Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

Seeing Cheng Yiyi about to speak, Wang Tao thought she would discuss buying [Armored Beetle], but it turned out not to be the case. "Expert consultant? What's that?" Wang Tao was somewhat puzzled. "It means on matters concerning survival in the post-apocalyptic world, you'd help us answer some questions and provide some advice. You don't need to stay in the military base all the time, and you can move about freely. However, I will provide you with a dedicated office..." Cheng Yiyi quickly explained. "Oh, so it's just about talking the talk!" Wang Tao suddenly understood. He had thought Cheng Yiyi wanted his help with fighting or something, which would definitely not suit him since he must take lives in combat. But if it was just about speaking, then he could consider it. "...That's one way to put it." Cheng Yiyi had some metaphorical black lines over her head as she continued. "I will pay you a signing bonus of 100,000, and then a weekly consulting allowance of 10,000 Crystal Coins. If you participate in other activities, there are additional allowances... Since we'll be on the same team, if the Legion acquires any war spoils, you can enjoy discounts and have priority in purchasing them. Of course, you can also sell some of your unwanted items to the Legion..." Cheng Yiyi said a lot, summing it up—becoming an expert consultant for the Legion means almost no restrictions, but many benefits. In Changhe Base, jobs are usually paid weekly, but if it's combat-related work, it's usually settled daily. Wang Tao's consultant role was a non-combat position, and the weekly allowance of 10,000 Crystal Coins that Cheng Yiyi offered was relatively high for non-combat roles within the base. After all, a Level 4 White Crystal Core without any Ability was worth 1,000, and 10,000 was equivalent to 10 Tier-4 White Crystal Cores per week. Not to mention the one-time signing fee of 100,000. Although Wang Tao didn't care much for this amount of money, if he could get it by just talking, he didn't mind putting in a bit of effort. Of course, the allowances and subsidies were secondary; Wang Tao wasn't short of money. But the part about "having priority in purchasing war spoils from the Legion" intrigued him. "It sounds pretty good..." Wang Tao spoke up. "Of course, I'm sincerely inviting you! I must show enough sincerity! What do you think, Mr. Wang?" "I have to make it clear first, I'm not a know-it-all; I'm sure there are many things I don't understand either, so I hope you won't be disappointed later." Seeing that Wang Tao was interested, Cheng Yiyi was overjoyed and quickly said: "Please be assured, Mr. Wang, we will definitely not be demanding! Since I'm the one hiring you, even if the person knows nothing at all, it would only mean there's a problem with my judgment; it has nothing to do with anyone else!" "Alright, let's give it a try." Wang Tao smiled and nodded. When Cheng Yiyi saw that Wang Tao finally agreed, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you! I believe neither of us will be disappointed!" In the short span of today's half-day, her thoughts had undergone several changes— Before meeting with Wang Tao, she had intended to get some information out of him; she wanted to know how those fourth-order snakes were captured by Wang Tao. If she could learn some techniques from him! And since they were all snakes, if these snakes were related to that Catastrophic Serpent... After meeting Wang Tao and seeing that he spoke openly about the origin of the Black Snake, she thought of buying a Black Snake from Wang Tao... While discussing Awakening and testing for it, when she saw that Wang Tao had an Iron Beetle, she thought again if she could buy this Iron Beetle... Now, reflecting on how Wang Tao had used clues to deduce her Awakening, it suddenly dawned on her—those skills, technologies were Wang Tao's, the fourth-order Black Snake was Wang Tao's, and the Iron Beetle was Wang Tao's! Why not just whisk Wang Tao away then! As long as Wang Tao joined their Legion, even though those things would still not be theirs, she could shamelessly borrow from Wang Tao and offer a rental fee or something. Would Wang Tao really be able to refuse outright? Probably not! Of course, she knew that getting Wang Tao to join the Sixth Army Corps directly would be difficult. If he were willing to join someone else's power group, he wouldn't have created the Starfire Society. So she didn't talk about recruitment. Instead, she talked about hiring Wang Tao as an advisor. Good compensation was secondary; what mattered most was freedom—she would give Wang Tao almost no restrictions! Perhaps the only constraint would be that he couldn't disclose the Legion's secrets after learning them. She felt the offer she made was quite good. However, considering Wang Tao was a Fourth-order Superpower, he might not be interested, so she was rather nervous. Now that she saw Wang Tao finally agreeing, she was relieved and also very excited. Even if it was in this somewhat "auxiliary" role, getting Wang Tao to join their Legion was, in her opinion, one of the most correct things she had done so far! In Changhe Base, there were many people with strong combat abilities, but she hadn't really come across anyone as intellectually agile and knowledgeable as Wang Tao. Cheng Yiyi was action-oriented—now that Wang Tao had agreed, she immediately contacted the Legion through her Informational Wristwatch to draft an electronic employment contract. The contract came quickly and it was straightforward without any twists and turns. Such contracts, to put it plainly, were highly restrictive for ordinary people, but for top-tier Ability Users like them, the symbolic nature might be greater than the legal force. After all, what can you do if an Awakener changes their mind? At most, you'd have a war of words.