The three entered the guardhouse. Bai Chang stepped forward and greeted the staff. Bai Shuang sat on a stool to the side and waited. Bai Jiu stood behind Bai Shuang, looking around at the surroundings.
After explaining their purpose, the staff carefully checked the ID cards of Bai Shuang and the other two.
At the Longcheng base, the entry fee is now 30 jin of grain per person, which is understandable. Even a small base like Tongxian requires an entry fee of 20 jin of grain, let alone a large base like this.
However, Bai Shuang and the other two were only staying temporarily, so they didn't need to pay as much food, but they did need to apply for temporary identity cards and points cards.
Each person receives 2 jin of grain for a temporary identity card, but the card is only valid for one month. If they want to continue living there after the card expires, they have to pay grain again to renew it.
Bai Shuang took out 6 jin of cold-resistant potatoes and handed them over. Bai Chang took them and handed them to the staff, who then gave him three temporary identity cards and a simple map of the base.
"Go straight for 100 meters and turn left; that's the parking lot."
The snowmobile drove into the parking lot, which was not open-air but covered with searchlights.
Bai Jiu asked curiously, "It seems like there's no shortage of electricity here."
Bai Shuang: "It should be thermal power generation; there are abundant coal resources near Longcheng."
The parking lot appears to be filled with thousands, if not tens of thousands, of cars.
Since this place is relatively safe, let's bring the snow leopard out. The purpose of keeping a dog is for companionship and to increase safety. It can't always be hidden away; what's the point? It will get depressed.
Of course, we can't release the Monkey King; it's too conspicuous.
This guy's been cooped up in this space for too long, and now that he's out, he's acting up again. Bai Jiu said, "If he keeps acting up, we'll lock him up again."
The snow leopard glared at Bai Jiu, as if to say, "You just wait, are you going to scold me?"
However, it still obediently followed orders.
At this moment, a staff member came over. He looked a lot like the vehicle management officer before the apocalypse, except that he was wearing very thick clothes.
He handed Bai Shuang a stamped slip of paper with the parking time recorded on it.
Bai Jiu asked him, "How much does it cost to park the car for a day?"
"2 points per day, 50 points per month, 250 points per six months..."
"Then let's get a monthly subscription."
After parking the car, each person carried a large backpack and led the snow leopard out of the parking lot. Suddenly, several people rushed towards them from the opposite direction.
The three men immediately drew their pistols and went into a state of alert, while the snow leopard prepared to pounce at any moment.
The group of people stopped in their tracks as soon as they saw the gun and the imposing dog.
"Would you like to use a wizard?"
"I know the base best."
"Choose me, and I guarantee you won't waste your time."
...
Bai Jiu: "So you're here to be guides? You didn't even bring a sign or anything? I thought you were robbers!"
Bai Jiu picked out a relatively honest-looking boy and asked them how much it would cost.
"A packet of instant noodles, a small packet of compressed biscuits, or anything else you like will do."
Bai Shuang looked closely and saw a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old standing in front of her.
He was wearing a black cotton-padded jacket with holes in it and cotton-padded trousers of the same color, which were also torn in several places.
His face was dark, and he was frighteningly thin.
When the others saw that they had chosen the older boy, some were envious, some were jealous, and some glared at him resentfully, but the boy seemed to have gotten used to it.
"Is the service hall far from here?"
"Not too far, about 500 meters."
Following behind the child, we walked forward. Along the way, the snow had been shoveled clean, and we occasionally encountered pedestrians who all stared at the snow leopard with surprise.
About 10 minutes later, the three people and the dog arrived at the service hall. The security personnel looked at the snow leopard warily, and Bai Shuang quickly put a muzzle on it.
"Don't worry, it won't bite."
There was a long queue here as well. Bai Shuang didn't want to waste time here, so she led Bai Jiu and the other person to the front of the queue.
She took out a pound of rice and asked, "Who would like to sell me their spot?"
At this moment, someone in the group turned around, and his eyes lit up when he saw the grain in Bai Shuang's hand.
"I'll sell, I'll sell."
Before the others could react, he gave up his seat, took the rice brick from Bai Shuang's hand, put it in his pocket, and left.
The others realized what was happening and said, "I'll sell too."
"I sell too."
"Don't you three need three seats?"
"……"
Bai Jiu: "We only need one position."
The person standing in front of Bai Jiu glared at him, but when he saw Bai Shuang and the snow leopard, he turned his head away helplessly.
There were only five or six people in front of Bai Jiu, and soon it was the person's turn.
She handed her points card to the staff.
"I want to redeem points."
Then he took out two potatoes from his pocket and handed them over.
Although the staff saw that there were only two cold-resistant potatoes, they still carefully helped her weigh them.
"0.6 points."
Then she credited the points to her card, and just as she was about to say the next one, she pulled out two potatoes from her bosom.
Staff: "Are you kidding me? If you want to exchange them, take them all out. Can't you see the long line behind you?"
Bai Shuang and the others didn't say anything, but the people at the back of the line started cursing, "Get lost if you're not going to switch! This kind of person is despicable and is just wasting everyone's time."
The man quickly took out all the potatoes he was carrying, exchanged them for points, and slunk away.
When it was Bai Shuang's turn, they heard that they were getting temporary points cards. The staff suggested that they get a long-term one, which would be valid at all official bases, so they wouldn't have to bother with it when going to other bases in the future.
This regulation is very humane. If you are going on a long trip, you don't need to bring too many bulky supplies. You can use points to stay at any official base along the way, eat, and replenish supplies, just like spending money before a disaster.
He handed over the three men's ID cards and took out three large gold chains that had been found on the robbers.
Since it's a one-time event, we should issue one to each person. This will make it easier for them to make individual purchases. The base is relatively safe, and they can also go out and explore on their own when they have time.
If you exchange grain for points, if you take out too little, you won't get many points, and if you take out too much, it's inconvenient to take it out.
Upon seeing the gold chains, the staff's eyes lit up. Who was this person, producing three at once? Their attitude towards handling matters became much more enthusiastic.
Lu Yu is right. As long as the base is under construction, gold will not depreciate.
Bai Shuang looked at the exchange points table here, and it was basically the same as the exchange rate at the Tongxian base.
It weighs 120 grams in total, which can be exchanged for 1,200 points. After deducting the card fee of 15 points, each card will have 395 points credited to it.
"Excuse me, does everyone at the base need to have their identity information registered?"
The staff member nodded, "Yes."
Bai Shuang blocked the view of the person behind her with her body, handed over a bag of Snickers, and said, "Help me investigate someone, his name is Li Wenyuan..."
The staff member glanced ahead and, seeing no one was paying attention, immediately put the Snickers bar into her pocket; she hadn't seen chocolate in ages.
Bai Shuang gave out Li Shishu's name and his ID number.
Li Wenyuan's information was entered, and the screen immediately displayed: No such person found.
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