First Place on the Rankings: Let's Eat Breakfast First. Once We're Done, We'll Go Down...

Wang Qiang stepped forward with a smile and said, "You guys rest here? Come on, we can all look out for each other."

"You guys are amazing, you even brought your own firewood."

"Hmm. There's nothing we can do about it, we have the ability." Sang Luoluo looked up at him.

"We've come over to borrow some firelight; would you mind if we heated up the canned food?"

Sang Luoluo smiled and said, "Of course I don't mind, but these are all our supplies. There's no reason to use other people's supplies for free. You're a prominent figure in the Wang Family, surely you can afford to contribute even a little bit of Crystal Core?"

"Heating is fine, 20 Crystal Core," Sang Luoluo said.

Wang Qiang was seething with anger, but he really wanted to warm himself by the fire. Besides, it wasn't worth ruining things over a mere 20 Crystal Core.

"Okay, here you go." Wang Qiang decisively took the Crystal Core and handed it over.

Qi Feng accepted it.

Sang Luoluo took out a few bottles of mineral water, and everyone drank together, because eating only canned food would make them choke.

Everyone drank the water gulping down, not worried at all about running out.

The four teammates behind Wang Qiang couldn't help but swallow hard. They had only brought a limited amount of water, and hadn't been able to drink it for the past few days. After the armored vehicle had driven a certain distance, it couldn't go any further. If they wanted to retrieve supplies, they would have to turn back, which would be troublesome and waste several days.

The rainwater outside has too high a radiation level to drink. These past few days, they haven't drunk much water unless they're really thirsty.

Wang Qiang felt the same way, so he spoke again, "Well, we're willing to spend more Crystal Core to buy your water."

Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo said, "Water? I don't have much water here. Of course, it's not that I can't sell you some, but it will cost ten times the price. This water was bought through the Farm App, and it's gone once it's drunk. Even with Crystal Core, it's not guaranteed that you can buy more."

Wang Qiang tried to bargain. "Ten times!! That's too expensive. We're all teams sent by the base, you can't be that unreasonable."

Sang Luoluo looked at him calmly and said, "But we're competitors now."

"Right?"

"Buy it if you want, don't buy it if you don't, it's no big deal," Lei Qi added from the side.

"Buy. These are Crystal Core. I want a whole box."

Sang Luoluo counted the Crystal Core and gave them 30 bottles of mineral water.

Having paid for the Crystal Core, I can finally drink to my heart's content.

Sang Luoluo asked, "By the way, we need to rest now. Do you need more firewood? Ten Crystal Core for a bundle of firewood."

With a wave of her hand, Sang Luoluo produced 10 bundles of firewood.

"I'll put it away if I don't need it."

Wang Qiang's eyes widened. "You need Crystal Core for this too? Don't you guys rest by the fire tonight?"

Sang Luoluo asked in confusion, "Why are we resting by the fire?"

After taking a few steps, he waved his hand, and their armored vehicle landed on the ground. He said in a somewhat smug tone, "We have vehicles; we can carry them with us."

"Who has a car and doesn't sleep outside? It's so unsafe!"

Wang Qiang clenched his fist and said, "We don't need firewood. I'll offer you Crystal Core, and we'll borrow your car to sleep in for the night."

"No."

"Absolutely not."

"Can't."

"No."

"..."

Let's all stand up together.

Sang Luoluo said, "The car isn't very big to begin with. It's already cramped enough for just the few of us to sleep in. We're used to sleeping here, and any more strangers won't be able to sleep."

"I disagree too. Who cares about your few Crystal Core?" Lei Qi said.

Qi Xue added, "You guys smell terrible. Did you come into contact with mutated animal poop? I could smell it when you came over."

Wang Qiang: "You... we're just staying here for a while, it's not like we're not paying for the Crystal Core. We're all from the same base, is it necessary to be so ruthless?"

Qi Feng sneered, "Hmph, the car is ours, we have the right to decide for ourselves. Besides, those three wolves were coming for you, weren't they? They deliberately lured us in, thinking we were fools who couldn't see through it?"

Sang Luoluo reminded, "Do you still want the firewood? If not, fine."

Wang Qiang shook his head, thinking he'd settle the score later, and said, "Yes, I want it. This is the Crystal Core."

They asked for 10 bundles of firewood. These bundles together would barely last until dawn. Those mutated wolves were still afraid of fire. At the very least, if the mutated wolves attacked at night, they could lure them away. Having a vehicle didn't guarantee everything would be alright.

Sang Luoluo put away the Crystal Core and got on the bus. Everyone cleaned their clothes and sat down to rest in the carriage. It was another busy day.

