Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

The Self-Defense Forces took a glance at the brand new Land Rover sedan in front of them. The car did not look like it had been exposed to the wind and rain of the apocalypse. The car was at least 80% new, and the tires did not look like they had been used much.

However, all these doubts were suppressed by the members of the Self-Defense Forces. After all, people who could drive these days were either rich or noble. In the apocalypse, cars could no longer be bought with money, but also depended on connections. And as far as he knew, except for the cars preserved before the apocalypse, the vehicles in the base were now allocated, and only public officials were eligible to use the vehicles.

If Gu Tongwan knew what the Self-Defense Forces were thinking, she would never have let the robot repair the car to its perfect condition. But now this car is already the least eye-catching in terms of performance and appearance in the space.

I don’t know what people would think if I took out the two Rolls-Royces and Ferraris that I had restored before.

"Is this your first time entering the base?" The young man from the Self-Defense Force who was asking the question was not very old, only about twenty-three or twenty-four. Perhaps because he saw that she was a girl, his attitude was not tough.

Gu Tongwan nodded, "Yes, but I used to be from Xiaoxi Village."

The members of the Self-Defense Force had all participated in the construction of the base at that time. They knew that before the base was built, a nearby prefecture-level city, which covered twelve villages, was included in the scope. Xiaoxi Village in particular happened to be at the core of the base. Even a lot of people were sent to drive out the mutant beasts in the strange back mountain.

When he heard about Xiaoxi Village, the man immediately asked in confusion: "Are you from Xiaoxi Village? Why didn't you stay in the base before?"

Gu Tongwan replied to the question that might have been asked a long time ago, "We accidentally got separated during the earthquake, and have been living in another city during this period."

Because the end of the world has caused many families to be torn apart and separated from their loved ones, many members of the Self-Defense Forces still cannot find their parents and children, so he nodded with a little emotion.

The Self-Defense Forces member said, "Although you are a villager of Xiaoxi Village, you need to pay a certain fee to enter the base. It is usually paid in the form of supplies or crystal cores. There are temporary and long-term settlement fees. If you are a villager of Xiaoxi Village, I suggest that you pay the long-term settlement fee in one lump sum."

"Okay, thank you comrade." Gu Tongwan thanked.

"Sorry, you need to take off your mask for facial registration." The Self-Defense Force pointed to a place at the entrance that looked like a security booth, but in fact the door was closed, probably where registration took place.

When Gu Tongwan got out of the car, Aoao and Tutu in the back seat immediately bent down.

The Self-Defense Forces knew that there were animals in the back row. After all, there were still powerful people raising animals in the apocalypse. Some even raised mutant beasts in their own yards, trying to tame them to gain a sense of conquest.

When the two big dogs came down from the back row, they immediately attracted the attention of all the Self-Defense Forces.

After all, it is rare to raise two dogs so sleek and smooth in the apocalypse, and apart from being a little bigger in size, there seems to be nothing unusual about the two dogs.

Aoao and Tutu were indeed very docile in non-combat situations, but only towards Gu Tongwan. At this moment, they wagged their tails and followed her obediently into the cabin.

The people registering inside were dressed similarly to the Self-Defense Forces, the only difference being that the name tags on their chests were blue, while most of the Self-Defense Forces' name tags were silver. Probably, the silver ones were for field staff, and the blue ones were for clerical staff.

"Please take off your mask and look here, then register your fingerprints."

The staff pointed to a facial recognition device and a fingerprint collector placed in front, which was no different from the previous police station.

Gu Tongwan sat on the stool in front and then took off his mask.

The staff member was not very old. When the Self-Defense Force members were recruited, the age limit was very strict. Field staff basically had to be between 18 and 30 years old, while clerical staff had to be between 18 and 35 years old. Those over 35 could only find related jobs in the base.

At present, part of the network has been restored in the base, but the network communication situation is not good. Network base stations are often damaged by mutant animals. Therefore, each base needs to frequently send people out to carry out maintenance work on the major base stations.

Moreover, the network in the base is only for office use. Ordinary people cannot enjoy the network here. Moreover, under the current circumstances, normal families do not have computers and mobile phones.

Originally, I just wanted to record a person's face for name registration, but when I looked up at the computer screen, I caught a glimpse of a face that was so delicate and beautiful that it was unforgettable.

The staff member was startled, then turned his face away from the computer and looked at Gu Tongwan a few more times.

Her face under the mask was white and smooth, her brows were delicate and cold, she was a beautiful woman who caught everyone's attention. She didn't look any damaged by the wind and frost in this apocalypse. Her clothes were neat and clean, and she had a car and a dog. If it wasn't her first time entering the base, one would have thought she was the daughter of some senior leader in the base.

After finally suppressing his inner surprise, the staff completed the registration and handed Gu Tongwan a plastic card, which is the so-called "identity card". They also gave him a small blue booklet, which is the long-term residence permit.

"The residence permit needs to be reviewed by the base union every six months. When entering the base for the first time, you need to pay 50 kilograms of rice and 20 kilograms of flour at one time."

Gu Tongwan only had 30 kilograms of rice in the car. He didn't expect that so many supplies would be needed to enter the base, so he asked again: "Besides rice and flour, can you deliver something else?"

"Anything of value is fine. You can take a look at the list of supplies here first." The staff member said as he handed over a booklet, which detailed the items that could be used as settlement expenses when entering the base.

Food items include rice, flour, grain and oil, while energy items include gasoline, diesel, etc. Things that are not easy to preserve, such as fruits and meat, cannot be used as payment.

One point caught Gu Tongwan's attention. Crystal cores can also be used as materials and belong to the energy category. Moreover, the value of crystal cores of different levels is different.

Did crystal cores appear after the natural disaster in the last life?

Gu Tongwan had the impression that he had never heard of crystal cores. Perhaps in this life, due to the butterfly effect, everything had developed in a different direction.

There are five levels of crystal cores: the yellow crystal cores of D-level mutant beasts, the blue crystal cores of C-level mutant beasts, the green crystal cores of B-level mutant beasts, the red crystal cores of A-level mutant beasts, and the highest level black crystal core, which can only be obtained from extremely rare S-level mutant beasts.

When she was in the empty city, she hunted so many mutant beasts, but never saw the so-called crystal core. Could it be that the empty city was a wrong fragment of time and space, so the mutant beasts inside did not have crystal cores?

She had been in the empty city for too long and was cut off from news of the outside world. She would need to learn more about these things later.

After thinking for a while, Gu Tongwan neatly delivered 20 kilograms of rice and a L barrel of gasoline.

After everything was done, I was finally able to enter the base, but there was still one thing I needed to do at the union, which was to exchange the land certificate in my hand for real estate at the base.