Talulah's favorability had risen to 30% after just their first meeting. Yu Yachen stared at the system panel, unsurprised.
In fact, Exusiai's favorability toward her was also 30%. Even Texas, whom she barely interacted with, was at 20%.
She remembered that in high school, Ch'en Huijie's favorability was 60%, but it later dropped to 0%.
Sometimes she would just say a few words, or make a casual gesture, and it would cause favorability to rise. Yu Yachen didn't really understand why.
Perhaps it was because she was, in fact, very attractive.
Yu Yachen followed the two to the camp entrance. She now understood that Reunion was an Infected organization, but the scale of the encampment exceeded her imagination.
Such a large scale... there must be nearly a thousand people, right? How does a force this large survive in the tundra?
After walking for just a short while, Yu Yachen already felt cold. The sub-zero weather was too harsh. But she was surprised to find that the Draco woman in front of her was constantly radiating a warm aura, like a furnace.
Yu Yachen guessed she could use fire-based Originium Arts. She had always thought Originium Arts were cool, but unfortunately, she had no talent for them.
"Talulah! Where on earth did you go?!"
A rough shout interrupted Yu Yachen's thoughts.
"Even as the leader, it's a serious matter for you to leave the team on your own!"
Looking over, she saw the speaker was a fully-armed shieldguard. Next to him was a white-haired Cautus woman in a white cape. They all seemed to be part of Reunion.
"Ah, sorry."
The shieldguard glared at Talulah, exasperated. "What do you mean, 'sorry'... Ugh, forget it. What about the rest of the pursuers?"
"They were taken care of by this young lady. It went smoothly."
At this, Talulah grinned and began to introduce Yu Yachen.
[System Notification: FrostNova's favorability +10! Current favorability 10/100]
[Simulation Mission: Get to know your capture target, complete. Return to reality?]
"?"
No.
To farm favorability points, Yu Yachen would stay a while longer.
"That's good. My father said he was looking for you. You still have a lot to take care of, you can't rest. Come with me, quickly."
The white-haired Cautus woman chimed in, then grabbed the collar on the back of Talulah's neck and began dragging her away.
"Ahaha... (´・ω・`) Alina, you show Miss Yu around first. We'll see you tonight!"
Talulah's face immediately fell as she was dragged off.
"..."
Yu Yachen stared at Talulah's departing figure and asked, "Alina, who was that Cautus lady?"
"That's FrostNova. She's one of the squad leaders. Have you heard of Mr. Patriot? She's his adopted daughter."
"Never heard of him."
Yu Yachen shook her head. In any case, this "FrostNova" would be added to her list of capture targets. But for now, she was still only interested in Alina.
"Ah, I just remembered! I have to go teach the children soon. I got a little delayed... they must have been waiting for a long time," Alina said suddenly.
"Um... could you please help me take these to the person in charge of the granary? It's just straight ahead, not far."
She pointed in a direction for Yu Yachen.
"Of course," Yu Yachen nodded.
"Thank you! If you don't have anything to do later, you can just come find me. I'll be there teaching the children."
"Can I sit in?" Yu Yachen raised an eyebrow.
"Eh?"
"I... I mean, it's probably not worth your time."
Alina's cheeks flushed.
"I'm just teaching them to read and telling them some stories."
She's shy? Yu Yachen tilted her head, amused.
"Sister Alina!"
There were many people in the camp, and the two of them arriving at the entrance had naturally attracted attention. Just then, an Ursus girl ran up and tugged on Alina's skirt.
"Why are you back so late? Everyone's getting impatient!"
"Ah, I'll be right there. Tell them to wait just a little longer."
Before she could finish, Yu Yachen had already taken the basket from Alina and was waving at her with a smile.
"It's settled then. I'll come find you later, Teacher Alina."
"Don't call me teacher!"
Yu Yachen carried the basket and walked through the camp in the direction Alina had pointed.
She felt many eyes on her, but she got the same stares when she walked down the street, so she didn't pay much attention to the looks.
She also noticed that most of the Infected along the way were thinly dressed, yet they gathered in small groups around campfires, talking and laughing, as if hardship had never touched their souls.
They were completely different from the lifeless people she had seen in the slums. Yu Yachen was slightly impressed with Talulah.
The camp was set in an abandoned village, and the granary was likely an original building. Yu Yachen arrived at the location and saw two young Ursus men squatting by the door, sorting potatoes. Hearing footsteps, they both looked up.
"Alina asked me to bring this over. I'm not disturbing you, am I?" Yu Yachen asked.
She placed the basket on a wooden crate, her gaze sweeping over the men's chapped fingers. She then discreetly took half a step back.
"Huh? A new face. Are you new here... no, wait. You're not one of us, are you?"
It was obvious from her clothes. The Ursus man sized up the white-haired woman, feeling a sense of unreality.
Although FrostNova and Leader Talulah were also very beautiful, this white-haired woman had a completely different feel.
Maybe it was a difference in class? Though he'd never been to school, he couldn't quite describe it.
"I'm from a Columbia Rhine Lab research team. I got lost nearby, and Alina brought me here," Yu Yachen replied flatly.
"A research team? I've heard researchers are really smart people. What do we call really smart people here...?"
The Ursus man looked at his companion.
"A college student!"
"That's it! Are you a college student?"
"A researcher's degree is usually a doctorate. But you don't need to call me that. My name is Yu Yachen." Yu Yachen was a little embarrassed.
Just in case, she stuck with her cover story, even though she had only graduated from an ordinary, second-rate university.
Unlike the typical transmigrator protagonist whose parents are dead, her parents in this life were exactly the same as in her last. They were living in Columbia, and Yu Yachen had moved out on her own. Her family was very well-off; she had no worries about the future.
"What's a 'doctorate'?"
The Ursus man's eyes revealed a clear, unadulterated ignorance.
"It must be something amazing, right?"
"Oh, well, 'Doctor' is good too! Miss Yu, welcome to the Reunion Movement!"
The Ursus man smiled and extended his hand.
Yu Yachen did not remove her glove. She shook his hand politely.
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