Chapter 44 As Expected, Yet Unexpected
The burly man opposite her possessed the ability to harden his body. Upon seeing Yu Miaomiao wielding her knife, he quickly activated his ability and hardened his entire body.
Yu Miaomiao slashed at the stainless steel arm with her sword, and the opponent took the blow head-on. The Tang sword was also somewhat strained against the stainless steel, and apart from causing some scratches, nothing else happened.
However, Yu Miaomiao's slashes were so powerful that they caused the burly man's entire body to tremble, making him somewhat dizzy.
Seeing that the slashing was ineffective, but the external force was still effective, Yu Miaomiao twisted her wrist and replaced the Tang sword with a large hammer.
"Eighty...eighty..."
He swung the hammer and kept hitting the burly man's steel skull. The burly man had never seen anything like this before, and after a few swings of the hammer, he was completely knocked unconscious.
Miracles happen with great effort. Although Yu Miaomiao struggled a bit with her swing, she completed the competition without getting hurt.
Lu An was not surprised by the result; it was all within her expectations. Her best friend was definitely a strong person.
The spectators were stunned, all shocked by the violent sledgehammer swing beneath that gentle and serene exterior.
Moreover, the weapon switching during the battle was almost seamless, which is something many space-based abilities cannot do so smoothly; it's practically a walking arsenal.
Spatial abilities are highly sought after in mercenary teams. They can carry supplies, store large quantities of weapons and prey, and teams with spatial abilities can travel more lightly than other teams when going on missions.
Moreover, Yu Miaomiao's combat ability is no less than that of many offensive types, and at this moment, several onlookers in the crowd have already silently memorized Yu Miaomiao's name.
The selection results are announced every half day, and the selected individuals with special abilities can register and pay for supplies at their assigned bases.
Unexpectedly, they both passed. The main reason was that Yu Miaomiao didn't expect that she could swing a sledgehammer into the capital's military base; she was prepared to hand over 100 kilograms of grain.
The two happily drove together to pick up He Liang, hoping he would have good luck too.
Here, He Liang was exceptionally selected for the military base patrol team because of his special abilities.
The reason is simple: its invincible defense and unbeatable escape make it the perfect choice for patrol teams.
The primary task of patrolling is to maintain public order and prevent harm. To do this, one must first ensure one's own safety.
So when the patrol team's testing officer saw He Liang's unique ability, his eyes lit up. What a promising talent!
After picking up He Liang, and learning that they had all passed the test, the three of them were in high spirits. He Liang was grateful for his awakened superpower and thanked Yu Miaomiao and Lu An for bringing him to the capital.
"You're welcome. Remember to treat us to a meal when you get your salary," Lu An joked.
"Absolutely!"
The three completed the registration process at the entrance of the capital's military base, and their respective crystal bracelets were logged into the military base's system information.
Yu Miaomiao had already registered as a spatial ability user, so she no longer needed to hide her abilities. In front of He Liang, she directly put the RV into her spatial storage.
"I guessed you had some amazing skills, but I didn't expect you to be this good."
He Liang had long sensed that Yu Miaomiao and He Liang were no ordinary people. However, the main reason he was able to live so long was that he didn't pry into other people's secrets.
He Liang was about to say goodbye to Yu Miaomiao and the others for the time being. He was going to report to the patrol team, where they would assign him a dormitory, give him meal tickets, and arrange everything else.
Yu Miaomiao and her group planned to first go to the material exchange center to find out the exchange rate of materials for sub-crystals, and then go to the real estate center to find out the amount of sub-crystals needed to buy a house in the base.
In her previous life, before Yu Miaomiao died, the capital city was the best-developed base, without exception.
This means that they can live comfortably within the base for at least several years, so buying a house is definitely necessary.
The base entrance was hidden beneath a bustling underground shopping mall in the capital. After the natural disaster, it was buried under ice. The capital's high command then issued an order to coordinate the troops to urgently excavate and dig the entrance, which took a week to open a passage.
Countless soldiers lost their lives here.
For the sake of China and the future of its people, no difficulty is insurmountable. With the nation and its people at the forefront, no soldier will back down, and no soldier will give up.
This is the blessing of being born a Chinese.
The base entrance is a heavy air-raid shelter gate with soldiers standing guard. You have to queue up and scan your face to enter. In addition, facial recognition can be used to access all access control systems within your authorized range in the underground city shelter.
Apart from the civil defense gate at the entrance, which needs to be opened and closed manually, most of the other doors in the underground city are electrical equipment. The electricity generated by clean energy is currently sufficient to maintain the stable operation of the underground city's power system.
If power shortages occur in the future, the underground city will have other kinetic power supply equipment and some electric ability users will also participate in the base's power supply work.
After passing through the passage at the entrance of the underground city, enter the public square on the first underground floor. The resource exchange hall is located in the center on the left.
The network of interconnected passageways allows for easy access to floors via elevators, as well as pedestrian and vehicle travel.
The base's public areas are equipped with surveillance equipment, and in addition to patrol teams, patrol robots and engineering vehicles constantly move back and forth across the plaza.
Inside the goods exchange hall.
A row of neatly arranged exchange windows faces the main entrance. On both sides are explanations of the daily exchange rates for various materials to obtain Asian crystals. For other materials without clear point information, you can go to the window to consult the staff directly.
The number of points you can redeem may fluctuate daily.
The hall was bustling with activity, with many people inquiring about points and processing their exchanges.
Yu Miaomiao quickly glanced at the description board. The exchange points for food and grain were around 10-20 Asian Crystals per kilogram. She wasn't sure if this was reasonable and needed to check the market prices for purchasing and exchanging goods to make a judgment. She also needed to see how many Asian Crystals were needed for housing.
In the corner of the lobby, there is also a machine that automatically merges the sub-crystal points on the wristbands. Recycling the wristbands merges the sub-crystals into the logged-in wristband account, which is very convenient.
Yu Miaomiao logged in using her bracelet and merged the Asia Crystal Points of the seven people, which turned out to be a substantial asset.
Each person starts with 100 sub-crystals in their bracelet as a reward for handing over supplies. Although it's a bit of a loss, it's something you have to spend to enter the base.
"Beep—Bracelet has 380 points remaining. Merge?"
confirm.
"Beep—544 points remaining on the bracelet. Merge?"
confirm.
"Beep—Bracelet remaining points..."
After a series of actions, Yu Miaomiao's bracelet balance reached 4245 points, easily obtaining a large sum of money.
The house purchase is also planned to deduct Asian Crystals from Yu Miaomiao's bracelet, so all the exchanged and acquired points are temporarily deposited into Yu Miaomiao's account.
Their next destination was the real estate transaction hall.
There are two ways to rent or buy houses in the underground city, and the procedures are handled at the real estate transaction center.
As the two stepped into the trading center, they were surprised to find that there were almost no people around. A staff member warmly greeted them.
"Hello, are you renting or buying a house? Do you have a preferred location?"
"We've just entered the dungeon, could you give us a brief overview?"
"Alright, the underground city has a total of 99 underground floors, divided into two areas: a public area and a confidential area, with separate passages separating the two areas."
The underground city covers a total area of 85 million square meters.
A single floor can accommodate more than 100,000 people at the same time.
Let me briefly introduce the common areas to you two.
The first floor is the foyer, which is the preparation hall for inspection and registration before entry.
Floors two through eight are public areas, housing facilities such as the Asia Crystal exchange, RV center, shopping mall, cafeteria, hospital, and school.
The real estate agent paused, unscrewed his thermos, and took a sip of water.