Chapter 314: Toxic Fog

Accordingly, as a member of Black Feather, you will receive protection, share all monster strategies and world information we have gathered, be able to use any facilities the faction will build in the future, and, when needed, receive support from comrades.

We are a whole.

No matter how the newcomers are, the core members must have a collective consciousness.

If these women each fight on their own and only look out for themselves, the later arrivals will be even worse.

Leadership sets an example; it's the same here.

After the closing remarks, Black Feather's first meeting was officially concluded.

The territory hasn't begun construction yet, so everyone returned to their own vehicles to rest; after the others left, only Cheng Shuili and Su Rui remained in the territory.

And those few who couldn't get out.

Cheng Shuili didn't rise from her chair; she tapped the table, contemplating what to do next.

Recruiting was supposed to have Guanghui draft a plan before 8 p. m., but the meeting ran until nine, so the matter naturally wasn't postponed.

Compared to being a hands‑off manager, Cheng Shuili prefers to be directly involved in selecting people.

We don't need many recruits, but the first batch must be the elite of the elite!

Guanghui can hold a preliminary selection, and Cheng Shuili will make the final choice herself. This batch will become Black Feather's core foundation, so utmost caution is required.

Cheng Shuili thought, and when she inadvertently looked up, she saw specks of stars across the fields.

Fire Lizard serves as street lamps at night, so the entire manor is brightly lit.

Cheng Shuili stared at the lights for a while; the longer she watched, the more she felt bringing those little creatures in was a wise choice.

The notification sound suddenly rang; Cheng Shuili paused, opened the chat window to check the message. After searching around without finding who sent it, she instinctively opened the channel page and saw that the message was in the territory channel.

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】: What disaster is next week? Lao Da! @Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, did you forget to tell us?

Cheng Shuili paused; how could she have forgotten to tell Guanghui and the two of them?

She forgot to use the Great Prediction God's blessing! As a result, the refresh time for that item has been pushed to Saturday.

There's still a day to prepare; no need to worry.

Cheng Shuili retrieved that special item from the Abyssal Ring; after a burst of dazzling effects, a panel popped up before her.

【Next disaster type: Toxic Fog】

Toxic Fog?

Why are these disasters getting stranger and stranger?

How to defend against this kind of disaster will depend on the hint the system gives tomorrow...

Cheng Shuili posted the result in the territory channel, and the others discussed it for a while.

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】: Literally, this disaster type should be similar to smog, just more severe; the fog itself is poisonous.

【Wan Yi】: Will protective masks be issued tomorrow?

【Xin Xue Chuji】: If they don't issue them, who could survive! What kind of disaster is this? One more hateful than the last! I even miss the extreme cold a bit.

【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】: Is this some kind of combined syndrome?

Jiang Tang was clearly teasing Xinxue, but Xinxue wasn't to be outdone: "Piggy little sister, you're studying medicine; can't even remember the professional terms?"

Cheng Shuili shook her head; Xinxue still had the upper hand.

Protective masks should be issued... but this is just like the lizard skin distributed last time—only personal protection, not for vehicles...

Cheng Shuili paused, suddenly realizing she was overthinking.

Vehicles obviously don't need protection!

Can poisonous fog even poison a vehicle to death?

Vehicles aren't alive to begin with.

Cheng Shuili twitched her mouth and suddenly recalled the few schematics Zhu Xuan had traded to her, one of which was an emergency oxygen circulation device; if a vehicle is sealed, that gadget would be absolutely useful.

Cheng Shuili didn't rush to craft it; instead, she asked another question in the territory channel.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: What's up with Zhu Xuan?

The question was clearly directed at Guanghui and Chen Qing Shan.

But Guanghui had no idea.

When he left the organization, he truly cut off all ties with those people. The friends he met when he first joined, the superiors who valued him, even some relatively close colleagues...

Only a handful have survived to now.

Those people gone, his position became awkward, and after quitting, contact naturally ceased.

But Chen Qing Shan...

Within the organization, the ones still holding sway are his uncles, who, though said to have left, are old friends of his father, so they still exchange greetings and concern.

Moreover, with Zhu Xuan's recent mishap, they naturally contacted him right away, asking if he wanted to return.

Chen Qing Shan is still here now, entirely by his own choice.

He phrased his reply and answered Cheng Shuili in the territory channel: "This time it was a team Instance; Zhu Xuan, as the leader, took nine people in, and none came out alive."

So they died inside the Instance.

Cheng Shuili fell silent; she had expected the downfall of this organization leader to have some special aspect.

She didn't expect it to be... ordinary.

Yes, just ordinary.

This way of dying is no different from countless ordinary players.

No conspiracies, no scheming—just a plain death in a dangerous Instance.

In that light... the system is absolutely fair in some respects.

Cheng Shuili shook her head; this time she almost capsized in the ditch, so Zhu Xuan's death wasn't surprising.

She asked another question: "What's the current state of the organization?"

So we have to ask for internal information, but Chen Qing Shan has already decided to follow Wu Ya, and of course he wouldn't hide such a thing from his Lao Da.

Besides, those old men are all over fifty; which one isn't smarter than him?

What important information could Chen Qing Shan possibly know?

Holding that thought, Chen Qing Shan briskly explained the details to Cheng Shuili.

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】: It's a mess. As soon as Zhu Xuan left, the several factions he had suppressed immediately sprang up. Some want to contract and protect themselves, some want radical expansion, and some just want to split up and go their own ways… the argument is unmanageable. Currently an elder uncle with the longest seniority is presiding, but he can't keep everyone in check. Moreover, with the lord's decree issued, people's hearts are even more unsettled, and not a single person in the organization has obtained the lord's decree; some advocate buying one, others advocate merging into other forces. In short… a scattered sandpile.

Chen Qing Shan's description confirmed the rumors from the regional channel earlier.

Cheng Shuili stared at the text in the channel, her fingers unconsciously tapping the desk.

The chaos and weakening of the official organization is certainly no good news, especially after being assassinated by people from other nations in the Instance.