"Yes, it's dawn," Shen Heng replied.
"Captain, what should we do now...?"
Hesitantly, Qin Yu looked at the captain.
She really didn't know what to do now.
Shen Heng lowered his eyes and did not reply immediately.
Things do seem to be getting difficult, and all the direct ways out seem to be blocked.
During the day, Black Rat patrol the area; at night, these strange trees appear to block the way...
He thought for a long time, then let out a heavy sigh and said:
"Come back first!"
night.
The Two-Horned Lizard lay on the ground, listening to the story told by the humans beside it.
My initial excitement waned as the other person continued speaking.
After a long silence, the other person finished speaking.
The Two-Horned Lizard didn't immediately ask any questions. Instead, it took a deep breath and then looked the other person up and down.
I don't know if it's because I looked at it carefully or if it's just psychological.
The other party's image does seem to be worse than it was two days ago.
It exhaled heavily from its nose and asked:
"So, the method of climbing out from the other side of those mountains won't work either?"
"It's not entirely impossible, but the chances are certainly very, very low," Shen Heng said calmly.
The Two-Horned Lizard completely ignored what the human in front of it said—that it wasn't entirely impossible.
Although they hadn't known each other for long, it had already figured it out: when faced with a situation, humans often didn't like to make definitive statements.
Given this situation, for him to say that it's not entirely impossible is roughly equivalent to it being completely impossible!
Can...
If we can't get out through that way, how the hell are we supposed to get out?
The valley entrance is definitely insurmountable; now even the only feasible option—crossing the outer ring of mountains—is gone.
Isn't that just waiting to die?!
Damn it, it's all that idiot Steel-Mane Bear's fault, otherwise they wouldn't still be here!
"Don't you have any other ideas?" The Two-Horned Lizard looked up at you, human, "Just like that riot before!"
"To mobilize those Black Rat, ordinary unrest won't suffice, but as you've seen," Shen Heng said, looking at the Two-Horned Lizard.
"Including those Black Rat, there's now a whole bunch of rules in place to prevent us from starting another riot!"
"Under these circumstances, it would be virtually impossible to incite a similar event."
"Then what do we do? We can't just sit here and wait to die, can we?" The Two-Horned Lizard frowned, looking somewhat troubled.
There was no response; Shen Heng kept his eyes lowered.
If possible, he would certainly like to get out as soon as possible.
But given the current situation, it seems there really isn't a viable way out...
"By the way, I have two methods suggested by a Calamity Beast. I originally thought they wouldn't work, but if we can't climb out through the outer ring of mountains, then take a look at these two methods and see if you can improve them so we can get out!" The Two-Horned Lizard suddenly said from the side.
"A method?" Shen Heng looked up in surprise. These guys actually came up with a method?
"Yes!" The Two-Horned Lizard nodded.
"What method?" Shen Heng asked.
"First, could we dig a tunnel to get over those mountains and out?" The Two-Horned Lizard spoke first, then looked at the human in front of him.
Do these guys lack knowledge about this kind of thing?... Shen Heng looked at the Two-Horned Lizard with some helplessness.
He didn't actually know much about tunnels, but at least he knew...
"Digging downwards and digging forwards are two completely different things." Shen Heng looked at the Two-Horned Lizard and let out a soft sigh.
"If we encounter even the slightly hard boulder along the way, the time required to dig through it will increase significantly."
"What's more, there's such a huge mountain pressing down on top of it. If you're digging from below, one wrong step could cause the entire tunnel to collapse!"
The Two-Horned Lizard tilted its head and frowned, seemingly receiving this new information.
"And the other one?" Shen Heng then asked.
"The other one is," the Two-Horned Lizard slowly turned its gaze to Shen Heng and said, "Don't we put the ore into ore boxes and hand them over to those Black Rat every day after we finish mining?"
"Mm." Shen Heng nodded.
"Can we hide inside that mine crate and let those Black Rat lead us out?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked.
What kind of method is this?... Shen Heng looked at the Two-Horned Lizard in astonishment.
"Ahem, I know this method is a bit unreliable, so I rejected it before. But now that we don't have any other methods, I wanted you to take a look and see if you could improve it so that it would be somewhat useful!" the Two-Horned Lizard said.
There was no response. Shen Heng slowly nodded and began to think seriously.
I hadn't thought about it in detail before; I just felt that this method was absurd.
But now that I think about it, this method is actually full of clever little tricks.
but...
"No, there are too many uncertainties. Although there might be a chance of success, it's not necessarily as likely as continuing to try to cross the outer ring of mountains," Shen Heng said.
"Specifically, where might there be problems?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked.
"For example, we can't be sure how those Black Rat will handle the ores—whether they'll take them back and leave them there, or they'll dump them out and gather them in one place," Shen Heng explained.
"That's easy. We can kill a Calamity Beast in the mine first, then hide inside. If the Black Rat don't react in the next two days, it means they won't process or inspect the ore crates we hand over!" said the Two-Horned Lizard.
Shen Heng nodded, then suddenly paused, his gaze lingering on the Two-Horned Lizard's face.
"W-what's wrong?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked, turning its head left and right.
"This method wasn't your idea, was it?" Shen Heng asked.
"Haha, how could that be? Even if I were to suggest a method, I wouldn't suggest something so outrageous!" the Two-Horned Lizard said with a righteous expression.
"Damn it, how did this human figure that out?!"
"I hope so!" Shen Heng said calmly.
"Alright, you still haven't said whether this method can be used if it can solve that problem?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked.
Shen Heng pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
"It still doesn't work."
"Hmm? Why?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked, frowning.
"There are still too many uncertainties," Shen Heng said slowly.
"First, we can't determine how long those ores will be stored after they're taken back. What if they're stored for ten days or half a month?"
"Secondly, even if the mining boxes are handed in and not kept for long, we can't be sure where they will be handed in!"
"Finally, even though everything went smoothly, you hid inside the ore crate and made it out safely."
"That..."
"Who are those Black Rat going to give the ore boxes to?"