Chapter 100: News about Bishengshi and special infected body!
The ashes gradually drifted away with the wind. Cheng Ye watched them and stood there in a daze for a long time before he came to his senses.
The more sources of infection he came into contact with, the more he discovered that many things were quietly deviating from the dry descriptions in the inspector's manual, breaking the stereotyped cognition constructed by words.
For example, fusion, for example, wish grass.
It’s hard to describe the feeling, Cheng Ye felt a heavy feeling in his heart.
He really couldn't imagine how long the short man had prepared himself mentally before he dared to soak the wish grass in hot water and actively face the parasite that was destined to die.
Just to bring back the extraordinary ore and the big gold cup and fulfill the wishes of everyone in the team.
Perhaps, he might be able to come back.
But he did not gamble, but chose the safest and least error-prone way.
It’s just a bit regrettable.
It was not until the man turned into ashes and disappeared that Cheng Ye suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to ask his name.
"Merry Boots Squad."
He repeated the name several times in his mind and memorized it silently.
At the same time, I decided to carry a notebook when on duty and record every infected person I encountered.
Although such soul-touching moments cannot be described in words, they will always allow him to look back on them years later and suddenly remember a day when a short man held up the sky with his hunched body.
After pressing the button on the table, the staff members who had been called by Raven came in one after another.
The man left, but the big gold cup and the extraordinary mine left behind needed to be dealt with.
Especially the extraordinary mine, which is a source of pollution left by extraordinary creatures. If humans come into contact with it rashly, they are likely to be infected.
In addition to the high price, the reception team at the checkpoint was unable to handle it, and Qin Feng had to take action.
"Inspector Cheng, you're so lucky! You even stumbled upon the Extraordinary Mine!"
Qin Feng hurried over with three team members and caught a glimpse of the extraordinary mineral materials on the ground.
Then, not seeing anyone else in the inspection area, he paused and immediately understood what had happened.
"Relax, you're likely to encounter anything if you're on duty for a long time."
"Is this common?"
"It wasn't common before, but since the buffer zone was restructured, it's gradually become more common."
"Reform?"
Qin Feng paused and explained, "It's about tightening restrictions on vehicle use. When your grandfather was still alive, residents who had lived in the buffer zone for three years or more could apply to borrow a vehicle when going out into the wilderness. That was the fastest period of growth for our Happiness City, with large quantities of resources being brought back every day."
"But then your grandfather left, and a new person took over the checkpoint. After some drastic changes, well..."
Having said that, Qin Feng hesitated.
"I know that after the idealists took over, the elderly people in the buffer zone disappeared one after another."
"You know?"
Qin Feng was stunned. He had only reported in this morning and was not aware of what had happened during the week the checkpoint had been closed. After all, this was an internal matter within the checkpoint and would not become public knowledge.
"After the old man passed away, the vehicle usage system changed?"
"Um."
Qin Feng nodded. "At first, the restrictions on use were relaxed to allow everyone to use the vehicles. You could apply to borrow one every month when you leave the city. But as you can imagine, the new residents who borrowed the vehicles didn't have much loyalty to Happiness City, so many of them simply drove away and never returned."
"The higher-ups had no other choice but to raise the vehicle restrictions for six months, hoping for improvement. But guess what? Not only did the situation not improve, it actually got worse. Some people realized that if they didn't take their vehicles with them now, it would be even harder to rent them later when restrictions tightened."
"Wave after wave, in less than three months, most of the vehicles we had previously built were gone. Many were sold directly to surrounding sanctuary cities or gathering places, with people then falsely claiming they were lost in danger. Some even took their vehicles and joined other sanctuary cities, using them as leverage for advancement."
"The higher-ups have no choice but to continue tightening restrictions, from six months to one year, and then to three years."
Qin Feng sighed, "As of now, ordinary people are no longer qualified to use it. Only those who have obtained certification qualifications can rent a vehicle."
It is true.
Qin Feng's words confirmed Cheng Ye's guess.
Since it is an idealistic management buffer zone, it stands to reason that such a threshold should not be set in terms of people's livelihood.
The reality is the same. The idealists did relax the restrictions left by Cheng Wu.
However, as more and more people with ulterior motives took the vehicles away to sell them, or never returned, the resources that Xingfu City had painstakingly discovered, the technologies it had researched, and the finished products it had manufactured became wedding dresses for others.
No one follows the rules and they all try to make profits by taking shortcuts.
The path for those who come after them is blocked little by little by their predecessors.
To this day, only a small number of recognized people can still obtain usage rights as before.
But if even this group of people start to disobey the rules, the standards of "recognition" will only become more and more stringent, until the door is completely closed.
No wonder, when the man died just now, those people queuing behind him got out of the car and saluted.
In a sense, men use their own lives to defend the bottom line of this "recognition".
“Is it difficult to qualify for certification?”
"I'm not sure about that. You'll have to ask the Public Works Department."
Qin Feng shook his head. "But to put it bluntly, this is a trust issue. It's actually very easy to solve. Either set qualifications or set assessment standards. If you meet the standards, then you can issue the corresponding qualifications. Isn't your inspection station also using this system?"
