However, Xiao Tu's proposal was not agreed upon by the Dawn Team.

"Captain Xiao Tu, your suggestion is good. Unfortunately, we don't lack people in our team right now, and we don't have any plans in this regard." Gu Yicheng's eyes were reserved and cold, and his temperament made people afraid to approach him.

Xiao Tu was rejected directly, but he didn't feel discouraged because he expected this.

He knew that merging the two teams together would be a win-win situation on the surface, but the team in front of him was strong and had no shortage of teams that wanted to cooperate or merge. It was easy for them to recruit outstanding players, and there would definitely be many people willing to join. There was no need to absorb everyone in their entire team.

If it were him, he would not waste time on a team that they did not see any special value in, and would not agree to let these people join his team.

"Captain Gu, I know our current team may not meet your requirements, I just hope you can give us a chance." Xiao Tu said sincerely.

Gu Yicheng hesitated for a moment. Although he did not refuse directly this time, he still did not agree.

However, Xiao Tu was already very satisfied with the result, which showed that Captain Gu was considering what he said instead of simply rejecting it.

After Xiao Tu left, Lin Yang walked over and asked in confusion: "Brother Gu, what did Xiao Tu say to you? Why did you two talk for so long?" Seeing that the two had important matters to discuss and the atmosphere was quite solemn, he did not come over and waited for a while.

Gu Yicheng did not hide anything and told Lin Yang that Xiao Tu had just come over and said he wanted to merge the two teams.

"Brother Gu, I think Xiao Tu is a good person." Lin Yang now has a better opinion of the team. At least he saw that in the few days they were on the road together, these people did not drag them down. This was largely due to Xiao Tu's good management. He is a useful talent.

If he was the only one joining the team, Lin Yang would have no objection at all. But now it was not just about one person, and from what Xiao Tu said, he wanted to bring the entire team with him.

Gu Yicheng understood that although Lin Yang looked strange at ordinary times, he could identify with someone, which meant that this person was indeed trustworthy. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "Now it depends on what Xiao Tu does next..."

Like Lin Yang, Gu Yicheng had the idea of ​​recruiting new members, but he never considered directly accepting an entire team. After all, the level of members in a team varies, and it is unlikely to accept all of them.

Once we get to Hope Base and everyone settles down, we can no longer wander around like we do now. For example, Chaozi's parents are old and have not yet developed their superpowers. Their bodies cannot withstand the torture, so we can't take them with us on every mission in the future. But after leaving them at the base, we will definitely need someone to protect them. By then, the team will definitely not have enough people, so we will need to expand the team to ensure that their rear is safe, and that people who go out on missions can leave their people at the base without worrying about taking them with them all the time.

For the Dawn Team, if they want to develop and stabilize, recruiting people to expand the team is a must.

However, Gu Yicheng needs reliable teammates, and would rather have a shortage than an excess. Not just anyone can join the team.

However, the team Xiao Tu is currently in does not fully meet Gu Yichen's requirements.

Or rather, some of the people in their team did not meet his requirements. If he recruited these people, it would only cause trouble for himself.

**

Xiao Tu returned to where the team was camping.

Ouyang Xia came over and first reported on the situation of the team members who had colds and fevers, and then asked him about the progress of his visit to the Dawn Team.

Xiao Tu's eyes sharpened: "It's time for us to sort out the problems within the team."

"As long as you can make up your mind, it'll be fine. To be honest, those people who have no ability and still make decisions in the team are really annoying. Recently, several people have come to me to complain about them. If they continue like this, it will also damage the unity of the team." When Ouyang Xia said this, there was a hint of disgust towards those people in her tone. It means that she is also very annoyed by this.

Yes, after Chen San took the lead in being dissatisfied with Xiao Tu's decision to follow the Dawn Team and took away almost one-third of the people, now the team members are basically on his side, so it is much easier to manage than before. But this does not mean that there are no problems in the team.

Xiao Tu was actually not the original captain of the team. He became the captain after the previous captain died.

The people Ouyang Xia was talking about were the old captain's relatives and friends. The old captain was a kind person, but his relatives and friends were not easy to get along with.

Xiao Tu was the one who came to the top later. He was always a difficult person to deal with. For the sake of prestige in the team, even though he knew that these people were lazy and ambitious, he could not say anything, let alone kick them out of the team. He was afraid that he would be accused of the old captain giving him the position of captain before his death, and he also treated his relatives and friends badly. The old captain died to protect the team, and his actions would also make other team members feel cold.

If those people could be a little more motivated and have some potential, Xiao Tu would not have such thoughts for the sake of the old captain who was kind to him. It was these people who often relied on the old captain's title, did not do their job, and caused trouble for the team. Xiao Tu had been patient for a long time, but he could not find a good reason to deal with them.

He might be able to tolerate these people for the sake of the old captain, but the people of the Dawn Squad would not do so, nor would they be obliged to do so. So it was only natural that they would refuse the merger until they had dealt with their internal problems.

The decision to merge with the Dawn Squad into one team was made by Xiao Tu after careful consideration. He firmly believed that this decision was correct and meaningful.

Now Xiao Tu has to think about the other people in the team and not let a few bad apples spoil the whole thing.

These people must be dealt with as soon as possible.

…

Ruan Ning heard that several people in the neighboring team got up in the middle of the night to steal supplies and were caught on the spot by the night guard. It seemed like a big deal.

She knew this because the voices of those arrested were so loud that the zombies were almost attracted by their shouting. Before they were gagged, they kept cursing Xiao Tu for being ungrateful and saying that he was excluding dissidents and would be punished sooner or later.

Ruan Ning had no idea what was going on, but she learned the next day that those who stole the supplies did not suffer severe punishment. They were simply exiled from the team with nothing in their hands.

There was a small base not far from where they were camping, so after being driven out of the base, they were not completely desperate. It seemed that even after such a thing happened, Xiao Tu still had some tricks up his sleeve for them and did not kill them all.

But since Xiao Tu showed mercy, it showed that he had some friendship towards them. If it was just an attempted theft, why didn't he give them another chance since it was their first offense?

Ruan Ning felt that there was something fishy going on here, but because it happened in other teams and had little to do with her, she thought about it for a while and then stopped thinking about it.

Since even Ruan Ning knew about it, it was impossible for Gu Yicheng to be completely unaware of it.

Lin Yang told him the details of the incident immediately.

This time, Gu Yicheng had a different opinion of Xiao Tu.

It seems that Xiao Tu is a smart man and has done things more neatly and efficiently than he imagined.