Ch. 70
"Brother, what did you say to Yan Guoqing? Why did his expression fall so suddenly?"
Although Yan Guoqing concealed it well, everyone present was a shrewd man. Chen Youbo could tell at a glance that Yan Guoqing was uncomfortable.
"Nothing, I just read his face and found that his son's behavior was a bit excessive. The family business would be ruined by his son in the future. I tactfully reminded him to pay attention to his son, and it turned out like this." Song Yi frowned and pouted, "People like me to say good things. I only read fortunes for people with good results, but they don't believe me. If I say something bad, it will make people dislike me. It's so difficult to be a fortune teller!"
Lou Ai glanced at Yan Guoqing, but she didn't notice that Yan Guoqing was unhappy.
But it’s none of her business whether Yan Guoqing is happy or not.
After Xia Lu treated several injured people, he returned to the car with the crystal cores he had earned, smiling happily: "Sister Lou Ai, I made a lot of crystal cores. We earned the entrance fee to the capital base. These people are so rich."
"They hold high positions in the Capital Base." Lou Ai got into the car and glanced out the window. Yan Guoqing had already begun to integrate his team and set off towards the car left behind by the convoy in front. Yan Guoqing's team members had no complaints. They were all of high quality and very obedient to orders. It was obvious at first glance that they were not new soldiers recruited after the apocalypse.
Chen Youbo slowed down the car and followed Yan Guoqing slowly.
After Yan Guoqing found the pickup truck, he walked for about another day before finally reaching the capital base.
He did not get off the car during the period, and Yan Guoqing did not have any communication with Lou Ai and the others.
"Is this the capital base? It's much larger than the previous bases. Now look at our Qiang'an base, it's less than one-third of the capital base. No wonder when Lin Ze and I were on a mission before, some of Lin Ze's subordinates said we were a rural area. We really are a rural area." Chen Youbo exclaimed.
Lou Ai had never been to the Capital Base in her previous life, but the walls of the Capital Base were higher than any other base she had ever seen. Measuring with her eyes, it was more than ten meters high. Just by looking at it, she could feel the security of being protected.
Outside the Capital Base, there are also rows of tents. The difference from the Maple City Base is that the tents outside the Capital Base are of uniform color, separated by areas, leaving paths large enough for three people to walk side by side. It is neat and beautiful just by looking at it.
From time to time, energetic soldiers would patrol back and forth outside the tent, and there would be people gently reminding people to queue up at the registration line. There would even be flyers distributed to people around, which contained various situations that needed attention at the capital base.
Without the noisy environment and the fatigue of having to deal with crises at any time, the environment brings the highest sense of happiness to the people in the capital base.
“Lou Ai, you and the soldiers line up outside for a while. I’ll go find someone to help you get your temporary residence permit.” Yan Guoqing was sitting in the passenger seat of the truck and shouted to the back. The soldiers on the pickup truck got off the truck and lined up for the inspection.
When the people in the tent area heard Yan Guoqing's words, they looked at Lou Ai with envy.
Lou Ai raised her finger and made an OK gesture, and Yan Guoqing drove the truck directly into the capital base.
"Sister Lou Ai, are the superpowers here particularly powerful?" Xia Lu got off the car and looked up at the tall city wall. "Looking at this city wall, I feel that the superpowers of the superpower team are not easy to deal with. Will we be laughed at for coming here from the Qiang'an base?"
"No." Lou Ai said calmly, turned her head and looked at He Chao who was standing far away at the registration office.
He Chao smiled awkwardly; he was actually discovered. His ability was a passive skill. Even those with special abilities who specialized in reconnaissance could rarely find out that he was eavesdropping. He Chao nodded and turned to walk into the capital base. He walked faster and faster until he finally jogged.
He Chao ran all the way to the door of the superpower team, and only then did he feel a little relieved from the guilty feeling in his heart, and then he went to find Yan Sheng.
"Brother Yan, the psychics from Qiang'an base are here." He Chao opened the door of Yan Sheng's room, and after opening the door, Gao Yang was also in Yan Sheng's room.
"Have you found out everything?" Yan Sheng stood up from the bed and shook off the melon seed shells on his body, which were scattered all over the floor. "How many people are there in total?"
