063 If You Desire Status, Prove Your Worth

"Yes!"
You Hao Yun took the outfit as if it were her most precious treasure.
She could hardly wait, stripping off her own clothes with urgency.
She slipped into the revealing bunny girl costume—fabric barely covering the essential three points, leaving vast expanses of snowy skin exposed.
Paired with fishnet stockings and high heels, her striking figure was accentuated all the more.
"Not bad, not bad!"
Xue Feng nodded in satisfaction.
"I'll change too!"
Wang Xin Yu, unwilling to be outdone, donned the nurse uniform right there and then.
Seeing this, the other women forgot about their jewelry and hurried to change into their most seductive outfits first.
Faced with this sultry scene, Shen Ru Yan was stunned.
Only then did she realize that all the women present belonged to Xue Feng.
Not one of them was reluctant—instead, they vied for his affection.
Just who was Xue Feng, to win the favor of so many women?
Shen Ru Yan had seen plenty of women throw themselves at men in the workplace, but those encounters were mere games played for profit.
She had never witnessed anything like this.
"Um, what does being an A-level person mean?"
Unable to hold back, Shen Ru Yan finally asked, sensing its importance.
"Oh, it's just the ranking system for members in the base,"
"The lowest rank is E, only allowed to do menial tasks,"
"Those working at the entrance are all E-level. I'll explain the rules here to you later."
Gu Xiao Qian, clad in a secretary's uniform, curves accentuated, clung to Xue Feng's arm, rubbing against him.
Shen Ru Yan understood at once—it was just like the office.
When she entered the gate, she had seen several women constructing the wall.
They must have been E-level, the lowest rank.
"So how are the ranks determined? What level am I?"
Shen Ru Yan looked at Xue Feng, her eyes full of expectation.
She had been the president of a major company; surely she deserved at least A-level here.
Gu Xiao Qian glanced at Xue Feng, unsure how to assign her rank.
"E-level,"
Xue Feng replied calmly.
At his words, Shen Ru Yan's face turned pale.
E-level!
That meant the bottom rung, forced to do hard labor.
Seeing Shen Ru Yan's shock, An Xiao Wei and the others felt a surge of satisfaction.

They admired Xue Feng all the more.
Of course new arrivals were E-level.
Did she expect to stand equal with them already?
"Unless you can prove your value, only then will your rank rise,"
Xue Feng added.
"I can do it!"
Shen Ru Yan said urgently.
She would not let this opportunity slip by—her years of effort had all been to rise above others.
"Come to the office,"
"I want to see what value you can offer,"
Xue Feng nodded, gently pushing aside the seductive women.
Within the villa, he now had a dedicated office—where he and Gu Xiao Qian discussed matters of accommodation and management.
Seeing Xue Feng and Shen Ru Yan enter the office, An Xiao Wei pursed her lips.
"You can tell she's a flirt—she'll definitely try to seduce Brother Xue Feng with her body."
"What else can she do? She is beautiful, after all,"
You Hao Yun sighed.
"We'll see if she has any real abilities,"
Gu Xiao Qian, however, sensed a strong professional aura from Shen Ru Yan.
Inside the office, Shen Ru Yan was anxious.
She knew this was perhaps the most important interview of her life.
Thinking of this, she subtly lowered her neckline, revealing a deep cleavage.
It was a small trick women sometimes used when job-hunting—some even wore fake implants to appear more voluptuous.
Xue Feng sat behind the desk,
briefly explaining the current situation in the villa district,
and imparted some knowledge, such as the existence of the gifted.
In truth, Xue Feng did not want Shen Ru Yan to remain E-level.
She was a talent recommended by the system.
But he could not make her A-level outright—
it would complicate management,
and others would resent it,
damaging the group's unity.
So Shen Ru Yan had to demonstrate her worth.
"As far as I know, there are several survivor factions around our shelter,"
"What do you think we should do about them?"
This question had troubled Xue Feng for days.
He wanted Shen Ru Yan's opinion.
She furrowed her brow, determined to answer carefully.
"Our shelter doesn't have many people now,"
"If we drive those factions out and expand recklessly, we won't have enough personnel to manage the territory,"
"It would soon be seized by new survivors!"

"Eliminate all threats,"
"For those survivor groups that pose no threat, we should adopt a cooperative stance,"
"But that cooperation must be on our terms,"
"In other words, make the other survivor factions our vassals,"
"We can provide them with some supplies,"
"Let them serve as a buffer zone,"
"If a powerful enemy or mutant appears,"
"They can give us early warning,"
"And those who refuse to cooperate, the dangerous survivors,"
"Not only must they be eliminated, but eliminated swiftly,"
"Don't give them any chance to grow stronger,"
When Shen Ru Yan spoke of elimination,
she herself was surprised.
She hadn’t imagined words of killing would come so easily from her lips,
as if it were perfectly natural.
Xue Feng nodded approvingly.
Indeed, Shen Ru Yan was a talent!
"These are tactics you used in the business world, aren't they?"
Xue Feng smiled.
"Exactly. The marketplace is a battlefield, the core principles are the same,"
Seeing Xue Feng smile, Shen Ru Yan felt relieved.
"Your strategy is sound, it proves your worth,"
Xue Feng had not thought of using other survivor bases as a buffer zone—
a truly ruthless tactic.
By offering these small factions a meager supply,
he could have them obey his every command,
even make them grateful beyond measure.
He realized he would need Shen Ru Yan's advice in future matters.
Just then, Shen Ru Yan slowly approached Xue Feng.
"Sir, I can prove my value in another way,"
Her cheeks were flushed—she had called him 'little brother' before,
but no longer dared.
"Oh? And what is that?"
Xue Feng smiled, half amused.
Shen Ru Yan gently removed her top,
revealing her full curves.
Then she knelt before Xue Feng, drawing down his zipper.
Her movements were awkward, but she was earnest.
Since all the A-ranked women belonged to Xue Feng,
she could no longer afford to be reserved;
to survive in the apocalypse, she had to give everything.
And if it was with the man before her, she was willing.