World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 336 - 220 The Beginning of a New Life

Chapter 336: Chapter 220 The Beginning of a New Life

Eating?

Upon hearing his suggestion, everyone suddenly felt a pang of hunger and someone subconsciously took out their phone to check the time, realizing it was indeed time for a meal.

Zhang Xiaoman took the opportunity to mention the issue of time difference and used his wristwatch to synchronize the local time with everyone. Nowadays, most phones have the feature to adjust for time zone differences built-in.

The five newcomers couldn’t yet be considered formal members of the Star Alliance; they were employees recruited from the Light Blue Starry Sky to work overseas. To become an official member of the Star Alliance, one must first be recognized and become an Awakener.

Zhang Xiaoman led the group to visit the underground resting area, which he had outfitted with several prairie tents. At a glance, it almost felt like a campsite.

These tents were prepared specifically for those temporarily living here. They were quite large and the space inside was even more spacious. If one person lived in a tent, it would be much better than the studio rooms that many office workers rent outside.

After all, most of the group were engaged in construction work, and except for Tang Xueke, the rest were used to staying on site in simple shacks. Compared with those, the tents here were practically luxurious villas.

"Tang Xueke, as a woman, you’ll stay in the tent at the very edge. Later, I’ll put a sign in front of each tent to facilitate distinguishing their ownership and purpose. Just make sure not to walk into the wrong one,"

Zhang Xiaoman said as he allocated the rooms, then continued to show everyone the other areas. The entire underground space was very large, impressing everyone and filling them with anticipation for the new life they were about to start.

"This is the kitchen, right? It’s got lots of matching facilities. I can cook; I’ll have to let you all taste my cooking one of these days!"

The speaker was Xiang Yu.

"And this is the bathing room, right? Wow, where does the water come from, is it from the lake nearby? But isn’t that a salt water lake?"

Shuai Yu turned on a tap and stared incredulously at the clear water flowing out.

"I guess it’s the World Tree’s doing, probably filtering the water from the lake nearby and pumping it directly here."

Sun Hao came over, looked at the pipes connected to the wall, and guessed most of the truth behind it.

In fact, when it comes to the World Tree’s capability, saying that it aids them in construction is just being modest. The reality is quite the opposite; it should be that they are assisting the World Tree in construction.

If aesthetics were not a concern, Zhang Xiaoman could even rely solely on the World Tree to construct all the basic living facilities here.

However, the only downside here was that, in terms of entertainment, things were a bit too monotonous.

The Star Network was impressive, but not omnipotent. It could remotely interface with many of the existing technological products within the Star Alliance, such as the Star Network Terminal and the Anti-gravity Car.

But that’s because these devices are equipped with corresponding communication systems. If you wanted the Star Network to connect to external networks and devices, it was, for the time being, powerless.

After all, the communication system used by the Star Network is neutrino-based, and asking it to receive electromagnetic signals is a bit too much to ask.

However, there are solutions to such issues, one being that Zhang Xiaoman could purchase a special conversion module from the Gang Store. Given his current financial situation though, he couldn’t afford to spend extra Star Dust on such items.

Therefore, the newcomers who were informed beforehand had also come prepared.

There were those like Tang Xueke who packed an extra-large hard drive and downloaded dozens of TV series at once, and those like Xiang Yu who brought their favorite PS game console and a complete set of games.

Uncle Liu Neng, having heard about the vast lake nearby, took it upon himself to bring all sorts of fishing gear, planning to spend his free time fishing by the lake every day.

Zhang Xiaoman had eased the restrictions somewhat, allowing them to go home for a few days each month. The public excuse could simply be that the company regularly arranges home leave tickets.

Of course, there was certainly a risk involved in this arrangement, as their mode of transportation was the anti-gravity car, meaning there were no immigration records, let alone plane tickets.

But such an excuse was only meant to fend off the inquiries of friends and relatives.

After all, as ordinary office workers, unless someone reported them, the government wouldn’t go out of its way to concern themselves with their immigration records, much less investigate them proactively.

Even if someone did report them and the government did investigate, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

At that point, they could come up with any casual excuse, such as claiming they never left the country and had only said so to save face in front of their families.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoman wasn’t worried about anyone probing into the affairs of the Star Alliance members. Being related to oneself, these matters would always be shielded to some extent by the Veil of the Shadow Lord.

After about half an hour of simple settling in, everyone started to make themselves at home, and now it was time to attend the dinner Zhang Xiaoman had mentioned.

This so-called dinner was essentially the small gathering that Yang Yangyang and the others had planned during their last awakening at Dragon Sleep Mountain, also taking advantage of this opportunity to familiarize everyone with the branch’s residence there.

The few newcomers, although not yet official members, were still considered external staff. To borrow a term from fantasy novels, they were the "Outer Disciples."

And with the organization currently short on personnel, Zhang Xiaoman simply decided to take them all along.

"Have Su Changqing and Su Fu already gone over?"

Zhang Xiaoman looked towards Yang Yangyang to ask.

"Yes, knowing that there was a gathering today, almost everyone has arrived ahead of time. Xiao Shun and the others went straight there after returning from Africa yesterday afternoon. They said they wanted to stay overnight to experience the quality of sleep at the branch residence."

Yang Yangyang replied with a smile, and it was evident that he too was eager to have a look for himself. If it weren’t for the need to organize these newcomers, he might have run off there yesterday as well.

Zhang Xiaoman nodded.

"It seems like we’re the only ones left now. So let’s get moving. You and the others take the Dawn, and I’ll go directly. It’s getting late, and it must be almost 11 p.m. over there. We should set off now."

As he spoke, his hand formed a Formula, and in an instant, his figure was enveloped by a radiant light. Beneath his feet, a silver-white Seven-pointed Star Array shimmered into existence.

After a 20-second preparation time had passed, he suddenly vanished without a trace, leaving only the faint afterglow of the Formation behind, the distinctive emblem of the Star Alliance.

This time, he was naturally not using the Star Lord’s Unlimited Teleportation Ability, as such a commotion was, of course, the work of teleportation activated by the Dark Energy Formula.

The newcomers were naturally astounded by the scene that unfolded before them, fixating in amazement on the spot where Zhang Xiaoman had been standing, their minds a whirl of thoughts.

Yang Yangyang looked at the place where Zhang Xiaoman disappeared with some envy in his eyes, but he didn’t forget about the matter at hand. After a brief pause, he turned to the newcomers and said:

"Let’s go. The Star Lord has already used teleportation to go ahead; we should set off quickly too, so as not to keep everyone waiting."