"Their presence is truly formidable. They look even stronger than the Mole People's Guard Team."
"Exactly. I wonder if they'd be willing to let us leave the city and move here."
"They probably won't refuse, right? Didn't Mr. Wasteland Wolf say that their settlement was recruiting laborers?"
"What a pity this war came so suddenly. Otherwise, we could have observed them more and contacted them before coming."
Blocked at the territory's border by eight guards, the wanderers who had fled the city on foot could only stop and remain where they were.
At first, they were somewhat terrified.
But after standing around for a while, perhaps because last night's riot had frightened them so badly that no one had managed to sleep,
more than eighty people sat bare-legged in the damp mud, leaning against one another as they dozed off.
Soon, snores rose all around them, and they did not seem to care in the slightest that something unexpected might happen.
Noticing that only a few people in the group had yet to fall asleep, Lu Zhou's heart stirred. He quietly recorded their physical features in the game channel.
On Earth, he had been the owner of a board-game shop, running a small murder-mystery business aimed at young people.
Because he had served as a conscript for two years in college, he had successfully been selected for the Tian Yuan Army.
Unfortunately, after the Tian Yuan Army's restructuring, only a batch of elite soldiers with combat experience needed to be retained.
During a major competition, Lu Zhou failed to make it through the final round because of his naturally weak physique. In the end, he could only follow the restructuring and be assigned to the Hope Village Guards.
Fortunately, Li Hu, the security minister, saw another side of him besides