172: Chapter 172 [The text abruptly shifts to a seemingly unrelated topic:] ...saw the chairman's

Ye Qingqing always felt that the scent on the tall man was abnormal; it wasn't the sour odor of the Sheep-Eating Clan, but rather a very unsettling smell.

It made Ye Qingqing instinctively take a step back.

Seeing this, Huo Sixian immediately spoke in a deep voice.

"Can we go in now?"

The tall man immediately realized and hurriedly called out to someone.

"Come, come, someone come lead the way for the Venerables of Courtyard 12!"

After speaking, the tall man immediately handed a number plate to Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing.

"This is your residence."

When the tall man said this, his expression was fawning to the extreme.

Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing ignored him and walked away directly.

The guide was an extremely beautiful woman.

She wore a black floor-length robe and a black lace-edged headband.

She appeared cold and aloof, but when she spoke, her voice was very pleasant.

"Hello, Venerables. I am your butler; you can call me Xiao Mei."

Huo Sixian frowned, feeling that the name Xiao Mei was very strange, but he couldn't say exactly why.

Xiao Mei walked silently in front, but as she led Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing deeper inside, the two of them suddenly widened their eyes.

When they were outside the base, they hadn't felt that there was anything special about it, or rather, they hadn't felt that this base had any particular strength.

However, after the two of them passed through the Testing Area, a Shuttle Bus arrived in front of them.

The Shuttle Bus was completely enclosed, and as soon as one sat inside, there was a blast of cool air.

It immediately made one feel the contrast with the queue outside.

At the same time, there was a dedicated driver on the Shuttle Bus.

Xiao Mei sat in the front row of the Shuttle Bus, turned her head, and said to Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing with a smile, "Venerables, this is your exclusive vehicle, and this is your exclusive driver. You can call him Little Handsome."

Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing gave a faint hum in response.

They just wanted to see what other stunts this base would pull.

As the Shuttle Bus started, Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing gradually saw the full view of the base.

Since it was now broad daylight, the two of them could still see the general scene of the base.

But it was precisely because of the bright daylight that the two of them discovered something was wrong.

Under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be anyone outside right now.

However, in this base, shuttle buses were visible everywhere.

They came in all sorts of models and colors.

Xiao Mei noticed the confusion of Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing and explained patiently.

"The transportation in the base consists of shuttle buses. Different levels of shuttle buses are allocated according to the different ranks of Ability Users. You two Venerables are currently equipped with the highest-grade vehicle."

Following Xiao Mei's words, Ye Qingqing continued to look out the window.

She noticed that some shuttle buses had no dedicated driver or anyone like Xiao Mei inside.

But some shuttle buses did.

To be more extreme, in one Shuttle Bus, there was even a man with a carload of women.

These women were dressed very revealingly, and some were even wearing translucent bikinis.

Some were even going too far, doing it right in the car...

At this point, Huo Sixian covered Ye Qingqing's eyes: "Don't look. You'll get a stye if you watch that."

Xiao Mei continued to give a general description of the base from the front.

"This side is the base's Activity Center. Missions are usually posted here, and Venerables can go here to exchange their power for things they want."

"Further ahead is the base's Slave Purchase Center. If you have any needs, you can go there to select slaves you like."

When the two of them heard the word 'slave,' they couldn't help but feel a surge of disgust in their hearts. Those so-called slaves were women, and the women they had just seen on the Shuttle Bus were all...

Just as the Shuttle Bus was passing the Slave Purchase Center, the two of them saw several slaves dressed very revealingly standing at the entrance.

To put it politely, they were slaves; to put it bluntly, they were nothing more than playthings for men.

"Disgusting," Ye Qingqing muttered softly.

But Xiao Mei heard her perfectly.

"Venerable, you might not be accustomed to it since you've just arrived at the base, but this is life here. If you are not used to it, you can leave now; there will be no loss to you."

Although Xiao Mei was called a butler, she didn't look like a butler at all when she said those words.

It was also at this moment that Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing realized that this butler was actually there to monitor them in name only.

All Ability Users in this base were the ones being surveilled.

"Venerables, we're almost there."

Xiao Mei ignored what she had said earlier and suddenly spoke to remind them as the Shuttle Bus slowly entered a courtyard.

At this moment, Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing discovered that their environment had changed.

If it could be said that before they entered this courtyard gate, the two of them hadn't noticed anything unusual besides the Shuttle Bus,

But the moment they crossed the gate, they felt something extraordinary.

Because from the moment they entered the gate, they saw lush greenery growing all around, and overhead was a single massive pane of glass covered by a glass dome.

As soon as they entered, they could feel a refreshing sensation that gladdened the heart.

Although Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing didn't smell anything, they could feel it.

The surrounding decorations were also luxurious to the extreme.

The roads were paved with marble, and on both sides of the road were neatly manicured hedges and fresh flowers.

There were even fountains.

Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing suddenly felt that their own base was like a slum.

As the Shuttle Bus moved forward, buildings gradually appeared before their eyes, but the entrances of these buildings were all marked with number plates.

Starting from number one, the number plates were marked sequentially.

Moreover, the decorations of these buildings were also luxurious to the extreme.

The architectural style here appeared to be Rococo; the exteriors were composed of extremely intricate and gorgeous sculptures, and there was gold decoration at the intersections of the lines, making it look incredibly magnificent.

But some were Gothic Style, featuring spires combined with tracery windows.

It was impossible for Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing not to be shocked; forget that it was now the Post-Apocalyptic World, even before the Post-Apocalyptic World, houses with these architectural styles were rare.

"Venerables, we have arrived."

The Shuttle Bus slowly stopped in front of the building marked number twelve.

The house in front of them was entirely decorated with white-gold lines, and stone-carved sculptures were inlaid on the exterior walls.