of flesh from the Calamity Beast today, he would have suspected that the flesh in Shen Heng's hand was different from his own.
"Sigh, untrained people are no good; they can't even overcome this little difficulty," Zhou Xuan mocked from the side.
As he spoke, he demonstrated by biting off a piece of flesh from the thigh in his hand.
The next instant, as his tongue came into contact with the flesh of the Calamity Beast, his face stiffened almost imperceptibly.
However, he quickly returned to normal and began chewing heartily.
"See? That's how you eat it!" Zhou Xuan boasted, holding up the meat in his hand.
Fang Ran smiled and started eating as well.
Lü Wenrui turned his head, and seeing that everyone else was eating normally, he gritted his teeth.
"Tch, so what if you eat it? What's the big deal!"
After saying that, he took a bite.
He gagged after only a few chews, but then continued eating.
Shen Heng glanced at Lü Wenrui, who was gagging while eating, and couldn't help but chuckle. He then lowered his head and tore off another piece of meat.
Hmm... this meat really tastes awful.
I don't know if the Rustbone Rhinoceros is just that bad, or if the instructors deliberately made it so unpalatable.
Hmm... I can accept it, but I'll change it tomorrow and pick a more normal-sounding Calamity Beast.
Suddenly, Shen Heng turned his head slightly.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Xuan asked, noticing something was amiss.
Shen Heng didn't reply immediately; he first looked at Fang Ran.
" Fang Ran, seal the windows with branches to prevent the firelight from getting out."
"Mm," Fang Ran replied Fang Ran.
He raised his arm, and branches sprouted one after another.
Soon, the windows were sealed shut.
At this point, the others understood what Shen Heng meant.
"Is there Calamity Beast?" Zhou Xuan asked.
"Yes, on our way." Shen Heng nodded, then reassured him:
"Don't worry, it's still a bit far from here."
"Furthermore, I've silenced our voices now, so the Calamity Beast won't be able to detect us unless they come up and see us."
Fang Ran and Zhou Xuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Lü Wenrui couldn't help but feel envious:
"Hey, Shen Heng, this ability of yours is really useful. It can help me sense the location of the Calamity Beast and also help me conceal my whereabouts."
Upon hearing this, Fang Ran and Zhou Xuan nodded in deep agreement.
Everyone's abilities have their own uses, so there's nothing to envy.
Shen Heng put down the wooden skewer he had finished eating and looked at Fang Ran.
" Fang Ran, water."
Upon hearing this, Fang Ran handed over the wooden water bottle that was placed to the side.
The simulation was very realistic; they not only had to solve the problems of eating and sleeping, but also the problem of water supply.
However, compared to other teams, they have many advantages.
The kettle was made by Fang Ran during the day while he was working with the wood.
The water inside was also drawn from the ground by him through his ability, guiding the trees.
Although it will waste some Origin Power, it's better than wasting time searching in the city.
Shen Heng took the water bottle, poured some water into his mouth to rinse, and then picked up the bottle again to drink water.
"Give me some after you finish drinking. I need to rinse my mouth too, otherwise it'll taste weird." Lü Wenrui also put down the wooden skewer he had finished eating.
Shen Heng swallowed the water in his mouth and then handed over the kettle.
After taking it, Lü Wenrui followed Shen Heng's previous procedure, rinsing his mouth first before pouring it into his mouth...
"Cough cough cough..."
Shen Heng glanced at Lü Wenrui, who was coughing violently.
"You can drink slowly, no one's going to take it from you!"
Lü Wenrui raised his hand and waved it, then paused for a moment before picking up the kettle again to drink.
After everyone had finished, Shen Heng spoke:
"I'll keep watch for the first half of the night, and the three of you can take turns keeping watch for the second half!"
"Hmm? You've been keeping watch all night by yourself?" Zhou Xuan looked at Shen Heng.
"Hmm." Shen Heng nodded. "Keeping watch isn't much of a burden for me, and the latter half of the night is enough for me to rest."
After a moment's hesitation, they nodded.