"Exactly because of that. No matter how much money is spent to expand, it will never be enough.


    These people bribe the security with all their wealth so they can stay here.


    Even though life is hard, they feel they are safer with how close the hunter association is."


    Seeing the many kids and men, MingYue asked, "Why don''t you recruit them then?"


    "It''s not that simple, MingYue. Even if our purpose is good, if we recruit all of them, it will be a problem.


    Some will start bad rumors saying our guild forces refugees to be soldiers, even though they never lend a helping hand.


    Also, it will be a huge investment until they can be self-sufficient."


    "Wait, you want to help someone by giving them a path to survive, and yet there will still be someone who curses you for doing it?"


    "Yes, that is just how my world is."


    "As I thought, it''s a hassle to live in your world. Your people love to oveplicate stuff unnecessarily, wasting time and energy."


    "I know, that is not wrong. Our system has its benefits but also many shorings."


    As Alex said this, the car stopped upon reaching its destination. It''s a beautifulke adorned with many flowers.


    "Beautiful, right? But this ce will look even better at night."


    "It''s nicepared to what I see in the city, but does it have something special?"


    "You will see when it''s night. So, what food do you want?"


    "I have tried almost everything now. How about you surprise me? Cook me something good."


    MingYue then turned her gaze to the sereneke. "Theke is really calm, only some small fish inside."


    "Of course, this ce is important for my mother. She always took care of it." Alex then started taking out a portable stove with many fresh ingredients.


    "Important… Is this the ce your mother lived in the past? To think it turned into ake."


    "Yes, the ce was destroyed. After some discussion, the survivors decided to just push all the ruins down and fill it into ake.


    I don''t know who started it, but my mom believes ake is a symbol of peace."


    "Ake as a symbol of peace. Seeing a serene one like this does make one''s mind feel peaceful."


    MingYue walked to the shore. Her hand touched the surface, creating hundreds of small ice lotuses.


    They then started spreading on theke''s surface.


    "In my family, we often put flowers to remember the deceased, hoping they find calmness after death."


    "Thanks," Alex said, feeling grateful for MingYue''s gesture, a sign of respect for his family.


    "I just do what I need to do." She then sat on the shore, putting her leg in the water. To her surprise, the water felt warm.


    "So someonees and asionally cleans up all the monsters?"


    "There is a security perimeter in the area."


    MingYue raised her eyebrow as she didn''t feel anyone''s presence on the way there.


    Alex didn''t need to ask to know what she was confused about.


    "It''s all mechanical: cameras, turrets, robots. Only when all those don''t work will the association get alerted."


    "The association agrees to take care of this ce?"


    Sizzling sounds started being heard in the area, followed by a delicious aroma that made MingYue feel hungry.


    The aroma of grilled meat and delicious sauce.


    "Yes, at first I thought it was a deal from my father, but now that I know my mom''s real strength, who knows what really happened?"


    MingYue hesitated for a moment but then asked, "You should have guessed your mother is going after your father now. Are you not afraid?"


    Alex froze for a moment, then let out a helpless smile. "That is her decision. I… I really want to go after her now, but going in blindly will just add more casualties. It''s not like the others are vampires like us."


    "Don''t worry. With your mom''s ability, I am sure she will at least be able to escape.


    Seeing a few seconds into the future. Just what kind of cheat ability is that?"


    "No cultivator can do it?"


    "Only to those that are weaker than them. And it''s not like they really see the future.


    It''s more like how your abilities work, predicting their movement based on the surrounding data.


    I wonder if anyone has the power to see the future for real?"


    "I doubt they exist. If they did, we wouldn''t be pressed this much and fighting for survival now."


    "What if that''s necessary in the grand scheme of things?


    You never know.


    No matter how good your ability is, predicting things too far will be out of your capabilities."


    "That is right, too many factors I don''t know of. And what you say may be right. But I do think that future prediction is possible.


    For example, if Vesa has my abilities, it records every single person''s movement, actions, thoughts, and memories, calcting all the possibilities.


    I am sure we can urately predict what will happen next." Alex said while arranging the meal on the te.


    He then started walking towards MingYue.


    "At that point, it will be useless, Alex. The power and resources required to do all that mean you are already the strongest in the world. There is nothing that can block your will anymore."


    "That is true, but who knows, maybe a collective group of people could achieve it too."


    "In that case, that group of people will be gods with no real fangs. It will only be a matter of time before they have inner conflict and fight each other." MingYue said.


    A te then came in front of her. "Thank you." Her lips curled into a small smile.


    "No problem. I hope it''s to your liking."


    "I am not a picky eater. Do you forget how my world is?"


    "Oh yeah."


    After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, a cultivator could survive without consuming any meals. But this doesn''t mean they automatically remove the habit.


    That is why disciples are trained to just consume pills to feel full.