"I don't know! We know almost nothing about this new world!"

Li Chenzhou slowly shook his head, then looked up at the dark sky.

"All I know is that we need to make ourselves stronger, at least strong enough to fight our enemies. Only then will we have hope for the future!"

The others looked at each other, originally believing that their enemies were just zombies and mutated beasts. However, Duan Xue's performance today made them feel that their enemies might be something they didn't yet understand.

Even Li Chenzhou couldn't guess what Duan Xue's skill was. All he was sure of was that there was something wrong with it; at least, the Duan Xue in berserk mode didn't seem like herself.

So, what was this mysterious entity? A Devourer? Or some other creature?

The instructors had told him about the Devourers, but Li Chenzhou had no idea where the Kill System came from. Like something out of a novel, the system had appeared after he was reborn, like a reincarnation bonus.

Logically, this system was meant to make him stronger, so it probably didn't come from the Devourers. To them, humans were like chickens, ducks, or pigs – livestock to be raised and harvested when they reached a certain point.

But the problem was, since the Devourers wanted humans to grow stronger, it was also possible that they had given him the Kill System to make humans even more powerful, which they would like even more, just like humans… always preferred fat, healthy pigs.

Of course, there was another possibility: the Kill System came from another creature, enemies of the Devourers, who were using the system to cultivate humans, using them to destroy the Devourers or inflict heavy damage on them!

Looking at the stars in the night sky, Li Chenzhou took a deep breath, then looked at his followers, who all seemed solemn. He suddenly smiled and waved his hand.

"Alright, everyone, go and rest. No matter what our enemies are, we need to grow quickly and take them down. Even if we fail in the end, at least we tried and fought! At least we didn't just sit around waiting to die because our enemies were strong! Waiting is fate, fighting is life!"

With that, Li Chenzhou led the way back to the small building. The followers looked at each other, and Fatty was the first to catch up, muttering.

"Anyway, I'm just following Boss. I don't care about the brainy stuff; I just follow orders. Waiting is fate, fighting is life! And if there's food after fighting, that's what I call a perfect life!"

Fatty's muttering made everyone laugh. They all crowded in, found places to rest, and prepared for tomorrow's slaughter…

…

The next morning, Li Chenzhou and his group were ready to leave. Although there were a few more people, the two armored vehicles were still fine.

Xiao Ya, Xiao Yuer, Duan Xue, and Duan Lei were in one vehicle, while the rest of Li Chenzhou's group were in the other. They didn't want any more vehicles, because eventually, they would give both of these armored vehicles away.

Wang Yuanqiang and the others knew that Li Chenzhou was leaving this morning, so they were waiting outside the courtyard early. As Li Chenzhou and his group were preparing to leave, Wang Yuanqiang led his people into the courtyard.

"We'll keep this courtyard for you. You can come back anytime!"

Wang Yuanqiang looked at Li Chenzhou, his eyes full of gratitude!

"No need. We're going to circle the city and rescue people along the way, so it might be a long time before we come back, and we won't need to stay here then."

Li Chenzhou immediately refused, then looked at Wang Yuanqiang.

"Have you divided up the responsibilities?"

"Yes!"

Wang Yuanqiang nodded, understanding Li Chenzhou's meaning.

"I'm in charge of military strength and law enforcement, and Lao Kong is in charge of daily management, infrastructure, planting, water supply, and so on!"

Speaking of the division of power, Wang Yuanqiang suddenly smiled wryly and looked at Li Chenzhou.

"Actually, Lao Kong and I couldn't figure it out before. Why would you give up a base with so many people, all willing to follow you, and choose to leave with your team instead? We couldn't imagine anyone willingly giving up that kind of power.

"But now we understand. Power is actually useless in this world, at least not as good as we thought. Personal strength is the most important thing. Otherwise, even if we become the leader of a base with ten thousand people, everything will be destroyed in a zombie tide, including our own lives!

"So, Lao Kong and I divided up the responsibilities according to our strengths. We don't care about how much power we have; we only care about whether we can build this base into the kind we want!"

"If you have that idea, your base should be good."

Li Chenzhou smiled, patted Wang Yuanqiang's shoulder, and looked at Kong Xiang, who was behind him.

"That mountain range should be safe now. You can send people in to look for edible plants. Many plants have mutated now; they're not only edible, but they also have the same effects as last night's crocodile meat!

"Of course, some of them are poisonous, but you can collect all the plants and use those guys to experiment on them, as their last contribution to you!

"Also, I taught those who followed me yesterday how to build the walls. Continue to have them lead people to finish the rest. Remember, the walls are very important at this time. In the future, when you go into the city to collect resources, try to bring back materials that can be used to build the walls, to make them higher and stronger.

"They can do more than just stop the zombie tide; they can also give the survivors inside a sense of security!"

"Yes! We understand!"

Wang Yuanqiang and Kong Xiang nodded together.

"Also, remember what I said before. If you want to trade with me, you have to bring mutated crystals. I won't accept anything else, and I won't give anything away for free just because we know each other."

Li Chenzhou reminded them again.

"Also, don't forget about Luo Hong's group. They have weapons. You can trade some resources with them, or you can have someone come with us, because I'm going to deliver that crocodile to them! I'll introduce you then, so you don't have any misunderstandings when you go there yourselves!"

"Okay! I'll go with you!"

Wang Yuanqiang said immediately. Since they were going to another base, it had to be him. After all, he was an Evolver and could show off his strength appropriately.

Contact between the two bases was actually a kind of diplomacy. If their side was too weak, they would have no say in the exchange of resources, even with Li Chenzhou's introduction. They still needed to be strong themselves…