novelaction Chapter 42 The last order
Chapter 42 The last order
To enter the base, you first need to be inspected and quarantined for 24 hours.
According to official data, ordinary people will mutate within 12 hours of being bitten or scratched by zombies, and almost all mutated people can be screened out within 24 hours.
Jiang Jiang was next to Tiantian, and the two of them were hugging each other in the corner to rest. Sun Hui and a few others also gathered together, keeping alert at all times.
Sun Hui rummaged through his pockets, wanting to take out a cigarette, but when he turned around and saw Tiantian sleeping soundly, he took out a small piece of candy from his other pocket, tore open the package and put it in his mouth.
"Brother Sun, what do you think will happen after we enter the base?" The restless crowd began to discuss.
"I gave two cigarettes to the registered personnel. According to him, the base is most in need of combat personnel right now. They need to patrol, eliminate zombies, and search for supplies. The demand for logistics is not great."
"What is circulated in the base is contribution points. Everyone will be issued an IC card that records their information and fingerprints. We can obtain contribution points through labor or contribution of materials. If you want to live better and eat better in the base, you need contribution points."
Sun Hui chewed the candy in his mouth into pieces. He clearly felt the pressure.
"Everyone can live in the open-air area for free. They need to bring their own tents or sleeping bags. Children under ten and seniors over sixty can receive a meal every day. The rest of the people need to work to support themselves."
"Brother Sun, whatever you say, we brothers will follow you." Li Qiang and others expressed their opinions.
"Then we should form a team in the early stage and go to the city to search for supplies for exchange. If we gather information by chance, we can also report it to the base to obtain contribution points."
Zong Yuan also actively added: "I heard that there are people who use contribution points or food to issue some commissioned tasks. We can also do it."
"Okay, let's just settle it down. We'll go take a look after we get settled in the base."
Gradually, the crowd quieted down and Sun Hui and his friends began to rest.
"Name, gender, age."
The registrar asked directly without even looking up.
"Jiang Jiang, female, 24 years old."
"Look up and look at the screen."
The moment Jiang Jiang raised his head, his confused expression was captured by the camera.
"Press your fingerprint."
Jiang Jiang placed her right index finger on the fingerprint collection machine. After the machine showed a green light, the staff reminded her to take her hand away.
After waiting for about half a minute, the staff took out a brand new card from the machine on the table and handed it to Jiang Jiang.
"Your card has a basic contribution value of 100. The residence assigned to you is in District 208. You can also choose to rent a house at your own expense. You can find a job at the labor market on the right side of the square. The cafeteria is on the far left of the square."
"next."
Jiang Jiang got the card in a flash and was very impressed by their work speed.
Because they were assigned different places, Jiang Jiang and Sun Hui's family said goodbye to each other, but the two families agreed that they would meet at the square tomorrow. By then, the place where Jiang Jiang and Sun Hui's family would live would have been determined, and they could exchange addresses with each other.
After being left alone, Jiang Jiang walked in the base as if the sky was high and the birds were flying freely.
The purchasing power of one hundred contribution points is approximately equal to one hundred yuan. An ordinary meal requires about 15 contribution points, and a hybrid steamed bun requires 3 contribution points.
Jiang Jiang tried a bite and decided to be kind to his throat. This steamed bun was made of corn cobs, rice husks, and a little flour, and it was irritating to the throat.
In addition to high food prices, Jiang Jiang observed that housing prices are also high.
A one-bedroom apartment in an average location would cost 500 contribution points a month, not to mention those bungalows and villas in prime locations.
Yes, even in the base, there are still houses and villas.
All I can say is that rich people are always rich.
After walking around for a while, Jiang Jiang went to the place where supplies were exchanged and exchanged some unused items for contribution points.
An off-road vehicle was worth 800 contribution points, and it contained half a barrel of gasoline, worth 170 contribution points. A useless water purifier was worth 230 contribution points. What surprised her most was that a pack of ordinary-priced cigarettes she bought before the end of the world was exchanged for 1300 contribution points.
After getting a total of 2500 contribution points, Jiang Jiang immediately rented a house for two months and lived happily alone.
After getting the house key, Jiang Jiang first moved some daily necessities from the car into the room and did a simple cleaning.
She originally wanted to say goodbye to Sun Hui's family tomorrow, but after seeing the villa area that stood out from the crowd today, Jiang Jiang changed her mind.
Before she left, she wanted to make a big profit.
There were a total of 10 mushroom bags in the space. Jiang Jiang took out 5 of them, intending to use them as a means to cover up his apparent source of income.
