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"Since you're all so strong, you must have received missions similar to clearing out nests of advanced mutants, right?"

Ye Xiao's voice was not suppressed and resounded throughout the entire hall.

For a moment, the entire Adventure Team Guild Hall froze, and then fell silent. Even the staff at the windows stopped what they were doing and, like the adventurers, all turned to look at Ye Xiao and his group.

After a few seconds of silence, unrestrained laughter completely replaced the quiet, echoing throughout the hall.

Some of the adventurers clutched their stomachs, some pointed at Ye Xiao, and some shrugged their shoulders, laughing so hard they could barely breathe.

These laughs were extremely mocking, filled with sarcasm and disdain for Ye Xiao.

"What is this kid talking about?"

"Hahaha, trying to build an adventure team with just a few people? How presumptuous of you!"

"Clearing out the nests of advanced mutants? This kid really dares to dream!"

"This level of quest can only be obtained from the Adventurers' Guild in the Upper City, right?"

"Advanced mutant, or clearing out a nest, this is probably a five-star mission, right?"

……

[The Heart of Isaac: Huh? That's it?]

[Sunset and Snow: No, that's a five-star mission?]

[Milk Egg Not Bland: Are Xiao Ge and his gang too strong, or are these guys too weak?]

[Pharaoh Elden: Sigh, after all, these guys don't have the firepower of Xiao Ge and his men.]

[Three Foxes: I thought they were so awesome, is this all?]

……

Hearing the snickers around him, Ye Xiao understood what these guys were laughing at.

It turned out that this kind of mission was a five-star mission, and in their eyes, Ye Xiao was overestimating himself.

Having realized this, Ye Xiao lost interest in getting angry because of their mockery. After all, in Ye Xiao's view, these guys were somewhat pathetic.

Even Zhou Hu and the others behind him shook their heads and laughed mockingly:

"Tsk, a bunch of ignorant fools."

The adventurers were all waiting to mock Ye Xiao and his group, but clearly, their reaction did not meet their expectations.

They didn't blush with shame or embarrassment, nor did they get angry or upset about losing face.

They even saw a repulsive look of pity on the faces of Zhou Hu, Chen Ge, and their group, as if they were the pitiful and pathetic clowns.

Then, they heard Ye Xiao's young, powerful, and pleasant voice ring out again:

"Sigh! Is that so? It seems I had too high expectations of you. I thought the adventure teams in the central district of Red Maple Base would be very strong. Looks like we'll have to go to the upper district!"

Ye Xiao's words were like a heavy slap across the face of all the adventurers in the hall.

His disdainful yet regretful expression was the most vicious insult to them, as if they were nothing more than a bunch of lowlifes.

"Kid, aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew when you're talking big!"

A burly man sitting on a bench in the nearby rest area spoke in a cool, rough voice.

He turned his head toward Ye Xiao, his gaze unfriendly, as if he were suppressing something.

"Do you really think the outside world is a joke? You just formed an adventure team and you're already thinking about reaching the heavens? Don't end up not even knowing how you died!"

Ye Xiao smiled and glanced at Chen Ge and the others beside him.

"My adventure team is indeed newly formed, but..."

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow, patted Chen Ge beside him, and said, "These people next to me were all captains of the adventure team."

"As for ascending to heaven? Ha!"

Ye Xiao shook his head, smiling somewhat helplessly, "It's not like we haven't wiped out the lairs of advanced mutants before, what's so difficult about that?"

Hearing Ye Xiao's nonchalant tone, the surrounding adventurers looked at them with suspicion for a moment.

However, at this moment, Ye Xiao seemed to have lost interest in arguing with them, and said with some regret:

"It seems we won't find out anything here."

Lu Zhao frowned. "But we just arrived in Red Maple and don't have the qualifications to enter the Upper City."

Sun Hongxing looked towards the counter. "Since it's an adventure team guild, we can definitely submit collectibles here. Why don't we ask the staff at the counter?"

Ye Xiao nodded and focused his attention on the counter in front of him.

Ye Xiao and his group no longer paid attention to the others, which made the surrounding adventure teams very unhappy. However, due to the rules and base laws, no one dared to cause a conflict in the adventure team guild.

However, they were still very curious about Ye Xiao and his group's origins, as was Jiang Qian, and they were ahead of Ye Xiao and his group in line.

