Chapter 66 New Regulations
"What's wrong? Why aren't you issuing tickets?"
When he saw the train descending, Wang Zhiping almost cried for joy.
He had been waiting on the platform of the train station for nearly six hours since he left home at around four in the morning until a little after ten.
At first, he was the only one on the platform, but later, more and more people came from all around.
There were old neighbors who had agreed to come with him, there were also people he didn't know at all, and of course there were also people who he had met a few times and looked familiar but had never spoken to.
Perhaps it was because the streets had been cleared and there was no risk, so everyone came early. Or perhaps it was because the news online yesterday that the train had a limit on the number of passengers was seen and taken to heart. Before nine o'clock, there were already dozens of people waiting for the train.
Wang Zhiping observed carefully and found that among the people who came today, very few came with their families like yesterday. Most of them were alone or in groups of three or five.
The old neighbor he had made an appointment with was standing not far from him, but Wang Zhiping did not rush up to say hello. Instead, he covered his mask and sunglasses more tightly.
Everyone around was holding their cell phones and talking to their families. It would be bad if someone saw him here, spread the news, and found his home when he was not around.
So he stayed in the corner and kept silent.
Maybe he was covering himself too tightly, or maybe it was obvious that he didn't want to communicate with others, or maybe everyone was wary of everyone now, so no one came to chat with him.
He just stayed there in silence until the train appeared.
Some people around him were already excitedly taking out their phones to take photos and videos, and he slowly stood up.
As soon as the train landed and the doors opened, a group of people surrounded it instantly, and Wang Zhiping also followed the crowd forward.
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Everyone in the Jiang family looked at the scene outside the car and felt relieved.
Jiang Dong beamed, "I thought the train would be empty today! I was worried there were still zombies in the train station, or maybe because of what happened yesterday, no one dared to come today!"
Not only him, but others are also afraid.
Huang Liping counted the number of people and silently calculated how many crystal cores she could earn today. "I really have to listen to Qianqian. I originally made this trip just to increase my mileage, but who would have thought there would be such an unexpected surprise."
Jiang Qian smiled and didn't say much.
She never told her family about Xiao Ling's existence, including the inside story of the magic crystal. She only said that the system had a new intelligent customer service, so she did not tell her family that this intelligent customer service could also connect to the network of City B.
But even though she didn't say it, she had already found out everything she wanted to know on the way here, so she naturally knew what these people who gathered at the train station early today were doing.
Jiang Qian understood their thoughts better than anyone else.
After all, their people have always believed in returning to their roots and their souls to their homeland. No one would be willing to leave their hometown if it is not necessary. Even their family, if it is not for survival, then they want to find Ren Ru's parents and relatives, so they would not be willing to leave their homeland.
Now, the arrival of the train and yesterday's helicopter cleaning of the streets have given the remaining citizens hope to stay and live, so they naturally won't think about moving away with their families. After all, a nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own doghouse!
Jiang Qian knew the passengers' thoughts in advance through the system. Although the other members of the Jiang family didn't know, they realized something when they saw that the composition of the passengers getting on the bus today was obviously different from that of yesterday.
Huang Liping snapped out of her reverie and said, "Something seems amiss today. Why are most of the people here men?"
After hearing what he said, the others came back to their senses from the number of passengers.
“There is indeed a problem!”
Jiang Weimin thought more, "With so many people here, are they here to cause trouble?"
Are you interested in this car and want to own it?
When Jiang Weimin was working away from home in his early years, he often heard similar stories from his coworkers: a driver driving through a certain section of road couldn't leave without paying tolls or road tolls. Seeing the scene before him, he inevitably started to have conspiracy theories.
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole family became nervous.
Jiang Qian looked at everyone's nervous expressions and reluctantly took out her cell phone to show everyone the post on the B City forum.
"You think too much, they are just here to explore the way."
She handed the phone over and continued, "Besides, there's no need to worry if there's really trouble. The train has a security system, so nothing will go wrong."
Although Jiang Qian had some opinions about the excessive number of regulations and clauses in the interstellar train, she had to admit that the train's comprehensive functions really saved her a lot of trouble.
The other members of the Jiang family who took the phone also quickly understood why what happened today happened.
The information on the Internet and the conversations between passengers on the bus quickly made up for the information they had lost during the time they were away from City B.
"So they're all just going to the airport to check it out?"
"In that case, will they need to take the bus back tomorrow? Then we won't have to come with an empty bus tomorrow?"
"You only think about this. Why don't you think about how we'll get more passengers if everyone stays and doesn't want to leave?"
The person who just felt good suddenly woke up from his dream, "Yeah, what if no one rides the bus anymore?"
They were still counting on the passengers' crystal cores to upgrade the car! Could it be that they would have to kill zombies themselves to dig out crystal cores to feed the car?
"Things haven't reached that point yet, so there's no rush." Jiang Qian wasn't quite so pessimistic. "Even if the government were to establish a safe zone here, it would only benefit a certain group of people. Some people living on the other side of the city would still have to leave and find somewhere to stay. Besides, not everyone has the means to stay."
"There will always be people who need to go somewhere else, so don't worry too much."
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Outside the carriage, perhaps because the external environment was safe, or perhaps because everyone judged that there were definitely enough seats, there was no crowding like before, but rather a very orderly flow of people boarding.
When it was his turn, Wang Zhiping also took out two magic crystals and placed them on the cashier's platform. He watched the bottom of the groove open, and the magic crystal fell in. Then, the metal ticket he had seen in other people's videos popped out from above.
