No wonder it can run the machine.
The card that woman just gave me is a points card. It's a plain white card with no decorations. You need to verify your identity when you buy things, and that's the card you use.
Jiang Zhi nodded, put away the card, and drove into the base.
According to the rules, she first needed to go to the points redemption hall to redeem her points. The points redemption hall was not far from the entrance, with several cars lined up in front of it, as well as a few people dragging suitcases.
Jiang Zhi waited patiently. In the meantime, she saw someone who felt that the points for exchanging supplies were not enough and tried to beat up the staff. The soldiers in charge of security pinned him to the ground.
Rule 9 of the base stipulates that no violence may be used on the base, and violators will be prosecuted for treason.
If it doesn't work inside, then solve it outside.
When it was Jiang Zhi's turn, she glanced at the wall behind the staff, which listed various items that could be redeemed for points. Currently, food, medicine, and warm clothing were the most scarce items.
One pound of rice can be exchanged for 50 points, one bag of instant noodles for 10 points, one pound of dried noodles for 40 points, one small bag of compressed biscuits for 10 points, sweet potatoes and potatoes are relatively heavy and cost 10 points per pound, and if you have millet, wheat, or corn that can be used as seeds, you can get 100 points per pound.
It seems that anything that has productivity is a good thing.
She has some seeds in her space, including tens of tons of millet, wheat, and corn that can be used as seeds for food crops.
Now is not the time to bring these out.
The side wall displays a list of items that can be redeemed for points, such as screws, pliers, and light bulbs. Small items are counted individually, one point per item. Items larger than the palm of your hand are sold by weight, one point per pound.
Jiang Zhi took out a cloth bag containing screws and other small items from the trunk. The staff member was startled when he saw it, but he was well-mannered and immediately had someone count them.
"Hello, I'm Wang Liang, a staff member at the base's points exchange center. Besides these, is there anything else you'd like to exchange?" Wang Liang asked, holding the screws Jiang Zhi had given him, noticing that Jiang Zhi seemed to have other things she wanted to exchange.
To avoid blocking people from coming, the two moved to the side.
Jiang Zhi said, "There's also a box of fifty bags of compressed biscuits and 10 jin of rice."
Wang Liang nodded and began counting the nails in the bag.
There were all kinds of nails; I counted them, and there were 667 in total, which is worth 667 points. 10 jin of rice is worth 500 points, and 50 bags of compressed biscuits are worth 500 points.
"Can these be exchanged?" Jiang Zhi pointed to the "scrap metal" in the trunk, which were actually some steel pipes she had picked up from construction sites. The steel pipes were all in her spatial storage.
"Okay, 1 point for 1 jin." Wang Liang's tone was slightly impatient. This was the first time he had encountered someone bringing nails to exchange for something, and it took him quite a bit of effort to count them all.
It's freezing cold, and we still have to work. It's not a life fit for a human being.
Wang Liang suppressed his impatience and weighed the steel chains; they weighed 108 jin (approximately 54 catties).
Jiang Zhi can get 1775 points this time.
After the points were credited to her card, Jiang Zhi quietly handed five White Rabbit milk candies to Wang Liang.
Wang Liang squinted at it and saw something good. His attitude towards Jiang Zhi immediately changed completely.
“Is this your first time at the base? There’s a real estate agency next door that handles housing; you can go there to find a place to stay,” Wang Liang said, pointing to the agency next door.
Although Shuofang District is located in the suburbs of Jiangcheng, housing construction has not lagged behind at all.
However, the building is a bit shorter, not as tall as those in the city center with thirty or forty floors.
The tallest building has seven floors, and there are also many three-story buildings.
Jiang Zhi was very familiar with the Jiangcheng base; she had lived there for three years in her previous life. Later, she moved west with her mercenary team to the Ancheng base, which was at a higher elevation.
The car was parked in the parking space, within the sight of the base staff, and no one dared to touch it.
The situation hasn't deteriorated to the point of being uncontrollable yet. There are rules within the base, and it's not uncommon for those who violate the rules to be shot on the spot.
The real estate agency was still the same one, and there were quite a few people looking at houses. Before Jiang Zhi could even step across the threshold, a young man wrapped in a military overcoat approached her.
"Beautiful lady, want to see a room? Come on, I have plenty of rooms available, whatever kind you want to stay in."
Jiang Zhi nodded, and the two went into the inner room, where it was warmer.
"My name is Chen Ze. May I ask how you should address me, beautiful lady?"
Jiang Zhi recognized Chen Ze; he was a shrewd and resourceful man, and also a speed-type ability user. He worked part-time selling houses at the base, but his main job was as a mover.
What he was carrying, with his small frame, wasn't anything large, but rather the medicines from the official mission related to the laboratory.
It's a very delicate job.
"My name is Jiang Zhi."
"OK, beautiful lady, would you like to live above ground or underground?"
"The ground." Jiang Zhi thought for a moment. In her previous life, she also started by living on the ground, but later moved underground. The underground was damp, dark, and the air circulation was poor, which made it easy to feel suffocated.
She would rather die than live underground.
"Do you have a separate courtyard here?" Jiang Zhi remembered that some people lived in courtyards in her previous life. She carried a secret, and it would be more convenient for her to have a separate house.
Hearing Jiang Zhi's request, Chen Ze was overjoyed.
Wow, he's a big, wealthy buyer!
but……
"I'm sorry, housing at the base is always in high demand. I don't have any small courtyard houses available. The base has three-story townhouses. Those without bathrooms and kitchens are cheaper, while those with bathrooms are more expensive. It's all paid for with points."
"Aren't there any detached houses with few people?"
"Yes, but the base doesn't usually provide them. Since you've just arrived and haven't made many contributions to the base, you won't get that level of housing."
Alright, Jiang Zhi understands what Chen Ze means.
"You can definitely find a one-bedroom apartment here." Jiang Zhi didn't believe that Chen Ze didn't have a one-bedroom apartment. She didn't want to share an apartment with someone else. It was no different from renting a place, and it was also more dangerous.
Chen Ze searched through his notebook for a long time before finally finding a one-bedroom apartment. The apartment was on the edge of the base and on the seventh floor. Although there was an elevator, it was out of service due to the lack of electricity.
And I should mention that, in the freezing cold, the pipes were covered in ice, making it impossible to flush the toilet.
Having a toilet is the same as not having one.
"This is it. Take me to see it."
"Okay." Chen Ze didn't hesitate. The houses in Shuofang District were just like that, laid out in front of people, and clearly visible from the outside.
After leaving the agency, Jiang Zhi saw Chen Ze push a bicycle out from a nearby alley.
“Beautiful lady, you have a car, so save some gas. Why don’t you ride my bicycle to take a look?”
“Okay.” Jiang Zhi didn’t stand on ceremony and got on Chen Ze’s old-fashioned bicycle.
Chen Ze is a speed-type superhuman; he can pedal a bicycle several times faster than an ordinary person.
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