Chapter 688: First arrival in the territory, money city!
The vast wasteland, after eight years of transformation, the overall terrain has changed again and again under the care of disaster.
Those humans and marine aliens who once lived in the deep sea have basically been forced to move to the New World due to the increasing intensity of disasters.
Unfortunately, the area of the New World has not increased much in these eight years.
With little land and many people, there are disputes all over the continent.
Although the Tianyuan territory is not warlike, it is often attacked by foreign stragglers because the northern part of the territory is close to the coastline.
So according to the location distribution, the division of labor among the three major cities is also very clear.
Hope City, which focuses on the territorial economy, is located in the center of the entire territory and has the safest geographical conditions to drive economic development in the territory.
Tianyuan City, which focuses on military development, is located on the west side of the territory close to the dwarves of all nations. It has a large number of military research institutes and large war facilities to guard against dwarf sneak attacks.
The Fishman City, which focuses on a special economy, is located in the north of the territory where small wars are most frequent. It is mainly responsible for protecting the back of the territory.
Driven by these three cities, there are four major super monopoly companies as enemies, plus hundreds of small and medium-sized development companies.
The Tianyuan Territory is extremely balanced and strong in all aspects. Even if the number of people is much smaller than other super territories, it can still firmly occupy a vast land.
At the same time, some small human territories close to the surrounding areas are independent on the surface, but secretly they have long become affiliated cities of the territories.
Every once in a while, these territories will send caravans carrying various commodities to Hope City for trading.
Territories from other remote places will also come here and enter Hope City, eager to get opportunities for territory development.
Around this group of "real" migrant population, Hope City has expanded and expanded, and three areas have gradually formed outside the real core city circle.
One is called "Pojun", responsible for the troops stationed in the city defense.
One name is "Mingyue", which is responsible for trading, temporary residence, catering, etc. It is a trading place specially opened for the migrant population.
The name "mulberry field" assists farming, with hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, as well as experimental fields for various novel varieties.
For example, the current location of the station is exactly in Mingyue Town, the outermost part of Hope City.
Although it was just after noon at this time, the sun was high in the sky, bringing with it a rolling heat wave.
But outside the huge Hope Station, there are quite a few people going to other territories, coming to pick up relatives, people traveling around selling small commodities, and people taking passengers into the city.
Coming out of the back door guided by Wang Quan, he led Huang Xiaojuan and Oreo, and was mixed in with the dense flow of people. It was not until he squeezed out to the exit to verify his identity that Sumo took off the simple hoodie on his face. The mask breathed a sigh of relief.
Having just arrived in Hope City, he was already a little uncomfortable.
Compared with Hope Village eight years ago, today's Hope City has developed to such an extent that he can no longer recognize any connection between this place and the previous one.
Whether it is Guoshu Mountain or Iron Stone Mountain, these landmarks have all disappeared.
Nowadays, as far as the eye can see beyond the station, there are planned asphalt roads and six or seven-story high-rise buildings everywhere, giving people a feeling of returning to a civilized era.
And the more familiar thing is.
“Hey, I’m new to you guys, you’re new here?”
“Are you taking a taxi? Are you taking a taxi?”
"Motorcycle taxi, motorcycle taxi~~"
"If you want to go to Mingyue Town or Sangtian Town, I have a three-seater car that can fit you just right. It only takes one transaction point to take you there, ensuring a good riding experience. Laman"
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As soon as they saw the crowd pouring out of the exit gate, the "drivers" who had been waiting at the gate were like bees smelling the fragrance of flowers. Like, they rushed over one after another.
Among them, after seeing that although Sumo looks ordinary, his walking posture and temperament are extraordinary.
Most of the drivers with capable cars gathered around and started using all kinds of clichés to solicit customers.
Finding one of them who was more pleasing to the eye, Somo raised his brows and cupped his hands.
Seeing this, the other party immediately happily led the way. After a while, the two of them passed through the twists and turns of the station and arrived in front of a slightly worn-out three-wheeled vehicle in the parking lot.
“Hey, even though my car is old, it has many functions!”
As he said that, the dark man walked over first and inserted the key.
As he pressed the button on the front of the kinetic energy vehicle, he saw the rear seats begin to slowly change.
First four poles were raised, and then a curtain-like thing was supported on both sides. When the man pulled it, it just covered the open-air carriage, blocking the harsh sunlight from the outside world.
"Ha, this is really useful!"
After touching the supporting rod and realizing that this thing was not an ordinary iron rod, but an alloy-like substance, Sumo Can't help but take a high look.
To judge the development of a territory, one is to look at the ceiling of cutting-edge technology, and the other is to look at the degree of civilian use of ordinary technology.
Being able to use alloys for passenger drivers outside the station is enough to show how rapidly the current Tianyuan territory is developing.
"Brother, go to Mingyue Town or Sangtian Town. If you go to Mingyue, there are two of you and one dog. According to the pricing standard, it is 0.3 transaction points."
