Why did you provoke me?

Xiao Wen waited for half a month.

When Xiao Wen saw Yu Meng again, he felt that both she and Niannian had changed in temperament, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

But seeing Niannian's bright and satisfied eyes, Xiao Wen knew that what they had been doing had succeeded.

After Yu Meng had rested for a day, Xiao Wen finally stood in front of her and told her his decision.

Yu Meng looked at him and said, "Have you thought this through? The price I'm asking for isn't low. I don't want us to have any unpleasantness about this later."

"Teacher Yu, I have been waiting for you here for half a month. I have thought of everything I can think of. I will never go back on this decision."

Yu Meng nodded, "Then let's sign it." Then she looked at Old Chen. "You want to sign a contract like this with me too?"

Old Chen nodded hurriedly, "Captain Xiao and I came together. Ever since you saved Peng Fei, I've wanted to sign this agreement with you, but I haven't had the chance. I hope you can give me this opportunity."

Yu Meng raised an eyebrow. Her attitude was completely different from when she had asked her to save someone that time.

"Since Captain Xiao brought you here, I trust his judgment in people. Go and sign the papers."

Yu Meng didn't know what would happen in the future, but she knew she needed to have a visible power base. Xiao Wen's arrival perfectly filled this gap.

Qingyuan pulled Xiao Wen, who was about to leave, and said, "I'm not worried about Hua Shulang. He's a shrewd one. Why didn't Yan Lei come? When you get back and see him, ask him what he thinks. If he wants to come, he should come sooner. Yu Meng won't accept too many people."

Xiao Wen wanted to ask something, but Qing Yuan glared at him. "Hmph, if it weren't for the fact that you guys dragged me out of a pile of corpses, I wouldn't have told you this."

Qingyuan walked away arrogantly. She now had powerful backers; she had heard from Secretary Wu that even with just a wooden plaque, top families in Kyoto had given Yu Meng the green light.

Xiao Wen and Lao Chen exchanged a glance. They both had friends, and they figured it was better to let their own brothers benefit from this opportunity than to let others benefit from it.

Yu Meng turned and went to the area where the soldiers were gathered. The mission had been completed perfectly. All 50 people had learned the technique. Moreover, they had not only collected supplies but also rescued two people.

Yu Meng came this time to check on the recovery of these two people.

Huang Yan checked their codes and found that they were also soldiers from the Jingchuan base. However, the aliens they were parasitizing were black spores.

Yu Meng asked directly, "Didn't you receive any news about the Jingchuan base recalling the parasitized Black Spore warriors?"

The two men lowered their heads. "We're the two people Xu Jie brought back, but Nangong Tianshou refused to let us in. Teacher shouldn't have saved us."

"Why didn't Xu Jie give you aliens? She can do it; I personally taught her." Yu Meng was right.

"Teacher Xu said that she is not capable enough to remove it," a soldier said in a low voice.

"So how have you all survived until now?" Yu Meng finally asked the question she wanted to know.

After a moment's hesitation, the soldier who had spoken first said, "We found a patch of moss deep inside. It's very moist, and we eat it when we're hungry."

"Moss?" Yu Meng murmured softly, "Do you still have any on you now?"

The soldier nodded and reached into his worn-out backpack, pulling out a small piece.

Yu Meng took it; it was the same color as soil. She squeezed it with her hands, and her fingers were slightly damp, but not noticeably so.

"Are you sure you survived until now because you ate it?" Yu Meng did not sense anything unusual.

"Maybe, no, it was it," another soldier said hesitantly. "We also ate something strange, like cotton candy, with no taste. That day, we had reached our limit and were lying by the river waiting to die. That thing floated down from the river, swirling around the bank. I reached out and grabbed it, and somehow I ate it. After regaining some strength, I fed it some more. After we finished eating that thing, we fell asleep. The next day, we found that we were still alive, and that's when we went deeper into the battlefield."

"You came out because you noticed our movements, didn't you?"

After a moment's hesitation, the two nodded. "We can hear sounds from very far away. Can we go with them?"

Yu Meng nodded, "Now that I've brought you back, I naturally won't abandon you again. They are also victims of the remaining Xenomorphs."

"Do you want to remove the black spore alien from your body now?" Yu Meng asked softly.

"Is it okay?" The two of them looked up at Yu Meng at the same time.

Yu Meng's nose suddenly stung with tears; they looked so pathetic. Tell me, whose fault is all this? Why are they the ones suffering?

Yu Meng composed herself and nodded firmly. "Of course."

"We want it!" the two voices practically shouted.

Extracting the black spore alien didn't take Yu Meng much time. But what they were talking about, the cotton candy, piqued Yu Meng's interest.

"If I asked you to find that river again, could you find it?"

The two nodded and answered affirmatively, "Yes! Do you need us to go look for it?"

"No need now. Once the next batch of members is assembled, you can lead the way. In the meantime, you should all rest well. If you need anything, just go to Secretary Wu."

Yu Meng is gone.

The two sat motionless in their chairs for a long time. They looked at each other, and tears streamed down their faces simultaneously. They had faced death countless times during this period, but they hadn't cried before; now, however, the tears wouldn't dry. "We're really back, it's true," they murmured, burying their faces in their hands and weeping for a long time.

Alien Battlefield.

As soon as Xiao Wen and Lao Chen entered the alien battlefield, they were surrounded by Yan Lei and his group. "Why did you take so long? What happened?"

"We'll talk about it when we get back," Xiao Wen said in a deep voice.

Surrounded by several people, Xiao Wen walked back to his own territory.

Du Wenhe poured them two glasses of water and pushed them in front of them.

"Nothing happened. We just went at the wrong time; Teacher Yu had to go out. We waited for her to come back at the clubhouse, took care of what needed to be done, and then came back."

"You really signed it?" Captain Tian asked again to confirm.

"Really. There's no need to fake this. As your good brother, let me remind you, if you're interested, go for it quickly, because Teacher Yu doesn't seem to accept too many people."

"Who told you that? Is it accurate?" Captain Tian asked again.

"That's what Aunt Qing said. As for whether it's accurate or not, I don't know." Xiao Wen didn't hide anything.

The expressions on the faces of the people were different. Hua Shulang curled his lips and said, "Aunt Qing is just a nice old woman. Who would believe what she says?"

Du Wenhe, however, took it to heart; Xiao Wen never uttered useless information. Since he specifically brought it up, it was most likely true. He glanced at Yan Lei, then at Xiao Wen, "What else did Aunt Qing say?"

"Yes, I mentioned Yan Lei. If you've made up your mind, come back quickly," Xiao Wen said readily.

The people here all get along very well, and Xiao Wen can't show favoritism. He looked at Hua Shulang and said, "Aunt Qing also said that you're very clever and she's not worried about you."

Hua Shulang touched his nose. This Aunt Qing was really something, how could she just tell the truth?

"I've said everything I needed to say. I'm going to check on my team. Once you've made a decision, let's get going."

Xiao Wen left, and they naturally dispersed, perhaps to go back and discuss things with their team members. Perhaps they had already made some kind of decision.