Alex had seen Erick, his wife and some other familiar faces, however, where were Erick's children as well as other children? Questions about the burnt village and killed villagers rose in Alex's mind. These people were hiding something.
He then gave a sign to Cindy and Mr. Big and Anton noticed it.
"I'm the leader of this group. We actually have a similar base, and I think we can make a trade."
Mr. Big was surprised hearing this. "I guess you must be like me. You're one of those who believed that Doomsday videos, aren't you? After I've watched those, I changed this resort into a survival base immediately. Then I hired Anton, the crew and bought many supplies."
So that was the butterfly effect, Alex thought. The butterfly effect was the idea that small things could have non-linear impacts on a complex system. The concept was imagined with a butterfly flapping its wings and causing a typhoon.