The recruitment notice at the entrance.

Chen Luo took out a pen and crossed out "occasional meat" from the recruitment benefits.

After Zhao Hai left, two more groups came to search for supplies nearby. If they saw the word "meat," they might not be able to resist causing trouble.

To prevent them from seeking death, Chen Luo crossed out those words.

Previously, level two ability users could join, but now Chen Luo changed it to require three level two crystals as proof.

Now that zombies have basically evolved to level two, the requirement of a level two ability user is no longer sufficient.

Originally, Chen Luo wanted to set it at ten level two crystals, but after thinking about it, it was a bit too harsh. Without training, and being alone, it would be too difficult.

Anyway, the new members are currently living outside the villa area, so the requirements should be set simply.

As Chen Guang and the others were about to set off to kill zombies, a young man ran over from not far away.

The young man was in his twenties, incredibly dirty, with messy, overgrown whiskers, and a pair of dull eyes, forming a stark contrast to the members of the base.

As soon as the young man arrived, he knelt on the ground, sobbing, and said, "Please, take me in, I'm going crazy."

"Living like a dog every day, no, eating and drinking worse than a dog before the apocalypse. When night falls, there's no light, living in endless darkness, the time is too hard to bear, it's really too tormenting."

"My original companions... I discovered that some people were constantly attacking those around them to obtain their crystals. I was terrified, and I escaped alone. I know you're recruiting, but I'm afraid to kill zombies."

"But I found that I really can't live alone, hiding in a room all day, constantly on edge, hungry, without even someone to talk to. I'm going crazy. I can kill zombies now. I'd rather die at the hands of zombies, be eaten by them, than live like this."

"Please, take me in, let me kill zombies with you. Alone, without anyone to cooperate with, how can I possibly be a match for zombies?"

Assassination among survivors is far too normal. If there are only two people, it's very likely that one will assassinate the other.

Is it easier to kill an unsuspecting survivor, or to kill a zombie?

If zombies become increasingly difficult to kill, this situation will intensify.

A base will not allow such infighting to occur; there will be a minimum bottom line.

Without electricity, modern people who will die without their phones will truly go crazy after a long time without them, believe me.

The reality will force survivors who are afraid to fight zombies to fight zombies.

But zombies are already quite powerful. Is it a little late to only now dare to kill zombies without any combat experience?

Chen Luo didn't want to agree to the young man's request, but his words stirred up memories of his previous life. Being alone was too lonely, which led to his self-destruction.

Chen Luo said, "Chen Guang, take him for a try. If he performs well, he'll become a new member. If he doesn't, let him fend for himself."

The young man was overjoyed and kowtowed to Chen Luo repeatedly.

Chen Guang smiled and said, "The boss has spoken, so I'll take you for a try. You're lucky, kid. We normally wouldn't accept someone like you."

As a result, the young man's words were fierce, but when he encountered combat, he was still trembling and actually threw his ability at a teammate in front.

Chen Guang kicked him away, "Get the hell out of here, don't come and kill my people."

One chance was enough; there wouldn't be a second chance.

Chen Luo shook his head upon learning this. In the early days of the apocalypse, survivors might still help each other, but in the future, with the scarcity of resources and the dangerous environment, human nature would be constantly unleashed, becoming even more terrifying than zombies.

That night, there was good news.

Fa Wang had advanced to level four.

The level four Fa Wang had grown a little in size, about thirty centimeters longer, and its dog face had also grown larger.

This was the first level four in the base besides Chen Luo.

Even if others had the same treatment as Fa Wang, they wouldn't advance to level four so quickly.

Fa Wang could absorb ten crystals at a time, Mi Li nine, and Mi Ling eight.

Mi Ling with eight crystals was already a top expert in the previous life. Mi Li just wasn't strong in combat, and her reputation wasn't as high as Mi Ling's, but her talent was stronger than Mi Ling's.

And Fa Wang with ten crystals seemed to be unmatched.

Chen Luo and the others, of course, surrounded Fa Wang and gave it a thorough look. Fa Wang also proudly raised its head.

Mi Ling was very puzzled. When she first met Chen Luo, Chen Luo said that she couldn't even beat his dog, and she was very unconvinced at the time.

Now it seemed that he wasn't bragging.

Moreover, this dog was very intelligent. If it played dirty, her team with Mi Li and Su Dazhu probably wouldn't be a match for Fa Wang, not to mention that Fa Wang had now advanced to level four.

Why was she inferior to a dog?

The more Mi Ling thought about it, the more depressed she became, the kind that she couldn't surpass in a short time. And Mi Ling felt that it was really difficult to catch up.

Mi Fan was translating.

Fa Wang said, "How many points do I get for being the first to advance to level four?"

Chen Luo hadn't really announced this yet because it was still early.

Chen Luo then realized why Fa Wang had been wanting points so much recently.

Chen Luo asked strangely, "What do you want points for?"

Fa Wang raised its head and said, "I have a dream, which is to become a dog elder, and after that, the position of deputy leader. When that time comes, everyone will call me Dog Leader."

Chen Luo was stunned at first, then his face darkened, and he gently kicked Fa Wang.

Dog Leader?

I feel like you're implying something about me.

With Fa Wang's advancement to level four, the success rate of the dog assassin mission would be greatly improved.

However, Chen Luo was even more looking forward to Mi Fan advancing to level four.

...

The next day at noon, Chen Luo didn't expect that Zhao Hai would really come to ask for help.

At the time, Zhao Hai said that when he had difficulties, he hoped Chen Luo could help.

Chen Luo敷衍 (fūyǎn – perfunctorily) agreed. Good fellow, you actually came. I was just saying it.

First, see what it is. If Zhao Hai can come up with something that moves Chen Luo, Chen Luo doesn't mind helping once.

Of course, if things are too dangerous, he'll take the money and not do the work.

Zhao Hai sent one of his core brothers, leading a dozen people, driving three cars.

Coming alone, he could easily run into danger on the road and crash.

This person was called Song Ling, in his early thirties, with a buzz cut, looking very neat.

Song Ling kept a very low profile, because he knew that even though his side had more people than Chen Luo, their strength was really not on the same level.

Song Ling first had someone bring over a box of Huazi cigarettes.

Song Ling said politely, "Brother Chen, you definitely don't lack food here. Brother Hai couldn't find anything good to eat either. Here are a hundred cartons of Huazi. Brother Hai put in a lot of effort to put them together. Brother Hai said to bring them over as a tribute to you. Whether you agree or not, these Huazi are for you."

The male members of the base, even those who didn't smoke before, had learned to smoke to relieve stress and anxiety.

Cigarettes were much more valuable than food.

Zhao Hai had spent a bit of capital.