"Um?"
Cheng Ye was stunned. Does the checkpoint also have this system?
Seeing his puzzled expression, Qin Feng was also stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead, "Hmm, I seem to have forgotten that you are a trainee inspector. You have to become a regular before you can understand this system."
"but."
He glanced at the extraordinary ore on the ground and said, "Wait for me to finish dealing with this thing. After that, I'll see if I can help you apply for an understanding."
"good!"
Cheng Ye stood aside and watched with interest. This was the first time he had seen the processing process of extraordinary mineral materials with his own eyes.
Qin Feng put on a mask and signaled the team members to step back. He then walked carefully to the ore and took out several bottles and jars of different colors.
When the nozzle is pressed, a few drops of liquid medicine fall on the surface of the ore, and immediately a slight "sizzling" sound is heard, like water splashing from a boiling iron pot.
Immediately afterwards, strands of greasy, sticky substance seeped out from the surface of the ore.
“The quality is good, up to standard!”
Qin Feng praised and took out a new bottle of medicine to spray it on.
Swish.
A white mist suddenly rose up.
What is magical is that, wrapped in the white mist, the outer layer of the ore peels off like dry soil, revealing the emerald green inside that is as clear as jade.
The green color was warm and translucent, and tiny fluorescent dots could be vaguely seen flashing inside. In terms of exquisiteness alone, it was far superior to the piece of fire iron he had seen in the super material store before!
"It's actually Bisheng Stone?"
Qin Feng picked up the ore with a special clamp and looked at it carefully, with a hint of surprise in his tone, and finally confirmed the conclusion.
After saying that, a team member behind Qin Feng immediately took out a weighing scale and carefully placed the Bisheng Stone on it.
The number below the scale jumped a few times and finally stopped at "532".
"Inspector Cheng, this piece of Bisheng Stone weighs 532 grams. According to the rules, please come over and verify it. Try to be as attentive as possible. This will save a lot of trouble in the subsequent verification process."
"good."
Cheng Ye responded, secretly sighing in his heart that the procedures for high-value items were indeed cumbersome.
Another team member had already taken out a handheld camera and aimed the lens steadily at the Bisheng Stone on the weighing scale.
Cheng Ye leaned over and pretended to get closer to check it out. He then gently picked up the ore with a special clamp, hovered it for a moment, and then slowly put it back on the scale. He repeated this several times, trying to look serious.
"Confirmed weight, 532g."
He straightened up and spoke in a deep voice, his voice clearly transmitted into the camera's recording device.
"Weight check completed."
Qin Feng nodded, the camera was put away, and the process was completed.
“Is this precious?”
"Hmm!" Qin Feng lifted his mask, leaving three team members to continue spraying the liquid to treat the Bisheng Stone. "This is a very special mineral. It's not suitable for forging weapons and equipment. However, after grinding it and adding it to the movement of equipment, it can greatly improve the durability of the equipment. It is a very rare industrial production material."
“So magical?”
"Of course, many important industrial equipment in our Happiness City have this thing added to them. Even at the purchase price, 1g now costs 35 contribution points. This piece costs 18,620 points."
When Qin Feng reported the number, Cheng Ye couldn't help but click his tongue.
The support funds allocated by Idealist Party to Tianyuan Community were only 20,000 points, which was enough to rebuild an entire pedestrian street. However, such a small piece of stone was worth nearly 20,000 points, which shows how exaggerated its value was.
"What about the selling price?"
"priceless."
priceless?
Cheng Ye frowned, then immediately reacted.
If the extraordinary ore can only be used to make weapons, it is actually dispensable for Happy City.
But Bishengshi is different. For the industrial system of Xingfu City, it can maintain the stability of industrial production efficiency in the long term.
With this special meaning, it is naturally impossible to sell it.
"What's the purchase price for the Fire Hidden Iron?"
"8 points and 1g."
Um?
So dark?
Cheng Ye cursed inwardly. No wonder the people at the Super Material Store allowed him to cut down 50 contribution points at once. It turned out that the purchase price of this thing was so low.
A weapon, net profit of 126 points for him.
"Don't overthink it."
Qin Feng seemed to see through his thoughts and immediately explained, "If you go to buy extraordinary ore, you have to pay at least five to ten times the price. Xingfu City also needs funds to operate. Many daily necessities cannot be taxed, but for high-value items like this, 80% of the proceeds have to be used to pay taxes. It's not as profitable as you think."
"is that so."
It turns out that taxes are also included in the selling price, which makes it more reasonable.
Cheng Ye nodded, then became excited again, "What about this 30%?"
"What are you thinking?" Qin Feng shook his head and laughed. "30% of this is 5,500 points, which is as much as a fourth or fifth-term inspector would earn on a single field mission. How could I possibly give it to you?"
"Wait a moment. I just asked you to apply for permission. If the price of this ore was only below 10,000 points, it would be a bit difficult. Now that it's worth so much, I'll ask for you."
After saying that, he walked to the side, took out his defense communication device and made a call.
"Stationmaster Downs, it's like this. Inspector Cheng just discovered a piece of extraordinary ore while on duty."
