People came and went on both sides of the road. If not for their attire, it would seem as though they had entered the days before the apocalypse.
The arrival of Xiao Jun's group attracted quite a bit of attention. In recent days, this all-girls team had also caused quite a stir, making many people aware of them.
Especially Xiao Jun, who was walking at the front, making people envious to no end, being surrounded by so many pretty young ladies.
After walking a few more kilometers, Future City appeared before their eyes.
Although it had only been a few days, the construction of Future City had already begun to take shape.
Many roads had been blocked off by them, leaving only two main roads for entry.
At the city entrance, there were people responsible for registering the information of all who entered the city. If they still had surviving relatives, they could also search for them here, though a fee was required.
Seeing Xiao Jun's group arrive, the other people cleared the road. In the days since the apocalypse, everyone had gotten used to survival of the fittest. Those who did not adapt had already become zombies.
"Who's the leader? Come and register."
Xiao Jun was here to exchange resources, not to cause trouble. Naturally he would have to follow Future City's rules. He brought Jiang Yue and Wan Qianya with him and walked over.
"Boss, please register."
Even the guards had good judgement. A team of this scale entering the city certainly could not be treated the same as individual wanderers.
Even if they now represented Future City, they couldn't be too arrogant.
They wouldn't believe someone who could assemble such a large team during the apocalypse wouldn't have some lives on their hands.
Xiao Jun hesitated a bit as he wrote down his name on the notepad. He hadn't really thought about this yet.
Seeing Xiao Jun hesitate, Jiang Yue took the pen and wrote down the five characters for "Xiao Jun's Harem Group".
Er...
Jiang Yue had already written it down, so Xiao Jun was too lazy to change it. He brought the 300+ young ladies away under the dumbfounded stares of the guards.
Soon, the name "Xiao Jun’s Harem Group" spread throughout Future City...
Free maps were distributed at the entrance. Xiao Jun, Jiang Yue and the others each held a copy, looking it over.
"Brother Jun, where should we go first?"
There wasn't much marked on the map, just the trading market, registration hall, recruitment market, lord's residence, and a few other places.
"Go to the registration hall and find a place to stay first." Xiao Jun said.
They headed towards the registration hall. Many people along the way were waving hoes, building Future City. Many were mutants.
One young lady went to inquire. Many were gathered by Future City and offered meals and one first-order mutant crystal per day for their labor, which was why so many people were scrambling for the work.
Becoming a mutant greatly enhanced one's physical fitness, also speeding up construction. No wonder Future City was developing so quickly.
Arriving at the registration hall, a pretty young lady familiar with the place told Xiao Jun that this used to be Star City's administrative center.
Xiao Jun had the young ladies wait in the square outside while he took only Jiang Yue and Wan Qianya inside with him.
There weren't many people inside the registration hall. It was rather bleak.
The services offered here were marked on the map. To establish a team, they needed to register for a business license here. Purchasing land or property also required certification here.
Within the jurisdiction of Future City, everything belonged to them. Even if a house was yours before the apocalypse, you'd have to buy it from Future City now.
This had caused some disturbances at first. Later, Future City compromised - if you could prove a house belonged to you before, you'd only need to pay some protection fees to reclaim your property.
"How can I help you today, sir?" A sweet-looking young lady came over to greet them. Her gaze was piercing. A man who could be accompanied by two top-beauties must have some ability.
"How do I apply for a business license?" Xiao Jun got straight to the point.
"That depends on the size of your team. For less than 100 people, it's just 10 mutant crystals. 100-500 people is 30 crystals. 500-1000 people is 50 crystals."
"Teams over 1000 are not allowed yet." Future City had just been established. 1000-people teams were surely not permitted yet - how would they handle any chaos?
"I'd like one for 500 people." Xiao Jun said. They had killed quite a few zombies on the way here, and he now had 174 first-order mutant crystals.
The young lady's smile grew even more radiant upon hearing he was willing to pay 30 crystals. She deliberately stuck out her chest, revealing even more of what little the clothes covered.
If not for the two peerless beauties with Xiao Jun, she surely would have clung onto him already.
"Sir, please come register your information and team name. I'll have your license ready in no time."
Xiao Jun didn't go himself, sending Jiang Yue instead. He certainly didn't want to personally write down "Xiao Jun's Harem Group".
In just a few minutes, Jiang Yue returned with a jade license plate.
"This isn't fake, is it?" Xiao Jun casually asked, fiddling with the jade stone.
"Don't worry Boss Xiao. This has Future City's seal - no one would dare fake it." The young lady said. Xiao Jun couldn't refute that.
"Show me the land for sale."
The young lady's smile threatened to spill from her face. The way she now looked at Xiao Jun was as if she wanted to devour him.
From that 500 people business license alone she could get a commission of 2 mutant crystals. If he also bought land, she'd strike it rich today!
She brought Xiao Jun to the land purchasing counter. No one was there. The few staff were about to fall asleep on the tables.
"We've got business! Quick, take out the land maps!" The young lady's voice jolted awake a staff member roused from his dreams. Still dizzy, he took out the maps.
The young lady didn't care. She hurriedly passed them to Xiao Jun.
"Boss, these are the plots divided up by Future City."
"If you purchase any plot, you become the owner of that area. No matter if you want to build houses or do anything else, Future City won't interfere."
Xiao Jun nodded, carefully looking over the map.
The largest single plot spanned 100,000 square meters. The price was also shocking - 10,000 mutant crystals.
1 mutant crystal equalled 10 square meters. The price wasn't expensive, especially now during the initial period. Forget 10,000 crystals, many people didn't even have 10 on them.
Xiao Jun skipped over those plots and looked to the edges, where there was another demarcated plot.
20,000 square meters in size, priced at just 500 first-order mutant crystals.
"Why is this one so cheap?" Xiao Jun asked, pointing at the plot.
"Boss, because this is already the outskirts. Go up a bit more and you'd leave the city."
"There's a lot more zombies outside the city than inside. Although we've cleared out 10km around Future City and built rather thick walls, it still gets creepy at night." The young lady explained.
Hearing this, Xiao Jun's eyes lit up. This was just perfect for him!
"I'll take this one."
The young lady wanted to say something but Xiao Jun had already decided. Naturally she wouldn't be able to change his mind.
"I don't have that many first-order crystals left. How do you exchange second-order crystals here?"
Although Xiao Jun was reluctant to use his second-order mutant crystals, his current priority was to develop, not oppose Future City. He had to pay this money.
Hearing second-order crystals, the young lady who had been slightly regretful immediately became excited.
Future City's exchange rate was 1:80. Additionally, she would get a 5 first-order crystal commission for each successful exchange! No wonder she was so thrilled.
"Leader, if it's a second-order mutant crystal, you only need to pay 6 pieces," said the staff handling Xiao Jun's territory registration.
Six second-order mutant crystals were equal to 480 first-order mutant crystals. But that wasn't a problem. The pricing of territories had room for bargaining by default. As long as the price was above 450 first-order mutant crystals, the territory could be sold.
If this deal went through with the payment in second-order mutant crystals, she would be able to get dozens of first-order mutant crystals as commission. That would be hitting the jackpot.
Future City had only been established for two to three days, yet she hadn't earned a single commission so far. She didn't expect a local tycoon to walk in as soon as she opened for business.
Eager to finalize the deal before Xiao Jun changed his mind, the staff member handling the territory registration instantly woke up from her drowsy state and swiftly processed the paperwork for him.
In just three minutes, Xiao Jun received the title deed to his territory.