Negut's father

Billy's mouth dropped open, his face full of surprise. Negut frowned and said in a stern voice, "What? You don't like it?"

"Ack! No, Young Master… I like it very much. Thank you, Young Master!" Billy hurriedly said, "Long live Young Master… Long live Young Master…"

Negut shook his head and left immediately. Uncle Wells walked up to Billy and patted him on the shoulder, "See, this is your reward."

Billy nodded repeatedly like a chicken, "Hahahaha… Thank you, Mr. Wells. Thank you, I will never forget what you have done for me."

Wells nodded slightly, "Uhm! Go to the new safe zone and work hard and you will surely soar even higher."

"Yes, yes… Thank you. Hahahaha…" Billy hurriedly replied.

After Wells left, Billy immediately took out his phone and hurriedly sent a message to the group chat.

777's Manager: Hahahaha… Guess what just happened.

***: Seeing you laugh so smugly, even without knowing fortune-telling, I know your plan has succeeded.

***: Wow! Your plan worked? Did Young Master reward you already?

777's Manager: Of course! Young Master gave me a reward that exceeded my wildest imagination, hahahaha…

***: Stop hiding it! Hurry up, what did Young Master reward you with?

***: Oy! Do you remember I helped you yesterday?

***: All of you, quiet down! Let him tell us what reward the Young Master gave him.

777's Manager: Hahahaha…

***: You better believe that if you keep laughing, I'm gonna hack your phone and leak all your secrets online.

777's Manager: Ack! I'm sorry, I was so happy that I forgot what I was going to say, hahahaha…

Alright, alright, I don't want to keep you guys in suspense. Actually, Young Master will let me and my family move to the new safe zone.

Moreover, my salary was tripled. Of course, the Young Master also has a lot of faith in me; he wants me to develop that new safe zone.

***: What the hell?! Are you serious? Do you get to go to the new safe zone for development?

***: Wait a minute! Even your salary was tripled, are you kidding?

***: What are you guys talking about? Is going to the new safe zone that good?

***: Are you stupid? Of course, it's good.

***: That's right. The newly developed safe zone, I think it's zone 27.

***: I've also heard about that zone. Although it was developed about 3-4 years ago, currently, there aren't too many residents there.

***: It seems like there are still some Void monster attacks there.

***: The main point is… it's a new safe zone. Residual Void monsters are normal.

***: Exactly. Do you guys know what it means to be the first to take root in a new safe zone?

Being the first to set foot in a new safe zone, you will receive countless benefits and support from the Empire and Young Master.

Besides, in the future, if that zone develops, you will become the Emperor of the area you invested in.

And if that safe zone is expanded later, you will also be the first one to have the right to exploit it.

Although there may be occasional attacks by Void monsters, to us, that doesn't matter.

As long as those Void monsters aren't too strong, our safety is still guaranteed.

***: Wow! It seems that… Being a pioneer comes with countless benefits.

777's Manager: Of course. Hahahaha… Young Master trusts me so much that I definitely can't slack off.

Alright! Everyone… see you later.

***: Ah! This opportunity has been taken by 777's Manager, I wonder when it will be my turn.

***: Don't worry, the Young Master will surely give us that opportunity as well.

***: At least you guys have that opportunity, I'm just an ordinary person, maybe in this lifetime I won't have the chance to serve Young Master.

…

The people in the group chat were discussing very excitedly, however, Negut, who was sitting in the car, didn't know any of that.

"Young Master…" Uncle Wells suddenly spoke, "Do you want to develop safe zone number 27?"

Hearing that, Negut felt like Uncle Wells had misunderstood him.

In reality, the reason he had Billy go to that new safe zone was that he didn't want Billy to die.

That's right, he was afraid Billy would die. Moreover, he was afraid that he would die today, and then the next one would be Billy.

After all, Billy was the one who had indirectly caused Meika to become like this, and he was also the one who had caused Alec to be put in jail.

Of course, Negut didn't think Alec would obediently serve his sentence.

On the contrary, Negut knew clearly… Today, Alec would definitely break out, and he would even come to find Negut for revenge.

Alec was, after all, the protagonist; it was normal for him to be able to do impossible things.

That was also the reason why Negut had Billy and his family immediately move to the new safe zone.

Alec was the petty type of protagonist, if anyone messed with him, he would kill that person and all of their relatives.

The safe zone was quite far from this city before Alec discovered the truth, letting Billy escape was the best course of action.

