A Wise Man Knows When to Yield

"There were actually two skills, though both were passive."

Jiang Yang looked at the Cloak in his hand, astonished, then turned his attention to the other items inside.

"Madman Blind Box, Invisible Dagger, Support Battle Flag..."

"They're all good stuff!"

Even Ye Fan hadn't seemed to get this many Treasures in the original novel, had he?

Jiang Yang remembered him only getting two or three items.

He already had four now. Including the Gauntlet in Chen Ke's hands, that made five.

Jiang Yang looked toward the Police Station. More than half the people there were already dead. If not for their guns, he would have started slaughtering people and snatching Treasures and beauties by now!

"Brother, are you alright?"

Ye Qingwei ran over quickly, tears glimmering in her starry eyes. Her pretty face had gone deathly pale with worry.

She looked Jiang Yang over from head to toe, then glanced in the direction Ye Fan had fled, her emotions conflicted.

"I'm fine. I'll deal with Ye Fan."

Jiang Yang did not say much, merely reaching out to gently pat Ye Qingwei on the head.

There was no need to explain Ye Fan's situation in such detail. In any case, the desired effect had been achieved.

Ye Fan had attacked Jiang Yang for no apparent reason. The reason did not matter; the process did.

Besides, Ye Fan would never dare reveal that he had been reborn. Even if he did, no one would believe him.

None of that mattered. What mattered was that a rift had already formed in Ye Qingwei's heart toward Ye Fan. That was what Jiang Yang wanted.

It was not just Ye Qingwei. At this moment, everyone else in the group saw Ye Fan as a madman—someone who attacked without warning and threw out baseless accusations.

Tang Ya, meanwhile, wore a blank expression, as though she was still processing the overwhelming amount of information from earlier.

Jiang Yang felt a faint appreciation for this woman. Studying finance had been the wrong choice for her; she should have become an actress instead.

He had originally found women like Tang Ya, who waited for the highest bidder, somewhat disgusting. But now, his opinion of her had changed somewhat.

What she had been like before was none of his concern. No matter how much of a scheming flirt she had been, hadn't he still taken her?

The important thing was that her loyalty was quite high. Rather than treating Tang Ya as his woman, Jiang Yang saw her more as a capable lackey.

Jiang Yang swept his gaze over Tang Ya's body. Aside from her mental loyalty, none of her other attributes were particularly high.

But no one was born strong in the Apocalypse. If he properly nurtured Tang Ya, the help she could provide him in the future might not be any less than that of these people with female-protagonist destinies. She might even prove surprisingly effective.

"Ahem. Everyone worked hard in the battle. Wait here for a moment. Wu Lei and Li Shun, come with me."

Jiang Yang gestured for Wu Lei and Li Shun to follow.

The matter here was temporarily settled. Next, he still needed to make a trip to the Police Station.

After all, there was still a woman he had his eye on there, along with an item!

Inside the Police Station, Chen Ke was absorbed in fiddling with the Gauntlet in his hands. The battle was over, and he could not be bothered with anything else.

Mo Li crouched in a corner, her mind filled with scenes of the Money-Scattering Boy and the battle between Jiang Yang and Ye Fan.

Could the human body really reach such a level?

Mo Li could barely suppress her curiosity to explore and study it, but she was also afraid Jiang Yang might do something uncontrollable.

Just as she raised her head to look outside, she discovered Jiang Yang standing beyond the Police Station, smiling brightly at her.

"Teacher Mo, were you looking at me?"

"How was my performance just now?"

Jiang Yang walked into the Police Station on his own and headed straight for Mo Li.

Because the two had some unpleasant history between them, Jiang Yang knew he had no way to repair her impression of him.

But that was alright. He had other methods.

When Mo Li saw Jiang Yang, she instinctively shrank back and looked toward Chen Ke. Sensing the woman's dependent gaze, he gathered his courage and stepped in front of Jiang Yang.

"I'm the boss here. If you need something, talk to me."

Chen Ke said what he believed was a tough-sounding line, but Jiang Yang merely sneered. He looked meaningfully at the others in the Police Station and said, "What a boss—sending your own men to their deaths. That's something I could never do. I bow to your superiority!"

The moment those words came out, Chen Ke could no longer save face. His face flushed crimson, yet he could not say anything in response. In the end, he could only mutter, "What are you doing here?"

"The battle is over. Our cooperation is over too."

At the mention of cooperation, Jiang Yang almost laughed. If Ye Fan had not appeared, the two sides might have fought monsters together. But after Ye Fan showed up, there had been no cooperation at all—they had simply fought separately.

"We fought that Money-Scattering Boy for half the day. Shouldn't we get a share of what it dropped?"

Chen Ke looked at his Gauntlet. Though he had not figured out how to use the thing yet, he knew it had to be something good.

They had not killed the Money-Scattering Boy themselves, but after fighting it for so long, they had only gotten one Gauntlet. That left Chen Ke feeling somewhat unbalanced.

He had seen Jiang Yang take the bag containing the Money-Scattering Boy's Treasures.

"You got that bag. There were quite a few treasures inside, weren't there?"

Chen Ke pondered for a moment, considered the size of the bag, then finally held up five fingers.

"We won't ask for much. Five treasures will do."

Five? Why didn't he just ask for the moon?

Jiang Yang was startled by Chen Ke's outrageous demand. He only had five items in total—had this guy calculated it in advance?

"Chen Ke."

"Do you know what it means to recognize the times and act accordingly?"

An imposing aura spread from Jiang Yang, and Chen Ke instantly felt his entire body beginning to stiffen.

"In my opinion, today is a good day for you to be a sensible man."

Jiang Yang looked at Chen Ke's hands, then at Mo Li in the corner.

"I only have five treasures, but I'm willing to trade two of them for Teacher Mo."

Jiang Yang flashed a broad white grin. As he spoke, he gave Mo Li an ambiguous smile, frightening her until her little face turned pale.

"You should know that this is a new era now. These treasures carry immense significance. Trading two items for one woman is an absolute bargain."

In fact, in the original novel Jiang Yang had read, forget two items—even two steamed buns could buy a woman, and a beautiful one at that.

But the Apocalypse had only begun two days ago, so Chen Ke naturally could not accept Jiang Yang's offer.

"Impossible. Don't forget our cooperation. You should share some of the items in your hands with us!"

Chen Ke stood unmoving in front of Mo Li, his figure seemingly as steady as a mountain. In truth, he simply could not move, because Jiang Yang was already controlling his blood.

"What cooperation? Aren't all your people dead?"

"Wasn't that monster killed by my boss?"

Li Shun spoke up. As Jiang Yang's wingman, he naturally had no reason to indulge Chen Ke. Wu Lei frowned. He did not know many insults, nor could he fire them off as smoothly as Li Shun.

Still, he stepped forward and pressed close to Chen Ke. If he could, he would definitely strike without hesitation, even if the others pointed their guns at him.

The presence of the three of them had already overwhelmed everyone in the Police Station.

Jiang Yang's gaze turned icy. This Chen Ke did not seem very willing to be sensible.