"Follow this path to the residential area. Remember, you get five things for free. After that, you have to work if you want something," the fat man said, his voice gruff yet authoritative. He opened a worn book, touching a button hidden within its pages. Instantly, the trees behind him shuddered and shifted, revealing a hidden passageway.
Tyler's brow furrowed in confusion. 'Are those formations?' he wondered. He had yet to hear the term 'formation' in this world and wasn't even sure what it might be called here. The complexity of the environment around him only added to his curiosity.
The group, a motley collection of new arrivals, hesitantly walked into the passage. As they proceeded, they saw people working diligently in the fields, others fishing by a serene lake, and some emerging from mountain paths with pickaxes, spades, and shovels.
"Another new batch," someone muttered.
"Do you think they can survive?" another whispered.
