After Bai Yuan and his men finished registering, they finally had a place to rest.
After taking off his dirty and disheveled clothes, he thought that Zhan Nan Base was actually better than he had imagined.
With a flick of his wrist, a brand new set of clothes appeared in his hand.
Fortunately, he awakened spatial and ice-based abilities back then; otherwise, he would have been reincarnated long ago in this apocalyptic world.
He went to the restroom and turned on the tap, only to be surprised to find that the base still had water.
You should know that water resources are scarce in the post-apocalyptic world, but here they have everything they need.
All I can say is "amazing".
Thinking that I hadn't taken a shower in a long time, I took off my clothes and took a shower.
After washing myself, I changed into a clean down jacket and went downstairs to find out more about the base.
Just then, the building manager saw the newcomer coming downstairs and immediately asked, "Why did you come down so soon after going up? Are you not used to it?"
When Bai Yuan saw the building manager asking him a question, he immediately smiled and replied, "Brother, I'm new here and don't know the rules of the base, so I wanted to come down and ask someone about it."
Upon hearing this, the building manager replied, "You can ask me. I arrived the earliest, otherwise I wouldn't have been assigned this job."
"Since you've said so, brother, then I'll take the trouble to bother you."
The building manager waved his hand, "It's nothing. There's not much to do in winter, so I mostly stay indoors all winter. I'm just looking for someone to keep me company and chat with."
"Come in, brother, let's sit down and talk slowly."
Seeing how enthusiastic the other party was, Bai Yuan then went into the duty room.
The two sat down in chairs. The building manager brewed a pot of tea and then slowly said, "Our Zhan Nan Base can be said to be the best base in Beijing. The base manager is a very good person. He not only gives us jobs and lets us support ourselves, but we also get to eat our fill in the canteen every day. However, it's winter now, so we only get two meals a day in the canteen. In the summer, we get three meals a day."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuan asked curiously, "If you're guaranteed to have enough to eat, aren't you worried about running out of supplies?" After all, he knew how scarce food was these days.
"You don't know this, do you? We have dozens of greenhouses in Zhannan. We can not only produce enough vegetables for ourselves every day, but sometimes we even have some left over. Moreover, recently, our base manager's wife raised another 100 chicks. I suppose we'll be able to eat eggs and chicken soon."
"Raising chickens? Where did you get breeding chickens from?"
The building manager put down his teacup and continued, "I don't know about that. Anyway, Madam brought 100 chicks, saying it's for an experiment. After all, in the current environment, nobody knows if these little animals will mutate while being raised. But nobody knows until they try."
"Are all the vegetables grown in those greenhouses?"
"How could that be? Many greenhouses are planted with grains. After all, food is the most important thing for people. Vegetables can't fill you up as much as grains."
After hearing this, Bai Yuan thought to himself that the leader of this base was truly a talented person.
It's important to understand that the land is now severely polluted, and apart from mutated plants, normal organisms have become extinct.
Humanity's only hope lies in the seeds that were left behind.
Nowadays, people here not only grow all kinds of vegetables and grains, but it can only be said that there are very capable people in this base who have changed the soil, otherwise it would be difficult!
Seeing that he didn't speak, the building manager continued, "You newcomers don't have any points. If you want to eat in the cafeteria, take your crystal cores to the shop to exchange for points. It's 5 points per person in the cafeteria, and you can eat as much as you want, but you can't waste food. Otherwise, you'll be fined at best, and kicked out of the base at worst. Right now, no one in the base dares to waste food. After all, food is very precious right now."
"There's a shop in the base? Is it a supermarket?"
"Yes, as long as you have enough points, you can exchange them for anything you want. Look at the new cotton coat I'm wearing now, it was redeemed with store points, otherwise who would have such warm clothes?"
Seeing that he was indeed wearing a new cotton-padded coat, Bai Yuan was shocked and wondered if he should also find a job here. Otherwise, he would eventually squander all the crystal cores he had.
Normally, it would be fine to go out and fight zombies, but since it got cold, the zombies on the streets have stopped coming out much. In order to live a more peaceful winter, it's better to find a job to support yourself.
Then he asked, "Brother, are there any other places in the base that are hiring?"
"Um... you'd better check out the shop area. After all, there's a mission area and job postings next to the shop, and important news from the base is usually posted there."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuan immediately stood up and said, "In that case, I'll go take a look over there first!"
"Alright, then I won't keep you any longer. But remember not to wander around, especially around those little white buildings behind our dorm. Those are where the base's senior executives live."
"Okay, thanks for reminding me." He then turned and left the apartment building.
Looking at the pitch-black night, I glanced at my watch and wondered if this time was inconvenient. I thought I'd better wait until tomorrow morning!
Then he turned around and went back.
When the building manager saw that the person had returned, he asked, "Why are you back again?"
Bai Yuan scratched his head awkwardly and said, "It's getting late today, I'll go check it out first thing tomorrow morning!"
"Oh, right. Then remember to go to the cafeteria at 9 a.m. tomorrow. They close at 10 a.m., so if you go late, there won't be any food left."
"Okay, thank you. Goodnight, brother."
"Well, good night!"
After going upstairs, Bai Yuan lay down on the comfortable and clean bed.
Touching the soft quilt on the bed, I thought that the facilities here were almost comparable to those of a hotel. It was really suitable for survivors who had nothing to stay in.
Then I closed my eyes, thought about some things, and fell asleep.
The next morning.
Bai Yuan slowly opened his eyes, staring blankly at the unfamiliar surroundings for a moment.
Then it dawned on me that I was already inside a safe base.
I checked the time on my watch; it was 7 a.m.
He then got up and started dressing and washing up, since he still needed to go to the store and the mission hall before breakfast.
The most important thing is the job.
The moment he stepped outside, the cold wind made him shiver.
He adjusted the hood of his clothes and then followed the signs.
They quickly found the points shop in the base.
The girl working the early shift had just opened the door when someone came in. She then asked, "Is there anything you need?"
Bai Yuan took off his hat and said with a smile, "Hello, I'm new to the base and don't have any points yet. I heard that crystal cores can be exchanged. Could you help me get a base points card?"
"Um...sorry, the points card is in the mission hall next door. Go there to exchange your points. I'm using points here."
After hearing this, Bai Yuan said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'll take my leave then, goodbye."
After Bai Yuan turned and left, the shop assistant realized that her face had turned red.
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