After the handsome Zechs landed, he maintained a standard stance and discreetly took in everything before him. Calmly removing his helmet, he tucked it under one arm, walked up to Cruze, and saluted him.
Cruze smiled faintly and said to Zechs, "I told you, if you join us, then we are equals. There is no need to salute me. Besides, I am not the master here either. I am merely someone like you, following another person."
Zechs lowered his hand and nodded with a serious expression. Cruze then looked toward Xiao Ran. Though he was speaking to Xiao Ran, he was actually introducing Zechs to everyone. "This is Zechs, a follower we brought back from that world. As I said before, he is an exceptionally capable person."
As Cruze spoke, Graham nodded from the side. Perhaps he had often interacted with Zechs in W World and had a certain understanding of him.
Xiao Ran nodded, stepped forward a few paces, and extended his hand toward Zechs. "Welcome to the team. I'm Xiao Ran, the captain of this team."
Zechs glanced at Cruze, but there was no expression on Cruze's face besides his smile. Facing Xiao Ran's outstretched hand, Zechs reached out and shook it as well. "Hello."
Xiao Ran found it rather strange. Zechs was a follower brought back by one of his own followers—a follower with whom Xiao Ran had never had any dealings or connection—yet he had abruptly been inserted into the team. Apart from Graham and Cruze, no one else in the entire team knew Zechs, and there was an air of unfamiliarity about him.
Without any shared experiences, it would not be easy for Zechs to truly integrate into the team. After all, not everyone was as sincere as Luo, able to become friends just through