Chapter 189: Windfall (13)
After stopping them, he quickly ordered people to tie up the rabbits.
Of course, facing the rabbit that was still twitching, they cleverly put on a pair of rubber gloves to prevent electric shock.
After the rabbits were all brought into the base, the older soldier who had been communicating with them said, "Thank you so much for this. These rabbits often come up and cause trouble, and occasionally block the way for those trying to reach the base. It's been a long time since anyone has come here on their own. I apologize for my attitude just now."
Since it is understandable, they naturally won't mind. But what if someone wants to come to the base? Wouldn't this block someone else's way of life?
The soldier explained, "Those on missions will pass through the city center whether they're leaving or returning. Once the announcement is made, we can bring them back directly along the way."
Anyway, most people in the city center have special abilities, so it's relatively safe and there's really no need to worry about them.
Lan Jin asked curiously, "But why don't you hide in the base?"
Another soldier explained, "It's useless. They're very strong. Once before, more than 30 rabbits attacked us. We hid in the base, but they actually broke down the door. Luckily, the team that went out returned, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
This is also the reason why they did not hide in the base. The main reason is that it is useless to hide. These rabbits will not leave until they achieve their goal. Last time, there were only a dozen rabbits at the beginning, but these rabbits did not achieve their goal, and soon they called their companions. Then all the rabbits attacked them together. A dozen rabbits were already so difficult to deal with, not to mention more than 30 rabbits together. It would be better to fight them early in the morning.
Ling Jiang asked in confusion: "Are there no people with special abilities in the base?"
According to the information Lao Gao inquired about at the J City base, since everyone in the base had food, the insect powder was not eaten and there was no need to eat it, so the people who went to the base earlier basically had no special abilities. But later, more and more people with special abilities went to the base, and gradually the number of people with special abilities in the base increased. As the people with special abilities entered, the secret of insect powder was also brought to the base by these people with special abilities.
Who wouldn't want to become a superpower? So these ordinary people are looking for traces of insect powder everywhere, and they also want to use insect powder...
However, it is one thing for the base to explicitly prohibit it, but it is another matter entirely for it to cause chaos in the base after consumption. This is why temperature measurement devices have been set up in various places in the base, for fear that someone will not fear death and consume insect powder again, causing trouble again. They may not have a solution.
This is why the J City base is obviously very large but there are not many people. After all, not everyone will become a mutant after eating insect powder. Those with mutant powers need to accept the punishment of the base and be sentenced to go out to perform tasks. The rest are either driven out or sent to do the hardest and most tiring work. There are always some who can't survive. In this case, it is the strangest thing that there are so many people in the base.
"Yes." The soldier added, "But all those with special abilities have been sent out on missions. This area is surrounded by mountains. No matter how cute the animals were before, they are now as difficult to deal with."
It is better to send these people with special abilities out to deal with animals with greater lethality than to keep them in the base. Not only can the danger be eliminated, but these dangers can also be turned into food for the base. Comparing the two, it is naturally more cost-effective to send them out.
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As for moving the base and building another one somewhere else, no one would say anything about it.
Not to mention how much manpower and material resources are needed to build a base, even where to move is a very serious problem now.
It is indeed extremely cold outside, and everyone can live on the ice, but what will they do after the extreme cold passes and all the ice melts into water?
What's more, this base was originally built on the ground, so even if there is any other natural disaster, the base can cope with it perfectly.
However, these were not the main points for these temporary residents. Lao Gao asked hurriedly, "I just counted them. There are 16 rabbits in total. We caught them. So, is this one..."
"Yes," the soldier said with a smile, "these rabbits are edible. I'll convert them into contribution points and add them to your residence permits. What do you think?"
The four of them had smiles on their faces. This was simply a windfall, so naturally no one would object.
"Okay." Lao Gao nodded.
After all this was explained, they followed the soldier's instructions and slowly walked to the base.
Like the J City base, there is a place to measure body temperature at the entrance. After the temperature is normal, they can enter.
After their temperatures were checked, they went through the temporary registration process. The staff member at the window asked, "Our temporary stay is usually three days. I'll grant you three days of access control. If you want to stay longer, you can come back to us three days later to renew your access."
In addition, "Since you are not locals, you need to pay a certain fee for temporary residence. The dormitory costs 5 contribution points per person per day, and water and electricity are separately..."
Before the staff member could finish his words, the older soldier who had just spoken to Lan Jin said, "If you're only staying for three days, the fees will be waived for now, including water and electricity."
"This is a token of my gratitude, but my authority is limited. If you still want to stay here after three days, you'll have to pay for it yourself." The soldier then added, "My last name is Zhang. If you don't mind, you can call me Brother Zhang."
Who would refuse to stay for free? The three of them did not refuse and immediately thanked him. Then, just like in J City, they applied for three days of free stay.
"Thank you, Brother Zhang."
After the temporary registration was completed, Brother Zhang did not leave, but took her directly to the material exchange office nearby.
He pointed ahead and said, "It's already been calculated over there. Why don't you come over here and transfer the contribution points to you before checking in."
The four of them nodded, mainly because the public exchange point was right on the first floor, right behind where they had gone through temporary registration, so it was very convenient to get there.
After they passed by, the staff member looked at them for a long time before speaking, "How are you going to divide the rabbit's contribution points among the four of you?"
Lan Jin glanced at the three people behind him and replied, "Share it equally among the four of us."
"The exchange rate for edible mutant species is 1 to 10. One kilogram of rabbit meat is worth 10 contribution points." The staff member glanced at the weight just weighed and said, "A rabbit weighs around 40-50 kilograms after skinning. Sixteen rabbits are worth a total of 7,200 contribution points. After dividing it among four people, each person will get 1,800 contribution points."
(End of this chapter)
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