2: My mini intelligence station!

"Scanning initiated."

"Connection established."

"Please proceed to the basement."

Following the prompts on the interface before him, Su Yue quickly got moving.

Before leaving the room, Su Yue made sure to close the door quietly, to avoid waking Lin Jia again.

If Lin Jia found out he was going to the basement late at night instead of sleeping, it would be difficult to explain.

Thud—

Gently closing his room door, Su Yue came out into the yard and looked at the moonlit ground, which was white like frost.

He subconsciously glanced around, and after confirming there was nothing unusual, he quickly walked towards the basement.

One of the advantages of having a private house with its own yard was the incredibly large space.

Besides the storage room, there was also a basement, with an area as large as a quarter of a standard football field!

Before it was rented out, the landlord had already removed everything from the basement, so it was now empty and clear.

"Keys..."

Arriving at the basement door, Su Yue fumbled in his pocket for the basement keys.

After finding them and inserting them into the lock, Su Yue used all his strength to open the door.

It wasn't that he was weak, but he had never entered this basement before, and the lock had rusted over the years.

Creak—creak—creak—

Carefully pushing the door open, Su Yue didn't want it to make too much noise.

After all, in the dead of night, any sound would be very abrupt.

With the door open, a not-too-steep staircase appeared before him.

Gently closing the door, the moonlight was blocked out, and the surroundings instantly plunged into darkness.

Click—

Su Yue fumbled for the light switch on the wall and quickly pressed it.

Buzz—

The light tube hummed faintly, and light instantly filled the space.

His vision became clear again.

Step by step, Su Yue descended, and after turning a corner, the space suddenly opened up!

Whoa!

Visiting the basement for the first time, Su Yue was slightly surprised by its immense size.

When he came back to his senses, the interface before him changed again.

"Scan complete."

"Intelligence Outpost construction initiated."

Immediately after, the text on the interface disappeared, and Su Yue's eyes focused on the spacious basement before him.

Something incredible happened.

The scene he was witnessing began to distort.

It was like the ‘Kamui’ ninjutsu released by Kakashi in "Naruto."

A massive transparent vortex appeared in the middle of the basement.

The ceiling and the gray floor were all twisted into the vortex, forming a chaotic mass of colors.

The vortex continuously expanded, devouring everything around it.

Su Yue subconsciously wanted to retreat, but he resisted and remained standing still.

He was surprised but not afraid.

Slowly, the vortex's devouring slowed down until it completely stopped.

The next second!

Whoosh—

From within the vortex, a burst of blue light was released.

Feeling the glare, Su Yue quickly raised his arm to shield his eyes.

The light seemed to have a life of its own, spreading out and adhering to everything visible around it, including Su Yue himself.

Watching himself covered in blue light, Su Yue twisted his body with interest.

Immediately after.

The intensity of the light began to diminish.

Bang, bang, bang—

Su Yue saw:

The old paint on the walls, floor, and ceiling began to peel off, revealing the materials underneath.

In less than four breaths, the materials changed at a visible speed.

The original cement, putty powder, and red bricks disappeared, replaced by clean concrete.

Two more breaths passed.

The ceiling transformed into a grid ceiling, with each square being a light fixture protected by reinforced glass, capable of emitting light.

The walls became covered in a dark gray coating, looking very austere.

The floor transformed into marble tiles, matching the wall color perfectly and seamlessly, not at all out of place.

What was once a disused, dusty, bare basement.

Within two minutes, it was completely transformed!

However, the changes had only just begun.

The stagnant vortex once again emitted light.

This time, it was yellow!

Wherever the light touched, the layout changed.

The formerly bare walls gained easily accessible shelves, lined with various self-defense weapons of different styles.

Steel baseball bats, broom-handle self-defense sticks, tasers, knuckle dusters, short knives...

Su Yue's eyes widened.

This was his first time seeing melee weapons up close.

Not only were there more shelves.

While leaving walking paths, multiple storage cabinets also emerged from the yellow light, arranged in suitable positions.

He walked over and opened a cabinet door.

Su Yue saw files placed inside.

Flipping them open, they contained various practical knowledge, such as: customs of different countries, how to perform first aid for injuries, how to survive in the wilderness...

The completeness of the categories and the detailed explanations left Su Yue speechless.

At the same time.

Even the floor tiles were not left out; after the yellow light flashed, Su Yue bent down and found that beneath the tiles were compartments for storage, containing:

Drinking water, emergency food, lighting supplies, life jackets, gas masks... everything imaginable.

Not only that, according to the prompts, Su Yue also saw that.

This basement had been equipped with a dedicated network and a temporary generator, with surveillance cameras at the basement entrance, and triple authentication (facial recognition, fingerprint, iris scan) for extreme security!

Ten minutes later, the basement was completely transformed, becoming a small Intelligence Outpost and a small armory.

After confirming that everything was in order and that the installed computers, televisions, surveillance systems, large screens, and other equipment could be used normally, the vortex in the center of the basement disappeared instantly.

Breathing the air filtered by the purifiers, Su Yue felt refreshed and excited.

He never imagined he could own a private armory and intelligence space like those seen only in movies!