"There are four of them. One of them seems not to be from the special power team. I heard someone in the base helped them get their temporary residence permits from the class." He Chao said with a smile. He picked up the broom and dustpan beside him and swept up the melon seed shells on the ground. "There is a girl among them, and the rest are men."
"They should be relatives who came here with them." Gao Yang poured the melon seed shells in his hand onto the small pile of garbage that He Chao had swept up. "How did you know that they were the psychics arranged by the Qiang'an base to come here for communication?"
"I heard it at the registration place." He Chao frowned, "But one thing is strange, they seem to have discovered me."
"There are so many people here, and you are standing at the registration area. It's not normal to see you." Yan Sheng said. He Chao helped him serve tea and water every day. He could call He Chao over with just a call. He Chao must be listening to the movements on his side all the time. He didn't feel that there was anything wrong. He didn't believe that his sensitivity to supernatural powers was not even as high as those country people from Qiang'an base.
"Yes." Gao Yang also agreed with this statement.
"Take me there first. We need to take advantage of the fact that those people in the Qiang'an base don't know the rules of the superpower team and give them a warning first." Yan Sheng said, "It just so happens that our training camp instructor is taking those top students on a mission and won't be back until tomorrow. Let's go there now."
Gao Yang rubbed his hands impatiently: "Yan Sheng, I like your quickness. By the way, is the girl from Qiang'an Base pretty?"
"Beautiful!" He Chao said in a low voice, looking at Gao Yang and Yan Sheng smiling at each other. His scalp numbed and he walked out numbly with his people.
At the gate of the Capital Base, Lou Ai was queuing up behind others to register.
Those soldiers who have registered before will directly report the code. The receptionist will take out the one belonging to her from the large file bags neatly stacked next to her, and then put in an outgoing report.
It is simpler and faster than the previous registration at Maple City Base.
Lou Ai took another look and suddenly remembered that the registration changes of Fengcheng Base were something that happened in the past. Fengcheng Base was a simplified version of the Capital Base!
"Your name, and whether you have special abilities. Those without special abilities need to show their temporary residence permit to enter the base. Those without a temporary residence permit can go to our place to get a tent." The receptionist asked, "Get a number, and wait until the residents of the base die, then enter the base in order according to the number plate."
"Will people with special abilities be given a temporary residence certificate directly?" Lou Ai was surprised.
“No, there is a superpower team recruiting over there. They usually have temporary residence certificates. They will give you one if you are accepted.” The receptionist said seriously.
Lou Ai nodded and gave her basic information: "Lou Ai, I'm a level three psychic. Just write that my psychic ability is to control zombies. I was recommended to the Psychic Team at the Capital Base from the Qiang'an Base. How do I get to the Psychic Team?"
When the receptionist heard Lou Ai talk about her ability level, he was obviously surprised for a moment, and his attitude became better: "The logo of the ability team is very conspicuous, just ask and go directly, or I will ask someone here to send you over."
"Okay, thank you for your help." Lou Ai nodded.
"No problem, your code is A-8720199763. Please remember your number. It will be needed in many places in the city."
"What's the meaning of the English words in front of the code?" Lou Ai asked as she took the note with the code from the receptionist.
"Yes, this is to screen high-level psychics. If an emergency disaster strikes, we will directly notify all A-level files through the broadcast at each street entrance to gather at the designated location. A-level files are the sharpest spears rushing forward. Of course, the B-level and C-level file personnel will also gather at different locations. Psychics without combat capabilities are classified as D-level, ordinary men as E-level, ordinary women as F-level, and pregnant women and children are all classified as G-level files. These are all for the better development of our capital base and to prevent it from being breached. This is the responsibility of every citizen." The receptionist smiled, "Of course, in contrast, A-level psychics also have the best benefits and the best and most comprehensive authority to purchase things. It is a good thing that you are classified as an A-level file."
"Well, thank you." Lou Ai thanked him.
"Hello, are you the psychics from Qiang'an Base?" As He Chao walked out of the base gate, he saw Lou Ai who was registering. He hurriedly pulled Yan Sheng and Gao Yang over and asked before the two of them spoke.
Lou Ai nodded: "Who are you?"
"They are from the Special Power Team. I've seen them before. When she came here, these two also came here." said the receptionist.
