Yuan Yao was busy snapping up bargains, coming and going in a rush. After dinner, he helped clear away the dishes and left, but quite a few other people came to the area around the neighborhood and stayed there.
Seeing that they had no intention of coming in, Xu Huo paid them no mind. He got a good, solid night's sleep, then called the Capital City Safe Zone early the next morning to tell his family he wouldn't be coming back for the next few days.
The Xu family all lived in the Safe Zone now, which was arguably the safest place in all of District 014. There was nothing to worry about.
People from the Special Defense Department came especially to deliver breakfast, along with a special shopping card. Giving her cash would have been a little tacky. Although the economy of Ting City wasn't under the painted woman's control, she could certainly spend money there. The exclusive shopping card let her make purchases anywhere in the city, with the government picking up the tab.
The painted woman was quite interested in shopping, and Xu Huo wanted to see how Ting City had changed, so the two of them went out together after breakfast.
According to the news, many cities across the country had now installed additional equipment. Ting City had some too, though its equipment wasn't especially advanced. It was mainly meant to interfere with Space Artifacts. A citywide lockdown barrier wasn't available yet; for the time being, Players had to set one up when a crisis arose.
There were plenty of new flight recorders and armed aircraft, though. You could see them overhead whenever you looked up.
Some more powerful Players had also applied to cordon off sections of the city and establish defensive perimeters. Now and