Before Elijah left, the inventory included three zombie grasses, one Blood Spirit Grass, and one Crystal Grass.


    Now, the zombie grass count had increased to six, thanks to exchanges with the leaders from the five new contract settlements Fiona mentioned.


    Additionally, they had acquired an unfamiliar spirit nt, contributed by one of those leaders.


    Elijah carefully examined the new spirit nt and identified it as Orbifolia Grass, which was known from his past life.


    It featured round, blue-green leaves simr to Hydrocotyle. Stay tuned for updates on mvl


    Like zombie grass, it could facilitate awakening and advancement but was lessmon.


    Elijah informed Be that the Orbifolia Grass was fully matured and could be used by Vincent the next day.


    Upon reviewing the Orbifolia Grass, Elijah looked at the Blood Spirit Grass and Crystal Grass.


    The Blood Spirit Grass was nearing maturity, and the Crystal Grass had reached five apertures.


    Elijah was pleased with the progress, knowing that soon they could have one or even two third-tier experts from these nts.


    The six zombie grasses were at various stages, ensuring a daily supply of awakening potions and advancement potions every two days.


    Recently, many people had beening to trade for these valuable items.


    While most could not afford them, some made a dramatic show of drinking the awakening potions immediately, causing a stir.


    After reviewing the spirit nts, Elijah escorted Be back to her room.


    She then insisted on training alone, which Elijah epted, understanding her desire not to monopolize her time.


    He intended to visit Daisy and Abigail but was turned away as they wanted a private chat.


    With no other immediate ns, Elijah headed to the usual meeting spot to find Jasmine.


    As he walked outside, the moonlight was exceptionally bright.


    He made his way to the woods between two vis and saw Jasmine waiting there in a sheer white outfit.


    Elijah thought to himself about how bold Jasmine was to appear like this and approached her.


    Over the past two days since his return to Azure Isle, Elijah had been thoroughly enjoying himself—whether it was the pleasure of "cleansing" with women, sailing, or frolicking on the beach with beauties.


    Having fulfilled his greatest past-life desire for revenge, he had truly rxed, feeling like a ruler who had stopped holding court.


    However, his reprieve was short-lived. On the third day, Fiona brought a news sh that jolted him back to reality.


    "What? You''re saying Vincent''s modified radio received a message iming to know the truth about the apocalypse?" Fiona''s expression was unusually serious.


    "Yes!" Fiona confirmed.


    After receiving an advancement potion from Elijah, Vincent had be more enthusiastic about the radio.


    Despitecking a transmitter, they modified a receiver to block Chi interference.


    During testing, they intercepted a broadcast from a research institute in Neoville City, which imed to know the cause of the apocalypse and requested rescue.


    "Could it be a scam? Are they trying to lure people into saving them?" Elijah, initially shocked, calmed down and analyzed the situation.


    "It''s possible…" Fiona agreed. "But if they really know…"


    "What if they do? Can they solve it? If they could, they wouldn''t be asking for rescue!" Elijah remained pragmatic, recalling the year of struggle in his past life without anyone solving the virus crisis.


    Instead, he had seen zombiescking food and energy eventually breaking the virus-induced restraint on cannibalism, leading to a surge in mutated zombies.


    The number of these mutated zombies had increased over time, bing more frequent in the areas Elijah and Daisy explored.


    "Hmm, I agree. Should we just ignore the message?" Fiona suggested.


    "No need for that. Whether the message is true or false, it''s worth checking. The institute is in the city center, which is too dangerous for now. We can investigate it when I visit YLK Group next time; it''s on the way. For now, let''s go check out what Vincent and his team have been working on," Elijah decided.


    "Finally, you''re leaving the ind! Just in time—some people are eager to see you!" Fiona remarked with a teasing smile.


    "I''ve been off the ind before, you know!"


    "Hmph! Were you out cruising with Sophia, Hannah, and the others?"


    "That was for nostalgia… no, actually, it was for sea fishing! Are youining because I didn''t take you along?"


    "Tch, I can drive too. If you all left, I would''ve taken Lily and the others out to sea…"


    As the two argued, they drove toward the service area by the shore.


    "Alright, enough of this. Let''s get down to business. Who wants to see me?"


    After a prolonged argument and feeling like he wasn''t getting much out of it, Elijah decided to change the subject, a bit envious of what Fiona had said.


    "Well, Quentin came the day after you returned. Your little nephew is quite considerate of you; he didn''t want to disturb your enjoyment, so he didn''t notify you!" Fiona mocked Elijah, causing him to have a dark expression.


    She then continued, "Today, the other five new contract leaders also came. It just so happens that Vincent made a new discovery, so it interrupted your leisure time!"


    "The five new contract targets? I need to meet them!"


    Not only did he want to meet them, but he also needed to enhance the corresponding hypnosis suggestions to control them and ensure Azure Isle''s interests.


    These past few days, he had indeed been somewhat indulged in beauty and neglecting his duties.


    Although he had avenged his great enemy, the apocalypse was not yet over. Elijah still had to lead the women on the ind to survive in this harsh end-of-days environment.


    Especially with the third month of the apocalypse approaching.


    That would be a watershed!


    From the third month of the apocalypse onward, the mutated zombies, which were rarely seen before, would be increasinglymon. This would also lead to more high-level zombies of second tier and above.


    Exploring outside would be increasingly dangerous.


    In his past life, Elijah had run out of supplies after hiding from two zombies and had to venture out.


    At that time, even if he could control ten zombies, he was walking on thin ice because a single misstep could lead to encountering mutated zombies.


    One zombie was manageable, but if there were many, he could only flee in the face of danger, otherwise, he would inevitably fall into a desperate situation.


    It was during that phase that Elijah tried to contract mutated zombies, but all attempts failed and he nearly got killed by them.


    This made him believe his abilities were useless until he started interacting with people from other settlements and tested his abilities on normal humans.


    Slowly, he realized the true effects of his abilities.


    Especially when a guy he had contracted, while exploring, was identally infected by a zombie. Instead of going on a rampage, the guy was instantly controlled by Elijah.


    This made Elijah ecstatic. From that moment on, he was determined to build his own team.


    In this life, everything has alreadye to fruition. Elijah''s subordinates are all capable, and most of them have advanced to the second tier.


    First-tier mutated zombies are no longer a significant threat to them.


    But while their strength is formidable and the zombies have not yet mutated on arge scale, it is an excellent opportunity to expand their influence and collect more resources!


    Currently, Azure Isle has set two essential targets for upation.


    One is the shopping mall and storage base close to the YLK group.


    It has all kinds of living supplies, from essentials to non-essentials, and retail goods.


    upying it would ensure that Elijah and his team wouldn''t have to worry about food and drink for years, or even decades.


    The other target is thergest port in Neoville City, the Neoville City International Port.


    Not only is it thergest port in Neoville City, but it is also one of thergest container ports in the world.


    It also has a massive amount of resources, though unlike the shopping mall and storage base, it does not guarantee that all resources are essential for daily life.


    Even so, it is worth upying!


    In the port, on the cargo ships, with several million containersbined, even if only ten percent of the containers have items they can use, it would still be immensely beneficial for them.