After the two returned to the kindergarten, Zhang Kuang looked at them coming back empty-handed and was quite surprised.
After listening to Li Tianming recount the entire process, he had a puzzled expression.
Turning his head, he lowered his voice and asked Li Tianming, "Old Li, he doesn't even have a single gold coin, yet he's thinking about buying a car? Is he some foolish young master from a wealthy family?"
"Hey, Old Zhang, you know what? That comment was actually quite on point!"
Qin Siyang, on the other hand, sat to the side, opened Godslayer Camp, and searched for well-reviewed taxi drivers in District 9, pretending not to hear their conversation.
When dinner time came, the two sat inside, while Zhang Kuang brought them some food.
Qin Siyang looked at the dishes in front of him, inhaling the mouthwatering aroma, and couldn't help but drool.
Stir-fried pork liver with onions—rich and fragrant.
Stir-fried eggs with cucumber and wood ear fungus—the colors were bright and appetizing, and the texture was surely crisp and refreshing.
There was also a dish of asparagus stir-fried with shrimp, coated in a glossy, translucent sauce, making it irresistible.
As Qin Siyang gazed at the plump shrimp, he was even more astonished.
'With their size, they don't look like river shrimp—they are more like sea shrimp.'
'A safe zone can even cultivate seafood?'
Looking at the lavish spread on the table, he couldn't help but ask, "Director Zhang, is this what the kids in your kindergarten eat every day?"
"No. They also get one braised sea cucumber each. But the sea cucumbers are rationed, so there aren't any extras."
For a moment, Qin Siyang felt that being a kindergarten kid was truly a blessing.
The only downside? The bowls were too small, about the size of a teacup.
This meant he could only pick up one bite of food at a time.
Not that he had anything to complain about.
The food was free, so delicious—what was there to nitpick?
After finishing their meal, they digested for a bit, then each took turns using the bathroom to shower before lying down to rest.
Since smoking wasn't allowed in the kindergarten, a bored Li Tianming decided to sleep early.
Qin Siyang browsed forum posts on his phone for a while before dozing off.
Zhang Kuang had initially planned to prepare some late-night snacks for them.
But before he even got off work, those two were already snoring.
Zhang Kuang glanced at them through the window, full of disdain, then left.
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[Blue Star Calendar: March 21, 2010]
[Western Calendar: Sunday]
[Lunar Calendar: Gengyin Year, Second Month, Eleventh Day. Suitable for coming-of-age ceremonies, avoid medical treatments.]
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The two had gone to bed early and woke up at three in the morning.
As if anticipating their early rise, Zhang Kuang had already placed food on the windowsill outside the room.
The food was cold, and since they didn't know where to heat it up, nor was it appropriate to just walk into the kindergarten kitchen. They simply had a meal of cold porridge and buns before packing up and heading out.
Qin Siyang called the taxi driver he had arranged in advance, asking him to pick them up at the kindergarten entrance and take them to Exit 213 of the Safe Zone.
Standing outside the kindergarten in the chilly wind, they waited for about half an hour before a slightly worn-out taxi pulled up in front of them.
Qin Siyang checked the license plate. It was indeed the car he had booked. Then got in with Li Tianming.
The interior of the car was clean and well-maintained, with no smell of smoke, and there was even a faint fresh scent.
Beside the seat, a few newspapers were placed for passengers to pass the time during the journey.
This taxi driver was someone Qin Siyang had carefully selected after comparing multiple reviews on the forum.
Everyone said he was a good person.
Besides the comfortable ride, there was another major advantage.
The driver was disabled—he couldn't speak.
This particular limitation, instead, made him overwhelmingly popular on the forum.
And it was precisely why Qin Siyang had chosen him.
Although he was quite talkative himself, that was only with people he was familiar with.
When it came to strangers, talking too much always made him uncomfortable.
Li Tianming asked, "Did you check the situation outside Exit 213 of the Safe Zone?"
"I did. To enter Exit 213, you need more than 1,800 Godslayer Points. I don't know how many points you have, but there's an additional note below—[Insurer] are exempt from the point requirement and can enter freely. You're my Insurer, so you don't have to meet that requirement."
Li Tianming nodded, "Mm, did you check the situation outside the safe zone exit?"
"Why would I check the situation outside the safe zone exit?"
Li Tianming was stunned for a moment, at a loss for words.
He hadn't expected that he would actually need to explain the principle of 'A craftsman must sharpen his tools before working.'
"You're planning to hunt gods, and you don't even want to find out what gods exist out there?"
Qin Siyang shot him a glance, "Old Li, you're overthinking it. I don't need to."
"You have a plan?"
"With you here, why would I need to look into that stuff?"
Li Tianming snorted and didn't bother responding to Qin Siyang anymore.
After passing through a tunnel, the taxi drove for a while longer before reaching the safe zone exit.
Getting out of the car, Qin Siyang transferred 2,000 copper coins to the driver's electronic account as agreed upon.
Qin Siyang winced, "Two thousand copper coins for a single ride—damn, that's expensive."
"Boss Qin, if it's inconvenient, why not just buy a car?"
Qin Siyang shot Li Tianming a look of disgust.
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Exit 213 of the Safe Zone was built just like Exit 207. A clean, well-maintained platform with designated sections around it.
There were similar areas: [Medical Zone,] [Cleaning Zone,] [Dining Zone,] [Rest Zone,] [Foot Washing Zone,] [Massage Zone,] and [Club Zone].
But there was no [Cultured Men Zone].
Without that section, Qin Siyang felt like something was missing.
Scanning the surroundings, he quickly understood. Exit 213 of the Safe Zone was mostly populated by Sequence Ability Users with black hair and black eyes. There were hardly any foreigners.
That meant it wasn't a highly culturally integrated area, so the kind of establishments typically frequented by foreigners had been removed.
Instead, Exit 213's [Foot Washing Zone] and [Massage Zone] were probably twice the size of those at Exit 207.
The two approached the checkpoint.
The inspector here was just like the one at Exit 207.
Expressionless. Lifeless eyes. Like a walking corpse.
A long, seemingly endless line stretched ahead.
Yet, he was the only one checking IDs.
No one spoke to him, and each person only paused in front of him for about two seconds.
Surrounded by a sea of people, yet isolated in utter loneliness.
Qin Siyang looked at his grief-stricken face and felt that, at this rate, if the guy suddenly pulled out a knife and killed himself in the next second, it wouldn't be surprising at all.
Safe zone exit inspections truly were soul-crushing jobs.
Qin Siyang sighed, "Even if I starved to death, I'd never take a job as a checkpoint inspector."
Li Tianming casually replied, "Don't be so sure."
"Old Li, you think I'd go back on my word?"
"Nothing is impossible."
"When I got married, we swore to love each other for a lifetime. Looking back now, those vows were nothing but empty farts."
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