36: Team! Xiaoyao!

While Li Xiao finished packing his things, Yun Dongliu's operation also came to an end.

At 9:40, Yun Dongliu sent someone to toss a grenade at a company stationed at the Xi City highway toll station. The enraged Black Hawk Unit was then lured all the way to Xi City High School, while Di Yun simultaneously led the Tianba Squad's forces toward the school's main gate.

When the murderous, gun-toting Tianba Squad encountered the Black Hawk Unit, a bloody battle naturally ensued. Ultimately, the Black Hawk Unit used the heavy machine guns and rockets on their two armored vehicles to wipe out the hundred-plus men.

The timing for this was derived from Yun Dongliu's repeated calculations; it could be said that the margin of error was minimal. This move of killing with a borrowed knife was incredibly stable.

The only flaw was that the three squads of soldiers responsible for cordoning off the Xi City High School walls fled immediately.

Meanwhile, the soldier responsible for leading the pursuit on Yun Dongliu's side was picked up by Li Xiao's new machine gunner, Leng He, on an all-terrain vehicle, along with Di Yun and Zhao Feipeng.

They threw away their guns as they ran, finally driving the two ATVs into a park lake before hiding, successfully evading the Black Hawk Patrol's pursuit.

It was a pity that Li Xiao couldn't get a single point of Life Value from the battle at the main gate, but it didn't matter much.

At noon, the three of them gathered back in the sewers and decided to take the opportunity to devour the leaderless bases of the Tianba Squad.

In any case, troops without a Commander were just a disorganized mess. For Li Xiao, taking them down would be completely easy and pleasant, and dismantling the bases would net them a large amount of resources.

Relying on the intelligence gathered by Zhao Feipeng over two days, their joint forces dismantled the bases of Nie Ba and his son, as well as four other players, one by one.

From four Level 5 and two Level 4 bases, they salvaged a total of 19,000 units of Steel, 17,000 units of Fuel, and about 5,000 units of Rare Ore.

There were originally two or three more bases they could have dismantled, but they never expected the remaining members of the Tianba Squad to be even more ruthless; upon hearing the news of their boss being wiped out, they immediately rushed over to dismantle the bases themselves.

If Li Xiao and his team hadn't moved quickly, and if those lackeys hadn't been unable to harvest everything at once due to their small forces, they probably wouldn't have even secured six bases.

After returning to Yun Dongliu's base, Li Xiao began dividing the spoils: a total of 36,000 Steel, 37,000 Fuel, 11,000 Rare Ore, and 20,000 Star Coins.

Li Xiao's original thought was to split it equally, but both Yun Dongliu and Liu Nian felt that most of the credit belonged to Li Xiao. Without him, Yun Dongliu feared it would have been difficult to rescue his sister, and Liu Nian had only done some lookout and errand work.

The two of them repeatedly refused, so Li Xiao had to decide for himself. Thus, Li Xiao took 20,000 Steel, 20,000 Fuel, and 6,000 Rare Ore.

The rest was split equally between Yun Dongliu and Liu Nian. As for Yun Ying, Yun Dongliu insisted she didn't need a share, so Li Xiao let it be.

Regarding the 20,000 Star Coins, Yun Dongliu directly said he didn't want a cent, as he already owed Li Xiao 5,000 Star Coins.

Liu Nian also adamantly refused, so Li Xiao simply used the excuse that Liu Nian had lost two soldiers while dismantling the bases and transferred 2,000 Star Coins to him.

After the spoils were divided, Li Xiao said to Yun Dongliu, "Brother Dongliu, if you need anything in the future, just come to the two of us. As long as we can help, we definitely will!"

"That's right, Brother Dongliu and Sister Yun Ying, if you need anything, find me anytime!" Liu Nian laughed heartily.

Since Liu Nian had become well-acquainted with Li Xiao, Li Xiao found that the kid's personality wasn't as humble as when they first met; instead, he was quite boisterous and prone to acting on impulse.

"I see, you're not exactly doing this for Brother Dongliu's sake, are you?" Li Xiao teased.

"Lao Xiao, don't make such jokes. Sister Yun Ying is six years younger than me; she wouldn't be interested in me." Perhaps because it hit home, Liu Nian hurriedly retorted, his face turning slightly red.

Yun Dongliu smiled and said, "In any case, thank you again this time. Yun Ying was severely frightened and is still recuperating at her base. I'll bring her to thank you properly when I have time."

"No need for such trouble. Just remember to call us if there's any good business in the future!" Li Xiao said, pulling Liu Nian along as they turned to leave.

"Li Xiao!"

After only two steps, Yun Dongliu suddenly called out. Li Xiao and Liu Nian looked back at him: "Is there something else?"

Yun Dongliu's mouth opened and closed, as if he had made a decision.

"I wonder if what you said that day about forming a squad still stands?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao and Liu Nian were overjoyed and said in unison, "Of course it does!"

Li Xiao turned back and walked up to Yun Dongliu: "But I didn't help you just to get you to join the squad; it was purely because I didn't want my 5,000 Star Coins to go down the drain."

"I'm serious."

Yun Dongliu resumed his cold expression, but in the eyes of Li Xiao and Liu Nian, a sentimental heart was hidden beneath that appearance.

"Alright then, I'll apply for the squad right now. I've already thought of a name. What do you think of 'Xiaoyao Squad'? Free and unfettered, brave and fearless!"

"It works, it sounds like it has the air of a wandering hero," Liu Nian muttered.

Yun Dongliu folded his arms and said calmly, "I have no objection."

"Then it's settled!"

Li Xiao immediately summoned the base information interface and selected the Commander Squad information column. Since he had never joined or established a squad, it showed that he could apply to form one.

Spending 500 Star Coins, Li Xiao wrote the word 'Xiaoyao' on the pop-up panel, followed by a system notification sound.

[Creating a squad requires three or more members to initiate the call simultaneously! Please enter the names of the responding members!]

Following the prompts, Li Xiao entered Liu Nian, Yun Dongliu, and Yun Ying into the response list. At that moment, the system sent a confirmation request to the three of them.

The three of them confirmed the information without the slightest hesitation.

[You have successfully created the Xiaoyao Squad. The squad initiator automatically becomes a lifelong honorary founder and is elected as the first Team Leader!]

As the system message flashed, a squad menu appeared on Li Xiao's information panel. After clicking in, he saw the member information for Yun Dongliu and the others.

After the squad was established, the system opened an independent squad channel in the communication system. From now on, he could directly engage in voice chat and voice command within the squad channel.

Additionally, the Team Leader could set a Vice Leader position, which possessed the authority to approve new members and activate command voice.

After Li Xiao consulted Yun Dongliu and Liu Nian, the more active Liu Nian was eventually appointed to the role.

"Now we are brothers of one family. From now on, we must support each other on this Hanhai Star and face challenges together!"

Li Xiao extended the back of his hand and placed it between the two of them: "Sharing trials and tribulations! Never leaving, never forsaking!" Liu Nian and Yun Dongliu tacitly reached out and pressed their hands on top.

"Sharing trials and tribulations! Never leaving, never forsaking!"

...The formation of the squad put Li Xiao in a great mood. After returning to his base, he began preparations to upgrade it.