After arriving at the place, Shen Tangtang and other players learned that this place is called Hope Base, which is one of the few oases in the world after the global desertification in the high-temperature apocalypse.
Because of the large temperature difference between day and night here, the seeds of life are retained.
Everyone entering the base must hand over 20 kilograms of food, no matter what it is, as long as it is edible. Human flesh is also acceptable, but it must be mature human flesh.
Many people did not understand what mature human flesh was, and hurriedly asked the driver. The driver spoke meaningfully and mentioned the person who had just been detained.
This made many people who had just got off the bus break out in cold sweats, and several people in tattered clothes had already quietly run outside.
The driver and the people standing guard nearby did not stop them. They could not escape far and would eventually come back.
Shen Tangtang, Xiao Cheng, and Zhang Guoguo exchanged a glance, signaling them to reunite inside. She took out the cacti she had collected in the desert from her backpack, was the first to hand in the supplies, registered her name at the entrance, and followed the signs into the base without looking back.
Xiao Cheng and Zhang Guoguo also took out enough food from their disguised backs, registered their names and followed.
Shen Tangtang stood in front of the sign, looking thoughtful.
"Tangtang, did you find anything?"
Zhang Guoguo also walked forward, took a look at the words on the sign, and asked.
Shen Tangtang shook her head and pointed to the passage that began to go down, “It seems that this is the real door to the base.”
But it was strange that there were no special personnel guarding the gate. There was a sign at the door with a platform with blue light on it. The survivors needed to put their thumbs on it to open the gate of the base, and only one person could enter at a time.
Shen Tangtang didn't understand the routine here and didn't take any action.
Xiao Cheng stretched out his hand first, which prevented the two from stopping him.
"Beep~ Inspection successful. Congratulations! You can now live on the 8th floor. Please enter the base gate and we will teleport you to your location."
Another survivor who followed up was so jealous that his eyes turned red when he heard that Xiao Cheng could live on the 8th floor. He rushed up the moment he saw the gate of the base open, but was scanned by infrared rays and found that it was not a test for him. He fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth instantly, and his body exuded a strange smell of meat.
Another door opened, and two figures walked out. They were dressed the same as the others standing guard outside. Without saying a word, they dragged the body away.
Shen Tangtang and other survivors watched this scene with their own eyes, and a chill unconsciously surged through their bodies.
Zhang Guoguo couldn't help swallowing, her body shaking like sieve chaff as she approached Shen Tangtang, "Tangtang...I, will we be like this too."
Shen Tangtang stared at the door that had been closed again and said calmly, “No.”
Although she didn't know what rules the survivor had broken, it didn't stop her from thinking of some details.
"I'll go in first, you guys come back later. If anything happens, contact me through the wristband."
Xiao Cheng was now calm. He said something to the two of them and entered the base door that was opened for him.
The green light on the base gate lights up, and now someone else can go up to inspect it.
Shen Tangtang let Zhang Guoguo go first. After she got up, she really didn't know if she could get in if she left Zhang Guoguo alone at the end.
Now many players have handed in their supplies and are crowding in. They are frightened by the scene just now and there is no commotion for a while. It is unclear what will happen after a while.
Zhang Guoguo did not refuse. She knew her own limitations. She nodded gratefully to Shen Tangtang and stepped forward to extend her hand.
"Beep~ Inspection successful. Congratulations! You can now live on the 10th floor. Please enter the base gate and we will teleport you to your location."
As expected, Zhang Guoguo lived on a different floor than Xiao Cheng. Shen Tangtang hid the shock in her eyes, and after the base door turned green, she was the first to put her hand on it to verify.
"Beep~ Inspection successful. Congratulations! You can now live on the 5th floor. Please enter the base gate and we will teleport you to your location."
Shen Tangtang ignored the surrounding gazes and walked into the reopened gate of the base.
There is no road behind the door. The gate of the base is actually an elevator. The survivor does not need to press the floor button. There are 10 floors in total, and the 5 floors belonging to her are lit.
Shen Tangtang didn't feel any movement. She only heard a ding sound, and the closed elevator opened again.
The clamor of human beings reached her ears, and a very annoying voice rang in her ears.
"Yo~ We have a new companion on the 5th floor this morning. I don't know if he retreated from above or came in from outside."
The woman yawned sleepily, looked at Shen Tangtang, shook the fan in her hand, and said, "Little girl, I am responsible for leading the way for the newcomers. Just call me Sister Xi. Let's go! Sister will lead the way for you."
"Sister Xi."
Shen Tangtang shouted very politely.
This made Li Xi look at her again. It seemed that she was a newcomer from outside. Now everyone in the Hope Base knew that Li Xi had to curry favor with the big boss on the second level in order to survive. Everyone looked down on her and couldn't even be nice to her.
In fact, she knew everything, she was just jealous that she had the ability to survive.
Seeing that Shen Tangtang was bored, Li Xi didn't make things difficult for her. He just walked in front and casually introduced the layout of the 5th floor.
Shen Tangtang looked around, this was a very large place, the ceiling was very high, nearly 20 meters.
The entire space is illuminated by a large lamp in the middle. The farther away you are, the darker the environment becomes and the more frequent the breeding of evil.
There are rows of apartment buildings on both sides, and the space between doors is very small. You can imagine how small the house is.
The areas with the brightest lights are uninhabited and are used by the base to grow vegetables.
Passing by the fence of the vegetable field, Shen Tangtang couldn’t help but ask, “Sister Xi, doesn’t the base send anyone to watch over the vegetable field?”
It's just planted outside, with only a fence to protect it. Aren't you afraid of vegetable thieves?
Li Xi just gave a meaningful smile, without explaining anything, and took her around a corner and into a hall.
"Okay, sister, I've completed my mission. I wish you good luck."
Li Xi collected the task points and waved goodbye to Shen Tangtang.
"Thank you, Sister Xi."
Shen Tangtang said goodbye to Li Xi. Although she didn’t know whether Li Xi had the responsibility to introduce the 5th floor, Li Xi told her a lot of things, and she had to acknowledge this favor.
The counter needs to confirm Shen Tangtang's identity. Her sample has just been transmitted to the control center and assigned to the 5th floor, so the 5th floor can retrieve her identity.
After confirming her identity, Shen Tangtang needs to buy a place to live by herself. If she doesn’t have points, she can also live in a dormitory.
Shen Tangtang didn't have any points, but she would never live in a large bunk bed, so she pointed to the sign next to her and said, "Can these supplies be exchanged for points?"
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