Chapter 21 Public Toilets
As it approached 6 PM, a light rain began to fall again, and the temperature suddenly dropped.
Jiang Baiyue was teleported to the base by the space station. Feeling the raindrops falling on her face, she immediately put on a straw hat.
This was an unknown world, and she didn't know if getting caught in the rain would have any negative effects, so even though she would be back in the cabin soon, she still cautiously put on her straw hat.
Back in the cabin, she first put the items in the storage room, then brought up the base control panel.
Upon returning to the base, a mechanical voice informed her that there were buildings available for construction.
Jiang Baiyue guessed that many people should have submitted acquisition tasks for the base today, and the rented workbench equipment should have also earned a lot of materials.
Base Name: White Moon Base
Base Level: 1
Green space rating: 213/310 (sanitation condition is slightly poor)
Prosperity Value: 1210 (Attracts 1 homeless person to stay for 13 hours every 3 days)
Stone wall damage: 0% (Note: Damage will automatically consume stones from the warehouse for repair. If materials are insufficient and the damage exceeds 95%, the base will be attacked and disintegrated.)
Residents: 253/500
Base buildings: 1 solar street light, 1 wooden house, 1 warehouse, 1 mercenary bar (Unlocked buildings: General store, restaurant, arrow tower, sewing shop, public toilet, mission hall, solar street light, wooden house, outhouse)
Base upgrade requirements: ① Submit materials: 1000 granite, 2000 iron blocks, 300 clay, 500 rubber, 680 wood, and 230 nails; ② Submit 10,000 coins; ③ Achieve a city greening value of 1000.
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Jiang Baiyue first noticed that the increase in prosperity value affected the length of time the wanderers stayed. Thinking of the good things Gu Yun sold, she felt that the prosperity value of the base should also be taken seriously.
Because Jiang Baiyue transplanted berry bushes, others followed suit and transplanted some berry bushes to the base, so the greening value reached 310 yesterday.
Unexpectedly, the index dropped another 97 points today.
The reason could be the surge in the number of people.
Although she has restricted residents from urinating or defecating anywhere on the base and from littering.
However, with the increase in the number of residents, items used by everyone to sleep on the ground were placed everywhere in the base.
Perhaps because the base rules intimidated the residents, and because they didn't have enough backpacks, they were all at ease, or even helplessly, placing their extra items on the ground.
With so many people, the base becomes less tidy.
Jiang Baiyue didn't have any good ideas either. The building materials for the wooden house were specified by the game, and she couldn't change the game's settings.
She looked at the unlocked buildings, where arrow towers and public toilets could already be built.
The base still has a 4-day safety period. Also, Jiang Baiyue really didn't want to hold her pee that night, so she first checked the construction materials for the public toilet.
Public Toilet: 640 Stones, 100 Wood, 350 Plastic, 60 Nails, 100 Scrap Iron, 20 Electronic Components, 15 Springs, 1 Water Purification Device Blueprint
Note: The water purification device drawing can be replaced with a water purifier. Is it yes or no?
She has a condenser and her own drinking water is sufficient, so she chose to build a public toilet for her own sake and for the sake of the green space.
Tonight she can also take a nice shower and change into clean clothes. After four consecutive days of high-intensity activities, she can scrub off a thick layer of dirt.
The people in the base were complaining about the rain and getting soaked when they suddenly discovered a bungalow that had appeared out of nowhere at the edge of the base.
One person, feeling stifled because the mission hall was crowded and not one to argue, sat on the edge of the eaves, trying to keep his upper body dry from the rain, rubbing his hands together to try and warm himself up.
Frustrated, he stared blankly at the empty space of the base, never expecting that a new building would appear on the empty space in the blink of an eye.
He shouted immediately, "Another new building?!"
Others were drawn to the view, their eyes widening as they began to whisper amongst themselves.
"Let's go see what kind of building it is."
"The mission lobby is too crowded, I'll go check out the new building and not squeeze in with you guys."
"Looks like our base is doing pretty well. There haven't been any zombie attacks yet. I heard yesterday..."
Covered in mud, Zhang Meizhi rushed back to the base before dark. Rain lashed her face, and she thought it would be a good opportunity to wash herself off.
After all, given the water shortage, she couldn't bear to wash herself with mineral water no matter how dirty she was.
Zhang Meizhi comforted herself, saying that everyone was this slovenly, so there was nothing shameful about it. She just needed to wipe the mud off with a rag to keep warm.
As a result, the next moment I saw many people walking by with clean and comfortable faces, even carrying a wisp of heat.
"This is fantastic! The public toilet came at just the right time."
"Haha, that's right. I got caught in the rain a lot today and was starting to feel like I had a mild cold. I didn't have any medicine, so I was thinking of just letting it get better on its own. My stress level went up by 10 points. I never expected that I could take a shower in a public restroom."
"That's great. It only costs two coins for 10 minutes of washing. It's not expensive. I can make it back after killing a few zombies."
Listening to the conversation, Zhang Meizhi understood that the base had new buildings and even a place to take a shower!
In an instant, she felt the stench of mud on her body intensify again.
She walked in the direction the crowd had come from.
Not far away was a spacious bungalow built of stone, with two long queues outside, where many people were chatting and laughing.
"What are you doing, beautiful lady? Line up! No cutting in line, no matter how dirty you are, it's not an excuse to cut in line."
Zhang Meizhi stared ahead, wanting to go over and check if it was a public restroom and if she could take a shower, but someone stopped her with their hand.
She pointed to herself, and seeing the person opposite her nod, she quickly explained, "I'm not trying to cut in line. I just got back to the base and wanted to see what this building is like, and whether it really has a shower area?"
"Sure, I've been queuing for over 10 minutes. You should hurry up and join the queue, there will be even more people later. Many people are turning in their quests in the quest hall, otherwise there wouldn't be so few people."
After receiving a positive reply, Zhang Meizhi immediately sent a private message to the children, asking them to come and line up. Thinking that taking a bath could eliminate the negative effects of her cold, she didn't care about getting wet in the rain.
Zhang Meizhi was lucky; she only had to wait in line for 30 minutes before it was her turn.
She only saw the words "public toilet" on the exterior wall of the building when she reached the entrance. There was a small wooden sign nailed on top of it.
Contents of the small wooden sign:
Public Toilet Guidelines
1. Queue in an orderly manner; otherwise, you will be blacklisted and denied entry to the public restroom.
2. Toilets are free; showering costs 2 coins for 10 minutes.
3. The water source in public toilets is for washing purposes only and is not for drinking.
When Zhang Meizhi saw the last item, her idea was dispelled; it seemed she couldn't get water from the public toilet.
Clearly, others shared her sentiment and couldn't help but feel sorry upon seeing the notices about public restrooms.
"I thought I could sneak some water to drink."
"Why can't we drink it? The water the people in front of us used to wash their hands looked quite clean."
"I don't know. I thought I could save some money on materials and coins for changing the water, but it turns out it's not working."
"Do you think... we can boil it before drinking?"
The people around remained silent. Some hesitated, thinking it might not work, while others were tempted to give it a try.
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