Over the past two months, many people had secretly left Eldoria. Many others had eaten Famine Clay Soil and died a painful death from intestinal blockage. Still, a large number of survivors remained, and they had three reasons for not leaving.
First, they were afraid that if they left Eldoria, they wouldn't find a new place to settle with a water source and Famine Clay Soil.
Second, local thugs had occupied the entire downstream area and sent out patrols everywhere. Anyone unlucky enough to be caught would have a hard time escaping.
Third, with empty stomachs, they had no strength. Most importantly, many had been injured in the explosion and simply couldn't walk very far.
Two hours later, everyone had packed their belongings and lined up. Evelyn Ford ordered all the injured who couldn't walk to be moved onto the truck. There were too many, and one truck wasn't enough. Evelyn slipped away to a hidden spot and produced two more large trucks.
