"Is the fifth unit ready?" Elder Bafu asked in a cold voice, without any of the usual cheerfulness on his face.
"Ready!" Colin responded in a loud voice.
The fifth unit was very powerful!
That was the conclusion Chen Mu had drawn from his observations.
There were 200 warriors armed with Blue Moon guns for protection, as well as eight small-sized cluster cannons.
One had to know that there were only 800 Blue Moon Guns and only 40 Small Cluster Cannons.
But when he saw the members of the unit, he understood why the village attached so much importance to it.
It was almost entirely made up of children and youth.
And there were far more than 1,000 of them, reaching 3,000!
In the village where fertility was difficult and the survival rate of babies wasn't high, children and youth were the most precious resources, and the hope of the Moqi line.
So, about a quarter of the village's fighting power was in that unit.
And among the adults being protected, Chen Mu saw Kitt and Alfonso.
Kitt gave a slight smile when he saw Chen Mu, but Chen Mu could still see the deep concern in his eyes.
What surprised Chen Mu the most was that he saw Wei-ah.
That silent man who never left the clan elder's side had actually appeared in that unit!
Wei-ah must have been sent by the clan elder. But who was so important that the clan elder would make such a decision?
Chen Mu's gaze swept over Kitt. It could be him!
Kitt's position in the clan was very special, although Chen Mu still wasn't clear about what he did.
But he found that whether it was the clan elder, or any of the elders, or even villagers like Alfonso, they were all very polite and respectful to Kitt.
Or was it the little devil?
Chen Mu's gaze fell on Li Duhong, feeling that it was quite possible.
He had seen that the little devil and the clan elder had an unusual relationship when he entered the village.
Li Duhong must have been the clan elder's grandson, but Chen Mu had never made any inquiries about that, and he had no way to confirm his conjecture.
Wei-ah's appearance quieted the little children.
It looked like the legendary number one ace of the village had a very high position in the children's eyes.
Chen Mu had seen quite a few of the children look at Wei-ah's back with fanatical adoration.
By comparison, Colin's luster had been stolen by that taciturn man.
Chen Mu didn't notice that the gazes of the children around him were even more fanatical!
Chen Mu, Kit, and Alfonso were walking together.
Chen Mu had never thought of himself as a little kid, and no one around him treated him as a little kid, even though he was only two or three years older than the youths in the ministry.
"What about Bo Wen and Cheng Ying?" Chen Mu thought of his two companions, who weren't in the same team as him.
Kitt smiled, "Bo Wen and Cheng Ying have already set off. They're in the third unit, and if we're lucky, we might run into them."
The worry in his eyes had already been quietly concealed. That calm and handsome face caused the hearts of the surrounding youths to involuntarily calm down.
Before Chen Mu had come, Kitt had been recognized as the most knowledgeable person in the clan.
After Chen Mu arrived, he occupied that position.
However, the villagers were still full of respect for this calm and experienced young man who stood aloof from worldly affairs.
In fact, quite a few people called Kitt and Chen Mu the two most talented young people.
The means of riding in the village was a creature called a beast of burden. It had a huge body, nearly two meters long, and its limbs were thick and powerful, but it had a gentle temperament.
But the number of beasts of burden was limited, and they were all used to carry supplies. Everyone had to walk.
Colin was the highest commander of the troop, and Wei-ah was in a place not far from them, as Chen Mu had expected.
Colin would never order him around, and he didn't have any communication with the others, just silently following the troop.
Looking at the youths in the troop who had blank and fearful expressions, Kitt said with emotion, "Among them, there are quite a few who could become qualified warriors in another year or two."
Chen Mu looked at the youths holding the metal weapons in their hands and didn't say anything.
Each of those youths had tender faces, and their fingers were pale from holding the weapons with too much force, revealing their nervousness.
His students were all in that troop, and they were the key targets of protection.
"The Moqi line has always been plagued with misfortunes." Kitt said with a calm face, which surprised Chen Mu a little.
"The reason why the clan moved into the jungle is still unclear, but it can't be anything good."
Kitt's tone was as calm as ever, though a lot louder, "But ever since we entered the jungle, our Moqi line's disasters have never stopped.
The gummy cloud layer disaster was the second.
At the height of the Moqi line's power, the population reached 30 million!
