Today is the second day of the Raiders' Convention. After the gates opened at nine o'clock, the entire central town came alive again.

However, I didn't go out today because I felt it was unnecessary. I had already seen what I needed to see and learned what I needed to learn yesterday. Now, it's just Song Muyuan wandering around the central town by himself.

We agreed yesterday to buy a chicken, I bet he's looking for ** right now.

Jing and I stayed in the room. My little sister hasn't woken up yet, so we didn't disturb her and let her continue sleeping.

In the living room, Sister Jing asked, "Xiaonan, what are your thoughts on Ye Qian's suggestion to stay in Central Town?"

I pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, given our current situation, settling down in the central town is the best option. That way, we can live a stable life here. But I also know that if I really make that decision, it would be like depriving everyone of their freedom. Although life in the research institute is very ordinary, at least we are free."

"Moreover, we now have Ye Qian's guarantee that the research institute will not be attacked by the raider squads in the future. As a result, we don't necessarily need to move to the central town. As long as our relationship with Ye Qian doesn't break down, the research institute can probably continue to be stable."

Jingjie said, "I'm just afraid that our relationship with Ye Qian will break down. Although you saved his life and he is very grateful to you, how long can this gratitude last? What if he insists that we submit to him in the future? What will he do to us if we resist? These are all troublesome things."

I nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, these are all troublesome things, but there's no way around it. We're already involved with them, and it's impossible to completely break free from them. I guess they definitely don't want to see me ignoring them."

Jingjie said, "Then we'll have to find another place to stay. After we get back, Fei Lichao and I will go look around further away to see if we can find a safe place, preferably somewhere that the central town can't reach."

Hearing Sister Jing's words, I was a little surprised and started to think, "A place that can't even be reached in the central town..."

Sister Jing nodded and said, "Yes, do you have any thoughts?"

I shook my head and said, "I don't have any ideas for now, but I have some thoughts. Places that Central Town can't reach must be areas ruled by other forces. Sister Jing, I'll go and find out what forces are around here. I believe that besides Central Town, there must be other forces in other places. Maybe we can go to the territory of another force, and then Central Town won't be able to contact us."

Jingjie's eyes lit up. "Yes! That's definitely a place we could look for! But are you sure there are other forces around here besides the central town?"

I shook my head and said, "I'm not sure about that, but we can try to find out. Jiajiang is probably under Su Mu's control now. I think the central town must know about the situation in Jiajiang. If we really fall out with the central town, we might be able to go back to Jiajiang."

Sister Jing nodded: "Yes, that is indeed an option, but it can only be a last resort. Su Mu probably doesn't want us to go back."

I smiled and said, "Anyway, it's the last resort, so there's no rush. Besides, we might not necessarily fall out with Central Town."

Sister Jing nodded: "Yes, the central town is treating us fairly well now because of you, and there shouldn't be any changes in the short term. But I'm worried that they might secretly monitor us when we go back."

I said, "Let them monitor us. Ye Qian already knows where we are, so it's normal for him to monitor us secretly. After all, they're not familiar with us, so they're bound to be suspicious. But we don't have any important secrets. Let them look if they want. I guess they'll be relieved after they've seen it."

Sister Jing nodded. "Let's leave it at that. When are we leaving here?"

I said, "Zhang Jianzhou's matter hasn't been resolved yet. We'll leave here after his matter is settled."

Jingjie asked, "Are you sure there's no problem with doing this?"

I said, "There shouldn't be any problem. I have a general understanding of Zhang Jianzhou's situation. I think he wouldn't dare to resist me for the sake of his own life."

Sister Jing said worriedly, "Then be careful, don't give yourself away in this matter. What if Zhang Jianzhou suddenly pulls a dirty trick on you..."

I frowned and said, "If he really wants to do that, I wouldn't mind killing him."

The discussion with Sister Jing was a bit disjointed, but at least we've determined our next direction.

In today's world, survival is the most important thing. Only after ensuring this can we consider other things. If we can't even survive, there's basically no point in considering anything else.

Although I don't know if what I'm doing is right, this is the only way we can go now. If we keep hiding in the research institute and remain ignorant of the world, we will be wiped out by the raiders sooner or later. Now, with Central Town and Ye Qian as our big tree, we can finally enjoy the shade.

Although this big tree may very well crush us.

Around 11 o'clock, I went to check on Zhang Jianzhou and found that he still hadn't woken up, which surprised me. If his condition hadn't been relatively stable, I would have thought he was dead.

Since his problem hasn't been resolved, we can't leave directly, so we can only continue to wait.

Out of sheer boredom, I started chatting with Wu Lin, the servant who was standing guard outside the infirmary. I learned some things about him, and then I began to ask him about serious matters.

"By the way, there's something I find strange."

"What is it, Dr. Lu?"

I stroked my chin and asked, "Isn't there a conference being held in Central Town these past two days? So why were Ye Qian and Dr. Zhang attacked? Logically speaking, such a strict place as Central Town shouldn't have such an incident."

Wu Lin glanced around and whispered, "Dr. Lu, it's best if you know as little as possible about this. Brother Ye and the others are keeping this a secret."

"Oh." I nodded and asked with a smile, "So you know something?"

Wu Lin nodded and said, "I know, but I dare not say."

I chuckled and said, "What's there to be afraid of? I'm not an outsider. Besides, you told me, so I definitely won't tell anyone else. And when Dr. Zhang wakes up, he'll definitely tell me about it too."

(End of this chapter)