Chapter 2317: The Bigger Picture
Xu Huo and the painted woman went to the house the Special Defense Department had arranged for them. It was a special residential compound set aside in the city center, with only one house left standing inside. Vegetation covered the surrounding area, blocking the view both in and out, and the grounds were extensive.
When the Special Defense Department had made the arrangements, Xu Huo hadn't had any particular requirements for his accommodations. But with the painted woman around, he preferred somewhere with fewer people.
However, to minimize the impact on Ting City's layout, the Special Defense Department had specifically cleared out a villa community for them to live in. They'd also assigned personnel to guard the entrances and exits.
The house had a new terminal provided by the Special Defense Department. Xu Huo checked it over, plugged in an encryption device he'd bought from another Sub-district, and logged on to the network.
His first stop was the Vanguard Player Forum, where he could catch up on what had been happening in District 014.
As the number of high-level players grew and people learned more about the game, governments around the world were preparing for the possibility of the game's complete integration with reality. It usually wouldn't happen so soon, but District 014 was developing well, so they had to consider the possibility that the day might come ahead of schedule.
What's more, as Evolution deepened, anomalies began appearing around the world. Some mineral veins changed without warning, new elemental resources were discovered, and, of course, all kinds of flora and fauna mutated. Once players had brought them under control, attacks by mutant flora and fauna on humans became frequent. To deal with this, many densely populated areas had started uprooting suspicious plants in advance.