Urban Peerless Expert-Chapter 3893 - 3912: The Beginning of a New Life

The rooms were quickly arranged; they were all standard workspaces, one-bedroom units with bathrooms, and the furnishings and various electrical appliances inside all exuded a sense of futuristic technology.

Fang Tian instructed the people on how to use the various electrical appliances in their residences, and then distributed a card to each person.

"This card is a living card for the base. Each living card has a limit of ten thousand Federation Coins. With this card, you can make purchases at the base’s cafeteria and shop."

"Now I’ll take everyone to the cafeteria for dinner."

Lin Chen held the living card in his hand, flipping it over twice, feeling inexplicably complicated.

Can it be that I’m using a "bank card" again?

Fang Tian led the people outside, explaining, "This living card is just a temporary measure within our base, usually for external personnel. Our internal staff do not use this card."

Lin Chen asked, "Then what do you use?"

Fang Tian laughed and said, "Federation citizens will have accounts linked with their identity information. Our work income is automatically deposited into our accounts. Anywhere in the Federation, we can directly make purchases based on our identity information."

"Since you are newcomers, not federation citizens, you don’t have a legal identity or linked account, so you’ll temporarily use the living card instead."

"Don’t worry. The living card is fully usable within our base and is no different from others using personal accounts. It won’t cause any inconvenience."

Lin Chen understood immediately. After all, his hometown had a similar consumption method, only somewhat less advanced.

The others were from the Cultivation World, primarily focused on spells and divine powers. For a moment, they were somewhat bewildered by these technologies, but under Fang Tian’s explanation, they basically understood.

The Sea Burning Immortal Monarch asked, "Must we stay at the base for now and not leave?"

Fang Tian answered, "For the time being, yes, but I think that as long as you achieve something, you’ll certainly receive better treatment and may even obtain legal federal status."

The Qingluan Immortal Monarch asked, "What benefits are there to obtaining legal federal status?"

Fang Tian smiled and said, "The Federation is very strict on identity control. If you’re undocumented, you’ll find it difficult to move an inch. Once caught, you might rot in jail."

"After obtaining legal federal status, you can enjoy many rights of a federal citizen, such as body modification and access to cultivation methods. In short, having a legal identity is crucial for living in the Federation."

Lin Chen bitterly smiled internally, is our group now undocumented immigrants?

Without a legal identity, you can’t find any work and could be reported and arrested.

Hey, this scenario seems somewhat familiar.

The people arrived at the cafeteria and, under Fang Tian’s guidance, lined up to the front of the food distribution area.

On the light screen that popped up, various meal options appeared. Following Fang Tian’s demonstrative operations, after selecting the food they wanted to eat, they finally scanned their living cards, automatically deducting the amount, and ordering was thus completed.

After ordering, they followed the passage to the collection point, where the automatic conveyor belt delivered the meals they had selected.

Even though everyone including Lin Chen was at least a Sub-Saint, they didn’t actually need to eat the meal, but being newcomers, knowing nothing, they hoped to fully integrate into the life here by participating in various activities, integrating into this world.

The people held their trays and found an empty spot, sitting in two rows facing each other.

The food was delicious, but gave off a standardized feel. Obviously, while tasty, it definitely wouldn’t be considered high-end cuisine.

Lin Chen and the others consumed their first meal in this world with a sense of experimentation.

"After dinner, it’s officially off work time, which is personal free time. I need to go home as well; see you all tomorrow."

"If you encounter anything in life you’re unsure about, you can ask the dormitory area administrators, they’ll assist you."

"We’ll see you tomorrow!"

Fang Tian left cheerfully. Watching his back, everyone felt a vague envy.

Although he was an ordinary worker, he was free; our group, though powerful, has now become prisoners, losing our freedom, confined within this purifier production base.

The base wasn’t small. After a brief stroll, everyone returned to their respective rooms.

The multifunctional light screen television in the room not only allowed watching various programs but also served as a computer screen to enter the base’s public electronic book storage area, from which books could be selected to view.

Although the silver-eyed man Zhang Zhongjiu hadn’t set a deadline for the people, there was still a sense of urgency within them, who knew how patient he would be?

They had indeed overheard Zhang Zhongjiu’s and Secretary Bai’s conversation.

Back at the dormitory entrance, the Sea Burning Immortal Monarch followed behind Qingluan into the room, Dugu Feng and Nangong Li entered another room, while Yao Xuanji and Lan Shuiying followed Lin Chen into his room.

After closing the door, everyone shared a glance, and their previously tense exteriors suddenly relaxed.

Yao Xuanji flopped onto the bed without any image concern, smiling bitterly, "Today’s experiences were just like a dream. In the morning, we were still supreme Heaven Deities, and by afternoon, we became prisoners and then... engineers?"

Lan Shuiying sighed, "So far, we’re still alive, and that’s something to be thankful for."

Lin Chen smiled to console them, "At least it’s not too bad. Though we’re prisoners, we haven’t completely lost our freedom. We can still make some moves."

Yao Xuanji turned her head to look at Lin Chen beside her, "Are we really going to stay well-behaved here?"

Lin Chen pointed at the black ring on his neck, "With this thing, we can’t leave, right? It’s set that exceeding a certain energy will explode, and if we escape a certain distance, it’ll explode too. I suspect there are more conditions. In the end, as long as we are not obedient and try to run away, we’ll probably die."

Lan Shuiying replied helplessly, "Yes, as long as we cannot remove this thing, we’re subject to control and have to stay here. Moreover, this thing is so advanced it can definitely locate and track us. With their spatial movement technology, there’s nowhere we can go to escape."

"Yes, unless we flee to the Sea of Chaos."

Lin Chen self-deprecatingly remarked, "Let’s think about the matters at hand. Xuanji, what do you think they are thinking?"

Yao Xuanji, aware of Lin Chen’s conflicts with them, became serious: "If they don’t gain power, due to our strength, they probably won’t dare do much. But if they gain power and grow stronger, who knows if they won’t turn on us..."