188: Zodiac Headquarters

Seeing that the matter of learning to fly was settled, Cheng Xiao happily chatted with her Big Brother Mo Li about everyday things.

After all, both of them had completely experienced the apocalypse, so when they let down their guard and chatted freely, they had a lot to talk about.

Cheng Xiao also asked Mo Li about his feelings before and after his intermediate evolution.

Mo Li had just taken in a new good younger sister, so he naturally told her everything he knew.

Pan Han felt a little bored by himself, so he could only stare blankly at the scenery outside the window.

At this point, the flight altitude had exceeded 30,000 meters, completely surpassing the smog clouds.

Pan Han had seen the true blue sky and sun once before, using a mecha; today was the second time.

The sky was almost as if it had been washed clean, a pure azure blue, and because there were no clouds to obstruct it, it felt as if one could almost touch the universe.

The sun was incredibly brilliant, shining down without any obstruction, making people feel incredibly warm.

It shimmered in the sky like a giant pearl, gradually lifting Pan Han's mood.

He could even see the curvature of the planet, with the sky gradually transitioning from blue to deep black.

That was the color of space, deep and mysterious.

This scene was tranquil and beautiful, a sight most people in the apocalypse would never have the chance to appreciate.

At this moment, there was only the sound of the wind and the roar of the aircraft.

He seemed to forget that he was in the apocalypse, forgetting the Trial he was about to face, immersed in such beautiful scenery.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and the plane gradually began to descend.

"Lord Pan, we're almost there. Get ready," Mo Li informed Pan Han, motioning for Cheng Xiao to return to her seat and fasten her seatbelt.

After their conversations during this period, Cheng Xiao and Mo Li had become very familiar. When told to go back, Cheng Xiao obediently sat down like a little sister.

"It will be quite bumpy when we pass through the clouds, everyone please be careful," Mo Li reminded them, then sat down himself to wait for the landing.

The cabin fell into silence, and their heads swayed back and forth with the turbulence.

The process of passing through the clouds lasted for 5 minutes, and then Pan Han's eyes suddenly lit up as a tall building came into view.

"This should be the Twelve Palace Headquarters, right?" Pan Han asked Mo Li loudly.

The other party nodded, acknowledging it.

"Finally here!" Pan Han thought. From entering the apocalypse until now, he was finally going to uncover the true face of the Twelve Palaces.

The Headquarters building was about 1000 meters high, like a sharp sword piercing the clouds, majestic and grand, standing out remarkably against the surrounding ruins.

The building's surface was smooth and futuristic, shimmering with a faint glow.

The top was a huge platform for aircraft to land and take off, and now the guide lights were on, clearly welcoming them.

"Good heavens! I didn't expect such an awesome building to exist in the apocalypse!" Pan Han regretted not studying Chinese well enough back then, now he could only use the word 'awesome' to describe it.

Cheng Xiao was also greatly surprised. The Twelve Palaces had always been a legend to her, and being able to see it with her own eyes today was a wish fulfilled.

The plane's engines rotated again, gradually descending, and finally landed.

"Let's go," Mo Li unbuckled his seatbelt and led Pan Han and Cheng Xiao out of the cabin.

The group walked to the center of the platform, where there was a large room with figures moving inside.

Upon entering the room, there were several staff members dressed in clean, tight-fitting clothes, all fair-skinned and delicate, one could even say spotless.

It was a completely different style from surviving in the apocalypse.

"I'll go register first, then you two come to record your biological information," Mo Li said, then left first.

Pan Han and Cheng Xiao looked around like country bumpkins entering a grand estate.

The room was clean and bright, the floor spotless and gleaming, without a speck of dust.

On several large screen walls, various pieces of information scrolled, and Pan Han noticed a long list of names, which should have been information about other Trial participants.

"Come on, you two," At this moment, Mo Li called them over.

The two quickly stepped forward and stood before a machine.

Iris scans, fingerprint scans, blood collection, everything was done.

After the collection was complete, Pan Han and Cheng Xiao each received a card.

Pan Han's was a Trial participant's identification, and Cheng Xiao's was an accompanying person's identification.

"Let's go, I'll take you to your living quarters first," Mo Li also took out his own ID card and hung it on his chest.

It was sparkling gold, quite dazzling!

There were several elevators in the room, and Mo Li led them into one. After swiping the card, it descended rapidly.

A few minutes later, the elevator stopped on the first floor.

They exited the elevator, passed through the lobby, and then got into a car outside the building.

After several turns, they arrived at a camp next to the main building, which was clearly newly constructed.

"This is the Trial participant base. Everyone will be living here for the foreseeable future."

"Then who lives in the main building?" Pan Han wondered why they had landed directly here, and why they had to pass through the main building, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

"Everyone from the Twelve Palace Headquarters works and lives inside."

"How many people are in the Headquarters?"

"Lord Pan, let's go see your living quarters first, we've arrived," Mo Li didn't answer, clearly the question was a bit out of scope.

"Alright," Pan Han looked a little awkward, pretending to turn around and grab his bag.

Although this base was newly built, it was very large.

Even after several expansions, Dawn Base was still like a kindergarten compared to it.

The Trial participant base alone had dozens of barracks, as well as a broadcast tower, a training center, a combat hall, a medical center, and so on.

Pan Han thought, this is what a base should be. When he returned, he would re-select a location and build a bigger one.

Cheng Xiao clearly preferred it here, because it was more grounded!

Out of a sniper's instinct, she observed her surroundings and indeed found many firing points, quietly noting each one down.

Finally, they arrived at their accommodation.

A large barrack, with ten independent suites inside each barrack, simple two-bedroom, one-living room units, without a kitchen, but with relatively large bathrooms.

The conditions were not particularly good, but they were clean.

Ever since leaving the Twelve Palace Headquarters, Pan Han had been marveling at how clean it was, unlike the apocalypse at all.

Do the people here all have 潔癖? The conditions are excessively good.

Pushing open the suite door, Mo Li brought the two in to familiarize themselves with the environment and introduce the various facilities.

After everything was done, Mo Li said, "Tomorrow morning at 8 AM, someone will take you to the conference room in the broadcast tower. The rules will be repeated. If there was anything you didn't hear clearly before, you can listen again."

"Alright, Mr. Mo."

"Alright, Big Brother!"

"Okay, then you two rest first. I'll go back and report. I probably won't be able to come tomorrow, I have other tasks. Just follow the instructions. Nothing will go wrong," Mo Li said, then left.

After Mo Li left, Pan Han and Cheng Xiao put down their belongings.

"Don't move around, don't talk nonsense, there must be surveillance," Cheng Xiao guessed Pan Han had something to say and gave him a heads-up.

"Mm. Let's talk when we have a chance to go out. You tidy up first. I'm going out for a bit," Pan Han said, then walked out of the room. He planned to check out the other nine suites to see what the situation was.