It was only natural for different people to give different accounts, but that made Mr. Chi and the others they'd encountered earlier seem like idiots. Surely such an obvious lie would be easy to see through. Couldn't they just ask anyone once they entered Gemini City?
Then what was the point of going to all that trouble to lie to them?
It wouldn't earn them sympathy or help.
However, neither the people of Gemini City nor Dai Song and the others shared Mr. Chi and his companions' distinctive features.
They'd also seen the wanted posters for people from Zone 023 in Gemini City, so Cao Qinglin didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she continued smoothly, "I see. The Dungeon background said Gemini City had been massacred before. I thought everyone from Zone 023 had migrated from other sub-districts."
"That's impossible," Dai Song said flatly, as if he'd sensed something too.
His attitude had changed noticeably. But from the way people in Gemini City ignored the wanted posters, it was clear that Mr. Chi and his companions weren't the only ones hostile to the current District Government. Ordinary citizens under its rule also hated anyone bearing a number.
For now, they could set aside the grudge between the two sides.
Xu Huo asked about the District Government of Zone 023.
"The District Government is far from Gemini City," Dai Song said. "It takes several days' drive to get out of the high-temperature zone. The zone covers two-thirds of the land in Zone 023 that can still be used."
He didn't seem keen to act as their guide and explain the situation in Zone 023. Only when pressed did he offer a few brief answers. From what they'd learned, Zone 023 was a place with a harsh environment, badly regressed technology, and