The passage of time never shifts according to anyone’s will.

The sunlight from the top layer holographic sky weakened, indicating that the time had come to the afternoon.

Lv Bai got up from the newly bought sofa and clapped his hands at his siblings.

"It’s time to leave."

"Wait a minute..."

Lv Ziyi’s somewhat embarrassed voice came from the bedroom: "Give me a few more minutes."

Upon hearing this, Lv Qingyan smirked with his phone in hand and remarked, sounding all adult-like: "See, women are just troublesome."

He didn’t bother to lower his voice deliberately, naturally receiving a warning filled with embarrassment and anger.

"Lv Qingyan, shut up!"

Lv Bai didn’t join in the siblings’ bickering and waited quietly.

About ten minutes passed before Lv Ziyi opened the bedroom door and came out.

Not exactly breathtaking, considering the family’s previous conditions; Lv Ziyi never learned makeup and such.

She simply changed into a refreshing white T-shirt and jeans, the cotton top soft enough to fully showcase the youthful energy appropriate for this age.

Lv Bai nodded: "This looks fine, let’s go."

...

Pu Xueli’s home was naturally not in a place like the Habitable City, but in the Central District of the refuge.

After all, in this whole refuge, there are just a few principals at the Death Battle Campus, their administrative level and social status incomparable to ordinary people.

From what Lv Bai understood, the land area of Pu Xueli’s house was entirely sufficient to build another Habitable Tower, housing a thousand people with ease.

"Bro, can we live in such a house too?"

After entering the Central District of the refuge, looking at the opulently decorated standalone villas on both sides, even a child like Lv Qingyan, who had little sense of hierarchy, clearly felt the disparity, his mood less lively compared to being in the Habitable City.

"Then work hard."

Lv Bai walked along, responding casually.

Lv Qingyan’s eyes lit up: "If you work hard enough to make money, can you live in such a house?"

"No, if you work hard enough, you’ll be too tired to think about such things."

"..."

The harsh reality visibly dampened Lv Qingyan’s spirits.

Seeing this, Lv Bai felt that speaking so bluntly was indeed a bit cruel for a kid.

He pondered for a while and then said, "Actually, you don’t need to think too much. You know, often it’s those inconspicuous street shops that can actually make the best food, whereas the big restaurants with glitzy décor..." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Lv Qingyan, thinking Lv Bai was about to impart some grand wisdom, pursed his little face disinterestedly: "Those expensive and not-so-tasty ones are just intelligence tax, right?"

Lv Bai paused and then added to complete the thought: "...I haven’t tried them."

Lv Qingyan: "..."

The little kid fell silent again, always feeling like his older brother was teasing a fool.

"Why are there so many people here? What are they doing?"

Lv Ziyi looked at Bell Tower Square in front of the administrative building, puzzled.

Though she rarely came to the Central District of the refuge, she knew that ordinary people don’t usually come to the administrative building area to hang out.

However, now...

The tiled Bell Tower Square was filled with people.

People gathered in small groups, talking among themselves, and a considerable number were sitting directly on the ground, facing the nearby administrative building.

Among the crowd were many people in shabby red vests weaving through, expressions of excitement on their faces, approaching a state of fervor.

Lv Bai’s attention was also drawn to this huge crowd, but [Load] had no response, meaning there were no officially empowered Death Fighters among these people, yet this was clearly an organized and premeditated action.

He listened carefully for a while, faintly hearing words like "change the world" and "live like humans" among the crowd.

Lv Bai rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Could it be orchestrated by Can Society?

Having lived in this world for so long, he was well aware of the many issues with the current society’s operation, and it was completely understandable for people to be dissatisfied.

The problem is, these ragtag groups are just competing in mediocrity.

Can Society is even worse than the City Council of the refuge.

At least the City Council members don’t scheme about selling humans at a good price.

In fact, there’s no way the official wouldn’t notice such a large crowd gathering around the administrative building.

On closer inspection, one could see reporters with cameras among the crowd, looking everywhere to ask people about the cause and demands of this massive assembly.

Hundreds sitting silently in front of the administrative building were noticeably colder.

They made no attempt to communicate, just sitting like that quietly in the square to show their dissatisfaction with the ruling group through their actions.

As Lv Bai observed these crowds, Pu Xueli, who originally should be waiting at home, was also drawn here by the situation.

When Principal Pu unintentionally spotted Lv Bai and his siblings by the roadside, he approached them and greeted them.

Lv Bai understood normal social courtesy, so he formally introduced the younger brother and sister, whom Pu Xueli had already seen before, to the principal.

Pu Xueli was cordial, showing no airs, and even asked if Lv Qingyan had any plan to become a Death Fighter.

After polite exchange, he suddenly turned to Lv Bai and asked, "What do you think of this assembly?"

Lv Bai raised an eyebrow: "You don’t seem surprised."

"Yeah, seen it a lot."

Pu Xueli shrugged and explained, "The rats from Can Society love to stir things up like this. Although not to the extent of monthly occurrences, such protest assemblies can happen a few times a year.

They relish in enticing the masses, even encouraging them to storm the City Council. Otherwise, why do you think the officials take severe action against Can Society?

But it’s rare to see such a large-scale protest assembly."

With the ability of [Load], Lv Bai could accurately determine that there were no Can Society executives in this crowd, but only he could be certain of such matters.

So he asked in some confusion: "Why doesn’t the official take action to round up these people? Just letting them disrupt the order here?"

Pu Xueli chuckled: "No need. It’s impossible to completely eradicate the unstable factors of society. Rather than let these dissatisfied people hide, it’s better to expose them in daylight; easier for monitoring."

At the end, Principal Pu added: "Anyway, these assemblies and protests are all reported and recorded."

After roughly explaining to Lv Bai, Pu Xueli turned to smile at the younger siblings.

"Alright, later these people will disperse on their own, nothing much to see, let’s go home for dinner."