"It is further away to Sangtian Town, and it will cost 0.5 transactions. "Point"
After greeting two people and one dog to sit in the carriage, the dark-skinned man took out a sign with "Hope City Public Passenger Price List" and handed it over.
"Seeing as this is your first time here, don't worry, everything is now strictly regulated by the territory. For example, the business of illegal car drivers on our planet has long been impossible!"
"If I charge you one more point and you complain to me to the transportation department, I will have to be taken away to do hard labor tomorrow. This is not worth it!"
I saw Sumo looking at the price attentively. The swarthy man was not in a hurry to explain the explanation behind the watch. He took out the water bottle placed in the back seat and drank it while explaining patiently.
"Okay, that's troublesome, let's go to Mingyue Town"
The two places are 40 kilometers apart, and the heat wave is rolling, making people's scalp numb from the sun, so the 0.3 point charge is not high.
Seeing that this dark-skinned man is young, probably in his mid-twenties, his attitude is so gentle and courteous.
Sumo handed the sign back, and his impression of this strange Hope City improved a little.
"Okay!"
Not afraid of Somo running away, after hearing the destination, the dark man turned around and started the car, starting to drive on the asphalt road towards Mingyue Town. .
Along the way, when he saw some novel things along the way, Sumo didn't pretend to be anything but kept asking questions.
It didn’t take long for the two to become familiar with each other.
The swarthy man's real name is Yang Wu, and he joined the territory in the second year of the wasteland.
But at that time, he was only seventeen years old. He was still young and had no skills. He was unable to catch up with the first wave of dividends of the territory's take-off.
This led to me hanging out for five or six years. In addition to having a territorial identity, I was also doing the most ordinary job of pulling a truck.
"I am satisfied. With this identity, I have surpassed 99% of the ordinary people in the wasteland. It is useless to think about anything else!"
"Besides, now I I work as a solicitor every day, eat and drink, and save some money. Where can I find such a comfortable job in the wasteland? ”
Yang Wu shouted with great enjoyment as the hot wind blew in his face.
Just like the natives who lived in the imperial capital in the previous life.
Although they do not have a prominent family background, nor do they have high-paying jobs that everyone envies.
But with just one identity and a dilapidated house, they are enough to surpass the efforts of ordinary people for ten years or a hundred years.
"Brother Su, you just came to the territory. I'm afraid you were a big shot before, otherwise you wouldn't be able to afford the status of our Tianyuan territory"
"Me? I'm just an ordinary person. I just got a little lucky and made a fortune."
Looking at Yang Wu turning his head and asking curiously, Su Mo shook his head angrily and turned his gaze to Asphalt. In the rolling farmland beside the road.
With the magical plants he left behind before he left, plus the subsequent harvest from the tree people's territory.
The fields in Tianyuan territory are growing extremely well, they are completely self-sufficient and have a certain surplus.
In addition to importing food from outside, even if there is a disaster, the territory will probably have enough surplus food to survive.
"Hey, are these people selling watermelons?" in the hot weather.
Looking along the road, Sumo found a watermelon stall set up on the roadside. There were many people standing in front of the door. Sumo couldn't help but marveled.
This road is the only road from the station to Mingyue Town, and there must be many travelers passing by on the way.
In the hot weather, even if this watermelon is sold a little more expensive, there will definitely be no shortage of sales.
really.
After hearing the word watermelon, Yang Wu hadn't spoken yet. Huang Xiaojuan, who was sitting on the other side, stuck out her tongue Oreo on the ground.
One person and one dog all raised their heads, their eyes full of desire.
"Okay, I'll buy one when the car stops."
Instructing Yang Wu to pull over, Su Mo jumped out of the car and walked all the way to the watermelon stall.
"A pound of watermelon sells for one dime, which is 0.05 trading points."
"So, for a 15-pound watermelon, the price of 0.75 trading points is a bit expensive!"
For ordinary people in Qingguo Territory, they can only survive by earning one point a month.
In the Tianyuan Territory, despite the increase in income, watermelon is still a very expensive consumer product. Most people would not be willing to buy one for a month except during holidays.
However, for Sumo, he couldn't take these points away, so he didn't feel bad at all spending them.
"Sixteen pounds and eight taels, 0.84 trading points, I charge you 0.8 trading points, thank you for your patronage!"
Compared with the currency "yuan coins" in the territory, the purchasing power of trading points is stronger, and there is a possibility of depreciation. Sex is also lower.
So after seeing that Sumo was willing to use the transaction point to pay, the store happily wiped out the zero and even helped cut the teeth into pieces.
“Huh, Brother Su is so willing!”
Looking at Sumo walking back with a large bag of watermelon, Yang Wu licked his dry lips, his eyes filled with envy. and complex.
Recalling that the last time he ate watermelon was last year.
At that time, when the watermelon was almost out of the market, Yang Wu was willing to buy half of it to satisfy his craving.
Moving forward, the high selling price has always been a difficulty in front of him. In many cases, even the money in his pocket can fully afford it.
He will never be as willing as Somo is now.
However, these complicated emotions disappeared without a trace in an instant when Sumo came back and pushed Sanya in front of him.
