Kunlun Guest

"There are Cloud Flow Towers in the city, so what if you need to leave the city?" Qing Chen asked about other matters.

"Normally, leaving the city is a hassle. You can get out, but you need a visa and to go through customs," Jiang Xue replied. "It seems like smuggling is too rampant, so the tax collection agency set up customs checkpoints. The Inner World's tax agencies are very powerful, national machines comparable to corporate armies."

"The tax agencies are that powerful?" Qing Chen was taken aback.

"Yes, they not only have strong enforcement departments but also their own intelligence divisions, completely different from the Outer World," Jiang Xue answered.

"And if you go through customs and actually go outside the city?" Qing Chen asked.

"I heard there are also Cloud Flow Towers scattered on both sides of the roads in the wilderness," Jiang Xue explained. "Mechanical limbs also have larger energy storage capacities, just like how we buy phones with 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB in the Outer World; the more durable ones are more expensive. Normally, everyone doesn't worry about durability, so they choose the cheaper ones."

"Oh, so it's for people to choose and consume," Qing Chen nodded.

"In the Inner World, many young people pursue mechanical limbs, much like how some kids in the Outer World pursue sneakers and new phones," Jiang Xue explained. "Not only that, but many people also decorate their mechanical limbs, such as inlaying them with beautiful gold wire or gold trim, or embedding them with gems and diamonds."

Qing Chen sighed, "I understand this, it's like skins in a game..."

Jiang Xue thought for a moment, "Understanding it that way isn't wrong..."

Suddenly, Qing Chen recalled the prisoners in Prison No. 18.

It seemed quite a few of them had golden decorations on their mechanical limbs. Gems and diamonds were rare, but gold was quite common, like Lu Guangyi!

Qing Chen tentatively asked, "Are those inlaid gold wires and gold bars real gold?"

"Yes," Jiang Xue nodded.

"Then... is the gold in the Inner World the same as in the Outer World?" Qing Chen asked again.

"It should be the same," Jiang Xue said. "The five major financial consortium banks in the Inner World issue currency based on their gold reserves."

Now, Qing Chen finally knew how he could make money in the Inner World!

He even clearly remembered how much gold each person had!

Other things might be difficult to convert to cash and could easily expose his identity, but gold didn't have that problem.

At this very moment, Lu Guangyi probably had no idea what was about to happen to him.

Qing Chen asked, "What are the means of transportation in the wilderness, are they also electric vehicles?"

"The military uses cars with diesel engines," Jiang Xue replied.

Diesel engines have high power output, low rotational speed, and high torque, making them more suitable for military use and heavy-duty off-roading.

Furthermore, diesel engines have minimal electrical components and can be started by hand-cranking or pushing, making them more suitable for harsh environments and climates.

Qing Chen hadn't expected that the Inner World would still be using diesel engines...

Jiang Xue added, "Of course, the military also has more powerful aircraft that use liquid oxygen meth... meth what I forgot. Wealthy people in the city also use hovercars as transportation, and they use the same fuel."

"Liquid oxygen methane?" Qing Chen asked.

"Yes, that's it," Jiang Xue's eyes lit up.

"Rocket fuel," Qing Chen mused again. "That's what Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets use now."

Jiang Xue said to Li Tongyun, "Xiao Yun, you must study hard like your Qing Chen brother. Look, I only mention half a name, and he can guess what I want to say."

Even Jiang Xue was gradually realizing Qing Chen's academic prowess.

Whether it was his explanation of wireless charging just now or his immediate understanding of liquid oxygen methane, it definitely required extensive knowledge.

It was a very unique feeling, as if there was nothing this young man didn't know.

For Qing Chen, the appearance of Jiang Xue and Li Tongyun, two Transmigrators, filled some of his knowledge gaps.

In Prison No. 18, he couldn't ask too many questions to avoid exposing his identity as a Transmigrator.

After returning to the Outer World, the overwhelming information made it difficult to discern truth from falsehood.

Hearing the real "Inner World" from Jiang Xue now still made him somewhat excited.

Jiang Xue's mechanical limb clinic was a place frequented by all sorts of people, making it a good spot to gather information.

Qing Chen suddenly asked as if remembering something, "Then... Xiao Yun called me, did she want me to help with something?"

Li Tongyun said, "My mom can't lift her arm. Could you please help take care of my mom for a day?"

At this moment, Jiang Xue's arms were hanging by her sides. Qing Chen could see that she hadn't even washed her face that morning, had sleep in her eyes, her hair wasn't tied into her usual ponytail, and she hadn't prepared breakfast for Li Tongyun. She looked quite disheveled.

Having the mechanical limbs lose power was indeed troublesome. While they could be charged anytime and anywhere in the Inner World, they had to be used sparingly in the Outer World.

At this moment, Qing Chen also remembered a Transmigrator in Luocheng who had leaped several meters onto a rooftop to escape being followed. He wondered what happened to that guy, whether he had directly collapsed on the ground...

But this was also good; at least those who modified their mechanical limbs would have some reservations in the Outer World.

He looked at Li Tongyun's expectant eyes, then at Jiang Xue's apologetic expression, and sighed, "But I don't know how to take care of people."

It was Sunday and there were no classes, so he had plenty of time, but Qing Chen only knew how to take care of himself and had never taken care of anyone else.

Jiang Xue quickly said, "No, no, you don't need to take care of me. It's just that I can't cook for Xiao Yun today. Could you help take care of her?"

It was clear that Jiang Xue felt very guilty.

Li Tongyun, standing beside them, said with a wronged expression, "Qing Chen brother, can you cook something for us? I'm hungry."

Qing Chen smiled, "Cooking is no problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, a knocking sound came from outside: "Hello, is anyone home?"

Qing Chen, who was already standing in the living room, glanced out the window and saw the mysterious organization's off-road vehicle.

"Xiao Yun, you go open the door for our guest. I'll go to the kitchen and cook for you," Qing Chen said, then disappeared into the kitchen, tying an apron around himself, leaving only his back to the outside.

Xiao Yun opened the door, and two young men in black suits walked in. One said to Jiang Xue, "Hello, I'm Lu Yuan. We've met. I'm from Kunlun."

Kunlun? Qing Chen paused in the kitchen. So the other party's organization was called Kunlun.

Jiang Xue said, "Please sit down. Xiao Yun, quickly pour some water for our guests."

A Kunlun member asked curiously, "What happened to your arm?"

"My mechanical limbs ran out of energy," Jiang Xue explained.

"Make a note of this," the young man said to his companion. He then inquired about the mechanical limbs with Jiang Xue, seemingly unaware that they could run out of energy.

Qing Chen, eavesdropping from the kitchen, guessed that the other party might indeed be newly formed, as Jiang Xue had suggested, and thus not very knowledgeable about the Inner World.

Jiang Xue asked, "What brings you two here?"

"Oh, we wanted to ask about something," a Kunlun member said. "Last night, two thugs attacked. After one of them fled your residence, he was ambushed in the neighborhood and had his shinbone broken. Do you know who did this? Don't worry, we're not here to pursue legal responsibility; we just want to understand."

Qing Chen's heart suddenly leaped into his throat.