âBrother Wei, say, why do you think the tour guide relies on making us tourists immune to altitude sickness?â Xu Yang whispered as Wei Xun handed over the tissue to him.
His voice was hoarse. It was still weak, but unusually calm.
âIV-1 can command venomous snakes, poison others, and he has a ghost skin tame head behind him. However, what limits tourists from moving freely without him is altitude sickness.â
Hearing Xu Yangâs question, Wei Xun noncommittally asked, âWhat do you think?â
âIn the afternoon, when you went to circle the lake, Brother Wei, you should have experienced altitude sickness.â
âI have a ferret possessing me, so my reaction was not that bad.â
When Wei Xun said this, he was actually admitting his abilities. Wei Xun was very interested and wanted to hear what Xu Yang could infer.
Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Xu Yang nodded and said, âWhen we visited the village this afternoon, it was obviously more efficient to walk separately. It wasnât very dangerous in Wenbunan Village, but the tourists stayed beside IV-1.
âAnd if he can freely control everyoneâs altitude sickness, the act of sending venomous snakes to attack you seems too unnecessary. Wouldnât he render us defenseless if he just let us experience altitude sickness when we couldnât guard against it at night? After all, humans have to rest.â
Xu Yang was unusually rational, and even when he spoke about the risks of him dying from a sneak attack, he showed calmness beyond his age. âThe veteran tourists are also vigilant and afraid of IV-1. Even now, looking at the arrangement of the tents, it seems that the closer you are to the tour guide, the safer it is. Yes, this sort of âsafetyâ isnât brought by IV-1. I donât think preventing altitude sickness is one of IV-1âs titles or skills, butââ
âIt is because there is something on him.â
Wei Xun chuckled lightly and patted Xu Yangâs shoulder. âYour analysis makes sense.â
Xu Yang uneasily leaned closer to Wei Xun, but he did not break free from Wei Xun. If Wei Xun hadnât rescued him today, he would have definitely been in danger. Even the most prudent person would side with the party that was more favorable to them. Not to mention that Xu Yang was not a white-eyed wolf, and he remembered Wei Xunâs life-saving grace. Without any hesitation, Xu Yang admitted his suspicions, âI think a certain item on IV-1âs body has the effect of preventing altitude sickness. It has an area of effect, so tourists cannot move too far from IV-1. And this effect of âpreventing altitude sicknessâŠâ This thing is really too suitable for our tour to northern Tibet. Moreover, the other veteran tourists were not surprised by this kind of thing. Fang Yuhang said, âItâs not that we donât want to remind the newcomers, but we canât live without the tour guide.ââ
After saying this point, Xu Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said firmly, âI suspect that it is not only in the âExploring Secrets In Northern Tibetâ tour that the tour guide has items to prevent altitude sickness, but that in every tour, the tour guide will have a corresponding solution to solve any problem. They will all have an item that can solve whatever problem they face.
âThat item was not prepared by IV-1, but was obtained by IV-1 before he led the Exploring Secrets In Northern Tibet tour.â
Xu Yang was really smart. It was obvious from the moment he made such an accurate guess without knowing that the tour guide had a Tour Guideâs Brooch. Wei Xun was pleasantly surprised when he learned that Xu Yang was so smart.
Wei Xun wasnât someone who would settle for staying with a team. When he went out on a risky adventure alone, the newcomers must have a temporary decision maker among them. Xu Yang was smart, but he was young and blind. Even if he had a guide dog, he had to be protected by someone. Fei Lezhi was physically strong, and he was an upright, proper, and brave person, while Yin Baitao was knowledgeable about medicine, and was cautious and careful.
With the three of them together, Wei Xun didnât have to worry too much about his ârearguard.â
âIV-1 wonât let you go, Brother Wei. We are the only group of four. What happened tonight will happen again.â
Xu Yang continued, âThe veteran tourists are afraid of the tour guide and will not stand up for us. The Travel Services implemented this âpreventing altitude sicknessâ function to protect the tourists, and this is what IV-1 uses to control the tour group. It was fine while we searched the village and camp today. However, once we reach the ruins of Xiangxiong Kingdom tomorrow, everyone is bound to split up at that time. As long as IV-1 walks fast, or deliberately leaves someone behind, he can easily make someone suffer from altitude sickness.
âWe have to be wary of the other members of the tour group. The tourists may have conflicts of interest between each other as well. Therefore, the tourists will never work together.â
âSo, what do you want to do?â
Wei Xunâs voice was extremely low. It was like a whisper, but it contained the power to guide and coax Xu Yang, allowing Xu Yang to blurt out his inner thoughts directly.
âLetâs destroy that item.â
At this moment, his tone was not like that of a teenager. He exposed his cold indifference as he said, âWe can simply let everyone suffer from altitude sickness. So it will be the same whether IV-1 is there or not.â
When you had to do your best to survive, you would naturally have no time to think of other things. The harsh environment in northern Tibet, the scenic spotsâ tasks and the altitude sickness could definitely cause everyone to be exhausted. The travel bags prepared by the Travel Services for them contained enough drugs to combat altitude sickness. Even though Xu Yang had never heard of the names and effects of some of the drugs, he suspected that they might be props from the Travel Services.
This was a benefit that only newcomers had, and there were just enough for the four of them. So, even if they suffered from altitude sickness, they would not necessarily die. In this way, everyone could be regarded as standing at the same starting lineââNow that IV-1 was keeping an eye on them and the veteran tourists were completely unreliable, the four of them would definitely grow weaker in the long run. And in the end, they would be slaughtered.
It was better to take action to disrupt the situation now, while no one was wary of them. When the situation was really chaotic, the four of them could fish in troubled waters.
