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Chapter 3 Post-disaster Era
'That's great!'

Wang Xi's eyes lit up, and he immediately said:

'Extract!'

As if he understood the command, three balls of white light suddenly appeared in his mind, constantly interweaving and circling.

After consuming 100 points of energy, one of the balls of white light separated on its own, and the light gradually grew brighter, accompanied by a cold female voice:

"Oh, the nobles of Randall are nothing but a bunch of good-for-nothings... Those who look down on me will eventually pay the price for their arrogance!"

Wang Xi recognized that the voice came from the Iris Knight from another world, Wendy Barov.

Immediately, a spot of light appeared out of thin air in front of him and quickly gathered into a ball of light.

Wang Xi stretched out his hands to hold it, and when the light gradually dissipated, only a palm-sized card remained.

It is four fingers wide and the palm is long.

The material of the whole body is unknown, but it is quite hard.

The front shows a short-haired girl wearing a linen robe and a short shirt, who is punching continuously and sweating profusely.

The back is an irregular white crystalline pattern.

"Hard Training (Function Card)"

"Quality: White 1-star (cannot be upgraded)"

"A sixteen-year-old girl with a strong belief trained diligently, just to pass the selection to become a knight's squire. That was her first step towards power."

"After use, you will permanently strengthen your body, gaining a physical boost equivalent to that of a regular Randall soldier. This card will disappear after use."

"One-time consumption card?"

Wang Xi looked at the wild card in his hand and was a little surprised.

Although he didn't understand it very well, he knew from his original memory that among the many categories of universal cards, this kind of permanent amplification function card was quite precious.

In the Shanhai Federation, it is also very expensive.

"This seems to be different from the maze card deck in the main world. It comes from my capture in the other world and is a card that belongs to me alone!"

Wang Xi realized his uniqueness and was secretly delighted. Immediately, he chose to use it without hesitation.

He tried to lift the card slightly, and then sent out a desire to use it in his heart.

Suddenly.

There was a slight buzzing sound.

The card transformed into a twisting ball of white light, enveloping Wang Xi.

He couldn't help but hum comfortably.

This feeling is more comfortable than using essential oil to massage the back.

In less than ten seconds, the white light disappeared along with the card in his hand, "Hard Training".

Soon, Wang Xi looked surprised.

He only felt that his body was stronger and more powerful.

When I rolled up my sleeves, I saw that my originally ordinary arms had become much stronger and the muscles were clearly defined.

When I pulled up my pajamas again, I saw that one abdominal muscle had turned into six, and even my body shape gradually became an inverted triangle.

Then pull open your pants and take a look——

Good guy!
"No progress at all!"

He shook his head in disappointment, loosened his thumb, and the waistband of his pants snapped back.

"But overall it's pretty good, at least it has some of the charm of the previous life."

Wang Xi bounced a few times on the spot, took small steps, shook his head like a boxer, and punched left and right continuously.

Although the movements are not standard, the whizzing sound of the fists will not deceive people.

He was quite satisfied with this.

With a strong body, you have capital.

"This is all the result of my 'hard training'!"

Wang Xi sighed with his hands on his hips.

In fact, in his previous life, he went to the gym frequently and was very self-disciplined. After all, a strong and refined appearance is also a killer weapon for picking up girls.

Few girls can resist the temptation of eight-pack abs.

"Again, one more time!"

Wang Xi rubbed his hands and issued instructions to Caius in his mind again.

After consuming another 100 energy points, the two remaining balls of light began to spin rapidly. Soon, one of them broke away on its own and burst into light.

Wendy's voice followed, her tone hinting at thought:

"The swordsmanship master who traveled from the Principality of Dunkirk once said that for the sake of lightness, swordsmen should not hold a shield, but use their long sword as a shield..."

A ball of light appeared in front of Wang Xi and he caught it.

"Iris Swordsmanship: Parry (Skill Card)"

"Quality: White 1-star (upgradeable)"

"A twenty-four-year-old female knight learned a sword technique on her own, taught by a traveling swordsman. With this technique, she later emerged unscathed from an attack by over a dozen hunting crossbows."

"After using it, you can use your sword or bar to parry attacks and perform force-absorbing defense."

"A sword technique?"

Wang Xi held the card, deep in thought.

"A defensive passive skill..."

He had no intention of keeping it, so he activated it directly.

With a slight buzzing sound, the card turned into a white light that possessed the body.

Wang Xi looked around, then picked up a bouncy ball toy on the table and threw it hard at the wall.

Phew—pop!

The yellow elastic ball, as big as a baby's fist, bounced back at an extremely fast speed, leaving a trail of afterimage.

After Wang Xi strengthened his physique, he threw the bouncy ball with all his strength. The bouncy ball, which was originally just a toy, could leave a bruise on the human body when it hit him.

In a flash, as if he had practiced swordsmanship for two and a half years, he instinctively picked up a magazine on the table, rolled it into a stick, and blocked it with his backhand.

The moment the elastic ball hit the paper stick, he shook his wrist like an antelope hanging horns, and the elastic ball bounced off at 90 degrees, crackling left and right several times in the room, and finally fell into the bedding on the bed with a dull puff and stopped.

"good."

Wang Xi put down the magazine with satisfaction.

He walked slowly to the bed, silently took the elastic ball out of the quilt, folded the sagging and messy quilt neatly again, and smoothed out the wrinkled sheets.

Although his parents had passed away for more than ten years, Wang Xi always cleaned the room before awakening his memory, as if they had not left yet.

Now that he had awakened, he had no intention of breaking this "rule." In his view, although his parents in this life were strangers, they were also the benefactors who gave him a second life.

Should be respected.

……

Wang Xi went to the kitchen and took out the only half box of yogurt and dried fruits left in the refrigerator, poured them into the bowl and mixed them, and had them as breakfast.