The phone was not on speaker, so Cheng Ye could only hear from Qin Feng's intermittent words that there was a special system inside the checkpoint that could convert the contribution points that should have been distributed to the inspectors in this situation into points within the system.
What's the use of this points?
Cheng Ye had some guesses in his heart, but he had to get permission to know the specifics.
"Alright, Stationmaster Downs agreed to grant you some permissions ahead of time. After your shift is over, go to the stationmaster's office. Well, today is your last day at North Station, so you should report on your work progress this cycle to him. Perfect timing!"
"Wait, the man who just delivered the mineral materials..." Cheng Ye briefly repeated the man's dying wish.
Qin Feng's face was visibly filled with admiration, and he nodded heavily, "Don't worry, no one would dare to embezzle even a single contribution point in this matter. They will all be given to the people on the list, and not a single point will be lost."
"That's good!"
Cheng Ye let out a sigh.
There was no real feeling when using the 20,000 allocated points, but now there was a piece of extraordinary ore of the same value in front of me, it was a completely different feeling.
Before the staff finished disinfecting the van, three team members had already processed the Bisheng Stone and properly stored it in a special storage box.
Before leaving, Qin Feng suddenly stopped, hesitated, and lowered his voice, "Generally speaking, areas where plant-based supernatural creatures are present have a high probability of producing this kind of ore. But we can't confirm whether it comes from the infected mother source or a special infected body. If it is the latter, it's not a big threat. Special infected bodies are always on the move. If we can't catch them, they won't cause any big waves. They may have already left our Shi Province."
"But if it's the former." Qin Feng's voice stopped abruptly, and the meaning was self-evident.
The buffer zone has just experienced a wave of infection caused by a mother source. If another mother source comes, the consequences will be unimaginable.
In addition, the presence of the mother source nearby is also a threat. Qin Feng is reminding him to be careful.
"Thank you!"
"Don't thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank yourself for your incredible luck."
Qin Feng waved his hand and led his men away quickly.
After a while.
The staff at Dajinbei have also completed basic disinfection. To carry out more in-depth disinfection of the source of infection, they have to drive to the isolation area inside, which will take at least half a day.
"My luck is really good. There's an infection wave and a superb mine."
Everyone left, and Cheng Ye couldn't help shaking his head.
But in the final analysis, the source of all this is natural disasters and abnormal movements. It is precisely because of the drastic changes in the environment that the activities of the infected bodies have become abnormal, giving rise to these series of changes.
As for the Bisheng Stone, could it be that it was generated by a special infected body staying in the surrounding area?
As soon as this thought came up, it was suppressed by Cheng Ye.
The extraordinary plants that special infected bodies parasitize are indeed tempting and can catalyze extraordinary powers, but he currently has no ability to lead a team into the wilderness to search for them.
Even with the size of Happy City, the probability of finding a moving special infected body in the vast wilderness is almost zero.
Maybe it's just like what Qin Feng said, we have already left Shi Province.
"Next!"
Cheng Ye calmed himself down, got into his inspection posture again, and shouted loudly.
Another large Jinbei car slowly drove to the isolation fence, the door opened, and three people got out, all with somewhat awkward smiles on their faces.
After just one glance, Cheng Ye couldn't help but frown.
The three men had fresh wounds on their arms, thighs, and waists, as if there was no time to treat them, or perhaps there was no way to cover them up, so they were just exposed.
"I'll open the door, and everyone can come in one by one."
The isolation door rose up, and three people walked in one by one and reported their numbers.
The body temperature of two of them exceeded 37.8 degrees Celsius and their pulse rate exceeded the standard range.
If Ding Yishan had not raised the inspection intensity at the North and South Stations to level three, Cheng Ye might have conducted more detailed inspections to avoid mistakenly detaining normal people.
But now, he deeply understands the importance of rules and naturally will not touch that red line.
"Two of the data are abnormal. According to regulations, I have to go into isolation. Is that ok?"
"No problem! No problem!"
The leader of the three nodded immediately, his tone filled with cautious pleading, "Sir, we know for sure we're not infected. We just got injured fighting the mutant beasts on the way, which may have affected our data. Could you please be flexible and keep us in the same isolation chamber and not let any new people in?"
"Don't worry, as long as the isolation pod is not full, no new people will be arranged to enter."
Cheng Ye nodded, this little thing was completely within his authority.
As long as he sets the tone and the prison is not full, the inspectors who rotate with him will not put anyone in jail.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
The three of them thanked the guards repeatedly and walked to the isolation area one by one under the guidance of the guards, behaving extremely obediently.
There was just one big Jinbei left, and we had to call the staff to come and disinfect it.
It takes at least ten minutes in total, and the inspection efficiency is slowed to a snail's pace.
"Well done, you're worthy of being a Cheng family member. Prosecutor Cheng, your performance has surpassed many first-term prosecutors!"
A slightly unfamiliar voice came from behind, with a hint of scrutiny.
Cheng Ye turned around subconsciously, his eyes instantly darkening.
The last person he wanted to see at the checkpoint.
Harlem.
Here we come!
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