Mr. Chi's expression remained unchanged. "I'm not saying all this to win your sympathy for Zone 023. I just want to explain things clearly for this child. He may be young, but he knows right from wrong. The special circumstances in Zone 023 haven't turned him into a child with warped values."
"I can see that," Xu Huo said. Compared with other players, those in Zone 023 seemed a little more "honorable."
"Let me apologize on his behalf," Mr. Chi said. "And thank you for showing mercy."
They knew that if Xu Huo and the others hadn't held back, Xiao Lai and the other two would have been dead by now.
Mr. Chi kept his word. When he learned that they were heading to Gemini City, he arranged for the mask man to lead them there.
"There are two cities in Gemini City. First City is closer, while Second City is farther away. If you're going to First City, you can set out tomorrow morning and arrive by evening. There's no better place to rest nearby, so you can spend the night here."
"The temperature stays high all the way from here to First City in Gemini City, even at night. Spending too long in that heat drains your strength quickly."
Looking out from the small town, they could see that there truly wasn't a better place to stay nearby. When Qiu Ming and Cao Qinglin seemed interested, Xu Huo agreed to spend the night there.
The ground was hot, so the many people there had to squeeze into underground passages or tunnels. Players in dungeons usually didn't fuss over their accommodations; they could just lay out a sleeping bag in a tunnel.
There were only three children, but the dozen or so Evolved Humans were different from the players.