"So? What's the next move?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked from the side.
Shen Heng pondered for a moment and said, "Let's observe for another day. If nothing major changes, then we'll start thinking of ways to explore the outside world!"
"It doesn't matter if we go out to explore a day earlier or later, the problem is that we're being controlled so strictly right now..." The Two-Horned Lizard paused slightly, looking at the human in front of it, and asked.
"Do you have a way to get us out of the sight of those monitoring Black Rat and away from the herd?"
"Then, if the exploration fails, or we can't find a way out, and we need to come back, do you have a way to let us return without being discovered by them?"
"I haven't thought of that yet," Shen Heng said calmly.
"If you haven't thought of that, how are you going to get out?!" the Two-Horned Lizard muttered instinctively.
"It's just that I haven't thought of it yet, not that I won't. Besides, even if I haven't thought of it by then, I can continue mining here for a couple more days, and then take action once I figure out a method. Moreover..."
Shen Heng paused, his gaze fixed on the Two-Horned Lizard.
"You don't think for yourself, but completely trust me? Are you really sure that's okay?"
"I..." The Two-Horned Lizard's face twitched, then quickly regained its composure and said, "Who trusts a human like you! I just wanted to see if you could come up with a concrete method before me, and now it seems..."
The Two-Horned Lizard paused, its gaze fixed on Shen Heng.
"You're not that much smarter than me!"
"Perhaps!" Shen Heng replied casually.
He turned his gaze, quickly scanning the surrounding beasts before standing up.
"Alright, you can continue. I'll come back to find you tomorrow night!"
After saying that, he turned and walked outside.
The Two-Horned Lizard lay still, watching.
The human's words served as a wake-up call, reminding it that it seemed to be relying on that human too much.
Even though it had initially thought it couldn't completely trust this human's words, it still unconsciously began to listen more to the other person's views on the current situation.
How did it come to this?
The Two-Horned Lizard thought for a moment and then came to a conclusion.
It's not its fault!
Although it wasn't for very long when it was arrested, the subtle interactions during that time were enough for it to realize that the other party was a very reliable person.
Then, after entering this world, the other party's long period of concealment, their secret help in the middle, and the riot they planned later all demonstrate that the other party has a strong ability to solve problems!
Especially the riot that was planned at the end.
Several thousand Calamity Beast are in the mine, and hundreds of thousands more are low-level Calamity Beast used as food.
It looks like a lot, but how can we possibly deal with the Black Rat Clan in this valley?
Before this, if any Calamity Beast had dared to say such a thing to it, it would have refuted them without hesitation!
But now...
It's something that's already been accomplished, leaving it somewhat powerless to refute.
Yes, that riot was a success for them!
The reason they haven't left yet is simply because of that unexpected event.
If that unexpected event hadn't happened, they would probably already be preparing to leave.
Moreover, not only them, but ordinary Calamity Beast can also escape using that method!
This is the most outrageous part!
Of course, as the first recipient of that plan, it understood how things would unfold and why.
But what if we change its environment or circumstances?
To be honest, it wouldn't dare say that it could come up with the same plan.
Because of this, the Two-Horned Lizard clearly realized that the human's abilities were far superior to its own.
In addition, humans are inherently more despicable and adept at dealing with such situations.
In short, there's nothing wrong with it choosing to listen to the other party's opinions more at this time, as long as it doesn't blindly follow them!
Yes, that's right, that's exactly it!
Although I'm reluctant to admit it, what's the point of not listening to a highly capable person when there's one around?
The Two-Horned Lizard nodded with some satisfaction.
Nevertheless, it still made a decision in its heart.
I need to think more about this later.
Then there's the whole plan about the riot that human gave me last time; I'll have to study it carefully when I have time.
Such as time, place, how it is arranged, and why it is arranged that way, etc.
After making a plan in his mind, the Two-Horned Lizard nodded slightly.
With such an outstanding personality, I'm sure I'll reach a very high position in the future...
The next day.
Shen Heng stood at the foot of the familiar mine.
His thoughts, which had been wandering, paused, and he looked up.
Ahead, the plump Black Rat surveyed the Calamity Beast below, then paused before announcing:
Starting today, mining activity will return to previous levels.
After he finished speaking, there was a slight silence below.
Many of the Calamity Beast stared blankly at the Black Rat with the Feixu above them.
A small group of cleverer and more experienced Calamity Beast realized that this new rule was likely related to the incident mentioned yesterday, in which some Calamity Beast attempted to escape.
Can...
"... Feixu, we really weren't involved in what happened yesterday!" one of the Calamity Beast said, though somewhat frightened.
Upon hearing this, many of the other Calamity Beast who had also realized this understood.
"Yes, Feixu, we really..."
"You trust us..."
Shouts echoed from below.
Black Rat Feixu listened for a while, then looked at the Calamity Beast below with some irritation and shouted:
"Stop talking, all of you! Did you even get a chance to speak?"
The moment the words were spoken, the area below fell silent.
Many of the Calamity Beast still wanted to speak, but they forced themselves to keep their mouths shut for the time being.
Black Rat with Feixu looked at the scene before him with satisfaction and said:
"Why do you think you're here? Did we invite you?"
There was no response; the Calamity Beast below remained silent.
Not only because of Feixu's mocking voice, but also because of the meaning behind his words.
"Ha," a cold laugh came from there, "A bunch of people we captured. We spared your lives because you were still somewhat useful, and now you actually want to bargain with us?!"
"We... we didn't mean to haggle with you, it's just that now we can only mine during the daytime, it's really difficult to mine the same amount of ore as you said before," a Calamity Beast said, mustering its courage.
"That's your problem!" Black Rat Feixu said indifferently.
"Huh? But..."