Jiang Yang gathered everyone together to whisper among themselves, occasionally glancing over to watch Mo Li's reaction.
This left Mo Li feeling stuck in an awkward position. Several times, she wanted to go over to Jiang Yang's side, but hesitated.
Seeing how anxious Mo Li was, Chen Ke felt somewhat upset, but even more hatred toward Jiang Yang.
"Teacher Mo, that Jiang Yang might not know anything. He's probably just deliberately trying to attract your attention!"
Chen Ke spoke up. As a man himself, he naturally knew what Jiang Yang was trying to do. Trying to attract Mo Li's attention? He would never let him succeed.
Looking at the beautiful women gathered around Jiang Yang, Chen Ke nearly ground his molars to dust. They were all people—so why was Jiang Yang doing so well?
Leaving everything else aside, he had heard of Qiu Chan before. She was the School Beauty of Linjiang University, renowned far and wide. But hadn't the rumors said she was a martial arts fanatic?
How could a martial arts fanatic who had no interest in anything be following Jiang Yang around?
Chen Ke had never been this jealous in his life. His face occasionally twisted into a rather unsightly expression.
"You're right. We are deliberately trying to attract Teacher Mo's attention, but we simply know more than you do."
Ye Qingwei was immediately displeased when she heard Chen Ke badmouthing them. She refuted him, then looked at Mo Li.
"If Teacher Mo doesn't mind, you can come over and listen too."
"It isn't really some huge secret. We just don't want certain people to know." Xiao Wan meaningfully glanced at Chen Ke. "What we know isn't valuable, but for now, some people just don't know it."
Chen Ke's face flushed red with anger, but there was nothing he could do if Jiang Yang and the others refused to tell him. Still, how did they know so much?
"Where did you get this information? Does this apocalypse have something to do with you?"
Thinking back to the information Jiang Yang and the others had revealed when they sought to work with him, then looking at the current situation, Chen Ke felt certain that Jiang Yang's group was connected to the apocalypse.
Once someone was linked to the cause of this disaster that had drastically reduced humanity's numbers, they would become humanity's mortal enemy!
With that thought, Chen Ke straightened his back. Yet Jiang Yang and the others did not even spare him a glance, merely continuing to invite Mo Li over.
Mo Li finally could not hold herself back any longer. Though she was somewhat afraid of Jiang Yang, with so many people around, he would not do anything excessive, right?
Besides, there were plenty of pretty girls in his group. She did not stand out all that much.
No matter how good Jiang Yang's stamina was, could he really handle so many women?
"Sorry, I'll go listen and see what this is about."
Mo Li gathered her courage and moved over to Jiang Yang's side, making Chen Ke stomp his feet in anger where he stood.
Jiang Yang finally had his chance, but he did not do anything. He merely honestly shared some information about the apocalypse.
Of course, he left out certain parts. Once Mo Li had thought things over, she would naturally come to ask him about them.
With enough back-and-forth, he would have plenty of chances to win Mo Li over.
After explaining things to Mo Li, Jiang Yang coughed and began purchasing goods.
With the materials from those Mutant Zombies and Lizard Monsters added in, he now had over a thousand Apocalypse Coins in his account.
Enough to buy ten Job Scrolls.
"One person can have multiple jobs. Get familiar with the jobs purchased here first, and you can look for better ones later."
"But you need to focus your energy on one job if you want to go far."
Jiang Yang directly bought seven Job Scrolls, but did not distribute them to his team right away. Instead, he bought some Potions and weapons as well.
There were no guns in the Apocalypse Store, but there were some exquisite cold weapons, far better in quality than those made in ordinary factories.
"Qiu Chan, Wu Lei, Xiao Wan, and Ye Qingwei can receive jobs. Li Shun, Zhang Yao, and Tang Ya will need two more days of training before I give you Job Scrolls."
Jiang Yang directly tossed four scrolls into Ye Qingwei and the others' hands.
He had already chosen their jobs. To save time, the other three did not receive jobs because they still lacked combat experience and needed another two days of special training.
Zhang Yao and Tang Ya naturally had no objections, while Li Shun's face immediately fell.
"Bro Jiang, come on. Give me a job first, then I can fight better!"
"Cut the crap. Stop trying to talk your way out of it and build up your combat experience first."
Jiang Yang was rather strict with his team members. If they gained jobs without sufficient combat experience, they might become conceited or arrogant.
Once such thoughts took root, they could easily cause trouble during battle.
This had all happened in the original novel. Ye Fan had also directly handed out jobs, resulting in some people getting injured.
At that moment, Ye Qingwei and the others used their Job Scrolls, and a faint glow shimmered around them.
It signified that they had officially become Level 1 Professionals, gaining the means to survive in the apocalypse.
The sight made Chen Ke and Mo Li deeply envious. Jiang Yang, meanwhile, smiled at Chen Ke. "Boss Chen, aren't you going to get some Job Scrolls for your team?"
"Since you're their leader, you can't forget your underlings when there are benefits to be had, right?"
Jiang Yang wore a smile. These Job Scrolls were not so easy to obtain. Gathering one hundred Apocalypse Coins required killing a large number of zombies—at least more than twenty Level 0 Zombies.
If they waited for a while until those zombies became Level 1, killing just ten would be enough to gather one hundred Apocalypse Coins. But the gap between Level 1 Zombies and Level 0 Zombies was enormous.
By then, gathering Apocalypse Coins for Job Scrolls would only become harder. Yet Jiang Yang had amassed a large number of Apocalypse Coins with his cheat-like combat strength, creating an illusion for Chen Ke and the others.
The illusion that Apocalypse Coins came very easily to Jiang Yang's group. In truth, it was not difficult for Jiang Yang to obtain Apocalypse Coins either—he simply had to kill zombies and monsters.
Most people in the apocalypse simply lacked the ability to kill these Zombies and Monsters.
When both sides had insufficient resources, it created a sense of disparity—and that disparity was exactly what Jiang Yang wanted.
Facing Jiang Yang, Chen Ke could only curl his lips. He exchanged for a Basic Warrior on his own, becoming a Level 1 Professional. That would allow him to kill more Zombies. He had more people than Jiang Yang; once he gradually built up momentum and snowballed, he would definitely develop faster than Jiang Yang!
Chen Ke's thinking was correct, but he had vastly underestimated the brutality of the apocalypse.
At that moment, Jiang Yang took out more items, exchanged them for one hundred Apocalypse Coins, bought a support job, and tossed it toward Mo Li.
"Teacher Mo, take this Job Scroll. Make sure you protect yourself out there."
Jiang Yang spoke with heartfelt sincerity. In the original story, a single Job Scroll was enough to make two small factions fight to the death. Right now, the others might not yet realize how precious Job Scrolls were.
But they would gradually come to understand. After all, they would discover that aside from themselves, there seemed to be very few Professionals in the apocalypse.
Giving this Job Scroll to Mo Li was not a loss. According to his plans, Mo Li would become his sooner or later.
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