After arriving at the Supply Point, the big boss, who remained enigmatic most of the time, somehow found the urge to talk. After correcting Zhao Xi, Ronan turned to Lao Yao and said:
"You know this place best."
Lao Yao answered, "Yes."
Ronan then asked Fris, "You've been here before?"
Fris gave a heh-heh laugh. "It's quite different from before."
"How is it different?"
That stumped Fris.
How clear could memories from over a decade ago really be? He could only say that the changes were enormous, but when it came to putting them into words, he had no idea where to begin.
Lao Yao came to his rescue. "The biggest changes here are actually in the farmland."
"Oh?"
"Back then, the Long Tail River area was an important growing region for us vagrants in the mountains. Paddy fields, dry fields, terraced fields—we planted wherever we could squeeze something in. Nowadays, though, the surrounding farmland has probably all been abandoned and turned into depots and warehouses."
With Lao Yao taking over, Fris breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the group was about to enter the Supply Point's main building and that wearing armor would be inconvenient, he fell behind with Zhao Xi to remove their Exoskeleton Armor before following them inside.
At the same time, he had the cautious and meticulous Liu Fengming remain armored and keep watch outside.
This was different from Eagle Head Yard. Aside from those Ability Users who were at least C-Rank, the detection module had scanned quite a few lethal military weapons along the way. He had even spotted several militarized concealed bunkers, presumably intended to defend against attacks by Wilderness Aberrant Species. Yet in the hands of someone with ill intent, they could also become a grave threat.
Honestly, Fris had not felt