Published: February 6, 2025
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Ye Zhongming took two full days to prepare before setting off.
During these two days, he repeatedly refined his plan, trying to make it as perfect as possible.
Although he knew that things might not go as planned, it was still good to have a clear objective.
As for encountering unexpected situations, that was beyond his control; after all, plans can never adapt as quickly as changes occur.
In addition to making the plan and considering various possible scenarios, Ye Zhongming produced a large number of gray-level weapons and equipment, arming almost all members of the Shasha Team and the Burning Fury warriors. Even some ordinary people received a gray machete or iron spear.
This left both factions excited, finally realizing that this young man was not only an exceptionally powerful three-star evolver but also a craftsman so impressive that they looked up to him!
In the apocalypse, auxiliary professions such as craftsmen, apothecaries, and alchemists are highly sought after. If a team has someone like this, their strength can increase by more than double in an instant.
Brother Bao even felt that the strength of Burning Fury had been restored to what it was before his son sacrificed himself! This was the confidence brought by the equipment.
The consequence of this was a severe drain on Ye Zhongming's mental energy. However, at this critical moment, he did not hesitate to use a large amount of magic crystals to recover.
During these two days, the two factions went out collectively to hunt mutated creatures, practicing cooperation while handing over the magic crystals they obtained to Ye Zhongming to help him replenish his mental energy.
After two days, Ye Zhongming not only did not incur losses but even saw a slight increase in the number of magic crystals.
Of course, this did not count the materials he had stored for himself.
In addition to preparing equipment for these people, Ye Zhongming constantly sent out scouts around the Poppy Wheel. Although it had been occupied by the Beast Mountain Sea of Corpses, making it impossible to get too close to the center, he was still able to gather a lot of information. This included rough estimates of the number of mutated creatures, the daily increase in numbers, and the total potential encounters they might face during operations, as well as information about how many zombie hordes were moving towards there and which mutated creatures had left, creating paths or occupying buildings...
All this intelligence was marked on a map by Ye Zhongming, and the plan was continuously adjusted according to these ever-changing situations.
However, one thing that left Ye Zhongming scratching his head was that he had not been able to scout the situation at the center of the wheel; this was the most critical information. It forced him to rely on past experiences to simulate possible scenarios.
When everything was ready and it was time to set off, Ye Zhongming knew that after reaching the designated location with the team, he would have to personally investigate the core location.
On the morning of the third day, Ye Zhongming set off with members from two teams, totaling over four hundred people, including three hundred evolvers, eight of whom were two-star evolvers, making their strength somewhat adequate.
Although the number and level of these evolvers seemed comparable to Ye Zhongming's small team at Cloud Summit Villa, their professions and teamwork could not compete with the core team Ye Zhongming had personally established. However, given the special circumstances, they had to make do for now.
During these two days, the wheel had not flashed even once, indicating that no one had spun it, and it should have been occupied by mutated creatures.
The closer they got to the location of the Poppy Wheel, the more frequently they encountered mutated creatures. Although the team had tried to avoid large hordes of zombies and beasts, encounters with mutated creatures were still unavoidable. Amidst the fighting, the team reached the area closest to the wheel. Moving forward would lead to a large-scale conflict with the hordes, which could easily overwhelm their small number.