When Jiang Ruan arrived at the room following the boy's instructions, she was amazed by the decorations inside.
It's not that he has some kind of impregnable fortifications, nor that he has a lot of effective supplies for replenishment.
In fact, there was nothing here except a sofa, let alone any supplies.
When the boy saw the three of them enter, he smiled and extended his hand in greeting, "Hello, my name is Zhang Yang, Zhang as in Zhang Yang, Yang as in Zhang Yang."
Jiang Ruan responded to him, extending her hand for a light handshake.
Zhang Yang noticed their scrutinizing gazes and said without any attempt to hide his feelings, "As you can see, I have nothing here. I can't get any supplies, and all I have is brute strength."
"So, I need a place that can provide me with food and clothing, that's my only requirement."
It gets straight to the point, without any unnecessary words.
Jiang Ruan knew he had a system, but she didn't know if his system could only enhance his superpowers or if it really had a storage space like hers.
But he was right; he did indeed need a strong enough helper to fight the zombies.
After all, he couldn't stay in the mall as a refuge forever; that wasn't a long-term solution. He would eventually be overthrown by the storms of the post-apocalyptic world, which couldn't compare to the glory of fighting and battling to reclaim the throne.
That is my true purpose.
Therefore, taking him in wasn't a bad thing.
Jiang Ruan stood up, crossed her fingers and pretended to think for a moment, then looked at Zhang Yang solemnly, "I can accept you following us, but I also have my requirements. My territory naturally doesn't need someone I can't control."
"That's not a good thing for me, and it doesn't help me at all."
What she said made a lot of sense, so he immediately agreed, "You're right. If possible, I would choose to be your subordinate, help you, and even support you to become the person you want to be."
"As long as you agree to my conditions, it's fine."
In fact, Zhang Yang had other things he didn't say, such as his malice towards the zombie group, his malice towards his neighbor who slandered him, and the bone-chilling coldness in his dreams that still made him feel how cold humanity was.
He was unwilling, but he had no choice. He had to find a powerful person to help him grow before wiping out the zombies in one fell swoop. He was determined to make them pay the price.
Clearly, according to the dream, Jiang Ruan is undoubtedly the best candidate, which is also what the system told me.
Its system isn't like those systems that can store things, but it can guide you on how to improve your abilities and investigate the people you come into contact with to prevent you from being scammed.
In the dream, I didn't make good use of myself and ignored the system's warnings, insisting on saving my neighbor. In the end, I was killed by my neighbor and eaten by zombies. Just thinking about that ending is chilling and painful.
Therefore, he should follow the system's prompts to choose the most suitable patron, stay by Jiang Ruan's side, and become her capable assistant.
Seeing that Zhang Yang readily agreed, Jiang Ruan's lips curled into a slight smile, and the two shook hands again to confirm their alliance.
Anxia and Anchun, standing to the side, looked at Jiang Ruan, who was completely different from before, and didn't know what to say, but they were happy for her from the bottom of their hearts. She had begun to live for herself and was no longer the flamboyant and unrestrained little woman whose wings had been clipped by Du Ning.
Jiang Ruan noticed the strange looks on the faces of the two people beside her, and pointed them out to Zhang Yang, "This is my best friend An Xia, and that is her sister. From today onwards, she is also a member of our team."
Zhang Yang extended his hand and shook hands with each of them to indicate that he knew them.
With a beep, the system sounded.
[Congratulations, host, on successfully signing the contract and unlocking the Overlord's Follower mission. You have completed it successfully.]
A clear, childlike voice rang in Jiang Ruan and Zhang Yang's minds. The two exchanged a glance and quickly realized it was the system's voice.
[Ding ding, congratulations host for making new friends, An Xia and An Chun, rising stars with superpowers, absolutely good people!]
When the clear, childlike voice came again, Jiang Ruan finally realized that it wasn't her own Wen Yu, because it was clearly a boy's voice.
Judging from Zhang Yang's expression, he should know, and it must be his system communicating with him.
Strangely, I was able to hear the notification sound at the same time as him.
She couldn't help but feel a little amused, and a little relieved.
In this way, as long as Zhang Yang is by my side, I can know at any time whether the people he comes into contact with are good or bad, without having to go through the trouble of testing.
Just as Jiang Ruan was thinking that this was pretty good, she looked up and saw Zhang Yang staring at her with a twisted expression, looking her up and down.
"What's wrong with you? Is your face twitching?"
Jiang Ruan was in a good mood and made a joke.
Zhang Yang opened his mouth and then closed it again, before finally saying, "Don't tell me you could hear what he was saying?"
"nature."
"Just as I thought! You really are strong, following you was the right decision."
Zhang Yang's face showed both conflict and helplessness. After all, the system was stubborn and insisted that she hear it, and there was nothing she could do about it.
Anxia watched the two talking back and forth and felt something was off. After a while, she realized what was going on and asked, "Are you talking about some kind of riddle? We can't understand anything. It's really strange."
An Chun nodded vigorously. She had been completely confused since she came up, and now she was even more bewildered. She even wondered if there was something wrong with her intelligence.
"Um, I'll explain it to you later. Just know that we're partners from now on."
Jiang Ruan did not want to reveal everything about the system and the space. It was not that she did not trust them, but there would be no benefit in revealing it now, nor would it be conducive to future development.
It's better not to say anything.
"Okay, just tell us later." Trusting Jiang Ruan, the two didn't press further, but changed the subject, "So, are we going back now?"
"No, wait a minute. I think Zhang Yang might have something to do. We'll leave after that."
Jiang Ruan looked at Zhang Yang and smiled knowingly, the meaning of which was clear.
“That’s right,” Zhang Yang said, taking out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulling one out, and letting the swirling smoke dissipate, carrying the melancholy of a young man.
"I have something I must do, and I hope you can wait for me a moment, just a moment."
He had barely finished speaking when there was a rapid knocking at the door, followed by his neighbor Jin Hui's voice, "Zhang Yang, are you there? Open the door now!"
Zhang Yang paused for a moment, looked at the three of them, and pointed towards the second bedroom.
After they finished getting ready, they opened the door, displaying their usual nonchalant and carefree attitude. "What's going on? You look like a relative has died. What are you doing?"
Seeing that Zhang Yang was unharmed, Jin Hui's eyes flashed, and he grabbed Zhang Yang's arm and knelt down with a whoosh.
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