The people behind him were still waiting to get on the bus, so he didn't waste time and went into the carriage first with his ticket.
Because of the previous video, the people who entered the carriage did not make a fuss. After they found their seats and sat down, they began to look around silently with curiosity.
Wang Zhiping was afraid of attracting other people's attention, so even though he was equally curious, he just sat in his seat and kept silent.
His cell phone beeped. It was a message from his wife. He replied, "Get in the car safely," and then took a photo of the car and sent it to her.
[I'll take a short video for you after the bus leaves City B.]
His wife understood his concerns and worries, replied with a "OK", and stopped sending messages.
The sunlight outside the window was warm, shining through the window onto people, making them feel warm. Wang Zhiping, who got up too early in the morning, couldn't help but yawn, but didn't dare to fall asleep.
Although it is safe in the car, people's hearts are unpredictable, so we still need to be cautious and vigilant.
He looked out the window and saw the building where his home was in the distance through the car window, but it was too far away and he couldn't see anything clearly.
Just then, he suddenly felt the seat next to him sink a little.
He turned around curiously and saw a young man wearing glasses and a black windbreaker.
The young man seemed to notice his gaze, turned his head and met his gaze, but did not show any surprise at his attire, just nodded and smiled politely.
Wang Zhiping nodded subconsciously in reply, but after replying, he was stunned when he thought about his current personality. He turned his head to look out the window and said nothing.
More and more people entered the carriage, the empty seats were filled one by one, and the people in the carriage became increasingly complicated, but there was still a steady stream of people coming to the platform.
Suddenly, a shrill alarm sounded on the train, and the light bar inside the car turned red and began to flash.
The middle-aged man standing at the door buying tickets looked at the crystal core he had placed in the groove but did not fall down like the others, feeling confused and nervous.
"What's wrong? Why aren't you issuing tickets?"
The people in front and behind him were startled by the noise and came over to see what was happening.
The person in front of him saw the screen above the ticket gate, pointed at it and said to him, "It looks like the bus is full. No one is allowed to get on!"
I saw that the screen that originally instructed them how to buy tickets had a new line of text on it at some point.
Dear passengers, this carriage has a maximum capacity of 100 passengers and can accommodate a maximum of 120. If you are the 101st to 120th passenger to board the train, you will not be able to be assigned a seat and will be required to pay an additional fee of 5 magic crystals. Please be advised.
[Of course, you can also choose to take the next train. Have a pleasant journey!]
This statement was temporarily added to the system by Jiang Qian after she learned about the train rules yesterday.
It’s good that she wants to carry more passengers and provide convenience to those who want to ride, but the rules are the rules and she can’t change them.
In the face of danger, she felt that she could not cruelly turn a blind eye to the passengers who wanted to board the train when there was still spare capacity on the train, but she also did not want to use her own profits to fill the gap of overloaded trains in the future, so she could only transfer this part of the magic crystals to the passengers.
Before making this statement, she also considered that if passengers knew that they would have to pay five more magic crystals for every person who bought a ticket later, they would definitely rush to squeeze forward before getting on the bus next time.
After all, if he had paid five less magic crystals earlier, he might have faced five fewer zombies and taken fewer risks. If he did so, who knew what accidents and disasters might occur in the future.
She was still worrying about how to solve this problem and how to maintain order among the passengers, but she didn't expect the local authorities to take action so quickly. Maybe she wouldn't have to worry about maintaining order in the future.
But this statement caused an uproar among the passengers.
The passengers who had already boarded the bus could not help but rejoice, while the passengers who had not yet boarded the bus were very dissatisfied.
"Why does the person who got on the bus before me only need two crystal cores, but I have to get five more because I'm a step late?"
"That's right, why?"
The people outside the car were filled with resentment.
"They kept saying two crystals, but now that I finally found two, I can't get on the bus. What kind of rule is this? I don't accept it!"
"That's right, killing two zombies is hard enough, and now we have to kill seven. How can we even afford to ride in the car?"
"Just now I was thinking that I would be able to get on the bus sooner or later, so I didn't panic at all. If I had known earlier, I would have squeezed forward!"
The people who got on the bus first were a little sympathetic at first, but when these words were spoken, they felt uncomfortable instantly.
"How can you talk like that? What do you mean we're pushing forward? Where are we pushing forward?"
"The reason we can get on the bus is because we came early, okay? If you have the guts, you should come this early too!"
【Author’s words】
There is a ranking list this week, and I will update 15,000+ according to the list requirements. There are five chapters in total, so there will be another chapter updated tomorrow, the 13th, and it should be before 3 pm as expected.
After seeing everyone’s feedback, I have always felt that the name of Magic Crystal is not very good. I always feel that the name Magic Crystal has a bit of fantasy color, so according to everyone’s suggestions, let’s change Magic Crystal to the common crystal core!
But there are too many places where magic crystals are used in the beginning, so I won't change them one by one. If I miss one of them and don't change it, the whole article will look awkward.
So starting from this chapter, if we are in the system or communicating with the system, this thing will still be called magic crystal according to the interstellar rules, but in communication with ordinary people, I will change the magic crystal to crystal core or crystal stone, which is also in line with the communication habits of humans who have read apocalyptic novels.
Do you think this is okay?
Thanks for the suggestions, I will keep working hard! I told you before that I could probably write 300,000 words, but now I think I can write 400,000 words! [facepalm]
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