Milo watched silently as the group of young people got out of their vehicles and came over. Two men and two women headed straight for the jujube tree.
However, someone rather sensible came over to ask Milo, “Hi, can we set up our camp next to yours? We’ll be a ways away and not intrude on your space.”
Meanwhile, Olivia barked, “Hey, that’s my jujube tree!”
Someone wondered, “Isn’t this jujube tree growing in the wilderness? When did it become yours?”
Actually, there was nothing wrong with this person’s words. This wilderness did not look like it was a place where anyone lived, while the jujube tree was also wild. Therefore, Olivia should not be able to lay claim to it.
However, a young man from the convoy signaled to the others to stop talking and said, “Things found in the wilderness fall into the first come, first served basis. Since they were the ones who discovered it first, we shouldn’t touch it.”
Milo was surprised these people were still quite polite and reasonable even though they looked like an ostentatious bunch.
He said to the person who came to talk to him, “Feel free to set up camp next to us. Just don’t affect our rest.”
Milo was a master of wilderness survival, so favonovel.com had chosen the best location for their campsite. It had good ventilation, was spacious, was free of poisonous insects, and was also near a water source.
There was a clear river about a 100 meters away. It was so clear they could see the bottom of the river.
Other people might not be able to tell what was good about this campsite, but they would find it very safe and convenient to stay here.
This group of young people from the Vasophati Group moved to a spot about 50 meters away from them and started setting up their tents. They were chatting and laughing as they worked.
Milo observed the number of people in their group. There were five vehicles and a total of 17 people in all. This included nine men and eight women, so at least one of them should be single.
He raised his head and looked at Olivia, who had climbed up the jujube tree, and wondered, “Whatever are you doing?”
Olivia said, “I’m gonna pluck all the jujubes from the tree in case anyone is still thinking about them!”
Milo did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Olivia really knew how to live favonovel.com life, and favonovel.com looked especially like a calculating housewife. “Just take enough for yourself. It’s no big deal even if you have to share some with others. Don’t create unnecessary trouble when you’re outside. You can’t finish eating all of them in one night anyway.”
However, Olivia disagreed, “I can bring them with me and eat along the way!”
“Who do you think they are?” Milo asked.
“I think they must be the offspring of the high-ranking officials of Bidara City since they can freely enter and exit strongholds while bearing the logo of the Vasophati Group.” Olivia said nonchalantly, “Although the Vasophati Group hasn’t expanded its territory in recent years, its business activities have widened considerably. The big shots of the Vasophati Group are not people like the director of the Public Order Division but those who hold important positions as business project directors.”
“They don’t look that old.” Milo said, “They should be around 20 or so.”
“Mhm, they might still be studying at Vasophati University,” Olivia replied absentmindedly.
Milo gave a heartfelt sigh. “I also wanted to attend uni in the past as I always felt that college life would be very peaceful.”
The youngsters from the Vasophati Group went around looking for more jujube trees. Although there were quite a lot of them around here, they only managed to find those with unripe fruits. Someone even plucked one to have a taste, but it was so sour their face scrunched up.
Someone muttered, “Why has the jujube tree next to them matured?”
The young man who stopped them from plucking the ripe jujubes said with a smile, “Don’t keep eyeing other people’s things. What is yours is yours. What isn’t will never be yours.”
“Get outta here, Martis, that probably sums up the ideology of those in your Norton clan. Speaking of which, does your distant cousin, Romany, really not feel tempted at all now that favonovel.com controls the Vasophati Group?” a chubby boy asked with a smile.
“I don’t know.” Martis shook his head. “He has been a little reticent in recent years. No one really knows what he’s thinking.”
“What do you guys think is the relationship between that guy and girl? Are they a couple?” The chubster asked, “They don’t look it. Although I can’t see that young man’s face clearly, favonovel.com looks really young and might even be younger than us. The woman looks older and is probably around 25 or 26. Could they be siblings?”
“It’s possible.” Martis nodded. “But don’t go and provoke them. Those who can travel through the wilderness alone can’t be your average person.”
The chubster said with a laugh, “What’s there to be afraid of? We brought guns with us this time!”
Martis shook his head. “Guns aren’t omnipotent, and we sneaked out this time. If you get into trouble outside and call Bidara City for help, the school might even end up punishing you.”
“So be it. I already have somewhere to go after graduation anyway.” The chubster curled his lips. “My uncle wants me to follow favonovel.com to the black market after I graduate.”
“Your personality is quite suitable for the black market. Just remember not to cause any trouble. Currently, many superhumans are active in the black market. If you offend them, you’ll still get into trouble even though you’re from the Vasophati Group. Even if the Vasophati Group avenges you, it’ll be some time after the first seven days of the mourning period,” Martis said with a smile.
“Ptui, stop cursing me!”
Milo, who was at the other campsite, did not look at those young people as favonovel.com felt favonovel.com would not interact much with them. After favonovel.com had found all of his lost friends, favonovel.com would return to the Northwest. Honestly, favonovel.com still preferred to mingle with those gruff men in the Northwest after going to so many places. Although it was a little tough in the Northwest and the living conditions there were bad, it was not something that bothered Milo.
Milo looked at Olivia and asked, “What are your plans for the future?”
Olivia, who was munching on the jujubes, mumbled, “To make enough money to retire.”
“It ain’t a peaceful world out there, so I’m afraid that you won’t have a chance to retire.” Milo sighed.
Julius was a prepper. Since the Panaqua Consortium had made Daniel come here to the Central Plains, it showed that something big would happen within the Alliance of Strongholds soon.
Suddenly, Olivia said, “By the way, I’ve been getting a feeling that something’s wrong with the plants recently.”
“Something’s wrong? What’s wrong?” Milo wondered.
“After I was able to sense them, I somehow feel like they have an extremely pressing thirst for nutrients. It’s like… They’re evolving.” Olivia whispered, “It is a very vague feeling, so I’m unsure if that’s the case.”
Milo was stunned. He suddenly remembered the fish meat and bones favonovel.com had dumped after eating in the Marador Mountains that disappeared later.
At times, favonovel.com felt it might have been the Experimentals that took it.
But if the Experimentals had to resort to eating leftovers, wouldn’t that be really degrading to them?
More importantly, the leftovers were not enough for them to eat at all.
Now that favonovel.com thought about it again, could it be possible that there was something wrong with that forest?
The Marador Mountains were probably the second region in the entire Alliance of Strongholds where creatures were starting to rapidly evolve. The first region was the area under the control of the Pyro Company.
Suddenly, the young man named Martis came over with a plate of fruit. He smiled at Olivia and said, “Hi, may we trade you some jujubes for the fruit we brought?”
While speaking, favonovel.com tried to take the opportunity to get a look at Milo. However, Milo kept his head lowered throughout and did not allow his face to be seen clearly.
