The apocalyptic livestream attracted a lot of haters, alarming the government.

The people on the other side of the road didn't seem to have any ill intentions, but it wasn't very polite for them to come over so directly at this time.

Of course, if there's any sense of politeness left in such an apocalyptic world.

Ye Xiao and Lan Ling stood still and continued eating, without moving.

Zhou Hu and Han Yu put down their bowls and chopsticks and stepped forward, both of them very tall and with nuclear guns strapped to their waists, standing like door gods in front of everyone.

"stop!"

Zhou Hu stopped the group of people who were about to approach, and coldly glanced at them one by one. Apart from the three men who were carrying rather insignificant weapons, the three women were completely naked.

One of the women was wearing a skirt, and although it looked a bit sloppy, it couldn't hide the flirtatious glances she was giving.

Zhou Hu frowned, showing no sign of letting his guard down, and asked:

"What's the matter with you?"

The group stopped in their tracks, intimidated by Zhou Hu's cold attitude, and dared not approach any further.

Two of the younger men, around thirty years old, tensed slightly. The middle-aged man behind them stepped forward, smoothing out the wrinkles on his face, and said with a grin:

"Um, don't be nervous. Sorry to bother you. We mean no harm. We just want to ask for some help."

He looked at Lan Ling beside Ye Xiao. Her fair skin and energetic state showed that she hadn't experienced much hardship.

There was also Ye Xing, who was squatting on the roof of the car like a beggar. He clearly remembered that when he saw this group of people before, he did not see this slovenly little beggar.

Yes, they had noticed Ye Xiao and his group as soon as they arrived.

The middle-aged man smiled and introduced himself.

"Hello, my surname is Zhu, and my name is Zhu Hongchang. You can call me Lao Zhu."

He pointed to the group of people beside him and said, "We came from a small settlement in Yashan County. Because of the rainy season, our settlement suffered considerable damage. We heard that there is a large base here, so some of the survivors decided to seek refuge with the base."

"But unexpectedly, the car broke down halfway and ended up here, where we planned to get it repaired."

Zhu Hongchang glanced at Lan Ling and Ye Xing without changing his expression, and said with a hint of helplessness:

"We've seen other adventure teams these past few days, but we're afraid they might not be good people, so we haven't dared to make contact with them."

"I see there are children and women in your group, so I suppose you're not bad people."

"Are you all from the Gaotang base?"

Ye Xiao had finished eating the noodles in his bowl and placed the empty bowl aside.

Listening to Zhu Hongchang's rambling, Ye Xiao grew a little impatient; he had no interest in the situation of these people.

He said lazily, "So what if it is? So what if it isn't?"

"Stop beating around the bush, state your purpose!"

Ye Xiao's sudden interruption caused Zhu Hongchang's forced smile to freeze. He looked past Zhou Hu and Han Yu in surprise at Ye Xiao, who was standing behind them with his arms crossed.

Zhu Hongchang frowned, looking Ye Xiao up and down, a sense of doubt creeping into his heart.

Ye Xiao looked fair and clean. Compared to Zhou Hu and Tian Haifeng, no one would think of him as the leader of the team. At most, they would think he was just an ordinary team member.

However, Ye Xiao's current attitude of crossing his arms and being lazy yet forceful made Zhu Hongchang doubt himself for a moment.

The young woman in the red coat behind him frowned, seemingly quite displeased with Ye Xiao's attitude. She glanced at Ye Xiao with a hint of disdain and said:

"Who are you? What kind of attitude is that? If it's anything, it should be your captain discussing it with my dad. What are you doing interrupting?"

Ye Xiao ignored the other party's eye roll, while Zhu Hongchang looked embarrassed and smiled:

"Excuse me, this is my daughter. That's just her temper. Please don't mind her. But could I speak with your captain?"

Zhou Hu chuckled, glanced at Zhu Hongchang, and slightly stepped aside to make way for Ye Xiao behind him. He then addressed Zhu Hongchang, who was wearing a fake smile:

"Didn't our captain just ask you? He told you to stop beating around the bush and just state your purpose!"

"..."

Zhu Hongchang was speechless for a moment. He glanced at Ye Xiao, who was standing lazily opposite him with his arms crossed, and then glanced at the group of people by the campfire.

The group just watched silently. The two men, whom he had initially thought were the captains and the oldest, didn't react at all.

Zhu Hongchang looked at Ye Xiao with a hint of surprise and disbelief. Clearly, he hadn't expected that Ye Xiao would be the leader of these seemingly powerful guys.

After a moment of confusion, the young woman behind him widened her eyes and exclaimed:

"He's your captain? Impossible!"

Clearly, in her mind, a "pretty boy" like Ye Xiao couldn't possibly have this ability.

Zhu Hongchang twitched his lips slightly awkwardly, glared at the woman warningly, and quickly put on a smiling face for Ye Xiao.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be the captain. I was blind to your talent. You're a true hero among young people!"

Ye Xiao was already impatient. "Since you have nothing else to do, don't bother us. Go back to where you came from!"

Where does he find so much time to flatter this guy?

Seeing that Ye Xiao wasn't buying it, Zhu Hongchang had no choice but to quickly say, "Um, we see that you guys seem to know how to fix cars, could you help us fix our car?"

"Car repair?" Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow, and Zhu Hongchang nodded with a smile.

Ye Xiao said directly, "Sure, one seed core as payment!"

"What? One seed core? Just for helping out, you want one seed core? You're asking for the moon!"

The woman glared at her, shouting accusations.

[Stray Cat: I knew it, these people are always thinking about getting something for nothing.]

[Eat some Bok Choy: Just helping out? Is there such a thing as a free lunch?]

[Three Foxes: Why am I so annoyed that they talk like that when I'm asking for help?]

……

Han Yu scoffed, "Oh, so you're here to get something for free? If you think it's too expensive, you can leave!"

"You, you guys!"

The woman was about to say something when the woman beside her couldn't stand it anymore. She suddenly grabbed her arm and glared at her.

"Why are you interrupting? Just shut up!"

Ye Xiao waved his hand lazily, not wanting to waste time on someone who only wanted to take advantage of others.

"Are you really expecting people to be kind in the apocalypse? If you don't think it's worth it, then leave!"

Zhu Hongchang hurriedly explained, "No, you've misunderstood. Of course we know there's no such thing as a free lunch, but we really don't have any seed kernels on us. How about we change the terms?"

As he spoke, Zhu Hongchang gave a meaningful glance to the other two women behind him.

Ye Xiao and Zhou Hu immediately saw through the other party's intentions. They wanted to "bribe" them with women? They were underestimating them.

"No seed?"

Zhou Hu clicked his tongue, slowly walked back to Chen Ge and the others, and said:

"How can you get to the base without a seed? You need a seed to enter the base!"

Zhou Hu picked up the noodles he hadn't finished and continued eating.

Zhu Hongchang certainly had the seed kernels, but they were also well aware that entering the base required seed kernels.

The problem is that they don't have many seed kernels. If they need one seed kernel just to repair a car, Zhu Hongchang feels that it's really not worth it.

Yan Li and Zhao Jiahui, these two women, had seduced quite a few people while they were at the stronghold, and it was time for them to be put to good use.

It would be much more worthwhile for the two of them to sacrifice themselves than to spend money on seeds.