11: From today on, I am your boss.

The sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard. Tian Ming naturally knew that selling these weapons to Qin Biao would inevitably lead to Qin Biao turning on him.

The crossbow bolt shot directly through Tian Ming's head, but he had no wound. He still stood there intact, looking at Qin Biao with a cold smile.

The moment Qin Biao raised the compound crossbow, the fired bolt had already been converted into a quantum state, passing through Tian Ming's brain without any hindrance.

The experiment was very successful. Tian Ming could not convert conscious living beings, but converting other things was no problem. As long as he reacted quickly, he could make matter pass through him without hindrance, avoiding injury.

Qin Biao was terrified. He was uneducated and didn't understand the principle behind it at all.

With a thud, Qin Biao knelt down, sweat beading on his forehead as he forcefully suppressed the fear in his heart. Why was he so foolish?

He trembled as he raised his hands, saying shakily, "I'm sorry, please spare me."

"You have no chance!" Tian Ming's eyes were already filled with killing intent.

An extremely thin nanothread appeared behind Qin Biao's neck, and the other end of the thread was in Tian Ming's hand. Tian Ming pulled with both hands, and the thread, like a sharp blade, caused Qin Biao's body to jolt. His head rolled off, and blood spurted three feet high.

His subordinates behind him couldn't see the nanothread's existence at all. This method of killing from a distance terrified the subordinates, making them collapse to the ground.

"Don't try anything with me, or he will be your end."

The subordinates trembled like sieves, kowtowing repeatedly, begging for mercy like pounding garlic.

"Big Brother, we are willing to follow you. From now on, you are our Big Brother, our Boss," Gouzi said while kowtowing.

Tian Ming was also feeling apprehensive because only he knew that his body was no different from an ordinary person's. He could convert one crossbow bolt, but if there was a saturation attack, he wouldn't be able to convert them all, and he would still be shot into a porcupine.

But if he didn't reveal this weakness, no one would know. What he needed to do was to act tough, preferably making these people believe he was an invincible being.

"What's your name?" Tian Ming asked Gouzi coldly.

"My name is Gou Fulin. Boss can call me Gouzi. From today on, I am Boss's lackey."

Gouzi and the other subordinates were also sensible people. Tian Ming's methods were enough to dispel all evil thoughts in their hearts. Gouzi showed loyalty, and the others also expressed their willingness to pledge allegiance to Tian Ming.

Tian Ming nodded and said, "Gou Fulin, from now on, you are the second-in-command of this Shelter. Of course, if you don't do well, you will also die."

Gouzi accepted with trepidation. He was very excited to be promoted. His only worry was not knowing what standard Tian Ming meant by 'not doing well'. But he didn't dare to ask, fearing he might displease Tian Ming.

Tian Ming looked at these subordinates coldly: "Clean this place up. If any survivors escape from the city, bring them to me."

Tian Ming walked towards the iron fence. A section of the iron fence in front of him turned into a quantum state, and he passed through it. He threw a dozen compound crossbows onto the ground.

Thousands of crossbow bolts, 6 millimeters in diameter and ten centimeters long, were also placed in front of Gouzi.

"Form a small team. I will provide you with weapons."

Gouzi nodded repeatedly and said, "Understood, but Boss, if there were guns..."

Tian Ming sneered: "No guns!"

Automatic firearms could easily form a saturation attack on Tian Ming. Before he resolved the danger that saturation attacks posed to him, he would not equip these people with automatic firearms.

Although he had an immortal body, his consciousness would fragment when he sustained fatal injuries.

This memory gap also meant that his body had no consciousness when it was reorganizing. No consciousness meant no control, and Tian Ming would absolutely not allow such a situation to happen.

He scanned these people and said, "Remember, if any of you dare to betray me, then you know the consequences."

Hearing this, the subordinates nodded quickly. They knew that these words were definitely not meant to scare them.

Gouzi led those people away. They carried the compound crossbows and also moved Qin Biao's body. Boss Qin's Shelter had changed hands. And Tian Ming also opened the gate of the fence.

Lin Yue and Wan Yu had been spectators to everything that had just happened. When Tian Ming finished all this and walked towards the two, their faces also showed expressions of fear and apprehension.

Using nanothreads for cutting was actually a flash of inspiration that Tian Ming had come up with. Using his ability to manipulate matter, he could actually create many combat methods suitable for himself.

Before, his perspective wasn't broad enough; decomposing water and reassembling a piece of bread could make him excited. But now, manipulating particle elements meant he could control everything.

Tian Ming saw the fear in the two women's eyes. A playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and this smile made the two even more afraid.

"What are you afraid of?"

Seeing the expressions of the two women, a smile appeared on Tian Ming's face: "Do you think I'm a scary person?"

Lin Yue shook her head, and Wan Yu also forced a smile. They were both a little scared. If Tian Ming was like that Bald Man and treated them as slaves, they wouldn't even be able to resist.

"I know what you're thinking, afraid that I'll do that kind of thing to you, like that Bald Man."

Tian Ming's voice was calm, and his expression was also placid.

Wan Yu bravely asked, "Will you?"

Tian Ming laughed, and this laugh made the two women's hearts pound. After a moment, Tian Ming slowly said, "I am not a saint. If I say no, will you believe me?"

Wan Yu fearfully retreated: "Then you will. You men are all the same."

"Outside are all zombies, and more than half of this Shelter are thugs. How about this, I'll give you a choice. Those who want freedom can leave now. I'll provide a compound crossbow and a hundred arrows." Tian Ming said.

Tian Ming was not a gentleman, nor did he want to be one. But he didn't like forced relationships. With the ability to manipulate matter, who would bother with an un-sweet melon?

Two compound crossbows appeared, and Tian Ming handed the crossbows to the two. As for how they chose, he didn't care.

He didn't know when his heart had become so hard. Perhaps it was because Xiao Ya died before his eyes, and he was powerless to save her. Or perhaps, it was because he gained superpowers.

All in all, he was feeling overconfident. Since he could be uninhibited, he would never show any emotion of caring, because that would expose his weakness.

Wan Yu and Lin Yue looked at the compound crossbows on the ground, then at Tian Ming. Even a fool would know how to choose, let alone that neither of them were fools.