The Two-Horned Lizard frowned and pondered for a moment.
It had considered the first two problems and had already devised solutions.
All they need to do is go out again, hide in the forest, and observe the situation at the valley entrance.
Those Black Rat, whenever they want to transport the ore boxes out, will inevitably have to pass through the valley entrance.
They only need to stand guard at the valley entrance to figure out the pattern of how the Black Rat transport the ore boxes.
The difficult part is the last one.
After the ore boxes are taken out, to whom are they handed over?
Or more precisely, what happens to the mining crates after they are taken out of the area?
If it's within their own tribe, then it's likely an exchange with other tribes or Calamity Beast in need.
But right now, the world they live in is fake!
In a fictional world, what happens to an ore crate if it's taken out of the game?
The Two-Horned Lizard was somewhat puzzled.
Those Black Rat, if they wanted to bring things into Black Stone Valley from the outside, they could figure out a way.
It's likely that they went out, the world created a memory for them, and then they brought it back directly.
But now, they want to take the things out of Black Stone Valley!
What will happen after we take the things out of the valley?
It didn't know, after all, it had been in this world for so many days and hadn't left.
However, perhaps not a single Calamity Beast in this valley knows this.
Those who can't get out need no further explanation, and even those who do get out are unlikely to know clearly what the real situation is like once they're out.
"As for the first two questions, I have a solution..." The Two-Horned Lizard presented its solution and the questions.
Shen Heng nodded, his gaze fixed on the Two-Horned Lizard. "So, you want to give it a try?"
"It's always better to try than to do nothing and just stay here to die... no, stay here and forget you came, okay?" The Two-Horned Lizard frowned, looking at Shen Heng with a serious expression. "Or do you have a better idea?"
There was no response; Shen Heng stared at the Two-Horned Lizard.
He paused, then nodded.
"It's worth a try, since there really isn't a better way right now."
The Two-Horned Lizard breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In that case, when you go out to investigate, remember to collect information about the time the Black Rat hand over their ore—whether it's in the morning, afternoon, or evening; the frequency of ore delivery—how often; and the teams, the ore yield..."
"If you want to try, go outside yourself!" Shen Heng interrupted the Two-Horned Lizard.
The Two-Horned Lizard paused, looking at the humans before it. "If I could get out on my own, I would have done so long ago. Isn't it just that only you two can leave right now?"
"So, I'll have Qin Yu take you out," Shen Heng said.
Qin Yu? That female human?... The Two-Horned Lizard thought for a moment, then looked at the human in front of it with some suspicion.
It hesitated for a moment, then said:
"You're not plotting something, are you?"
"Why do you ask that?" Shen Heng looked at the Two-Horned Lizard with some curiosity.
"... Weren't you intentionally or unintentionally keeping the identities of the other two guys from me?" the Two-Horned Lizard paused before speaking.
"That's true. But there's not much point in continuing to hide it now, after all..."
After a slight pause, Shen Heng looked at the Two-Horned Lizard.
"If we can't find a way out in a short time, then everyone will be stuck here forever."
There was no response; the Two-Horned Lizard lizard remained calm.
Shen Heng looked at it, "What? Worried about getting killed when you go out?"
The Two-Horned Lizard raised its eyes. Before, it might have been quite worried, but now...
"Ah, okay, I understand!" it greeted with its mouth open.
"Alright, how long do you plan to be gone?" Shen Heng asked.
"Hmm... ten days, I guess!" the Two-Horned Lizard pondered for a moment before replying.
"No, five days at most!" Shen Heng said calmly, looking at the Two-Horned Lizard.
"Five days? What can you do with that?" The Two-Horned Lizard's eyes widened.
Do you think I've been taking advantage of people for the past ten days?
"Our clan used to transport ore every ten days, but now it takes ten days. If we're lucky, we'll be able to see the interval between their two ore transports; if we're unlucky, we'll at least see them transport ore once."
"You only have five days now. Forget about the interval between two ore shipments, you might not even see one!"
"If we can't even see it once, how can we collect information?"
"We don't have that much time." Shen Heng looked at the Two-Horned Lizard with a deep gaze.
"Emm..." The Two-Horned Lizard choked for a moment, then said with a somewhat unpleasant expression, "Eight days?"
Five days.
Seven days?
Five days.
Six days.
Five days!
"..." The Two-Horned Lizard's lips twitched slightly, and it nodded. "Alright, five days it is!"
"Shall we go out tonight?" it asked, looking up.
"Mm." Shen Heng nodded.
Seeing this, the Two-Horned Lizard nodded slightly, showing no surprise.
This human won't even give it one more day, so it's not surprising that it won't stop to rest now.
Although it is they themselves who need repairs.
"I'll go back now and tell the other Calamity Beast I'm going out for a bit. Also, ask them to distract the Black Rat," the Two-Horned Lizard said, standing up.
"How do you plan to distract those Black Rat?" Shen Heng looked up at it.
"I plan to have a Calamity Beast pretend to be unwell and go ask for help," the Two-Horned Lizard said.
"This way, we won't be targeted by those Black Rat because of the constant fighting."
"In the past, even the most Calamity Beast would at most be mocked or whipped a couple of times, but they wouldn't be killed!"
Shen Heng nodded. This method is feasible, but...
"Last time, how many Calamity Beast did you send to choose that spot?"
"Two, right? What's wrong?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked.
"So this time, which Calamity Beast do you plan to send to talk to those Black Rat?" Shen Heng asked.
The Two-Horned Lizard opened its mouth, intending to say it would be something to see later, but suddenly paused, its gaze fixed on the human in front of it.
It seemed to understand what the other party wanted to say.
"You want one of them to go?"
"Mm," Shen Heng replied.
"Why?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked.
"Those Black Rat were already suspicious of us. When they later realize that some of us Calamity Beast are indeed trying to make judgments, they will examine the situation during this period, and then..."
After a slight pause, Shen Heng looked at the Two-Horned Lizard.
"During this period, if any of those Calamity Beast have appeared in their sights, then those Calamity Beast are very likely to be targeted."
There was no response, Two-Horned Lizard lizard frowned.
"You mean they're very likely to be followed by those Black Rat?"
"Um."
"But some Calamity Beast have already gotten involved!"
"Um."
"Just 'hmm'?"
"It just hasn't attracted the attention of those Black Rat Black Rat yet. Besides, if it really does attract their attention, you should know what to do, right?"
"I..."
"Um?"
"I know."