"Points?!" Jake and Alfius asked in unison.


    "Exactly," Nash began to exin his understanding. "If what the God of Equilibrium does is absolutely fair, then the gains must be bnced by risks. It guides us to perform tasks but also gives us choices.


    "Probably because this barrier seeks absolute bnce as well, all judgments are not made by the God of Equilibrium. Such subjective choices wouldn''t fall under ''bnce.'' Instead, an objective point system is used as the basis." Jake frowned and was deep in thought. At this moment, Alfius voiced his doubts, "Even so, these concepts are created by the God of Equilibrium. Can they truly be absolutely fair?"


    "Go and count the dead and injured." Nash pointed to the crowd. "Since the wolves arrivedst night, their main targets were people from our n. All six who died were from our n, and most of the ten injured were from our n too. "Let me ask you one more thing. Why is it that out of all the injured, only Sven has a high fever?"


    Alfius suddenly understood. "Because he snitched?"


    "Exactly!" Nash nodded. "If the concept that points gained is proportional to the danger faced is absolute, then Sven''s act of snitching reduced the danger to our n, which vites this rule. That''s why only he has a high fever." "So, what do we do next?" Jake asked.


    Nash shook his head. "If we stop doing tasks, everyone will be safe. But we can''t predict what will happen next week. I need to take care of Sven for a few days. His injuries aren''t serious, but the persistent fever is dangerous." "What do you think, Jake?" Alfius asked.


    Jake looked at the injured peoplenovelbin


    and rubbed his eyes with a worried expression, "Alfius, how about we let both ns stay together for now?1


    think it''s necessary to con


    our forces to handle any other emergencies."


    Alfius nodded. "I think the same. I''ll continue searching around the mountain to see if I can find other survivors."


    After making their n, the three


    began to get busy. Nash returned to


    a small shelter next to the main one As the leaders feared Sven''s might be contagious, they had ced him in a more remote


    location away from the main


    gathering area.


    Seeing that Sven''s condition had not improved, Nash was troubled. Although he considered himself somewhat of a doctor, he did not know what to do without any supplies. At this moment, Marie walked in. "Nash..."


    "What is it, Marie?"


    Marie looked around to make sure no one was nearby before cautiously approaching Nash. "I... I have something to tell you..."


    "Oh?" Seeing Marie''s mysterious behavior, Nash was curious. "What is it?"


    Marie stammered, "Yesterday... early


    in the morning... I found a leaf next


    to my bed... with writing on it in


    some unknown liquid. It was telling meu me to... leave the n after the


    bonfire was lit."


    "What?!" Nash was shocked. "Where''s the leaf?"


    Marie pulled out a crumpled leaf from her pocket. Nash took the leaf and sniffed it. Apart from the smell of sweat and the leaf itself, the scent on the writing was...


    "Is this for real..."