Chapter 379 The price is quite cheap
Ye Tianxuan was stunned, staring at the price list thoughtfully.
The waiter beside him thought he was frightened and quickly said, "Our Changsheng City wasn't like this before. Who cared about lifespan before? But after the gods disappeared, everyone is aging rapidly. This is something many people in our city can't accept. All materials are no longer precious. The most precious thing here has become life."
"You seem very young, and you're from another city. You must have a lot of life left, right?"
The waiter asked cautiously and tentatively. According to the waiter, life span can be traded in Changsheng City. That is to say, after the gods disappeared from Changsheng City, the citizens have been trading life spans with each other and consuming each other in order to avoid death.
This seemingly peaceful city is probably in great chaos inside.
"Your price..." Ye Tianxuan muttered as he stared at the price list, "Five carats of aquamarine, one day's lifespan for it...?"
Compared with Ye Tianxuan’s understanding of the price of gems in reality, the prices of luxury goods in Changsheng City are not extravagant at all.
"Alas, in Changsheng City, staying alive is the most important thing now. No one's buying any of these gemstone jewelry." The waiter rubbed his hands. "Sir, this aquamarine you're interested in is really suitable for you. We have an aquamarine in a color that's exactly like your eye color! Would you like to consider it? It's only for one day, just think of it as sleeping at home!"
Faced with the waiter's enthusiastic sales pitch, Ye Tianxuan pretended to ponder for a moment, "You know I'm from Mingyun City. Look at how sick I look. Who knows how much longer I have left to live? I might die at home tomorrow after buying a gem."
The waiter chuckled dryly. "You're right, sir. You've just arrived and aren't familiar with the rules of Changsheng City. I should have you get your life span tested first."
As he said that, the other party hurriedly turned around and took another list from the front desk and handed it to Ye Tianxuan, "Take a look. If you are interested in the gems in our store, remember to come and buy them."
What he handed over this time was a list of rules, the rules of Changsheng City.
[Eternal Life City Rules:
The gods of Changsheng City are no longer here, and all the previous rules are no longer applicable. The city will be managed by the high priest from now on. The following rules have been customized by the high priest and are applicable in Changsheng City.
Rule 1: All supplies in Changsheng City are managed by the main city. In the future, the currency in the city will be changed to life span. Life span can be traded freely in Changsheng City. Residents who need to trade life span please go to the main city of Changsheng City to register and meet with the high priest once a week, who will personally trade life span.
Rule 2: Residents who need to check their lifespan can go to the main city and have their lifespan tested by the high priest's subordinates. No lifespan payment is required for the test, and the main city is open to residents for free testing at any time.
Rule Three: Residents of Changsheng City need to regularly provide their lifespans to the high priest who manages Changsheng City, in order to provide Changsheng City with a better future. All lifespan management is decided by the high priest.
Rule 4: Residents are requested to work hard to earn their own lifespan. If their lifespan cannot last until the next transaction, the city will not be responsible.
Rule 5: For those who do not live long enough, please prepare for your own burial in advance and do not cause trouble to others.
After reading the entire set of rules, Ye Tianxuan frowned.
The supplies in Changsheng City are controlled by the main city, which means that if residents need supplies, they have to exchange them with their lifespans, and they also have to regularly offer lifespans to the high priest. If all the currencies in the city are converted into lifespans, then if you want to stay alive, you have to work to earn lifespans. If your lifespan is not enough to support the next transaction, Changsheng City will not care. Even when you know that your lifespan is running out, you still have to prepare a coffin for yourself in advance.
Every word in this rule reveals complete indifference, and does not regard human life as life.
There was no blood, but death was everywhere.
Life here is both precious and cheap. It is precious because it is so scarce that everyone wants it; it is cheap because it has become a currency of transaction and has lost its original value.
"Oh... It's really terrible." Ye Tianxuan vaguely sensed the abnormality in this city when he came here, but looking at the situation now, this city is simply invisible death compared to the blatant chaos where Zhong Mu is.
"Lifespan, we need to go to the main city to check, right?" Ye Tianxuan put away the rules sheet and asked the waiter, "Can we really see a person's remaining lifespan?"
"Of course!" the waiter nodded. "Our Changsheng City's original god was at least related to lifespan. Although the god is gone now, the high priest still has the god's power. Trading lifespans and checking lifespans are all things the high priest can do."
"No wonder it is the high priest who is managing Changsheng City..." Ye Tianxuan was originally wondering what status this high priest had, and how he could issue new rules to manage the city. If he was originally related to God, then it would be understandable.
"Since you've just arrived in Changsheng City, it's best to check your lifespan first to see if you can stay here. The lifespan test is free, so you can go and have a look." The waiter kindly reminded, "If it's not suitable, you should find a way to go to another city. Although no city is good these days, Changsheng City is really killing you."
Ye Tianxuan looked up and saw that the waiter had already shaken his head and turned away.
The heaviness in his tone was not concealed at all. This system was now very stressful for the residents of Changsheng City. They lived in a hurry every day. In order to regain their lost lifespan, they could only work hard, otherwise they would really die.
Ye Tianxuan walked out of the jewelry store with the rule sheet in his pocket. After understanding the city's rules, he looked around the city again and realized why everyone in such a glamorous city was so lifeless.
Whether it is the impact of the inherent consumption of lifespan or the pressure of the environment, they are indeed not living as well as they seem.
This is only a part of what he sees now, and if he goes closer to the main city where life is traded, he will probably see some deeper chaos that Ye Tianxuan has anticipated.
"I didn't expect that I wasted my lifespan in the dungeon before, and now I'm in another place that consumes my lifespan. I can't have a good life wherever I go." Ye Tianxuan shook his head and then slowly walked towards the main city.
Since he's here, he might as well see how much life he has left after this resurrection.
Ye Tianxuan didn't know what exactly happened during his sleep. He just heard the town members say that he was resurrected because of a prop, but no one understood the prop, and didn't know whether his original lifespan would be restored after resurrection or what. So he assumed that his lifespan would be the same as before.
Now that I'm living a tight life, if I smoke less, maybe I can accompany Yin Xiu to get through the troubles here, and when I return to the small town, I'll have some free time to do what I want.
Of course, the premise is that he can resist wasting his life to help others.
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