Cave Refuge

After listening to Zachary's account, Mr. Thompson was somewhat incredulous and questioned, "Did you really encounter that kind of monster in our home, the one that looks very similar to humans?"

"Yes, I did indeed encounter it."

Seeing that Zachary's expression was not joking at this time, the expressions on Father Dong and Mother Dong's faces instantly turned very ugly.

After quite a while, Mrs. Thompson spoke again, "Since the camp is so dangerous, how about we leave this place and go to the city mentioned in the nearby summoning decree? After all, it is under the control of officials, and the safety must be much higher than here."

Mr. Thompson was somewhat tempted by Mrs. Thompson's proposal. After all, they had only just established the camp and hadn't stayed here for very long, so they didn't have any particular attachment to it.

However, in response to Mrs. Thompson's suggestion, Zachary shook his head and then explained the reason, "Not to mention that Ye Liuyun has already contacted me and entrusted the care of the Taylor family's elderly and children to me, let's talk about the monster I encountered. In fact, it's really difficult to break free from the illusions if you're alone, but if there are other people nearby, it is actually quite simple to escape the illusions.

Moreover, although it's not easy to distinguish if someone is that kind of monster, it is actually very simple to identify those who are affected by the illusions. Those controlled by the illusions, although able to behave like normal people, will always be in a state of closed eyes, so as long as you find someone always closing their eyes, the other people around only need to attack them, and they can easily wake the person up.

In addition to this, even though those monsters have strong Illusion Technique abilities, their combat abilities are very weak, so as long as we are not facing those monsters one-on-one, they don't pose much of a danger to us."

Hearing Zachary's account of so many weaknesses of the monsters, Father Dong and Mother Dong's expressions gradually relaxed. People become fearful of indecipherable monsters, but once they have a deep understanding of them, even gods have their moments of vulnerability.

It's like that famous saying in the gaming community, "Show the health bar, and no matter how strong the monster, it will eventually be slain by the gamers."

After understanding the monsters through Zachary's knowledge, although Father Dong and Mother Dong were no longer as tense as before, they still didn't quite agree with the idea of staying here.

After all, as the saying goes, "A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall." Since they knew the danger was present, even if the risk wasn't that high, staying away from danger is human instinct.

Seeing his parents still hesitating, Zachary quickly spoke to comfort them, "Mom and Dad, it's not a good time to go to the cities built by the Imperial Court. Also, I might as well tell you, during the time I left, I went to explore that city, so I'm very familiar with the situation there.

Although the decree offers good benefits, once you go there, the officials will demand that all survivors hand over their belongings for centralized management to recover the city faster.

Although they would give Contribution Points as compensation, exchanging tangible goods for virtual assets provided by officials is not wise at this time. Let's not talk about whether the Contribution Points can buy back those supplies; at this moment, it's most reassuring to have things on you.

In the past, you bought things with money when you lacked storage equipment, which was convenient. But now, both of you have Storage Equipment; you can put the supplies you need directly into the Storage space and carry it with you every day without any hassle."

As Mrs. Thompson was about to speak after hearing Zachary's experiences, Mr. Thompson, who knew his son, preempted and asked, "Are all you've learned only bad news? Is there not a single piece of good news? Don't just focus on the bad to keep us here."

Seeing Mr. Thompson getting straight to the point, Zachary had a sheepish smile on his face, then he said, "It's not that there isn't any good news; it's just that I think those pieces of good news are not very useful to us."

As Zachary spoke evasively, Mr. Thompson impatiently spoke sharply, "Don't worry whether the news is significant or not; just tell us everything, and we'll judge for ourselves."

Without being able to continue arguing, Zachary had no choice but to spill everything he knew.

Firstly, although all belongings must be surrendered upon arrival there, and the Contribution Points given can't buy back the goods, the officials do provide many job positions, and all jobs are paid daily. Although it might seem unfavorable in the short term, with a long-term perspective, it actually could be considered a gain.

At this time, don't mention the obvious right to get paid for work; unpleasant as it may sound, even if it's simply providing three meals a day, there would be countless people rushing to do it.

Just as in the camp where Zachary and the others now reside, despite being busy, the camp actually operates under a form of slavery. That is, Madeline who belongs to the Ruling Class governs all work in the camp. All labor in the camp is uncompensated, but Madeline is responsible for all the living supplies needed for the workers' daily lives.