As soon as the words came out, Tang Xinjue turned his head and looked at him.
The young man's expression remained unchanged, as if the logical flaw being pointed out was a trivial topic. He walked around the convertible with his hands folded, then calmly changed the subject:
"I took a look at the car for you. There's nothing wrong with it except that it's too old. The radio is broken, though. Do you need help fixing it?"
Tang Xinjue stared at the thin young man.
Apart from the gas station employee's uniform, he did look about the same age as himself. Looking closely, he looked like a student. He was not as obviously irritable as ordinary ghosts. His aura was so restrained that it was difficult to detect. Only when you got close could you sense a hint of coldness.
This was a hint of abnormality that she could only capture with the help of her spiritual skills.
A ghost who can hide his strength and aura.
If the other party had not revealed his identity, Tang Xinjue would have found it difficult to distinguish him from other NPCs in this dungeon, because apart from testing him once with a gas gun, he had not made any dangerous moves.
However... Tang Xinjue's eyes moved slightly, and a pistol appeared silently in his palm.
Although she has not experienced the difficulty of a first-tier university, she does not think that under normal circumstances, the ghosts of a first-tier university will appear in the C-level examination room of a third-tier candidate.
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
The young man didn't care when he didn't get a response: "Of course, the repairs aren't free, and Grandma Mayas can't reimburse them."
He leaned dejectedly against the rearview mirror on the other side, looking like he would be thrown away as soon as the car drove away.
Tang Xinjue had a hunch that if the young man didn't get up, the car might not be able to move away.
She thought for a moment and asked, "What reward do you want?"
As if he hadn't expected Tang Xinjue to be so easy to talk to, the young man raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "The reward is simple. I don't want the most valuable thing on you, nor the cheapest thing. You can choose anything in between."
"Of course, the value of the reward you offer determines the extent to which the radio is repaired."
Following the young man's words, Tang Xinjue glanced at the dusty car radio and asked, "Is this considered cheating on the test?"
"Of course not. NPCs can provide harmless assistance to candidates within a limited scope, although generally speaking, no NPC would do so."
Tang Xinjue shook his head: "No, I'm not asking myself... I'm asking you."
"Was it considered cheating to break into the exam room mid-exam, replace the original gas station NPC, interfere with the dungeon progress, and interact with the students?"
Ill-fitting gas station uniforms, unfamiliar gas station techniques, a don’t-care attitude that ruins the work place, and regular employees with “problems.”
Tang Xinjue even felt that she had just driven to the gas station and the young man came to work "part-time" at the same time. The other party had no time to complete the settings, and his absolute confidence made him not care about being exposed, which led to numerous loopholes.
youth:"……"
After a moment of silence, he said leisurely, "I heard that a student at a third-tier university successfully used the monitoring system for the first time and reported an NPC that violated the rules."
Tang Xinjue remained silent.
Since the young man already knew that she was from a third-tier university and had come here specifically, it wouldn't be surprising if he knew everything about her.
However, this also clearly points out one message: ghosts can communicate with each other.
They are not confined to a single instance, and can even move freely and break into other instances at certain times.
Then the young man continued, "That freshman not only failed the exam and the entire course, but also the subject teacher. He also killed dozens of NPCs and even dark creatures. He's wreaking havoc at the third-tier university and has already attracted widespread attention..."
Tang Xin Jue: "..."
???
Even among ghosts, three can make a tiger?
She was silent for two seconds, then smiled and said, "You may have recognized the wrong person. I don't quite understand. What does it mean to report?"
The young man lowered his eyes and looked at her: "I also heard that this new student's surname is Tang."
Tang Xinjue turned the toilet in his hand and said without hesitation: "My last name is Ma."
"...Anyway," the young man seemed exhausted by the words. His already pale face took on a darker hue, making him look even more frail than Tang Xinjue. He exhaled, "Now we both have something on each other. Why don't we both take a step back? I'll help you fix the radio, and you can give me something as a token of your appreciation."
Tang Xin Jue didn't want to get entangled with him anymore: "Okay, then in exchange, you can get my friendship."
“…”
The young man seemed to have difficulty catching his breath. After a few seconds, he said slowly through gritted teeth, "Friendship? Is this your reward for me?"
Tang Xin Jue's expression was solemn, and he spoke with conviction, "To be honest, I'm a person who makes friends easily. Every NPC in the exam always praises me highly. Did you see that faceless little boy just now? This is the power of friendship."
"oh."
The man stopped panting, his brows unfurrowed, and even the cold, ghostly aura he held was no longer hidden. A sarcastic arc curved across his face. "It seems you're very confident about this exam and don't need any extra help. I wonder what your roommate would think when he saw this."
"Of course you can't guess what my roommate is thinking, because you've never had the friendship of an upright student. Regardless, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to leave the exam room, and for coming empty-handed and leaving empty-handed."
Tang Xinjue was neither humble nor arrogant.
Time was counting in her mind, flowing down second by second.
She couldn't possibly hand over anything to a ghost whose origin and abilities were unknown. Of course, if there wasn't hope, she wanted to see what effect the radio would have after it was repaired.
She was betting that since the other party had found her, even if he was just bored and testing her, he would not be willing to be lonely.
Ghosts can be smart and calm, but they are always greedy.
A brief moment of tension spread in the air, and then disappeared with the young man's low cough.
"Li Xiaoyu is right. This new student group is really difficult to deal with."
Tang Xinjue's eyebrows twitched. Li Xiaoyu?
——Does the young man know Li Xiaoyu?
"Friendship? Well, now that you put it that way..."
Before Tang Xinjue could dwell on it, a piece of paper suddenly appeared before him. Upon closer inspection, the template resembled both a debt note and a simple contract. A cursory glance at the details revealed something like: () voluntarily gives () friendship, without regret or revocation. This agreement takes effect on September XX.
"You seem a little surprised."
Seeing Tang Xinjue's slight pause, the young man finally smiled triumphantly, "It's amazing, isn't it? In the so-called NPC world, even illusory friendship can be expressed in the form of a contract. If you truly want to pay, then sign the contract."
Tang Xin Jue performed an identification spell:
[This is a universal contract. Once signed, it cannot be changed. As for the content of the contract, you only need to manually replace the keywords.]
Tang Xinjue understood, smiled, and wrote his name.
At first glance, the young man's signed name also caught his eye: Wu Shi.
Tang Xinjue wrote down the name.
The deal was done, and the young man stopped talking. He tapped the radio twice and withdrew his hand. "Now that I've repaired a part of it, it will naturally regain its usefulness based on the value of your friendship."
After turning the button twice, a crackling sound was heard. Tang Xinjue nodded and asked, "When the radio is repaired, if my friendship changes, will its repairability also change?"
Wu Shi raised his eyebrows lazily: "Of course not..."
After fully realizing the meaning of this sentence, he opened his mouth and said, "Friendship changed? You want to break the contract?"
Tang Xinjue smiled. "Of course I won't break my promise. You've already earned my friendship. It's just that I soon realized you and Li Xiaoyu were friends. Coincidentally, I once had a minor conflict with a classmate named Li Xiaoyu during an exam."
"According to the principle that if you hate someone, you hate him too. Our friendship in this minute is nine-tenths less than it was the minute before. But there's no need to worry. After all, the contract doesn't specify the type of friendship. Is it a gentleman's friendship as light as water, or a villain's friendship as sweet as honey?"
Tang Xin Jue stepped on the accelerator and gestured goodbye to the friend he had just met:
"It's amazing, isn't it? In the human world, friendship is so fickle."
The accelerator was stepped on and the convertible sped away, leaving the ghost, who had lost his smile, far out of sight.
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