In the clan's history, similar disasters have occurred more than once.
There are records in the clan's history of the wild beasts. Our Moqi line had 500,000 people, and they were reduced by half.
Only 200,000 or so remained.
The snowstorms and floods along the way reduced the clan's numbers, and now there are only 100,000 left. "
The surrounding youths raised their heads one by one and cast their gazes at Kitt, their gazes sad and depressed.
Kitt looked around, looking straight into the eyes of the youths, and his tone suddenly became impassioned. "But our Moqi line has never yielded!
From the outside of the jungle to the inside, our ancestors have struggled with countless wild beasts!
We have survived!
In the first gummy cloud layer disaster, under the circumstances of heavy casualties, our ancestors forcibly completed the migration!
We have survived again!
The snowstorms and floods have brought great harm to our Moqi line, but they have never defeated us!
We are still alive!
Alive with pride! "
The gazes of everyone around, whether they were youths or warriors, suddenly became blazing!
Many of their faces were red, and their noses were heavy!
Slowly looking around, every youth and warrior Kitt touched couldn't help but puff out their chests.
"Today, we have run into danger again!
But I firmly believe that our Moqi line will certainly survive! "
Kitt's voice had become hoarse, and there was no longer any confusion or fear in the gazes of the Moqi Clan. There was only determination and resolution in their eyes.
Looking at Kitt, Chen Mu's heart was full of admiration!
What was a leader?
Kitt had given the best explanation!
Sure enough, some people were born to be leaders, and Kitt was doubtlessly one of those people.
Chen Mu didn't think he could do that, but that didn't prevent him from admiring Kitt.
The only one in the troop who didn't have any reaction was Wei-ah. It was hard to see any fluctuation of emotion from him.
Sometimes Chen Mu couldn't help but wonder if that guy could also use breath control and was in that state at all times.
This ridiculous idea turned around in his mind and disappeared.
The troop's morale soared, and it was like a completely different troop from before, and they advanced a little faster.
Along the way, they could see the markings left by the troops ahead of them, which calmed everyone down a lot.
No one knew where the danger lay in the impenetrable jungle.
No one dared to be careless, even though it was still within their usual range of activity.
On the ninth day, they had already left their usual range of activity.
Along the way, they would sometimes find newly erected tombstones, although they didn't have names, which filled everyone with sorrow.
That also made Colin and the rest feel as though they were facing a great enemy, not daring to relax in the slightest.
The warriors who were protecting the troop had been repeatedly exhorted before they left.
That troop was the future of the village.
Under such enormous pressure, every warrior was constantly on high alert, as though they were walking on thin ice.
Chen Mu was very calm. Compared to when he had been wandering in the jungle with Bo Wen and Cheng Ying, such a large-scale march gave him a much greater sense of security.
He rather liked to chat with Kitt, who was very knowledgeable and tolerant, having a great tolerance for knowledge and ideas he didn't understand.
Alfonso stood gloomily to the side, finding that he couldn't get a word in.
The two of them chatted idly, with Chen Mu talking about some matters of the Heavenly Federation, and Kitt talking about some of the secrets of the Moqi line.
For a true technical madman like Alfonso, apart from technology, everything else was boring and meaningless.
On the fifteenth day, even Chen Mu and Kitt remained silent, needing to conserve their strength.
Actually, it was only Kitt who couldn't hold on, since Chen Mu's physical strength wasn't as weak as he looked.
They encountered fewer and fewer markings along the way, and on the twentieth day, they completely lost contact with the troops ahead of them.
They couldn't find any of the markings!
Uneasiness spread through the entire troop, with the mental qualities of the youths quite different from those of the warriors.
Still, uneasiness pervaded among the warriors.
Colin's face had already been sullen for several days, which made the atmosphere even more oppressive.
That wasn't the only bad thing about the situation.
They had no way to retreat!
During that time, the density of the gummy clouds falling from the sky was a lot higher than before, and retreating at that time would only lead to death.
What worried them even more was whether the troops behind them could survive such a dense rain of gummy clouds.
Colin found Kitt, who had already become the true backbone of the troop.
Only, Kitt's condition was terrible!
The frail Kitt had fallen ill after such a long and arduous journey!
That was a fatal blow to the troop.
The troop was on the verge of collapse!