Regardless of whether it's appropriate or not, Li Xiao still brought it up so that everyone could discuss it together.

"Brother, go across two streets ahead, there's a vegetable market over there that nobody goes to."

"The wet market?"

"Yes, just like here, the surrounding environment is also quite complicated."

Cheng Shaolin nodded. Vegetable markets are usually built near residential areas to make it convenient for residents to buy vegetables daily.

The surrounding area is full of residential buildings, which are close together and densely packed, making the environment quite complex.

Are there many zombies?

Li Xiao glanced at the map and nodded, "Yes, but it's a little less than here."

"Oh, less?"

"Yeah, not as many as here, but the streets over there are quite narrow."

"Yan Bin," Cheng Shaolin called out, giving him the answer to the question.

Yu Yanbin had heard everything. "So, do you want to kill more or be more comfortable?"

Meng Yang said first, "I think it's a good idea. We'll get more and more information later. Once these zombies get bigger, we might have to fight over them. It won't be easy to find a place with so many zombies."

"Yeah, I think so too. A little more won't hurt. It's not like we haven't encountered this before." Xiao Peng and Shao Jie both agreed.

"Okay, then we've decided on that destination. Let the Mad Lion Squad know when they arrive."

Cheng Shaolin nodded, not surprised at all by the result.

Li Xiao packed up the peeled garlic and cut chili strips, ready to use them for cooking later.

After cleaning up, I sat down and carefully examined the surrounding environment of the market.

The surrounding residential buildings are not far apart, and this needs to be taken into account. Also, it's best to leave a street open so they have an evacuation route.

Li Xiao found a piece of paper and roughly drew the terrain from her map.

Meng Yang and the others held the papers and discussed where to reserve the area for rest and where to set up the combat zone, making quite a lively conversation.

Li Xiao didn't participate; instead, she focused her attention on the space, observing what needed to be prepared at this time.

Cheng Shaolin didn't participate either. He helped Li Xiao peel garlic and then pick vegetables, all of which would be used later.

Li Xiao tossed them two bags of sunflower seeds, telling them to chat while they ate them.

"Wow, there's such a good thing! Come on, everyone have a handful." Shao Jie's eyes lit up when he saw it.

"Me too, me too!" Tian Tian quickly stood up and tried to grab a handful.

Shao Jie handed it out, and each person grabbed a bit and started kneading.

"Mmm, it's been a long time since I've tasted this flavor," Shao Jie said.

“Yes, me too,” Tian Tian echoed.

The two chatted and laughed, their mouths never idle.

Li Xiao found it funny; even eating sunflower seeds couldn't shut her up.

They discussed it for a long time, and even wrote and drew, but I don't know what they drew.

At 9 p.m., "Are you hungry?" Li Xiao suddenly asked.

Everyone was taken aback; they had just eaten too much, and now this question was being asked again.

Li Xiao's lips curled up. "Are you guys hungry? Want to grab some late-night snacks?"

They exchanged glances, unsure of what Li Xiao meant by saying that.

Li Xiao smiled, said nothing, and took out a large basin from her spatial storage.

…………！ ！

Everyone's eyes widened—

Then, he lunged at the basin.

"(⊙o⊙) Wow————"

"Yo-ho!"

Seeing that it really was just as she had imagined, Li Xiao couldn't help but want to laugh.

Cheng Shaolin didn't stand on ceremony, picked one up and handed it to Li Xiao, who accepted it.

A whole basin full of bright red crabs looks so delicious it makes your mouth water.

A unique fragrance wafted out, making one's mouth water.

Everyone grabbed a large crab and started gnawing on it. Even the usually refined Yu Yanbin couldn't maintain his usual composure and was eating with great relish.

At that point, no one wanted to talk anymore; there were more attractive things to do.

He devoured two large crabs, his mouth dripping with oil, and completely satisfied, he slumped back into his chair once more.

"We've eaten well and made up today. Tomorrow we'll start the tough mode, haha." Li Xiao said this and put the basin into her spatial storage.

"Ah————————, isn't this a case of extreme joy turning into sorrow——————."

“…………………………”

Everyone was numb; no one could feel happy after hearing those words.

Li Xiao chuckled, shrugged, and spread her hands. "I can't help it."

It was eerily silent, like a ghost.

"I really don't want to cooperate with others, really," Shao Jie said weakly.

"Yeah, that's true. After eating all this, how can we possibly eat that kind of stuff?" Tian Tian also looked dejected.

Why----.

Yu Yanbin lay sprawled in his chair, seemingly lost in thought, utterly silent.

With heavy hearts, we all went to bed tonight. Whether we'll have good dreams is another question.

The next day, everyone got up very early. They didn't know when the Mad Lion Squad would return. They prepared to clear out their belongings and leave to find a good spot.

I had already made arrangements with the Mad Lion Squad; it wouldn't be appropriate to leave without saying goodbye.

The Mad Lion Squad arrived at 8 a.m. and then came here to meet up with them.

"Hey, Captain Yu."

"Captain Zhang, how is it?"

"Hi, it's good. I heard some news when I went back this time."

"Oh, what news?" Yu Yanbin sat down, waiting for Zhang Kaisheng to tell him what he had gained after returning yesterday.

"We already know about the crystal's situation inside the base, and since the weather is alright, everyone's out on missions. The base has done a lot of research on this crystal, and we've roughly announced some of the results."

"Hmm, what was announced?" Yu Yanbin was quite interested in this.

"This crystal can enhance your ability level."

"Really?" Shao Jie and the others couldn't sit still any longer.

"Yes, it has already been announced."

"So, how was it upgraded? Did the base say anything?" Yu Yanbin asked.

"Some say that it can only be absorbed according to the corresponding supernatural ability. That is, the metal element can only use metal element crystals, and the wood element can only use wood element crystals."

"Oh, I see." Yu Yanbin nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes, and also. The energy inside this crystal is very volatile and not easy to absorb, so we still need to be careful."

Yu Yanbin nodded again.

"However, the base is already trying to see if there's a simpler way. Upgrading one's abilities is something all ability users urgently need right now, and the base will speed up research to find a solution as soon as possible."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Captain Zhang."

"It's nothing, we just asked around at the base," Zhang Kaisheng waved his hand dismissively.

"We still need to inquire, and they can tell us."

"Hey, we've been working together for so long, why are you being so formal?"

Yu Yanbin didn't say anything more, but he mentioned to them that his team was planning to leave.

Where are you going?

"We need to move to another place; there are no more zombies here."

Zhang Kaisheng understood, glanced at his own team, and then turned to look at Yu Yanbin.