Just after I finished eating, my cell phone rang.

A burst of earthy electronic music made him frown. Wang Xi quickly answered the call and heard a sweet female voice:

"Hello, is this Mr. Wang Xi?"

"it's me."

"Well, this is the Human Resources Department of Cupid Housekeeping. I'm calling to officially inform you that you've been hired. Please come to the company tomorrow morning before nine o'clock with the relevant documents to complete the onboarding procedures."

Wang Xi was stunned for a moment.

Cupid housekeeping?
He then remembered that he was a recent graduate. Before his memory was awakened, he had submitted his resume to Cupid Housekeeping and completed several rounds of interviews.

Wang Xi majored in "Disaster Warning and Monster Materials Science" in college, but unfortunately he did not inherit his parents' good genes, lacked scientific research talent, and his grades were a mess.

All the classmates defended their papers smoothly, but he was a mess.

While others are graduating, he is about to drop out.

If his teacher hadn't taken pity on him, Wang Xi probably wouldn't have even gotten his diploma. This also made it difficult for him to find a job, and he spent the better part of six months unemployed.

In the post-disaster reconstruction era, with so much to be done, there should be plenty of jobs. However, with the advancement of labyrinth technology, the Shanhai Federation has become increasingly elitist.

Fresh graduates like Wang Xi, who lack the ability and have high expectations but poor skills, can only stay at home unemployed.

Fortunately, when he was worried about his savings running out, a former colleague and friend of his father heard about his situation and recommended him to "Cupid Housekeeping".

Wang Xi knew very well that the reason he was hired was largely due to the face of his uncle, researcher "Tang Yi".

After all, Cupid Housekeeping isn't really a housekeeping company. It's actually a semi-official enterprise set up specifically for "disasters."

Its main business includes pre-disaster warning, popularization of disaster prevention knowledge, temporary traffic planning, assistance to defense forces, post-disaster cleanup and reconstruction, etc.

The Shanhai Federation has a special agency dedicated to dealing with mazes and disasters, called the "Overlooking Bureau."

Cupid Housekeeping is one of the many companies regulated by the Overlook Bureau.

Although joining Cupid Housekeeping does not mean being a regular employee, it is equivalent to being an employee of a state-owned enterprise, and the benefits are very good.

"Okay thanks, I understand."

Wang Xi took the phone and replied politely.

hang up the phone.

The first thing he did was change his cell phone ringtone, replacing the original earthy electronic music with classical music.

Wang Xi rolled his eyes. Who would have thought that his taste used to be so bad.

...

...

The next day soon came.

Wang Xi got up early, cleaned himself up, changed into a cheap suit that he had only worn once at the graduation ceremony, and went out.

He was now short of money, with only less than a thousand credit points left, so he chose to take the suspended rail car.

Credit points are the circulating currency of the Shanhai Federation, and transactions and payments can be made through mobile phones, which is quite similar to the previous life.

As for purchasing power, it is lower.

For example, he spent 15 credit points to take this suspended rail car.

The function of the tram is similar to that of the subway, but the riding experience is more like that of a high-speed train. The entire journey is smooth and almost silent.

It is said that the energy source is an "ether battery" developed jointly by the Labyrinth Research Institute and the various consortium laboratories, and the raw materials are extracted from the "ether crystals" produced in the Labyrinth.

This energy source is far more durable than fossil energy, more efficient in converting electricity, and much safer than nuclear energy.

Looking at the five major countries, almost all of them have adopted "ether energy" as the mainstream, and it is showing a trend of replacing the old energy.

whoosh-

The suspended rail car shuttles quickly through the city.

The passengers on the bus are of all kinds, including students and office workers.

Wang Xi sat in the middle window seat, leaning one elbow against the window, his chin resting lazily on his arm, his eyes fixed on the street scene passing by outside the window.

Various aircraft and machines would occasionally fly past between the tall buildings. Occasionally, you could even see human figures gliding through the air.

There was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

But soon, he shook his head and looked away.

This is a world where extraordinary powers exist.

It's not surprising that humans can fly.

"Hey! Look at this news! There was a disaster in the Rust Belt yesterday!"

At this moment, a young woman standing in front of Wang Xi exclaimed, took out her cell phone, and handed it to several people around her.

These were girls wearing the same uniform: a white shirt, a black long skirt, and a round cross badge on their chests. They looked like high school students.

The girls gathered together and exclaimed in surprise after seeing the content on the phone.

"Blue alert? Even the defense team is dispatched? How scary! The whole street is destroyed..."

"How many people died?"

"The count hasn't been completed yet, but comments say there are at least several hundred people. Some surviving Rust Belt residents have even replied that the situation is more serious than they imagined!"

"Oh my God!"

Several female students chattered.

Many office workers pulled out their phones to check their phone numbers, their expressions changing. Several elderly people expressed sadness, closing their eyes and sighing softly.

Wang Xi also silently took out his mobile phone, found the relevant reports, and then browsed through them in detail.

What comes into view is a clear and large picture.

It was a collapsed streetscape, with entire rows of houses twisted and deformed. The walls looked as if they were covered in a thick layer of paint, a colorful substance.

There are also some frozen figures scattered throughout the streets, motionless like sculptures, their expressions frozen in the last moment.

Their bodies were also covered in that colorful substance, which looked very strange.

Wang Xi flipped through the report and frowned.

One of the passages is:

"According to the information released by the Overlook Bureau, the preliminary assessment is that this disaster originated from the Fairy Tale series maze, numbered Spade 2, 'Sugar Witch.'"

"Disaster Category: Legion."

"Disaster Level: Area Closure (Blue)."

He couldn't help but take a deep breath.

This is an extraordinary world.

At the same time, it is also a dangerous world...

(End of this chapter)