Chapter 50 Card Trading Extreme Cold
After Xu Jin, his parents and son were taken away, the entire floor suddenly became quiet as if a mute button had been pressed.
Tang Mingli ignored Minister Wang's suggestive look and looked up at the sky.
Minister Wang had no choice but to step forward with a flattering smile on his face, "Hello, do all three of us need to register as card drawers?"
Qiao Huizhou said calmly, "To be honest, I have a very bad impression of your bureau."
When Minister Wang heard this, his forehead, which had just been wiped clean, was instantly covered with sweat again. If the director knew that an SR-level card drawer was allowed to leave because of his negligence, it would be strange if he didn't skin him alive.
"Yes, it was indeed our negligence today. Please understand. The Administration has just been established and there is still room for improvement in many areas. We will conduct a self-inspection immediately and will definitely not allow staff to bully others or cut in line to register again."
Qiao Qiao said silently beside him: "Why should I understand your mistakes at work?"
The sound was not loud, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Minister Wang's heart 80, 80.
He gritted his teeth, looking as if his heart was bleeding, and said cruelly, "As compensation, you can pick any R-level card from the bureau and take it away."
Qiao Qiao gently covered her mouth with her right hand and yawned, looking nonchalant.
Minister Wang saw this and hurriedly continued to flatter him, "You three don't need to hand in your cards for the next month, no, two months."
Qiao Qiao glanced at her parents, and after getting a positive answer, she said, "Let's register now, or they'll say we don't meet the requirements later."
The secretary next to him quickly said no.
Finally, Minister Wang personally performed the registration. Huang Siwen opened the locked cabinet, took out a scanner and handed it over.
The scanner is only the size of a palm and is divided into two parts. The top part is a display screen, the size of an ID card, and the bottom part is a tray, which should be used for printing ID cards.
The three handed over the proof.
The secretary took the ID card and scanned it lightly, tapped the display screen a few times, and with a "ding" sound, a coin-sized badge fell out of it onto the tray.
"This is your ID. Please keep it carefully. If you lose it, you need to reissue it as soon as possible."
Qiao Qiao took it. The front of the badge had the words "Special Administration" written around it, with Northeast District in the center. On the back, SR was written at the top and Qiao Qiao's name at the bottom.
The secretary took Qiao Xinghe's ID card and asked carefully, "Excuse me, are you two N-level card drawers?"
"R-rated."
Qiao Huizhou's SR-level card "Possession by the European Emperor" has special effects and is not suitable for outsiders to know, so he took two R-level cards at random.
Minister Wang and the secretary's expressions changed again and again, and they wanted to beat Xu Jin to death in their hearts.
Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Huizhou's are the same as Qiao Qiao's except that it is R.
When the matter was done, Tang Mingli said, "Now that we have completed the registration, let's go downstairs and see if there are any cards that can be used."
Qiao Qiao nodded.
The secretary said, "If it's convenient, I'll go with you?"
She said bluntly, "It's inconvenient."
The scene became awkward again.
Tang Mingli could only try to smooth things over and said to Minister Wang: "I'll just accompany them, you guys go back."
"Okay, okay." Minister Wang naturally agreed.
Tang Mingli then led the three of them to the 16th floor. On the way, she saw that Qiao Qiao was curious about the machine and explained it to her.
"The scanner just now was an R-level card. The badge produced is resistant to high and low temperatures, and even corrosion-resistant."
So that's why. No wonder it feels a bit strange to the touch.
As they chatted, they reached the 16th floor, and as soon as they entered, they saw Tang Zhijie waving at them.
The structure of the 16th floor is different from that of the floors above. The entire floor is open and everything except the load-bearing columns can be seen.
Hanging in the middle is a four-sided screen, each of which has 10 pieces of card information, including the card level, introduction and card drawer.
Below the screen is a four-sided information desk with eight staff members sitting inside, four men and four women.
The left area is filled with task boards, which look like there are dozens of them from a distance, probably to prevent power outages. Some of them have people standing in front of them, while others are empty.
The right side is full of tables, with seating for two, four, or eight people, in various configurations. Most people in the room are sitting here, chatting or discussing things.
Tang Zhijie came over and said, "I looked around and found a few R-rated cards."