Jiang Jiang estimated based on current food prices that with just these few mushroom bags, he could barely support himself, of course, provided he did not rent a house.
Arriving at the place where the tasks were issued, Jiang Jiang began to focus on his career.
'We are looking for fresh fruit in Building 2 of the Villa District. No limit on the type. You can pay with contribution points/gold/food. If you are interested, please contact the front desk.'
This is fine. Jiang Jiang took out a small notebook and marked them. There were still a lot of fruits in her space, so she could take this opportunity to clean out a batch.
'We are looking for fresh beef and mutton in Building 6 of the Villa District. The price is high. If you are interested, please contact the front desk.'
This is also fine, Jiang Jiang made a note of it.
'Building No. 7 in the Villa District is looking for hot pot base and hot pot ingredients for a long time. Bring the price.'
It seems that this person is a hot pot lover like her, so it’s okay to give him some hot pot base.
After planning what she was going to sell, Jiang Jiang contacted the front desk directly, and soon someone took her into a small room.
There was a young man in the room. He was a full-time staff member sent by the patrons of the villa area to be stationed here. He was responsible for collecting the supplies needed by the boss.
Seeing Jiang Jiang enter the room, the man smiled appropriately. He took the initiative to shake hands with Jiang Jiang and introduced himself: "Hello, are you Ms. Jiang? I'm He Qing, you can just call me Xiao He."
Jiang Jiang nodded slightly and sat down opposite He Qing.
"Ms. Jiang, I heard from the front desk staff that you have a channel for a batch of fresh fruits. Can you tell me what kind of fruits they are?"
He Qing took out his notebook and prepared to record relevant information.
"I can now get 400 kilograms of fresh oranges."
The man was a little disappointed when he heard this, the oranges were produced locally in Shan City, and although it was not easy to have a bite of fresh fruit nowadays, this did not include the rich people in the villa area.
"Only oranges? As you know, oranges are grown locally, so the price won't be very high, but it's a bit higher than the official purchase price. Since the quantity is good, how about giving you 20 contribution points per pound?"
When Jiang Jiang heard the price, he nodded secretly. The official purchase price was 15 contribution points per catty. It seemed that they were indeed paying a premium.
She also has nearly 500 kilograms of oranges in her space, which were given to her by her boss when she bought some fruits.
For a period of time before, she took one or two vitamin C supplements every day, and there was still a lot left.
"Your prices are indeed reasonable. What kind of fruit do you need? I'll go ask."
He Qing's hand holding the notebook trembled. Fortunately, he did not make a random offer based on appearance. It seemed that there was hope of achieving the KPI this time.
He Qing quickly said, "We buy common fruits like pineapples, apples, bananas, oranges, and watermelons. Strawberries, durian, and cherries are more expensive."
The high prices of the latter few fruits are completely understandable. Shan City is located inland and not in the tropical zone. Transportation is inconvenient now, and things are scarce and expensive, so the prices naturally go up.
Jiang Jiang seemed to be thinking about something. After thinking for a while, she said, "Ten black beauty watermelons, about 150 kilograms, ten kilograms of strawberries, and two fresh durians."
He Qing was a little surprised. He noticed that Jiang Jiang was not talking about frozen durian meat, but fresh durian.
The rich girl in the villa area loves durian the most, but unfortunately, transportation is inconvenient now and durian is out of stock.
These two durians alone are worth all the other fruits.
He Qing, who is already an adult, was naturally greedy and prepared to eat all the fruits.
The quantity is not large. For the customers in the villa area, they can eat some by themselves. When entertaining guests, they can put out a few fruit plates and it will be quickly consumed.
Since it is winter, fruits are scarce and expensive, He Qing did not ask where Jiang Jiang got the fresh fruits from.
When Jiang Jiang proposed to pay with gold, He Qing agreed immediately as he had the authority to do so.
After calculating the prices of all the fruits, Jiang Jiang can get 50 kilograms of gold as long as he delivers the fruits on time.
Firstly, the gold value has depreciated too seriously. Secondly, the price of fruit in the current market is too high. It can truly be said that one ounce of gold is worth one ounce of fruit.
Afterwards, Jiang Jiang talked with the other detained people in the villa area and finalized the business cooperation.
Regardless of whether the business is successful or not, she is only doing this one-time deal.
As for after this transaction, is there anyone coveting her supply channels?
Jiang Jiang said there won’t be a next time.
Jiang Jiang rented a small truck from the car rental company at the base, and prepared to drive the truck to deliver supplies to every household the next day.
When she delivered the last order of fruits to Building 2 in the villa area, she ran into an old friend whom she never expected.