"Hello." Lou Ai walked to an open space nearby that would not hinder registration and extended her hand politely.
"Hello, hello." Seeing that Yan Sheng and the other person had no intention of shaking hands, He Chao hurriedly shook hands and said repeatedly.
Yan Sheng looked at Lou Ai's clean and pretty appearance, raised his eyebrows, winked at Gao Yang and smiled.
"We are sent by the superpower team to pick you up. We are from the superpower training camp one year older than you." Gao Yang cleared his throat. "We are the ones who come to greet newcomers to the superpower team. My name is Gao Yang."
"Lou Ai." Lou Ai said.
Behind Lou Ai, Chen Youbo and Xia Lu had also finished their registration and came over. However, Song Yi had to wait a little longer because of his temporary residence permit.
"Hello, my name is Xia Lu."
"Chen Youbo."
Yansheng came over and hugged Xia Lu in a familiar manner: "Is your Qiang'an base far from here?"
"Yes, I didn't expect the Capital Base to be so big before I came here. Our place is only one-third of the size of the Capital Base." Xia Lu nodded and praised seriously, "The living environment of the people around here is also better than ours."
"Of course, otherwise why would so many people want to come to the Capital Base." Gao Yang smiled, "Your family members should be very happy. The Ability Team has a rule that once you stop at the Capital Base and become a formal member of the Ability Team, our Ability Team will send someone to bring your family members to the Capital Base for free."
He Chao's expression tensed when he heard this. It was precisely because the reward was so good that he gritted his teeth and kept the superpower team.
Lou Ai and the others were silent, only Chen Youbo looked excited: "Really? The conditions here are so good. If my mother knew that I could join such an awesome team, she would be so happy. She would have to speak well of me when talking to the neighbors in the future."
Lou Ai: “…”
"Yes, but I'm a local of the Capital Base, and my dad doesn't care about that. If I can stay in the Superpower Team, then I'll stay. If I can't, then that's exactly what he wants." Yan Sheng and Gao Yang looked at each other. It's good to have family around. He smiled and said, "My dad was afraid that I would encounter an accident in the Superpower Team Trial Camp. I was the one who insisted on coming to the Superpower Team Trial Camp. He wanted to transfer me out, saying that it would be fine if I could stay in the base and work as a registrar."
"Your father loves you." Xia Lu said.
"My mother and your father have different educational philosophies. My mother was afraid that I wouldn't be able to survive in this world without training, so she always liked to send me to dangerous places. I didn't understand her when I was a child, but now I think what she did was right." Chen Youbo said.
Yan Sheng: "..."
Is he saying this to talk about his father? Wouldn't a normal person ask why an accident happened in a special power team? Who wants to listen to your mother's educational philosophy?!
Seeing that Chen Youbo was about to talk about his mother, Lou Ai couldn't help but interrupt the two people's conversation about their parents: "Is it dangerous in the superpower team? What is the trial camp?"
"The Trial Camp is a temporary training place for those who are recommended by various bases to train for a long time before becoming a formal member of the superpower team. They will become formal superpowers after passing the trials. Those who are at the bottom of the three trials will be eliminated and will return to where they came from." Gao Yang explained, "It is very dangerous inside the Trial Camp. The members of the Trial Camp will also go out for training during normal times. They do the same tasks as the formal members, but the rewards they receive are extremely unequal."
"Really?" Xia Lu asked in surprise, "Isn't this unreasonable?"
"We also think it's unreasonable." Yan Sheng said, "Do you still want to wait for someone? If not, let's go in and talk while walking. I'll send you to the quarantine area. We have checked the outsiders here and found no obvious scratches on their bodies. You only need to be quarantined for sixteen hours."
"We have another person waiting for a temporary residence permit and can leave later. If you have anything to do, you can leave first." Lou Ai said.
"Then I'll accompany you. The instructor is taking another pair of people out on a mission today." Yan Sheng said.
Gao Yang lowered his voice and said, "What makes people angry is that those who are selected and successfully become official members of the superpower team all have acquaintances who are high-ranking officials in the base. They all rely on their connections to get to the top. I won't talk about others, but my mortal enemy's younger brother bribed others in the last trial, causing them to deliberately fall behind and become the last group. He then got a pass and squeezed out the superpowers from another small base."
