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Although Lin Hong's arm was half crippled after surviving the ordeal, at least his life was saved.

Qin Zhou and the others kept thanking him, taking out all their equipment and props as a token of their gratitude to Xiao Yun.

"Alright, alright, it was nothing, no need to be so polite."

Xiao Yun waved his hand, refusing to accept the items; he didn't need them.

Qin Zhou, however, felt a little embarrassed.

Just now, he had given Xiao Yun the cold shoulder.

Looking back now, it was all my jealousy that got the better of me. With Xiao Yun's strength, even if I didn't sell him the crow, wouldn't he be able to catch it?

"I was judging him by my own petty standards..."

He sighed inwardly, looked at Xiao Yun, and said sincerely:

"Junior, thank you so much for your help today. You saved our lives. In the future, if you ever need anything, just say the word, and I, Qin Zhou, will do my utmost!"

"To be honest, I do have something I want to discuss with my senior."

Xiao Yun smiled and then invited Qin Zhou to join tomorrow's hunting plan.

"Please make sure we join your team!"

Qin Zhou held Xiao Yun's hand tightly, his face full of gratitude.

What a kind person! I never imagined that there were such good people as Junior Brother Xiao Yun in this world!

As a big shot, it's one thing for him not to look down on these noobs, but he even took the initiative to lead them on a hunt.

Looking at Xiao Yun, Qin Zhou increasingly felt that the person in front of him resembled his godfather, whom he had never met.

Xiao Yunqian smiled and withdrew his hand:

"Um... of course, but there are only 10 spots in the team. Our dorm already has four, and other people want to join, so we only need two of you seniors."

Upon hearing that it was only two people, Qin Zhou was slightly taken aback, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.

But if they managed to hunt a large animal like a deer, the meat they could share would be enough to feed their entire dorm room for quite some time.

"No problem, count me in. I'll bring along some of our stronger brothers later."

"Okay, then let's meet downstairs at the dorm tomorrow morning?"

"OK!"

After finalizing the personnel, Xiao Yun nodded to himself.

"Qin Zhou is sending two people, leaving four spots. We'll give one to Huang Haoran and one to Xie Yingjie, leaving two spots remaining..."

Xiao Yun already had two candidates in mind for these two spots: Chen Liming and Jiang Wenxuan.

They are skilled and have good character, making them a good fit for a team.

Xiao Yun planned to go and discuss it with them that evening, figuring they wouldn't refuse.

The plan is going very smoothly. Tomorrow I can test whether the [Team Contract (10 people)] can really help me become a professional as I wish.

After this incident, fishing was out of the question, and Qin Zhou and the others prepared to head home.

Xiao Yun and his three companions split into two groups, one to collect the animal traps and the other to collect the ground traps.

Xiao Yun led Wang Tianyuan to the place where the animal traps were placed. After inspecting the six traps, they only managed to catch one long-tailed rabbit.

"The harvest is too meager right now..."

"This area isn't very big, and after so many days, it's already quite good that we've managed to catch them."

The rabbit Xiao Yun caught today is female, and he doesn't plan to keep it any longer.

There are no male rabbits, so raising too many would be a waste of food, and we don't have much food stored in the dorm room.

On the way back, Wang Tianyuan suddenly asked:

"Brother Yun, you're going to team up with Qin Zhou and the others tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"No, no, I was just wondering if this team—or rather, this alliance—that you've built can be sustained for a long time?"

Xiao Yun's eyes flickered as he listened to Wang Tianyuan's insights:

"We are currently short-handed because we dare not go out at night, so the time we can operate is limited. In this extremely limited time, the four of us are completely overwhelmed to complete hunting, fishing, exploration, base construction, equipment manufacturing, and even treasure hunting."

After listening to his words, Xiao Yun pondered for a moment and nodded.

Wang Tianyuan is right. With the increase in various resources and buildings, as well as the continuous expansion of the activity area, there are indeed signs that they are overwhelmed.

Like today, I was supposed to go mining in the southeast, but because I needed to come here to harvest traps, it took a lot of time.

If an unexpected event like an attack by an ironfish occurs, the time lost will be even greater.

