Over the next few days, Alex and the group stayed by Zi Mengyao's community while deciding what to do next. They were training against the small group of people in that community, but since the three women were stronger on average than most of the people there, several members of the community did not appreciate their presence.
They hadn't outright said anything to Alex at all, but he was able to understand their emotions based on the looks they gave him.
"800 stars would be amazing," Ronron said after one of her battles as she sat on the sand beside Alex. "But I don't think we're going to get it, are we? Might be better to just leave."
Alex nodded a little. "Getting to the center won't be much of an issue if it was me alone, but you guys don't have the skills I do. You will lose more stars going there than you would by using the Marker."
Ronron nodded. "Can nothing else be done?" she asked.
