Chapter 89 Observation Base Core Area
"Ten thousand nuclear crystals?" Manager Lu almost dropped his jaw in shock. Their mission of finding people has always been the one with the lowest returns. The missions that can make it to the list of missions with ten thousand nuclear crystals are only large-scale missions such as killing third-level zombies and high-level mutant beasts.
Looking at the calm look of the woman opposite him, he was now more certain that there was a big boss behind this girl, and he didn't dare to offend him. He told Ye Jin about the rules of their side.
"Miss, regardless of whether our mission is successful or not, our mission center will not refund the 40% labor fee."
In other words, whether the person can be found or not, these four thousand core crystals will not be withdrawn. After all, people die every day in the apocalypse, and information is cut off. Although finding people is not as risky as killing zombies, it is harder than finding a needle in a haystack.
After hearing what Manager Lu said, Ye Jin cursed in his heart, "How evil!"
"I see. I'll add a bonus."
"What benefits?" Does Manager Lu want to find someone who will provide him with additional benefits besides a high bounty?
"Yes." Ye Jin said, "Anyone who can provide clues will be rewarded with ten nuclear crystals."
Manager Lu was shocked again, and he wanted to go find someone after hearing this.
He asked, "What if someone lies?" After all, the bonus is here.
"I have some requirements for this information. I want you to put a blackboard here and search for Shen Xunfei. If anyone knows his whereabouts, they must first answer his sister's nickname."
This is specifically for Shen Yuting's family. She said that her family situation is simple and only her closest family members know her nickname.
"Also, there's one more thing. My family has a quote from the Tao Te Ching hanging in their study. If you can write it down, ask them to leave their address and I'll go find them."
Ye Jin remembered that his great uncle was particularly fond of calligraphy. He had a quote from the Tao Te Ching hanging on the front of his study in the old house: "Be as careful at the end as at the beginning, and there will be no failure."
He had written this sentence in cursive script himself. She only found out about it when she accidentally broke into the study as a child. No one knew about it except their family members.
"There are so many words in the Tao Te Ching. What if everyone is expected to write down one sentence at a time with a fluke mentality?" Manager Lu asked Ye Jin. This kind of thing is very common. Many people say they have clues, but in fact they just want benefits.
He added, "Why don't you just tell me your name? The person you're looking for might be at the base and will come looking for you if they see him."
The situation at the West City base is so dire now. If Ye Jin can get her uncle's name reported, she would be courting death. She offered such a high price just to make things sensational. If her uncle and the others are still here, they will definitely come looking for her. This is the safest way.
"This mission of mine has an additional condition. If you want to answer the question and get the prize, you must first pay 100 core crystals. If you answer incorrectly, the core crystals will not be returned."
As soon as Ye Jin said this, Manager Lu understood that these one hundred core crystals alone were enough to stop those who wanted to take advantage of others by taking shortcuts.
Ye Jin didn't believe that her uncle didn't even have a hundred core crystals.
As for Shen Yuting's question, as long as you can provide a core crystal, you can answer it on the blackboard and let Shen Yuting take a look at it every morning.
After Manager Lu confirmed it, he still asked, "Won't you leave your contact information and address?"
"No!" Ye Jin first paid him the four thousand core crystals for the mission center and did not ask for more. She had a lot of things to do today.
After Manager Lu sent her out, he didn't even see her face. He felt in his heart that she was so rich.
After this task was ranked first on the list of finding people, it really caused a sensation. It was the first time I saw finding people in the form of questions and answers. There were no names, only answers, calligraphy and nicknames. However, the threshold for answering the questions was high, and those who wanted to take advantage of the situation before felt that it was too much of a loss.
I don't know about calligraphy, but many people are specifically mobilizing people around them to find someone named Shen Xunfei. Two questions cost 6,000 core crystals, and getting 3,000 core crystals is like winning a jackpot for ordinary people.
Ye Jin was happy to see this happen. It was okay to spend some money. The more people knew about it, the better. She had put it there just to pass on the message to her uncle and the others. It would be best if she could find the person and leave quickly.
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Outside a townhouse, Ye Jin avoided the guards and wandered around for a long time. She took the map she bought from the West City Base Market and looked at it again and again.
The base commander surnamed Liu is quite careful about his life. The place where he lives is considered the core area of the West City base. There is a guard post almost every ten steps. There are ten armed guards at each entrance and exit, plus a second-level mutant.
She could avoid these people at night, but she heard that the base commander was also a high-level psychic and might discover her whereabouts, so she couldn't act impulsively for now.
Ye Jin spent another day touring the entire West City base. The first day here was to familiarize himself with the geographical location and specific buildings. This was a survival instinct.
Everything she heard and saw that day told her one thing: the entire West City base was in a complete mess.
Robberies and prostitutes can be seen everywhere. The rich area is okay, but the poor area is unbearable. When you walk to the poor area, you will see the base's guards carrying corpses out in an orderly manner.
Many people died of starvation and disease. Their bodies were thrown into the mass grave outside the base and burned at night.
Ye Jin took another walk around the wealthy area. All the residents were people with special abilities, mutants, or their families, and they obviously lived much better.
However, the levels of their superpowers were not particularly high, and even the second level was rare. After seeing high-level superpowers several times in the southern base, she almost thought that everyone else was so powerful. There were so many high-level superpowers in less than a year since the end of the world.
The entire West City base is now in a state similar to the previous monarchy. The base commander surnamed Liu is the local emperor of the base and he has the final say in everything.
Support those with special powers and treat ordinary people like animals. Those with special powers do not have to pay taxes, but ordinary people have to pay half of their income in taxes every month.
Moreover, all the houses and shops in the West City base are under the control of the base commander. It can be said that the entire base belongs to him, and the only thing left is to choose a concubine.
I heard that he has been favoring a woman recently and has not changed her for half a year. She is said to be very beautiful. Every time she goes out, she is treated like a queen. When she goes shopping, she has to bring more than a dozen guards with her, and the streets have to be closed, and everyone has to wait for her to make her choice.
When Ye Jin returned to his residence, it was already dark. The house had already been cleaned thoroughly by Zhang Zhang and Shen Yuting.
Boss, you've been running all day today, how was it?" Zhang Zhang asked, watching Ye Jin rubbing her legs on the sofa.
"I walked through the entire West City base, but only in the places that were marked on the map." Ye Jin explored all the places that were not marked on the map.
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