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

After leaving the closed laboratory, the live samples were left inside. Ye Xiao followed Lu Fengyu and his group out.

"Captain Ye, regarding the reward for the live samples, you can exchange them for corresponding merit points at President Fang's Adventurers' Guild. You should be able to exchange for quite a few."

Ye Xiao shrugged, his expression unchanged, clearly showing no interest in the merit points that Lu Fengyu had mentioned.

“I don’t need merit points. The live samples I brought and the information I provided should be quite valuable. I want to exchange them for something.”

Fang Cheng raised an eyebrow, clearly having guessed that Ye Xiao and his group had planned and prepared for this trip in advance.

He couldn't help but become interested. "Oh? What do you want to exchange for?"

Ye Xiao looked at Fang Cheng and said calmly, "A large nuclear generator."

A nuclear generator? Or a large one?

Fang Cheng stroked his chin, a question in his eyes, and glanced at Ye Xiao again, thinking to himself:

"Why would this kid need a large nuclear power generator? He's from an adventure team; do they have their own base?"

However, Fang Cheng frowned, "The things and intelligence he brought are indeed very valuable, comparable to a large nuclear power plant."

Fang Cheng nodded. "I need to submit your request, but there shouldn't be any problems."

Ye Xiao frowned, "Then how long will it take us to get the items?"

"Um……"

Fang Cheng drew out his words before continuing:

"It will probably take two or three days. After all, this matter is of great importance, and the higher-ups will definitely hold a meeting. We may need to discuss some things with you in detail in the next few days. Please stay at the Red Maple Base for now."

"Of course, we will arrange accommodation for you."

Ye Xiao took a deep breath and then exhaled heavily, his eyes lowered as if he was thinking. After a moment, he nodded.

"Alright then! I'll be in trouble these next few days!"

"Oh, right! Captain Ye!"

Fang Cheng suddenly spoke up, asking with a hint of doubt:

"Just now, you said you were asymptomatic?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhao's back tensed up, while Ye Xiao stood with his hands in his pockets, looking relaxed.

"Hmm, what's wrong? Asymptomatic people shouldn't be anything unusual for Hongfeng, right?"

Fang Cheng smiled. "Heh, that's natural. It's just a bit of a surprise. I didn't expect you to be the captain of the adventure team. Judging from your team members just now, most of them should be mutants, right?"

Ye Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth, reached out and patted Ye Xing's head beside him, and said:

"Yeah, so what? Isn't being a captain based on overall ability?"

Fang Cheng nodded in agreement, "That's true! However, I know it won't be easy to win them over wholeheartedly. In such a large base as Red Maple, we don't have an adventure team led by an asymptomatic person."

Ye Xiao shrugged shamelessly, "That's because their strength doesn't allow it!"

[Master of Getting by: Tch, without the system, the streamer is nothing.]

[Three Foxes: But my brother Xiao has it, so what?]

[666 Squirtle: It's just like those rich kids, they have a good dad, otherwise they're nothing.]

[The Heart of Isaac: Having a good dad is a kind of luck, so what? Go tell your dad if you have a problem with that?]

[The cat in the courtyard: What's all the noise about?]

……

Fang Cheng did not show any disdain for Ye Xiao's boastful words; on the contrary, he had already re-evaluated Ye Xiao in his heart.

Being able to lead a squad of mutants capable of clearing out advanced mutated nests as an asymptomatic individual, Ye Xiao is definitely not as simple as he appears on the surface.

Could he be a young master from some family?

Ye Xiao was unaware of Fang Cheng's inner thoughts, while Professor Zhang and the others focused their attention on Ye Xing, who was standing next to Ye Xiao.

Because at this moment, Ye Xing's right hand was exposed, and he was unwrapping a lollipop, preparing to put it in his mouth.

Professor Yang exclaimed in surprise, "Professor Zhang, could this child be an evolved being?"

Professor Zhang stared at Ye Xing's right hand with astonishment, and even unconsciously reached out his hand.

Fearing that Ye Xing might make a move, Ye Xiao immediately reached out to stop Ye Xing's hand and warned Professor Zhang:

"Professor, don't scare my sister. Otherwise, she might do something reflexively, which wouldn't be good."

Professor Zhang awkwardly withdrew his hand, but his gaze remained fixed on Ye Xing's dark right hand.

“We do have evolved beings here, but the nuclear energy veins on this child's hand seem a bit different. Captain Ye, can we…”

"Can't!"

