Lin Hui did not even turn around. His fingers slid across the drone as he casually gave his name:
"Lin Hui."
"Lin... Hui?"
Liu Xi's pupils contracted sharply.
The coffee spoon in her hand clinked against the cup, splashing a few drops of brown liquid onto the back of her fair hand.
"The... Lin Hui from that server-wide announcement... the one who got the first kill on a Tier 3 White Thorn?!"
No wonder...
No wonder he dared to drive his RV around alone, barreling through everything.
No wonder he dared to say he could handle a peak Tier 3 male White Thorn by himself.
So that was where his confidence came from!
The president of the Rose Society had even called a special meeting, ordering her to find a way to contact this Lin Hui and recruit him at any cost.
But Lin Hui had disabled private messages, so they had been unable to reach him.
And now she was actually sitting in his vehicle-and had even become his employee?
Liu Xi stared intently at Lin Hui's delicate, clean-cut face, marveling at how unpredictable fate could be.
"What? Don't I look the part?"
Lin Hui looked up at her with the hint of a smile.
"No... I'm just a little surprised."
"You're even younger than I imagined..."
Liu Xi took a deep breath and quickly composed herself, her gaze growing more serious.
As a strong, independent woman, she also liked interacting with powerful people.
If she had previously submitted under the pressure of survival, now she had genuinely developed a little interest in this man.
Lin Hui set down his cola and casually asked, "Why did you leave the Rose Society?"
Liu Xi leaned back in her chair, folding her arms across her chest, exuding an intellectual charm.
"The first reason I left the Rose Society was that I wanted to establish my own guild. The second was a difference in principles."
"A difference in principles?" Lin Hui asked curiously.
Liu Xi exhaled and explained, "They put too much emphasis on so-called 'women supporting women.' They take in anyone, instead of focusing on recruiting elites."
"In an apocalypse, that approach can quickly build a team, but it definitely won't last."
Lin Hui nodded. In an apocalypse, mutual aid was not a wise approach.
The Sky Tyrant Alliance seemed to do well in that regard. They only recruited elites.
Lin Hui opened a bag of cucumber-flavored chips and offered it to Liu Xi.
"No, thank you." Liu Xi declined with a smile.
Lin Hui grabbed a handful and stuffed them into his mouth. Crunching away, he asked indistinctly, "Which of the four major guilds is the strongest?"
Liu Xi took a sip of coffee and answered:
"Of the current four major guilds, the Sky Tyrant Alliance is the strongest. Their convoy has over two thousand modified vehicles and more than five thousand elite players. What's even scarier is their leader, Zhao Tianba..."
At this point, Liu Xi lowered her voice.
"As far as I know, Zhao Tianba's vehicle may already have reached Lv.6."
Hearing this, Su Qingqian could not help speaking up from the driver's seat. "When I first heard the name Sky Tyrant Alliance, I thought it sounded so tacky. I never imagined they were that strong."
"That's not all." Liu Xi drew a light breath and continued, "I've heard Zhao Tianba's vehicle has a 'Hangar' module, carrying three Armed Helicopters fully loaded with ammunition."
"At this stage, air superiority means invincibility."
"And Zhao Tianba's vehicle also has more than a dozen Main Battle Tanks following it!"
Lin Hui's movements paused slightly.
Armed Helicopters? Main Battle Tanks?
That really was a bit overpowered.
No matter how high his RV's defenses were, several helicopters taking turns bombing it from above would still be a problem.
"A guild's advantage lies in pooling resources."
Liu Xi continued, a trace of worry in her eyes.
"Zhao Tianba doesn't need to do anything himself. He has thousands of people gathering materials for him. The best steel, the rarest chips, the highest-grade blueprints... they're all delivered straight to him as soon as they're found."
"If you go it alone, luck might put you ahead in the early stages."
"But later on, that resource gap will grow endlessly wider."
At this point, Liu Xi looked at Lin Hui and said earnestly:
"Boss, your RV may be powerful, but I have to warn you. If we encounter the Sky Tyrant Alliance's core convoy and get targeted by their massed heavy firepower... we'll have a hard time winning."
A brief silence fell over the cabin.
Su Qingqian looked nervously at Lin Hui.
Yet the grave expression Liu Xi had expected never appeared on his face.
He simply nodded lightly and tossed the last chip into his mouth.
"Mm, good analysis."
"They really are strong."
"So we can't stop either."
"Since they have tanks and aircraft, I'll arm this RV until no one dares mess with it!!"
For now, I'll upgrade my RV to Lv4 first!
Lin Hui took the Vehicle Upgrade Blueprint (Lv.3 → Lv.4) out of his spatial dimension.
[Required materials:] [1. RV Lv3 (requirement met)] [2. High-strength titanium alloy × 200 units (requirement met! Currently owned: 1,700 units)] [3. Precision Electronic Components × 30 sets (requirement met)]
"I've got all the materials!"
Lin Hui looked at the Vehicle Upgrade Blueprint in his hand and commanded in a low voice, "Begin upgrade!"
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