If there are enough people, they can be divided into different teams to be responsible for different tasks, which will greatly improve development efficiency.

"You mean...we can take advantage of tomorrow's team formation to increase the number of members?"

"Yes, but it's not about recruiting them into the team, it's just about forming a group or alliance, like a student council."

"With the four of us in our dorm at the core, and recruiting outstanding individuals like Huang Haoran and Lao Xie, along with smaller groups like Qin Zhou and Chen Liming, we will coordinate resources and manpower, and arrange daily plans..."

Wang Tianyuan spoke eloquently, as if a bright and promising future was right before his eyes.

"With your exceptional wisdom, Brother Yun, you'll be able to replace the student council in less than a week. From then on, using Dormitory Building No. 3 as our base and the entire Ancient Capital University as our foundation, we can form alliances and achieve great things!"

Xiao Yun nodded. Although Wang Tianyuan's plan was suspected of being empty promises, the general direction was correct.

As they talked, they reached the lakeside.

Ji Mingyu and Zhong Mo were already waiting.

"Huh? Didn't you go to get the trap? Where's the trap?"

"Don't even mention it. There were spicy strips in all three cages, and they were even triangular-shaped ones. I didn't dare touch them, so I just threw them there."

"It's okay, maybe the location isn't right. We'll try a different spot next time, not one with too much aquatic vegetation."

Xiao Yun didn't dwell on it too much and turned to repeat Wang Tianyuan's plan to the two of them.

Zhong Mo looked at Wang Tianyuan with surprise, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Is Young Master Wang really that capable?

He suspected that Young Master Wang was just using this as an excuse to gather a group of people for impart.

"The alliance is recruiting talent?"

Ji Mingyu's eyes lit up; he was very interested.

Wang Tianyuan repeated the plan again, and Ji Mingyu nodded repeatedly after listening.

"Indeed, we should hire some people, otherwise we won't be able to handle so many things and it will delay our development."

Ji Mingyu rested his chin on his hand, pondered for a moment, and then added:

"But I don't think it's necessary to go through that much trouble. There are still many people in the dormitory who are not getting enough to eat. If we just bring them in and give them some food every day, we can get them to work."

"...No, we're talking about the alliance. This sounds more like you're recruiting slaves, doesn't it?"

"Is there a difference? Isn't this exactly what the student council does?"

The other three looked horrified, feeling that Ji Mingyu's idea was too extreme.

Xiao Yun suddenly realized that Wang Tianyuan's plan was actually quite good, at least it was reasonable.

The proposal was rejected, and Ji Mingyu sighed softly, expressing his regret.

Summoning the Invincible Crow King to bring the rabbit back, Xiao Yun and his group set off for the iron mine location mentioned in the preview.

The group's physical abilities are all above average, and their travel speed is extremely fast.

Before noon, they had already approached their destination.

However, before they could even see the iron ore, they heard shouts and curses coming from not far away.

"You little brat, you dare run away! I'll beat you to death!"

Snapped--

The whip lashed against the flesh, producing a chilling, sharp sound.

A muffled groan was heard, but there was no crying or screaming.

"Wow, quite the tough guy..."

"Heh, a bunch of inexperienced brats, go ahead and kill me if you dare!"

"Heh, you've got guts!"

A cold laugh rang out, tinged with cruelty:

"Die, brat! It's your honor to sacrifice yourself for the Lord of Radiance!"

The sound of whips cracking rang out one after another, causing Xiao Yun and his group to frown.

"No, there really were slaves!"

"These people aren't from our dorm building. Which dorm building would dare to do this?"

"That 'Lord of Radiance' he kept talking about, could it be some kind of cult?"

Ji Mingyu and the others whispered among themselves, while Xiao Yun's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

He recalled the information in the preview about Dormitory Building No. 4 being in the midst of war.

Only in places like that could such a deformed product appear...

These people are all crazy; it's best not to provoke them unless you're sure you can handle it.

Those slaves were miserable, but he was not a saint and had no obligation to care about them.

Xiao Yun's expression hardened, and he made a decisive decision:

"Abandon the mining plan and leave."

Before he could finish speaking, a soft laugh rang out behind him.

"Go? Go where?"