The man, with a folder slung under his arm and covered in sweat, strode over. He glanced at Lu Yuan, then turned away to exchange a few words with a few soldiers before finally approaching.
"You're Lu Yuan? I heard you used to run a rat trap factory in District 3?" The other person glanced at Lu Yuan's file and asked without looking up.
Lu Yuan quickly nodded and said, "Yes! We used to run a rat trap factory! It's currently shut down."
The other person hummed in response, then asked a few more questions before closing the folder and returning Lu Yuan's pass to him.
"Alright! Your personal information has basically been approved. Here are some of the rules. Once you're in, you must abide by them. Any violation will result in an immediate warning. If the matter is too serious, the consequences range from lowering your status to being expelled from the survivor base, or even the death penalty! Take a good look at them yourself! There are too many rules to go into detail about them all!"
As he spoke, the other person handed Lu Yuan a small booklet, about the size of a palm. Lu Yuan took the booklet and looked at the words "Qingshui City Autonomous Survivor Base Rules".
Just as Lu Yuan was about to look through the contents, the other party interrupted him.
"Keep these things for later! Now I'll take you to familiarize yourself with your work area! Oh, right, didn't you apply for a method to deal with the bloodthirsty black beetles? Go fill out this form! I'll come back to you first thing tomorrow morning!"
After saying that, the other person walked ahead alone. Lu Yuan quickly put away the forms and manuals and followed closely behind.
After walking for about ten minutes, the cement road was still not finished. In many places, the road had simply been paved with stones. Then, the other party led Lu Yuan through a cluster of houses, making several turns, until they arrived at a small building where no sunlight could be seen from any side.
"This will be your residence from now on. Stay here for the next few days, and I will send your method up as soon as possible. Oh, and here are your meal tickets for three days. You can collect two free meals each day at the communal canteen! Oh, and don't go too late, or there won't be any food left!"
After speaking, the other person continued to lead the way, and Lu Yuan followed their steps, looking around at the surrounding buildings as he went.
These houses were all old houses that had been there before, but after a year of exposure to the high temperatures, the paint on the walls was peeling off. However, Lu Yuan could clearly hear the disdain in the other person's tone, and he didn't know why the other person was like that.
However, after a while, Lu Yuan understood why the other party was so disdainful.
When Lu Yuan arrived at the door of a small room on the fifth floor, the man took out a key from his pocket and turned it for a while before opening the door. Immediately, a strong musty smell came out, and Lu Yuan couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose.
Seeing Lu Yuan covering his mouth and nose, the other person's eyes flashed with displeasure. Then he said, "Kid, I don't care how powerful you were before. Now that you're in the survivor base, you're at the very bottom. Here, if you want to live well, you have to work hard to earn work points. Once you have work points, you can live a comfortable life and even buy yourself a better house! See over there?"
After saying that, the other person stood on the balcony and pointed to a tall building in the distance, asking a question.
Lu Yuan nodded. There were many tall buildings near that high-rise, and the exteriors of the houses looked very new. Obviously, that was the new urban area, while the place where he lived was in the old urban area. It was an old house that had been left over from before. Now, only a roof had been put on it, and the things inside were still the same as before.
Then the other person said, "That's where top billionaires, top scientists, and top tech talents live. They earned their living there through their own hard work. As long as your contribution is significant enough, you can live there too! Alright, that's all I have to say! Do your best! And remember to fill out the form by tomorrow morning! Oh, and those two chickens of yours..."
At this point, the other person's gaze couldn't help but fall on the two chickens Lu Yuan was holding, a greedy glint flashing in their eyes.
Lu Yuan sneered inwardly. This guy had been disliking him so much, it seemed to be because he hadn't given him any kickbacks. Now the guy was even eyeing his chickens. But Lu Yuan simply pretended not to see it.
After waiting for a while and seeing that Lu Yuan was not taking the bait, the man snorted coldly and left the room, leaving Lu Yuan alone.
Lu Yuan stood in front of the door for a while until the musty smell in the room had dissipated before entering. Just as he was about to enter, the door of the next room suddenly opened, and a girl wearing glasses popped her head out and glanced at Lu Yuan.
When Lu Yuan saw that there was a neighbor there, he immediately greeted him. However, as soon as he raised his hand, the other person immediately pulled his head back and slammed the door shut.
Feeling awkward, Lu Yuan could only sigh and return to his room. The room was very small, consisting of a bedroom of less than ten square meters and a separate bathroom; there were no other amenities. There was also a withered potted plant on the windowsill, and nothing else.
Lu Yuan sat on the dirty, hard bed and felt speechless. He was about to take out his phone to send a message to Du Heng to report his situation and ask him to contact Sister Xia as soon as possible when there was a knock on the door.
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