31: Chapter 31 Red Wolf Guild

The sun was setting.

The afterglow spilled across the vast Gobi Desert, casting a long shadow from the Red Wolf Tank.

The road ahead was completely empty; not a single other player's vehicle could be seen.

Lu Yuan casually opened the system's mileage leaderboard.

After a full day of racing forward, he had once again left everyone else in the dust, firmly occupying the lead position.

Despite his level having reached twenty, the day of frantic killing and prolonged intense concentration left him feeling a hint of fatigue.

Lu Yuan slammed on the brakes, parking the tank beside a massive rock at the edge of the desert to rest.

Outside the tank.

Lin Zihao skillfully lit a campfire and began setting up a tent for the night.

Yun Xiao, the girl who had been rescued, also rolled up her sleeves and silently helped out on the side.

Click.

Lu Yuan pushed open the heavy top hatch and climbed out of the cockpit.

He stretched out extensively, his bones cracking with a series of crisp sounds.

Watching the two people busy on the ground, Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Hey, you there?"

Lu Yuan looked down at Yun Xiao from above. "Can you cook?"

Suddenly being addressed by the big shot, Yun Xiao stiffened, standing up straight like a startled rabbit.

"Ah... B-Big shot..."

She stuttered nervously, "I... I can. I often cook at home."

Lu Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

He casually opened his system inventory and extracted three large portions of high-quality fresh beef, along with a pile of fresh vegetables that could be considered luxuries in this world.

He tossed them directly onto the open ground in front of Yun Xiao.

"It's up to you."

Half an hour later.

The air around the campfire was filled with a delicious aroma.

Lu Yuan leaned comfortably on a large folding lounge chair, with the simple wooden table in front of him spread with a sumptuous feast.

Yun Xiao's cooking skills were unexpectedly good.

The main course was a thick-cut black pepper beef, grilled to be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sizzling with oil; when cut with a knife and fork, one could still see the rich juices.

Beside it was a refreshing vegetable salad drizzled with sweet vinegar dressing, which perfectly countered the greasiness of the grilled meat.

In addition, there was a plate of shredded chicken breast with a bright red color, mixed with a secret chili oil.

Finally, there was a small pot of steaming hot tomato beef brisket stew.

In this apocalyptic world where human life was worth less than a dog's and one had to be grateful just for a bite of moldy bread,

these four dishes were simply a meal fit for an emperor.

"Big shot Red Wolf..."

Yun Xiao took a deep breath, bent down solemnly again, and bowed deeply.

"Thank you for avenging Uncle Shen, and also Brother Lin. If it weren't for you, I certainly wouldn't have survived until now."

Lin Zihao scratched his head embarrassedly. "It... it's nothing, hehe."

Lu Yuan swallowed the beef in his mouth, casually picked up a cola to take a sip, and waved his hand indifferently.

"It was just a casual effort; no need to bring it up every day."

After speaking, he gestured with his chin to the opposite side of the table.

"Sit down and eat together; I can't finish it all by myself."

Yun Xiao was taken aback, her eyes slightly reddening, and she nodded heavily.

After eating and drinking to her heart's content.

Lu Yuan leaned back on the lounge chair, opened the system panel, and began to take stock of today's big harvest.

His gaze swept over the ID in the upper right corner that had turned completely deep black.

There were at least a thousand red-named vehicles that had died under his cannon barrel today.

Looking at the skyrocketing material data in his system inventory, Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Truly, murder and arson bring golden belts.

However, everyone he killed was a red-named raider currently attacking the C-72 District.

As for the law-abiding white-named players he encountered on the road, whether from District 71 or District 75, he didn't even glance at them and simply passed them by.

He was not a saint full of compassion, but he was not a lunatic who had lost his mind and slaughtered the innocent either.

He had his own bottom line.

Lu Yuan glanced at the final looting settlement list for the day:

metal block +15000,

insulated wire +3000,

circuit board +800

...

Added to his previous stock, his current material reserves had reached a terrifying astronomical figure.

Buy!

In Lu Yuan's eyes, there was only one word now: Buy!

He opened the regional trading post directly.

Weapon upgrade blueprints? Buy!

Tank upgrade blueprints? Buy!

After a frantic round of purchasing, all the weapon upgrade blueprints listed in the entire trading post were completely bought out by him alone.

However, it was a pity that all the blueprints dropped by players at the current stage were only primary level.

But looking at the full system inventory, Lu Yuan felt only one word in his heart.

Awesome!

Just as he was closing the panel with satisfaction, Lin Zihao walked over carrying a plate of leftover chicken breast.

"Brother Lu."

Lin Zihao chuckled, his eyes flashing with excitement.

"I've seen that several other major districts have already established many large player guilds."

"In our C-72 District, you are currently the only pillar of support. How about... we also take the opportunity to establish a guild?"

Lu Yuan didn't even lift an eyelid and flatly refused.

"Not interested."

"I'm doing just fine on my own, free and easy. I don't have the spare time to manage other people's daily necessities."

Lin Zihao quickly shook his head and leaned in closer, acting mysterious.

"Brother Lu, you've misunderstood! Establishing a guild doesn't require you to act as a babysitter at all!"

"I've studied the system's guild mechanics, and the benefits are explosive."

"The guild warehouse can automatically extract five percent of the basic materials obtained daily by members who join the guild!"

"And it can also unlock guild-exclusive technology trees and a radar sharing network. This is basically a free workforce and intelligence network!"

Hearing this, Lu Yuan paused.

The Red Wolf Tank was a bottomless pit; as weapons and armor continued to upgrade in the future, the consumption of metal and fuel would definitely be a bottomless pit.

If he could automatically sit back and collect material commissions from tens of thousands of people, this deal would definitely not be a loss.

He pondered for a moment.

"Fine, I'll leave this matter to you to handle."

Having received authorization from the big shot, Lin Zihao was so excited he almost jumped up.

He immediately opened the system panel and decisively paid a substantial amount of materials to establish the guild.

Ten minutes later.

A blinding golden system-wide announcement hung high above the chat channel of the C-72 District.

[System Announcement: Congratulations to player Zhuifeng de Lang for successfully creating the guild — [Red Wolf Guild]!]

[Guild Leader: Red Wolf.]

[Guild Deputy Leader: Zhuifeng de Lang.]

[Current recruitment quota: 1,000 people.]

The moment the two words "Red Wolf" appeared in the guild leader column,

all the players in the C-72 District, who were previously discussing where to camp for the night, completely exploded.