The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

But thinking about it, this seems better than them spending four days digging through rocks to expand their living space and two days building facilities on the Ark. He really didn't want to stay in that underground environment any longer.

He now truly regrets not studying harder back then and getting into university or a coast guard academy.

"I'm not sure if we're going to start a family at sea, but the district chief said that there are quotas for each sea area in Huazhou."

"Will they also send people from the Kunlun Sea area?"

Lin Dong thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, there seem to be five thousand spots over there!"

"Good heavens! Even if each sea area has 2000 people, that's at least 14!" Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised, then excited. "Is the country about to launch a major operation?!"

"Is it the Jingwei Project, or the island-building project?"

Lin shook his head. "The district chief didn't say, but I feel it's probably related to the people who came down from that group of hovercars last time."

"A hovercar really came by?" Xiao Yan asked in disbelief.

He was blasting rock layers underground at the time, and several days had passed before he heard about it.

He thought it was some movie he'd never seen before.

Now, after Lin Dong vividly described the scene, he felt like he had missed out on a billion dollars!

"I guess the district chief must have played the victim with the officers in the car, otherwise we probably wouldn't have gotten a spot in the first batch."

"Then what are you still babbling about!"

"Hurry up and go to the square in District 10 to register!" Xiao Yan said, quickly pulling the other person toward the central square of this residential area.

The Wuyishan shelters, apart from those at the level where work and manufacturing take place.

The other levels are simply divided into several areas, each with a unified large canteen, toilets, and a central square built around the residential area.

Because it is rooted inside an underwater mountain, although it can use clean water sources through groundwater, the dark and damp conditions here remain an unsolvable problem.

The main base is doing well; the geothermal system dries the area every two or three days.

However, once the drying process is activated, the bottom-up exhaust system creates a mixture of large amounts of evaporated water vapor and the toilet odor, making it almost unbearable.

Leaving the underground and living at sea has become almost everyone's deepest obsession.

This overseas assignment project became an opportunity for all the underground people to skip the qualification process.

They would be willing to come back even after the construction is completed!

So when the two arrived at the square, many young men and women with the same idea had already formed a long queue.

The appearance of the airship had already been widely discussed, and those who had seen the photos and videos believed that the project was related to those people.

No resume or experience is required for registration; the people at WaterWorld are all pretty much the same and have learned the same things.

To ensure fairness, Washington State uses a system that randomly selects candidates.

Because it was like drawing lots for the right to live at sea, almost everyone who met the criteria signed up.

Lin Dong waited in line for over an hour before finally reaching the front desk to have his name and identification information entered into the system.

"Sigh, I really want my own phone too~" Xiao Yan complained dejectedly, losing all his energy.

Lin Dong patted him on the shoulder, "Don't think about these things anymore."

If we don't become coast guard officers or civil servants, we'll never have the chance to get involved in these things.

The production base in the Five Sacred Mountains area simply cannot supply that many high-tech products.

You should just give up on that idea!

"Damn it! Are you trying to comfort me or just criticize me?!" Xiao Yan's fist hardened.

"Ahem," Lin Dong quickly changed the subject, "Come on, come on, it's a rare holiday, let's go explore the floating islands..."

After three days of working underground, some were happy while others were sad.

However, the system's published list still managed to select Lin Dong and his companion.

The next day, the two, who had been packing and tidying up, arrived at the fifth level of the mountain.

The district head didn't waste any time with words. He patted the young people on the shoulder and said a few words of satisfaction.

He waved and watched as they boarded the seagoing vessel in an orderly fashion and headed towards Mount Everest.

Washington's submarine diving technology is two to three times faster than sailing on the sea surface.

As ten ships from the Wuyi Mountains broke the surface of the sea, a group of men and women standing by the window saw the beautiful night view on the sea.

And the island not far away, with its mountains, trees, and land.

Chapter 79 Private Property

As the boat docked in the harbor, everyone experienced firsthand the feeling of stepping on mud and sand.

"There's no shaking! This is what it feels like to be on solid ground!" Xiao Yan excitedly squatted down on the beach and grabbed some sand.

Lin Dong fared no better; after playing in the mud with others, he was soon taken into the interior of the island by the troops stationed there.

After several days of rapid development, a wide road now leads directly into the heart of the island.

The inner basin, under the joint construction and defense of both armies, has become a heavily guarded military base.

As Lin Dong entered the camp checkpoint, his watchtower lights sweeping across the area, he carefully observed the scattered military camps along the way and the soldiers in exoskeletons and power armor who patrolled past from time to time.

