Chapter 284 Earthquake

Past experience has taught Annan that less is better.

No matter what time it is, even at the end of the world, the 80/20 rule still exists - 80% of the world's wealth and resources will always be in the hands of 20% of the people.

So she didn't rush inside, but stopped to ask the female clerk:

"Hello, may I ask..."

The woman was so busy and impatient that she didn't even look at Annan. She just waved her hand and said:

"Don't stand there, hurry inside! If you have any questions, go to the window inside and ask."

Annan was not in a hurry. He took out two throat lozenges from his pocket and stuffed them into the clerk's hand.

The woman then put down the loudspeaker in her hand, looked Annan up and down, and then looked at Gu Zhiyu beside her.

Seeing that both of them had plump cheeks and radiant faces, he immediately took the candy, put it in his pocket, and said with a smile:

"Little girl, what did you want to ask just now? I didn't hear you clearly."

Annan asked directly: "What is the upstairs used for?"

The woman smiled and said, "You've finally asked the right person! The upstairs floor is for house rentals and sales, but you need my colleague to verify your capital before you can go upstairs."

"Capital verification?"

The woman nodded. "Both renting and buying a house require a lot of food. In order to improve work efficiency, a specialist must first verify your qualifications to ensure that you have the ability to spend before you can move in."

She patted the candy bag on her body and said, "I don't think you two look like you're short of food. If you want to rent a room, I'll take you upstairs!"

Annan glanced at the long queue of people and said, "Who are they?"

The woman explained: "The first floor is free for everyone to stay in. As long as you enter the base, there are beds available. However..."

She moved closer and whispered, "Bed room? You know what I mean! A small room of 20 square meters with eight people squeezed in, the environment is definitely not satisfactory."

Annan thought about it and thought that it was similar to a university dormitory.

However, these survivors who live together are not pure and kind-hearted college students. Living in the same room, the safety of their belongings is definitely not guaranteed.

For those who already have few supplies, it is a good deal. They can stay here with nothing and then work for the base to earn a living. At least they don't have to worry about survival anymore.

For those who have enough money, it is naturally safer and more comfortable to live in a house of their own.

Annan said directly: "Let's go upstairs. Thank you for your help."

The woman immediately took them upstairs with a smile.

There was someone guarding the staircase on the second floor, and only with a ticket could you enter. The woman said hello, and the man let Annan and Gu Zhiyu in directly.

As Annan walked inside, he whispered, "The management is really lax. You can get in just by saying hello."

Gu Zhiyu teased, "Isn't it good that someone gives you a backdoor?"

The two of them came to the service window on the second floor. There were obviously fewer people here than downstairs.

The staff handed over a quotation sheet and asked, "Rent or buy a house?"

Annan took a look and saw that there were only two types of rooms, both small and simply decorated.

One is a one-bedroom apartment of 40 square meters, and the other is a two-bedroom apartment of 60 square meters. There is no public stall area, so what you see is what you get.

There are pictures on the list. It is said to be a simple industrial style, but in fact it is almost the same as a rough cement house.

The rent for the two types of rooms is 8kg and 13kg of food per month respectively. The minimum rent is three months.

The price of buying a house is 500 kilograms or 700 kilograms of grain respectively.

Annan looked around and saw that most of the other windows were renting houses. He estimated that few people could afford so much food at once.

Of course, in addition to food, other supplies can also be used for consumption. The back of the quotation specifically lists the conversion formulas for various supplies and food.

Annan took a quick look and replied without hesitation: "Buy a house."

For her, renting a house is definitely not cost-effective. She doesn't plan to move in right now, so the rent would be wasted.

In fact, buying a house costs more than renting one. The money you would spend on renting a house for four or five years is enough to buy a house.

I guess they knew that most of the survivors couldn't afford hundreds of kilograms of food at once, so they set the price a little more favorably.

After listening to Annan's words, the staff praised him:

"It is a good idea to buy a house now. The house prices are cheap only in the past few days. According to inside information, the number of survivors is greater than expected. The house prices are likely to rise in the coming days."

Annan thought for a moment and asked, "Are there any larger rooms?"

The staff filled out the registration form without even looking up: "No, the room types are fixed and you can't choose. You can only choose the floor. There are six floors in total. Which floor do you want?"

Annan thought for a moment and said, "The fifth floor, maybe."

"Sixty square meters?"

"Um."

The staff quickly completed the formalities and sent someone downstairs to move the grain.

After paying the grain, the car was empty. Annan and his partner took the keys and were about to go look at the house when they saw two more men coming out of the living room.

They were also on the second floor just now, handling the procedures through a window across from her.

The younger man walked out and said excitedly:

"Uncle, you are amazing. You bought so many houses in one go! From now on, we can make a living just by collecting rent and speculating in houses!"

Annan was shocked. It’s the end of the world and there are still people speculating in real estate?

Gu Zhiyu, who was standing by, saw her staring at the two men and asked, "Do you want to do a few more?"

Annan shook his head decisively.

She doesn't have the energy to speculate in real estate. If she wants to make money, there are plenty of ways to do it, and there is no need to hoard a lot of houses.

After all, her prediction of the natural disaster only stopped at the extreme cold. According to Bai Wenbin, there is still an eternal night. Who knows what will happen next?

The world is unstable. If the base goes bankrupt one day, all the houses bought would be lost.

The two got in the car and went to the new house for a look. It was building 2, unit 3, 501, with two households per elevator, and it was square.

Just as I imagined, it was ordinary and deserted.

After making sure there was nothing wrong with the house, Annan drove around the dilapidated base. Seeing nothing special, he left the base before curfew.

Along the way, the two of them happily listened to music and rushed home.

Annan was enthusiastically discussing what to eat in the evening with the chef, but suddenly he felt something was wrong.

"Huh? Why is the car shaking?"

Gu Zhiyu, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, stood up straight and stared ahead with a serious expression:

"It's not the car that's shaking. It's the whole ground that's shaking!"

"What?"

Annan's pupils shrank. Is this... an earthquake? !

How could this happen? There was no earthquake at this time in the previous life!

Before she could think about it, the SUV, which was originally moving at a steady speed, suddenly began to shake even more violently.

Before the two could react, there was a loud "boom" and a huge crack suddenly appeared in the ground in front of them.