Chapter 816
“Our teammate, Zoey, has a fever. She’s on her period. The medication she can take is limited. Mike had only been working with medicine for a year and couldn’t solve the problem. Would you please do us a favor?” said Gerald.
Aria asked, “What have you got?”
Mike took the communicator and said quickly, “Most of it is for injuries. We only have some cold pills.”
“Aria, can Zoey take these pills?
“No, they’re too strong. You can’t use them,” Aria said firmly.
Aria frowned and shot a cold glare at the drone lying at the cave entrance. “Doesn’t the State Security Bureau ever think about the special needs of girls when they’re preparing supplies?”
There was a brief silence on the other end of the communicator.
Aria went on, “The rain’s abated. There are plenty of herbal plants around. You guys can go look for some. Can Gerald turn on the video?”
Gerald took the communicator and said, “Do you have a computer?”
“Yeah,” said Aria.
Aria called over Jocelyn, and the two of them ducked into the tent.
Aria painted a few herbal plants and sent the drawings to Gerald. “Once you find them, call me to confirm,” said Aria.
Gerald said earnestly, “Thanks. We owe you so much, and we’ll help you win.”
Gerald thought, ‘Luck is essential, but we’re really unlucky.
‘First, Clifford stepped on a landmine, and then Zoey was down with a fever.
‘Without Aria’s help, we would’ve been eliminated ages ago.‘
Aria said coolly, “Go look for herbs first.”
Outside the competition site, Fillip frowned. “Who prepared the supplies? Did no one think about what girls might need during their period?”
A staff member muttered, “They’re all men. It’s not surprising they didn’t think of it.”
“Someone brought this up last time. We’ve mentioned it more than once, but nothing ever changes,” a girl said with a snarky tone.
The guys standing around looked awkward.
They’d never thought this to be that serious, but seeing Zoey in so much pain, they changed their minds.
None of them had ever considered this before.
“This can’t happen again,” Fillip said in a grave voice.
“Yes, sir,” the staff member hurriedly said.
Another leader watching the match said, “Maybe we should change the rules. If one teammate gets eliminated, the whole team is out. A lot of them might get demotivated,
“But if a team can still win even when they’re short–handed, that just proves how strong they are.”
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Chapter 816
The leader thought, ‘The intent of the rule was to show how important teammates are.
‘Under no circumstances would you give up on your teammate.
‘But sometimes, the stricter the rules are, the more you actually see who your teammates are.
‘Take Zoey’s case, for example. If she got eliminated, and it didn’t affect the team’s chances in the competition, would her teammates choose to keep her around, or eliminate her themselves?‘
Fillip chimed in, “When the competition is over, we can hold a meeting to discuss this.”
Zoey was trembling in pain, and she could only swallow the bitter herbal liquid on instinct.
“Thank you,” she said weakly and fainted again.
It wasn’t until her fever had subsided that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
When Zoey woke up again, she was surprised to find that her abdominal pain had resolved.
She froze for a second, then got up and walked out of the tent. She found Clifford and Mike were still at the campsite.
“Where is everyone else?” Zoey asked.
Clifford looked up and said, “They went to gather intel. How are you feeling?”
Zoey suddenly remembered she’d been sick, and her face went pink. “Sorry, before I got into the competition, I took some medicine. I thought it’d be
fine.”
Mike said gently, “It’s fine. HQ just sent us a new supply pack. Go check it out.”
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