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A total of five birds were shot down, each came with a space button and a treasure map. Qiao Zhiya was the first to reach the place where the birds fell by virtue of his flexible posture and explosive speed, and piled up their bodies first. Together with Chu Yan, they took off the arrows made of secondary mutated red tin ore, wiped them clean and put them away. Then they found the space button and corresponding treasure map that belonged to Chu Yan and put them away. They did not touch other things.
When the audience saw this, they praised the juniors’ sportsmanship quality: [This Native is really considerate, polite, sensible, gentlemanly, powerful, and kind. Although he looks small, he is more powerful than the older juniors. He is determined to act, speaks very little, but every sentence is useful and hits the point. His common language is standard, and his voice is also nice. His attitude towards his peers is calm and natural, neither humble nor overbearing, completely obliterating the stereotypes of “Stupid” and “Rustic” Natives!]
[God, how could there be such a heart-warming young man in this world! Compared with the children of other big families, he is like a breath of fresh air!]
The audience continued to express their appreciation in droves: [Qiao Zhiya’s speed is too fast! Faster than what was shown in the previous two days! Go up the tree and swing with the vines, and then rise and fall between the branches. God, he’s like an action movie main lead!]
The proud sons of heaven were in a delicate mood: ‘So this Native has hidden his strength in front of them since two days ago?’
‘No, it can’t be said to be hiding his strength. It’s more likely he’s just cooperating by adjusting himself with our slow pace…’
…This train of thought seemed to be the correct one, but it’s also the more uncomfortable one.
Among the group of people running wildly, Xiang Kun ran the hardest. Now his mind is full of the flashing purple arrow, and his curiosity explodes. First came Chu Yan’s energy blade, then the arrows used by this Native – the Chu family really came up with something good again!
He must figure it out!
It’s a pity that the trust isn’t as sweet as his imagination. Xiang Kun was studying to become a mecha manufacturer. His physique wasn’t in top-shape, so he couldn’t catch up with Qiao Zhiya.
Well, it’s not completely his fault. Even the older mecha pilots also couldn’t catch up with the blond’s speed.
Then Xiang Kun arrived panting, You Xia, Wei Yu, Chu Yan, and even Ning Kongran, who was a mecha manufacturing major, had already arrived!
Everyone stood beside the giant birds’ pile of corpse, looking at the other four space buttons and treasure maps that had not been touched at first glance, all with complicated expressions.
The help they received in the past two days made them understand that Qiao Zhiya’s gentlemanly behavior at this time was not because of the live broadcast, but because he really just wanted to compete fairly with everyone.
This poked their conscience, because they knew if they somehow managed to pull ahead, they would sabotage the others competitors. Although definitely not in a visible way, as they still needed to maintain their image for the public. At most, they would cause an “accident” that would lead up to the treasure map being dirtied, the space buttons being damaged, or if they were feeling more ruthless, maybe have them destroyed.
“Thank you,” Ning Kongran stepped forward to take down the space button and treasure map that belonged to the Ning family, and flipped through it. He took out the snacks he had saved, handed them all to Qiao Zhiya, and said with a smile, “It’s all because of your hard work.”
Qiao Zhiya just handed over the space button and the treasure map to Chu Yan, and when he heard Ning Kongran’s words of gratitude, he turned to look at him. His ears twitched, while his lips pursed into a smile. He took the snack, and after thinking for a while, took out a potion. He gave it to Ning Kongran while saying, “Here, this is the antidote I made myself, you may be able to use it.”
Ning Kongran didn’t expect to get a gift in return. After receiving the potion, he asked, “Do you know how to make medicine?”
Somehow, Qiao Zhiya’s mind wandered to Chu Rong — the Marshal was the only other person who he had given potions as a gift. And that person should be watching the live broadcast now.
Thinking of this, his face became redder, his ears trembled guiltily, and he couldn’t help but look up at the camera equipment above his head.
The audience: [Huh??? Ah??? AH!!!!]
The melon-eating audience who happened to see this scene were all stunned.
Fuck! This Native looks so good!
He has a small, cute face; with big, doe-like eyes, emerald green pupils, curly and thick eyelashes, a straight and small nose,a  fair and flushed face… Although a fair portion of his head was blocked by a hat, the audience could see a hint of wavy blond hair peeking through.
