Cave Refuge

Upon hearing Mr. Thompson's instruction, Zachary conveniently fetched the Black Car from the Storage Space. After the three of them boarded the Black Car, Zachary set the autopilot in the cockpit according to the directions displayed on the communicator, and immediately left the driver's seat.

The three sat on the sofa inside the compartment. Mrs. Thompson, watching her son leaving the driver's seat, asked with some concern, "Zachary, will there be any problems if you leave the driver's seat?"

"Mom, don't worry, it's fine."

Hearing Zachary's reply, Mrs. Thompson didn't say anything further, but still occasionally looked through the front windshield to check the road ahead due to her worries.

Mr. Thompson, noticing Mrs. Thompson's distracted behavior, directly suggested to her, "If you're really worried, why don't you go and sit at the co-driver's seat on the front left?"

Hearing Mr. Thompson's suggestion and seeing Zachary unmoved, Mrs. Thompson hesitated briefly but still went to the cockpit and sat in the co-driver's seat, still somewhat uneasy.

Once Mrs. Thompson left, Mr. Thompson picked up the teacup in his hand, took a sip, and then slowly began to speak, "Do you know I wanted to talk to you?"

Hearing Mr. Thompson's words, Zachary didn't want to beat around the bush, so he directly said, "Dad, now that you've gotten mom out of the way and it's just the two of us, you can just say what you want directly. There's no need for unnecessary chatter."

Since his son had already spoken frankly, Mr. Thompson got straight to the point: "Although Ye Liuyun gave up on the camp he had built, at the very least it was still an accumulation of experience.

What are your plans for the future? You can't keep wandering around aimlessly forever. Although I don't know through what means you had acquired those resources previously, I suspect it wasn't through the company you often talk about."

Hearing this, Zachary didn't rush to refute but continued to remain silent, quietly listening to what Mr. Thompson had to say.

Seeing his son's indifferent reaction, Mr. Thompson didn't delve deeper but continued, "If you weren't capable, I wouldn't say much. Our family of three could simply find a base and live peacefully under the protection of Officials.

But from your past actions, you're clearly not someone who can just settle down in one place, just like a person who has left the assembly line and has tried doing business, can hardly return to the assembly line to work peacefully."

Seeing his son still indifferent, Mr. Thompson knew that Zachary understood his meaning, but his silence at the moment informed him that his son had his own thoughts.

And because of Zachary's reaction, Mr. Thompson originally intended to continue talking about some other things, but he choked on his words and tried to open his mouth several times to say something else, yet ultimately no sound came out.

Zachary indeed knew what Mr. Thompson wanted to say, but he didn't want to proceed according to his father's plans.

Mr. Thompson, like most parents who wish for their children to succeed, still vaguely wants his son to fulfill dreams he himself was unable to achieve.

The reason Mr. Thompson was advising Zachary to build a force now was that after observing Ye Liuyun's entire process of setting up a camp alone and estimating how many resources Ye Liuyun might have spent to establish the camp, he thought Zachary might also have those resources, which is why he wanted Zhangary to try and establish his camp.

Mr. Thompson's behavior, much like most parents who wish for their children's success before the Natural Disaster, who upon encountering or discovering something, though not understanding it thoroughly, would promptly let their children try it out.

If the children try it according to their wishes, good, but if the children are unwilling to try, they would say, "Just give it a try, I'm not harming you. If you succeed, you might gain something, and even if you fail, you'll gain some experience."

Parents at that moment behave like upper management, where it seems very simple for them as it only involves moving their lips, but for those who actually undertake the task, not to mention the potential financial investment required to attempt what they ask for, even the time expense is a significant cost.

Maybe according to their past experiences, no matter what task they undertook, time cost was nearly negligible, which is why unpaid overtime and the continual effort despite knowing it's fruitless exists.

But for Zachary's generation, when they have free time, they would rather rest or play than spend time without compensation.

After all, if they really proceed with a trial based on a casual suggestion from an elder, and if it succeeds, all credit goes to that elder, but if it fails, that elder neither takes responsibility nor offers consolation.

Most would say, "I just mentioned it casually, whether the trial succeeds or fails, what does it have to do with me? It's not like I forced you to try."

In the face of your failure, some might even say, "Why can others succeed, and only you fail? This isn't my fault, clearly, you lack the capability."