Because what Gu Qi ordered at that time was to wait until all the water was collected before distributing it to everyone.
This will prevent some people from drinking the water all at once, and then continuing to collect water with the empty bottle, which will greatly increase the time they have to store water.
It was precisely because of Gu Qi's move at that time that most people's attention was almost entirely on the bottles of water.
Even when Gu Qi and the others returned to the camp, almost no one noticed them.
However, Mrs. Meng, who was indifferent by nature, saw Gu Qi and the others as soon as they came back.
Mrs. Meng immediately stood up, walked forward, held Gu Qi's hands, and said with a smile, "How is it? You didn't encounter any danger, did you?"
Gu Qi smiled and shook her head, "There is no danger. Thank you, Mrs. Meng, for your concern."
"It's just that we searched all around and couldn't find any other water sources."
Gu Qi said, deliberately showing a trace of annoyance.
Of course, she made this expression deliberately for Carlo to see.
Carlo, who had been paying attention to Gu Qi and the others, naturally saw the expression on Gu Qi's face.
Seeing the sincere expression on Gu Qi's face, Carlo naturally withdrew his gaze.
Mrs. Meng comforted Gu Qi with a smile and said, "It doesn't matter, just forget it if I can't find it. I hope you can come back safely."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Gu Qi smiled and shook her head, "It's not hard, this is what it should be."
After saying that, Gu Qi turned to look in the direction of the stone wall and said, "We will continue setting off after the water is collected. There is still a long way to go."
Mrs. Meng smiled and nodded, looking at Gu Qi with eyes full of love and appreciation.
Soon, all the bottles were filled with more than half of the water.
And Gu Qi also asked everyone to claim their own bottles.
After everyone got their own drinking water, Gu Qi motioned for everyone to tidy up before continuing on their way...
In this way, Gu Qi and the others continued heading south, continuing to shuttle through the woods...
After walking for another two days, Gu Qi and the others arrived at a decent resting place on the morning of the third day.
Although this resting place is still in the wilderness, it is still better than using the sky as their quilt and the earth as their bed.
At this time, everyone was resting in an abandoned church.
Most of the church collapsed. Judging from the signs of collapse, it should have been destroyed by artillery shells during the last war between Sangha and Shatan.
Gu Qi and the others could even see several long-corroded bones among the collapsed ruins.
Obviously, these unlucky guys were left here forever before they had time to leave when the shells exploded.
Although most of the church collapsed, the other half is still relatively intact.
At least the church has a roof, which can shield them from the increasingly fierce sun above their heads.
At this time, everyone was exhausted. After two days and two nights of continuous travel, they only slept for less than four hours in total.
The half bottle of water they had collected under the stone wall had already been drank dry.
At this time, everyone was hungry and thirsty. The extreme hunger made them almost unable to walk.
Naturally, Gu Qi and the others have not been idle these two days.
They took advantage of the darkness and once again used the old strategy to push back a small camp and a small outpost in Tekafu. During the process, they also blew up a convoy transporting arms in Tekafu.
Likewise, all the soldiers under Carlo they encountered on the way were spared.