Published: February 12, 2025
"Captain, here are the 'Ye Fanghua' petals and roots you requested. They have already been processed, and here are their seeds, though I'm not sure if they are mature."
A warrior took out a box from his backpack and opened it, revealing the materials he mentioned.
Ye Zhongming inspected them and nodded in satisfaction. "These flower stems can be crushed and used in medicine to cleanse some toxins from the body. They're quite valuable, so don't waste them."
He He added from the side.
Upon hearing this, the warrior nodded immediately, respectfully taking note.
During the day's operation, he had witnessed just how special this small team was. They started by targeting relatively weaker life forms in less dangerous areas, killing prey, training the team, and collecting resources.
In this process, they began to truly familiarize themselves with each other, understanding each other's combat styles and habits, and getting used to following Ye Zhongming's commands.
At first, everyone was somewhat unaccustomed, but before each battle, that lord commander of the Star-Eye Clan would have everyone assess the difficulty level of the upcoming fight, listing out ten criteria corresponding to ten levels, allowing everyone to determine their perceived level before discussing and finalizing the difficulty together.
Ye Zhongming naturally did not participate in this process.
Then, under his command, when the battles began, the outcomes were remarkably simple!
These warriors were the backbone of their respective races and were no strangers to combat; most were quite experienced. Their assessments of each battle, while perhaps not completely accurate, were generally close.
However, the reality repeatedly struck at their confidence. They couldn't understand why battles that should have been very arduous turned out to be so easy, while those that seemed easy became child's play.
Clearly, the equipment hadn't changed, and everyone's strength remained the same; the only changes were in the combat methods and the commander.
Now even a fool could understand why.
They hadn't considered that the trust established when various races fought together would make battles so effortless, and having a good commander would exponentially enhance their combat effectiveness.
Another crucial point was that throughout all the battles up until now, they hadn't lost a single warrior, and injuries were minimal.
This was indeed due to the involvement of that long void water clan member, but everyone knew that in the territory of these mutated life forms, various accidents could always occur. To turn injuries into a luxury in a day's worth of battles was not something one long void water clan member could accomplish alone.
Seeing that this person delivered the materials, others immediately stepped up to contribute. In no time, they had presented Ye Zhongming with nearly ten different items he had specified.
"By the way, I also need magic crystals."
With that one sentence from Ye Zhongming, everyone immediately handed over the magic crystals in their possession, all at least level eight.
These items were very precious on Earth, but here, no one wanted to pick up those below level seven, as Evolution Potions were not essentials for them; they could reach the ninth level through their own cultivation.
Moreover, within each race, even the smallest ones had sufficient capability to raise mutated life forms of various levels to provide most of the magic crystals needed for their tribes.
"Not bad, all quite good." Ye Zhongming was pleased. This group of guys had preliminarily met his expectations, and this thirty-member team could be considered his starting point.
"Each person take one item that corresponds to your own needs and choose your own."
Ye Zhongming took out twenty-eight pieces of Kegang level equipment, with everyone, except He He and Shiyong, receiving one each.
Everyone eagerly selected their items, putting them on with joyful expressions.
The way they looked at Ye Zhongming now was akin to how many from the Star-Eye Clan regarded him when they first met.