However, this move was too poisonous. It was purely detrimental to the others, and it was also equivalent to weakening the strength of the tourists. But Xu Yang was vindictive. He remembered that no one had helped Wei Xun when he had been in danger in the tent. He remembered that several people at the dining table had toasted Wei Xun under IV-1âs instigation. Theyâd wanted to get Wei Xun drunk, which was disgusting.
The fact that heâd almost died from eating fish tonight made Xu Yang realize the cruelty of the tour.
Since thatâs the case, if I donât have a good time, you guys wonât have a good time as well.
Xu Yang regretted saying this. With Wei Xunâs character, he definitely would not agree to this method. After all, Wei Xun was such a good and principled person. Xu Yang had initially planned to scheme by himself, and pull Fei Lezhi or Yin Baitao over to execute his plan. Once they had secretly made sufficient preparations, they would reveal their plans to Wei Xun.
He didnât know why he had expressed his inner thoughts. Xu Yang lowered his head, clutching the leash tightly, and he already had a hunch about Wei Xunâs answer in his heart.
Indeed.
âNo.â
Xu Yang had guessed his answer already so he shrugged indifferently. He said obediently, âOkay, then letâs not do it.â
Although he said this, it was clear that if Xu Yang had similar thoughts in the future, he would not tell Wei Xun. He bowed his head and waited for Wei Xunâs teaching or reprimand in a bored manner. After all, this had happened many times. In the eyes of his teachers and relatives, he was a weird and naughty boy, a little madman. He was always thinking about awful ideas all the time.
However, Xu Yang was blind after all, so he couldnât see Wei Xunâs gaze. The look in Wei Xunâs eyes grew deeper and more interested. If Xu Yang could see it, he wouldnât be foolish enough to think that Wei Xun was a morally upright man.
This kid Xu Yang had many ideas, and he was ruthless. This was something Wei Xun liked. Therefore, Wei Xun had the patience to give him several pieces of advice.
âThis move is too cruel and too stupid. Weakening yourself and making enemies everywhere is always the stupidest thing to do,â Wei Xun said slowly.
Wei Xun noticed Xu Yang look up with an unconvinced expressionââIn Xu Yangâs heart, Wei Xun could blame him for being too ruthless, blame him for not having compassion for his teammates, or disregarding the overall situation.
But how can Wei Xun say he is stupid!
âExtremely stupid,â Wei Xun showed no mercy and said, âLetâs not talk about whether that item can be destroyed or not. If this idea alone was exposed to the others, everyone in the tour group would definitely join forces to deal with you first.â
It wasnât scary when someone was crazy. However, it was very scary if an anti-social individual dragged the whole tour group down with them. Xu Yang could destroy the prop to prevent altitude sickness today, and in the future, maybe he would be able to do something like throwing the touristsâ travel bags or holding the tour group back during battles. Unstable factors in the tour group must not remain, and the tourists would definitely unite to deal with them first.
In the end, the tour guide was restricted and couldnât kill the tourists themselves, but the tourists had no restrictions. As long as Xu Yangâs dog was killed, he would lose his eyes in this vast wilderness.
âAs long as you do it covertlyâŠâ Xu Yang quibbled.
However, he also knew that Wei Xun was right. He only cared about his revenge in this moment and felt great and proud, but after he was being exposed by Wei Xun so bluntly, Xu Yang was still a little embarrassed and angry. After all, he was young and didnât know how to restrain his emotions. As if he was at odds with Wei Xun, he rebuked, âThen what are you saying, should we just react passively to the tour guideâs actions everyday?â
âHeh,â Wei Xun chuckled.
And this time, Xu Yang was silent. He instinctively felt that Wei Xun seemed to be different from how he was during the daytime. This was a warning he received from his keen intuition. He felt a hint of danger and trembled. But how could Wei Xun be dangerous??
Xu Yang felt Wei Xun lower his head and lean close to his ear. Xu Yang restrained his instinct to retreat and froze, feeling Wei Xunâs breath linger around his ear. Wei Xunâs low voice was like a demon from the abyss whispering to him, âSince you want to take that item away, why donât we take it one step further?
âFor exampleââkill IV-1 and take control of the tour group.
âWe become our own tour guides.â
âHow is that possible?!â Xu Yang could hardly control his voice and said incoherently, âYou, are you crazy?!â
Xu Yang only wanted those indifferent veteran tourists to receive the punishment they deserved. They would be stuck together so IV-1 couldnât easily attack themââbut he had never thought of killing IV-1!
âThis, IV-1 is the tour guide sent by the Travel Services, how can we kill him? What will we do if we kill him?!â
Xu Yang was anxious and angry, almost pulling Wei Xunâs ears over and roaring towards him in a breathless voice. He hastily added, âHe has to lead the way for the later scenic spots, and the tour guide will definitely be useful during the tourâŠâ
âOkay, okay, youâre right.â
Wei Xun listened to him chattering rapidly. He compromised, âThen weâll listen to you, and kill him when the tour is over.â
âNo, when did I say that? Why are youâŠâ
Xu Yang was stunned, his brain was in a mess, and he choked for a while. Everyone came from a peaceful society. How could Wei Xun immediately think of killing a human? Was this reasonable??
No, no, no, IV-1 had placed a venomous snake in their tent. This was also an act of murder. It was only fair to want to kill someone who wanted to kill them.
But if IV-1 was really killed, what about the rest of the tour? Were they all on their own? What if they got lost, or a tour guide was needed to trigger the scenic spot?
But if IV-1 continued to cause trouble and harm others, the exploration of the scenic spots would definitely not go well. If IV-1 was straightforwardly eliminated, at least the tourists had the possibility to unite. And if Wei Xun was a tour guide, he would definitely be more reliable than IV-1âŠ