Indeed, at that time he was really friendly to Xu Xin, and just a few words from Xu Xin brought him down from the treehouse.
"I also believed what Zhang Daoguang said, thinking that we and the survivors from the outer region were in a life-and-death relationship, thatās why I acted like this. But since Sister FeiāEr, the big shot of our region, is following the big shot Xu Xin from the outer region, doesnāt that mean Zhang Daoguang is talking nonsense?" said Le Youfang, somewhat discontented. "That guy, perhaps he just wants to prevent us from interacting with people from the outer regions and then strengthen his own power?"
His imagination is really vivid.
But, Sister FeiāEr? Xu Xin glanced at Lou FeiāEr beside him.
Seems she managed to get herself a follower.
"Whatās wrong..." Lou FeiāEr saw Xu Xin looking over, and looked at him somewhat innocently.
"By the way," she took out a treehouse seed and a core from her backpack and handed them to Xu Xin, "These are his seed and core, for you."
Seeing her head bowed, presenting them with both hands, Xu Xin felt like laughing. It seemed todayās five-minute space punishment from the bracelet made her quite obedient.
"You hold onto them first." Xu Xin did not take them but asked Le Youfang, "Do you have any special abilities?"
"Special abilities?" Le Youfang asked, confused, "What do you mean, skills? Iām really good at being an internet troll, Iām great at pretending, does that count as a special ability?"
Seems he doesnāt have any special abilities, probably just an ordinary person like Li Yajun.
Since he doesnāt have special abilities, he wonāt stay here; Iāll hand him over to Li Wenxi to go mining. Over there, including her, there are only two women, greatly lacking manpower.
Xu Xin immediately made a teleportation badge for Le Youfang and handed it to him.
"Whatās this?" Le Youfang curiously examined the badge, "It even has my name and portrait? Dog tag? Am I a warrior now!"
The "dog tag" he mentioned is, of course, not the tag a dog wears, but a nickname for a military ID tag.
"What are you thinking? This is a teleportation badge..." Lou FeiāEr paused mid-sentence, turned to Xu Xin, "You donāt want me to take him to Li Wenxi, do you..."
"Teleportation badge?" Le Youfang was a bit dazed.
"Exactly." Xu Xin nodded, "Hand over the seed and core to Li Wenxi, then go and help her immediately."
"Ah..." Lou FeiāEr felt somewhat defeated, "Teleport again..."
"Iāll go with you, hold on."
He wanted to go north of Li Wenxiās treehouse, to that special area, to target those stronger vinesānot only do they yield more points, but also more vine sap.
Moreover, Li Wenxiās treehouse is closer to the edge of the protective zone. His treehouseās protective zone spans nine kilometers after the defense battle, and planting banyan trees further expanded the roots, much closer compared to Li Wenxiās, which is only six kilometers.
However, the vines there are strong enough to momentarily invade the protective zoneās interior and attack, so he had to bring Mimi and Afu.
Xu Xin grabbed the vine roots and entered the treehouse.
He didnāt smelt the copper ore himself; his furnace efficiency is really low. Maybe half an hour for one copper ore smelting; he doesnāt have that leisure time to wait for the copper ore to come out.
Furthermore, it canāt be upgraded or produce more output.
All handed over to Li Wenxi to smelt, so when he returns, he can directly obtain copper blocks and check their effect.
Xu Xin first sent a voice message to Li Wenxi, explaining the situation, and traded the copper ore to her.
"Copper ore? And new manpower? I canāt accept the trade now as Iām outside, heading back right now!" Li Wenxi exclaimed excitedly.
Even though she wasnāt comfortable managing people from the outer region, since Xu Xin brought them, she felt thereād be no issue and readily accepted.
Xu Xin brought Mimi and Afu down.
The two mutated creatures naturally startled Le Youfang, leaving him speechless.
"Letās go." Xu Xin led them to the coordinates, activating the teleportation gate.
