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

"Boss?"

Seeing that Ye Xiao was in a daze and did not reply, Sun Hongxing and Baolong couldn't help but feel uneasy, while Dick had already shamelessly ordered a bowl of soup noodles.

Ye Xiao snapped out of his daze, smiled at the two of them, and said, "You know my requirements, right?"

Sun Hongxing and Baolong nodded in agreement. "We know, boss. Don't worry, we've decided to follow you, and we'll be absolutely loyal."

The two of them were no longer as arrogant as before. After all, they would be living under someone else's roof from now on, and they knew when to back down.

Most importantly, standing near the fire, the large pot was only a meter away from them, and the aroma wafting from it was so tempting that the two of them could hardly maintain their composure.

Although he didn't know how much of Sun Hongxing and Tyrannosaurus's assurances were genuine, Ye Xiao wasn't worried. Time would make them willingly follow him.

He smiled at the two of them and said, "Alright, now that we're teammates, you must be hungry, right? Let's go get something to eat."

"Hey!"

The two hurriedly responded and rushed to the large pot. They picked up two empty bowls that were placed to the side, not minding that they had been used, and asked Chen Ge to help them serve noodles.

Ye Xiao smiled with satisfaction and winked at A Zhao and Wang Yao. The group immediately nodded and carried the bowls of soup noodles toward the wounded.

Ye Xiao turned his gaze back to the panel, crossed his arms, and took a deep breath.

To be honest, feeding so many people consumes a huge amount of food. The previous few cubic meters of food are almost gone.

He had previously thought that once Tyrannosaurus Rex and his group joined them, they would have to go outside to find food.

Among the rewards obtained from killing "Boss Tang" were a lot of useful information, including some illustrated guides that recorded which mutated plants were edible.

However, the recipes compiled by these people are mostly vegetarian, with almost no meat.

Apart from some scavenged, aged cured meat, these people have hardly eaten any decent meat since the apocalypse.

Because they are afraid of genetic pollution, they dare not eat meat at all.

Fortunately, this reward included 10 cubic meters of food, suggesting that the food reward might be related to his influence over the local indigenous people.

The higher your reputation level, the more loyal local players you'll have, and the more food you'll get.

Ye Xiao suddenly stroked his chin. According to this speculation, if he built a base, there might be even greater related rewards.

Besides this, there was another reward that Ye Xiao cared about a lot: the reward for killing the "King-level" mutated plant.

He was in such a hurry to leave that awful place that he didn't have time to examine it carefully.

The collected achievements increased the progress by 10%, and there was also a new title.

[Successfully defeated the "King-level" mutated plant evolution form and earned the title of "Weeder"...]

Ye Xiao's eye twitched. "What the hell is this lawnmower?!"

[“Weeder” Achievement Reward: 40kg of Plant Catalyst, Self-Healing Agent Formula]

Plant catalysts?

This is similar to growth hormone, something that can increase the yield of plants or crops.

This thing isn't very useful right now, but it will come in handy once a base is established.

What Ye Xiao was more concerned about was the [Self-Healing Potion Recipe] at the back, which was quite valuable.

He read the self-healing potion recipe directly on the system panel. This thing wasn't available in the store, meaning it wasn't from the previous world.

Ye Xiao stroked his chin, his eyes involuntarily trembling, and he thought to himself:

"The most important thing in the formula is the seed core of the King-level mutated plant evolution. The rest are some strange plant names that I've never heard of before, and other ingredients."

"These unheard-of plants are most likely mutated plants, and those chemical components..."

Ye Xiao scratched his face, looking slightly embarrassed. "I'm not very good at chemistry, and I've forgotten all the knowledge I learned before. I'll leave the material above to Huo Yan."

Thinking of this, Ye Xiao frowned, his mind heavy with worry. "I wonder if Huo Yan and the others have left the base safely!"

Thinking about the current situation of Huo Yan and Lan Ling, Ye Xiao lost his desire to rest.

It was already past five o'clock, and soon it would be six o'clock, almost dawn. The night walkers outside should be returning to their dens soon.

