It had to be said that Zhao Dayong had excellent composure. Even when he saw Mu Rufeng wrapped head to toe in bandages, his expression did not change in the slightest.
Before long, Mu Rufeng followed Zhao Dayong out of the area enclosed by walls.
"The car's this way." Zhao Dayong led Mu Rufeng to a small car parked nearby.
It was even a new-energy vehicle.
Mu Rufeng got into the back seat, and before long, the vehicle drove out of the Logistics Park.
Less than half an hour later, a construction crew arrived.
In under half an hour, they dismantled the temporary walls around the area.
All told, it took an hour to restore the place to its original state, without leaving behind so much as a speck.
Naturally, the people in the nearby warehouses saw what had happened here, and discussion immediately erupted.
It even began spreading through their work groups and friend groups.
At eight that evening, Mu Rufeng arrived at the Relevant Department's safe house.
Though it was called a safe house, it was actually just a self-built building in the countryside.
The building was not tall, only five stories, though it covered quite a large area and had been built in a fairly modern style.
It also had a large courtyard, surrounded by walls a full three meters high.
There were quite a few people inside, at least a dozen busy at work.
"Mr. Mu, the first, second, third, and fourth floors are office halls. There are also four basement levels. The first basement level is the meeting room, while the second basement level is the safe house, where players can rest temporarily."
"As for the third and fourth basement levels, they aren't open to the public. I don't know about them either," Zhao Dayong said.
"Mm. By the way, this place seems pretty remote," Mu Rufeng said.
"The work we handle is not convenient to reveal to ordinary people, so naturally our office location needs to be more concealed," Zhao Dayong replied.
"That makes sense." Mu Rufeng nodded.
"By the way, now that I've joined the Relevant Department, do I need to come here to work every day?" Mu Rufeng asked again as they went upstairs.
"Yes. Work starts at nine in the morning and ends at five in the evening. Three meals are included, and weekends are off. Of course, your phone needs to stay on twenty-four hours a day, because emergencies can arise sometimes," Zhao Dayong said.
"Oh, oh, that sounds pretty good." Mu Rufeng was delighted.
Such relaxed working conditions were truly his ideal job.
Before long, Zhao Dayong led Mu Rufeng into the first-floor office hall.
They first spent a few minutes entering Mu Rufeng's information into the Relevant Department's system, then made him an access pass.
Although this was only a branch of the Relevant Department, management was still extremely strict.
No matter where one went, an access pass was required.
Before long, Zhao Dayong brought Mu Rufeng to a room.
"Mr. Mu, please take a shower first. I'll prepare some clean clothes and dinner for you."
"I'll also send some information about instance worlds to your phone."
Half an hour later, Mu Rufeng sat at the dining table in a clean bathrobe.
At that moment, there were three dishes and a soup on the table.
They were scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried beef, stir-fried pork with peppers, and cabbage tofu soup.
As Mu Rufeng ate, he examined the Black Umbrella mark on his left forearm.
Ever since he cleared the instance and returned to the real world, this mark had appeared.
According to Zhao Dayong, this mark was the medium through which Mu Rufeng would enter his next instance.
Mu Rufeng opened an APP called "Oddity Forum."
Following Zhao Dayong's earlier instructions, he clicked Register and entered his name and ID number.
Then he entered the invitation code Zhou Wen had sent him and completed the registration.
Congratulations, Mu Rufeng. Registration successful. As your current identity is Tourist, you may only view posts and cannot reply or create posts. Please complete player verification as soon as possible to fully unlock your permissions.
Two notification boxes appeared on the screen.
Following the instructions again, Mu Rufeng photographed the Medium Mark on his hand and completed the verification.
Congratulations, LV1 player Mu Rufeng. Verification complete. Your identity has been upgraded from Tourist to LV1 user. To prevent your identity from being exposed, please set a nickname.
"Set a nickname?" Mu Rufeng thought for a moment, then chose Zombie King as his nickname.
This nickname is already in use. Please choose another nickname.
"Uh..." Mu Rufeng changed to another nickname.
"I Am the Zombie King."
"I Am a Great Player."
"I Am an Instance World Great Player."
"Slaughter Through the Instance World."
This nickname is already in use. Please choose another nickname.
"..." Mu Rufeng was speechless. Were there really that many instance players?
In the end, Mu Rufeng chose the nickname "Salted Fish Zombie King."
At the same time, he used WeChat to tell Zhao Dayong and Captain Zhou Wen his nickname.
Before long, Mu Rufeng figured out how to use the Oddity Forum.
He also learned about the origins of the Oddity Forum.
The Oddity Forum did not belong to any nation. It had appeared alongside the instance world.
The Oddity Forum had many sections. However many countries there were in the world, that was how many sections it had.
The one Mu Rufeng entered was the Huaxia section.
Ordinary users could not cross sections to visit other countries' boards. Only when a player reached Level 3 would they gain cross-section access.
As its name suggested, the Oddity Forum was a forum for communication.
Anyone could make posts in the public area, and no one could be banned from it.
After reaching Level 3, one could establish a community on the forum. Communities were highly confidential; aside from the creator and those who joined, no one else could enter.
The official Huaxia Community was the largest community in all of Huaxia.
Ding-dong! You have a new message. Please go check it.
Ding-dong! You have a new message. Please go check it.
Two messages suddenly arrived on the forum.
The first was a document sent by a Tourist named Da Yong.
The second was a community invitation sent by a user named "I am a Salted Fish."
Seeing those usernames, how could Mu Rufeng not know that the former was Zhao Dayong and the latter was Zhou Wen?
Mu Rufeng accepted Zhou Wen's invitation and joined the Huaxia Community, becoming a member of the official side.
"Rest for the night first. I've submitted your information. Tomorrow, I'll find time to take you to headquarters to report in."
"There's a not-so-good situation right now that may delay things a little. After I take you to report in tomorrow, you'll have to get to work. You shouldn't have a problem with that, right?"
Zhou Wen sent two messages over WeChat.
"No problem," Mu Rufeng immediately replied.
What a joke. With benefits this good, how could he possibly have any thoughts of slacking off?
Not to mention that as long as he worked overtime, he would get double pay. How could he be unwilling?
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