With so many players keeping watch outside, Xu Huo had slept well. He stepped out feeling refreshed and greeted the people across from him in a good mood.
The middle-aged player had tried to find a chance to speak with Xu Huo alone, but after Dark Under the Lamp and the players from Polar Safe Zone kept interrupting, he was taken away by people Fei Xian had assigned. After all, he would be staying in the Safe Zone for a long time, and the Safe Zone was responsible for arranging suitable lodgings for him.
The middle-aged player had already agreed to stay, so of course he didn't refuse their kind offer.
Fei Xian explained what had happened to Dr. Joyce. He said Dr. Joyce had once lived in Polar Safe Zone for a while, originally to research a Potion that could treat Black Thorn Disease. But the cost was too high, and the Safe Zone had run into some problems at the time and couldn't afford the research, so they had to suspend the experiments. Not long afterward, Dr. Joyce had left of his own accord, saying before he went that he was going to CK22 Safe Zone.
CK22 Safe Zone had been overrun during an Alien tide. The consequences of the Alien horde's rampage had been devastating. Only a handful of people from the Safe Zone had managed to escape before the Aliens attacked; the rest had been used as food by the Aliens that later occupied the city.
"There are still Aliens in that Safe Zone, but not many," Fei Xian said. "Dr. Joyce definitely won't be there now, but the buildings are still in fairly good shape. We might find some clues."
He also offered to have a few players accompany them, in case Xu Huo and