It's impossible for all the Free Fire members to come in; some must have stayed outside to provide backup. We don't know what measures those people will take.

Once everyone had finished eating, Ye Xiao urged them to set off.

With Ye Xing leading the way, it wasn't difficult for the group to find the entrance they had come in through earlier.

The dim morning light shone through the triangular exit in the distance; it was dawn!

The group quickened their pace, breaking through the darkness, and finally emerged from this green hell.

Beyond the towering green dome, the sky was a pale, fish-belly white, casting a pale glow over the dilapidated buildings.

"Boss!"

Not long after the group stepped out, a shout came from a building across the street.

Before long, several figures rushed out from inside.

The thugs and Red Shark rushed over quickly. They were stunned for a few seconds when they saw Ye Xiao and his group, who were leading the way. They searched the crowd for a while before spotting Tyrannosaurus and Sun Hongxing who were following behind.

The group quickly ran over, "Boss, are you alright?"

Sun Hongxing and Baolong had severe choking and couldn't speak for a long time. They could only sigh and shake their heads.

Tian Haifeng and Liu Yang also walked up to Ye Xiao. Liu Yang lazily opened his mouth wide and yawned like a roaring dragon.

He was still sleepy, his eyes brimming with tears, and asked:

"Can we go back now?"

Ye Xiao glanced at Liu Yang speechlessly. Tian Haifeng saw the Tyrannosaurus Rex and his group behind him. Seeing that they were all in a sorry state, he knew that they must have encountered great danger on this trip.

Tian Haifeng asked with concern, "Boss, are you guys alright?"

Ye Xiao responded and turned to look around. "Has anything happened during this time?"

Tian Haifeng was somewhat puzzled and shook his head, "There's been no movement."

"Go back immediately! The base has partnered with the Freefire!"

"what?"

Tian Haifeng was startled, his face full of astonishment. Looking at Ye Xiao walking quickly forward, he hurriedly went to Zhou Hu's side and asked him a series of questions.

When Ye Xiao and Freefire clashed, Liu Yang hadn't entered the live stream yet. Seeing Tian Haifeng's strange expression, he quickly moved closer to Baihu and Laogui, pressing them for answers:

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Old Ghost glanced at Liu Yang, then meaningfully raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder.

"Luckily, Ye Xiao didn't let you go in, otherwise you would have been in big trouble."

Hearing this, Liu Yang curled his lip, thinking that the old ghost was just trying to scare him, and said with a hint of dissatisfaction:

"What's wrong? Is it dangerous inside? You all seem fine."

The white fox, walking briskly to the side, snorted and nodded to its back.

"Do you see the heavy casualties among the Red Tide and the rioters?"

Liu Yang turned his head and glanced behind him, his eyes widening in surprise. "Holy crap, weren't there thirty or forty of them before? How come there are so few left?"

Old Ghost sighed with regret for Red Shark and the thugs, saying:

"If we hadn't been lucky and had enough firepower, things probably wouldn't have turned out much better. Those Freefire people are real beasts. No wonder Ye Xiao's expression changed when they mentioned that organization."

Now that the thugs and Red Shark have joined the team, the team is growing stronger. Since most of their group consists of wounded, Ye Xiao had them split up with Zhou Hu's group, and the two teams drove back to the vicinity of the base.

Inside the modified off-road vehicle, Ye Xiao sat behind the driver's seat, Wang Yao sat in the driver's seat, Bai Hu was in the passenger seat, and Tyrannosaurus Rex was in the back.

Following Ye Xiao's directions, the car slowly approached the base and stopped in an underground parking lot about one kilometer away from the base.

The group got out of the car and then walked towards the refugee area opposite the base.

The place is now deserted; it is only just dawn, and there is no sign of any refugees.

When they arrived at Sister Lin's former residence, the door was tightly closed. They knocked on the iron gate repeatedly, but no one responded.

Old Ghost frowned, looked up at the motionless window, and said:

"Could it be that they didn't come out?"

Ye Xiao and the white fox's hearts sank at this moment.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from the dilapidated house next door.

"Brother Ye Xiao? You've finally arrived!"