Cave Refuge

However, this was also good, at least Zachary had taken a stroll here and confirmed the situation before he could embark on his return journey with peace of mind.

Compared to the leisurely journey on the Wave Rider when arriving, this time, returning with an additional trip to the Arctic Circle, Zachary simply chose to return via Sword Control directly.

During the stops en route, he didn't have to take out the Wave Rider from the storage space; instead, he directly entered the Cave to rest.

Besides resting, during the return journey, Zachary constantly stayed within the clouds and paid no attention to various situations appearing on the sea surface.

Perhaps because of this, although Zachary might have missed some adventures, this time his return from the Arctic Circle to China took merely less than half a month.

When Zachary arrived near the waters of Magic City Base Number Three, Zachary reduced his altitude and summoned his Companion Spiritual Treasure, riding it towards the location of the base.

As Zachary was about to approach the Water Base, he was astonished to find that the base, which originally resembled a floating fortress, now looked much like an ancient city.

Seeing this, Zachary was somewhat confused and almost thought he had come to the wrong place if not for the many large vessels lingering around.

When Zachary shrank his Companion Spiritual Treasure to its smallest size and approached the city gates, suddenly a speedboat quickly approached him.

Having had similar experiences before, Zachary did not feel surprised upon encountering such a situation again, but rather calmly waited in place for the speedboat to arrive.

Indeed, when the speedboat neared Zachary, just like the last time, those aboard the speedboat were Government Officials, tasked specifically with patrolling and receiving 'outsiders' like Zachary who were unfamiliar with the local rules.

Although Zachary had already bought a property in the base and was registered at the local registry center, who could have thought that despite these facts, his cumulative residence time at the base so far hadn't even reached a month.

When the speedboat approached, Zachary immediately heard the shouting from the opposite speedboat, "Hello, I am Graham Grant, serial number 7763548, You have entered the territory of Magic City Base Number Three.

May I know the purpose of your visit? Please inform me in advance so that I can facilitate your registration here."

Hearing the other party's shout, Zachary was a bit taken aback as the scenario was quite similar to his initial arrival at this place; he seemed to have encountered a similar situation when he first came here.

Unconsciously, from the time he first arrived, then bought a house and settled down, several years seem to have passed.

Seeing that Zachary did not respond, the other party gripped his weapon tightly. When Zachary felt the other's tense demeanor through his Divine Sense, he finally spoke:

"Hello, no need to be tense. I have already settled in this base long ago. It's just that I have been away for a long time and therefore, am quite surprised by the changes here. I remember that the appearance of the Water Base was not like this when I left."

Hearing Zachary's explanation, the other party did not immediately believe him but continued to ask Zachary, "Since you say you have already settled here, please tell me your ID number so I can verify it."

Startled by the request for an ID number, Zachary then asked in surprise, "Can you now use pre-disaster ID numbers to check information?"

Hearing Zachary's question, the other party immediately knew that Zachary was mistaken. After all, the catastrophe had repeatedly struck, and the storage devices holding all the animal ID numbers at Rabbit's Home Zoo had long been destroyed, making it impossible to preserve them until now.

So he quickly explained to Zachary: "It's not the pre-disaster ID number, but the resident identification issued by the registry center when you settled here."

Upon hearing this, Zachary immediately thought of the tablet in his hand; he knew that before he left, the residents' contribution system had been implemented for a long time.

Every resident had to deduct a certain number of Contribution Points each month, as everyone stored and deducted Contribution Points through their own electronic devices. Hence, essentially every adult in the base had an electronic device showing their Contribution Points.

And precisely because every person had their own account, when settling in, the base would generate a unique code for each person. These newly generated codes essentially served the same purposes as pre-disaster ID numbers, mainly convenient for checks during incidents.

As the other party saw Zachary taking out the tablet from his Storage space, his eyes immediately showed a look of surprise.

Zachary did not see envy in the other party's eyes, which indicated that the tablet he had once spent a lot of money to purchase had either become widely used, or the other party possessed more advanced electronic devices.

Just as Zachary was about to ask, he did not expect the other party to closely watch the tablet he had just taken out and then, after a moment of thought, he finally spoke: