Therefore, An Zhe and Lu Feng each took a plastic bucket and steam lamp. They heated to the main road of the pit to help Xi Bei recover the water. An Zhe first picked up the plastic bottle at the entrance, poured water into the bucket and put the bottle back. He continued to go forward, looking for the next one.

Then he realized that Lu Feng hadn’t moved and he glanced back. The man was leaning on the stone wall, watching him work. Some time passed before he took a few steps forward to gather water with An Zhe. An Zhe was puzzled by the attitude just now but the colonel’s next moves were serious so he didn’t question it.

The mine extended deep into the ground with a metal track in the middle. He and Lu Feng were on one side each, filling their own buckets.

This was a magnetite mine and it was rugged on all sides, covered with traces of excavation. The main area seemed grey-black and the light from the lamp was also dark in this humid and foggy environment.

Humans might not like this environment but the moisture made An Zhe feel comfortable. He even felt that the spore was rolling around comfortably in his body. He smiled, the corner of his eyes slightly curving as he rubbed his belly gently as a response to the spore. Putting the spore in this place made him feel safe.

He moved along the mining track and more and more water filled his bucket. Once he finally reached the end of the water collection system, the plastic bucket filled with water had become the world’s deepest thing.

The last bottle of water was poured in and An Zhe worked hard to lift the bucket and turn around. In front of him was a long, dim and dark mine. The plate where he entered had become a faint spot of light like Mars. The bucket in his hand was so heavy and the road so long. He had to go back but he was now almost unable to hold the bucket. It would be impossible for him to carry the bucket back.

An Zhe suddenly stopped.

Footsteps rang out in the cave and Lu Feng came to him. The colonel asked, “You aren’t going?”

The tone at the end rose slightly, as if with derision. An Zhe was unable to speak as he looked at the end of the mine and felt his IQ extinguishing little by little.

Lu Feng glanced at him and spoke lightly, “If you had gone here first and started filling the water—”

An Zhe, “…”