Meng Yi looked up and saw that this was one of the best residential buildings in the sixth block, as he had a seal on it.

The building number is 003.

The so-called best is actually similar to the ordinary residential buildings in the community before he traveled through time.

But it is much better than other houses.

"I don't understand. Logically, with the population continuing to decline, there are many houses that are actually vacant. Why doesn't the Housing Management Department distribute these houses?"

Meng Yi pointed at the residential building in front of him, full of confusion.

Cen Qiyun had already stepped into the corridor. Upon hearing this, she turned her head to look at him and said:

"Because these buildings are an important part of the fortress city formation, each building must be inhabited for the formation to work."

She sighed. "I don't understand the specifics, but the Housing Management Department follows one principle when allocating housing: try to keep people as evenly distributed as possible."

"Anyway...this city is a huge fortress."

So that's how it is. No wonder the residential buildings in the fortress city have never been demolished or rebuilt. Basically, they are all "antiques".

"I didn't expect you to know so much." Meng Yi looked at her with admiration.

Cen Qiyun didn't even raise his head. "I used to work in the Housing Management Department."

Meng Yi nodded and followed her into residential building 003.

The stairs here were much wider. Meng Yi and Cen Qiyun groped in the dark and arrived at room 305 on the 3rd floor. He noticed that her door lock was a mechanical combination lock.

Cen Qiyun unlocked the door and said, "The password is 5874."

This heavy trust!

Meng Yi hesitated and said, "Can't I apply for a new room from the Housing Management Bureau? I'm considered a Divinely Graced Person now."

"Sure." Cen Qiyun pushed open the door, "We have to queue up!"

She put the book on the shelf by the door and flicked on the light. "You can also buy a house in the inner city with the money. It's not that expensive."

Meng Yi looked around after entering the room. The living room was quite simple. Curious, he asked, "Are the houses in the inner city not allocated? Are there no formations? And you actually have electricity here!"

Cen Qiyun shook her head helplessly: "You have so many questions."

However, she still explained: "I only know that houses can be bought and sold in the inner city. As for the inner city formations and so on, I don't understand them either. I am just a small person and my knowledge is limited."

"As for electricity, it wasn't a scarce commodity before, but later..."

She shrugged. "You know, gods have strange preferences. Things like electricity are very unsafe."

Meng Yi suddenly realized, "So it's not a power shortage at all."

“Please!”

Cen Qiyun looked somewhat helpless. "That's just official deception. Think about it, how much electricity do the defense systems of those factories and fortress cities use? How much do residents use? Why would they be so stingy?"

Meng Yi blushed a little. He had actually believed the claim of power shortage before.

Cen Qiyun pointed to the side of her hand and said, "That's the second bedroom. Please pack your things in there and make do for the night."

"The water from the living room's water dispenser is drinkable. There's a small purification array carved into it."

"That's over there..."

She briefly introduced the layout of the room, yawned and went to the bathroom, and finally said:

"Pack up and get some rest. I'll take you to the Inner City Defense Department to report tomorrow."

Meng Yi threw the "package" full of money in his hand into the living room and turned into the second bedroom.

Um……

It seems that Cen Qiyun used this place as a storage room. There are many mechanical creations scattered around, which I guess she collected or made in the past.

As for the bed, there were quite a few books neatly arranged there, taking a quick look.

Technology, Fundamentals of Mechanical Manufacturing Technology...

Meng Yi was not surprised at all.

He could only move down these thick books one by one to barely make room for himself to sleep.

Cen Qiyun came in and threw a quilt at him. "Let's do this for now. Put all these things away in the living room tomorrow."

Anyway, after a lot of trouble in washing up, Meng Yi was finally able to lie down on the bed. It would no longer be a bare bed tonight!

There was actually a mechanical clock here. He glanced sideways and saw that it was already past one in the morning.

But he couldn't sleep yet, as he still remembered the conversation between Li Hao and Suo Mingcheng.