My thoughts drifted away.
Soon, today's mining session was over.
The Black Jade Lion was the first to walk out.
They all went out separately to submit the ore; otherwise, if several Tier 3 Calamity Beast gathered together, it would be too easy for the Black Rat to notice them.
There are other measures, similar to those taken to avoid attracting the attention of monitored Black Rat.
If they are discussing something in a place where other Calamity Beast can easily reach them, they will try their best to reduce the number of Calamity Beast involved to two or three.
Then, the discussions were usually held on the way to the rest area after mining, or in the rest area after the other Calamity Beast had fallen asleep, and then they would discuss them quietly.
Of course, the kind that exists today also exists.
However, they only went there because the Steel-Mane Bear indicated that no Calamity Beast would go down into that mine, and the Black Rat rarely went down there either.
Moreover, even after passing through, a Calamity Beast was still positioned ahead.
If a monitored Black Rat goes down, it will immediately alert the others, and they will immediately separate.
It is under these circumstances that they dare to discuss it.
Even now.
They never gathered the Calamity Beast they found together; all the Calamity Beast were scattered in different places.
Even these leading Calamity Beast have almost only ever seen the Calamity Beast from their own mine.
No need to worry, no problem.
This is enough for them to manage the Calamity Beast below.
With that thought in mind, the Black Jade Lion continued outwards.
After handing over the ore in line, it carried its food and headed towards the resting area.
Along the way, the number of Calamity Beast they saw decreased, and decreased.
Finally, at a certain moment, the Black Jade Lion paused for a moment.
It turned its head and looked around, making sure there were no other Calamity Beast nearby. Then, it turned around, carrying today's food in its mouth, and walked into the nearby woods.
After walking for several hundred meters, it finally stopped next to a fallen tree.
Then, we waited.
Soon, rustling sounds came from the side.
A leopard-like Calamity Beast, carrying food in its mouth, poked its head out from the side.
Upon seeing the Black Jade Lion, it paused slightly, unsure whether to advance or retreat.
The Black Jade Lion looked at it and said:
"Wait a moment. When the second one comes, leave the food there, and then you can go with it."
Upon hearing this, the leopard-like Calamity Beast realized that the Black Jade Lion before them belonged to their side.
It lowered its head and replied:
"Yes, Lord Black Jade Lion!"
Both sides waited.
They didn't have to wait long before a Calamity Beast darted in.
This time, it had no doubts and promptly called out "Black Jade Lion".
With a slight nod, the Black Jade Lion instructed the leopard-like Calamity Beast to leave the food in its mouth, then ordered them to share a portion before leaving, reminding them to finish eating before returning to the main road.
The two Calamity Beast agreed and left.
Then, the Calamity Beast arrived intermittently.
The Black Jade Lion gave the orders as before.
Near the end, Steel-Mane Bear and Ridged Beast finally arrived.
With the departure of the last two.
The Ridged Beast glanced at the nine rock rats piled together and said with some interest:
"I'm saying, if we include our food, there are eleven rock rats here, while they only sent out twelve Calamity Beast. Is it really necessary for us to go this far?"
"If you're interested, we can give you priority if there's an opportunity to leave later!" The Black Jade Lion looked at it.
"You..."
"Haha, there will be a chance, there will be a chance!" Steel-Mane Bear laughed, breaking the previous atmosphere.
The Ridged Beast frowned at it, then shifted its gaze elsewhere with some displeasure.
The Steel-Mane Bear continued to laugh, then turned its gaze to the Black Jade Lion and asked:
"So, we'll leave our food here and let the Spiny-Back Lizard guard it?"
"Yes, according to the plan, they should be here soon!" The Black Jade Lion nodded.
As it spoke, it used its mouth and claws to tear its rock rat, which was much larger than many of the rock rats piled up beside it, in half.
He swallowed half of it and threw the other half towards them.
Glancing at the Steel-Mane Bear and the Ridged Beast, who had also begun to act in the same manner, the Black Jade Lion looked at the Spiny-Back Lizard standing to the side.
"When they get here, tell them to move as quickly as possible. If they're too late, it might arouse suspicion when we go back!"
"Yes, I understand, Lord Black Jade Lion!" the Spiny-Back Lizard replied.
"Also, if a few of them come together later, remind them not to go out together!" Steel-Mane Bear reminded them as well.
"Yes, I understand, Lord Steel-Mane Bear!" the Spiny-Back Lizard replied.
Seeing this, the Steel-Mane Bear nodded.
It pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked at the Ridged Beast, " Ridged, is there anything you want to remind me of?"
The Ridged Beast paused, frowned in thought, then suddenly looked at the Spiny-Back Lizard and said:
"Let me tell you, don't think you can eat more just by staying here. I'll ask that Blast-Armor Rhinoceros how much food it saw when it came!"
The Spiny-Back Lizard paused for a moment, then replied even louder, "Don't worry, I understand, Lord Ridged Beast!"
With a slightly satisfied hum, the Ridged Beast turned its head, exchanged a glance with the Black Jade Lion, and then took the lead and walked forward.
A little later, the Black Jade Lion and the Steel-Mane Bear also walked out.
Because of the wasted time, by the time they arrived at their resting place, more than half of the Calamity Beast had already gathered there.
Some had already lay down to sleep, some were still talking, and others were moving among the herd.
The three Calamity Beast, traveling along different paths, eventually converged.
Although they were said to be together, they were actually several meters apart.
They pretended not to know each other and waited in the same spot.
"I wonder if the Blast-Armor Rhinoceros and the others found any useful information! Hmm, probably not. If they had, the Black Rat supervising them wouldn't have let them come back on their own. Anyway, I'll check the situation outside later. If it's not too dangerous, then I'll go out myself if anyone else wants to! Otherwise, that guy will keep acting tough just because he served under Lord Two-Horned Lizard!"
The Ridged Beast thought to itself in a low voice.
Suddenly, a sound came from the side.
It looked up and saw a Rock-Backed Beast lying down about ten meters away.
It's a bit frustrating, but there's nothing it can do.
Even without this Rock-Backed Beast, other Calamity Beast would be lying down nearby; forcibly chasing them away might actually attract attention.
It continued to wait.
Time passed little by little.
Finally, near the end, the two Calamity Beast lay down beside them.
The five Calamity Beast exchanged a cautious glance, then waited quietly.
Time slipped away, bit by bit.
The sounds of conversation in the fields gradually faded away, leaving only the intermittent snores and the occasional murmurs in one's sleep.
"So, have you found a way out?"
The sound rang out.
The moment the sound rang out, the Ridged Beast opened its eyes and looked at the two returning Calamity Beast.
Under its gaze, the two Calamity Beast raised their eyes, then looked at each other before looking away and whispering:
"Hmm, found one!"
Upon hearing this, the Ridged Beast paused for a moment.
No, not only it, but even the Black Jade Lion and the Steel-Mane Bear next to it were slightly taken aback.
You went out once, and then you actually found it?!