Before Le Youfang could react, Xu Xin pushed him into the teleportation gate, and with a shout of surprise, he disappeared.
They followed suit, stepping inside.
Xu Xin stepped in last, so when he set foot on the ground, there were people passed out all around.
Though dizzy, Le Youfangās shock was so intense that he sat up from the ground: "Where is this... Teleportation badge... was that a teleport gate just now? Ugh..."
"Remember not to lose the badge, otherwise you wonāt be able to teleport." Xu Xin pointed to the badge in his hand.
"Got it, got it! Ugh..." Le Youfang clutched the badge tightly, then fell back onto the ground.
"Whimper!" Keke, who had been lying on Silver Kingās back, jumped down and started scurrying between the people and beasts on the ground.
A few minutes later, Li Wenxi returned, riding her Aniu.
"Wow, more people and creatures down!" Li Wenxi hurried over to help Lou FeiāEr to her feet.
"Ugh... Wenxi... Iām here to help you mine..." Despite feeling unwell, Lou FeiāEr managed a smile for Li Wenxi and handed her the treehouse seed and core, pointing to Le Youfang sitting on the ground, "These are his treehouse seed and core."
... Itās time to build a small cabin here to cultivate the red mist flower. This prolonged recovery after each teleportation is really a nuisance.
Li Wenxi noticed Le Youfang on the ground: "This is the new partner? Havenāt planted a treehouse yet, why not plant it on your side."
"Better for you to take it." Xu Xin shook his head.
Heās planning to only accept survivors with special abilities over there; even those without abilities must be exceptionally strong, each one bound by his contract.
Le Youfang is best suited as a labor force.
"Alright, Iāll take him in." Li Wenxi didnāt dwell on it, "Hold on, Iāll go plant the treehouse first!"
Soon, the side effects faded, and Li Wenxi planted Le Youfangās treehouse not far from Li Yajunās treehouse, then returned to store resources, bringing back the nitre she had just mined.
"This teleportation array is just too powerful, District 188 is unbeatable!" Le Youfang was lively again, eyes gleaming, "Sister FeiāEr, Iām really grateful you brought me here!"
"See, from here on out... oh wait, youāll follow the master and mistress and work well, youāll live very comfortably." Lou FeiāEr patted Le Youfang on the shoulder.
"Mistress? The mistress is who we just saw..."
"Exactly, from now on youāll be mining with the mistress."
"Masterās got great luck! I love mining!"
Xu Xin shook his head: "Just call me Brother Xin, stop with āmaster,ā you havenāt signed a contract with me. Youāre Wenxiās person now, not mine."
"Brother Xin is awesome! Long live Brother Xin!"
Li Wenxi swung down from the treehouse, seeing everyone was fine, she said to Xu Xin: "Iāve already smelted the copper ore you gave me; it takes around five minutes per piece. When you return, there will be plenty! Iāll take them now, you be careful too; the mutated creatures there are dangerous."
"Donāt worry, with Mimi and Afu this time, there wonāt be any issues." Xu Xin was confident in Mimi and Afuās capabilities.
The Silver King, being a canine, primarily attacks by biting, which is quite limited. Though itās excellent as a mount, itās not ideal against vines.
In contrast, Mimi and Afu are much more agile; one can use paws and mouth, the other uses sound. Thereās no issue hunting the vines which havenāt reached the intermediate mutation level.
"Alright, then Iām relieved. Everyone, come with me, letās go mine nitre!"
"Mining!" Le Youfang was excited, not at all downcast as a prisoner.
Lou FeiāEr quickly embraced Li Wenxiās arm, showing closeness.
Xu Xin mounted the wolfās back, stroked Kekeās big tail, and headed north.
Mimi immediately followed, carrying Afu.
A person and four beasts swiftly navigated through the jungle, and soon they reached the edge of the protected area.
"Whimper!" Keke pushed Xu Xin with a small paw, signaling they could no longer go forward, as ahead lay the danger zone.
Alright then, letās start hunting!