Tang Mingli responded, "It seems that a new natural disaster has arrived, and many people have drawn good things."
Qiao Qiao was puzzled. "Doesn't the bureau provide food and lodging? Why do these people want to trade cards? Can't they just keep them for themselves?"
Tang Mingli: "The bureau only provides one bottle of water and one compressed biscuit per person per day, which only guarantees basic survival. If there are children or elderly people at home, they cannot survive on the distributed supplies alone.
Moreover, half of the people here have never carried out a mission, nor do they plan to do so. Almost all the cards obtained every week are handed in. If there is an R-level card, the pressure of life in the next few months will be greatly reduced.
In fact, as long as you can stay in the bureau forever, the R-level card is not very useful. Compared with superhuman strength, staying alive is more important."
Qiao Qiao didn't say anything. Everyone had their own ideas and there was no right or wrong.
Tang Mingli handed her a note that read "R-level card exchange voucher *1".
"Take this to the information desk and you can exchange it for a card. Go pick one up early. The R-level cards in the bureau are all of good quality."
After taking it, several people hurried over.
A kind and friendly girl at the information desk greeted us gently, giving us a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.
"Hello, how can I help you?"
Qiao Qiao handed over the voucher.
Deng Zhouse took it, took out a tablet from below, clicked a few times and handed it over.
"Okay, these are all R-rated cards, you can pick one."
"Thanks."
Qiao Qiao checked it out with her parents.
R-level cards have six pages in total, with four cards on each page.
The Special Administration Bureau had fewer cards than she thought, and she wondered if there were any more that were not placed here.
[R-grade card wood * 100]
[R-level card ice cube * 1000]
[R-rank card: Indestructible Black Iron*1]
[R-level card medium flower pot * 1]
…
Qiao Qiao flipped through all the cards and found that most of them were resource cards. There were not many with special effects, and even fewer that met her expectations. After picking, there were only four left.
[R-level card backpack expansion card * 1]
[R-level card wall-climbing shoes * 2 pieces]
[Wall-climbing shoes: solar-powered, fully charged in 2 hours, can be used for 20 hours, can walk on any solid surface as if it were flat ground]
(Inventor: Ju Lu)
(Hint: That’s enough. You don’t want to walk on liquid anymore, do you? Or you might fall to your death.)
[R-level card thief does not walk away empty-handed * 1]
[A thief never leaves empty-handed: a glove made by a cosmic thief himself, which can be used to randomly steal any item from the target. It can be used once a day.]
(Inventor: Joker Thief)
(Hint: Three times is the limit! You can only steal from a person three times. Don’t be too greedy, or you will be eaten!)
【R-class card automatic livestock feeding machine＊1】
[Automatic poultry and livestock feeding machine: only add sufficient raw materials and water during the first use, and the poultry and livestock feces and urine can be automatically converted into a nutritious food source afterwards, without the need for secondary operation]
(Inventor: Zhonggu Xing Agricultural College)
She wants all four of these cards! The Backpack Expansion Card is not to mention. The Thief's Gloves may bring a special surprise. The Livestock Automatic Feeder will also be very useful if you plan to raise animals in the future. In comparison, the Wall-Climbing Shoes are a bit useless.
Qiao Qiao asked: "What are the conditions if I want to trade these cards?"
Deng Zhouse smiled and answered, "R-level cards can only be exchanged for cards of the same level and type or higher. For example, resource-type cards can only be traded for resource-type cards. If you want to trade for other cards, you need to pay the difference. Once approved, you can trade."
Qiao Huizhou whispered, "Let's trade the backpack expansion cards. Unlock all the slots first, and then trade the remaining ones if you like them. Anyway, we have a lot of unused R-level cards."
She was right. Qiao Qiao hesitated for a while, but still wanted to play the thief's game. Suddenly, he remembered that he had drawn an R-level card but had not used it yet, so he took it out immediately.
[R-grade card wood * 100]
"How much does it cost to trade this card if the thief doesn't leave empty-handed?"
"Okay, wait a moment."
R-level card transactions are rare. After Deng Zhouse received the card, he applied to his boss on the computer and received a reply.
