The four individuals sincerely came to surrender.
Xiao Feng didn’t hesitate and decided to keep them.
They say a prodigal son can’t be turned away, and they say that there’s a way out even in the endless sea of suffering.
These four people could turn over a new leaf, so Xiao Feng chose to keep them.
What was more important to Xiao Feng was the temporary task he had posted earlier, which required the recruitment of two doormen, four security guards, and ten waitstaff.
These four individuals could be perfect as security guards, and with their abilities, they could have unexpected effects if used wisely.
...
Hearing that Xiao Feng agreed to keep them, the four of them were immediately excited and jumped up.
"Alright, alright, go in and clean up quickly!"
Xiao Feng said with a disgusted look on his face.
Thinking of the black-brown powder he had used earlier, Xiao Feng couldn’t help but feel nauseous.
However, not long after, a scream came from behind.
Xiao Feng immediately rushed inside.
He saw the old man holding a hoe, looking nervously at the four individuals.
"Sir, don’t be afraid, we are all good people, we won’t harm you!" The four of them explained hastily.
Seeing Xiao Feng enter, the old man immediately ran over.
"Sir, these four people just helped me a lot, and rest assured, they have reformed and won’t do things like robbing houses again!"
"Yes, sir, the last time was our mistake!"
"In the apocalypse, we were just trying to survive!"
"Sir, please forgive us for our impulsiveness last time!"
"This time, we really want to follow the boss properly!"
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Seeing the four people’s sincere expressions, combined with Xiao Feng’s assurance, the old man nodded slowly.
However, he warned, "I’m telling you, if any of you have any bad intentions, my hoe won’t discriminate!"
"Yes, yes, we promise we won’t do anything!" The four of them nodded repeatedly, smiling.
With the past misunderstandings cleared up, Xiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief and quickly moved to the front.
As they left the restaurant, the helicopter in the distance flew away slowly.
Clearly, their mission was deemed a failure after they found that even a fourth-tier bio-soldier couldn’t handle it.
This operation resulted in significant losses. Two of the Four Great Heavenly Kings were dead, one was injured. Not a single one of their hundreds of soldiers survived, and fifty bio-soldiers lost their lives. The war machine, Xin Tian, was also killed. Zhang Guotao’s position as the head of the War Department was undoubtedly in jeopardy.
Looking at the corpses of zombies killed by poison and the bloodied boar at the entrance, Xiao Feng rolled up his sleeves and started to collect the boar’s fresh blood, which was used to create a common dish, "Spicy Tripe Soup," a type of hotpot.
The hot and fresh pig’s blood filled an entire pot.
Xiao Feng then took the boar’s carcass to the kitchen.
"Finally, I can make Spicy Tripe Soup!"
Xiao Feng sighed with relief as the dish could signify his ability to merge with the psychic core.
At the battlefield outside the restaurant, Xiao Feng instructed the four new security guards to clean up. They just needed to move all the zombie corpses away because the stench of corpses would affect business when other customers came.
At the same time, he ordered them to remove all the core from the zombie bodies. Core were produced in limited quantities, and even though there were many zombies killed by poison, they only retrieved a little over 200 white first-tier core, 20-something green second-tier core, and three blue third-tier core.
In total, these core contained more than 300,000 energy points.
Xiao Feng converted the first-tier core into energy, but he stored the rest of the core . They could be used as energy sources for many devices, which was something he learned from No. 9 Shelter.
The ninth shelter had many machines that used the energy from these core as power sources.
At the same time, from the broadcast, Xiao Feng had heard that other major bases had already developed war mechs. These mechs consumed a significant amount of energy, and their power source was these high-level core.
In this battle, Xiao Feng had certainly won big, returning home with a full load.
After leaving the first shelter, the bird people who had helped Xiao Feng before immediately came to the restaurant.
However, as they entered the restaurant, the four new security guards rushed toward them aggressively.
"I’ll kill you!"
The four men were furious, picking up tables, chairs, and stools and charging at the newcomers.
"What’s going on?" Xiao Feng rushed forward to stop the four men.
"Boss, it’s these bird people who broke into our No. 7 Shelter. Everyone in the shelter, including our loved ones, was killed!" The four men cried out of anger and sadness.
If it weren’t for Xiao Feng’s presence, they would have already aimed their behinds at Wang Qiang’s group.
"Shelter No. 7?" Wang Qiang furrowed his brows and said slowly, "Brother, I think you’ve misunderstood us. We didn’t attack your shelter at all."
"Who else could it be? A giant rock fell from the sky and killed so many of us!" one of the men exclaimed.
"It really wasn’t us," Wang Qiang explained with a wry smile. "We are the Angelic Tribe from Broken Arm Mountain. The ones who attacked your shelter were the Angelic Tribe from Thundering Mountain."
"Broken Arm Mountain, Thundering Mountain, you bird people are all the same!" The four men didn’t want to listen to any explanations.
"All four of you, sit down!" Xiao Feng shouted sternly, and the four men immediately stopped and reluctantly took a seat.
"Where there’s a debt, there’s a debtor. If someone killed your family, go after them!" Xiao Feng scolded them. "If you lump them together just because they have similar abilities and kill them, but the real culprits are still at large, have you truly avenged your loved ones?"
The four men fell silent.
"Then we’ll just kill all the bird people!" one of them stubbornly said.
"Do you realize that they are just like us, humans and evolved beings? You can’t possibly say that killing all of humanity is the answer!" Xiao Feng sighed and said.
"Since you four are my employees now, as the boss, I must ensure your safety and take care of everything for you. If you believe in me, I won’t sit idly by regarding your grudge," Xiao Feng reassured them.
"Let’s be clear: whoever killed your family, we will go after them, not accommodate other innocent people. Do you agree?"
"Wang Qiang already said the attackers on Shelter No. 7 were the bird people from Thundering Mountain. Bird people aren’t all the same, and they can be good or bad."
"Trust me, the next time you encounter bird people from Thundering Mountain, I’ll definitely not hesitate to help you get rid of them!"
Hearing this, the four men slowly looked up at Xiao Feng. His words, in this cold post-apocalyptic world, touched a chord in each of their hearts.
They glanced at Wang Qiang and then back at Xiao Feng. The four of them slowly stood up.
"Sorry, boss, we acted recklessly!"
Then, they turned to Wang Qiang.
"Sorry, brother, it was our impulsive behavior!"
Seeing this, Xiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.