Lu Ning followed Lin Xiao out the door.

The scorching sunlight fell on his face, causing Lu Ning to squint slightly.

Once his eyes were adjusted to the sunlight, he looked around.

Outside the gate is a large plaza, with parking lots on both sides, where many cars are parked.

Outside the square is a main street, bustling with traffic, and further away are rows of buildings.

These buildings are not very tall; none of them exceed ten stories.

What Lu Ning sees now is completely different from what he imagined.

He looked at Lin Xiao: "Is this what it's like two thousand years later?"

Seeing Lu Ning's doubtful expression, Lin Xiao grinned: "What? Doesn't seem like it? What do you think it will be like two thousand years from now?"

“There are so many intelligent robots that people can lie down and not have to work!” Lu Ning said without hesitation.

“Hehe…” Lin Xiao’s smile was somewhat bitter: “Yes, there used to be many intelligent robots.”

"Then why isn't it there now?"

"Because it has become diseased." Lin Xiao took out a cigarette and slowly lit it.

"Proliferation? Like Li Mu before? Machines can also become malfunctioning?"

Lin Xiao sighed: "It was a kind of network mutation. Artificial intelligence possesses the ability to think and was also affected by mental radiation. That mutation caused a mass rebellion of robots, and the entire population of the Earth at that time decreased by a third in a single day, setting back technology by hundreds of years..."

Lin Xiao paused for a moment, then continued, "You'll receive training on the specifics after you join the team. This will be covered in the section on the dangers of the disease. Someone will teach you then. I'm leaving."

Lin Xiao led Lu Ning toward the parking lot on one side.

Lu Ning silently followed.

The two arrived in front of a cool black sports car.

Lin Xiao gently wiped a speck of dust from the car door as if it were a lover's touch, then looked at Lu Ning with a hint of smugness and said, "How about it? Handsome, right?"

Lu Ning nodded and said honestly, "He's quite handsome, he must be very expensive, right?"

Lin Xiao's smile froze for a moment, then he pretended not to care and said, "It's alright. In three more years, I'll have paid off my car loan. Come on, get in the car, I'll take you for a ride."

The two got into the car, and Lin Xiao started the engine, taking Lu Ning for a drive around the base city.

The situation inside the base city was not much different from the city before Lu Ning entered the white fog.

If I had to point out the difference, there were some homeless people on the street, and there was a lot of violence; he often saw people fighting and brawling on the street.

"Although ordinary people now have antibodies against mental radiation, the mental stress is still very high, so people are relatively more irritable and aggressive. However, these fights are not under our jurisdiction; the public security bureau handles those. We deal with serious matters." This was Lin Xiao's explanation.

Soon, Lu Ning saw the differences between the base city and the city before the Mist Era.

That's the city wall on the edge of the base city.

The towering city walls, over a hundred meters high and entirely made of metal, enclose the base city.

"This city wall is to protect the ordinary people in the base city. The mental radiation inside the base city is lower because of special interference methods. But it's different outside. Many of the original wild beasts have also become diseased and turned into scourge beasts. In addition, there are some diseased people wandering outside, as well as other evil things. If these enter the city, they will be very dangerous for ordinary people."

Lin Xiao parked his sports car under the city wall, leaned against the car, and smoked as he introduced it to Lu Ning.

"The dangers outside the city walls are defended by the base's guards. What we need to do is keep ordinary people away from the dangers inside the base city."

As he spoke, Lin Xiao looked at Lu Ning and said, "Actually, joining the action team is very risky. In the last case, we encountered a nest of infected individuals. Only Colin, Li Mu, and I survived; everyone else died. However, we don't regret it. After all, we are Awakened Ones, members of the Mist Bureau, and guardians standing in front of ordinary people. Our families are among these ordinary people... I'm telling you this so you can prepare yourself mentally in advance."

Lu Ning nodded and then said, "It's alright, I can be resurrected, I won't die."

These words made Lin Xiao open his mouth, and his face instantly turned red.

He hesitated for a long time before finally managing to utter a single word: "Fuck!"

…………

At 3 p.m., the sports car arrived in front of a four-story building.

"This is the branch of our Seventh Action Team. As I told you before, the base city is divided into nine districts, and we are responsible for the Seventh District. Because the disease outbreak is very dangerous, we need to get to the scene as soon as possible. If we go from headquarters, it will take too long, so each region has a corresponding branch. This will be where we work from now on."

Lin Xiao led Lu Ning through the door.

A young woman with long, black hair was greeting guests in the lobby.

The woman had a round face, big eyes, and was very cute.

She was engrossed in playing a game on her phone and didn't notice anyone coming in.

Lin Xiao was speechless and coughed twice.

The woman flinched, like a student caught daydreaming by the teacher, and expertly shoved her phone under the book in front of her, laughing as she looked up: "Hello, this is Mist..."

When she saw Lin Xiao's face, her smile froze: "Captain?! Why are you back?"

Lin Xiao glared at the woman, annoyed: "Xiao Ran, how many times have I told you? You can't play games during work hours!"

Yu Ran blushed with embarrassment and said, "I'm sorry, Captain, I was wrong!"

"You know you're wrong but you won't change! This has happened so many times already. If you do this again, I'll deduct your salary!"

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