At this moment, the person in front of him had finished, but Jiang Qian did not step forward. He turned to look at Ye Xiao with a look of inquiry in his eyes and gestured towards the counter with his chin.

"What you're saying sounds pretty convincing, why don't you go first!"

He wanted to see if these guys were just making empty boasts or if they could actually compete with the five-star adventure team.

Seeing that Jiang Qian actually let him cut in line, Ye Xiao didn't stand on ceremony, thanked him directly, stepped to the counter, pulled out a chair and sat down.

The female staff member behind the counter looked up and sized up Ye Xiao. She had an ordinary appearance, and her name tag on her chest read Yang Lili.

She had overheard Ye Xiao and his group's conversation; she had seen plenty of adventurers like this who overestimated their abilities and talked big.

At this moment, the gaze directed at Ye Xiao carried the same disdain as those of the adventurers, and he spoke coldly:

"Please state your adventure team's guild number!"

Ye Xiao said directly, "If you haven't registered here before, then register."

"Okay, registration is free, but the minimum number of participants is six."

"What is your team's name?"

name?

Ye Xiao turned his head and glanced at the group of people behind him. He couldn't use the name Gaotang from before, nor could he use the name of the base.

He glanced at the live stream comments, where fans were enthusiastically coming up with all sorts of names for Ye Xiao, some of which were so cringeworthy they were almost unbearable to watch.

Since Ye Xiao couldn't drag things out for too long, he only glanced at the comments briefly and casually remarked:

"Achievement!"

In any case, everything is for the purpose of completing the mission!

After registering the adventure team's information, the staff mechanically asked:

"What kind of business do you need? You can accept quests, submit quest items, sell harvested items, and exchange seed cores for currency here."

Ye Xiao's previously somewhat lazy expression gradually disappeared, and he got straight to the point.

"I have something I want to sell to the Red Maple Base. I wonder if you would buy it?"

Yang Lili looked up at Ye Xiao, "What is it? We need to rate what you submitted. The higher the rating, the higher the reward."

However, Ye Xiao shook his head, "This thing can't be handed over to you casually, because it's too dangerous."

Hearing this, Yang Lili showed some impatience, thinking Ye Xiao was there to cause trouble, but before she could speak, Ye Xiao said:

"What I brought is a live parasite."

"Parasites?" Yang Lili frowned, her gaze towards Ye Xiao now showing a hint of impatience. "Red Maple Base doesn't accept just any trash. What would we need parasites for?"

"Hahaha, I thought it was something important, but it's just a parasite!"

A chorus of snickers rose from the surrounding crowd, but Ye Xiao ignored them. He looked coldly at Yang Lili and said:

"Your Red Maple Forest should have a lab for researching mutants, right? Don't you need samples there?"

Yang Lili rolled her eyes at Ye Xiao, "We need samples, but who wants parasites? Are you even going to do your job or not?"

Ye Xiao crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair. "Do you think it's just an ordinary parasite? Are you stupid or am I stupid?"

Ye Xiao's words left Yang Lili speechless. She pursed her lips, knowing she had made a foolish mistake, but still stubbornly continued:

"Why didn't you make that clear earlier? We don't have anyone here who can identify living beings, and there's no similar requirement in our mission database."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao's brows furrowed, and he muttered under his breath:

"No similar needs? Do you have any tasks in your task library that involve parasites that infect humans?"

Yang Lili typed away on the keyboard for a while, then glanced at the screen and said, "No."

"No? Red Maple didn't make any similar discoveries?"

Ye Xiao's voice grew even deeper; this was definitely not a good thing.

He looked at Yang Lili with an unusually serious expression, "Then ask your lab if they need it."

Yang Lili glanced at Ye Xiao, "Then take it out, I have to take a picture, right? Otherwise, can you just rely on your words?"

Ye Xiao knew that Yang Lili was right, but nothing was safer than putting that thing in his inventory, and he didn't dare to take any risks at all.

Ye Xiao's face darkened, and he abruptly stood up, his forward lean startling Yang Lili. However, Ye Xiao made no move to attack, but instead lowered his voice and said:

"This parasite specifically infests humans. It is a mutant that moves extremely fast. Once it burrows into the human body, it is doomed."

"After it parasitizes a human body, it will reproduce and multiply. Are you sure you want to take out something so dangerous in a place with so many people?"

Ye Xiao's words sent chills down Yang Lili's spine.

She then realized that what Ye Xiao brought was a mutant, a monster, and it was alive!