Chapter 841: Gotham Renovation in Progress (Part I)

The first phase of the building renovation project finally proceeded smoothly. Almost all suspicious individuals were found by the children. When they put their minds to it, no one could escape their eyes.

After all, those who took action, even professional killers, had to come and scout the location in advance. And the children here could spot every stranger who appeared. Once a stranger appeared, they immediately sounded the alarm. Under the wall roots, inside shop windows, and even under manhole covers, there were eyes watching the strangers.

Although the children were at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength, there were many of them. If they cooperated, they could also make those careless gang members take a big tumble.

Although the three streets were to be rebuilt into a single building, they didn't lay the foundation all at once and renovate from the bottom up during construction. Instead, they built one building first, then the next, and then connected them.

Very coincidentally, and absolutely without any shady dealings, the first building to be completed covered the quotas for the vast majority of the children.

The completion speed of this building was very fast, even faster than the gang leader on Elizabeth Street had expected when Jason heard him that day. In less than a month, the building was already finished.

Although many details were not yet perfect, such as the exterior decoration of the building and the landscaping not being done, at least it was already habitable.

All the children squatted by the construction site every day, looking up, watching the building being put together bit by bit. From the light in the children's eyes, it could be seen that perhaps many people would also embark on such a path in the future, because they saw the dream of living and working in peace and contentment from the construction industry.

Watching an incomparably tall building being built bit by bit to become a home for countless people was very exciting. However, besides that, there were many things the children couldn't understand.

It wasn't that these children hadn't seen houses being built, but from the materials used for the building to the final decoration, the components used included many things they had never seen before. Those things looked like they came from outer space.

After the soft furnishings of the house were completed, the Wei En Group set up a handover office on the first floor of the building. Everyone included in the resettlement list could go to claim their houses.

At first, the children didn't dare to go, but Jason took the lead and walked into this spacious hall. The staff at the handover office greeted him with a smile.

Sitting in front of the workstation, he said to Jason: "Hello, sir. In order to ensure that the resettlement list matches the handover list, please state your name and put your arm into the window."

Jason looked down and saw a round hole under the glass window. He hadn't handled business in such a place before, so he didn't know what the hole was for, but he still followed instructions and put his arm in.

The staff pulled over a strange machine and shone it on his hand. The machine made a buzzing sound and then said: "Fingerprint identification complete. Identity: Jason Todd. Serial number..."

The staff moved the machine away, then asked Jason to stand straight and stare at a black dot behind the workstation. After a while, the machine made a series of sounds, roughly confirming Jason's identity.

Then, the staff brought over another machine and wrapped it around Jason's arm. Jason didn't feel any pain, but soon, the staff looked at the information on the screen and said: "Gene collection complete. The next step is to implant the chip. Let me see... Alright, Mr. Jason, you can take your arm back."

"What gene collection? What chip?" Jason was a bit confused. He looked at the staff and said: "What did you do to me?"

"Nothing, we just left a mark on you. This is the key to opening your door in the future. You don't need to do anything, but only you can open your own door. Other people cannot open this door unless you bring them here for authorization."

Jason understood some of it, but the other children still didn't understand. They surrounded Jason, chattering: "What did those machines just do to you? Does it hurt? Do you need an injection? Where is the key?"

Jason shook his head and said: "No, it doesn't hurt. You just do what the staff says. The key will be hidden in your body. That way, no one will be able to open your doors."

"Really? Is it that magical?"

"What if someone forces me to open the door?"

"What if I want to let my friends come over?"

At this time, a more senior staff member walked out, clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and then said:

"I suppose everyone is a bit curious about such a novel handover method. I will answer all your questions. Come, you ask first..."

"Um... will this have any harm? Will it hurt?"

"No, it won't. We are just collecting personal information and uploading it to the system. That way, this building will recognize you. Only people recognized by the building can enter. Otherwise, you will be subdued by the intelligent defense system outside the door."

All the children turned to look at the place the staff pointed to. Outside the door of this building, there was a courtyard that hadn't been finished yet, but on the finished courtyard wall, many weapons they had never seen before were set up. They looked a bit like floating turrets, but smaller and more concealed.

"In other words, we don't have to worry about thieves?" a child asked.

"That's right. Thieves, robbers, and unidentified personnel cannot get in. And you don't need to do any extra operations; everything is intelligently identified."

