The fruit gathering didn't take long, about an hour, before the women who went to gather the fruits trickled back to the camp.
There were over a dozen when they left, but fewer than ten returned.
No need for many words; those who didn't return probably ventured too far away and could never come back; or perhaps, they encountered a roaming soul and lost their lives for good.
Fortunately, these soldiers have experienced much and are used to death, so they are not troubled by feelings of fear or sorrow.
Over there, the officials began arranging the night shift, while the rest started to sleep with their eyes closed.
Sleeping is one of the few happy things left for mortals in this end-of-days world. In dreams, perhaps they can forget hunger and fatigue;
Tian Lin and Master Listening Rain did not sleep, both quietly meditating with their eyes closed.
Tian Lin even took a moment to secretly eat three Ghost Cry Fruits.
