Carl asked, "Sister Xin, all the members of Zhan Yi are here. Would you like to see them?"
Xin'er thought it would be good to meet him, so she nodded and gestured for Carl to lead the way.
"Let's go take a look."
Anyway, they weren't in a hurry to leave, so they figured that being here would allow the Zhan Yi people to see who they were working for.
The group returned to the Warwing's temporary encampment.
Those who had never seen Xin'er before looked on curiously, wondering how a beautiful woman had appeared in the short time that the boss and the others had been gone.
Are there still indigenous people on this island?
Upon closer inspection, something seemed amiss.
What kind of person can make the boss lag behind and respectfully follow?
The golden eagles and the others recognized Xin'er immediately. They hadn't seen her for several months, since before the heavy snow last year, and they excitedly rushed to greet her.
"Sister Xin!"
Hearing the noise, Gavin, who was walking out of the tent, paused when he heard the shout. His pupils trembled slightly, and his gaze deepened.
He pressed his lips tightly together, suppressing his emotions, and forced a slight upturn to his lips before hurriedly walking out.
He then greeted Xin'er warmly, "Sister Xin."
Ever since he foresaw those scenes, he didn't know how to face Sister Xin.
Zhan Yi was his home. The leader and everyone else were like family to him. He couldn't do that, so he just watched Sister Xin take action against them.
But... Sister Xin has been kind to them, saving their lives and giving them a second chance.
Xin'er glanced at them one by one and gave her response. When she saw the Blood Pheasant's eyes, she paused for a moment and complimented, "Nice eye patch."
Blood Pheasant paused for a moment, then raised his hand to touch the eye, grinning happily, "Thank you, Sister Xin."
The people surrounding Xin'er were all familiar faces, people she remembered very well, but the hornbill with water-based superpowers was missing.
She stated in an extremely flat tone, "One is missing."
The laughter stopped, and everyone fell silent.
Xin'er understood; the vulture hadn't mentioned this yet, so it seemed he had only reported the good news and not the bad.
"Death isn't scary; what's scary is that no one remembers him after he dies. Was his name a hornbill?"
Blood Pheasant's eyes reddened as he nodded firmly. "Yes, after joining the War Wings, he'll be called Hornbill."
Snowy Owl chimed in, "When choosing a code name, he immediately picked 'Hornbill'."
The gray crane tilted its head back, trying to hold back the tears welling in its eyes.
“He believed in God, and he said that the hornbill was a faithful bird, which suited him.”
Hornbills never change mates for life. If either hornbill mate dies, the other will starve itself, circle in flight, and then die in a suicide pact.
"He's always wanted to find a partner and settle down, but it's always just talk," the golden eagle said in a hoarse voice.
Many girls pursued the hornbill, but the hornbill always rejected them decisively.
He asked the hornbill why, and it said that people like them don't deserve a stable life and shouldn't hold others back.
They took turns recounting the story of the hornbill man.
Although Xin'er didn't know much about hornbills and didn't have a deep impression of them, the image of hornbills gradually became vivid and lifelike through the conversations of the others.
The other members of Zhan Yi, watching them chat, suddenly understood why their leader and the others were so sincerely following Sister Xin.
Overwhelming physical strength might make people submit and surrender, or even make them do things for her, but genuine, heartfelt recognition comes from her personal charisma.
When Carl introduced Xin'er to everyone, everyone sincerely bowed to her and called her "Sister Xin."
If one day I fail to return to the War Wings team, Sister Xin will be able to spot me missing in the crowd, right?
Many people think this way.
Xin'er greeted them, took out another batch of supplies, and also gave the other members of Carl's fixed team the standard equipment of defense stones, space stones, and teleportation stones.
She also made empty promises to the others—"Work hard for her, and you'll have your turn too."
Welfare benefits should be provided where appropriate, and warnings should be issued where necessary.
Just as everyone was getting excited, Xin'er coldly warned,
“I don’t keep useless people under my command. The people I’ve trained with a lot of resources and effort are not here to be sent to their deaths one after another. If there is a next time, I will reassess your abilities to see if you are worth my investment again.”
This was mainly said to Carl's regular team. They were always missing one or one of their members. Who would take care of her after that?
How can I repay what I owe her?
She doesn't like making a losing deal or wasting her time.
She thought she was being direct, but unfortunately, everyone in Zhan Yi was now her 'brainless fan,' which automatically translated into her concern for them.
Waaah, Sister Xin is telling us to be careful, not to get hurt or die~
Ah, my dear Xin-jie, I absolutely adore her.
Xin'er was unaware of their thoughts; otherwise, she would have given them a couple of lashes to wake them up.
The members of Warwing packed their things, preparing to depart for Paradise Island.
Xin'er gave Carl two signal devices to carry for use by Zhan Yi, and also gave them a batch of communication bracelets, one for each member of Zhan Yi.
(The original mobile phones and other electronic devices in this world are incompatible with the signal network installed by Xin'er. The communication bracelet is the most basic version purchased from the space store for 20 points.)
With the communication problem resolved, Xin'er slipped into the depths of the island to train the mutated beasts.
It was called training, but in reality it was just releasing all the mutated beasts to hunt zombie beasts and dig out their crystal cores to offer as tribute to her.
Ersha's superpower is already level 5. She has surveyed the island and found that the highest-level zombie beast is only level 4 and is currently in a weakened state, so she can easily deal with it.
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