My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 217 Join
Four men and two women, a total of six people, were on the verge of dehydration and thought they were going to die in this desolate ruin today.

Unexpectedly, they escaped from a desperate situation and encountered Xin Nian and her team, even managing to get a bowl of water from them.

After drinking a bowl of water, none of the six of them wanted to leave a single drop.

The fire-elemental sorcerer took the lead and knelt down before Xin Nian and the others with a thud, repeatedly bowing and expressing his gratitude.

The others also knelt down upon seeing this.

"Get up." Xin Nian hated all this bowing and sizing them up. "Are you a family? Did you escape from Kuaizhou?"

The fire-elemental sorcerer nodded, opened his still-dry lips, and said wearily, "My name is Yang Dagang, and this is my wife and son."

“Those are my friends Sun Shan and his wife and their youngest son. Our two families used to be neighbors and we ran a security escort agency together.”

"A sudden fire broke out in Kuaizhou City, burning everything and destroying almost all the houses. Many people were buried in the ruins and were unable to escape."

"Our two families were lucky; at least we managed to survive half our lives on the way here."

The middle-aged man named Sun Shan nodded in agreement. "Thank you all for giving us water. We've been trying to find groundwater all the way here, but we haven't been able to find it."

All six of Sun Shan's lips were peeling and cracked, their lips were pale, and there was a row of blisters at the corners of their mouths, making them almost unrecognizable.

"Give them another bowl of water." Xin Nian saw that the six people were in such a sorry state that she asked Chen Ling to scoop two more ladles of water for them.

The six people expressed their gratitude repeatedly, and gulped down the water in one go.

After drinking two bowls of water, hunger surged up, and all six of them started rumbling in their stomachs at the same time.

Xin Nian looked at the six unlucky guys and asked, "Are there two other sorcerers among you?"

Yang Dagang, a fire-based sorcerer, hesitated for a moment before cautiously asking, "When you say 'sorcerer,' are you referring to the small flame I emitted?"

Xin Nian nodded. "You must have heard about this before. Some people in this world are different from others, like you, a fire-type sorcerer who can conjure flames with your hands."

Yang Dagang glanced at Sun Shan, who quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying, "To be honest, besides my brother, my father and I also possess some strange and unusual skills."

After saying that, Sun Shan flipped his hand and rubbed a brick together with his bare hands...

Xin Nian's eyes lit up. "Oh, is this your attack skill?"

This guy isn't going to just keep hacking people away with bricks to carve a path for his team, is he...?

Xin Nian guessed correctly, and Sun Shan, feeling rather embarrassed, scratched his head.

“My youngest son, Sun Chengye, has the same extraordinary abilities as me. But his talent seems to be much better than mine; besides being able to make bricks, he can also build things like earthen walls.”

"Oh, oh." Xin Nian turned to look at Sun Chengye.

The young man looked to be in his early twenties, his face was so dark that it was hard to tell what he looked like. When she glanced at him, he grinned, showing his big white teeth, and smiled shyly.

"Big Brother," Xin Nian said with a beaming smile, looking at Yang Dagang and Sun Shan, "would you like to join our group?"

Yang Dagang's wife was somewhat excited, "Miss, are you really willing to take us in?"

The young girl nodded repeatedly, "Of course, our group currently has more than 300 people. There are also more than 200 fellow villagers following behind. If you want to join, then you will be official members of our Xinghui Group."

“Yes, yes, our official members have really great benefits. Many people want to join but can’t.” Zhao Hu nodded repeatedly, trying to convince the six of them, “Just trust our girls. Follow our girls, and you definitely won’t go hungry.”

Yang Dagang glanced at the large group of people behind the little girl and asked in a low voice, "So, can I come with you to find water and food from now on? How will we share the food?" He was quite worried that unequal distribution might cause some conflicts. It was best to clarify some things beforehand.

"Don't worry, our group has a complete points system booklet. The greater your contribution, the more points you get. As long as you have points, you can exchange them for anything—food, clothing, and daily necessities are all available."

Sun Shan's wife was also somewhat intrigued. "Really? Then, where is our group planning to go?"

"Our team leader has designated a perfect route; we can't go wrong by following it."

Yang Dagang's face was tanned dark, and he looked at Xin Nian and her group with a somewhat dazed expression.

Did they really meet a benefactor?
"Can we see the leader?" The title "leader" sounds strange, but the team must have their reasons for using it.

Zhao Hu coughed lightly, "The commander took the team out for a run earlier. He should be back before noon. I'll introduce you to him then."

Running? A look of disbelief flashed across the faces of all six of them at the same time.

What the hell?
Aren't they in a hurry? The sun is about to come out, why would they be running?
"Haha, you'll understand later." Zhao Hu patted Yang Dagang's shoulder. "Brother, don't hesitate, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I only spoke to you sincerely because I felt we clicked. You guys, meeting our girls is like having a windfall!"

Sister-in-law Yang tugged at her husband's arm.

Yang Dagang quickly cupped his hands to Xin Nian, "Thank you for the invitation, young lady. We, we are willing."

Sun Shan and his wife also expressed their willingness to join.

But at the same time, the six people's stomachs started rumbling and making a rumbling noise.

Sister-in-law Sun smiled sheepishly, "We used up all our food and water while running."

They had actually been hungry for three days.

But compared to hunger, the most unbearable thing is thirst.

The water supply had been cut off two days earlier, and the six of them didn't know how they had managed to get here by sheer willpower.

It was hot and thirsty. Every time I thought I could find a little bit of groundwater, I was disappointed.

To the six people's surprise, when they were on the verge of despair, Xin Nian's team appeared and came to their rescue.

Therefore, Sun Shan, Yang Dagang, and the others felt that they should have some good fortune.

Xin Nian introduced herself and her group to Mr. and Mrs. Yang and Sun, and then said to Chen Ling, "Let's buy them some food on credit first, and they can pay us back with points later."

Chen Ling nodded, turned around and took a small bag of dry food from the mule cart, handing it to the two families, "You can divide it among yourselves."

Mr. and Mrs. Yang Dagang were overjoyed and quickly presented the gifts with both hands, expressing their gratitude one by one.

Chen Ling then gave them points for the science booklets, and the six of them listened very attentively and tried their best to take notes.

After giving a general overview, Chen Ling added, "It's okay if you can't remember. You can go to Vice Captain Mianmian's place and look through the points booklet. It's filled with very detailed information."

"Okay, okay, thank you very much, Miss Chen." Mr. and Mrs. Yang thanked her quickly.

"Is there anything I can do for the team?"

"Nothing much for now," Chen Ling replied casually. "We need to get to Yangzhu Town within two days, and then we'll see what the team leader decides."