The entire school embarks on a survival journey, starting from a primeval rainforest.

"Is Jiang Fan feeling unwell?" Ding Rui asked quickly when she saw that Jiang Fan looked unwell. "I know some massage techniques, would you like me to try?"

"Massage?" Jiang Fan looked Ding Rui up and down, a little curious. Was she really a freshman like him?

Are you sure you don't have any side hustles?

"Giving it a try is fine, my shoulders are sore right now." Jiang Fan smiled, then changed the subject, "But let me make this clear from the start: I appreciate Qi Ran's good intentions in 'helping' me negotiate without consulting me, but I don't approve of the outcome."

Qi Ran's face stiffened: "Jiang Fan, these were the conditions you personally proposed. Are you going back on your word now? Going back on your word isn't good for your reputation, is it?"

Jiang Fan was disgusted by Qi Ran's hypocrisy and gave him a dismissive glance: "Did I say that myself? Did I?"

"You said that in front of so many people on the third floor, and you dare to say it but not admit it?"

"Heh." Jiang Fan scoffed, "You know it's the 'third floor'! What I'm saying is for everyone on the third floor, what does it have to do with the fourth floor?"

Qi Ran sensed the sarcasm in Jiang Fan's tone and became even more embarrassed and angry: "What's wrong with the fourth floor? Are you planning to treat me differently?"

"What's wrong with being treated differently?" Jiang Fan waved his hand to interrupt the other person. "After the flood, the third floor accepted us, but the fourth floor refused to let the boys go up."

The third and fourth floors treated us differently, so why can't I be treated differently?

The supplies on the third floor have now been distributed to the survivors on the first, second, and third floors.

If I agree to your conditions, wouldn't that mean leaving all the supplies on the fourth floor to the people on the fourth floor?

Is this fair to the girl on the third floor?

Ding Rui's sweet smile gradually faded.

She thought that with her beauty and humble attitude, she would have no problem winning over Jiang Fan, a freshman, but she didn't expect him to be so assertive and articulate.

Qi Ran, his face flushed red from the rebuttal, still stubbornly argued, "We're all in the same boat, what's the point of being so calculating?"

"Please calm down, there might really be a misunderstanding..." Ding Rui tried to mediate.

Jiang Fan interrupted directly: "If you want the key, go talk to Nangong Yue. She can represent my stance."

His tone was firm, leaving no room for the other party to argue further.

Ding Rui's smile vanished completely as Lin Feng pushed her and Qi Ran out of the room.

The moment the door closed, Ding Rui's fake smile vanished, replaced by a dark glare as she glared at Qi Ran: "Is this what you meant by 'very confident'?"

She left after saying that.

Qi Ran returned to the dormitory. When her roommates asked her questions, she forced a smile and brushed them off, but when she turned around, she looked at the murky water outside the window with a gloomy expression.

"Why is it always him who gets to steal the spotlight..." he muttered to himself, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the window frame.

...

In the dormitory.

After chasing the two away, Jiang Fan quickly picked up the tabby cat on the bed and looked at the torn blanket with a pained expression.

This is a brand new quilt that he just got.

"Stop shouting, stop shouting, I'll take you to catch fish."

The reason he was in such a hurry to send Qi Ran and the other person away was because this little thing had been shouting "I'm starving, I'm starving!" and "I want to eat fish, I want to eat fish!"

He even started tearing down the house because Jiang Fan ignored him.

Before leaving, Jiang Fan handed the key to the fourth floor to Lin Feng and asked him to go and explain the situation to Nangong Yue.

He wasn't good at arguing with girls, so instead of wasting his energy fighting with Ding Rui, he'd rather let magic defeat magic.

Only after Jiang Fan carried the tabby cat out of the dormitory did the little creature calm down, meowing, "Why didn't you agree to their plan just now?"

Jiang Fan was taken aback, not expecting the tabby cat to be so intelligent, even though it had just been throwing a tantrum like a child.

Stroking the tabby cat's soft fur, he explained, "Not many people on the fourth floor know that I retrieved the key. If I give all the supplies to them, my gratitude points will be wasted."