Without hesitation, Ye Xiao interrupted him directly, "Professor Zhang, isn't there something more important right now?"

Just as Ye Xiao finished speaking, the sound of high heels clicking in the distance grew louder.

Professor Zhang looked at the figure walking down the corridor, nodded slightly awkwardly, and said, "That's true," before stopping.

A young woman with her long, black hair styled in a bun was walking towards them from the other end of the corridor.

She had her hands in her pockets, and her small face was frameless with glasses. Even through the lenses, you could still see her bright, sparkling eyes and lips painted with orange-red lipstick.

Her white sun-protective clothing wasn't buttoned up, but left open, revealing her swaying, graceful body underneath—a shirt, tight-fitting jeans, and a very ample bosom.

As the woman slowly approached, Ye Xiao finally saw her beautiful and delicate face.

With a smile, she respectfully greeted Fang Cheng and the professors, then called out to Lu Fengyu, "Dad!"

The moment a beautiful woman appeared, the live stream room instantly became lively.

Lu Fengyu smiled and nodded to the newcomer, then introduced him to Ye Xiao:

"Captain Ye, this is my daughter, Lu Jinpeng. She works at the Adventurer's Guild. We still have work to do, so please let my daughter take care of you!"

Fang Cheng nodded, "Yes, we'll definitely have a meeting later. Let's have dinner together tonight. Xiao Peng, take good care of Captain Ye and the others. They need to stay at the base for a few days. Take them to the guild's hotel to check in. The guild will reimburse their accommodation expenses."

Reimbursement? Guest?

Lu Jinpeng raised an eyebrow in surprise, glanced at Ye Xiao, and nodded with a polite smile.

"Okay, don't worry, Chairman Fang, leave it to me!"

Then, Lu Jinpeng, maintaining her smile, raised her hand to the side.

"Captain Ye, let's go!"

Ye Xiao nodded to President Fang and Lu Fengyu and the others as a farewell, and then stepped to follow beside Lu Jinpeng.

As they walked out of the experimental area and into the lobby in front of the building, Chen Ge and his group were lazily occupying the sofas, while the long-haired man and his companions had long since disappeared.

"gone!"

Ye Xiao raised his chin at the crowd, and everyone on the sofa stood up and quickly followed behind Ye Xiao and Lu Zhao.

Lu Jinpeng was startled when he saw the large group of more than a dozen people behind Ye Xiao. He seemed not to have expected that these rude guys in the hall were also together.

She maintained her perfect smile as she led Ye Xiao and his group out of the building and stood in the slanting sunlight.

"Captain Ye, let me take you to the guild hotel to check in first!"

"Okay, we've started the car. You can ride in the same car as me."

Ye Xiao pointed to the car parked not far away. Lu Jinpeng looked up and glanced at it. When his eyes fell on the rusty steel exterior, a clear look of disgust flashed in his eyes.

She maintained her friendly smile and said, "No, I drove. I'll lead the way."

As she spoke, she pointed to a newly appeared red sedan in the empty parking lot, smiled apologetically at Ye Xiao, and turned to walk towards her car.

Watching Ye Xiao's departing figure, Han Yu moved closer to Ye Xiao and placed his hand on his shoulder.

"Boss, does this girl think we're really that poor?"

Chen Ge put a cigarette in his mouth, stroked his chin, and sized up the slender figure from behind, saying:

"This girl has a pretty face and an even better figure. She's fair and delicate, which is a rare sight in the apocalypse."

Zhou Hu snatched a cigarette from the cigarette pack in Chen Ge's hand, put it in his mouth, and said:

"Her father is a professor at the research institute, she lives in the upper city of the base, and she can also work at the guild. Isn't this a very secure young lady?"

Zhou Qirui patted Ye Xiao's chest with the back of his hand, grinning lewdly, and teased:

"What's up, Xiao-ge? You've got your eye on someone?"

The fans in the live stream were also cheering.

[Three Foxes: Yo yo yo, a beautiful woman!]

[Han Jiangxue: Xiao Ge, go get her!]

[Pharaoh Elden: This is a beauty? Xiao Ge, I'll introduce you to some female celebrities when we get back.]

[You who can't have the one you love: Introducing female celebrities? Keep bragging!]

[Dawn's Flame: I love looking at beautiful women!]

……

Ye Xiao rolled his eyes. "What a load of rubbish, I'm driving off!"