Time, it never lasts long enough.
For Lu Ping'an, his most important priority at moment is to unlock his 2-tier powers.
Without hesitation, even without a second thought, upon unlocking the 2-tier, his combat power will increase greatly, triggering the potential to unlock other 2-tier abilities, resulting in comprehensive improvements in all aspects.
Power is the fundamental key to survival, or at least, it is the confidence to escape.
Xia Qin's low-end guess was not wrong, Lu Ping'an had considered pulling off something big, and then running away... He's not a naive fool or a saint; when he becomes the adversary of a million citizens, destined to become the "sacrifice of peace," he wouldn't hesitate to upset the status quo.
If possible, he even hopes for the outbreak to be delayed, so that he can amass some power. If he could achieve this much in just a month, he couldn't even guess how far he could go with another month. But things don't always go as one wishes…