The "companions" whom Cheng Wu briefly trusted and helped during the early days of the Apocalypse turned on him out of jealousy over the special privileges his System granted him, such as high-multiplier analysis and construction abilities, or to seize the resources of the shelter he had built. They colluded with hostile outside forces, creating a crisis of trust and betrayal that undermined Cheng Wu's base-building efforts and team cohesion.
