Ma Hongwei was no longer in the treehouse at the moment, as he saw another survivor outside and went down to meet them.
Xu Xin then informed these survivors of the exploration teamās respective division of tasks, letting them discuss it among themselves first. He had a preference.
Among those present, some were silent, while others began to discuss seriously.
Once a parasitic treehouse is planted, it cannot be transplanted, so this matter requires careful consideration.
"Why doesnāt Brother Xin want people..." someone sighed.
Thatās right, Xu Xin had just explicitly told them that he didnāt want people.
He had just inquired, and found none of these people had any special abilities.
Moreover, he didnāt particularly need help from others here.
If they came to him, they might as well go and mine for Li Wenxi.
However, just because he didnāt need help didnāt mean Ma Hongwei didnāt need it.
Ma Hongwei also possessed special abilities.
Hence, he suggested to the others that they could choose Ma Hongwei.
Of course, this was just his inclination; ultimately, it depended on what others wanted and how many they wanted.
"Then follow Brother Wei! Brother Wei is parasitic to Brother Xin here; following Brother Wei is equivalent to following Brother Xin!"
"Follow Brother Wei to be a treehouse exterior weapons engineer! Sounds so powerful!"
At this moment, Ma Hongwei brought another newcomer up.
With him also came Ji Chaoyang.
Among those in the house, some were saved by Ji Chaoyangās remarkable skills, so they naturally recognized him immediately.
"Ji Chaoyang the master!"
"Both the worldās number one and number two masters are just a few meters away from me! Iām going to faint..."
"I want to hang around with Ji Chaoyang the master!"
Ji Chaoyang nodded to everyone, then walked over to Xu Xin: "Whatās the situation now?"
Xu Xin explained to him in detail.
"Lou FeiāEr is unconscious..." Ji Chaoyang furrowed his brow, "This situation is really too peculiar."
Xu Xin interrupted his thoughts, asking, "Do you want people?"
Around Ji Chaoyangās treehouse, until now, no survivor had parasitized it.
He nodded: "I want some. I need people to watch over the place, and they can enhance my prophecy ability. The more people parasitic to my side, the more prophecy rooms established, the longer my prophecy duration will be."
Although there were no parasitic people on his side, there were a few empty parasitic treehouses.
To test the function of the parasites, he let Qi Xuefei hold one treehouse on his side.
Then he discovered that his prophecy time surprisingly increased by several seconds.
"The parasites should help alleviate some of the spiritual power consumption," he speculated.
So thatās how it is!
If thatās the case, he indeed needed manpower there.
He then asked about Ma Hongweiās ideas.
"...I can allocate a portion of my research ability to people," Ma Hongwei thought, "Perhaps I can establish a research team."
That sounds good!
A research team sounds strong.
Ji Chaoyang was already chatting with the survivors.
He began asking what skills the current survivors in the room had and then gave suggestions, almost like a mentor.
Xu Xin contacted other explorers in the team.
Wen Guixin now had a total of 35 survivors who sought refuge.
Wen Guixin: "Hurry up and come over, Xu Xin, there are too many people here, all under my treehouse, Iām too scared to go down! These people, I clearly told them my abilities, yet they arenāt afraid and just want to gather around me, really..."
Li Wenxi: "I already returned to the treehouse, is it over? Just now, I saw a survivor passing by from District 188 come over, so I intercepted them, hehe! Iāll head over now!"
Wang Lei: "Haha, itās so lively, really lively! These people speak so nicely, I feel like Iām floating!"
Zhao Xiaochuan: "Iāve already set my eyes on a few people, Brother Xin, hurry up and give them teleport wristbands!"
Qin Yunlong: "There are actually many people who are good swimmers, not bad, not bad."
Xu Xin: "There are many people on my side, you should come over and select people first."
He and Ji Chaoyang arrived at the room of Lou FeiāEr and Qi Xuefei.
Lou FeiāEr was still in a coma, while Qi Xuefei sat beside her.
Keke jumped down from Xu Xinās shoulder and leapt to Lou FeiāErās side, gently nudging Lou FeiāErās face with its little paws.
"Whimper..." Its call held some worry.
"How is she?" Xu Xin asked.
"Hmm..." Qi Xuefei furrowed her brow, stood up, "Her body doesnāt have a single wound, not to mention her outfit doesnāt have scratches, with no signs of combat. I guess itās a mental trauma; it should be a mental shock."
Mental shock?
Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang exchanged glances.
They both thought of when Lou FeiāEr, at the snow-capped summit, was almost critically affected by the spiritual shock of the purple-black light, nearly dying. If Xu Xin hadnāt immediately put her into the wristband, she could have entered an explosive mode right then.
This indeed could be a mental trauma!
"Is there a way to help her recover?" Xu Xin asked.
Qi Xuefei gently shook her head: "I tried making her eat a blue-grade orange just now, but it was ineffective. I have no pills to restore spiritual power."
She turned to look at Xu Xin: "However, perhaps you can do it."
"Me?" Xu Xin was slightly taken aback, then brightened, "You mean, the spirit potion?"