It was around midnight when they finally arrived in Shreveport. Somehow, some lookouts managed to see Alissa's approach and warn all of the survivors despite the darkness. Just like before, all of them ran to the dungeon, and also, just like before, Ryan had to solve that mess again.
"This isn't good for our heart," Daniel sighed. "Anyway, it looks like you found some survivors."
Alissa completely ignored Daniel, and she ran to see Arthur sleeping in Mia's arms. Ryan also ignored him because this time he saw some faces he didn't see the last time he had been there, John was one of them, as well as Holland and Angela.
"This is colonel Mark Hughes. He has a proposal to all of you," Ryan said. "Just give him a minute to recover from the trip."
After a few minutes, the Colonel recovered and began to talk. Surprisingly, he talked about how the world ended from his perspective and about the number of men he lost who tried to protect those same men's families. He also mentioned that he has been keeping an eye on the survivors of Shreveport for the last few days, thanks to Alissa and Ryan's presence. It was a bit too sudden given his usual methods, but the colonel really was trying to change his ways.
As expected, Cole and John didn't find the prospect of joining the army in this situation a bad idea. After all, they wouldn't be soldiers but an independent force that would work with Mark and his men. However, Lilian and Daniel didn't seem that eager to accept the proposal for some reason.
"While I think that is the best thing we could do considering our whole group, I can't decide this for every single person here," Lilian said.
"While I think the majority will want to join, a good part won't accept it," Daniel said. "What do you think, Ryan?"
"Don't ask me. I am not a part of any group," Ryan replied.
"But aren't you going to work with the general now and then?" Daniel insisted.
"He is a colonel, and yes, but only now and then when I see fit," Ryan replied. "He has some resources. I think it will be useful. I am sure he can also find my skills useful in some sort of way."
"I think we should leave some people behind," Mia said.
"Mia?" Daniel frowned at her words.
"You know, because of the dungeons," Mia added. "We can't let the monsters multiply, and in terms of efficiency, it will be better if we leave at least six of us in each dungeon."
That was an option that Ryan considered, but he didn't want to use. Things go wrong somewhere, and those survivors might become a problem in the future. He would rather leave his tamed beasts behind and obtain all the possible coins and rewards of a certain dungeon to himself. Ryan knew that he was becoming quite greedy as of late, but things would be better that way since the chance of a bad turn of events would decrease.
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