"Village Chief, that young man with glasses earlier seemed a bit off!"

A somewhat lazy voice came from the radio.

Hearing this voice, Captain Chu immediately thought of that slovenly-looking Daoist priest.

"I know, the young man carries a very heavy aura of baleful energy, probably not a good person."

This was the Village Chief's voice.

"Hey, Master, aren't you going to say something?"

This was spoken by the slovenly Daoist priest.

"Judge by actions, not by intentions;if we judged by intentions, there would be no flawless people in this world. In the end, that benefactor actively dispersed his baleful energy, so it seems he harbors no ill will toward us!"

The voice was upright and calm;it should be that bald monk's voice.

"You monk, always so easygoing... yawn..."

"Village Chief, are you really planning to give them the new varieties Professor Liu cultivated tomorrow?"

"What else can we do if we don't give them? The two varieties Professor Liu cultivated are good, but for our Divine Elephant Village, they are still too scarce."

"The probability of getting qualified seedlings from each cultivation attempt is too low;large-scale planting is basically impossible."

"At least not currently."

"Professor Liu has already managed to shorten the growth cycle from planting to maturity to just a few dozen hours;that's truly remarkable! To advance further is almost as difficult as reaching the heavens."

"If this were before the apocalypse, it would have been nearly impossible!"

"Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst;it's better to exchange them for something useful."

The Village Chief's voice was filled with a tone of worry and bitterness. Clearly, the burden of a thousand villagers weighed heavily on him, and his daily pressure was immense.

Hearing the Village Chief's worries, Chu Che felt a resonance.

Yes, he was also a captain and understood very well the feelings in the Village Chief's heart.

Although he had also made some decisions that weren't exactly good, often dangers were right before his eyes, forcing him to make choices.

If possible, he would prefer for everyone to survive.

There aren't many people left in the world anymore.

However, even if the probability of getting qualified seedlings from each planting attempt is low, it's still worthwhile.

It also wouldn't shake Chu Che's desire to obtain these two ideal grain varieties.

Their village has many people;it might not be enough.

But the convoy only has a few dozen people;it would definitely still be of great use.

Of course, this leverage point would have to be brought out during tomorrow's negotiations.

The Village Chief's voice spoke again: "Our Divine Elephant Village has too many people, and we lack everything, not just food. The villagers don't even have decent clothes to wear."

"I think their fish meat is quite good!"

"When we exchange notes with Captain Chu tomorrow, we'll ask clearly where the fish meat came from, and we'll find an opportunity to get some ourselves."

Hearing this, Chu Che guessed that Divine Elephant Village's supplies might be even more strained than he had imagined.

This Village Chief of Divine Elephant Village was already planning to go to Fairy Lake to fish.

"Whatever the Village Chief says goes, yawn... I'll follow the Village Chief's arrangements!"

The slovenly Daoist priest's lazy voice said.

By the time Chu Che heard this, he was already planning to turn off the radio and sleep.

Hearing up to this point, he hadn't heard any useful information at all;it was practically a waste of time.

"However, that young man full of sinister energy, you all still need to pay extra attention to him!"

"Better safe than sorry!"

The Village Chief's voice carried a bit more seriousness.

"Understood, Village Chief. Even if they have five Superhumans and seem to have stronger combat power than us, we aren't that easy to deal with either. If pushed to the brink, we can just have the Seventeen Elders take action. No matter how many more people they have, can they really overturn the heavens?"

The Seventeen Elders?

Hearing this, Chu Che frowned slightly.

Could this 'Seventeen Elders' refer to those seventeen half-body statues in the temple today?

No way, can these seventeen half-body statues actually come out and fight?

"Nonsense! Can the Seventeen Elders act so casually? Have you gone mad?"

The Village Chief's reprimanding voice toward the slovenly Daoist priest came through the radio.

"Don't mention the Seventeen Elders' affairs again in the future."

"I saw you today, kid, staring fixedly at a middle-aged woman in their convoy. Do you have some ideas again?"

"Village Chief... hehe... you know me!"

"Hmph, I won't interfere with this matter, but don't take it too far. At the very least, it must be mutual consent, otherwise I won't be able to help you either!"

"Don't worry, Village Chief, what trouble could I possibly cause? At most... at most..."

Chu Che remembered now. When they first met, this Daoist priest was also staring at Zhang Yanping and drooling.

Could it be that this Daoist priest shares the same preference as that old man from before?

No interest in young girls, but specifically has a thing for plump middle-aged women?

Chu Che wasn't exactly opposed to it.

If Zhang Yanping really could end up with this Daoist priest, he wouldn't object.

It's just...

This matter, big or small, also counts as leverage!

Hmm...

Can be used tomorrow.

Second piece of leverage GET.

Previously, Chen Ye suggested Captain Chu listen to more gossip to use during negotiations.

At the time, Captain Chu thoroughly scorned Chen Ye.

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, Captain Chu forgot his own righteous indignation from that moment.

If Chen Ye were here, he would definitely return that scorn to him.

"By the way, Village Chief, didn't our village save an outsider before? What did you see from that person's pre-death memories?"

Pre-death memories?

Saw what?

Is this an ability of the Pathfinder Sequence at level 3?

Chu Che became fully alert, even unconsciously perking up his ears.

"This matter... there's no need to hide it from you all. I did see some things from that person's memories."

"But the fragments were very blurry. After all, I'm only a Sequence 3 Blood Path Sacrificer."

"Today, I'll just tell you all, so you can be mentally prepared."

"This outsider was a survivor from a convoy. When their convoy reached this area, they encountered an attack by flying Anomalies. Their entire convoy was wiped out."

"Flying Anomaly attack?"

The Master's upright and calm voice also sounded, carrying a hint of tension.

"Village Chief, did you see something?"

"I didn't see anything. That person's memories were already very chaotic;what I saw wasn't much! However, I still sensed danger!"

Sensed danger?

Is that the Sequence 1 Danger Sensor ability?

But, isn't this description a bit problematic?

Chu Che frowned.

The Village Chief's voice continued.

"The Pathfinder Sequence at level 3 has an ability called Danger Perception. This ability works intermittently;only occasionally can it perceive dangers related to oneself."

"Coincidentally, I saw that outsider's pre-death memories and triggered Danger Perception. I could very clearly sense that one week from now, we will encounter the same danger that outsider faced."

"Those flying Anomaly attacks!"

Hearing this, Chu Che's brow furrowed tightly.

One week later.

Previously, the Village Chief had said they should stay in the village for a week, treating it as a vacation.

So, this is where they were waiting for us.

No wonder they invited us up to the village.

"Village Chief, can't we avoid it in advance? Isn't the Pathfinder..."

"Can't avoid it! Even a Pathfinder isn't omnipotent!"

The Village Chief's voice was somewhat low.

"Couldn't deploying the Seventeen Elders..."

"If the Seventeen Elders are deployed, naturally they can turn misfortune into blessing. However, if we can avoid using the Seventeen Elders, we should. The Seventeen Elders being deployed too frequently is not a good thing!"

"I invited them up to the village also thinking of borrowing their strength to resolve this crisis. With them here, if we can use the Seventeen Elders one less time, we use them one less time!"

Chu Che's expression changed uncertainly.

He hadn't expected that eavesdropping on the radio tonight would reveal so many secrets.

Third piece of leverage GET.