Negut sighed inwardly, 'I Hope Billy doesn't hate me. Although it's a safe zone, it's still quite unstable.'

'However, I don't know of any safer place for him to hide from the protagonist's pursuit.'

'Billy, I've done my best, I hope… you can stay safe.'

Negut looked at Uncle Wells, nodded slightly, and replied, "Uhm! I want to try developing that zone. After all, it's been 3-4 years and no one has developed it yet, so I want to give it a try."

"Besides, I also have a lot of money, even if I fail, it won't affect my family's economic lifeline."

Uncle Wells remained silent upon hearing that, not asking any further.

Negut continued, "Uncle Wells, how many bodyguards do we have right now?"

Uncle Wells immediately replied, "40 level 20 survivors, 5 level 30 survivors, and me, my level is 49."

"Young Master, don't worry. With this number of survivors, even if a void rift appears, you will still be safe."

Even after hearing Uncle Wells speak, Negut still felt uneasy.

He knew one crucial thing… one couldn't use normal logic to understand the protagonist.

The protagonist was a mystery beyond human comprehension.

Just when you thought the protagonist was about to be defeated, he would remember his family and his friends, then use the power of friendship to defeat you.

Just when you thought the protagonist was about to die, he would encounter some kind of opportunity, become stronger, or level up in the middle of a fight. Then he would immediately use that newfound power to destroy you.

Therefore… anything was possible when it came to the protagonist.

Negut frowned and said, "Uncle Wells, can you mobilise more Survivors? I need them today, before 3 PM."

"Most importantly, I want a Survivor whose level is close to yours, or even better, the same as yours."

Uncle Wells stroked his chin upon hearing that and replied, "Hm… It will be a bit difficult, but I will try my best, Young Master."

Negut nodded, his gaze drifting outside through the car window, feeling tired and disheartened.

He didn't understand why he was in this situation, becoming the villain, facing death, and the protagonist, who was like the Grim Reaper.

But… he didn't want to die.

He wanted to live, he wanted to continue living. Even if he was a useless worm, he wanted to struggle fiercely before dying.

At the very least, even if he died, he wanted Alec to pay the most terrible price possible.

"Uncle Wells." Negut suddenly spoke again, "You said earlier… among the current bodyguards, there is a level 30 Survivor, right?"

"That's right, Young Master." Uncle Wells bowed his head and replied.

"Have him follow Meika." Negut said, his eyes flashing with chilling coldness.

Uncle Wells, seeing that look in his eyes, also felt a little worried, "Young Master, you…"

Negut cut Wells off, "Stay in contact with that Survivor at all times. Have him protect Meika, however, if there's an order from me, then immediately…"

"Turn her into our hostage!"

Uncle Wells was startled as he sensed the killing intent radiating from Negut, this was the first time he had seen Negut behave like this.

However, Wells still lowered his head and respectfully replied, "As you wish, Young Master."

…

In Negut's father's office. Van Borok looked at his cell phone, saw a message sent to him, and frowned.

He immediately pressed the small bell on the table, and a few minutes later, there was a knock on the door from outside.

"Come in!"

After Borok spoke, the door opened, and Rebecca walked in with a gloomy and tired face.

"You called for me, Governor?"

"I want you to go to Terith City immediately, to protect my son," Borok ordered.

"Heh?!" Rebecca grimaced.

"What's with that attitude?" Borok frowned and said, "Does protecting my son make you uncomfortable?"

"No, I mean…" Rebecca sighed, "Ah! Fine, I'll leave immediately."

Borok nodded, and as Rebecca was about to leave, he spoke again, "Hold on!"

She stopped, turned her head, her face clearly annoyed. "What else is it, Governor?"

"Do you have any information about safe zone number 27?" Borok asked.

Rebecca shook her head, tiredly saying, "No! It's still the same as always."

"What do you mean…"

"Ah! It's still being attacked by monsters; although the scale is not large, there are still casualties." Rebecca said, "There are some residents there who couldn't stand it anymore or were too afraid of the Void monsters, so they moved elsewhere."

Borok frowned, his index finger tapping on the table, his eyes looking into the distance, muttering, "Strange… Why is Negut interested in that place?"

"He must have noticed something strange about that place, or he has some information that I don't."

Borok sighed, then a ferocious smile spread across his face. "Well then, let him have some fun. Even if the sky falls, his mother and I can still hold it up."