Sang Luoluo brought everyone a plate of fruit for a late-night snack.

Sang Luoluo let Chuanchuan out, Chuanchuan barked a few times at the outside.

Sang Luoluo patted its head and said, " Chuanchuan, those people outside aren't good people. If they come near, you bark. Don't bark now, everyone's trying to sleep."

The Chuanchuan a few times, then finally quieted down.

It lay down to rest beside Sang Luoluo, wagging its tail. It preferred the feeling of being outside and letting everyone out to roam rather than being alone in the space.

Seeing that everyone had gone to bed, Qi Feng said, " He Fei, you keep watch for the first half of the night, I'll take over for the second half."

"There will likely be some activity in the latter half of the night. The number of mutated wolves is probably not small."

Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo replied, "I'm not afraid."

After saying that, he fell asleep immediately.

However, perhaps because there were other people outside that night, no one slept very soundly.

In her half-awake state, Sang Luoluo could still hear Wang Qiang's group talking outside.

"Captain, what if wolves come in the middle of the night? There are only five of us; I'm afraid we can't handle so many."

"Besides, how do we lure them in? The armored vehicles are so sturdy."

Wang Qiang was silent for a moment, then made a shushing gesture and said, "When the time comes, we'll go to the roof of their car. There are trees nearby, we can climb them too. Aren't there canned goods? We can open them and throw them onto their car. If they get killed by the mutated wolves, we can get the supplies in the car too."

"But what if they don't come out?"

Wang Qiang said, "The mutated wolves are so big, even if several of them attack together, the armored vehicle won't be safe. They'll come out, they will."

"Captain, I'll go check if their car is the same model we usually drive."

As he spoke, he began to sneak over to take a look. After walking a few steps, he heard barking from the car.

He muttered a curse under his breath and then returned.

"Damn it, there's a dog inside!!"

Wang Qiang also cursed, warmed himself by the fire, and had his brothers set up a simple tent. Three men stayed to keep watch, while two rested. Being watched by the mutated wolves, they couldn't sleep soundly anyway.

Sang Luoluo sensed their conversation and a slight smile appeared on her lips. She needed them, yet she was also plotting against them behind their backs.

Tsk.

Around 10 p. m., a few small mutated animals approached. Chuanchuan noticed them immediately and half-stood up, whimpering a warning sound.

He Fei, on night watch, patted the dog's head and controlled the Crystal Core without immediately firing. Wang Qiang's team soon discovered them as well. The three watchmen struggled for a while, killing two small mutated animals, but dared not approach to pick them up.

He Fei confirmed that the mutated animal was dead, and patted the dog's head to signal it to rest.

After a while, Chuanchuan stood up again, made two more whimpering sounds, and two more appeared. This time He Fei was in no hurry to make a move.

Wang Qiang hadn't noticed it yet. Only when the mutated animal got closer did he realize with a start that the instrument had already detected its presence. He fired two shots but missed, instead startling the mutated animal, which then scurried wildly through the grass.

Wang Qiang looked towards the car. They must have had people on watch, but they just weren't making a move. He didn't believe they hadn't noticed.

Not taking action is intentional; they want them to make a move.

Once the mutated animals were startled and their firepower turned towards the car, He Fei shot them in the head with a single shot.

Chuanchuan then lay down again, contentedly resting.

He Fei rubbed the dog's head again; it was so fluffy and felt amazing. He had fallen in love with the dog the first time he touched Chuanchuan head. It was hard not to love such a cute, temperamental, and capable little creature.

Chapter 238 The person ranked first on the leaderboard, let's have breakfast first, then we'll go downstairs...

"Captain, they have people on night duty, and with the armored vehicles providing protection, they must have spotted that mutated animal a long time ago. The fact that they haven't made a move is definitely intentional."

Wang Qiang cursed under his breath, his teeth itching with hatred. He could have ensured their safety by letting them get in the car, but instead he watched them spend the night outside in fear.

"Captain, should we...?" he said, making a throat-slitting gesture.

Wang Qiang had considered killing them outright, but during the competition, their various devices were likely recording and could be uploaded to the base at any time. Moreover, their team was very strong, and the points were changing so quickly. If he made a move, he wasn't sure he could kill them all. If even one of them survived, they would be in trouble.

Moreover, Sang Luoluo from the Space System is a relative of the base commander. How could they possibly make a move?

The Sang Family and the Wang Family have never gotten along well, and if things escalate now, he definitely won't survive.

"Idiot, it's not that easy. Can't you use your brain? If they were so easy to kill, we wouldn't be waiting here."

"Don't you even know what you're capable of?" Wang Qiang thought, a fire burning within him.