Chapter 10: Water Fetching

Chapter 10: Water Fetching

Three figures bent down and walked out of the storage room from under the door crack.

Chen Mu had molded the plastic bucket into a convenient circular shape, like a hula hoop, to be slung diagonally across Wei Dalei's body. After all, carrying a big bucket-shaped thing, even if it's not heavy, can be quite inconvenient. But for Chen Mu, once he did it once, the second time became much easier.

Outside, dusk was approaching, and the setting sun was about to touch the horizon.

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Wei Dalei took the lead, keeping a distance between himself, Chen Mu, and Tang Jing. This way, in case of danger and they needed to escape, the other two would have enough time to react.

Though Chen Mu didn't think it was necessary, he didn't refuse Wei Dalei's good intentions.

After walking for a while, Chen Mu asked Tang Jing beside him, "The path outside is not easy, and our dangers will increase significantly after dark. Why do you insist on coming with us?"

Tang Jing smiled and replied, "It's only about two or three kilometers away. We'll be back within an hour if we hurry. Besides, do you guys know where the storage room for drinks is?"

"I've heard your description, so I have a general idea."

"My description was wrong," Tang Jing said.

"Huh?" Chen Mu stopped in his tracks.

"It's not entirely wrong, but the place I mentioned does indeed store a lot of drinks. However, there's another place that should also have drinks and is even closer, but I can't be a hundred percent sure."

"Why didn't you say that earlier?"

"Because we'll need to keep fetching water continuously, and if we get all excited about an empty result, it'll be a big blow to morale."

"I see," Chen Mu nodded, agreeing with Tang Jing's approach. They resumed walking, and he asked again, "Where is that place then?"

"It's in another storage room halfway there, so even if the first one is empty, we won't waste too much time."

"Why does the cafeteria have so many small storage rooms instead of keeping everything together?" Chen Mu was puzzled.

"The cafeteria is just a general term. In reality, there are many subcontractors inside. For example, the chefs belong to one company, the cleaners to another, and even the different food counters might have different owners."

"Is it necessary to make it so complicated?" Chen Mu was not familiar with these things.

"I don't really care about the specific reasons; perhaps it's about profit distribution. But many schools are like this, especially universities," Tang Jing shrugged.

The sky grew darker and darker.

Tang Jing smirked, "If we could bring this one bottle back, considering no loss or evaporation, it would be enough for all of us to drink for several decades."

Chen Mu was taken aback, "Really? That long?"

Tang Jing explained, "Let's say a person originally needed to drink 3000ml of water per day. With our current size, we only need 0.003ml. Multiply that by ten people, and it's just 0.03ml. This bottle contains 380ml, which could last us for over 12,600 days, roughly 35 years."

Although Chen Mu wasn't bad at math, he couldn't do calculations at this level in his head. He felt that this method went against intuition, but he didn't delve into it further.

Wei Dalei wasn't much of a thinker either. If Tang Jing said it, then it must be right.

"So, one bottle of mineral water is enough for us for 35 years?"

"Well, that's not how it really works," Tang Jing chuckled. "In reality, there will be some loss, and besides, people not only need water to drink but also for washing, showering, and doing laundry. These are the big water consumers. Most importantly, once a bottled water is opened, it will go bad in a few days. So, the question of how long one bottle will last is not that meaningful. If we want to survive long-term, we need a stable water supply system."

"Are we going to build our own water plant?" Chen Mu joked.

"Who knows?" Tang Jing winked.

"That's impossible," Chen Mu laughed.

Tang Jing smiled and didn't answer, changing the subject, "Let's hurry and fetch the water. They must be waiting for us."

Chen Mu transformed the machete into a spear, lightly stroked the tip with his hand to make it sharper, then stepped back a few paces, and with a running start, he thrust the spear into the side of the mineral water bottle.

However, the plastic bottle was too thick for Chen Mu, and even though the spear penetrated, it didn't go all the way through.

He sighed and handed the spear to Wei Dalei.

Even in the past, Chen Mu couldn't match Wei Dalei's brute strength, and now that the guy had awakened his ability, the difference was even greater.

Although Wei Dalei could use his ability to make a hole in the bottle, Chen Mu wasn't sure if the plastic could handle the pressure of the water, and besides, he always held the principle of not using his ability unless absolutely necessary when away from home, to save his mental energy and be prepared for emergencies.

Wei Dalei took the spear, exerted force with one arm, and made a side tilting motion. "Whoosh!" The spear pierced the bottle.

The spear not only pierced the bottle but also half of its body.

Wei Dalei held the spear and stirred it around in circles, enlarging the opening.

Then, he pulled it back.

Cool and refreshing water gushed out.