Chapter 2: Gaining Superpower Points
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【Ding——Detecting a return target within 100 meters of the host, starting review!】
【Name: Lin Zhihui】
【Age: 17 years old】
【Body Assessment: 7 points (well-proportioned)】
【Appearance Assessment: 7 points (pretty and sunny type)】
【Comprehensive Assessment: 10 points】
The system appeared out of nowhere and surprisingly gave a perfect score of 10.
The return multiplier depends on the man's level; multiplier = man's level * 10. Regardless of whether he is the Wind God, if he becomes her return target, wouldn’t she have a hundredfold return on her materials?
Jiang Tao slowly relaxed her grip, and the ice blade vanished.
Lin Zhihui leaned against the wall to get up, not sparing a glance at Jiang Tao, and almost fled the scene in embarrassment.
“Hey, where are you going?” Jiang Tao asked, almost against her will, probably because of that familiar face.
Lin Zhihui paused for a moment; he had nowhere else to go.
His uncle’s family had already torn their mask off; now with the lockdown outside, he only had a phone on him and the battery was already down to 15%...
“Do you want to stay at my place?” Due to the potential for a hundredfold return from the system, Jiang Tao felt compelled to keep him around, especially since this face had once helped her escape a zombie horde.
Consider it a way to repay a debt.
Hearing the voice of invitation behind him, Lin Zhihui turned slightly, somewhat incredulous, but quickly declined, “No need.”
There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world; he knew that.
“Well, where else can you go? Are you planning to sleep on the streets?” Jiang Tao inquired, her gaze probing, “You can’t go outside now; at least you need a place to stay, right?”
“I…” Lin Zhihui’s lips moved, his hair falling over his eyes, a flicker of struggle flashed across his face, “Wouldn’t it be too much trouble?”
“Not at all.”
Even if others cared about his welfare, the so-called family downstairs would not hesitate to kick him out.
“Okay.”
After all, he would pay rent. Lin Zhihui thought to himself, feeling a bit of his shame alleviate as he took a few steps toward Jiang Tao. The hunger in his stomach surged to his mind, and the world around him began to spin.
“Are you alright?” A pair of strong hands steadied his chest.
Wow, solid and bouncy!
Jiang Tao’s expression seemed impatient, but she couldn’t help but sneakily squeeze a few times, secretly admiring the delightful sensation.
This chest is quite impressive! Looks like the system has good taste.
Lin Zhihui felt something was off and abruptly pushed the woman’s meddlesome hand away, his voice tinged with panic: “What are you doing?”
He was only 17; he was still a pure high school boy.
“I just helped you, don’t be so nervous.”
Jiang Tao quickly withdrew her hand, her indifferent expression perfectly masking her intentions, making Lin Zhihui think he had just imagined it.
This boy is quite sensitive.
A man’s weight isn’t light; Jiang Tao didn’t want to waste time outside and directly pulled him into her room.
The layouts of the rooms in the community were almost identical. Lin Zhihui sat on the sofa, breathing heavily to alleviate the dizziness caused by low blood sugar. Jiang Tao tossed him a bottle of fresh water from the refrigerator and then handed him a piece of bread.
【Ding! Lin Zhihui’s favorability +5, returning mode activated.】
【Ding! Lin Zhihui consumes 100ml of water, returns 10L of water, added to the storage backpack.】
【Ding! Lin Zhihui consumes a piece of bread, returns 100 pieces of bread, and is added to the storage backpack.】
Jiang Tao reached out with her consciousness, clearly seeing the materials stacked in the corner.
She didn’t expect the system to be this effective!
He could return a complete number of items with just one bite; then she wouldn’t have to worry about materials at all.
Jiang Tao simply grabbed the remaining bread and tossed it in front of Lin Zhihui, planning to observe him closely.
“Eat.”
Under Jiang Tao's peculiar gaze, Lin Zhihui quickly devoured four pieces and drank another bottle of water to soothe himself.
The system’s 400 returned pieces of bread and 10L of water also appeared in the storage backpack, and Jiang Tao silently noted that food could be returned.
“Thank you, I’m full now.” Lin Zhihui wiped the crumbs from the corners of his mouth, took out his nearly dead phone, and wanted to add her on WeChat. “I won’t take advantage of you; I still have over 700. I’ll give it all to you first. When my salary comes next month, I’ll give you the rest.”
Jiang Tao refused: “No charge. You’re still bleeding from your forehead; let’s bandage that first.”
The apocalypse is right around the corner. What does she need money for? What she wants is men! And materials!
The wound on his forehead was still throbbing painfully, and Lin Zhihui didn’t push back; instead, he reached for the iodine and bandage in Jiang Tao’s hands: “I’ll do it myself.”
“The wound is hidden in your hair; it’s inconvenient.” Jiang Tao skillfully applied the medicine and bandaged it. Her movements weren’t exactly gentle, but she was as careful as possible.
Lin Zhihui lowered his head obediently, his body stiffening with the touch, and his face showed no expression.
But in Jiang Tao’s eyes, he was clearly trembling.
【Ding! Lin Zhihui’s favorability +5.】
The system’s prompt appeared again.
Lin Zhihui felt the motion on his head pause, quickly distancing himself from Jiang Tao, quietly thanking her.
【Ding! Favorability has reached 10, unlocking an ability point reward. Ability points +5.】
A strange, cool sensation surged into Jiang Tao’s body, and she looked at her palms in disbelief, quickly sealing her expression to act nonchalant.
She almost forgot that Lin Zhihui was still there; she cleared her throat and said, “I’ll go make you a packet of instant noodles; a piece of bread won’t fill you up.”
“No need…” Before he could finish, Jiang Tao had already gotten up and walked toward the kitchen.
She still needed to gather materials.
Lin Zhihui stared blankly at her busy figure in the kitchen, as if it had been a long time since someone had cooked for him.
While waiting for the water to boil, Jiang Tao studied the system again.
The cotton swabs and iodine used for applying the medicine didn’t trigger a prompt; these two items were consumed but weren’t returned. Did the system only return food?
Then why did the system state it was materials consumed by men, rather than just saying it was food consumed by men?
These things still needed further proof. Remembering the ability points she had just obtained, Jiang Tao extended a finger in an attempt to summon her abilities.
Plop—
A small ice cube formed at her fingertips, then was thrown into the pot. The difference this time was that Jiang Tao could distinctly feel the ability to consumption lessen.
It seemed like her powers were growing!
The evolved abilities were capped from the start; there was always a threshold between D rank and C rank. Now that she had discovered a way to enhance her abilities, Jiang Tao’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
As zombies descended, they would constantly evolve as well. If her power could continuously increase, her chances of survival in the future would be much greater.
The system had indeed given her many surprises.
The elastic, golden noodles were done, and the fragrant instant noodle seasoning wafted from the kitchen to the bathroom. Lin Zhihui sat obediently on the sofa with a gauze bandage on his head, and when he saw the instant noodles, he swallowed hard, but still refused: “I can’t eat that much.”
“Can’t eat?” Jiang Tao looked at the noodles in the bowl, puzzled. “You can’t even finish one packet?”
“They haven’t announced when they will supply materials to the community outside. I don’t know when the next distribution will be,” he replied, pursing his lips. “It’s already troublesome enough for me to stay here; I can’t waste your food again.”
Human nature is selfish; in the apocalypse, everyone tries their best to survive and compete for resources. Where would one like him to be so polite?
“If you don’t eat, then just throw it away.” Jiang Tao lowered her head, her cold words contrasting her indifference.
Lin Zhihui was taken aback, momentarily confused by her attitude.
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