"Ah?" Shen Zhuo's smile froze on his face. "Why?" He seemed to have never thought that Chu Xiu would refuse, and his face was full of confusion. "Our team has water sources and auxiliary professions. Perfumers can cover up the smell, tailors can make clothes, and they can cooperate with each other to hunt zombies. What's wrong with that?" "Nothing is wrong," Chu Xiu shook his head, "It's just that I'm used to being free, and..." He smiled faintly: "I think the weapons I make can be sold at a better price." When this was said, everyone at the scene was stunned, and Shen Zhuo looked a little unhappy. Chu Xiu's meaning was very simple. According to your theory of mutual help, joining the team means providing help for free. But Chu Xiu felt that the value of the weapons he made was much greater than the help he could get from other team members, so it was not worth it! However, this is also a fact. A good weapon and a hard armor, in this doomsday, how can a tailor or a perfumer compare? The corners of Shen Zhuo's mouth twitched, and he forced a smile and said, "We also have a contribution point system within our team, which will reasonably measure the contribution of each member and exchange it for corresponding materials."
"Is it really reasonable? Who sets the price? You?" Chu Xiu asked back. Shen Zhuo: ". We can trade freely like the market." Chu Xiu: "I still want to act alone." Shen Zhuo couldn't hold it anymore: "What's the difference between that and not joining?" Chu Xiu smiled: "Yes, what's the difference between that and not joining?" Shen Zhuo was speechless. He didn't think so much at all. In his opinion, it was normal for people in a team to act together and help each other. Why bother to calculate so clearly? Besides, he is a supporting profession. Without the protection of a combat profession, how can he survive alone in this abyss? People like Xu Hang and Song Ziping, two supporting professions, begged to join the team, for fear that he would abandon them! "This Chu Xiu is really short-sighted." Shen Zhuo thought to himself But since Chu Xiu wanted to be a lone wolf, he wouldn't force it. "It's up to you." Shen Zhuo said. "Then, then I won't join either." At this time, Yunlu on the side suddenly whispered. She looked at Chu Xiu timidly: "Classmate Chu has helped me a lot, I can't abandon him." After the voice fell, everyone looked at each other, and Shen Zhuo was obviously not calm. It doesn't matter if Chu Xiu doesn't come. His bone weapon is just icing on the cake. Without him, Shen Zhuo's team can still hunt zombies and upgrade. After some equipment is exploded, Chu Xiu will not be needed. But Yunlu can't leave. Her food perception ability is too important! In this end of the world with scarce resources, food is the hardest hard currency, and it must be firmly in your hands! Shen Zhuo spoke anxiously: "Classmate Yun, think about it carefully. Being with us will undoubtedly greatly improve your safety. Even if you are grateful to classmate Chu, you can repay him in other ways. There is no need to take risks with him!"
Shen Zhuo's words made Yunlu hesitate. At this time, Li Shan glanced at Shen Zhuo's face, and suddenly pulled Yun Lu's sleeve: "Yun Lu, we have all joined Brother Shen's team. If you don't go with us, it will be your turn to be the bait!" "Ah!" Yun Lu exclaimed, turned his head to look at Chu Xiu, and stammered: "Really? You want me to be, to be the bait?" Looking at the frightened Yun Lu, Chu Xiu couldn't help laughing. "Of course it's true." He said. "Then, then I." Yun Lu lowered his head, his little face full of entanglement. "Still follow us, your talent is very important, Brother Shen will arrange you in the safest position." Li Shan advised again. "Yes," Shen Zhuo nodded, "I promise, as long as I am alive, I will let you pass the trial safely." "Then" Yunlu looked at Chu Xiu cautiously, with a flash of disappointment in his eyes, and whispered: "Okay then." Hearing his promise, Shen Zhuo couldn't help but let out a long sigh and cast an admiring look at Li Shan, who then smirked, "Hehe", as if he was very proud of leaving a good impression in front of the new boss. "Okay, since everyone has made a decision, it's getting late, let's go downstairs to eat. We're lucky today and killed several mutant mice, which should be enough to eat." Shen Zhuo smiled again, his eyes paused when he looked at Chu Xiu, and a smile of victory appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Since you don't want to join, I won't force you. You can eat with us for this meal, but you have to exchange your talent later." After that, he walked downstairs on his own, and the others followed closely. In an instant, Chu Xiu became a lone person. He stood silently in the middle of the empty rooftop, looking particularly pitiful, like an orphan abandoned by the world. Yunlu couldn't bear to look back several times, and even Guan Ke hesitated to speak, as if he wanted to persuade them to say something. But in the end, they all went downstairs. However, at the moment when everyone's figures completely disappeared, Chu Xiu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. "This is really great!" "Acting is still quite tiring." "But it's worth it to get rid of those three burdens so perfectly." In fact, in addition to fighting for benefits, there is another more important reason for not joining the team, that is, to get rid of others. In a dangerous environment, people will subconsciously stick together. But in fact, for Chu Xiu, other people not only can't provide much help, but will become a burden to him. After upgrading successively and having +5 energy-absorbing bone armor, Chu Xiu is fully capable of hunting corpses alone, and because of the huge difference between his physique and others, teammates will only drag down his efficiency. They were busy for a whole day before killing five corpses, which is evident from this. Not to mention, they will also share the experience. The reason why the four people still maintained cooperation before was entirely to keep Yunlu to help him find food.
