Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 201: Trouble Everywhere

Chapter 201: Chapter 201: Trouble Everywhere

Just like what Xu Youcai and the two of them said, the Seventeenth Bureau is located under the Ministry of Land and Resources.

As for how deep, Lu Xiao was unclear. Nevertheless, the elevator descended for nearly a minute.

When the elevator doors opened, it revealed a corridor full of modern feeling.

On both sides of the corridor, all were silver metal panels.

"Both Heavenly Men, please follow our steps. If you go astray, you might just meet your end," Xu Youcai reminded them solemnly.

Lu Xiao raised an eyebrow—it seemed that there were weapons installed behind these metal panels.

What kind of weapons, he was unsure, but they should be powerful enough to kill a Heavenly Man.

Otherwise, there was no point in installing them.

"Alright, let’s go," Lu Xiao responded.

The corridor was fifty meters long, consisting of 47 steps, some of which required jumping.

Truth be told, Lu Xiao was quite worried about Qian Youde. Qian Youde was a bit overweight, and if he miscalculated his jump, it was going to be quite the spectacle.

"Speaking of which, do you always have to take this corridor every time you go in and out?" Lu Xiao couldn’t help but ask after crossing the corridor.

This whole setup seemed way too risky.

If one remembered incorrectly or made a misstep, it would be directly fatal.

"Yes, the Seventeenth Bureau only has this one corridor."

"Then can’t you add something like fingerprint verification? Having our own people simply scan a fingerprint to pass through or something?" Lu Xiao continued to inquire.

Qian Youde panted heavily, "I’ve suggested it to the higher-ups before, but they didn’t agree. They said it’s safer this way and better at preventing invasions."

Lu Xiao rolled his eyes—preventing invasions?

That reason was indeed... irrefutable.

"Fine then, let’s go inside." Lu Xiao didn’t say much more, figuring he just needed to be careful when entering and leaving. Remembering 47 steps wasn’t difficult for him.

Qian Youde and Xu Youcai simultaneously took out an identity magnetic card from their pockets and after consecutive scans, the metal door in front of them slowly opened.

The moment the metal door opened, to be honest, Lu Xiao was quite astounded.

Before him was a vast square bustling with people who likely were staff members, all wearing uniform outfits.

Above the square was a huge hollow space, arced in shape.

Around the arc, countless metal stabilizers were built. Not only that, but many houses were also constructed from bottom to top along the side of the arc.

"Wow, this is totally a futuristic underground city," Lu Xiao exclaimed.

"It is impressive," Liu Mingshu nodded in agreement, "The construction is massive, though a bit unsightly."

What?

Xu Youcai, Qian Youde, and Lu Xiao all turned to look at Liu Mingshu, a bit ugly?

But soon Lu Xiao understood. His godmother taught landscape design at the university, and unlike the distinctiveness of landscapes, here it was all metal structures.

Men might find it cool, but for women, especially those with a strong background in ancient architecture, it truly could be described as unsightly.

"So, what’s next?" Lu Xiao coughed and asked.

"Oh, we’re heading to the testing zone."

"It just so happens that three more Heavenly Men have been transferred here, once they arrive, we’ll proceed with the test."

"After the test, you’ll officially be members of the Seventeenth Bureau," Xu Youcai gave Lu Xiao a brief introduction.

Three more Heavenly Men?

They must be from other bases, as the Goo Clan, aside from his godmother, had no new Heavenly Men.

Even for Xuanyuan Tonglu, it might take another year or two to achieve the status of Heavenly Man.

"What does the test consist of? Combat strength?" Liu Mingshu suddenly asked.

Her body hadn’t fully recovered yet, so if the test involved combat, it might put her at a disadvantage.

"You’ll know once we get there, but rest assured, Heavenly Man Liu, there’s no combat involved, so your injuries won’t affect your test results," Xu Youcai stated.

Upon hearing Xu Youcai’s words, Liu Mingshu also felt relieved.

If she was going to be at the Seventeenth Bureau, she had to perform as impressively as possible.

Lu Xiao, on the other hand, was indifferent, casually looking around as he followed along.

Ten minutes later, they reached the testing zone.

Upon arrival at the testing area, Lu Xiao could feel countless eyes fixed on him.

Yesterday, Qian Youde and Xu Youcai already reported his situation, so receiving attention was natural.

With the average age of achieving Heavenly Man status being seventy or eighty years old, the sudden emergence of a 23-year-old Heavenly Man was bound to draw focus.

Of course, Lu Xiao didn’t mind these gazes and instead sized up the other three Heavenly Men.

Two of them were white-haired old men, while the third appeared younger, seemingly about the same age as someone from Xuanyuan Tonglu.

At this moment, the three of them were also looking at Lu Xiao with emotions of confusion, puzzlement, and some irritation.

"Isn’t this the Heavenly Man testing zone? What’s this young kid doing here?"

"How come we as Heavenly Men can’t even get basic respect?" the Heavenly Man about the same age as someone from Xuanyuan Tonglu pointed at Lu Xiao and shouted.

Lu Xiao rolled his eyes—seems like there’s always somebody looking for trouble.