Five days later,
“Ugh,”
Opening their eyes, they couldn’t help but groan.
Seeing the Refuges around them already finished packing.
They also got up and quickly packed up.
Their movements were already mechanical, without much complaint.
All of them were as thin as skeletons.
Without eating for about a week and only having water in their stomachs, they were bloated like pregnant women.
According to their pace, it would still take a week to reach their destination.
“Brother, I found it!” Nathan muttered to Liam.
“Finally, we can eat something,” Liam’s eyes lit up.
Although he could still hold it, he couldn’t bear to see his siblings and the other children endure hunger.
A few days ago, they had planned to rob food from other people.
However, seeing that they were also pitiful with little food, they didn’t bother.
After a lot of discussion, they planned to rob some nobles or wealthy merchants passing by.
After consulting with Neo, they adjusted their course a little bit and finally found someone.
“How is the catch?”
“If we rob all of it, it’s enough for a few months,” Nathan said emotionlessly.
“Just get a week’s supply, enough for us to reach our destination.”
“Are you sure, brother?” Nathan asked with a frown.
Such a soft approach made him puzzled.
If it were not for his compassionate brothers and sisters.
Nathan might have already robbed some civilians to fill their stomachs.
“Do you think this test is just about surviving?” Liam asked coldly.
“Isn’t it?”
“Then you’re wrong.”
“According to Neo’s divination, surviving for a century is just the bare minimum.”
“Furthermore, what do you think Father will think when he sees this?”
“I see… then I’ll get a week’s supply.” Nathan understood and didn’t ask further.
As he was always scouting, he didn’t join much of their discussion, so he didn’t know about Neo divination.
He also forgot that their exam was being recorded, and could be watched by their parents.
Although he is a bit cold-blooded, he still doesn’t like to see his parents disappointed.
“As long as you understand,” Liam nodded and patted him.
…
At night, together with Nathan, Zoe, and Lyla, was hidden in the darkness.
There were also other people a little further away from them, responsible for transporting the supplies silently.
Looking at the Noble and his guards eating and drinking happily, Lyla and Zeo couldn’t help but drool.
Not eating for about a week, such a smell was tempting.
“Hold on, take out the sleeping powder that Sister Lily made,” Nathan warned.
“I know, I know,” Lyla nodded impatiently and hurriedly spread the sleeping powder around the air.
Lily created this sleeping powder using her knowledge of natural and biological alchemy.
As for materials, of course, they were stolen.
Although they didn’t dare to steal any food, the materials they needed were still possible.
With these materials, aside from the sleeping powder, they also managed to upgrade their Carriage.
Now it has a suspension device that can move with just a push on any flat terrain.
There is also a launcher for the condensation device, so they didn’t need to exhaust their strength just for water.
Because of this, they could hold off their hunger.
Otherwise, just having a sip of water would make them collapse long ago.
As for the covetous eyes, they disappeared every night.
Their group was already a famous one that no one could afford to provoke.
Soon, the sleeping powder slowly took effect as the noble and his guards began to sleep deeply in the night. 𝗏𝐋xt.𝕔𝗈𝑚
“Let’s go,” with Nathan’s order, Lyla and Zeo excitedly sprang into action.
“Rice, hehe, let me take a few sacks,” Lyla muttered as she tried to drag them.
“Huh,” using all of her strength, the sack of rice barely moved.
“That’s too heavy for you,” Nathan said, effortlessly putting the sack of rice on his shoulder.
“Just one is enough.”
“But a few more wouldn’t hurt?” Lyla looked pitiful.
“Brother Liam ordered it,” Nathan said as he transferred the sack of rice to their transport station.
“Hmph, stingy,” Lyla pouted.
Looking at the meat jerky, her eyes lit up and quickly picked it up.
This time it wasn’t that heavy, so she easily held it in her hand.
Smelling the tempting aroma, she couldn’t help but gulp.
However, thinking of her siblings and the children from the orphanage, she held herself.
