“Don’t forget what we spoke about,” Lee Jun-Kyeong said. Just in case he had only informed Liu Bei about what he had done.

If anyone found out that the rebar that had been left unattended outside of the settlement was the primary source of warmth, then they would have the power to destroy their source of life.

That was why he had only told Liu Bei about them as he was the one responsible for managing the settlement.

Liu Bei nodded briskly as if he was afraid to say what they had spoken about aloud.

“In the future, we’ll focus on finding any survivors and stabilizing the settlement,” he responded. "And…if we get the chance, we will head to the outside."

The progression was a given. Lee Jun-Kyeong had wanted them first to secure their defenses in this place, but not for them to completely isolate themselves from the outside world.

It wouldn’t be possible for them to survive like that again.

There was a shortage of materials and engineers, and it was still difficult to judge if any of the survivors were capable.

“You’ll have to be fully prepared before you venture to the outside,” Lee Jun-Kyeong advised.

Liu Bei asked, “How much is fully prepared?”

Lee Jun-Kyeong thought for a moment before he responded, “You’ll have to be strong enough to deal with Jeong In-Chang alone, Mr. Liu Bei.”

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