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Upon arriving at the Safe Zone, they found a spot and sat down.

Ye Chen sat in the main seat, with Crazy Ma and Liang Jiu seated to the side, along with several high-ranking officials from P City who sat by to keep them company.

Everyone looked at Ye Chen, their eyes filled with respect and admiration.

In their eyes, Ye Chen was a powerhouse, a top-tier powerhouse, and even more so, the person who had saved them.

Crazy Ma asked respectfully, "May I ask where Lord Ye Chen comes from?"

"Z City in the Seventh Area," Ye Chen said with a smile.

Hearing Z City in the Seventh Area, everyone was stunned.

One person asked timidly, "Lord Crazy Ma, isn't the provincial capital of the Seventh Area in S City? Where is Z City?"

Crazy Ma was no simple person either and was quite knowledgeable about the various parts of the country. He rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't Z City a very small city? Lord Ye Chen, you are actually from there?"

"Yes, that's right. I'm a native of Z City."

"I never expected that a tiny Z City would produce a powerhouse like Lord Ye Chen. It's truly incredible," Crazy Ma said with a chuckle.

After chatting for a while, Crazy Ma gave a look to the person beside him, and that person immediately took out an object and placed it on the table.

It was something like a piece of parchment.

Ye Chen looked at the parchment, frowning slightly, not understanding what Crazy Ma meant by this.

"Lord Ye Chen, please take a look," Crazy Ma said, respectfully pushing the parchment toward Ye Chen.

Ye Chen picked it up and examined it. The moment it was in his hands, he felt a very familiar texture.

When he unfolded it, Ye Chen straightened his posture. It was a fragmented map, exactly the same as the one he had obtained from the Demon Sealer, only the content on it was different.

"Brother Crazy Ma? Where did you get this?"

Seeing that Ye Chen was interested in this object, Crazy Ma was delighted and said with a smile, "Lord Ye Chen, I obtained this when I previously went to the Zheng-Nan Forbidden Zone. I don't know what it is, but when it appeared, it emitted an extremely dazzling golden light. I guessed it wasn't an ordinary item, so I kept it."

He had originally thought there was only one such fragment, but he hadn't expected Crazy Ma to have another one.

Looking at the two fragments that couldn't be connected, Ye Chen had a guess in his heart. Could it be that there were many more pieces to this thing, and only by putting them all together would it form a complete map?

The more Ye Chen thought about it, the more he felt this was the case. Putting the fragment away, Ye Chen smiled and said, "I like this thing very much. Thank you, Brother Crazy Ma."

"As long as Lord Ye Chen likes it. It's getting late; why don't you stay here for the night? We can have a good meal this evening."

Ye Chen thought about it and felt it was fine, so he agreed.

At 7:00 PM, in the main hall of the P City Law Enforcement Alliance.

A round table was placed in the middle of the hall, with Ye Chen sitting in the main seat, flanked by Crazy Ma and Liang Jiu.

Logically speaking, Liang Jiu was only an Elder and did not have the qualifications to sit beside Ye Chen, but since Liang Jiu was the first person Ye Chen had met, Crazy Ma had let Liang Jiu accompany him and sit beside Ye Chen.

The other ten people were all Elders of the local Law Enforcement Alliance.

Dish after dish was brought out, and the table was filled with wine.

Crazy Ma poured a cup for Ye Chen and smiled, "Lord Ye Chen, come, I'll toast you."

Ye Chen picked up the wine glass and drained it in one gulp.

"Lord Ye Chen, I heard that not long ago, your Z City encountered a monster attack and suffered heavy losses. Is that true?"

Crazy Ma asked with expectant eyes.

"Yes, that's true. It was also a Level 72 monster. How did you know, Brother Crazy Ma?"

Crazy Ma smiled, "Because one of my subordinates has a relative in your city. That person told me. The high-ranking members of the Law Enforcement Alliance all died in battle?"

Crazy Ma spoke with some caution.

"Yes, that is indeed the case. The General Commander of the Law Enforcement Alliance and a group of Elders all died in battle."

Crazy Ma's pupils contracted, and there was actually a hint of joy in his eyes. "Then, is the Z City Law Enforcement Alliance currently quite short of people?"

"Yes, you could say that."

Crazy Ma, Liang Jiu, and several other Elders exchanged glances. Crazy Ma swallowed his saliva and said, "Then, Lord Ye Chen, we would like to go to Z City and join the Z City Law Enforcement Alliance. Would that be possible?"

The others also cast expectant gazes, waiting for Ye Chen's reply.

Ye Chen looked at them in confusion and said, "Why is this? Aren't you doing quite well here? Why do you want to go to Z City?"

Crazy Ma sighed and said, "Sigh, to tell you the truth, Lord Ye Chen, we have already been abandoned by those above. Take today's incident, for example; when the monster horde first attacked, I requested support from above, but I waited for a long time and no one came. Sigh, those guys only care about their own interests now. Being here, apart from handing over resources, it's just handing over more resources. Handing over resources would be fine if they could provide us with protection, but they don't at all!"

After finishing, Crazy Ma picked up his wine glass and drained it in one gulp.

Ye Chen could understand Crazy Ma's position.

"Lord Ye Chen, I beg you. Can I take our people and all move to your Z City? Our P City doesn't have many people—all together, it's less than a million. We can build our own residential area once we get there. You also know that our P City is adjacent to a Forbidden Zone, and monster attacks happen from time to time. If we encounter something like this again, we're done for!"

Crazy Ma spoke, appealing to both emotion and reason.

Ye Chen began to hesitate. Relocating the people of an entire city—although Z City could accommodate them, but...

"Lord Ye Chen, I beg you! For the sake of the thousands and thousands of lives in P City, please let us bring our people over!"

Crazy Ma suddenly knelt on the ground and said.

He was a very smart person. If he didn't seize this opportunity, he might never have another chance.

He deeply understood that in these chaotic times, being able to live under a powerhouse was a matter of great importance.

Especially someone as strong as Ye Chen!

If they could follow Ye Chen, it would at least greatly increase their chances of survival.

Crazy Ma and the others had completely given up on those above. Living around the Forbidden Zone, they worried about their safety day and night, fearing that they might suddenly die one day and not see the sun rise the next.

Seeing this, the others also knelt on the ground.

Seeing this, Ye Chen helped Crazy Ma up. "Alright, get up. You can go, but you must listen to my people when you get there."

Hearing Ye Chen agree, Crazy Ma was overjoyed and quickly said, "Rest assured, Lord Ye Chen, rest assured. I understand this much. I will definitely listen to your people! And we will assist them well."

"Alright, I won't necessarily stay in Z City, but don't worry about safety. There are two Level 79 monsters there!"

"What!"

Everyone was stunned and asked in surprise, "Level 79 monsters? And there are two of them?"

Crazy Ma and Liang Jiu were both dumbfounded.

Seeing their reaction, Ye Chen knew they had misunderstood and smiled, "It's fine, don't worry. They are both my friends and will provide you with protection."