Going to their transport station, she noticed Zoe holding oil, salt, and various seasonings.
“You sure picked specifically.”
“Hehe, I want to cook us some delicious meals,” Zeo smiled.
With her passion for food, she had been studying gastronomy with her auntie Erica.
Although she mainly specialized in pastries and sweet things, she also knew a bit about other foods.
“Then I want to taste it after we come back,” Lyla said, licking her lips.
After going back and forth to get enough supplies, they returned to their camp.
Looking at the supplies coming in, the children from the orphanage smiled widely, their eyes lighting up.
As for where the food came from, they didn’t care.
They just thought that their brothers and sisters were awesome.
“How about we eat something first?” Lily suggested, seeing that they couldn’t take their eyes off the food.
“Yay!”
“You’re really the best sister!”
“I will stuff myself to death today!”
The group cheered, a wave of joy washing over them.
With Zoe’s leadership and the help of others, they quickly prepared a meal.
The tempting smell began to spread, sending waves of misery to the people around.
As their stomachs grumbled, they looked around to see whose bastard’s idea it was to cook such a tempting aroma in the middle of the night.
Seeing that it was the Shadow Group, they quickly fell silent.
This group of formidable teenagers and children called themselves the Shadow Group.
Managing a group without a name was inconvenient, so Liam and the others decided to call themselves the Shadow Group.
They even engraved their family insignia to their carriage to make it feel like home.
At the camp, each child got themselves a wooden bowl filled with soup, rice, meat, and preserved vegetables.
Taking a sip filled them with energy, as they moaned in comfort.
Pots full of food were quickly exhausted by the hungry children who licked every residue they could find.
Unfortunately, their stomachs were still empty and still wanted more.
“Enough, eating too much will cause diarrhea,” Lily advised.
The amount of food for each of them had already been calculated by her, ensuring that it could satisfy their hunger without causing problems.
“Oh~” The group sighed as they went back to sleep.
Anyway, they could eat it again tomorrow.
It was better to sleep now so they could reach tomorrow faster.
Deep into the night, they unconsciously smiled as if dreaming about their bright future.
…
A week later, they finally reached the place Neo had divined.
After walking for over about 200 kilometers.
The land finally showed some vitality and greenery.
When the hungry refugees saw this, they immediately sprang into action, looting everything they could find.
From Puddles of water to roots and grass, anything edible was quickly picked up.
In just a few hours, the place that was showing some vitality quickly became a barren land.
Fortunately, the place Neo had divined is not exactly at this place and was hidden.
The group rested in place, waiting for the night to go into the place that Neo had divined.
“Lyla, scout the place Neo said and see what route we can take,” Liam ordered.
“Alright, brother!” Lyla’s eyes lit up.
She was a treasure hunter, and every treasure hunt was like a game to her.
Furthermore, with enough food supplies, they had already recovered some of their strength and had more energy to spare.
Even Sam and Luke had so much energy that they created more carriages.
Now they could all preserve their energy as they traveled, taking turns pushing the carriages.
The brothers even pondered creating a steam engine or some mechanical machine.
Unfortunately, without metal and various tools, they could only dismiss it.
As for the children of the orphanage, Lydia, Serene, and Cyra were teaching them basic knowledge.
As part of the Shadow Group, bearing their family insignia, being ignorant would bring shame to them.
Nimble like a monkey, Lily ran from tree to tree looking for the place Neo divined.
As for the specific place, Neo couldn’t calculate it; he only knew the rough direction.
Even then, Lyla looked around excitedly, as if playing hide and seek.
Other people, seeing Lyla doing dangerous stunts, were a little shocked, wondering who that energetic lady was.
Lyla didn’t care and continued to look around the place.
Finally, after looking a few kilometers, Lyla saw some unusual place.
A rocky mountain range, that looked like a natural formation.
With her treasure hunting instinct, Lyla immediately concluded that it was the place she was looking for.
“Hehe, let’s see what treasure are you hidding…”