"You have three options, any one of which will do. First, hand in another resource-type R-level card. Second, hand in 50 contribution points. Third, hand in five N-level cards."
Qiao Qiao: "What if it's just a simple trade of R-rated cards?"
"Sorry, we are not accepting non-R-rated card transactions at this time."
I still have an R-level card security door lock in my hand, but I’m not sure if I can use it in the future, so I won’t trade it for now.
Qiao Qiao took out five N-level cards, toilet paper, tissue paper, wet wipes, safety pants, underwear, and the wood card to successfully complete the transaction.
Deng Zhouse handed two new cards to Qiao Qiao.
"Transaction completed, congratulations."
"Thanks."
Tang Mingli then spoke, "Is the trade finished? Let's go over there and take a look. My brother said he found a few people who want to trade R-level cards."
Qiao Qiao looked in the direction of the sight and saw three people sitting next to an eight-seater sofa, craning their necks to look over here.
She nodded in agreement, "Okay."
The oldest man stood up and introduced himself, "Hello, my name is Li Mo, and these are Shu Ying and Fang Hui."
Tang Zhijie: "This is my sister Tang Mingli, and these three are Qiao Qiao and her parents Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Huizhou."
The three of them hurriedly greeted them, "Hello, hello, please sit down."
Qiao Qiao looked a little embarrassed when she saw them.
"I'll tell you the truth. We have three R-rated cards, two backpack expansion cards, and one golf club card."
[Golf club: After locking onto a target, any spherical object can be hit like a golf ball. The maximum effective range is 500 meters, and it can cause impact damage to the target.]
The three members of the Qiao family and the Tang family brothers and sisters were all moved after hearing this. Li Mo noticed it and said quickly.
"We don't want cards, we just want a lot of food, water, and heating supplies, at least 300 supplies per card."
Several people were a little surprised. It was the first time they met such a person, but this condition was simpler for the two families.
Even so, you still have to bargain.
"Can it be cheaper?"
Shuying's eyes were filled with tears, and she gripped the edge of the table with some excitement, "This is already the lowest price."
Fang Wei held her hand, relatively calm, but her voice was trembling. "We are very lucky. We can draw R-level cards every month, and we can trade them in the future."
300 sets of supplies were just a drop in the bucket for Qiao Qiao. Seeing that the three of them were obviously card drawers, but their clothes were simple, not much better than ordinary people, she thought they must have their own difficulties, so she agreed.
300 pieces of supplies were nothing to Tang Zhijie. "Then how about we trade golf clubs?"
"good."
The allocation was exactly what Qiao Qiao wanted. After using the three backpack expansion cards, she could completely unlock the backpack grid.
The Tang siblings gave out 150 portions of compressed biscuits and 50 portions of bread, all of which were single-serving packages sold during the Gray Fog period.
Qiao Qiao gave 200 bottles of 300ml drinking water, 200 bamboo sticks, 100 pieces of honeycomb coal and 100 energy bars.
"Thank you, thank you. I will look for you again if I have the chance."
The three of them put the supplies into the system backpack, thanked them and left immediately, as if there was something important.
Tang Mingli explained, "If the bureau buys these three cards, the price is at most 200-250 pieces of supplies, which is why many people are willing to trade privately."
“Then why doesn’t the bureau raise the price?”
Tang Zhijie said: "The bureau has a lot of expenses, so the conditions it can offer are naturally low. What's more, there are many powerful and wealthy people who are eyeing the card drawers, and they are not short of supplies."
Afterwards, Tang Mingli and Tang Zhijie had other things to do so they stayed in the Special Management Bureau, while Qiao Qiao went home with her parents.
After walking for a few minutes, Qiao Qiao suddenly said to his parents, "Mom and Dad, you guys go first. I remembered that I have something else to do and will be back soon."
After saying that, he left without waiting for their response.
"Forget it, let's go back first." Qiao Xinghe was already used to his daughter's solitary behavior, so he and Qiao Huizhou supported each other as they left.
Qiao Qiao no longer suppressed the restless shadow.
"Go ahead, just leave him a breath."
After getting permission, Yueying left from under her feet and quickly left along the shadow along the wall.
At this moment, if someone paid attention, they would find that Qiao Qiao had no shadow.
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