There was one more thing Jiang Fan didn't say: if Qi Ran and the other person took the key and secretly divided up the supplies, it wouldn't just be a matter of gratitude points.

The tabby cat nodded thoughtfully and continued meowing, "This cat is hungry and wants to eat fish."

Jiang Fan: "..."

Just then, the system voice sounded again.

Congratulations on receiving 80 points of gratitude from Nangong Yue!

Jiang Fan opened the system to confirm, feeling delighted.

Even though Nangong Yue had already contributed a lot of gratitude points when distributing supplies, he was still pleasantly surprised to receive so many gratitude points simply by handing over the key to the 4th floor to her.

Moreover, if this matter is handled well, it should also garner a lot of gratitude from other people in the future.

He couldn't help but think that if everyone could be as grateful as Nangong Yue, his gratitude points would probably have exceeded 1,000, enough to get another blue blind box.

...

When I arrived at the stairwell, a lot of people had already gathered there.

They held fishing rods that were either clothes poles or mop handles, with hooks made from paper clips or similar contraptions tied to the other end with silk thread they had somehow acquired.

Although it was very simple, there were many fish in the water, so everyone had a good catch.

"Here it comes again!" Ji Ran shouted cheerfully, pulling up a red-bellied piranha.

"There are so many fish! It feels like you could catch them without even using bait."

"I was worried about food, but it turns out there's no shortage of food at all!"

The chubby boy, Ji Ran, asked, "Do you guys think there really are caimans and anacondas in the water that Jiang Fan mentioned? Why haven't we seen any?"

"You're a real tiger. Just stay put and fish. If a big one comes along, you'll swallow it whole."

"What are you talking about? Me, avoid his sharp edge? Come and bite me if you dare!" The chubby boy stiffened his neck, looking fearless.

It was as if they were truly unafraid of death.

However, the people around him scoffed at him, simply because everyone was standing on the stairs leading from the third to the fourth floor, fishing down.

Even if there were some big creature in the water, it wouldn't be able to pass through the iron railings and threaten the group.

Just as everyone was chatting and laughing, the ripples on the water seemed to become more chaotic than before, and several small fish that were about to bite the hook suddenly swam away.

However, this subtle change went unnoticed by everyone.

Only one bald man stood out from the crowd. He casually moved a computer chair to the platform beside the water and sat fishing: "You bunch of cowards, please use your brains a little. Just because someone says there's something underwater doesn't mean it is. If there really were crocodiles or pythons or something, would anyone who went in have come back to life?"

Although he didn't mention anyone's name, everyone knew who he was talking about.

The people on the stairs looked rather unpleasant after he lectured them.

They had warned the bald man before not to get so close to the water and risk his life, but he wouldn't listen.

She then used the opportunity of chatting to hint at it again, but unexpectedly, the bald man not only didn't appreciate it, but also hurled insults at her.

Just then, Ji Ran saw Jiang Fan at the top of the stairs and quickly greeted him happily, "Jiang Fan, are you here to fish too? Come over here, there's a spot."

As he spoke, the chubby boy shifted his bulky body, pushing his companion up to make room for him.

Jiang Fan replied with a smile, "Ji Ran, right? I just came to see if I could get the kitten a fish to eat."

When the dormitories were assigned, Ji Ran's gratitude level was second only to Nangong Yue and Lin Feng, so Jiang Fan had a deep impression of him.

The bald man also saw Jiang Fan, snorted coldly, and said nothing more.

Jiang Fan didn't bother with him, simply because the other person was one of Qi Ran's roommates, a guy Jiang Fan had long labeled as an "ungrateful wretch."

But at that moment, the water surface suddenly began to ripple violently, and the fish could be vaguely seen scattering in all directions, and the lively scene of them biting the hook suddenly became quiet.

The bald man squatted down in front of the puddle and began to observe it with suspicion.

The tabby cat in Jiang Fan's arms suddenly meowed, "Run! Something big is coming!"