Quick travel: the life of smuggling is so exciting

After Lin Xia and the other person had their eyes checked, they each took a steel card.

It is small, about the size of a thumb, with a hole on it for others to thread a rope through.

This is their official card at the Z City base, which serves as an ID card, pass and points card.

From now on, you only need to swipe your card to enter and exit, and there is no need to register again.

Of course, my eyes will still be checked every time I come in, after all, demonization can happen anytime and anywhere.

The two passed through the gate and entered the city. There was not a single plant on the roadside, only gray-white concrete floors. A luxurious electric fence was laid above the dome, covering the entire city.

Based on the original building, it is divided into five building areas. The building in the middle and the second building on the left has the highest frequency of people coming and going.

"Sister, do you need a tour guide?"

A little boy with the word "tour guide" written on his dirty vest looked at Lin Xia expectantly.

There were several other children of the same type next to them, both boys and girls, the oldest no older than 12 years old.

"Sister, I know everything about the base. Wherever you want to go, I can lead the way. The price is very cheap."

"How much do you want for leading the way?" asked Lin's mother.

"One point every two hours."

Lin Xia didn't have any points. "Besides the points, do you want to receive anything else?"

"As long as it's edible, I'll take it." The little boy was happy. The chances of this order being successful were very high.

Finally, Lin Xia used a bag of instant bread to keep the little boy busy for the rest of the day.

The little boy was so happy. Although the instant noodles were not filling, they were delicious. He could earn at least 5 points by selling them, which was enough to buy 5 black cakes.

Black cakes are the food at the bottom of the base, and their main ingredients are cockroaches and plant roots.

Although most evolved animals have become more delicious, cockroaches are among the unpalatable minority. The black cakes made from them are smelly, hoarse, and particularly rough.

Even though it tastes bad, it is the largest source of food because cockroaches are easy to raise, non-toxic, and have high nutritional value. One pancake made from it can be enough to fill you up.

"Sister, my name is Xiaodouzi. Is there any place you want to go? If not, I can introduce you to them one by one."

Xiaodouzi is only 6 years old this year, but he is already a skilled child laborer.

"Xiaodouzi, do you know where I can buy drones?"

Lin Xia had gone out before but didn’t find it, so she came to the base to try her luck.

"Sister, I know. I know a brother who repairs home appliances. He has it."

After hesitating for a long time, Xiaodouzi added, "Sister, drones will be attacked by big birds if they go up in the sky. It won't be of much use if you buy one."

"My sister bought it for use, please take me there."

Xiaodouzi suddenly relaxed and skillfully led the two into the second building on the left.

As soon as I came in, a chill hit me and the temperature inside dropped by at least 10 degrees.

The temperature was not strange, but what surprised Lin Xia was that there was soothing light music playing in the building, and a sign for the psychological clinic was prominently displayed in the most conspicuous place.

Seeing that the two were confused, Xiaodouzi explained to them.

"The Northern Base has conducted research and has dubbed the sudden onset of madness outside as demonization. It's said that people are more susceptible to demonization if they are mentally unhealthy and mentally unstable, so they are urged to actively seek help from psychiatrists.

The psychological clinic we just visited is officially run, and they charge 2 points per hour."

Lin Xia nodded. No wonder there was light music playing in the building to relax people.

"Do you know how the base distinguishes different types of creatures? Is there a level division?"

“I don’t know the level, but I know the classification.

Humans, animals, and plants will all go mad and become demons, and be called demons, demon beasts, and demon plants.

Then some of the three types of creatures will develop special abilities. Humans are called mutants, and animals and plants are called mutant animals or mutant plants.

If demonized creatures develop special abilities, we collectively refer to them as mutated demons, mutated demon beasts, and mutated demon plants."

Xiaodouzi's series of magic words made Lin's mother dizzy.

Lin Xia understood.

He concluded: "So those with special abilities are called mutants."

Xiaodouzi touched his bald head and corrected himself, "A normal person with special abilities is called a mutant. Other creatures are just called mutants."

As he spoke, he turned into a row of shops on the left and took them to a small corner inside the building.

"Brother Xinxin, this sister wants to buy something."

Xiaodouzi seemed to be very familiar with the shop owner and came in and called out to people loudly.

A thin, bald boy with glasses came out and smiled at Xiaodouzi as a greeting.

Turning to Lin Xia, he asked, "What would you like to buy?"

Xiaodouzi did not take the initiative to answer for Lin Xia, but stood quietly aside like a wooden stake.

“I heard you have drones?”

"Yes, there are 3 brand new ones and 2 second-hand ones. The brand new ones are worth 20 points, and the second-hand ones are worth 15 points." The boy with glasses didn't look like a boss and fell silent after he said that.

Lin Xia did not discuss the price. She felt it was quite reasonable. On the way here, she asked Xiaodouzi about the value of points. An ordinary person earns 6 to 8 points a day, so 20 points is not expensive.

Ask about home appliance repair instead.

"Can you fix the air conditioner?"

The man with glasses was not surprised, as most of his orders were for air conditioner repairs.

"We can repair it. 2 points minimum, depending on the extent of the damage. We only provide on-site service within the base."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xia took out an air conditioner and asked him to estimate its price.

The man with glasses was shocked. It was a person with spatial abilities. This was the first time he had seen one. It was amazing!

"Stop being dazed. Take a look. Can it be fixed? How many points are needed?"

The boy came back to his senses and began to check the air conditioner. "It's mainly the outdoor unit that's the problem, but the temperature has been too high recently. Even if ordinary parts are repaired, they won't work. If you want to use it at this stage, you have to replace it with a part produced by the base. Plus my labor fee, it will cost 30 points in total."

"Are the parts in the base only resistant to high temperatures? Can they be used at low temperatures?"

This is the end of the world. Who knows, there might be a severe drop in temperature someday, and the air conditioner might go on strike.

"The new parts can be used in environments ranging from 80 degrees Celsius to -50 degrees Celsius."

Lin Xia was relieved when she learned that the store accepted instant noodles as payment. They agreed to buy 5 drones and repair 6 air conditioners for 50 packs of instant noodles.

Because repairs take time, Lin Xia paid for the drone first and left the air conditioner outdoor unit in the store, waiting to pay after it was repaired.

After walking out of the store, Lin Xia asked Xiaodouzi to take her to find an ice-type mutant, as she also needed to stock up on some ice.

Xiaodouzi led the two out of the left area and came to the right area. It was obvious that the trading areas for people with special abilities and ordinary people were clearly separated.

The shops in the area for people with special abilities are larger and are divided into six major sections: gold, wood, water, fire, earth and a miscellaneous area.

Xiaodouzi led them to the water area, where there were people selling water and ice.

Lin Xia chose a store with a short-haired beauty and walked in.

The moment I entered, the temperature dropped sharply.

"Hello, would you like to buy some ice?"

The short-haired beauty quickly glanced at the few people and fixed her eyes on Lin Xia.

"Well, do you accept fresh freezing? I have water."

Ice made from your own water is safer.

"This lady, yes, but I don't accept points, only barter."

The points in the base can be used to buy anything in the official supermarket, but there are only a few kinds of food, and recycled meat is rarely released. She is short of delicious food.