Although Lu Hao flatly refused Guan Shouzhong's proposal, after returning to the base, he still helped him with many things within his power in various aspects.
The original guards at the base were reorganized; some, who passed the assessment, were integrated into the base's City Defense Team, and others were transformed into Mercenary Corps in batches. Only the City Defense Team members continued to enjoy their original treatment.
For example, regardless of whether there were missions or not, the base provided food and accommodation. However, the so-called Mercenary Corps no longer enjoyed the previous benefits. They could only exchange the Crystal Cores they obtained from killing zombies outside for food at the base's cafeteria.
As a result, many of the filtered-out personnel became unhappy with the situation at the base.
