Chapter 113: Captain, I have a great idea

"Danger?"

Hearing this word, Chen Ye's expression also turned serious.

If this word came from the pathfinder's mouth, then it absolutely had to be taken seriously.

The pink-haired girl, however, seemed somewhat excited. She sniffled and said, "Captain, what kind of danger? Tell us about it! I haven't had any action for a long time and my hands are really itching for a fight!"

Chen Ye looked at the pink-haired girl with an expression that said she was an idiot.

Chu Che cleared his throat lightly before speaking. "Twenty kilometers from our current camp is Rong City! That place has everything we need."

The moment everyone heard the name Rong City, all their expressions changed drastically.

Even the pink-haired girl lost her previous excitement.

After the apocalypse, many cities had become uninhabited forbidden zones. The more densely populated the major cities were, the more dangerous they became.

These places made people pale at the mere mention of them.

It wasn't just major cities like this—even some small villages couldn't escape this fate.

The previous Xinghua Town and Longevity Village had also left many survivors there forever.

Before the apocalypse, Rong City had been somewhat famous.

This city was nationally known as a tourist destination where many wounded men and women came to heal their emotional wounds.

Many single men and women also hoped to find romantic encounters in Rong City.

Even many variety shows used Rong City as a filming location.

Therefore, not counting the transient population, Rong City's permanent resident population already exceeded one million.

According to the principle that more densely populated areas are more dangerous,

Rong City's danger level far exceeded that of Longevity Village and Xinghua Town.

"Captain, aren't you overestimating us a bit?"

Chen Ye swallowed hard, his voice somewhat dry as he spoke.

He did want supplies, but he wasn't looking to commit suicide.

If the target was a village or something similar, he wouldn't be afraid.

The danger level of villages was several grades lower compared to cities.

Therefore, upon hearing Chu Che's plan, he immediately lost his nerve.

"You, don't speak yet..."

Chu Che directly cut off Chen Ye's words.

Whenever this guy opened his mouth, there was a tendency to disrupt morale. Chu Che planned to nip Chen Ye's words in the bud first.

Chen Ye shrugged. "You're the captain, whatever makes you happy!"

Chu Che shook his head and sighed. "If there were other options, I wouldn't want you to take risks in the city either."

"But I've already gathered information in advance. There are several villages around Rong City, but supplies from these villages have already been scavenged!"

"Therefore, we have no choice now!"

With the Eavesdropping Radio in hand, Captain Chu could accurately grasp the supply situation at surrounding scavenging points.

Previously at Longevity Village and Xinghua Town, Captain Chu had also used this ability of the Eavesdropping Radio to enable the convoy to act with clear purpose.

Many convoys endured countless hardships to reach their supply-gathering destinations, suffering significant personnel losses, only to find nothing.

With the Eavesdropping Radio in hand, Chu Che could completely avoid this situation.

This was also one reason why the Eavesdropping Radio ranked so highly.

But the expressions on everyone's faces still showed considerable hesitation.

"The reason I'm saying this is definitely not to send you to your deaths."

Old Bao brought over a map and spread it out before everyone.

Chu Che pointed to an area and said, "This is Changwang District in Rong City. It's closest to us and is a residential area. The supplies here are sufficient for you to collect."

"Changwang District has three large supermarkets!"

"Whichever supermarket you find, you'll be able to gather enough supplies to survive in these extreme cold conditions."

"According to my perception, there are no more than three Anomalies in this Changwang District. As long as you're fast enough, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Chu Che pointed at the map as he explained the current situation to everyone.

Chen Ye interrupted, "Captain Chu, if there are only three Anomalies in one district, that can only mean one thing."

"What do you mean?"

"That means no other Anomalies dare to enter this district!"

"These three Anomalies must be far more terrifying than the others!"

After Chen Ye said this, everyone fell silent.

"How about this—I'll go, you cover for me, I'll grab the supplies and run!"

Iron Lion, the simple-minded brute, spoke with his characteristic dull-wittedness.

After advancing to Sequence 2, this guy had become even more foolish.

While everyone else was trying to avoid such suicide missions, he actually volunteered.

"Impossible! No matter how fast you are, you can't avoid detection by those Anomalies!"

Ding Dong vetoed Iron Lion's proposal.

Chen Ye's eyes shifted thoughtfully. "Captain, I actually have a method, but it depends on whether you dare to try it!"

Chu Che felt a sense of foreboding, but still said, "Let's hear it."

"Captain, how about you serve as bait!"

"You can place a Concealment Barrier here first, and we'll hide inside it."

"You take the other survivors out and lure the Anomalies from Changwang District away!"

"Then we'll go gather supplies. We'll all regroup here afterward. What do you think?"

"If we get pursued by Anomalies, we can throw a few survivors down to distract them."

Chen Ye laid out his entire plan in one breath.

In his view, this plan had a certain degree of feasibility.

Therefore, he didn't speak in a joking tone but was quite serious instead.

The entire tent fell into complete silence.

Old Bao looked at Chen Ye with horrified eyes.

Such a vicious plan, and this kid just spat it out so casually?

Seriously, I really want to dig out this kid's heart and see if it's black.

In all my years, I've never seen such a black-hearted youngster.

I need to stay away from this kid in the future.

Captain Chu Che's face at this moment couldn't have looked worse.

Making him serve as bait—how did this guy come up with that? How could he say it out loud?

How could someone with a body temperature of 36 degrees speak words that felt like sub-zero temperatures?

Making me serve as bait?

None of those Anomalies are easy to deal with. I'm just a pathfinder, completely without any offensive capabilities.

If I really get chased by Anomalies, I can't fight them off, and I can't outrun them!

Could I possibly use that Love Brain Lighter ranked over five thousand to deal with Anomalies?

"Captain, think about it—you're the pathfinder, only you can sense the presence of Anomalies. If you're careful, you'll definitely be able to escape."

"What do you think of this method?"

Chen Ye thought about it and, from a rational perspective, felt this method seemed quite good.

Most importantly, he would be relatively safe.

Hearing Chen Ye's suggestion, the pink-haired girl's eyes also lit up slightly, and she actually couldn't help but start nodding.

Iron Lion, that simpleton, grinned foolishly and said, "This method is good, this method is good! Captain, let's do it this way. We'll definitely be able to get the supplies."

Only Ding Dong—this woman glanced at Captain Chu whose face now resembled pig liver, then looked at Chen Ye, wisely choosing to remain silent.

Chu Che hadn't expected that Sun Xixi and Iron Lion would also agree with this opinion.

The pig-liver color on his face completely turned purplish-black, and two plumes of white mist shot from his nostrils, like an extremely enraged bull.

Captain Chu Che squeezed words out from between his teeth: "Chen Ye, you bastard, shut the hell up!"

Chen Ye: "..."

Damn it, you want supplies but aren't willing to take action.

What kind of captain are you, bastard?

What use are you anyway?

Of course, these words absolutely never left his mouth.

Otherwise, Chen Ye was worried Chu Che might die from anger.