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After driving for more than an hour, Yan Yu saw several artificial blockades. The number of zombies inside the fences was obviously much less. Driving further in, they soon arrived at a towering wall made of a mixture of earth and steel. Armed men with live ammunition were standing at the gate and on the wall, and long and short queues were lined up in an orderly manner outside the gate.
It looks very safe.
Yan Yu drove a modified car behind a relatively long queue. Those in the short queue were all internal staff of the base. Of course, there were also direct entry passages that did not require queuing, but those were for people with special abilities.
Yes, there are also people with special abilities in this zombie copy of A0255. They have a very high status. Whenever a person with special abilities passes by, not only ordinary people but even patrol officers will take off their hats to salute them.
While waiting in line, Yan Yu also saw two teams of psychics coming out to clear out the sporadic zombies that had crossed the first and second electric fences. Some of the psychics could shoot fireballs the size of basketballs, some could discharge electricity, and some could even create metal weapons out of thin air to attack, using different methods.
Yan Yu had dealt with zombies himself, and based on the performance of the psychic team, he could roughly guess their level and attack power.
She remained calm and used her NPC favorability bonus to chat with the NPCs in the queue, collecting relevant information about the base and the copy bit by bit.
A middle-aged man with a limp and greasy hair complained, "This damn apocalypse has been going on for almost three years now. The zombies are becoming more and more advanced, but less than one in ten humans can develop superpowers. The zombie hordes have been coming in waves lately. Our previous base was destroyed by a zombie horde. Sigh."
The burly man next to him took over the conversation, "Doesn't this base have some kind of odor blocker? It shouldn't be targeted by zombies above Level IV, right? And I heard that several of the higher-ups at the base are Level 5 or higher, so safety should be even better."
"The more powerful the psychics are, the less they take us ordinary people seriously. My neighbor's son and daughter were abducted by those psychics, and they're still missing." An old lady interrupted and whispered to Yan Yu, "If you don't have psychics, you must stay away from them, okay?"
Yan Yu had disguised herself on the way here. She painted her face and hands two shades darker, added a lot of freckles to her face, thickened and emphasized her eyebrows, and put on a pair of black-framed plain glasses. She deliberately leaned her shoulders forward, and her whole appearance was almost completely changed.
There is no way. The disguise skill is blocked, so I can only make a simple disguise manually, which can avoid a lot of trouble.
Yan Yu smiled softly and lowered her eyes: "Don't worry, Auntie, I understand."
After saying that, she subtly turned the topic to odor blockers.
The strong man said, "We had odor blockers in our previous base, but they were very expensive and only psychics could afford them. I heard that a small bottle can block human odor for nearly ten hours, so every team going out has to have some on hand."
"You want to know how to redeem it? I'm not familiar with this base, but our old base required 50 points for a small bottle. An average person can only earn 5-8 points a day, barely enough to feed a family. Who has the points to buy that stuff?"
The lame man sighed deeply. "Going out and killing zombies earns a lot of points. A level II zombie can be exchanged for 5 points, a level III zombie 30 points, a level IV zombie 100 points, and a level V zombie 500 points. Unfortunately, it's too dangerous for ordinary people without special abilities. Basically, there's no return."
Yan Yu couldn't match the NPCs' zombie levels with the monster levels in the survival game for the time being, but he did hear the system prompt sound when killing zombies in the apartment building. Level 30 corresponds to level II among zombies.
The rest required her to experiment herself.
Through conversations with the NPCs, Yan Yu obtained a lot of useful information. He decided to enter the safe base, enter his identity information first, and then find a team to kill zombies and earn points.
In general teams of superpowers, ordinary people recruited in them are cannon fodder, so she needs a reasonable superpower to make things easier.
There was only a 1,000-cubic-meter warehouse space that could serve as a disguise. Yan Yu had learned from the conversation that those with spatial abilities were not too rare, nor too conspicuous to be pulled into the laboratory for dissection.
The line soon reached them.
To prevent anyone from carrying the zombie virus, everyone must undergo a blood test. The blood test is very fast, with results available in less than a minute. If the test paper shows green, you pass.
After passing the blood test, Yan Yu came to the registration office.
There are two different registration counters at the registration office, one for registering information of ordinary people and the other for registering information of people with special abilities.
Ordinary people need to hand over 10 kilograms of food or other equivalent supplies to gain access to the base, but people with special abilities do not need to do so.
Under the astonished gazes of the old lady and the others, Yan Yu parked the car in front of the registration counter for people with special abilities and put the car into the warehouse in front of everyone.
She hadn't originally intended to be so ostentatious, but there was a machine at the registration desk specifically for testing superpowers, and it was difficult to trick her into passing.
