Chapter 123 Reputation
Meng Shiwan picked up a skewer of grilled meat and tried it.
I must say, as expected of someone who graduated from New Oriental, the taste is indeed quite good.
For a moment, no one spoke; everyone just kept eating in silence.
Enjoying hot pot with a sip of ice-cold sparkling water is pure bliss.
Lu Yu munched on a beef ball, secretly glancing up to observe Meng Shiwan's expression.
He hesitated for a moment before cautiously asking, "Sis, is your team still hiring? What do you think of me? I'm a great cook; I can make anything I want to eat as long as I have the ingredients. Plus, I have fire-based abilities, which is perfect for your team."
Everyone who was engrossed in eating was startled and looked up at Lu Yu, only to see the young man with an expectant expression.
Lei Zhe exclaimed in surprise, "No, you're already volunteering yourself?"
Ma Jiandong and Jiang Yuanfu, being of one mind, also spoke up, afraid of leaving them behind.
Ma Jiandong put down his chopsticks and said, "Sister, I have ice-type abilities, which your team doesn't have either. I'm very hardworking."
Jiang Yuan clutched his abdominal wound. "I... I have wind-type abilities. We trained with Tao Yarong and the other two before, so we're familiar with each other and work together more smoothly. We even know combination techniques. Let me join your team."
They were envious.
Seven or eight people with superpowers came in, and they were almost wiped out inside.
As a result, the Dawn Squad came in and cleared out the entire building in just a few hours. Now, there isn't even a single moving zombie to be seen.
The difference in strength is enormous.
Moreover, the atmosphere in this team is far too relaxed.
After the big battle, they set up a hot pot on the spot and ate a very lavish meal.
They had also longed for this good life.
More importantly, joining the Dawn Squad will greatly increase one's strength; Tao Yarong and her two companions are the best examples.
From any perspective, this Dawn Squad is top-notch.
Meng Shiwan put down the skewer in her hand and said calmly, "Joining our team is dangerous; you might die in the future."
She wasn't exaggerating at all.
Meng Shiwan doesn't know who her enemy is; she only knows that the Chuangyuan Base is already extremely difficult to deal with.
Lu Yu and the other two were stunned. They looked at each other and said in unison, "We are still willing to join. No matter what we face in the future, we are willing to go through thick and thin together."
This time, he wasn't joking around; instead, he was very serious.
Where is there no danger?
Even rescue teams have to carry out life-or-death missions; the five team members who sacrificed their lives today are still fresh in their minds.
The seed base is good, but they want it to be even better.
Meng Shiwan looked up at the three of them; they were all young men in their twenties, with serious expressions, as if they were ready to die.
"Joining the Dawn Squad means you can never leave except by death. You will face very dangerous things in the future. Behind your great strength is an even greater responsibility. Think it over carefully."
Since she has decided to build a base, recruiting team members and gathering people is an inevitable thing.
These three seem alright, so we'll accept them. As for their character, we can observe them later.
If someone is of questionable character and does something detrimental to the squad or base, then killing them is an easy thing for her.
Coincidentally, none of the team members possessed these three special abilities.
With the addition of the three of them, the seven basic elemental abilities—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, and wind—were almost complete.
In the future, when recruiting team members, they will be those with special abilities or the like.
The three remained resolute: "We are willing to join."
Meng Shiwan smiled and said, "Welcome to the team."
"Aha, we're part of the Dawn Squad now! Come on, let's have a toast!" Lu Yu raised his beer excitedly.
Lei Zhe clicked his tongue, "I never thought we could still be teammates after leaving the rescue team."
A group of people raised their glasses in celebration of the team's growth.
Tao Yarong said, half-jokingly and half-sighing, "Why are you all a bunch of men? Sister, when are you going to recruit some girls to join our team?"
Meng Shiwan glanced at the group of rascals and said, "We should take some girls in. We'll see if we can meet any in the future."
It's all arranged by fate. It's best if we meet, but there's nothing we can do if we don't.
Lu Yu put down the bottle of wine, not even bothering to eat the hotpot, and took out his phone to make a call.
Once the call connected, Lu Yu's first words were, "Captain, we want to resign."
Wu Ming, who had been so busy lately that he was dizzy and exhausted, finally managed to get to bed early today. But when he heard this, he felt like the sky had fallen.
He sat bolt upright in bed, startled. "Resign? Why would I resign? You guys? Who are you all? You don't mean all eight of you, do you?"
He knew that Lu Yu and his group of eight had gone to the germplasm bank to carry out a mission.
He personally assigned the task.
They were just asked to move seeds, why did they suddenly call to resign?
All the superhumans and special forces soldiers at the base are currently busy dealing with the impending natural disaster.
They were busy setting up canopies, stockpiling supplies, and doing everything they could to keep up with the demanding schedules. One person was practically doing the work of two.
At this point, talking about resigning is just making things worse, isn't it?
Lu Yu's voice was a little softer, "Only I, Ma Jiandong, and Jiang Yuan resigned. The other five... all sacrificed themselves."
Wu Ming couldn't sit still any longer. He got off the bed and paced back and forth in the bedroom. "How could they have sacrificed themselves? The germplasm bank is remote and there are few zombies. You eight ability users went to transport the seeds. How could you have sacrificed yourselves?"
Hearing that five people had sacrificed their lives made him even more panicked than hearing that three people had resigned.
Every superhuman is of immense value, and sacrificing any one of them would be heartbreaking.
Lu Yu briefly explained what happened today: "There was a zombie king here. Luckily, we ran into the Dawn Squad, which is why the three of us survived. The three of us are going to resign and find another way out."
"Dawn Squad?" Wu Ming didn't know the name Dawn Squad, but when he heard Lu Yu say that he wanted to find another way out, he thought of Meng Shiwan poaching Tao Yarong and the other two.
Wu Ming pressed further, "Did you run into Meng Shiwan and her group? Are you going to join Meng Shiwan's team? I disagree, I absolutely disagree with your resignation, don't even think about it."
That's what word-of-mouth is.
When it comes to poaching people, he can't think of anyone other than Meng Shiwan, who is three people with superpowers to poach at once.
If they dig any further, they'll take away six more superhumans. They might as well just take him, the head of the rescue team, too.
Lu Yu: ...
He stared wide-eyed. They had already joined the Dawn Squad, but what if they wouldn't let them go?
You can't have your cake and eat it too, right?
"Captain, we really want to resign."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible, you can't resign."
Lu Yu panicked, and his eyes looked at Meng Shiwan with a mixture of pleading and pleas.
He was afraid that if Meng Shiwan heard that the rescue team wouldn't release the people, she wouldn't accept them into the Dawn Squad.
They really don't want to miss out on such a great team.
What to do, what to do?
Lu Yu's mind was now filled with thoughts of what to do.
Ma Jiandong and Jiang Yuan listened from the side, their palms sweating with nervousness.
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