Chapter 564 – Special Squad

After Mu Chen and his two companions successfully infiltrated the F Team, they found that things were not progressing as smoothly as they had imagined.

The most straightforward issue was that no one took the initiative to talk to them.

Even if they wanted to strike up a conversation, it wouldn’t be smart to directly ask, “Do you know Ling Mo?”

At the very least, they needed to get familiar with people first.

Xu Shuhan was skilled in intelligence gathering, while getting close to people was Mu Chen’s specialty.

But without the opportunity to showcase their skills, it was all just empty talk!

And the guy who swindled them thoroughly, after arranging for them to stay in three small, remote rooms, never showed up again!

What a scoundrel! Extorting without doing anything in return! Mu Chen cursed Ling Mo bitterly in his heart.

Fortunately, no one in the F Team restricted their freedom, so apart from Xia Zhi, the other two spent their days wandering around the team, hoping to gather some information.

They ended up helping people a lot, but the intelligence they collected was minimal…

And Ling Mo? Ever since he led Mu Chen and his companions back, it was as if he had forgotten about them completely.

Though he was only the nominal regimental commander of the F Team, he quickly exercised his regimental commander authority.

“Form a Special Squad?” an elder of the F Team asked during a meeting.

“Yes, we need to form a squad,” Ling Mo nodded. “They can be responsible for gathering various types of information, such as exploring specific buildings and factories, collecting intelligence on nearby survivors, summarizing the evolutionary status of zombie species, and detailing environmental changes. The Air Force Corps has a similar functional department, but their scope of observation is broader. We can be more detailed. By exchanging intelligence with them, we can obtain comprehensive information.”

“Of course!” An elder suddenly realized, “Although we don’t have the reconnaissance ability of the Air Force Corps, each of us has our strengths! They can’t come to the ground and enter buildings.”

“Still, the regimental commander… oh no, it’s better to say big brother is thoughtful!” someone said sincerely. Although he was not young himself, this title “big brother” didn’t sound awkward at all when addressing someone ten years younger.

Of course, what’s awkward about it? Strength is the priority!

“The management structure was just established; we can’t address everything at once…” someone in the crowd mumbled softly, instantly drawing a wave of eye-rolls.

“Hindsight!”

“The problem is, you didn’t think of it in the first place!”

“Would you have had this idea if no one mentioned it?”

The person was instantly bombarded with criticism, their face filled with tears.

Was that really necessary?!

This didn’t look like a nominal regimental commander at all…

Amidst the noisy crowd, Lucy, who was sitting next to Ling Mo, suddenly asked, “Ling Mo, what exactly are your plans?”

“Well… you’ll need to start paying me my salary on time…” Ling Mo said earnestly. “It’s a win-win situation.”

Everyone immediately broke into a sweat!

Thud! Somewhere, someone fell off their chair.

Lucy sighed, “I knew it… But you’re right, it is indeed a win-win.”

Her opinion received unanimous agreement, and Ling Mo’s proposed resolution was officially passed.

However, Ling Mo couldn’t shake the feeling that Lucy seemed a bit melancholic. Did she suddenly become sentimental?

…

After F Team arrived in X City, due to the environmental issues there, they didn’t receive much expansion, and the members remained the same as before.

When Ling Mo personally selected the Special Squad members, he directly took out the list of superhuman abilities from F Team that Lucy had given him earlier.

Selecting members based on their abilities was simpler and more direct.

“There’s someone with enhanced hearing within the enhancement ability category, very useful for reconnaissance. Include him,” Ling Mo said as he scanned the crowd.

These superhumans, who often held themselves in high regard, behaved quite obediently in front of Ling Mo.

At meetings, they would often jump up and slam tables, pointing fingers at the elders and cursing them, but now they quietly stood in line, looking at Ling Mo with either curiosity or anticipation.

Of course, some stood at the back, maintaining a calm and observant stance.

No matter how powerful Ling Mo might be, not everyone had personally experienced his strength, so not everyone blindly trusted him.

