At first, the person Qiao Lingling stopped had looked at her with obvious disdain.
But after Qiao Lingling demonstrated her ability by putting an entire trailer’s worth of things into her space right in front of him, she was immediately taken to Ren Hao, the heir of Jiaoyang Base.
Ren Hao looked over Qiao Lingling, who had already been washed clean and now looked delicate and pampered, then ran his tongue over his back teeth in satisfaction.
“Qiao Lingling, is it? I heard you possess a spatial ability.”
Qiao Lingling was nervous, but the moment she heard Ren Hao’s words, she knew her opportunity had arrived.
“That’s right. And my space is very large. It can probably hold… enough stuff to fill a ten-story building!”
Qiao Lingling had no idea how large the space inside the jade pendant actually was. But there was no time to check now, so she could only rely on her instincts and make a guess.
Afraid that Ren Hao wouldn’t believe her, she quickly added, “If you don’t believe me, I can demonstrate it for you!”
Ren Hao laughed outright and raised a hand, “Then let her demonstrate.”
One of Ren Hao’s men took the order and led Qiao Lingling to the main hall.
At first, he was a little unsure what he should have Qiao Lingling put into her space.
But when he saw the piles of bricks and other construction materials being used for renovations outside the window, inspiration suddenly struck him.
Qiao Lingling wore a dark expression as she helped them move the construction materials back and forth. Only after Ren Hao’s subordinate said that was enough did she follow him back with an unhappy look on her face.
“Your Highness, although we can’t determine exactly how large her space is for now, judging from what she just stored, it should be at least several hundred square meters.”
Ren Hao’s subordinate leaned close to his ear and whispered, “Several hundred square meters. That’s still far better than those ability users whose spaces are only a dozen or so square meters.”
Ren Hao looked at Qiao Lingling again, and his gaze had softened considerably. He even reached out and pulled her onto his lap.
“If you follow me, I’ll put you in charge of something we’ve been working on recently. Once it’s done, there’ll be a position among the higher-ups of the base for you as well.”
“It just depends on whether you’re willing.”
Qiao Lingling could barely contain her excitement. She clenched her fists and naturally leaned into Ren Hao’s arms.
“Of course I’m willing.”
Right now, she was incredibly grateful that she had made that decision back then without the slightest hesitation. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be receiving this kind of treatment now!
One could only say that Shu Ran had died a worthwhile death.
*
Shu Ran stared blankly at the piles of dirt and bricks that appeared and disappeared inside the master pendant’s space, tilting her head in confusion.
【What’s going on?】
The System crouched beside Shu Ran and stared for quite a while as well. Hearing her question, it said in a solemn tone,
【Maybe…】
【The transmigrator got a job as a construction worker.】
【Oh, I see.】
Seeing that there really wasn’t anything good left inside the master pendant’s space, Shu Ran could only leave.
After leaving the space, she struggled to tug up the coat, which was almost dragging across the tops of her feet, then flopped straight onto the bed.
She rolled around a few times.
But the clothes were simply too big and too cumbersome.
Shu Ran’s increasingly lively eyes rolled around, and with a little force, she yanked the coat off.
But just as she tossed the coat off the bed, the bedroom door opened, and Yu Yan stood there, witnessing the entire scene.
Shu Ran: ヽ(°〇°)ﾉ
She pursed her lips, silently pulled the coat back, and wrapped herself up in it.
Yu Yan burst out laughing.
He walked over in a few strides and helped the little zombie put her clothes back on. This time, however, he rolled up the sleeves for her, so they wouldn’t cover her hands completely.
The man looked at the little zombie, who had been keeping her lips pursed the entire time.
“Is it really that uncomfortable?”
Shu Ran nodded,【It’s too big.】
The coat was already a long one on a man. On her, it was practically a long dress.
And even in the God Realm, she had never worn a dress this big.
Yu Yan could tell that the little zombie was genuinely uncomfortable.
“Just bear with it for now. After we finish eating, I’ll take you to pick out some clothes. How about that?”
The moment she heard about the food, Shu Ran immediately forgot all about the clothes and nodded repeatedly. 【Okay!】
Still, he couldn’t let the little zombie go out like this. Yu Yan stood there looking at her for a while before going to get a hair dryer.
He dried her hair, combed it, fussed with her clothes, and finally put a hat on her that covered half of her face.
Originally, Yu Yan had also planned to put sunglasses on Shu Ran, but when he went to put them on, he realized that the little zombie no longer showed even the slightest trace of being a zombie.
Her pale purple eyes were so striking that no one would have questioned it if they were told she was mixed-race.
Yu Yan straightened her slightly crooked hat. He looked at Shu Ran as though he wanted to say something, his gaze flickering for a moment before he finally asked casually, “Yu Yan is my name. What’s yours?”
Shu Ran blinked as she looked at the man’s expression. Suddenly, she pursed her lips and smiled.
【My name is Shu Ran.】
*
Yu Yan brought Shu Ran to the dining hall. By the time they arrived, all twenty-five of Yu Yan’s teammates were already seated at the table, waiting for the meal to be served.
So the moment Yu Yan and Shu Ran appeared, they were immediately subjected to curious looks from every direction.
“Boss, you’re finally here!”
Old Four came over with a cheeky grin.
“We agreed before that if this mission went smoothly, we’d open a few bottles to celebrate. Don’t go back on your word now.”
Yu Yan naturally slipped an arm around the little zombie’s slender waist. Hearing this, he chuckled softly.
“I won’t. Open as many bottles as you want today.”
The moment he finished speaking, several teammates immediately cheered excitedly.
“Boss is the best!”
“Boss is mighty!”
After all, in the apocalypse, cigarettes and alcohol were both considered luxuries. Even Yu Yan’s team couldn’t drink whenever they wanted.
These bottles of alcohol had been carefully stored for a long time, and today they could finally bring them out and have a taste.
Shu Ran curiously watched as they brought out the alcohol.
The bottles came in all sorts of colors, and some of them were even sparkling, making the liquor inside look as though it would taste even better.
She really wanted to try some.
So as soon as she sat down, she grabbed Yu Yan’s hand.
【I want that one.】
Yu Yan glanced at the bottles that had been brought out and casually picked a bottle of low-alcohol fruit wine for her.
As they took their seats, the people sitting nearby could no longer suppress their curiosity about Shu Ran.
“Is that the girl Boss brought back? Are we sure she can be trusted?”
“If Boss personally brought her back, then there’s no way there’s a problem.”
“It’s just that Boss is being too stingy. Where did he even get that hat? We can’t see what this girl looks like at all…”
Shu Ran paid absolutely no attention to what everyone was talking about, because all her attention had been captured by the fruit wine in front of her!
She held the bottle in both hands and tentatively took a sip.
Her lips immediately parted slightly in amazement.
So delicious!
Shu Ran hurriedly picked up her cup and gulped down several more mouthfuls.
Just as she was happily drinking, Yu Yan came over carrying several plates of fragrant grilled meat and stir-fried dishes.
Shu Ran sniffed lightly. Everything here smelled so good. She wanted to eat all of it!
Seeing that the little zombie was so eager that she didn’t even know where to start, Yu Yan’s eyes filled with amusement. He picked a little of everything for her, piling it onto a plate until it was completely full.
Shu Ran immediately smiled brightly and began eating.
She was happily eating when a rather abrupt voice suddenly rang out.
“Boss, there’s news about that matter from before.”
Shu Ran looked up while chewing and realized that the person speaking was none other than the young man who had come looking for Yu Yan earlier. His name seemed to be Zhou Yong.