Chapter 42 What Exactly Happened

In the distance, a few Awakeners in tattered clothes and disheveled hair gazed at the well-equipped Patrol Team members with complex expressions.

These few individuals belonged neither to those who hindered the Sanctuary with Ding Qiang nor to those willing to be bound, thus not becoming permanent residents of the Sanctuary.

As transient personnel, they could freely accept employment tasks issued by the Sanctuary every day in exchange for rewards.

This arrangement allowed them to get by and even eat their fill, leading relatively decent lives.

...That was what they consoled themselves with before seeing the Patrol Team members.

Upon seeing the Patrol Team's gear, they felt utterly pitiful.

"The Patrol Team gets way too good treatment," one complained, "Normally everyone just carries a melee weapon; having a pistol means you are team leader level. But look at them, each one has a rifle, and they're all uniformly dressed. Isn't that a bit too much!"