Joining

After opening his private chat, Bai Yi found that Wang Ziyi had already left him some messages.

"Wang Ziyi: Dog Bro, I told you I was right!"

"Wang Ziyi: You can't forget our promise. I've already bragged about it."

"Bai Yi: Since players really can meet up, I'll keep my promise and join you."

"Wang Ziyi: That's great! I'll add you to our team group chat."

[Wang Ziyi has invited you to join the group chat "Unnamed"]

"Accept."

[Player Bai Yi has joined the group chat]

"Wang Ziyi: Welcome, Dog Bro!"

"Zhang Zhen: Welcome, Dog Bro!"

"Li Zihua: Welcome, Dog Bro!"

"Wei Fen: Welcome, Dog Bro!"

"Tang Zheng: Welcome, Dog Bro!"

The moment Bai Yi entered, five messages popped up in unison, leaving him a little flattered.

As for being called Dog Bro, Bai Yi had already given up resisting. Those youngsters from ten years in the future on the forums had nearly ruined him, throwing around all sorts of memes and jokes he simply couldn't understand.

"Bai Yi: Hello, everyone. I'm Bai Yi. Let's look out for each other from now on."

"Wang Ziyi: Hehehe, don't worry, Dog Bro. I was even planning to have you look after me."

With Wang Ziyi, such a lively character, around, the atmosphere in the group quickly became familiar and relaxed.

Bai Yi also got a rough understanding of the group members' names and areas of expertise. Including himself, there were eight people in the group. Two had yet to show up, while the other five were:

Wang Ziyi (female, 21 years old, specialty: vegetable farming), Zhang Zhen (male, 45 years old, specialty: resource scouting), Li Zihua (male, 19 years old, specialty: medical care), Wei Fen (female, 33 years old, specialty: clothing production), and Tang Zheng (male, 27 years old, specialty: combat).

The two who had yet to appear were Xie Xu (male, 22 years old, specialty: information gathering) and Mu Mu (female, 20 years old, specialty: weapon crafting).

Like Bai Yi, Tang Zheng had only just joined the team, though Zhang Zhen had brought him in.

Bai Yi's impression of him was that he was a blunt, hotheaded guy.

"Tang Zheng: Dog Bro, Dog Bro, are your two attributes really already at 10?"

"Bai Yi: No. It's my talent ability."

"Tang Zheng: Oh, oh, so they can reach 10 once you activate your talent?"

"Bai Yi: Yeah."

"Tang Zheng: Dog Bro, Dog Bro, can we have a fight when we meet later? I want to know how big the gap is between me and someone with 10-point attributes. My strength is..."

Bai Yi rubbed his forehead. They had only known each other for a few minutes, yet Tang Zheng was already close to spilling every last detail about himself.

But the person who left the deepest impression on Bai Yi was Zhang Zhen.

There was no other reason for it—Zhang Zhen was simply too rich!

According to him, his talent allowed him to survey a certain area for useful things such as minerals, equipment, and special items.

During the beginner protection period, this had allowed him to sweep up every valuable item in the surrounding area. The old man was now filthy rich, and Zhang Zhen had provided the resources to upgrade Wang Ziyi's shelter.

Even the cost of unlocking the team had been covered by Zhang Zhen with a casual wave of his hand. He planned to trade some basic supplies for Mist Coins after the plaza opened tonight, using them as the team's shared funds.

Bai Yi and Tang Zheng were both utterly stunned by this, shouting, "Long live Uncle Zhang!"

The other teammates, however, had long since grown used to Zhang Zhen's money-based superpower.

After initially establishing trust with his teammates, Bai Yi checked the time and realized it was already noon. (After the log update, accurate time could be checked.)

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That afternoon, he planned to hunt Rotting Corpses. He was extremely tempted by the [Basic Physical Modification] in the modification room, which could directly raise Bai Yi's body to the limits of humanity—or even beyond them.

The only problem was that it was far too expensive. Bai Yi checked, and raising both Strength and Constitution to 12 points would require 2,100 units of flesh and 1,000 units of bone.

One Rotting Corpse could provide 10 units of flesh and 5 units of bone. This meant Bai Yi would have to kill 210 Rotting Corpses. It was undoubtedly a massive undertaking, so it was best to start early.

"Bai Yi: I'm going out to hunt some Rotting Corpses. Stay alert while you chat as well. Upgrade the shelter to Level 6 as soon as possible and unlock 'Insulation Ward.'"

"Zhang Zhen: We know. We upgraded the shelter the moment the update came through. We just can't get in touch with Little Xie and Little Mu, so we don't know what's going on over there..."

"Wang Ziyi: Don't worry, Uncle Zhang. Little Mu has good fortune watching over her, and that mutt Xie is the kind of scourge that lives for a thousand years. They'll definitely be fine!"

"Uncle Zhang: Let's hope so!"

After sending that message, Bai Yi closed the log and did not take part in the subsequent conversation.

The shelter's functions were incredibly powerful, but every one of them required large amounts of flesh and bone.

Moreover, Bai Yi did not dare let the shelter's flesh and bone values fall below 1,000. (Flesh and bone values were the shelter's durability. When they reached zero, the shelter died.)

"So, for a better tomorrow, let's work hard!"

"Awoo!"

In the mist, Bai Yi and Little White cautiously approached a Rotting Corpse.

The Rotting Corpse stood in the middle of the road ahead, while Bai Yi and Little White huddled in a corner by the wall.

They were roughly one or two kilometers from the shelter. This was the first Rotting Corpse they had encountered.

As the Rotting Corpse slowly wandered closer, Bai Yi picked up his Tang Dao, preparing to ambush it.

Suddenly, Bai Yi felt Little White tug at his pant leg. He whipped his head around and saw a Rotting Corpse step out of the mist.

The moment Bai Yi saw it, it saw Bai Yi as well.

"Roar—"

The Rotting Corpse let out a howl, its speed abruptly surging as it lunged at Bai Yi. That roar also drew the Rotting Corpse on the road over.

"This damn mist!" Bai Yi cursed. Then he charged forward with his blade raised, dodging the Rotting Corpse's pounce by pressing himself against the wall before slashing sideways.

The Rotting Corpse's head separated from its neck and fell to the ground.

He hurried back into the corner. The instant the other Rotting Corpse poked its head out, he took off its head with a single slash!

They picked up the corpses and quickly left the area. Other Rotting Corpses were already slowly closing in.

Rotting Corpses sounded a lot like zombies, but they were actually a type of demon, and they had no infectious ability.

Visibility in the Mist World was extremely low. Along the way, Bai Yi had relied entirely on Little White's warnings to avoid groups of Rotting Corpses.

"No, this is far too inefficient!"

Standing at the entrance to the shelter, Bai Yi sank into thought.

Because Rotting Corpses tended to gather in groups, lone ones were rare. That meant Bai Yi could only search for stragglers around the edges of their groups.

They had to stay alert at all times. If multiple Rotting Corpses spotted them, it could easily trigger a corpse horde.

On the other hand, Bai Yi also had to carry the Rotting Corpses he killed back to the shelter.

A few minutes earlier, Bai Yi and Little White had run head-on into a small group of six Rotting Corpses while returning. Since Little White was carrying corpses, it had been unable to give a warning in time.

Although the man and wolf had escaped back safely, the corpses were gone, and [Shepherd's Mercy (Damaged)] had only two bullets left.

Now, he had to find an efficient way to kill Rotting Corpses.

To avoid the trouble of transporting them, it would be best to do it around the shelter, somewhere the flesh-and-blood fungal carpet could reach.

Bai Yi looked around, then his eyes lit up as an idea came to him.

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