Waldo’s move gained the support of many survivors in an instant. However, when Waldo opened a private chat window, he discovered something else. In this world, there were indeed quite a few people who took his kindness for granted.

Aike: Waldo, I’m also a survivor from City 22, but unfortunately, I’m out of money. Could you sponsor me a hot air balloon? I promise to remember your favor and repay you when I become successful!

There were several people like this. Waldo realized how shameless some of these people could be when chatting privately. Some even went further.

Turne: Waldo, since you’re the strongest in our City 22, you should set an example by helping us all without asking for anything in return! Instead of using the hot air balloons to make money, you should give them to us to help us leave this city!

Waldo flatly rejected such people. Get lost! Waldo wasn’t going to indulge those who just wanted free benefits.

He believed that the hot air balloons were reasonably priced and could be negotiated. Waldo didn’t sympathize with such survivors at all. His attitude depended on how the buyers treated him!

However, this kind of survivors represented only a small minority with problems in their minds. Most survivors were humble when asking for a hot air balloon.

Shilli: Boss, I want to buy a hot air balloon from you. Will ten S-alloy tokens be enough? It’s all I have left! If you think it’s not enough, I can add some water and bread.

Eben: Waldo, I’m willing to trade a gasoline generator for a hot air balloon. This is my most valuable possession. Please spare me!

Carls: Waldo, I’m poor, and I’ll be straightforward. But I’ll offer the best I can, a hundred pieces of bread, ten kilograms of meat, and eight alloy tokens. Can you give me a chance, Waldo?

Verno: Big Boss Waldo, I’m willing to exchange a backpack upgrade scroll for a hot air balloon!

Through these private chats, it was easy to tell whether these survivors were sincere or not. Waldo wasn’t too demanding. As long as the conditions were somewhat reasonable, he agreed one by one, trading the hot air balloons for a barrel of gasoline.

He was also very open to exchanging for experience points. Although the level cap was still at Level 10, he had a hunch that it wouldn’t be long before the level cap was lifted. Stockpiling a large amount of experience points in advance was a preparedness measure.

In fact, Waldo didn’t think that a large amount of experience points was less valuable than these special supplies. The survivors who obtained hot air balloons expressed their gratitude and thanked Waldo. To some extent, Waldo had saved their lives. Otherwise, they might have died here.

Later on, Waldo found it hard to keep up with replies, so he directly put up a large number of hot air balloons on the trading platform. Fifty experience points each. Most survivors could afford it.

Before long, Waldo’s total experience points exceeded ten thousand. But this behavior undoubtedly shattered the dreams of those outsiders who wanted to profit from the disaster.

To some extent, Waldo’s hot air balloons acted like radiation protection suits, and were even more comfortable than the suits. Without the need to wear heavy radiation suits, they could walk to the edge of City 22’s ruins. All they needed was enough fuel to leave in a hot air balloon. How nice was that?

For a while, the survivors who bought the hot air balloons were overjoyed. But those who wanted them for free, along with the opportunistic survivors from other cities, were not pleased. They even threatened Waldo directly on the chat channel.

Page: Waldo, what you’re doing breaks the rules. Believe it or not, I can make sure you won’t survive in City 25 in a minute!

Hugh: Hehe, Waldo, selling hot air balloons for a living, I wonder if you’ll have a life to spend!

Cros: The so-called No. 1 Demon Lord of City 22, the No. 1 survivor, just wait to be nobody in City 25! You’ll have to cower there!

Waldo didn’t need to personally respond to such threats. The survivors who bought hot air balloons in City 22 stepped up and spoke up for Waldo.

Maso: Damn it, a bunch of greedy bastards! If I had a scythe and a hammer, I’d definitely smash you! You’re still going after Waldo, damn you!

Estra: Exactly, we haven’t settled our score with you, and you dare to cause trouble for others?!

Doug: Everyone, remember the names of these people! These bastards are definitely the shady businessmen who sold radiation protection suits! When survivors from City 22 go out in the future and see them, just wipe them out! 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The outsiders who had been cursing Waldo were suddenly afraid to show their faces. Originally, they were just insulting Waldo, taking advantage of the numbers. They didn’t expect to stir up discontent among the other survivors in City 22 and attract a collective attack. Nor did they realize how deep the resentment from City 22 survivors toward them ran.

This move exposed their identities without them realizing. A large number of hot air balloons floated in the sky above the ruins of City 22. The survivors left and began to move in the direction of City 25. Having acquired the hot air balloons, they naturally wouldn’t have any attachment to this wasteland. Taking all the belongings they could carry, they set sail!

Waldo and the others also left. The villa on the ground had already been flattened. Fortunately, Waldo had previously removed the detachable automatic defense weapons and energy shields.

Most of the S-alloy from the S-alloy walls and underground fortresses had been reclaimed. The furniture from the villa was now in their backpacks.

Alanna and Helen looked at the empty underground fortress with some reluctance. This place held too much joy and memories during this time. Let’s go. Waldo held the hands of the two women.

Out with the old, in with the new. We’ll start anew in City 25. Alanna and Helen nodded. Afterward, they gradually let go. As long as they could still be together, anywhere was home.