298 A unique way of using curses (1/2)

Construction work at the campsite still went on. Yan Liuyuan and the others who had been carrying logs during the day returned to the barracks exhausted again.

After several of the students that went to work returned, the first thing they did was to check how well they could control the nanomachines. As a matter of fact, physical exercise could really raise their synchronization rate. It might not be possible to see it after one or two days of exercise, but now that a week had passed, the difference was much more obvious.

And in just a week, their bodies had gotten much stronger as well.

Yan Liuyuan said while lying in the barracks, \”Bro, although physical exercise can help us raise our synchronization rates, there's simply too much work for us to perform. It won't be good if we break down from fatigue either, so please help us think of a solution. The potatoes from the field ran out yesterday. Meanwhile, the grains the Yang Consortium have provided are only enough to cook a very thin porridge. If we don't have enough food, it's gonna be really dangerous for us.\”

The rations at the refugee camp were provided by the Yang Consortium. But how kind could the Yang Consortium be? It was enough that they allowed everyone here to cook their own porridge.

Fortunately, they had discovered a potato field a while ago, or the majority of the escapees would have already died of hunger.

But now, the potato field had also been fully harvested, as there were several thousand people in this refugee camp. All it took was two days for them to clear out an entire potato field. Many of the escapees started starving again yesterday.

Ren Xiaosu gave it some thought and said, \”When you get to the construction site tomorrow, curse Li Qingzheng to get hit in the face by squirrel shit.\”

Yan Liuyuan was taken aback. \”Bro, what's the point?\”

\”Then follow the squirrel and empty its nest out. I believe that will be enough for us to eat for a while.\” Ren Xiaosu patiently guided Yan Liuyuan on how to phrase his curses. \”Remember, this curse of yours will definitely have backlash, so there will be two squirrels. You can empty the nest of two squirrels.\”

Yan Liuyuan went out to the site to work the next day feeling skeptical. But after he made the curse, a squirrel really shat onto Li Qingzheng's head two hours later.

Then another squirrel's feces dropped down towards Yan Liuyuan, but he managed to dodge it.

Li Qingzheng swore at the tree trunk while Yan Liuyuan activated his nanomachines and chased after the squirrels.

When he located the two squirrels' nests, he knew they wouldn't have it too difficult for the next two days. Squirrels stored a large amount of food for winter.

In the wilderness, plants and animals were all evolving. Gifts from nature often surpassed what humans were capable of imagining. With luck, one could even find peanuts that grew as long as two adult fingers.

Yan Liuyuan even wanted to catch the squirrel as well, but it got away as he was too inexperienced at hunting.

He took his jacket off and bundled up the dry fruit and carried it back to the construction site.

A woman immediately came over and said, \”Handsome young man, can you share some of it with me? Let me have some to eat and I'll do whatever you want me to.\” She leaned towards Yan Liuyuan as she spoke.

However, Yan Liuyuan avoided her advances. Yan Liuyuan said coldly, \”You'll do whatever I want?\”

The woman smiled. \”Of course!\”

\”Alright then,\” Yan Liuyuan said. \”Go and carry the wooden logs for us. When you carry them back to the campsite, register it under Wang Yuchi's name. After that, you can come back here to collect the peanuts.\”

The woman was confused.

At this moment, Yan Liuyuan said loudly, \”Whoever helps us carry one log can collect five large peanuts from me! There's limited stocks, so first come, first served!\”

This was the plan Ren Xiaosu thought up for them. Since the workload was too great, they should let others do the work for them.

At times like this, the escapees would do anything just to have something to eat.