So Exoplanet Natives look like this? They probably had a little misunderstanding of the Natives before!
In this society filled with face-cons, one truth stood tall: Good-looking people are highly favored.
The live broadcast screen began to be filled with praises again, especially on Qiao Zhiya’s exclusive No. 9 screen. The comments were scrolling one after another, covering the screen. If it weren’t for the power of Starnet’s almighty supercomputer server, maybe the screen would be frozen.
The supervisors of several other families couldn’t help but look at Chu Rong again, with different expressions: ‘This Native actually knows how to make medicines, and no one has found out about this before. Plus, that crossbow…’
Ning Tianya, the head of the Ning family who specializes in pharmacy, couldn’t sit still, and asked casually, “That child can make medicines?”
Glancing at him sideways, Chu Rong replied, “Basic potions can be made by people without spiritual strength.”
An answer that was not an answer at all, and his attitude was very bad.
But Ning Tianya was relieved when he heard this confirmation. He smiled at Chu Rong, and turned to comfort him, “Although there is only one Chu Yan in your family, the Native boy can make medicines. The two of them are not particularly disadvantaged, Marshal. You can relax.”
This was a mistake of his to think that Chu Rong’s bad attitude was due to the mission.
“Yeah, in terms of disadvantages, my family is the worst. Xiao Lan is only fourteen years old, and he can’t help with anything. I’m afraid the treasure hunt will be suspended,” Wei Xiongchang sighed with a sad face, as if his family was already in the last place.
Xiang Lingyun also opened his mouth to sell his misery: “My family is also the same. Xiao Jing and Xiao Kun are both mecha manufacturing majors. None of them can pilot mechas. It’s difficult.”
It seems that only the Ning family has an advantage, especially in terms of age. However, Ning Tianya also shook his head and said, “Although Kongran is a mecha manufacturing major, both Konghua and Kongting have learned pharmacy. There are no mecha pilots, and the three of them are not good in the wild. Plus, Kongting is such a frail girl, I’m worried if she ever encounter a danger.”
Long Baorou, who hadn’t made a statement, suddenly smiled, and said, “My two cousins are also in the same area, and Yuanyuan is at the same situation as Kongting. But everyone, don’t worry, when I announced the mission, I didn’t say that team formation is not allowed. It’s up to them to choose, and they still have a chance to ask us  for help.”
“That’s true,” Everyone echoed, and the atmosphere became a little more cheerful.
Chu Rong watched them perform with cold eyes. He tapped his fingers to the armrest of the chair.
‘Team up? In this case, he would rather Chu Yan and Qiao Zhiya act alone rather than teaming up with others. What they get may not be help, but sabotage instead.’
While Ning Kongran and Qiao Zhiya were talking, the others rushed to the giant bird one after another.
With Ning Kongran taking the lead, Xiang Jing, Wei Yu and You Xia also give some things to Qiao Zhiya respectively, thanking him for his help in the past two days and shooting down the bird. Qiao Zhiya accepted all of them and returned them with gifts. But he only gave them some homemade gadgets that might be useful in the forest, and no more potions were given.
Xiang Kun pretended to be curious and walked around the giant birds a few times. Seeing that their wounds all had traces of arrows taken, he stared angrily. But he remembered he couldn’t look savage in front of the camera, so he simply hid behind Xiang Jing to sulk.
The materials were obtained, and they just needed to form a team. In fact, it was okay not to form a team, but it was obvious that some family groups were not suitable for acting alone, and forming a team was the best choice.
Everyone understood this truth, and somewhat guessed the intention of their supervisors in such an arrangement. After looking at each other for a few seconds, Wei Yu directly took Wei Lan to stand next to Xiang Jing, and said, “Wei Lan is too young, and I will go with Miss Xiang Jing. It’s good to have someone to care for him.”
This reason was logical, and everyone nodded in understanding.
Ning Kongran glanced at the direction of Qiao Zhiya, wanting to go there, but was blocked by Ning Konghua indiscriminately.
