After Banxia and her two companions met up with Nanxing and the others, they handed their newly issued ID cards to the staff member guarding the gate. The staff member swiped the cards on the machine and opened the gate, saying, "Please come in."

"Hey," the person next door who was stopped immediately protested, "Why can they come in, but we have to be quarantined for 24 hours?"

“Yeah,” someone chimed in, “They registered after me, so why were they allowed to go in first!”

After Banxia and the others entered, the staff explained, "They are superhumans and have antibodies against the zombie virus, so they don't need to be quarantined."

"What?!" the group exclaimed in shock. "Seven people, all of them?!"

The staff member was inwardly horrified, but calmly nodded: "Yes, all of them."

...

After entering the city, Nanxing and his companions almost couldn't walk anymore, because it was almost exactly the same as before the apocalypse: wide roads, neat houses, straight streetlights, people chatting and laughing easily, and children with innocent faces.

Compared to the chaos and disorder outside, this place seemed like paradise.

A fleeting look of nostalgia crossed Banxia's eyes. She waved her hand in front of the group and said, "It's getting dark. Let's go rent a place first. If you like watching, you can watch as much as you want tomorrow."

Fang Yunyun reached out and took Banxia's arm, and couldn't help but sigh, "I thought all the bases were as chaotic as those in City A, but I didn't expect this place to be so nice."

Banxia was a little reluctant to shatter her fantasy, so she changed the subject: "S City was one of the first cities to build the base, so it's not surprising that it's better than A City. Let's go look at houses first."

"What a worrywart," Fang Yunyun laughed and pinched Banxia's cheek. "Let's go, let's go."

Nanxing felt sorry for Banxia and quickly pulled her to his side: "It's not far, let's walk there."

Fang Yunyun rolled her eyes: "Don't worry, I went very lightly, I definitely didn't hurt your little darling!"

The housing rental center is less than a kilometer from the city gate, a short walk of just a few minutes for a few people.

The seven men were tall and upright, and their clothes were clean, warm, and tidy, making it clear at a glance that they were not short of money.

The young man responsible for greeting customers' eyes lit up, and he greeted them with a big smile: "Hello, I'm Xiao Meng, a staff member. How can I help you?"

Nanxing looked around; the entire hall was empty, almost deserted. "We're planning to stay at the base for a while. Do you have any suites or villas for rent?"

Xiao Meng immediately became even more enthusiastic, this was a big customer: "Yes, yes, yes, a one-bedroom suite is 100 points a month, a two-bedroom suite is 180 points a month... Villas are more expensive, a two-story villa is 800 points a month, and a three-story villa is 1200 points a month."

He scratched the back of his head sheepishly, "However, the room is unfurnished, so you'll need to buy your own furniture after you check in."

Based on the base's exchange rate, one Level 1 crystal core can be exchanged for one kilogram of rice or two points. In other words, the monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment is fifty Level 1 crystal cores, or fifty kilograms of rice.

This price is a bit too much for ordinary people to afford, and as for villas, they wouldn't even dare to dream of them.

Banxia and the others weren't short of these things, so they exchanged a glance and said, "Take us to the villa area."

“Okay!” Xiao Meng was so happy he could hardly see. “Please wait a moment, I’ll go get the car.”

"No need," Banxia quickly stopped them, seeing that it was getting dark and there wasn't much time to waste. "We have a car, you can just give us directions."

Xiao Meng's eyes widened immediately. Good heavens, no wonder he's so extravagant, he's a superhuman!

The villa area is quite far from the city gate; it took more than 30 minutes to drive there.

Xiao Meng explained, "The villa area is inhabited by big shots or their families. It's close to the city gate, and if something happens, no one can afford to take responsibility."

There are only sixty houses in the entire villa area, and even fewer three-story villas, only twenty of them. Banxia and her friends chose a three-story villa in the corner and reserved it on the spot.

This villa is nothing like the one they used to live in. There are only five rooms on each floor, but the advantage is that the yard is big enough for the furry animals to occasionally roam around.

After making the decision, the group went to the trading center to exchange their points before driving back to the house that was temporarily theirs.

Su Yao wrote down the floor number on a piece of paper, and each family sent one person to draw lots. In the end, Su Yao's family drew the second floor, Cai Yuan's family drew the third floor, and Banxia and her companion drew the first floor.

"Should we clean the room first or eat first?"

"Let's eat," Banxia said, rubbing her slightly deflated stomach. "Eating first and then cleaning up will save time for digestion."

"OK!"

The food prepared before the trip was all eaten on the way, so the group didn't hesitate much and opted for the quickest option: hot pot.

Daju obediently took out the table and chairs and set them up, while Banxia and Zhao Xuan took out food: beef slices, shrimp paste, meatballs, tripe, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, vermicelli, fruit, drinks... dozens of items in total, crowding the table without leaving any extra space.

Banxia thought for a moment, then set up another table next to it, and filled it with cat food, dog food, canned food, freeze-dried food, chew sticks and other things that the furry creatures love to eat, so that Jinzi, Yin, Daju and Lihua could have them as snacks, so that they wouldn't drool over them.

The hot pot broth boiled quickly, and Fang Yunyun poured the beef and mutton into the pot: "This broth smells so good, Su Yao, make some more when you have time."

Su Yao helped put the meatballs in the pan: "The broth is very strong. It's not that the aroma can travel for miles, but it's definitely five miles. Wife, just bear with it for now."

"Brother Yao, don't worry about it," Banxia said, helping to pour the juice. "We're strong enough to protect ourselves, there's no need to deliberately keep a low profile."

“But,” Su Xiao said, puzzled, “the main characters in the book all like to play dumb to fool others. Shouldn’t we learn from them?”

Banxia replied without hesitation, "If you pretend to be a pig for too long, you'll become a real pig."

Upon hearing this, Nanxing and the others couldn't help but laugh: "Then we'll do as you say, let's eat and drink as we please. Cheers!"

"cheers!"

"Knock knock knock!"

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Banxia and the others exchanged suspicious glances. They had just arrived at the base and didn't know anyone there. Who was knocking?

"I'll go open the door."

Nanxing got up, put on her coat, and went to open the door with a flashlight.