Change

The cold wind tugged at the hem of Xia Lun's clothes. He shifted his focus from matters beyond the Scenario world back to the world itself.

In this world, anyone who had completed the Fourfold Pilgrimage was a major figure in every sense of the word. Bird, as a baron, clearly did not qualify.

So Bird must have another, hidden identity besides his title. He was likely deeply connected to the Annihilation Cult.

He might even be one of its leaders!

By ordinary reasoning, if Bird recognized Renee, he would most likely become Xia Lun's enemy.

But Xia Lun could not simply kill him now. He still needed Bird to organize the refugees and dig through the collapse ahead.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Lun felt the cold sting fill his nose. Then he slowly exhaled, letting his tangled thoughts go with it.

He needed to prepare for both possibilities.

If Bird kept his word, Xia Lun could wait until the collapse was cleared, then leave with Renee.

But if Bird broke his promise—or even turned against him—Xia Lun would have to seize control of the refugee group and make them clear the collapse himself.

With that settled, Xia Lun looked at Buster beside him.

"Lord Xia Lun, would you like to pick a horse first, or take us to the Storage Room to move the supplies?" Buster asked, sounding a little stiff.

Xia Lun gave him a warm smile. "Let's move the supplies from the Darkroom first."

Before long, Xia Lun led Renee and the Baron's Guards to the Storage Room.

After considerable effort, the guards carried a large quantity of supplies from the Storage Room back to camp.

Once they returned, Xia Lun finally got the horse he had been longing for.

It was a tall, handsome white