You Xia,  who had already been instructed by Long Baorou, also took a look at Chu Yan and Chu Yan, who didn’t seem to care whether anyone was teaming up with them. He lowered his eyes and hesitated for a while, and still grabbed You Yuanyuan who wanted to lean closer to Qiao Zhiya.
Despite his cousin’s hint, his conscience actually prevented him from acting fast. He felt guilty for plotting against such a good person.
“It’s enough for Qiao Zhiya and I to be in a single team. He and I know how to pilot a mecha and make medicines. We balanced each other’s skillset. As for Ning Kongran’s team, you don’t have any mecha pilots, while You Xia is an excellent pilot. So I think it’s logical for you to team up. Plus, both of you have girls in your family, and it’s more convenient for them to be in close distance to be each other’s companions,” Chu Yan cut off their thoughts by his logical reasoning. With his handsome dandy looks – as if he’s a willful young master who doesn’t know the way of this world – he arrogantly turned around and took Qiao Zhiya away directly.
He and Qiao Zhiya walked too fast, and by the time everyone digested what he said, they had already disappeared.
Ning Kongran lowered his gaze, tightened the hand holding the potion, took a step back, and no longer took the initiative to stand out. He gave way to Ning Konghua who was standing in front of him — since someone wanted to take the lead, then just let him take it.
“That’s how it is,” Ning Kongting was very satisfied with the result, and took the initiative to greet the You family, “Come here, Yuanyuan, let’s go together. In the next five days, everyone has to work hard.”
You Yuanyuan hesitated, and turned her head to take a look at her brother.
You Xia stroked her hair, paused for a few seconds, and nodded lightly — as long as he wasn’t on the same team as Chu Yan, other team formation methods didn’t matter to him.
The situation of the team was settled like this, and the expressions of the supervisors in the live broadcast room began to be twisted again.
The Xiang-Wei’s family got along, so their alliance had already been guessed. But to everyone’s surprise, the You family actually formed a team with the Ning family, and the two seventeen-year-old children of the Chu family were left alone.
Long Baorou put down her teacup, and her gaze dropped a few degrees.
According to her original plan, You Xia should take the initiative to stand up and ask to team up with Chu Yan, leaving the three Ning family members alone. Then, You Xia would wait for the opportunity to get closer to Chu Yan and sabotage him. She hinted at You Xia, and You Xia vaguely agreed, but he actually failed to do the first step!
Ning Tianya also frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with this team formation.
The Ning family has always been neutral, and this time they specially sent three children to participate in the event, just to prevent such a situation where they had to cooperate with other families. But in the end they ended up getting involved with other families, and it was with the one he wanted to avoid the most – the President’s faction.
His family had a daughter who was married to the Empire. Plus, their relationship with the Presidential Palace was already delicate and awkward, so it was really not wise to form a team together now.
The most absurd thing is that this team arrangement was made by Chu Yan, who’s just a child. If the juniors didn’t respond, it would be fine. But Ning Kongting actually agreed, and even took the initiative to call You Yuanyuan over to finalize the team directly.
He couldn’t believe that Ning Kongting, who usually looked clever, would actually be so stupid!
“This is a strong alliance. It seems that the Ning family and His Excellency the President will come out on top this time,” Wei Xiongchang, who was satisfied with the current alliances, couldn’t help but smile. He praised his opponent while faking his sadness, “Ah, but such a pity with that child Chu Yan. I estimate that he will ask for the supervisors’ help in a short while. However, the current situation is not suitable for Marshal Chu to use his spiritual power. It’s best to let the people below prepare first, so as not to be too late when providing aid.”
Everyone came back to their senses and looked at Chu Rong again, all kinds of complicated thoughts gradually settled down.
—That’s right, no matter what they do, the Chu family is really hanging on. Maybe they will be the first to forfeit from the game.
“No need,” Chu Rong waved his hand and said, “If they really ask for help, I’ll go in person.”
The room was silent again. They didn’t believe what Chu Rong had said.
But then, they snapped out of their confusion, and began to do what they excelled at – pointed barbs inside honeyed words.
Wei Xiongchang and Xiang Lingyun looked at each other, with a hint of joy in their eyes. They half-heartedly lamented at Chu Rong’s subpar conditions. Ning Tianya persuaded Chu Rong to pay attention to his body, while Long Baorou frowned and said nothing.
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