vstars Chapter 480 Base
Chapter 480 Base
The base often accommodates people who have nowhere to go and are seeking asylum, so it is not surprising to see a lone person like Pei Yun wanting to join.
After a series of machine checks and confirmation that the person was not out of control, Director Zhang took Pei Yun to the Personnel Management Office.
"What is your name?"
"Pei Yun." Pei Yun spoke a little more smoothly.
The staff member was typing information into the computer when he accidentally glanced at Pei Yun. He was instantly stunned by Pei Yun's beauty and asked in a gentler tone, "Where did you come from?"
"...I got separated from my family in the next city...and came all the way here..."
"You came to the base alone? Are you a mutant?"
Pei Yun paused and said, "...haven't...tested it yet..."
From the information obtained from Old White's previous memories, people with special abilities are similar to the cultivators in Haoyu Continent, but they may have different cultivation systems. She did not say anything definite.
After the staff registered the relevant information, they printed out the application form, stamped it, and asked Pei Yun to sign his name.
Director Zhang looked at Pei Yun's crooked handwriting, which was worse than that of an elementary school student, and muttered to himself: "This girl is so beautiful, but she is actually illiterate..."
"Dr. Gong and Dr. Jason are currently studying the newly delivered meteorite in the laboratory with their staff. There is no time to test your physical fitness during this period. You can take the test again after a while. If you are a superpower, you can enter the superpower novice training camp, but before that you must work to earn points, which can be exchanged for energy pills..."
The staff member walked into the storage room behind him and when he came out, he gave Pei Yun two sets of protective clothing, a helmet, and a small bottle:
"Although the base has an energy shield, it cannot completely shield against radiation. It is best to wear protective clothing at all times. When you are outside the base, you must also wear a protective helmet. There are three energy pills in this small bottle. One energy pill can meet the body's nutritional and energy needs for a day. You only have three days of free energy pills. You must go to the labor department within three days and ask them to arrange work for you..."
"...Thank you."
After giving the instructions, Director Zhang led Pei Yun to the single women's dormitory inside the base and introduced them as they walked:
"...Don't be afraid, little girl. It will be much safer when we get to our base. We have hundreds of psychics in our base. See that artificial river not far away? Ordinary people live on this side of the river, and psychics live on the other side. Without permission, we cannot enter the other side of the river..."
"Thank you... Director Zhang." Pei Yun said.
Seeing the beautiful woman in front of him so well-behaved, Director Zhang became even more enthusiastic: "After a night's rest, you can report to the Labor Service Office tomorrow. The earlier you start working, the earlier you can get points. One energy pill gives you one point. Even if you do a leisurely job, you can get one point a day..."
"Can I work in the orchard like...Xu Liu and Old White..." The main reason for this job was that she could leave the base, and she wanted to take the opportunity to explore the outside world.
In old White's memory, after this planet was hit by a meteorite from outer space, most of the world was destroyed in an instant, and countless meteorites were scattered all over the world. Meteorites can release strong radiation, and this radioactive substance causes genetic mutations in the creatures on the planet.
A very small number of people become psychics, who can absorb elements from the air and generate various superpowers, such as absorbing fire elements and releasing flames.
This is similar to the practice method of monks, who also absorb spiritual energy from the outside world to practice and cast spells.
However, the cultivation system of Haoyu Continent is already very mature, while this world is obviously still in the exploratory stage. Pei Yun also discovered that this world is not like Blue Star and has no restrictions on cultivation.
No matter how much damage you cause or how much cultivation you improve on Blue Star, you cannot reach the Golden Core Stage, but in this world, there are no limits.
Of course, there are also humans who failed to be promoted. These people are collectively called out-of-control people. Their consciousness has been completely lost, like zombies, but they have powerful destructive power.
However, these out-of-control people are not the biggest threat to this world. The biggest threat is other creatures that have undergone mutations like the psychics, such as animals and beasts. They also have superpowers, and even with the passage of time, a small number of them have improved their IQ, which is not inferior to that of humans. These creatures are called - monsters by the people in this world.
Director Zhang saw that Pei Yun wanted to work under him, and paused before saying:
"It's not impossible for you to come work here. You can earn five points for a day's work here, which is one of the jobs that can earn the most points among ordinary people. But... all the work here is physical and very tiring. Picking fruits is only the most leisurely time. We will have to farm in a while. The power supply is in short supply now, and the management office cannot provide us with robots to assist us. We can only rely on the most primitive way of farming..."
"Besides, there is an energy shield inside the base that can block 99% of the radiation. We work outside the base. Even if we wear protective clothing, we are still exposed to more radiation than ordinary people when we walk in and out of the glass house..."
Pei Yun relied on Old White's memory and made an excuse: "I heard from Old White that as long as I save enough points, I can have my own room or even my own house. I want to save points..."
The base provides free accommodation for ordinary people in dormitories with ten people in one room, but... Director Zhang looked at Pei Yun's face and introduced the base's welfare system:
"As long as you get married, the base will provide the couple with a separate room for free. As long as you have a child, the base will provide a corresponding separate room, and the child's upbringing will be free of charge until the child reaches the age of 18..."
Since the apocalypse, the world's population has decreased by 90%.
With Pei Yun's beauty, it would be easy for her to find someone to marry.
Pei Yun understood Director Zhang's hint, and she said: "...I actually...got separated from my Dao...fiancé. When the time is right...I will go find him..."
Director Zhang shook his head upon hearing this and glanced at her with pity. He thought that in such a chaotic world, the girl's fiancé would probably be in great danger.
Director Zhang took Pei Yun to a dormitory building for single women, handed her over to the dormitory manager at the security office, and then left.
The dormitory aunt looked at Pei Yun's face for several times, stamped the application form, and led Pei Yun to the door of a dormitory on the seventh floor.
"Auntie Wang." A young woman opened the door and subconsciously smiled when she saw the dormitory manager. When she saw Pei Yun, she was stunned at first, but soon understood the purpose of the two people's visit.
After the dormitory manager left, the smile on the face of the young woman, Sun Jing, the dormitory leader, immediately disappeared.
Sun Jing and the young girl in the dormitory looked at Pei Yun with a cold tone: "Generally, a dormitory can accommodate ten people. Three people have left. Now there are seven people in the dormitory, including you, which makes eight people. Your bed is above He Ying..."
She pointed to a shy girl sitting on the edge of the bed. The girl, He Ying, pushed her black-framed glasses and smiled at Pei Yun in a friendly manner, somewhat shyly.
Pei Yun smiled back at her, ignoring the implicit rejection expressed by others, and directly put the clothes in his hand on the bed.
She heard a girl sitting next to Sun Jing whisper, "What bad luck! There's a blind date in a few days, and here comes a hot guy..."
Except for He Ying and Pei Yun who hadn't figured out the situation yet, everyone else in the dormitory had an ugly look on their faces.
At this time, a broadcast was heard outside, and the voice of the dormitory manager rang out in the corridor: "The lights will be turned off soon, and no one is allowed to go out."
The girls in the dormitory immediately took off their coats and lay back on their beds.
He Ying looked a little older than Pei Yun, but she was only a girl in her twenties. She whispered to Pei Yun, "At nine o'clock in the evening, the lights in the dormitory will be turned off. You should go to the bathroom quickly to change into protective clothing and go to bed. You are not allowed to leave the dormitory after nine o'clock."
Pei Yun thanked her, and after everyone fell asleep, Pei Yun, who was lying flat on the bed, immediately got up and left the dormitory quietly...