Every detail was impeccable; even the military's facilities were no more than this.

Ding, ding, ding—

A prompt sound rang in his ears again, and then the translucent interface reappeared, instructing Su Yue to approach the desk.

Su Yue didn't hesitate and quickly walked towards the desk that was glowing with white light.

As he approached, the light enveloping the desk disappeared, and the prompt interface changed accordingly.

"The drawer on the desk can refresh intelligence!"

"Also, intelligence is limited by the Intelligence Outpost's level and efficiency; currently, it refreshes once every seven days, and each refresh requires 50,000 yuan in intelligence budget!"

"Intelligence refresh can be direction-specific; the first refresh is free and random in direction! Subsequent refreshes can be direction-specific!"

"Furthermore, intelligence level is also limited by the Outpost's level; currently, the Intelligence Outpost is D-rank, allowing free access to D-rank intelligence."

"By increasing the budget, obtained intelligence can be upgraded to a higher level; the budget amount will be determined by the system based on the intelligence type and acquisition difficulty!"

"C-rank is currently the highest intelligence level that can be refreshed; to obtain higher intelligence levels, the Intelligence Outpost's level needs to be upgraded!"

"The Intelligence Outpost's level can be upgraded by investing funds, and upgrading the Intelligence Outpost's level will grant additional rewards!"

"Rewards are all-encompassing: items, skills, knowledge... not just money."

Su Yue remained silent, his expression serious, listening attentively.

He had already understood the rules.

The interface continued to change.

"Your attribute panel has been updated. Would you like to view it?"

"View," Su Yue thought, and his mind moved.

Ding, ding, ding—

The prompt sound rang again, and the template before him slid to the right, switching to a larger interface.

Su Yue saw:

"Intelligence Outpost Leader: Su Yue"

"Gender: Male"

"Age: 24 years old"

"Intelligence Outpost Scale: D-rank (Upgrading the Intelligence Outpost's level can unlock higher-level intelligence and more functions)"

"Other Intelligence Outpost Operatives: None (Recruiting members can improve intelligence acquisition efficiency)"

"Intelligence Outpost Funds: 100,000 (Starting funds, already deposited into storage space)"

"Starting funds can be used for Intelligence Outpost construction, operative recruitment, and intelligence acquisition budget; investing more intelligence acquisition budget will correspondingly upgrade the intelligence obtained."

"Skills Mastered: None"

"Explosive Power: 70 (Average 60)"

"Reaction Speed: 65 (Average 60)"

"Body Agility: 55 (Average 60)"

"Stamina: 60 (Average 60)"

"Looking at the attributes, they're quite ordinary, nothing outstanding; I need to improve myself well," he thought.

As he thought this, Su Yue's gaze fell on the "Intelligence Outpost Scale" and "Other Intelligence Outpost Operatives" sections.

"D-rank" and "No other operatives"—these two modules also 'stung' Su Yue's eyes.

While improving himself, he also needed to expand the Intelligence Outpost's scale and recruit reliable partners.

Only then could he grow stronger and achieve greater glory.

After reviewing the attribute panel, Su Yue's mind stirred slightly, and he switched to the storage space interface.

The first square in the upper left corner was an icon for 100,000 starting funds, which could be withdrawn as cash or seamlessly added to a bank card.

Su Yue hadn't decided how to use it yet, so he chose to keep it untouched for now.

Just then, the interface before him sent another prompt.

"You can obtain two starting skills, which have been sent to your storage space. Please check."

Su Yue saw that after the 100,000 starting funds icon, two more icons appeared.

One was marked with an 'X' symbol, and the other was a silhouette of a person in darkness.

Clicking to view the details, Su Yue's eyes immediately widened, and his breathing quickened slightly.

The 'X' symbol icon represented the disguise skill.

After learning it, one could master various makeup techniques and the technology to create simulated facial prosthetics using 3D printing.

Wearing it would alter one's appearance, making it difficult even for professionals to detect flaws.

The silhouette in darkness icon represented the basic reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance skill.

After learning it, one could acquire a large amount of reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance skills and experience from criminal police and scouts.

Once mastered, tracking others, interrogating, and concealing one's whereabouts would all be effortless.

However, the current level was only basic; to possess the reconnaissance capabilities of a national-level agent, further learning was required.

But for now, it was already sufficient!

"Learn!"

As Su Yue gave the command, the two icons quickly lit up, flickering between bright and dim before disappearing from the storage.

Subsequently, Su Yue felt a vast amount of knowledge flooding into his mind.

The overwhelming sense of fullness gave him a slight headache.

However, this headache did not last long and soon disappeared.

After mastering a large amount of knowledge, Su Yue felt refreshed and inwardly thought, "Excellent!"

He stretched his shoulders and neck, feeling much more relaxed.

"You have completed the initial D-rank Intelligence Outpost construction. The system rewards you with one C-rank intelligence."

"Based on your Intelligence Outpost level, the system has already freely refreshed the first D-rank intelligence, direction: random!"

"Intelligence has been refreshed?" Su Yue was a little excited.

"Whoosh—"

Suppressing his excitement, Su Yue took three deep breaths, extended his right hand, and slowly pulled open the middle drawer.

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