Lou Ai began to feel something was wrong: "So what?"
"You are also from a small place. Since they can bribe others and accept bribes from others, why can't you do the same?" Yan Sheng said in a gentle voice, "You can sell your first chance of elimination and directly accept elimination at the bottom. The second time, catch the person who bought your chance and let them guarantee your promotion. Otherwise, after three chances, you will most likely be eliminated by others. After you are eliminated, the safety of your family members cannot be guaranteed, and your own safety cannot be guaranteed. How far is the capital base from your base? How many places and dangers are there? Have you ever thought about it? You may die on the way back to your base."
Lou Ai shook her head: "So who are you going to sell the things you recommended to me?"
"It's far away, but it's right in front of us." Yan Sheng said in a low voice, "It will be the third trial soon. Gao Yang and I have both been last in the rankings before. If we are eliminated last again, we will be eliminated for real."
"Sorry, I won't. I think that if I fail to become a formal member of the superpower team, then the result can only prove that there is something wrong with your instructor in the trial camp." Lou Ai glanced at the people in front of her and couldn't help but smile. It had been a long time since she had seen such people. In her previous life, she always saw such people in the early days of the apocalypse. The longer she lived, the fewer such fools she encountered.
Chen Youbo also laughed: "Didn't you tell me that your father doesn't want you to be promoted to a regular team member? Why are you still wasting your time?"
"My dad doesn't want me to be promoted, but I want to. You guys should think it over carefully. He Chao is from the Shanya base, and he also came from a small place. Ask him, after my previous followers sold me the elimination rights, are they now official team members?"
After seeing He Chao nod, Yan Sheng continued, "You have to think clearly about whether you want to reject me or not. Our family is well-known in the capital base. If it weren't for the fact that this is your first time and the number of times you failed the trial is not enough, we wouldn't come to find you. You have to think clearly that many missions require multiple people to fight. You are a girl. If we team up to isolate you, do you think you can still become a formal member of the superpower team?"
"My family background is not bad. I can guarantee that most of the members of the trial team will cooperate with me. You are a newcomer. You don't want to just stay here for a few days and then go back in disgrace. What will your father, mother, brother and sister think?"
"I think it's okay." Lou Ai thought about it carefully. The mutant who came from the remote base and went back in disgrace had no good expression on her face: "I'm sorry, I don't want you to be promoted either. Although your father and I are not the same age, we have the same idea. Rounding off, what do you think you should call me?"
Yan Sheng: "F#ck, Dad..."
Yansheng came over and hugged Xia Lu in a familiar manner: "Is your Qiang'an base far from here?"
"Yes, I didn't expect the Capital Base to be so big before I came here. Our place is only one-third of the size of the Capital Base." Xia Lu nodded and praised seriously, "The living environment of the people around here is also better than ours."
"Of course, otherwise why would so many people want to come to the Capital Base." Gao Yang smiled, "Your family members should be very happy. The Ability Team has a rule that once you stop at the Capital Base and become a formal member of the Ability Team, our Ability Team will send someone to bring your family members to the Capital Base for free."
He Chao's expression tensed when he heard this. It was precisely because the reward was so good that he gritted his teeth and kept the superpower team.
Lou Ai and the others were silent, only Chen Youbo looked excited: "Really? The conditions here are so good. If my mother knew that I could join such an awesome team, she would be so happy. She would have to speak well of me when talking to the neighbors in the future."
Lou Ai: “…”
"Yes, but I'm a local of the Capital Base, and my dad doesn't care about that. If I can stay in the Superpower Team, then I'll stay. If I can't, then that's exactly what he wants." Yan Sheng and Gao Yang looked at each other. It's good to have family around. He smiled and said, "My dad was afraid that I would encounter an accident in the Superpower Team Trial Camp. I was the one who insisted on coming to the Superpower Team Trial Camp. He wanted to transfer me out, saying that it would be fine if I could stay in the base and work as a registrar."
"Your father loves you." Xia Lu said.
"My mother and your father have different educational philosophies. My mother was afraid that I wouldn't be able to survive in this world without training, so she always liked to send me to dangerous places. I didn't understand her when I was a child, but now I think what she did was right." Chen Youbo said.
