Bai Yaoyao had wanted to contact Meng Qilin so they could skip the line, but seeing the soldiers stationed at the entrance, she decided not to go looking for trouble.
After thinking it over, she decided there was no need to draw so much attention. They might as well queue up.
About ten minutes later, Monkey returned and said, "Sister Yao, I've got the details.
"Ordinary people have to pay ten jin of supplies to enter the base. If they don't have any, or don't have enough, they have to sign a labor agreement.
"Ability users below level three have to pay five Level-Zero Crystal Cores or five jin of supplies. Those at level three or above don't have to pay any Crystal Cores or supplies.
"And most importantly, ability users can skip the line!"
Bai Yaoyao nodded. "Let's go. No more waiting in line."
Peiqi asked, "What levels should we report?"
"Whatever levels we actually are," Bai Yaoyao answered without hesitation.
Peiqi said glumly, "Huh? All the novels I've read say the protagonist should hide their strength."
"Oh, my dear sister, my dear Sister Peiqi, just how many novels have you read?" Monkey couldn't help asking.
"I liked slacking off at work, so just a few thousand. Male-oriented, female-oriented-there isn't a genre I haven't read!" Peiqi said proudly.
Then she turned to Bai Yaoyao. "Do we really not need to hide our strength? Pretending to be weak, then putting everyone in their place is so satisfying!"
Bai Yaoyao pressed a hand to her forehead helplessly. "Hide our strength, my ass. Report everything except your telepathy. So what? Dark Night really is that badass.
"Everyone, remember this. If we want to survive safely in the apocalypse, if we want every last one of us to survive, we have to do