Look at the ice slag that is still exuding a trace of white air on the outside, and the red and shiny melon pulp inside.
With just one mouthful, the heat will disappear and you will feel so refreshed.
Three people and one dog should not have finished the 16-pound watermelon.
But in the end, with Yang Wu’s distressed eyes, Oreo happily finished off the remaining ten kilograms of watermelon.
“Brother Su, you have to spend this money sparingly. Money is used everywhere in our territory.”
After starting the car again, Yang Wu's attitude became much better than before, and he began to talk about the expenses in the territory in a serious manner.
“You are a newcomer. Even if you have a job with your identity, you will definitely not be able to afford the houses in the city that we hope cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and require various restrictions in the short term, right? "
"So, you see, renting a house costs a lot of money."
"Let's not talk about the cheapest houses in the city that cost 500 points a month. In Mingyue Town, a single room costs 80 transaction points a month, and if you live there for a year, you will get 960 points!” The minimum standard for food is about 0.6 trading points, and this year it is over 200 points."
With the hot air blowing, Yang Wu was still nagging at first, but later he started to complain like he was complaining.
“In fact, renting a house and eating food is not bad. These expenses can be calculated, but other miscellaneous expenses are more terrifying.”
“We hope that although residents in the city have no life, Taxes, but there is a fixed identity maintenance fee. Depending on the price of your identity, you will also have to pay a tax of 0.8% of the identity selling price every month."
"Although there is no depreciation fee for the house, those with water and electricity Fees, maintenance fees, and foundation taxes are quite a lot in a month.”
“When you travel to other places, you can’t walk on your feet. You have to spend money to take a taxi, and you have to charge the car when you buy it. Have to pay road tax”
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After talking about more than a dozen places that needed to be charged, Huang Xiaojuan felt like her head was spinning, and Yang Wu stopped talking:
"Besides these, The most important thing is that 25% of your monthly salary in the territory will be included in the territory’s natural disaster defense funds, and 25% will be included in residents’ medical insurance.”
“Only half of it is actually received! "
After complaining about the existing system in the territory in one breath, Yang Wu breathed a sigh of relief and felt much better when he saw Sumo's slightly changed expression.
In the eyes of outsiders, people like them in super territories live a very comfortable life. They have big rooms to live in, no worries about food and clothing, safety is guaranteed, and they live a life that is superior to others.
But only they themselves know what a miserable ending will be if there is no money in a territory that only cares about "money".
“It’s okay for us old residents. After the trading points are cleared, we can maintain our status for one year to raise funds.”
“But newcomers like you, once the trading points on your body are reset to zero and exceed Within three days, your identity will be confiscated and you will be kicked out of the territory."
"And you have to be careful about some people with temporary status from outside. Once you fall into the scam they set up, the consequences will be unpredictable."
As a large-scale town appeared in sight, Yang Wu's chatter gradually stopped.
"Mingyue Town is ahead. It's getting late. Brother Su must make plans early if he wants to rent a house."
"Okay"
The car can be parked at the entrance of the village. , two people and one dog got out of the car, and Sumo raised his hand to pay the fare.
“Received, come to me anytime if you need a car”
Handing over a handwritten business card, Yang Wu showed a bright smile, jumped into the car and drove away.
Obviously, even if he has no ambition, the rules of this city force him not to lie flat and must be running all the time in order to maintain various expenses.
“Brother Zong, do we want to rent a house first?”
After being informed by Yang Wu of the cruelty in the territory, Huang Xiaojuan looked a little timid as she looked around.
There is obviously a big gap between here and the beautiful life she imagined before.
Prickly Pear Town and Mingyue Town are both towns.
But in comparison, the tallest building in Prickly Pear Town is only four floors, and most of them are bungalows, while the lowest building in Mingyue Town has three floors!
At the same time, even if you stand at the gate of the town, the noise and excitement inside can be faintly transmitted to the outside, which is enough to see the prosperity here.
"Don't be in a hurry, let's go and take a look first."
Looking at the bright moon sign hanging high on the town gate and the cars heading to the city at the town gate, Sumo took a deep breath slowly , suppress the inner impulse.
According to what Yang Wu said before, if you live in the city, the total monthly expenses will be at least a little over a thousand points.
Moreover, since renting accounts for a large part, status taxes and food account for a small part.
In order to save money, many outsiders who purchased their identities basically rented their houses outside in Mingyue Town and Sangtian Town. They took the round-trip buses into the city every morning to work. .
“I want to save money, so it seems I have to rent the house here first”
“Compared to the previous two ruins missions, this time is really hell mode!”
Just like the poor boy who came to the imperial capital from a remote mountain village with a huge sum of "one thousand yuan" in his arms.
Su Mo thought he could hold on for a while, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be difficult for him to hold on for a month.
And when I think about myself, in this capacity, I will have a car and a house in the center of the city, and I will even have to take control of the entire city within a year.
Sumo couldn't help but feel happy and strode towards the town.
(End of this chapter)