Yan Sheng: "..."
Is he saying this to talk about his father? Wouldn't a normal person ask why an accident happened in a special power team? Who wants to listen to your mother's educational philosophy?!
Seeing that Chen Youbo was about to talk about his mother, Lou Ai couldn't help but interrupt the two people's conversation about their parents: "Is it dangerous in the superpower team? What is the trial camp?"
"The Trial Camp is a temporary training place for those who are recommended by various bases to train for a long time before becoming a formal member of the superpower team. They will become formal superpowers after passing the trials. Those who are at the bottom of the three trials will be eliminated and will return to where they came from." Gao Yang explained, "It is very dangerous inside the Trial Camp. The members of the Trial Camp will also go out for training during normal times. They do the same tasks as the formal members, but the rewards they receive are extremely unequal."
"Really?" Xia Lu asked in surprise, "Isn't this unreasonable?"
"We also think it's unreasonable." Yan Sheng said, "Do you still want to wait for someone? If not, let's go in and talk while walking. I'll send you to the quarantine area. We have checked the outsiders here and found no obvious scratches on their bodies. You only need to be quarantined for sixteen hours."
"We have another person waiting for a temporary residence permit and can leave later. If you have anything to do, you can leave first." Lou Ai said.
"Then I'll accompany you. The instructor is taking another pair of people out on a mission today." Yan Sheng said.
Gao Yang lowered his voice and said, "What makes people angry is that those who are selected and successfully become official members of the superpower team all have acquaintances who are high-ranking officials in the base. They all rely on their connections to get to the top. I won't talk about others, but my mortal enemy's younger brother bribed others in the last trial, causing them to deliberately fall behind and become the last group. He then got a pass and squeezed out the superpowers from another small base."
Lou Ai began to feel something was wrong: "So what?"
"You are also from a small place. Since they can bribe others and accept bribes from others, why can't you do the same?" Yan Sheng said in a gentle voice, "You can sell your first chance of elimination and directly accept elimination at the bottom. The second time, catch the person who bought your chance and let them guarantee your promotion. Otherwise, after three chances, you will most likely be eliminated by others. After you are eliminated, the safety of your family members cannot be guaranteed, and your own safety cannot be guaranteed. How far is the capital base from your base? How many places and dangers are there? Have you ever thought about it? You may die on the way back to your base."
Lou Ai shook her head: "So who are you going to sell the things you recommended to me?"
"It's far away, but it's right in front of us." Yan Sheng said in a low voice, "It will be the third trial soon. Gao Yang and I have both been last in the rankings before. If we are eliminated last again, we will be eliminated for real."
"Sorry, I won't. I think that if I fail to become a formal member of the superpower team, then the result can only prove that there is something wrong with your instructor in the trial camp." Lou Ai glanced at the people in front of her and couldn't help but smile. It had been a long time since she had seen such people. In her previous life, she always saw such people in the early days of the apocalypse. The longer she lived, the fewer such fools she encountered.
Chen Youbo also laughed: "Didn't you tell me that your father doesn't want you to be promoted to a regular team member? Why are you still wasting your time?"
"My dad doesn't want me to be promoted, but I want to. You guys should think it over carefully. He Chao is from the Shanya base, and he also came from a small place. Ask him, after my previous followers sold me the elimination rights, are they now official team members?"
After seeing He Chao nod, Yan Sheng continued, "You have to think clearly about whether you want to reject me or not. Our family is well-known in the capital base. If it weren't for the fact that this is your first time and the number of times you failed the trial is not enough, we wouldn't come to find you. You have to think clearly that many missions require multiple people to fight. You are a girl. If we team up to isolate you, do you think you can still become a formal member of the superpower team?"
"My family background is not bad. I can guarantee that most of the members of the trial team will cooperate with me. You are a newcomer. You don't want to just stay here for a few days and then go back in disgrace. What will your father, mother, brother and sister think?"
"I think it's okay." Lou Ai thought about it carefully. The mutant who came from the remote base and went back in disgrace had no good expression on her face: "I'm sorry, I don't want you to be promoted either. Although your father and I are not the same age, we have the same idea. Rounding off, what do you think you should call me?"
Yan Sheng: "F#ck, Dad..."
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