Chapter 481: Chapter 477: Strong Demand

Back then, Xie Ning had collected a huge batch of ingredients—taro balls, mini glutinous rice balls, red bean paste, taro paste, you name it.

They weren’t exactly health food, but to suddenly get a cup after the apocalypse? That was enough to make anyone feel pure bliss.

Take Xiao Wu, for instance. He felt like he was about to die from sheer happiness.

’What kind of god-tier teammates are these?’ He was eating warm rice balls and could choose between milk and milk tea. *Sniffle.*

The amazing sister-in-law even said that if it wasn’t enough, he could have a few more buns!

No wonder the captain had repeatedly warned him before he came. No matter what he saw or heard, he just had to keep his mouth shut.

If they gave him something, he should eat it. If they handed him something, he should take it. No unnecessary chatter. That was the only rule.

’I wonder if the Starfire Team accepts unofficial members? Even being an Outer Disciple would be fine,’ Xiao Wu thought, tears streaming down his face as he ate.

"Grandma said she’ll make you grass jelly next time, but only on the condition that you behave and don’t eat too many sweets." Xie Ning ruffled the young Cres’s hair and added, "My mom saw you sneaking chocolate in the middle of the night yesterday. You didn’t even wipe your mouth."

Cres hugged his milk tea cup and nodded vigorously.

’Arguing with my primary benefactor will only bring me misfortune. Past experience has taught me that no matter what that woman Xie Ning says, I just have to nod and agree...’

"By the way, have you had any contact with your families since then?" Xie Ning asked, glancing at the two of them curiously.

"Contact them?" Cres sipped his milk tea, his face radiating pure bliss. "Nope. There’s no way to."

"Didn’t Wang Gangfei and his group use their bound wristbands to contact your family and submit the mission?"

"Yeah, but that was for the missing person mission they posted at the Global Superpower Academy’s mission center," Cres said with a pout. "Communications are spotty now and transmissions are a pain. Who knows if they’re even wearing those wristbands."

"Who knows when they’ll actually get any news about us from the Global Superpower Academy."

After his rant, Cres suddenly found the milk tea less appetizing. He snapped his head up to glare at Xie Ning. "What? Are you trying to kick us out??"

"Woman, I’m telling you, don’t even think about kicking me out! I’m sticking with you for life! Wherever you go, I go! All my cakes, my croissants, and my chocolate pies are with you!"

Everyone: "..."

Yuan rushed forward and clamped a hand over the boy’s mouth. "Young Master, I take it you don’t want any more cake or chocolate?"

’Why is he still running his mouth? Hasn’t he been beaten enough already?’

Xie Ning gave the boy a weary look, then simply turned and ignored him.

’I was just asking a casual question...’

’I don’t know what that kid’s so worked up about.’

Zhu Nanxing and Su Xiyue, sitting in the front row, kept looking back and covering their mouths to giggle.

Song Youxuan glanced at the two girls with an amused smile. "Hurry up and eat. We’ll need to air the vehicle out when you’re done."

The kids couldn’t finish their standard portions, so the adult men polished off the leftovers.

"It won’t be this comfortable once we’re inside Gushang Base and operating with the others. We’ll probably have to eat dry rations with the main force."

In any case, everyone had convenience foods like bread, crackers, and instant noodles in their bags. They’d figure it out when the time came to act together.

Twenty minutes later, everyone had finished eating. They had Zhu Yong turn on the exhaust fan to air out the vehicle.

Fortunately, the food they’d eaten wasn’t particularly pungent.

With a full stomach, Xiao Wu took over driving duties.

The others, feeling drowsy, slumped into their seats to get some rest.

Outside, the sky was completely dark. The wind and sand severely obstructed their vision, forcing them to drive much more slowly.

To prevent any vehicles from falling behind, a representative from each car had to check in via the group chat every five minutes.

Song Shijun was the most wide-awake person in the vehicle, so the check-in duty fell to him.

The group chat was kept on mute, unmuting only once every five minutes to allow the vehicle representatives to report in order.

The convoy didn’t arrive at the west gate of Gushang Base until 11:05 PM.

Ningning YYDS: According to the previously planned routes, we will form temporary 40-person squads. Each search and rescue team will be assigned one of these routes.

Immediately, Lu Wei posted a list. The temporary arrangement involved merging smaller teams into other squads.

Xie Ning glanced at the list. Starfire had nineteen official members, and adding the driver, Xiao Wu, brought them to an even twenty.

’Gu Chen is abusing his authority,’ she thought. He had assigned most of Team A’s members, including himself, to the Starfire Team...

Everyone scanned the list, but before anyone could voice a question, "Becoming Stronger is Not a Dream" from the Fierce Tiger Squad was the first to post: We strongly request to be merged into the Starfire Team.

Fierce Tiger Squad, Think about the Little Fairy: Captain Gu, you should be staying back to command the overall situation, not taking our spots.

Golden World Court, Fan Youchen: We strongly request to be merged with Starfire!

Fierce Tiger Squad, Righteous Uncle: Who the hell are you, kid? Ningning came from our village, so of course she should be on a mission with us!

A Country Branch, Wang Gangfei: @Lurking in the Shadows: Captain Xie, let’s team up for the mission!

Fierce Tiger Squad, Think about the Little Fairy: Get lost!

Ningning YYDS: A word of advice: don’t go looking for trouble.

Fierce Tiger Squad, Yanzi Feifei: Everyone, stop arguing. Let’s hear what Captain Xie has to say.

Captain Xie was dozing against the window, completely unaware that the group chat had erupted into chaos.

Song Shijun, the only one still awake, quickly sent a message.

Eats Buns, Skin and All: Hello everyone. I’m speaking on behalf of my sister. We will follow all of Captain Gu’s instructions.

Fierce Tiger Squad, Think about the Little Fairy: Where’s your sister? Tell her to show herself and say something.

Fierce Tiger Squad, Becoming Stronger is Not a Dream: You can’t make the teams like this. You can’t put all the strongest people together. What are the rest of us noobs supposed to do? This mission will be impossible to complete.

Ningning YYDS: (Awkward staring emoji) Who’s a noob? Step forward.

The chat instantly went dead silent.

Song Shijun nearly died laughing. He opened a side window, glanced at it, and then turned off the screen.

’In any case, we’ll just listen to Brother Gu Chen.’

When Xie Ning woke up from her nap, Song Shijun informed her that they had been reorganized into a forty-person squad and that Gu Chen and his men would be temporarily joining them.

She opened the electronic screen to look at the route map posted in the group chat. There were notifications about entering the base on foot and various points of caution.

Xie Ning casually opened the roster and raised an eyebrow.

Gu Chen was bringing ten members from Team A, along with ten members from Feng Lijian’s Superpower Team One.

It was a perfect twenty people to be added.

Among them were the three Alien Species members from Feng Lijian’s Superpower Team One.

Xie Ning instantly understood Gu Chen’s intention. ’He probably wants to take care of these three big troublemakers along the way.’

’So the best method is to lure these Alien Species away from the main group and then figure out a way to eliminate them.’

’The only question is how to handle the parasite source. Little Spider is still helping me look for a better method.’

Ningning YYDS: Get ready. All personnel will disembark in five minutes. Make sure all vehicle windows are closed, and use the prepared strips of scrap cloth to seal any gaps.

Team A, Lu Wei: Everyone, save a copy of your respective squad’s member list. After we form up, captains will assign numbers to their team members.

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