Chapter 145: Housing Prices in Safe Zones
Gu Xiaoyue stared at Sun Youcheng with wide eyes and asked with a strange expression: "Don't tell me that the price of the villa is different?"
Sun Youcheng raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Little girl, different living conditions naturally mean different prices. Look, a high-rise building has ten crystal cores per household, and there are two hours of electricity every night. It's much better than the old-style bungalows. In the old-style bungalows, each household only has one candle per week for lighting, and water and food are limited!"
Gu Xiaoyue and the others looked at each other in disbelief, and finally she stopped talking.
Meng Yi was considered a veteran in society, so he took the initiative to negotiate with Sun Youcheng.
"Brother, how much does that house cost? What are the living conditions like? As you know, there are many people in our team, including several girls, so we have relatively high requirements for living conditions."
Sun Youcheng's glasses lit up, and he took out a piece of paper with a few words written on it from the drawer under the table. Meng Yi took it in his hand and read it with the others.
"A western-style house with three bedrooms and two living rooms. The rental price is 100 crystal cores. A three-month lease is 288 crystal cores, and a full-year lease is 999 crystal cores."
Several people looked up at Sun Youcheng's deliberately smiling expression, and the word "swindler" was clearly written in his eyes.
"Everyone, this price is already very cheap! Look, I see there are a lot of you, 19 people, oh, and two small pets, so it will take at least two or three households to accommodate you. So, if you decide to stay here today, I, Old Sun, will give you a 95% discount on top of the original price! How do you think?"
Sun Youcheng's expression, as if he would remain loyal even if he suffered a loss, was really speechless.
"Stop, stop, stop. How are the facilities? If we pay the crystal cores and then you cut off the water and electricity, we will come to trouble you." Meng Yi glared at Sun Youcheng and said viciously.
Sun Youcheng smiled flatteringly and said, "Hehe, I haven't told you yet! The house has six hours of electricity and one liter of water every day. In addition, two meals a day are provided free of charge. It's fair and cost-effective!"
"What! One liter of water? It's not even enough to wash my hair!" Meng Yi was the first to be shocked. "You think one liter of water is considered a supply? Are you kidding me?"
"That's right, I only drank a few sips and it's gone." Gu Xiaoyue pouted and interjected.
"You don't know how scarce water resources are right now! The river in the city has long been polluted by zombies. The city's water resources now rely on water-based superpowers who are constantly releasing and storing water to provide resources for everyone in the city.
Oh, by the way, I guess there must be a water-type esper in your team. Most of the powerful teams in the city also have their own water-type esper in their teams, so no one cares about the 1 liter of water we provide every day. "
"Is water already so scarce?" Lin Shuyuan frowned and asked with concern, "Isn't there anyone looking for clean water sources?"
"The leader of the Haicheng Safety Base personally led people out to look for a clean water source, hoping to have people carry out construction to divert river water into the safety base. Unfortunately, an unknown water monster appeared in the water, and many of the construction workers who followed died! Alas."
Except for Jiang Lulu, everyone else had experienced the incidents of being attacked by a shoal of mackerel and a giant tiger shark. They knew that as the world changed, creatures in the ocean had also evolved into different species. If there were species in the sea, there must be species in the river as well.
"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Let me tell you about some benefits for the superpowers in the city."
"Wait, you haven't finished your introduction yet, right? What about the villa? How much does it cost?" Meng Yi interrupted Sun Youcheng. "I haven't lived in a villa yet. If the price is right, it would be nice for us to live in a villa together!" Meng Yi's words drew the approval of several people behind him.
Indeed, after the end of the world, the houses that were once worth a fortune became ownerless. If one could improve one's living conditions, no one would object.
But after Sun Youcheng glanced at everyone, he sighed, frowned and shook his head.
"It's not that I look down on you, but I'm afraid you can't afford the price of this villa."
Although these words did not carry any special expression or contemptuous tone, they made people feel uncomfortable. Especially Gu Xiaoyue and Meng Yi, one was impatient and the other was impulsive, and they glared at Sun Youcheng on the spot.
"We can't afford it? How do you know we can't afford it if you don't tell me?"
"That's right, just tell me, Grandpa Meng, how we can't afford it!"
Sun Youcheng smiled and patted Meng Yi on the shoulder, saying, "Brother Meng, I'm not saying this nonsense. Our safety zone covers the road from the highway to the edge of the city center of Xiangtan Road. The entire safety zone covers an old community, a small high-rise residential area, a community with villas and high-end residences, and half of the villa area in Haicheng District. The total area is about 180,000 square meters.
Only in the villa area, each household has an independent power supply and heating system, including solar water heaters. The most important thing is that our villa area has an independent security guard team. If there is an emergency such as zombies, these people will clean up in time to protect the lives of the people living in the villa area. Another advantage is that it is quiet. If you can really live in the villa area, you will know how important quietness is in the safe area. "
Sun Youcheng was not interested in these things. He looked at the satisfied expressions of Meng Yi and others, then rubbed his hands and said, "But the price is 10,000 crystal cores per household. There is no discount and no credit."
"Ten thousand per month!?" Now it was Lin Shuyuan's turn to be surprised.
"Yes, you have to pay 10,000 crystal cores every month."
Seeing the expressions of the people in front of him change from satisfaction to shock, Sun Youcheng said with a sense of accomplishment: "So I said, the house is actually very good, and relatively cheap. There is a discount for renting two households at a time. What do you think?"
Hua Jianming and the others were all shocked when they heard the price of the villa. Before Hua Yang separated from them, he gave them some of the crystal cores that he had used to clean up the zombies outside the weather station.
"Wait a minute, let's discuss it."
At that time, the number of zombies outside the weather station was no less than 10,000. They rode on the Big Mac and cleared out some of them. Later, Hua Yang went out and cleared out all the zombies at the entrance of the weather station. Especially when they went to the hospital to find Hua Shinian, they cleared out a lot of zombies in the obstetrics and gynecology building. If Hua Yang was there, then the number of their crystal cores combined would definitely be enough to reach 10,000.
But Hua Yang is still in the isolation room and has not come out yet, so the crystal cores they have combined are definitely not enough.
Secondly, crystal cores are needed for psychics to upgrade. If all their crystal cores are used to rent houses, there will not be enough crystal cores for upgrading.
Adhering to the principle of diligence and thrift, the six people discussed and excluded Jiang Lulu's strong opinion of wanting to live in a villa. Hua Jianming and Lin Shuyuan paid forty crystal cores and rented four rooms in a small high-rise building for one month.
Sun Youcheng accepted the 40 crystal cores with a grin, and took the key to lead everyone to the small high-rise area to look at houses. He did not show contempt or other emotions because these people only rented four ordinary small high-rises, but led them very enthusiastically and introduced various places in the safe base to everyone along the way.
(End of this chapter)
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