Lu Yuan and his companion were both overjoyed and happy.

But something's not quite right with Team Maple.

At this moment, the two captains, Gong Yuehan and Ye Shengnian, were arguing.

Ye Shengnian: "Captain, do you really want to absorb those two people?"

Gong Yuehan: "Yes, what's wrong?"

Ye Shengnian: "We don't know anything about them. What if they're bad guys?"

Gong Yuehan: "Bad people? This is the apocalypse. There are only the strong and the weak. Where does the concept of good and bad come from?"

Ye Shengnian: "You can't say that. There are many kinds of bad things."

Ye Shengnian continued to argue his case.

Yu Huanshui, who was standing to the side, also expressed his opinion at this time.

"Sister Yuehan is right. I think that Lu Yuan is very capable."

"Most importantly, he's quite handsome."

"Handsome guys are usually not that bad!"

Yu Huanshui's last sentence was completely illogical.

Ye Shengnian felt very uncomfortable after hearing Yu Huanshui's words.

He had liked Yu Huanshui for a long time, but of course, he liked Gong Yuehan even more.

He just hadn't had a chance to say it yet.

After all, the Maple Leaf team hasn't been around for very long, and he joined relatively late.

"More people means more strength, and Lu Yuan must be quite capable."

"Two people daring to venture out into the world, either they are fearless or they are ignorant."

"I trust my judgment!"

Gong Yuehan said with great certainty.

"I think it's just ignorance, because ignorance breeds fearlessness!"

Ye Shengnian said indignantly.

Gong Yuehan didn't waste any more words; Ye Shengnian had always been like this.

He was a spoiled brat before the apocalypse, so he was not only jealous but also arrogant and domineering.

The main reason for recruiting him into the team was that the team was too weak.

Ye Shengnian's combat strength is second only to hers.

"Is Captain Gong Yuehan here?"

Just then, Lu Yuan led Zhao Qiang in.

It's actually quite rudimentary here, but in the apocalypse, having a place like this is already pretty good.

"Brother Lu and the others have arrived. I'll go greet them."

After Yu Huanshui finished speaking, he ran out of the hall.

Ye Shengnian's face turned black with anger.

Especially the phrase "Brother Lu," which sounded incredibly grating to Ye Shengnian.

A short while later, Yu Huanshui brought Lu Yuan and the other person in.

"Hello, Captain Gong! Hello, Brother Ye!"

Lu Yuan greeted him politely.

"Hello Mr. Lu, we are currently..."

Gong Yuehan was interrupted by Ye Shengnian halfway through her sentence.

"Don't try to claim kinship with me, I'm not your brother."

Lu Yuan shrugged indifferently.

He actually disliked people like Ye Shengnian, but he came with a purpose today.

That's why I called him Brother Ye; I never expected there to be such a petty and narrow-minded person.

In a sense, it's a miracle that such a person could survive for a year in the apocalypse.

In peacetime, people like this are generally not well-liked, but others can simply ignore them.

But this is the apocalypse, it's really strange that someone with this kind of personality hasn't been killed.

"Ye Shengnian, you've gone a bit too far."

"Guests are guests, and besides, Mr. Lu hasn't really provoked you. It's simply unreasonable."

"Mr. Lu, I'm sorry, that's just how he is, he doesn't have any bad intentions."

"Don't mind me!"

Faced with Gong Yuehan's explanation, Lu Yuan shrugged; in truth, he didn't care.

People who wear their emotions on their sleeves are the easiest to deal with.

If they met in the wild, Lu Yuan had 100 ways to kill him.

"Captain Gong, please rest assured, I am not a petty person!"

Lu Yuan's words were somewhat malicious, and subconsciously he was cursing Ye Shengnian for being petty and narrow-minded.

Ye Shengnian could naturally hear it, and his face darkened with anger for the nth time.

"Captain Gong, I'm not familiar with this place and don't know anyone here, so I'd like to trouble you to explain it to me."

"The power distribution in this Tai'an area, and some points to note!"

Gong Yuehan nodded, gesturing for Lu Yuan and the other two to sit down, and Yu Huanshui then brewed tea for them.

“Our Tai’an community has a total population of approximately 800,000 to 1 million.”

"It is divided into four districts, each controlled by a major power."

"Each district is also composed of many small and medium-sized forces, making it a mixed bag!"

Upon hearing about the four districts and the four major powers, Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

There are many small factions in Wan Gang, but the largest one is Su Changchun.

Other smaller factions could only choose to rely on Su Changchun for survival, but this gathering place in Tai'an actually had four major factions.

With such limited strength, there's no need to even think about it; there must be an abundance of them.

No wonder Gong Yuehan said that the area was a mixed bag, a phrase used to describe the gathering place in Tai'an.

"Captain Gong, among the four major forces, which one is the strongest, and which major power governs the Northern District?"

Lu Yuan's most pressing need was to understand the situation.

It turns out he might be staying here for a while.

“Mr. Lu, the most powerful force is naturally the military.”

"However, their strength is also limited. After all, this is the apocalypse, and in terms of combat power, we still have to look at the pets."

"To put it bluntly, the world now belongs to spirit masters, and this will become even more apparent over time."

"Fortunately, the four forces are mutually restraining each other, and a balance can be maintained in the short term, or rather, none of them are willing to break this balance."

Lu Yuan naturally understood what Gong Yuehan was saying, or rather, he deeply understood it.

This is the end times, and before a new order is formed, the status of Spirit Masters is transcendent.

The status of ordinary people will continue to decline, which is why Su Changchun can take revenge at will after Su Lei's death.

This is an inevitable trend, and even the military is powerless to stop it.

Gong Yuehan continued speaking.

"The East District is the military's territory, and also where some wealthy businessmen and other people of status live."

"As for the South District, it is currently occupied by the Axe Gang."

Upon hearing about the Axe Gang, Zhao Qiang's old habit kicked in again.

"So there really is an Axe Gang here!"

"Are Ah Xing and Fire Cloud Evil God among them?"

Lu Yuan glared at Zhao Qiang, annoyed.

"Don't interrupt, let Captain Gong continue!"

Zhao Qiang shrank back; he still listened to Lu Yuan quite a bit.

"The Axe Gang leader was a factory security guard before the apocalypse."

"When the apocalypse broke out, he used a fire axe to kill his boss, who had turned into a zombie."

"That is, the south of the present-day area. This person was brave and fierce, and skilled with an axe, so he was later known as the Axe Gang."

"This man is ruthless, and his men are all fearless, so most people don't want to mess with him."

"However, this person has one characteristic: if you don't provoke him, he generally won't provoke you either."

End of chapter!