"Let me finish first," Marcuse said and explained, "This group is weak, and we can't protect it forever. Guys like Althord will come here to take advantage of everything, and once they have their fill, they'll leave and join the other groups."
"T-that's. . ." Claire couldn't say anything because she did hear about it from the gossiping slaves that Althord was planning to join the Right Oasis. But she, too, choose to ignore it.
"Besides, I'm not confident that the other Oasis wouldn't raid this camp once their resources depleted. To make it so much worse. You and I couldn't do anything about it if the other beings decided to take over this Oasis," said Marcus.
Ryu thought the same too. "The faster we accumulate food and search for the exit, the better. We can't stay in here forever."
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