Now, let Yunlu go with others to get food, and use his ability to exchange for it, which perfectly solves this problem. Not only is there no burden, but more importantly, it can save a lot of time for upgrading! So Chu Xiu was eager for Yunlu to leave. If she was determined to follow him, it would be troublesome. He was not afraid of Shen Zhuo's malicious price reduction. At worst, he would just rob her. Chu Xiu, who upgraded alone, was confident that he would quickly surpass several people. Wild dogs can hunt better in groups, but tigers and wild dogs will only be dragged down when they are mixed together. Acting alone now may increase the risk in the short term, but in the long run, the improvement of strength can enhance the ability to resist variables in the future! The pros and cons need to be considered comprehensively. We cannot always pursue foolproofness and be unwilling to take any risks! Of course, if things don't go as smoothly as he expected, Chu Xiu doesn't mind turning around and joining Shen Zhuo's team. Thick skin is the basic quality of magic cultivators. "Then next, let's test whether my idea is correct." Chu Xiu walked downstairs and looked out the window. The sunset was halfway down, and there was about an hour and a half before it was completely dark. It was just right for him to practice. He put on the bone armor and walked down the stairs. He didn't mean to slow down his steps. The crystal bones collided with each other, making a "clang clang" sound. When he came to the fifteenth floor, a huge palm suddenly stretched out from the corner and slapped Chu Xiu's chest heavily! "Bang!" With a loud bang, Chu Xiu was knocked back several steps by the huge impact force. But he quickly stopped, and a smile appeared on his face under the horn helmet. That's it? The full force of the zombie's sneak attack hit his armor, but there was not even a crack, and the energy absorption characteristic directly dissipated at least 60% of the impact force. This is the power of +5 energy absorption bone armor! On the contrary, the palm of the sneak attacking zombie was pierced by the spikes on the armor, and it was looking at its palm in confusion, with a confused face. This feeling is wrong! Looking at the zombie rushing towards him, Chu Xiu's mind moved, and he equipped the zombie necklace. Suddenly, his physical attribute increased by points again! He kicked out, and the power that was almost doubled compared to the first hunt suddenly burst out, and directly kicked the zombie out! "Bang!" The body of the zombie flew backwards and hit the wall. Just as he wanted to get up, Chu Xiu's bone spear arrived! The corpse ghost stretched out his hand to resist, but Chu Xiu's charged attack, which doubled in strength, was no longer something it could stop. However, with a "puff", the bone spear directly pierced the corpse ghost through! "Ho ho."
The corpse ghost's tenacious vitality made it struggle, but Chu Xiu held the bone spear tightly and nailed it firmly to the wall. Under the effect of the [Bleeding] trait, the corpse ghost's struggle became weaker and weaker, and after a minute, it stopped moving completely. [Slaughtering Living Beings, Professional Experience +62] [Current Experience: 282/400] "Huh." Chu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. Just as expected, simple and easy, without any surprises. He did have the ability to hunt corpse ghosts alone, and with the +5 energy-absorbing armor, the opponent could hardly threaten him. And without the other people, the experience was indeed much more. "But if you are besieged by multiple ghouls, there will still be some danger!" "So, you still have to be cautious now. When you upgrade to another level, or the bone armor is strengthened to +7, you can speed up the hunting speed." "It's not far from upgrading!" Chu Xiu didn't think about it anymore and continued to look for traces of his ghouls in the apartment building. Twenty-five minutes later, he killed another one. Just fifteen minutes later, another one was killed! At this time, the reminder sound that Chu Xiu had been waiting for for a long time finally sounded! [Level Up! ] [Current Level: Ordinary Level 3]
