Chapter 3 - Chapter 3 Current Living Conditions

After sorting out the relevant memories in his mind, Peter couldn't help but sigh, "I really have traveled to a good era. All the pitfalls have been stepped on by those before me. It feels so good not to have to explore the dangers myself." As he spoke, he firmly grasped the handrail beside the pod and used it to stand up. He quickly emerged from the Divine Being Landing Pod and took a few steps to reach another corner of the small room, which was less than 20 square meters. He took out the last high-energy nutritional mixture from a green packaging bag. Peter gently twisted it, and the cap automatically popped open. He drank the entire high-energy nutritional mixture in one gulp. "Burp." Due to eating too quickly, a burp escaped from Peter's mouth. It tasted sweet and sour, and the texture was very similar to jelly. As the food entered his stomach, Peter felt the fatigue in his body quickly disappearing. This was because his body hadn't eaten anything for fifteen hours. "The taste is not bad." Peter looked at the empty bottle in his hand while calculating in his mind the matter of getting more high-energy nutritional mixtures. "During the period right after the successful opening of the Divine Domain, I can receive ninety high-energy nutritional mixtures at one time. There are still thirty as the welfare for excellent students this month, and adding the thirty low-level nutritional mixtures as social welfare this month, I can get all of them in one go today." With this thought in mind, Peter immediately put on his school uniform, put on his shoes, and went out. As soon as he went out, he turned left and strode forward in the dimly lit corridor. He skillfully avoided the clutter in the corridor that blocked the way and came to the end of the corridor on the left. He forcefully pushed open the soundproof door in front of him. A city full of a futuristic and sci-fi feel appeared before Peter's eyes. Dense shuttles were arranged in the air and passed through according to the signposts of the holographic projection. The buildings were connected by a large number of platforms, layer upon layer. All kinds of neon lights and billboards were on day and night, presenting a scene of cyberpunk style. Although in his memories, this was already an everyday sight that he was used to, as a time traveler, Peter was seeing such a futuristic city with his own eyes for the first time. Peter knew that the human civilization he was in now was not a cyberpunk society. The scene in front of him was just a coincidence of his living environment. He casually waved his hand, and a silver metal bracelet on his right wrist slowly lit up. Immediately, a shuttle in the traffic flow in the sky broke away from the projection area and flew towards him. The shuttle drew a beautiful arc in the air and stopped steadily in front of Peter. Peter didn't hesitate to get into this unmanned shuttle, and the internal intelligent voice immediately sounded. "Dear passenger, please tell us your destination." The female voice was very gentle and wouldn't make people feel annoyed. "The nearest large-scale welfare collection center, the one on the ninety-seventh floor." As soon as Peter sat firmly, he reported his destination. "The current location is Resettlement Community No. 653 on the thirty-sixth floor. This journey will take twenty-seven minutes. Please be patient." The intelligent voice disappeared, and the shuttle slowly started and merged into an upward projection channel. Watching the scenery outside the window quickly receding, the memories of this city in Peter's mind gradually became clear. Human civilization had already occupied a place in the nearby starry sky and ruled over the territories of nearly ten thousand planetary systems. Although it was not known how many True Gods there were, the number definitely exceeded 1000. This was Zhonghai City, the capital of Qinghai Star in the Third Star Region of human civilization. This prosperous city had a permanent population of over one billion. In order to accommodate such a large number of people, it had developed into a very sci-fi three-dimensional city. There were no more so-called skyscrapers in the traditional sense of Peter's previous life here. Huge buildings extended upward from the bottom. They were not only residential houses but also part of the city's structure. The connecting platforms between them formed the outdoor areas where people could move around. The higher up in the city, the better the environment. In this city, the areas above the 150th floor were called the top-level areas, which were basically the living areas of the powerful and wealthy. From the 100th to the 150th floor were various high-quality apartments, which were the main living areas of social elites and the petty bourgeoisie. From the 50th to the 100th floor were ordinary commercial housing units, which were provided for ordinary people. And below the 50th floor were basically slums or social resettlement houses. There was no natural sunlight below the 50th floor, and it was all illuminated by lights. After coming to this city, Peter used the admission notice of Zhonghai No. 2 Middle School to successfully complete the settlement procedures in this city. The house obtained through social welfare was located in the thirty-sixth floor area, where there was definitely no natural sunlight, which was why it looked like a cyberpunk style. Fortunately, this was a world with extremely advanced black technology. The air and ecological circulation systems of the entire city were excellent. Otherwise, if ordinary people lived below the 50th floor for a long time, just the dampness and diseases would turn this place into a hell. "Dear passenger, the destination will be reached in one minute. Please check your luggage and get ready. Have a pleasant journey." The sound of the intelligent voice interrupted Peter's train of thought. Before he knew it, Peter had arrived at his destination, the large-scale welfare collection center on the ninety-seventh floor. The surrounding environment was completely different from the area where Peter lived. The neat public lighting system and the uniform soft lighting color gave people an intuitive and clean feeling. When the shuttle came to a stop, Peter immediately jumped out of the vehicle. Ignoring the long line that had formed outside the welfare collection center, he strode towards the side door on the other side of the collection center. This was the special passage for students. This was the advantage of excellent students in the current human civilization. There was also a special passage for soldiers. A large amount of resources within the civilization were concentrated on education and military construction. The basic social welfare could only ensure that no one would starve to death, but in terms of educational resources, it was completely free. Excellent students also had various benefits. As long as they had good grades, even children from poor families could enjoy the same educational resources as the wealthy. The Ministry of Education was a powerful institution in the civilization, and it had particularly great power. In this real world where gods existed, the Ministry of Education managed by True Gods had no problem of corruption at all. Entering the welfare hall, Peter looked around. This was also his first time coming to this large-scale welfare collection center. In the past, to receive the monthly student welfare, he only needed to go to a medium-sized collection center. He came here mainly to receive the ninety high-energy nutritional mixtures for successfully opening up the Divine Domain. Seeing Peter looking around after entering, a staff member, a young lady, immediately came up to him. "May I help you?" The polite question reached Peter's ears. There were no ridiculous looks of disdain. He was wearing the school uniform of Zhonghai No. 2 Middle School, and students from top middle schools could be regarded as a semi-privileged group in society. They not only enjoyed free rides on public transportation but also didn't need to queue up when entering public service institutions, and so on. The thirty high-energy nutritional mixtures received every month were the benefits brought by this status. "Oh, hello. Where can I go to receive the nutritional mixtures?" Peter smiled and answered the young lady's question. At the same time, he raised his right hand and shook the silver bracelet on his hand.