Hearing Xu Feng's question, Xiao Dan immediately recited mechanically, as if she were reading from a book:
"Warriors are divided into three realms: Warrior Grade, Battle General Grade, and War God Grade. Each realm has three minor ranks!
Mutated Creatures and Alien Races are divided into three realms: Beast Soldier, Beast General, and Lord Grade.
Each realm, just like the warriors, is also divided into three minor ranks.
From lowest to highest, they correspond to nine threat levels: F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS."
Xu Feng ruffled her hair. "Good. Quick-fire questions."
Xiao Dan immediately clenched her fists. "I'm ready!"
Xu Feng asked rapidly, "What grade is a Mid-Rank Beast General?"
"Um..." The little girl puffed out her cheeks and pondered for a moment before answering decisively, "B-Grade!"
"What corresponds to S-Grade?"
"Primary Overlord!"
"Good. Next question—"
After a few rounds of rapid-fire questions, Xu Feng had also reinforced some of what he had learned from Xiao Dan.
"By the way, Dad, there have been more soldiers at the base lately."
As they walked, Xiao Dan suddenly pointed at the soldiers jogging in formation nearby.
Xu Feng's heart stirred. "More of them? How do you know?"
"Hehe, we used to love leaning on the railing and watching those uncles. They were so handsome!"
Xiao Dan told Xu Feng excitedly.
Seeing the admiration in her eyes, with little stars practically shining in them, Xu Feng was immediately speechless. "How old are you two? And you're already getting distracted! No more watching those soldiers from now on. Isn't your dad handsome enough?"
Just as Xu Feng was shamelessly lecturing Xiao Dan, Bai He's voice suddenly rang out behind them:
"Give it a rest, Old Xu. I could hear you bragging from way over there.
If you were really that handsome, you could just find yourself a few rich women and never have to worry about food or clothes."
"Hahaha, don't mind me." Xu Feng turned around and greeted Bai He without a hint of embarrassment.
The two men stood by the roadside and watched as the two little girls walked hand in hand into the classroom.
"Come on, let's go to work." Xu Feng waved, and the two men headed toward the Airport side by side.
"By the way, did you hear the gunshots last night?" Xu Feng suddenly recalled what had happened and asked.
Bai He froze. "Gunshots? Where'd those come from?"
"Near the Shanty Town. Someone came to investigate last night and even knocked on my door to ask me questions."
"Then I really didn't hear anything."
By the time they reached the assembly point, chatting as they went, they noticed a notice posted on the bulletin board: "Temporary Security Check."
"A security check? So we don't have to work today?" Xu Feng asked with a grin.
"We just had one last month. Why are they doing another one today?" Bai He frowned and sighed.
"What are you sighing about? You get paid time off and you're still unhappy?" Xu Feng asked, puzzled.
Bai He covered his face in anguish. "Heh, my wife just happened to ask me to go with the transport team to the District 20 Trading Zone next door.
I don't want to go at all, okay? Before, I could use work as an excuse, but now I'm done for.
Aaaah! When will middle-aged men ever get some free time?"
Remembering the warriors who had come to visit him last night, Xu Feng sensed something unusual.
"Why do security measures feel stricter lately? Has something happened?"
"How would I know? Anyway, I haven't seen you go out in ages. Want to come with us and have a look around?"
Bai He turned to Xu Feng and invited him along.
Xu Feng was curious about the world outside, too. He especially wanted to learn about the customs and culture of this otherworld.
But after thinking it over, he considered how weak he was and how little money he had. In the end, he shook his head and declined:
"I'll pass. I've been spending a lot lately, and I have a bad feeling about the situation.
Think about it. Going out always carries some risk. It's a little safer near the base."
Bai He paused and gave Xu Feng a long look. "Old Xu, have you really turned over a new leaf? I heard people say that before, but I didn't think it was possible."
"Turning over a new leaf is for reformed rakes. Was I a rake? I was just an idiot."
Xu Feng laughed, offering that as his answer.
Bai He smiled, too. "My wife's probably just bored with nothing to do.
Besides, the transport team has an escort squad. They can handle whatever comes up. We're not ordinary people, after all."
"Fine, then. See you tomorrow."
Xu Feng nodded and said goodbye to Bai He.
Back home, the more Xu Feng thought about it, the more he felt that being prepared for trouble was the right call.
Whether he was right or wrong, it never hurt to be cautious.
After hesitating for a while, he headed straight to the Trading Zone and bought some canned goods and easy-to-store instant food.
Then he bought two bags of rice, five large jugs of purified water, ten pounds of Fierce Armor Beef, twenty pounds of ordinary beef,
and some tools and other things. He spent nearly three thousand yuan in all.
After making three trips to carry everything home, he drew the attention of someone on the street during his fourth trip, just as expected.
"Hey, man! Can I ask what you're stockpiling all this stuff for?"
The two tall young men who stopped Xu Feng were both neatly dressed.
One had short hair, while the other had shoulder-length hair held back by a headband.
The tattoos on their arms and the weapons they carried on their backs still put Xu Feng on alert.
It wasn't that he had anything against tattoos.
It was just that when two tattooed men carrying weapons stopped you,
it was best to stay on your guard.
Besides, he was now some distance away from the crowded part of the Trading Zone. The place wasn't deserted, but there weren't many people around, either.
"Oh, nothing. I just happen to have the day off, so I figured I'd buy some things for the house. I'm usually too lazy to go out," Xu Feng explained patiently.
Ever since he was a child, he had remembered his parents' words whenever he went out: "Don't start trouble, but don't be afraid of it either," and "Let the happy and content yield."
"Oh, are you selling those cans? We're buying them at a high price right now," the short-haired young man in the lead asked with a smile.
The other man quietly moved to Xu Feng's side, leaving the two of them to flank him from either side.
Xu Feng glanced at him and casually touched his collar.
"Not for sale. They're for me. Anything else? If not, I'm leaving."
As he spoke, he sidestepped and continued walking.
But the headband-wearing young man also shifted over, blocking Xu Feng's path. "I'm not done talking. Why are you in such a hurry?"
The short-haired young man beside him smiled faintly and started forward to "reason with him," but Xu Feng suddenly flicked his hand.
"Whoosh!"
Pfft!
A flash of cold light skimmed past the short-haired young man's earlobe and sank deep into the cement pillar behind him!
The two men were startled by the sudden attack.
They cried out and stumbled back, looking over in horror.
The Flying Blade had buried itself an inch deep in the concrete utility pole by the roadside.
The short-haired young man nervously touched his earlobe and found a trace of blood.
"You, you—" He looked at Xu Feng and reached for the knife at his waist.
Xu Feng stared coldly at the two of them, his hand resting on his own waist. "If we fight now, one of us dies."
The short-haired young man and the headband-wearing young man hesitated, their faces showing signs of backing down.
Seeing that neither of them had the nerve to attack, Xu Feng spat out a single cold word: "Get lost!"
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