Looking in the direction from which the shout came.
Not far away, a patrol team from the shelter arrived just in time.
The leader rode his camel quickly forward and stood firmly between the two groups.
"Captain Zhao, why did you come in person?"
The wealthy businessman recognized the man at a glance, and a smile immediately appeared on his face as he warmly greeted him.
That attitude was in stark contrast to the arrogance he had shown towards Ma Yuanbai and the others earlier.
Captain Zhao glared coldly at the wealthy businessman, his eyes filled with a warning:
"Don't cause me any trouble."
He knew the wealthy merchants' backgrounds well; these guys from the Golden Summit Safe Zone were deliberately hunting down refugees outside the sanctuary's patrol area.
They never left a single survivor.
However, these events all occurred outside the patrol area of the shelter, and given the other party's status as a safe zone, he really had no way to control them.
Then Captain Zhao flipped and jumped off the camel, his movements clean and swift.
He glanced again at Li Yu and the others' attire and the conspicuous tree, his brow furrowing slightly, and said in a cold voice:
"You can leave now."
The area around the shelter has been in chaos lately, and many of our patrol team members have died.
He clearly did not want any conflict to occur within his patrol area.
Ma Yuanbai nodded, then turned and led his group away.
Li Yu suppressed her emotions and gave the wealthy businessman a deep look.
Their figures receded into the distance in the rain, but each of them harbored a burning anger.
The wealthy businessman also glared fiercely at the backs of Li Yu and his companions, his eyes filled with resentment. He was determined to settle this score.
After walking a distance, Zhao Xiong, carrying the tree, said coldly:
"If the patrol hadn't come, we would have fought them to the death today."
The rock-type ability users behind them nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, as long as Li Yu is here, killing them all would be a piece of cake."
In his view, Li Yu was strong enough to kill all these people.
"hateful."
"People in the safe zone are the same everywhere, they have the same despicable character no matter where they are," Sun Hao said angrily, his hatred for the people in the safe zone growing even stronger.
Although the other side appeared to be hiding firearms in their clothes, none of them thought they would lose.
For them, Li Yu was the team's ace.
As long as they protect Li Yu, they can easily take down these people in the safe zone.
“There will be opportunities in the future,” Ma Yuanbai said calmly.
He had no doubt about Li Yu's abilities either, but the fact that everyone was currently in a rather inappropriate position was concerning.
The group temporarily put aside their unhappiness and continued to approach the towering walls of the shelter.
Before long, the team arrived at the foot of the high wall.
"The boss is back."
The teammates who were waiting there immediately went to greet Ma Yuanbai excitedly as soon as they saw him.
"Boss, what's this?"
The group looked at the big tree with expressions of surprise on their faces.
"It's a tree, stop asking, hurry up and follow."
Ma Yuanbai did not stop at all and continued to stride forward.
Upon seeing the large tree, the crowd gathered again beneath the high wall.
Surrounded by a crowd around the high wall, the large tree was finally slowly moved to the trading square.
Zhao Xiong and the rock-type ability user carefully placed the tree steadily on the ground.
"What should we do? Should we just sell it here?" Zhao Xiong asked, stretching his sore neck.
"Wait a minute, let's check the situation first."
Ma Yuanbai knew in his heart that this matter could not be rushed.
The big tree instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Although there were many onlookers in the trading square, very few were willing to make a bid.
Since buying this tree won't put food on the table, many people are in a wait-and-see mode.
People whispered among themselves, their eyes filled with curiosity about the tree.
To the average person, this tree has no value.
In the eyes of the Awakened, although this complete tree is very rare, it does not seem to be of much value compared to the monster core; at most, it is just a rare item.
Just when everyone was talking about it.
"boom..."
The massive iron gate in the high wall of the shelter slowly opened.
The crowd immediately and spontaneously made way for the road in front of the gate.
Even the people inside the shelter couldn't help but come out to see what had happened.
A tall, imposing man, dressed in a brand-new executive uniform, walked steadily out of the iron gate with several people.
Seeing the curious looks from those around him, the executive officer took the initiative to introduce himself:
"I am the newly appointed CEO, you can call me Wu Hongguang."
His voice was loud and powerful, echoing across the vast square.
The onlookers began to whisper among themselves.
"See that? The executive officer has been changed."
"Of course, the previous one is gone."
Some of the displaced people were whispering among themselves.
"Xu, do you want to die?"
"This new CEO seems very capable."
Hearing these comments, Li Yu looked over in surprise.
A new executive officer appeared, replacing the man who had been killed.
It appears that the shelter was completely unaffected by the previous assassination attempt, and everything is proceeding as usual.
The new executive officer, Wu Hongguang, walked a few steps to the big tree and, under the watchful eyes of Li Yu and the others, squatted down to carefully examine it.
"It really is a tree."
The executive officer then gave a wink to the patrolman behind him, who quickly ran back inside the high walls.
Seeing the newly appointed executive officer standing there, seemingly interested in the big tree, many people wisely walked away.
Ma Yuanbai and the others stood quietly to the side, wondering what the executive officer wanted to do.
Soon, the patrolman arrived in a hurry with an elderly man, who was accompanied by two strong bodyguards.
This was followed by a constant stream of questions from the elderly:
Is it a tree?
"Are you serious? Don't try to fool this old man."
"No, no, I wouldn't dare," the patrolman leading the way waved his hands repeatedly.
Although the old man's hair was already gray, his eyes were exceptionally sharp and bright. He quickly followed the patrolman over.
Someone in the crowd recognized the old man.
"He's a master architect of shelters!"
"It's that high-wall designer, Master Zhao Kezao."
The people in the safe zone were all astonished when they saw the elderly man emerge.
Under normal circumstances, such masters would not easily appear in front of the public.
Unexpectedly, this rare item attracted the attention of the master Zhao Kezao to examine it personally.
Patrolmen maintained order in the surrounding area, ensuring that onlookers kept a safe distance from Master Zhao, while bodyguards stayed by his side at all times.
"Master Zhao, please come and take a look." Wu Hongguang greeted him respectfully.
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