"At least, it still matters for now, doesn't it?" Li Tiegen gazed solemnly at the sky. This veteran had a keen intuition that things would change sooner or later, but he would persevere because of his faith in the country.

When there was no wall to shield him from the wind and rain, he became the wall himself; when there was no one behind him to fight, he took up his spear to stop the fighting. This was the mission his faith had given him.

Ning Yanlan fell silent. She wanted to believe the warlord, but the destruction of her department had chilled her heart.

“Join the camp, this city needs you!” Li Tiegen said meaningfully.

Zhu Penghai and the others were also waiting for Jiang Yuan and Ning Yanlan to speak.

Ning Yanlan glanced at Jiang Yuan and passed the question to him. Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and then said, "In the early days of the apocalypse, we don't want to settle down in a faction too early!"

This is similar to how sparrows choose good trees to roost in during a strong wind. You don't know when some trees will fall, or when the dwelling you've painstakingly built will become the tree's burial ground. Sometimes, it's enough to stay in the forest during a strong wind; there's no need to take root too early.

“Me too!” Ning Yanlan echoed.

He had originally wanted to express some sentiments, but Ning Yanlan's words, "Me too," completely extinguished his feelings.

"I won't force you, after all, everyone has their own choices!" Li Tiegen smiled on his aged face.

"Brother Jiang Yuan, did you come to the camp today to join our Gale Squad?" Zhuo Penghai then remembered to ask the other party's purpose.

"No, I was just bored this afternoon, so I came to take a look! To learn about other people's journey to becoming stronger!" Jiang Yuan explained.

Zhu Penghai nodded after listening and said with emotion, "Cultivation is not something you can do behind closed doors. Besides, none of us have had any prior experience with it, so we need to get together often to discuss it."

"Dahai, you take good care of them. I'm going to take care of other things at the camp!" Li Tiegen realized there was no need for him to stay, so he decided to leave.

"Well then, take care, Uncle Li. I won't see you off!" Zhu Penghai and Li Tiegen had a good relationship, and there was no need for too much formality between them.

Li Tiegen smiled slightly, then lifted his foot and left.

"Uncle Li, you need to be careful of that person. He's already at the fifth level, and he's subtly stronger than you!"

In the end, after hesitating for a while, Jiang Yuan told Li Tiegen about Fang Rong's hidden strength.

"Good eye!" Li Tiegen didn't turn around, but his approval was evident. "Don't worry, no one in the camp has the ability to keep me here!"

Jiang Yuan paused slightly, then thought about it and understood. Grandpa Li must have some hidden methods. His combat strength might be similar to Ning Yanlan's, allowing him to challenge opponents of higher levels. This could be seen from his talent, the Spear of War.

"What do you mean? Fang Rong has been hiding his true strength?"

As soon as Li Tiegen left, Zhu Penghai couldn't sit still. Jiang Yuan's words just now made it clear that Fang Rong's strength was more than what was on the surface.

"That guy's physical strength was no less than Grandpa Li's soul strength!" Jiang Yuan reminded Zhu Penghai.

"Impossible, I beat that guy up not long ago!" Zhu Penghai immediately refused.

"Don't forget, only seven days have passed. Your previous period may have been just a blink of an eye in some people's eyes. What's impossible?" Jiang Yuan said bluntly. He didn't want this guy to lose his life because of arrogance.

"Sigh!" Zhu Penghai sighed, "That's right, in just seven days, everything has changed from equality to a hierarchy of strength and weakness. What else is impossible!"

Seeing Zhu Penghai sigh, Ning Yanlan said, "We came here this afternoon for two reasons: first, to see your base, and second, to inquire about the Heaven and Earth Society. Does anyone know anything about it?"

"Do you have conflicts with the Heaven and Earth Society?" Zhu Penghai asked, frowning.

“There are some,” Ning Yanlan said, but did not specify what the conflicts were.

"Let's go inside and talk! I'll make you some tea, and we can chat slowly!" Zhu Penghai looked at the messy place and was about to tidy up when he noticed someone standing outside. "Damn, there's still someone here!"

Jiang Yuan and the others followed Zhu Penghai's gaze and saw a young man with a buzz cut standing outside the door.

"Isn't that the guy with the afro?" Jiang Yuan asked strangely. The guy with the speaker and the arm-hardening talent, that punk rocker, no, this guy is a fake punk rocker.

"I want to join your Gale Squad!"