Chapter 324: Reserve a Dungeon Spot
During the last Eternal Night, the Jaegers also came to join in the fun.
But at that time, the skuas appeared in cold weather and would not attack people at will. They would only attack lone humans or animals. If they encountered a large group of humans, or found that the lone humans were large, they would not attack.
But the skuas that appeared in the eternal night this time seemed to be crazy. They appeared in the public's field of vision inexplicably and attacked any creature on the ground indiscriminately.
Sun Qing encountered the skuas when she was on her way to a trading market. The market was not crowded but still densely populated. According to the skuas' personality, they would choose to take a detour when seeing so many humans.
But the skuas that day not only did not take a detour, but also launched a group attack on humans. One by one, the skuas swooped down when humans were off guard and scratched and pecked many people.
Sun Qing saw with her own eyes the skua's claws embedded in a human's eyes, and also saw with her own eyes the skua crashing into a human as if it were ready to die. If the skua's actions had not been so crazy, she would not have gone to the trouble of reminding Xia Xiaoman to be careful of the skua.
"The weather is not cold yet, and there are not many steel-toothed rabbits here. When there are more steel-toothed rabbits, the skuas may fly to the floating city to look for food. You'd better not go out easily at that time, because those skuas are too fierce."
Xia Xiaoman pursed her lips and said, "It seems that it takes a long time for skuas to reproduce. It's been so long since the natural disaster, and they haven't become extinct yet?"
Sun Qing took a sip of water and said, "Skuas only appear during the perpetual night and extreme cold. Who knows where they go during the perpetual day? Maybe they hide in a corner to reproduce and wait for the extreme cold to come out and attack us."
After saying that, she looked at Xia Xiaoman with some hesitation. After a long while, she sighed and said with a depressed look: "Xiaoman, this time when I return to Yuancheng, if nothing unexpected happens, I may not come here again in the future."
After a while, the weather will gradually get colder, and when the ice and snow melt, the underground city will be almost completed. By then, she and Ye Xiaojie will hide in the underground city. It is estimated that she will have to wait until the underground city is connected to other cities before she can meet Xia Xiaoman, Li Yu'e and others again.
Xia Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, "Do you have enough points and supplies?"
"We have gathered all the information, and have also confirmed the quota with the higher-ups."
Xia Xiaoman was a little surprised, "Can I reserve a spot now?"
Sun Qing nodded, "But the situation in each place is different. We paid a lot to get the quota."
After the earthquake, she and Ye Xiaojie used the dozen ships to establish a relationship with the authorities. They used soft and hard methods, gave gifts, helped the authorities transport supplies for free, and even sold the dozen ships to the authorities at a low price. Only then did they successfully get the officials to give in and tell them the number of points needed to enter the dungeon.
Sun Qing and her team have already transferred half of the points needed to enter the dungeon to the official and reserved their spots. Now they just need to wait for the dungeon to open.
Xia Xiaoman asked: "What are the points required for you Yuancheng to enter the dungeon? Let me have a look."
"We divide them by age. Children under 10 years old can enter the dungeon with 300 points, those between 10 and 18 years old need 50 points more, those between 18 and 30 years old need 500 points, those between 30 and 45 years old need 550 points, and those over 45 years old need 600 points."
Xia Xiaoman frowned, "Why do you get more points as you get older? Shouldn't older people get less than younger people?" This is in line with the Xia country's tradition of respecting the elderly and loving the young.
Sun Qing explained: "The capacity of the underground city is limited. The higher-ups do this to protect the flame of Xia Country as much as possible. Only if the young survive can Xia Country continue to thrive."
"The older ones have lost their ability to reproduce. Even if they have not lost their ability to reproduce, the children they give birth to will not be as good as those born by the younger ones. So for the future of Xia Country, they will give priority to children and young people to enter the underground city."
Survival of the fittest is the law of nature. This is an inevitable fact.
Xia Xiaoman nodded and said, "Young people only need 500 points to enter the dungeon, so many people should be able to enter."
Now most people have several hundred points. Not to mention anything else, when the government required road construction, 20 points could be obtained per day. If the construction was completed for a month, 600 points would be obtained.
Others who didn't go to repair the road could earn a lot of points by doing some odd jobs. So, entering the dungeon was not as difficult as she imagined.
As soon as this thought came to mind, Sun Qing immediately put it out, "Just because you're on the list doesn't mean you can definitely enter the dungeon."
"These 500 points are just a stepping stone. If you want to enter the dungeon, you need a physical examination. Whether you can pass the physical examination depends on how many points you have. After passing the physical examination, you have to count your belongings. If you want to bring all your belongings into the dungeon, it will cost another fee."
"Everything is ready. Once you are sure you can enter the dungeon, you will need to spend some points to buy a special bracelet for entering the dungeon. After looking at the expenses one by one, a young adult who wants to enter the dungeon will need to spend at least 5,000 to 20,000 points. The exact amount depends on whether you have any acquaintances in the official community."
If you have acquaintances, then you can get 5,000 points. If you don't know anyone, you may not be able to enter the dungeon even with 20,000 points.
If it only takes 500 points to enter the dungeon, then why should she and Ye Xiaojie work so hard to build their family business? Wouldn't it be enough to find a stable job and work honestly?
Xia Xiaoman was shocked. "It's so troublesome. Is it reasonable for them to charge like this?"
Sun Qing said as a matter of course: "How is it unreasonable? This is also a way of elimination based on the survival of the fittest."
"The higher-ups have already announced that you need points to enter the dungeon. In the past year or so, I haven't even earned 20,000 or 30,000 points. What can I do in the dungeon?"
Although she and Ye Xiaojie had already reserved a spot to enter the dungeon in advance, it was still unknown whether they could actually enter.
The closer it gets to the opening of the dungeon, the more potential dangers there are. Some desperate criminals may try to steal other people's points or slaughter those who have already purchased a spot in order to enter the dungeon.
This time's eternal night is bound to be more cruel than the last one. It is unknown whether she and Ye Xiaojie can protect Mingzhu and live until the day when the eternal night ends and the dungeon opens.
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