After all, she was only a pseudo-dimensional psychic, and would be exposed immediately if she took the test. So she had to take the initiative and give others a preconceived impression. Then she imitated the proud demeanor of other psychics, holding her chin high and saying, "Register me quickly. I have something to do."
The ordinary person who was registering was immediately intimidated and quickly put on a smile: "Yes, yes, we will definitely not waste your time. Please fill out the identity information form."
Yan Yu took the paper and deliberately left blank information such as previous addresses and occupations, filling in only the three basic items of name, age and ability. He also filled in a conservative number of 300 cubic meters for the size of the space.
The registrant seemed accustomed to such a sloppily written form. He stamped it directly and handed Yan Yu a diamond-shaped badge.
The badges of ordinary people are round, while those of superpowers are diamond-shaped, with different level numbers engraved in the center. The outer edges of both badges show the name of the base.
The size of Yan Yu's space is 300 cubic meters, and there is a "Ⅱ" engraved in the middle of the badge, indicating that she is a level II mutant.
"Okay, you're now a member of our Xianfeng Security Base. Your dormitory is temporarily assigned to Room 1006, Area B. It's a double room, and you can stay there for three days free. After three days, you'll need points to continue staying, or you can move to another accommodation."
"With the badge, you can get three days of free water. After that, you still need points to buy more."
The registrant continued to explain enthusiastically, "There's a mission hall in the base where you can accept missions and form teams. When you accept official missions, you can get 2-3 bottles of odor blockers for free. It's a great deal. If you join the official organization directly, you can get 7 bottles of odor blockers every week. There's also a dormitory for all staff members, and a dedicated canteen for cooking. Would you consider it?"
Ordinary people have to spend money to enter the base, but people with special abilities not only don't have to pay for supplies, they can also get free accommodation and water resources. This shows how much the base values people with special abilities.
Moreover, the official treatment is more generous. It is obvious that the official is competing with private teams of superpowers for superpowers, which shows that the relationship between the two sides is not harmonious.
Yan Yu answered straightforwardly: "Thank you for the invitation, but I won't consider it for the time being." After that, he pinned the badge on his chest and strode into the base.
She walked around the base twice and got a general understanding of it before heading towards the public cafeteria.
After receiving a cornmeal bun, a small portion of mixed cold dishes, an egg and a bottle of mineral water for free, Yan Yu took the food to room 1006 in area B, stuck the badge on the combination lock at the door, and successfully opened the door.
The Xianfeng Security Base was built on the basis of a former air-raid shelter. The underground air-raid shelter was divided into 30,000 to 40,000 small rooms resembling pigeon cages. Each room was crowded with at least seven or eight people. It was dark and depressing, and there was no privacy at all. It was the residence of ordinary people.
The space on the ground is divided into three areas: A, B, and C.
Area C is basically filled with ordinary people who are rich or have ample points. The rooms are also extremely densely packed, but each room is about 30-40 square meters, which can accommodate a family of several people and at least provide privacy.
Area B is inhabited by low-level psychics, most of whom live in pairs, but some will buy a room to live in on their own. The area is usually 70-90 square meters, and the environment is much better than Area C and the underground.
All those high-level psychics live in Area A. At the same time, Area A is also the base center, mission hall, bases of various psychic teams, research institutes and commercial streets, located in the very center.
She had been hungry since noon, and her stomach had already been singing the empty city plan. Yan Yu did not mind the big pot meal being unpalatable, and sat at the desk beside the bed and started eating it with big mouthfuls.
Although she has lived a life of luxury since childhood and is a hedonist, she is not the kind of person who cannot endure hardship.
Just when they were halfway through their meal, the door was suddenly opened with a "click". A short-haired girl with a canvas bag on her back walked in and met Yan Yu's eyes while she was eating.
The girl paused, her eyes subconsciously glancing at the badge on Yan Yu's chest: "Hello?"
Yan Yu nodded at her: "Hello."
The girl threw her canvas bag onto the bed and sat down next to Yan Yu in a familiar manner. She introduced herself with a frown, "My name is Liu Shuqin, and I'm a Level II water-type psychic. I'm currently in a psychic team founded by a friend. What's your psychic ability? Are you interested in joining?"
Hearing Liu Shuqin's undisguised inquiry, Yan Yu was stunned. She raised her eyes subtly and looked at her carefully.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, Yan Yu spoke carefully: "Are there any special benefits for joining your team? I heard that if you join the official organization, you can get odor blockers and other things, as well as free food and accommodation."
"Those official organizations offer good treatment, but the commission they take is also quite high. After each mission, you have to hand over at least 70 to 80 percent of your supplies and crystal cores, leaving very little for you to keep."
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