Chapter 197 Agree or Not (33)
Huang Jinghe was still young and had lost contact with his parents for such a long time, so deep down he really wanted to make this call.
After taking a look at the three of them, he agreed to this matter.
"Okay, now go fight."
You don't have to go too far to make a phone call. There is a large service desk next to the material exchange point. There is a phone here, but it cannot be used by non-internal staff.
Not only that, after Brother Zhang communicated with them, the staff at the service desk immediately took out a phone book.
That’s right, just one.
However, just one phone book already covers the phone numbers of all official bases, so you can call any base you want to communicate with directly.
But Lan Jin was curious about the phone the receptionist had brought out and asked, "Brother Zhang, is that 'mobile phone'-like thing the phone we use today?"
Lan Jin's description is not wrong. Its shape is almost exactly the same as the mobile phone from a long time ago.
Brother Zhang said, "There are no signal stations outside right now, so all bases have to communicate using satellite phones. This phone is a landline among satellite phones. Because it's heavy and as big as a brick, it's usually placed at the front desk. The satellite phone I mentioned upstairs is a mobile phone, so you can carry it with you."
Lan Jin asked curiously, "You said before that this satellite phone has many other functions. What are they?"
Huang Jinghe was already on the phone with his parents. In order to prevent everyone from standing together awkwardly, Lan Jin had to ask some questions that Brother Zhang could talk about.
Zhang Ge continued to explain, "The most basic thing is definitely making a phone call. You can use it anywhere with a cell phone. But if you're staying at the base, most bases have internet access. You can access the internet inside the base. We have an official forum, the base forum, which has a lot of information, including weather, missions, and some very basic knowledge that everyone can access. Additionally, the base still uses some of the old apps, so if you have a cell phone, you can chat with each other. Of course, everything relies on internet access."
Lan Jin finally understood that the phone Huang Jinghe was using at the base service desk was called a satellite phone, but if they wanted to buy one, they should buy the one upstairs called a sanitary phone. The phone was small and exquisite, and was basically no different from the phones they had used before.
The only difference is that the apps that can be used on the phone are relatively limited.
Ling Jiang asked, "This satellite phone is so practical, so is it expensive? If it's too expensive, people won't be able to afford it."
So no matter how practical it is, no one can afford it, so how many people will use it?
In fact, there are really not many people using this satellite phone. When everyone comes to the base, they basically live with their families. With the whole family here, there is no need to make a phone call.
In addition, there is some particularly important information that needs to be known, such as today's weather, or tasks issued by the base. Once someone claims the task, the task will disappear. If no one claims it, it will also be played on the big screen. In short, people living in the base will not be left without any information.
The only thing left is to surf the Internet. When you can’t even get enough food to eat, who has the time to surf the Internet? So it doesn’t matter whether you have a satellite phone or not.
But the price was so high that I was really interested. "How much is this phone?"
"5000 contribution points, it's not expensive, but it's not cheap either."
If it were practical, they could definitely buy one, but none of the three of them had anyone to contact, so there was naturally no need to buy one. As for Huang Jinghe.
Huang Jinghe, who was standing by, hung up the phone in disappointment after a long pause. "My parents are fine, but they're out on a mission and haven't returned yet. I asked them to leave a message for my parents. At least they know I'm safe, so they can feel more at ease."
Lao Gao told Huang Jinghe about the satellite phone. He had thought Huang Jinghe would buy one, but he was surprisingly calm. "No need to waste the money. If you really want one, buy it after you go to the Beijing base. It's enough to know that my parents are safe. There's no need to make this call."
Okay.
Now that everything is settled, the next thing to do is naturally to go eat.
They originally thought that the cafeteria here would be as crowded as the J City base, but after coming here they found that the cafeteria here was really big.
Zhang Ge said, "The second floor was originally the cafeteria. We expanded it a lot based on the original cafeteria, so even if everyone comes to eat, it won't seem crowded."
The set meal here also costs 5 contribution points. After borrowing bowls and chopsticks, everyone went to get their own meal.
I have to say that even the rules for eating at the official base are exactly the same.
After finishing their meal, they said goodbye to Brother Zhang.
Then, the four of them sat in the lobby on the first floor of the dormitory and seriously discussed whether or not to agree to Brother Zhang's request.
Before they could formally discuss the matter, Huang Jinghe spoke first, "First of all, I must admit my mistake. I was impulsive at the time and didn't think it through. I was lacking consideration for this matter. I'm sorry, and I sincerely apologize to you."
Knowing that Huang Jinghe realized his mistake, it is actually not easy to blame him for acting on his own initiative. Besides, this is actually understandable.
Lao Gao said, "It's not serious enough to warrant a special apology. You're not stupid to begin with, so I'm sure you won't do anything like that again. Just like Ling Jiang, don't buy that insect powder just to save some money."
When it comes to fans, Ling Jiang is unhappy. "Without me, would you have super powers?"
Lao Gao twitched his lips. "Thank you so much, but your tone suggests you haven't realized your mistake at all. Forget it. Why bring this up now? Let's talk about whether or not we agree to this."
"I agreed. We have a certain chance of obtaining this extremely lethal weapon. I've asked about it before. The name of the wooden cannon is Sun Chaser. It's a first-tier weapon and costs 10,000 contribution points more than my ring. It must have its own unique features. To be honest, I'm very tempted. Although we already have weapons, we gave up such a good thing without even trying it. I'm sure you all are not willing to give it up either."
After a long pause, Lan Jin continued, "But with such an attractive reward, I'm sure this mission won't be easy. Just look at the rabbits and snakes we just encountered before, we'd never encountered them before. And judging by Brother Zhang's tone, we'll likely encounter more of these on our journey. This means we might continue to face similar situations. So, what do we need? Combat experience."
(End of this chapter)
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