Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Ming Lei Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Ming Lei The boy beamed and reached out to take Lin Hao’s hand, pulling him toward the small reception desk.
We can get you set up in no time.” When they reached the desk, the boy pointed to a small tablet screen embedded in the counter.
“Just press your hand here,” he instructed, “and it’ll register you in the base system.
You’ll get your own card and some base credits to start with.” Lin Hao followed the boy’s instructions, pressing his hand against the screen.
It glowed for a moment before a soft chime signaled the completion of the registration process.
“All done!” the boy chirped.
“Now you can use the vending machine.
Here, I’ll show you.” They walked back to the vending machine, and the boy demonstrated how to use the credits to purchase food.
Lin Hao watched carefully and then selected a cup of noodles for himself.
As the machine whirred and dispensed the item, Lin Hao was shocked.
The blurry memory of the vending machine made him feel as if he had been teleported back to the time when the zombie virus didn’t exist.
The little boy passed Lin Hao the card and said, “If you need any more help, feel free to ask.” “What is your name?” Lin Hao asked.
“Yuan Xin, I am the receptionist here.” Yuan Xin said with a wide smile and left.
Lin Hao snapped out of a daze when his stomach started to rumble.
He walked to the hot water dispenser, holding the cup of noodles in one hand and the card in the other.
As he filled the cup with steaming water, he couldn’t help but replay the boy’s words in his mind.
the receptionist?” Lin Hao muttered to himself, surprised at how young the boy was for such a role.
But then again, nothing in this world was as it seemed anymore.
After filling the cup, Lin Hao moved to a nearby table and sat down, the aroma of the noodles wafting up to him.
It was a simple meal, but to Lin Hao, it felt like a feast after everything he had endured.
Though he wasn’t the real Lin Hao, he had all the memories of Lin Hao.
All the injustice suffered by him.
To his bad luck, he even had the chance to experience it firsthand.
If he didn’t take over Lin Hao, god knows if he could ever exit that institute.
Thank god, whenever he gets teleported to Lin Hao’s body every time, his superpower follows him.
Even after eating cup noodles, Lin Hao still felt hungry and walked up to the vending machine again.
Looking at the various snacks, that were hard to come by, for the first time Lin Hao felt greedy.
He checked the credits required for each snack.
Though the price of all the snacks ranged from 2 to 3 digit price, Lin Hao didn’t know the conversion rate.
Luckily, there was a machine on the side of the vending machine that helped to check how many credits the user had.
Lin Hao tapped on it and realized he had 4000 credits.
Meaning he could buy all the snacks for at least 2 times.
Recalling the remaining zombie crystals in his spatial dimension, Lin Hao smiled slightly.
He bought all the snacks and just when he was packing the snacks in a polythene bag, a kind voice sounded, “Young man, are you new here?” Lin Hao turned to his left and found a middle-aged woman standing there.
She had neatly parted her hair down the middle, with strands of gray interspersed with black, giving her an air of maturity.
Her eyes, however, were sharp and calculating, constantly flitting between Lin Hao and the snacks he was packing into the bag.
She wore a simple, well-worn dress, the kind that suggested she was practical and unassuming, but there was something in the way she held herself—almost too casual—that made Lin Hao wary.
Her smile was warm, but her gaze lingered a bit too long on the snacks.
Lin Hao decided to ignore her, but he still underestimated the woman’s shamelessness because the woman continued, “It’s always nice to see new faces around here.
The base is really a great place, but it can be overwhelming at first, can’t it?
So many choices, so many things to figure out.” Lin Hao could only nod politely.
The woman smiled widely when she got a response, “You know, when I first got here, I didn’t know how things worked either.
Ended up spending way more credits than I should have.
But I’ve learned a few tricks since then.
If you want, I could give you some pointers… maybe we could even share some of those snacks?
Just to help you out, of course.” “No need.” Lin Hao shook his head.
Just as he finished speaking, a voice sounded in his mind, “Mr.
Lin you are requested to return to the room no.
1, the owner wants to talk.” Lin Hao turned to leave, however, the woman instantly blocked his path, “Hey, young man!
You are too impolite.
You should at least respect me!
Since you disrespected me, you should compensate me!
I don’t want much, just give me half of all those snacks.” Lin Hao paused, “Are you the owner of this place?” “No.” The woman shook his head.
“Did you pay for snacks?” Lin Hao asked.
“No.” “Then why should I give you my snacks?
You may be a senior, but you aren’t related to me.
Why should I give my snacks, just because you feel you are being disrespected?” Lin Hao asked.
Su Jiyai was bored waiting for Lin Hao’s return, so she switched to the living room.
Looking at the lively scene on the monitor, Su Jiyai frowned.
She knew about this woman.
Her name was Ming Lei.
She loves to take advantage of others.
Using her seniority, she has extorted many things till now.