Cave Refuge

Zachary and his family didn't have to wait long before Old Jefferson's son, Xiao Li, successfully found them using the location sent by his dad.

"We were planning to have a family dinner today anyway; I didn't expect such an incident tonight. Fortunately, none of us encountered any danger. My son has already sailed over. Why don't you join us? It's a good chance to celebrate according to the original plan, as if celebrating our narrow escape."

Hearing Old Jefferson's invitation, Mr. Thompson glanced at his son and daughter-in-law and, seeing that neither of them objected, happily accepted the invitation.

Once everyone had disembarked from Zachary's Companion Spiritual Treasure, Zachary immediately retrieved it into his Sea of Consciousness. Xiao Li, on deck, noticed Zachary retracting his Companion Spiritual Treasure directly into his Sea of Consciousness and couldn't help but look down on him.

The reason Xiao Li felt this way was that from the appearance of Zachary's Companion Spiritual Treasure, it was evident that although it had successfully evolved, it had chosen the Submersible Navigation branch.

Logically, if Zachary's Companion Spiritual Treasure contained other materials, Zachary wouldn't be able to store it inside his Sea of Consciousness.

At this point in time, if Zachary could store his Companion Spiritual Treasure directly into his Sea of Consciousness, it undoubtedly meant that Zachary's Companion Spiritual Treasure contained no stored materials.

In this era of natural disasters, understanding someone's daily living standard in the most direct way was to check if they had sufficient reserve materials.

Thus, Xiao Li thought Zachary's action indicated he had fled in haste without proper preparation, which was why Xiao Li underestimated him at the moment.

Xiao Li was unaware that the Thompson family, consisting of three people, all had Storage Equipment. Although Storage Equipment had become quite common, the majority of survivors who had a storage space opted for the Bearing evolutionary branch for their Companion Spiritual Treasures. Those survivors, like Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, who had non-Companion Spiritual Treasure Storage Equipment, were still relatively rare.

Despite Xiao Li's internal disdain for this person, who his father often compared him to, he still managed to be actively courteous on the surface, welcoming the arrival of the Thompson family.

"Hello Uncle Thompson, Aunt Thompson. This must be the young Zachary that Uncle often mentions. He's as handsome as you said. Uncle, I heard that the younger brother hasn't found a suitable sister-in-law yet. Don't worry, with his conditions, what can't he find? I'll have my wife contact her best friend right away to introduce someone who matches his desires."

Hearing Xiao Li's enthusiastic greeting, both Mr. and Mrs. Thompson also showed delighted smiles. Then Xiao Li approached Zachary, introducing himself proactively: "My name is Jason Jefferson, you can call me Brother Jefferson or Jason. I'm not just being polite. My sister-in-law's circle has many friends. Just tell me what you're looking for, and as long as your expectations aren't too outrageous, even if there's no suitable match in her circle, she can still ask around to find one. As long as there's a girl who fits those specifications, my sister-in-law can help find her quickly."

Jason wasn't joking with Zachary, despite the slight disdain he felt internally. Unquestionably, Zachary displayed commendable traits that were not only not inferior but were quite exceptional.

As Jason didn't leave the base and worked there, he inevitably ran into Mr. Thompson whenever the latter visited Old Jefferson to eat, leading Jason to delve into the Thompson family's circumstances using various means after learning Mr. Thompson often met his dad.

From what Jason learned, information before the natural disaster was hard to find, but the Thompson Family was living well post-disaster. Although they couldn't claim to be the best, they were certainly among the top tier.

Additionally, Jason knew that Mr. and Mrs. Thompson's Companion Spiritual Treasures had chosen branches for evolution. Thus, in Jason's view, although he and Zachary were both rich second generations,

unlike Zachary, who seemed to idle around, he belonged to those who rapidly grew by leveraging their family's support and further elevating their family's status.

And analyzing Zachary's act of directly retrieving his Companion Spiritual Treasure into his Sea of Consciousness, Jason felt that Zachary had exhausted all his family's aid before returning to resupply.

Moreover, in Jason's analysis, Zachary was somewhat timid, since usually, who would choose Submersible Navigation for their Companion Spiritual Treasure's evolutionary branch unless necessary? After all, to most people, except for the advantage of having an easier escape, this branch had no other benefits.

Despite Zachary's various flaws, his powerful family background and the fact that his Companion Spiritual Treasure had indeed successfully evolved could not be denied. Based on Jason's broad inquiries, neither the other members of the Thompson family nor Zachary were the kind to recklessly cause trouble.