"I will send you off one last time" [Global Examination]

[40] You Seem Delicious: Distressed Invigilators

When the examinees entered the center, the ship crew saw them as uninvited guests and didn't have a good expression on their face.

Of course, it would be impossible for them to have a good expression after living on a remote island like this for eight whole months.

"..."

Everyone sighed.

Yeah, that was a very good point. Especially if there was a food shortage... and now, suddenly, there was double the amount of people to feed.

Now that the examinees were providing them with medicine, their attitudes changed significantly.

Some people perked up.

Okay, that was good. The more they got along with the crewmates, the better.

The crew would still be stubborn and refuse to use up their cargo, but maybe they could direct the examinees to locations where they picked up supplies previously.

It was unlikely to work, in this frozen wasteland... but it was a good start, and was better than nothing.

To express their appreciation, the ship crew decided to share their fire with the examines. With this, everyone huddled into the inner cave.

The cave was very small. As soon as the examinees entered, all the remaining space inside was filled.

Everyone else nodded.

Alright, this was good. Now that they were sharing the fire, the examinees would be able to warm up. With everyone huddling inside that small room like penguins, they'd also be able to share some warmth...

They didn't see how that would suddenly help the crew members recover, not when that fire looked like it was on the verge of going out...

The man with the buzzcut gestured for everyone to quieten down: "The captain stayed up all night. Try to keep quiet and avoid waking him up."

He pointed at a figure in the corner.

It was a middle-aged man. He huddled a little further away allowing the rest of the crew to sit closer to the fire.

Facing the fire, he slept with a frown on this face. The light from the fire alone wasn't enough to change his pale complexion. Instead, it made his sunken cheeks and protruding cheekbones even more prominent.

They couldn't help but feel sorry for the captain. Sure, he was just an NPC... but the System had very realistic simulations and examinations, so if they discounted the fact that they knew that this was an exam...

This guy looked like any regular guy... who just happened to be sick and dying...

Who hasn't seen an elderly family member being sent to the hospital, their bodies failing them slowly, as they wasted away in a hospital, medical treatments being unable to truly fix anything except for giving them a painless death...

Their poor soft human hearts couldn't take it.

It just looked too real.

"Captain?" Di Li assessed that person curiously and whispered: "Is he called Barentsz?"

Several crew members looked at him strangely.

"What's wrong?" Di Li panicked. He quickly added: "I was just-"

Before he could finish, a young crew member exclaimed with surprise: "How did you know? Are you a wizard?"

They couldn't help but laugh at that.