"Also! Also!" a child raised his hand and asked: "What if someone forces me to help them open the door? Or grabs me and uses me as a key..."

"Members with keys can grant permissions to each other, while people without keys cannot get in no matter what. The intelligent defense system will precisely attack them without hurting you. They can't even get into the building, so how could they force you to open the door?"

"Then what if I want to rent out the house?" an older child said: "I want to live with someone else and then rent out my own house. Can't I do that?"

"Of course you can, but the person who wants to rent your house must also pass identity verification and be granted a key at the same time. Once you grant them permission, they can rent your house."

The other children started chattering and discussing. After a long time, a little girl finally stood out and said: "I'm second. You bunch of softies, isn't it just extending an arm? I'll do it!"

After saying that, she walked over. Although she spoke tough, she was still trembling a bit when she extended her arm. The staff smiled at her and then completed the handover using the same process as Jason.

The little girl turned her arm to look at it and said: "It really doesn't hurt, and there's no mark at all. You can't see it at all. You guys can try it, I won't lie to you."

The other children hesitated for a moment, then lined up one after another. Some wanted to squeeze forward, and Jason had to be responsible for maintaining order.

At this time, two gang members rushed into the courtyard. They said: "What are you doing here? What are you doing on our turf? Don't you know our boss has already taken over this place?"

Jason nudged the six-fingered gang leader beside him with his elbow and said: "He's wearing a blue jacket. Is he from the Blue Jacket gang?"

"I'm afraid so. I've seen them before. That's how they dress. Look at the boots on their feet; those are for riding motorcycles. There are over twenty motorcycles in their gang..."

All the children squeezed back in some fear, but the staff members were not panicked at all. The old staff member walked to the door and said loudly: "Hello, two gentlemen. This is the sales office for the Wei En Group renovation project. If you have a resettlement quota, you can go to the back and line up..."

"What sales office?! Did you get our boss's permission?! You want to open some sales office here on this street without saying hello to our boss?!"

Suddenly, the sound of motorcycles came. Many motorcycles drove over. The gang members were carrying guns and were about to walk in. The old staff member picked up the walkie-talkie and said: "Sales office invaded. Requesting defense system activation. Disabling safety protocol... 3... 2... 1..."

The floating turrets instantly rose into the air, and several lasers emitted dazzling light. Jason covered his eyes. When he opened them again, a heavy smell of blood came. The gang members were lying all over the ground, and all the children let out screams.

"Don't worry, as long as you don't leave here, no one can break in." The old staff member said with a smile: "The defense system covers all areas of this building. Once the renovation plan is fully completed, the defense range will be even larger."

"Alright, line up to get your keys, and then let's go see the houses."

Hearing this, even though they were a bit scared, the children still pushed and shoved to get their keys. After all, nothing was more tempting than a house.

After all the children had put their arms into the window and finished getting their keys, they followed the old staff member through a corridor and arrived next to the elevator.

It could be seen that the protective film inside the elevator hadn't been torn off yet, but the smooth metal and intricate patterns also opened the eyes of all the children.

Jason discovered that this was very similar to the elevator of the Sorkworth Hotel—luxurious, beautiful, just looking a bit hard to clean. So he asked: "Sir, who is going to do the cleaning here? Do we have to clean it ourselves?"

"No need. We will recruit a batch of professional cleaning staff, and there will also be cleaning machines. Patterns that are hard to clean like the ones above are all done by machines."

"By the way, if you have acquaintances or parents, you can let them apply to be cleaners here. The salary is high and the work isn't tiring, but they also need to be certified."

Instantly, the children erupted again. Many people, although most of them didn't have parents, also had acquaintances. There were also some who only had one parent or lived with relatives, and they could all find people to recommend.

With a "ding," the elevator door opened. Appearing in front of the children was a very wide corridor, not crowded at all, much wider than the Living Hell.

All the children stood there dumbfounded, and then intense discussions erupted.

"My god! Why is it so big here?! I've never seen such a wide corridor. What is the floor here? Tiles? It reflects light!"

"I've been to the Living Hell, the corridors there aren't this nice. Is this built even better than the Living Hell? The rent must be crazy high!"

"Why do I feel like this is more like a hotel? I entered a hotel when I was delivering things, and this is especially like the Wei En Hotel..."

"Where are our rooms? Where are the rooms? I'm already a bit impatient!" ===== CHAPTER 842 =====