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Entry and exit from Changhe Base were very strict.

Aside from being authorized by the military, City Hall, and other authoritative departments, ordinary people who wanted to enter or exit the city had to register as a force first, enroll as field staff within the force, then apply, and only after approval could they leave.

The reason for these complications was naturally due to the zombie virus. At any time, one could not slacken the protection against the virus. The so-called 'a dike collapses because of an ant hole,' many bases were destroyed not because they encountered irresistible disasters, but because the defenses were inadequate, allowing the zombie virus to break through from the inside...

Therefore, Changhe Base was particularly strict in this regard.

Although for ordinary people, there really was no need to go outside. The base was so big, it had everything within, and it was so dangerous outside, leaving was simply courting death. But there were always those who were disobedient, so rules certainly had to exist.

Previously, Wang Tao left the city using a route authorized by the City Hall. Now there was no need to trouble others, registering a force directly was fine.

Wang Tao had Jade Lotus register a force under her own name, named it Starfire Society, derived from Wang Tao's awakening "Starfire Outbreak." The president was Jade Lotus.

Wang Tao couldn't be bothered to manage affairs, and Jade Lotus had experience, so she was burdened with the task.

All of their group joined the Starfire Society and were set as field staff, then finally applied to leave the city.

Registering a force was relatively troublesome in itself, requiring various assessments and checks among other things, and setting people as field staff within the force was also quite complex, needing registrations, tests, etc.

Wang Tao directly called Cui Sheng to help run some errands.

To Wang Tao's orders, Cui Sheng was not only not unhappy but rather excited.

After all, Wang Tao was a big shot, and running errands for a big shot was something many desired. He wasn't afraid of being troubled by the big shot; he was afraid of being forgotten by him.

Wang Tao asked Cui Sheng for help after returning from the research institute, by which time it was already night.

The next morning, while Wang Tao was having breakfast, Cui Sheng came over with all the necessary documents.

"Mr. Wang, all the procedures for the Starfire Society are now in order, and the application for leaving the city has also been approved; you can leave at any time, you just need to register before leaving," he said.

Wang Tao glanced briefly at the documents.

The name of the Starfire Society was fine, president Jade Lotus, vice-president Zhang Hong, Wei Zhenguo… member Wang Tao… all were in order.

Wang Tao held no position, just a small soldier within the Starfire Society.

"Very good, thank you for your hard work," he said.

Wang Tao handed the documents to Jade Lotus.

"It's no trouble! Serving Mr. Wang is my honor!" Cui Sheng hastily spoke up.

Actually, it definitely was troublesome; he had run around various departments overnight to get this matter sorted.

Since the founder of the Starfire Society was Jade Lotus, her previously registered identity was a Level 3 ability user. She had not actively updated it, so it remained that identity.

A Level 3 ability user, though strong, was not a standout at the base where there were many Level 3 ability users.

Those employees had long since finished work and even gone to sleep; Cui Sheng received many cold stares for disturbing them.

He could have approached his superior, but he did not. He felt that bothering others over such trivial matters would make him appear incompetent.

He could also have used Wang Tao's position as a fourth-order Superpower, which would certainly mean green lights all the way. But he didn't do that either because he was guessing at Wang Tao's intentions—Wang Tao himself had not taken the position of president, was it because he didn't want to show himself up? If he used Wang Tao's name, wouldn't that be inappropriate?

So he relied solely on his capabilities and connections to get this small matter done, the cost being some favors and a sleepless night.

But this was not necessary to mention to Wang Tao, after all, the big shot cared not about the process, only the results. As long as the big shot was satisfied with the outcome, that was enough.

"How much are the total fees?" Wang Tao asked, looking up.

Cui Sheng quickly said,
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"A total of 1255 Crystal Coins. Among these, registering the force cost 1000 Crystal Coins…"

Regarding these costs, Cui Sheng did not pretend to have paid them on Wang Tao's behalf; the cost was what it was.

After all, Wang Tao was not lacking in money—if he implied to have paid the expense himself, wouldn't he be trying to curry favor? This kind of thought was definitely improper! What status did he have to make an Awakener owe him favor! Such actions would certainly displease Wang Tao, so he was very careful about it.

"Hmm," Wang Tao nodded, then had Nie Siyan transfer the money to him.

However, after Nie Siyan transferred the money, she gave him an additional Level 1 Crystal Core.

Seeing this Crystal Core, Cui Sheng's eyes widened.

This was an orange Level 1 Crystal Core. Importantly, this Crystal Core had an ability! If he wasn't mistaken, this was an "Athlete" Crystal Core, passively enhancing physical fitness!

"Mr. Wang, this…"

Cui Sheng's lips trembled.

He was still an ordinary person; if he could merge with this 100% success rate Crystal Core, then he would become an ability user!

Perhaps to other ability users, this wasn't much, but for him, it meant a world of difference!

"A fee for running errands," Wang Tao said casually.

A mere errand-running fee obviously didn't warrant such a Crystal Core, but since Wang Tao had been at the base, Cui Sheng had always served diligently and loyally up to now, and Wang Tao was quite satisfied with him.

So giving a reward was appropriate, after all, he would still need someone to run errands in the future.