As Ling Mo watched them, someone in the crowd squeezed their way forward.

“Hello, big brother. That would be me. My ability is called Clairaudience,” said the man, who looked rather timid, resembling a skinny monkey with not much to look at.

He didn’t dare to make eye contact with Ling Mo, nor did he dare to look at Ye Lian and the others beside Ling Mo. Instead, he stared intently at his own toes.

“Nice to meet you…” Ling Mo said with a smile.

Immediately, others began to tease, “Why pick Skinny Monkey first? He’s just an eavesdropper. Look at him… a natural gift, huh!”

“Haha, yeah, who knows, he might have been eavesdropping on big brother all this time,” another person laughed.

“You all…” Skinny Monkey turned his head angrily and said, “Don’t talk nonsense!”

“And if we do?” someone retorted coldly.

As soon as Skinny Monkey stepped forward, the undisciplined nature of these people exposed itself once more.

They feared Ling Mo, but they wouldn’t fear Skinny Monkey.

“Big brother…” Skinny Monkey didn’t dare to confront them, so he turned to Ling Mo with a pitiful look, silently praying that Ling Mo wouldn’t misunderstand him because of this.

“Alright, that’s enough of the jokes. Skinny Monkey, your ability is quite good, are you willing to join the Special Squad?” Ling Mo asked, casting a glance at the crowd.

He spoke to Skinny Monkey in a gentle manner, but that one glance sent chills down everyone’s spine.

It wasn’t exactly murderous intent, but that particularly sharp look gave them all the feeling of being seen through.

Ling Mo had intentionally used a bit of psychic interference, and judging by their reactions, he was quite satisfied with the result.

He knew very well that talking reason with this group was useless; only strength could effectively keep them in line.

Skinny Monkey, at this point, seemed both excited and scared, stammering as he spoke, “Sp-Special Squad? Me? My ability is good?”

The man seemed to lack confidence in his own worth, and Ling Mo understood it after a moment’s thought.

Clairaudience, this kind of ability could only be used to assist others and didn’t contribute much to personal combat power, making him nearly as weak as an ordinary person.

If Skinny Monkey were in a small survivor team consisting mostly of ordinary people, his status would surely be good, but in a group where the majority of members were superhumans, he appeared very weak.

Judging by the way the others ridiculed him, it was clear that his life hadn’t been easy.

Yet his ability was extremely useful to Ling Mo.

“If I say you can do it, then you definitely can. Come give it a try,” Ling Mo said, flicking out a tentacle and tapping lightly on the wall from a distance.

Skinny Monkey’s ears immediately twitched, and his eyes turned in the direction of the sound.

“See, I told you you could do it,” Ling Mo said, smiling.

“Big brother, you’re amazing…” Skinny Monkey looked at Ling Mo in astonishment. The man hadn’t even moved, so how did he make a sound come from so far away?

The pretty girls around him hadn’t moved either!

This truly left him in awe…

“Come over here,” Ling Mo said.

Skinny Monkey walked over nervously and stood behind Ling Mo, feeling a bit cramped.

Even though no one saw or heard what had just happened, they all knew something significant had occurred.

Additionally, the mention of the Special Squad piqued the interest of some people. Even those who weren’t initially interested were now curious to see what Ling Mo was up to.

Ling Mo looked at these people, glanced at the list in his hand, and couldn’t help but smile.

These people were all ready-made resources; not putting them to use would be a waste.

When he decided to take on the role of Regimental Commander, this matter was actually part of his plan.

Whether it was Niepan or Falcon, ultimately, they weren’t his personal teams.

Falcon had a much closer relationship with him, but even Yuwen Xuan had limited information.

For Ling Mo to establish himself and protect his girlfriends, he needed a force that truly belonged to him.

Going around looking for people? He didn’t have the time for that. But he understood very well how to recruit people who were already available.

“Next…” As Ling Mo started reading from the list again, the people below craned their necks, eagerly waiting.