The solemn atmosphere silenced the 2000 people who had been chatting and laughing.

They couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when they arrived at the vast portal between time and space.

"Damn! I told you before that Everest Island was a secret base, but you didn't believe me!" Xiao Yan grabbed Lin Dong's arm and shook it repeatedly.

"Hehehe, do you think we'll ever have a chance to wear those power armors in the future?"

"Tch! You're crazy. It's impossible. Ever since the floods inundated the mainland, our Huazhou has only fought pirates and bandits for over 200 years."

Lin Dong retorted without holding back, "No one in the Navy has reached the retirement age... Instead of thinking about that, you should be thinking about when the country will issue us engineering-grade exoskeletons."

"Damn! You're such a big kid, even your fantasies have to dampen my spirits." Xiao Yan immediately felt bored.

After the officer leading them took attendance and the handover was completed, a man in a silver-gray combat uniform led them into the space-time portal.

Due to the visual illusion created by the darkness and the lights, the group did not notice anything special about the time portal as they filed in.

As they stepped through the giant gate, everyone couldn't help but marvel at the spaciousness of the secret base.

However, that wasn't all. When they drove out of the warehouse in the waiting car, the futuristic scene inside truly opened their eyes.

"The twelfth floor?!" Xiao Yan rubbed his eyes, but realized he wasn't mistaken. "Were we already going downhill when we got in the car?"

"That... is possible." Lin Dong nodded somewhat uncertainly.

They assumed it was because they were too engrossed in observing the internal environment and hadn't noticed the reasons for the decline.

But as the spacious elevator lifted upwards as if weightless, everyone immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Something's not right. Based on my 20+ years of experience riding elevators, it must be going up!"

"Nonsense! Everyone knows that!"

"But the problem is, we came from an island!"

"It's possible that the car drove off without us noticing."

"How is that possible? I've been paying attention the whole time, and I haven't noticed the car going downhill at all."

"Ahem, everyone, don't panic!" Just as hundreds of people were discussing noisily.

Chen Mo, the chief instructor who was among the first group to take the elevator up, finally explained the situation to them.

"This is no longer the original world; we have arrived in another parallel world..."

Well, the more the middle-aged man spoke, the more confused the young man became, always thinking that the other party was talking about some kind of encrypted term.

"I will be responsible for your discipline, placement, and task coordination from now on."

If you encounter any problems in this parallel world, you can always ask me to solve them!

As soon as the words were spoken, the elevator's notification sound finally rang out, and with a soft "ding," the doors slowly slid open to both sides.

When a fantastic, technologically advanced city appeared before everyone, all voices fell silent.

Suddenly, everyone understood the meaning of parallel worlds.

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Nighttime in Beacon City is a relaxing time for the residents of Dark Fortress to put down their work, have fun, and socialize.

The constant supply of food from Gina Star added fuel to the fire of that unchanging night.

The bustling crowds and traffic, along with the dazzling neon lights... completely showcased the vitality to Lin Dong and his two thousand people.

However, despite everyone's strong desire and interest, they were not allowed to gather in the city square.

Two thousand people looked around curiously, and the aroma of grilled meat from different kinds of fish made everyone swallow hard.

"Ahem, I have some good news for you all!" The instructor stood on a high place and excitedly used a megaphone to tell them the latest news.

"Because you are among the last group to arrive in the first tier."

Lord Lu believes it's unsafe to travel to Starlight City at night, so he has arranged a temporary rest area for you in Beacon Fire City!

"Instructor, can we go out and take a look?!" A girl couldn't help but raise her hand to ask.

With the first person taking the lead, the others couldn't help but chime in with questions.

In the shelter, the most spacious places they had ever seen were the machine manufacturing plants, and then there was the large square used for group activities.

Now that they've arrived at this movie scene they've dreamed of day and night, no one can contain their excitement.

The instructor was the same; his original plan was to take them to Starlight City to report and explain the reasons and arrangements.

He hadn't expected that arriving late would bring such benefits, so he naturally inquired about this request.

Lu Qianwei nodded in agreement without hesitation and even provided them with the most basic terminal wristbands.

These were the necessary loan materials that had been agreed upon with Shen Yanzhou beforehand.

The Waterworld has been operating under a distribution system for far too long. To restore the monetary system and instill the concept of trade in them, we must start working on it from the moment they arrive.

Because one thing Washington knows very well: no one would hand over all the money they've earned through hard work when they can freely buy and sell, while watching others have food and drink.