Zuo Qingya took their ID cards, curiously examined the photos, and nodded, saying they were quite nice.
"This will be their ID card for entering the base. Please make sure they keep it safe. With this ID card, they won't be afraid of being impersonated."
Upon hearing this, Zuo Qingya sensed there was a story behind it.
He looked at the inspector with curiosity.
The inspector waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and leave when you're done, there are so many people behind you!"
"All right."
Although you only need an ID card to enter the city, you need to pay for crystal cores or supplies to stay inside the base. Better rooms are naturally more expensive, while cheaper rooms are cheaper. However, Zuo Qingya felt that even if it was cheaper, it wouldn't be much cheaper. A regular room would require more than a hundred low-level crystal cores to stay in, or twenty mid-level crystal cores would be enough.
Although Zuo Qingya doesn't have many crystal cores, don't forget about Xia Hua. Xia Hua definitely has plenty of crystal cores, so there's nothing to worry about.
They booked four standard rooms. They originally wanted to rent a small courtyard, but when they saw the price, Zuo Qingya gave up the idea. After all, they probably wouldn't stay here for long, and she wanted to check out the other small bases.
As soon as Zuo Qingya and her group arrived outside the room, someone peeked out and came out. Upon seeing Zuo Qingya, they were taken aback and couldn't help but want to laugh, but they were afraid of offending someone, so they had to hold it in.
Zuo Qingya ignored her and went straight into the room after opening the door.
Knowing that others didn't want to talk to him, the person could only return to his room and close the door.
Zuo Qingya could faintly hear laughter.
Zuo Qingya was utterly speechless. When would this frizzy hair on her head ever turn normal? Being black was one thing, she could just pretend she was black, but her hair was truly a complicated matter.
Xia Hua knew what Zuo Qingya was thinking, patted Zuo Qingya on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, you'll get used to it. At least you're still a dark beauty."
Zuo Qingya waved her hand, "Oh, forget it, I don't even dare to look in the mirror now."
"???" Xia Hua wanted to say a few words of comfort, but she didn't know how to start. After all, she had run out of words to say.
It was the same few sentences over and over again; everything that needed to be said had been said.
"Okay, no need to comfort me, I've come to terms with it now."
"Hmm... okay then."
Zuo Qingya pulled Xia Hua along, "How about we go out for a walk?"
Xia Hua nodded, "That works too."
Zuo Qingya and the others bought whatever they saw on the street, and there was no sense of impending disaster. People ate and drank as usual.
"Zuo Qingya, this is pretty good!"
"What?" Zuo Qingya asked curiously.
"This is it."
Zuo Qingya looked over.
Xia Hua is holding a toy in her hand.
"You're pretty boring, huh?"
Don't you think this is fun?
"No."
"And this?" Xia Hua asked, holding up another item.
Seeing the toy in Xia Hua's hand, she rolled her eyes and said, "You really are pretty boring."
"Don't you think this toy snake looks a bit like a big snake?"
"A giant snake?" Zuo Qingya looked at the toy snake in Xia Hua's hand.
He nodded. "Indeed, it's somewhat similar, just a bit smaller."
"Aren't you afraid of the giant snake anymore?"
Xia Hua shook her head, "I'm not afraid anymore."
"Alright then, as long as you're not afraid. We can check on it on our way back from here, and see how its cultivation is going."
"It has lofty ambitions! It wants to become a dragon."
"Too."
"Silly."
"Then let's buy this and give it to them as a gift."
Zuo Qingya nodded, "Okay, then you can buy it."
After paying for the crystal cores, Xia Hua complained, "This thing can actually earn crystal cores?"
"You're such a sucker."
"Why don't you see who else is buying this? Aren't you the only one buying it?"
"Then why does he still sell it for such a high price?"
"You just pay whatever price they ask for? Don't you even try to negotiate?"
"Can we still negotiate the price?"
Zuo Qingya rolled her eyes. "What do you think?"
“Then I’ll go back and negotiate with him. I need to have a word with him.”
When Xia Hua arrived, the place that sold toy snakes was already deserted.
"???"
Zuo Qingya glanced at it and shrugged, "They've already run away."
"I know, it seems I really did overpay."
"That goes without saying, one of your water-type crystal cores could buy a cabbage."
"What were you thinking? Why didn't you even try to negotiate the price?"
"???" Could she say that a low-level water-type crystal core was cheap? Obviously not. She could only scratch her head and say, "I forgot."
Zuo Qingya sneered, "If you've forgotten, you've forgotten. I won't laugh at you."
Xia Hua chuckled, "You really understand me. Then why did you ask me?"
"I just wanted to know your reaction."
"Alright! Anyway, buying this was just a spur-of-the-moment decision, a gift for the Great Serpent! It doesn't matter how many crystal cores it costs."
"But that person is so awful, why sell it for such an exorbitant price!"
"They also have families to support. One crystal core from you is already more than enough."
"Alright then."
Next, Zuo Qingya and Xia Hua toured the Imperial Capital Base. After all, they were now cultivators with plenty of stamina and weren't afraid of getting tired.
I either carry the things I buy with me or put them in my own space.
They mostly bought small gifts, food, and drinks, since Zuo Qingya's previous stock didn't seem to be very good left.
Because at that time, we didn't know that a disaster was coming, so we bought things that we could only use for a year. Now that we're here, we buy all the delicious food and fun things we see.
When they got tired of walking around, they returned to their accommodation.
They had just opened the door when that person came again.
"Um, I'm your neighbor, I live right next door. Hello, my name is Zhao Minghe."
Zuo Qingya and Xia Hua nodded and then fell silent.
Zhao Minghe felt a little awkward and just stood there.
A woman emerged from behind Zhao Minghe. She was very plain-looking, the kind of woman who would blend into a crowd and go unnoticed.
"Hello! I am Zhao Minghe's wife."
"Hello!"
Zhao Minghe's wife rubbed her hands together. "Uh??? We heard you're from out of town. We just wanted to ask you something."
Zuo Qingya frowned. "Speak, what is it?"
"Yeah, how about the base outside?"
Zuo Qingya didn't understand what Zhao Minghe's wife was trying to say, so she could only reply, "The outside world is definitely not comparable to this place."
"Ah!!! I see."
Are supplies expensive outside?
Zuo Qingya shook her head and said, "I don't know either!"
"You don't know? How is that possible? Aren't you from outside?"
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