Chapter 103: Stupid and bad, the power of the contribution system!
Towns finished.
There was a brief silence in the office.
According to common sense, the conversation between the two today should not have reached this point.
No one expected that the casual questions and answers at the beginning would gradually change with Cheng Ye's responses that exceeded expectations time and time again.
It evolved into a tacit mutual test.
What's even more embarrassing is that the results of the test showed that the two people's ideas did not seem to conflict, but were highly consistent.
Wait, my philosophy is consistent with that of the Western fifth-term inspector and the duty chief of the North Checkpoint?
What a coincidence?
The moment he came to this conclusion, Cheng Ye was not happy, but immediately realized that something was wrong.
As an inspector since the establishment of the checkpoint, Tangs did not leave when Cheng Wu took his men away.
This shows that he does not agree with the ideas of the beginners.
Later, the idealists came to power and then fell, some left, and some moved into the inner city, but Downs, the prosecutor of that generation, remained as steady as an old dog.
This is enough to prove that he is not the same kind of idealist.
He is neither a beginner nor an idealist. If Downs and he had the same ideas, they would have been squeezed out by the factional struggle at the checkpoint long ago.
But to this day, he still sits firmly in the position of duty station chief, and can do whatever he wants without restraint, as he said, without caring about anyone's opinion.
That means that in the eyes of Ding Yishan and Harlem, Towns is a completely non-threatening person.
Who is not a threat? The answer is self-evident.
This guy is probably an old idiot who has no ideas and relies on his seniority.
"Stationmaster Tangs, thank you!"
Cheng Ye's heart trembled, and he immediately stepped forward, picked up the badge on the table and put it in his pocket.
When dealing with people, the worst thing to do is to talk about deep things with someone you just met.
He thought his relationship with Towns had not reached this point, but Towns was so enthusiastic.
It's simply too deliberate.
"Well, aren't you going to ask anything else?" Tangs was stunned for a moment, then the smile on his face became more intense, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothed out.
"I've learned enough today." Cheng Ye shook his head, his tone calm. "Ask any more, it's beyond my scope right now, and it will only cause more trouble."
"Yes, it seems you have already made a choice in your mind."
Tang Si nodded in approval. "Stationmaster Ding is indeed a man of good judgment. He noticed your uniqueness before I did. If you can make it through your apprenticeship, don't be constantly on duty at the checkpoint. Xingfu City is becoming less and less suitable for people like you."
"Every transcendental being who appears injects an obsession into this city of refuge. Even if these obsessions are positive—protection, construction, order—when countless obsessions intertwine and merge, they ultimately become invisible shackles, forming a series of rules and restrictions that leave no room for change."
"Because these rules are their lives."
"If you want to realize your ideals and break these rules, it means..."
Tang Stun paused, swallowed the words back, and just sighed softly.
"Go out into the wilderness as much as you can. Just like your grandfather, it's okay if you don't come back."
"Thirteen years ago, the elders cut off all the protruding chains in the buffer zone, turning it into an independent little world. But with only a wall separating it, who can guarantee that those chains won't quietly protrude again?"
As he spoke, he turned to look out the window at the gray sky, his voice so soft he seemed to be talking to himself, "Only outside is the territory of us ordinary people. No matter how long the arms of the extraordinary are, they are locked tightly in the city by their own obsessions and by conservative old folk like us. Locked tightly!"
Push the door open and walk out.
Cheng Ye couldn't help but turn his head and look again. Tang Si was still standing by the window with a melancholy look in his eyes.
He closed the door gently and looked into the distance in the direction that Tangs was looking.
In the wilderness outside the checkpoint, in the distant sky, rain began to brew again. The lead-gray clouds were pressing low, as if they would crash down at any time.
But for some reason, Cheng Ye did not feel depressed, but instead felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.
It seemed that the reason for the special structure of Happy City finally unfolded before his eyes bit by bit.
"Inner city, buffer zone."
"So, the high walls protect not only the residents of the inner city, but also the obsessions of the extraordinary people?"
Cheng Ye pondered secretly, walked down the stairs step by step, and wondered how true this statement was.
The orderly inner city in my memory now seems like a prison bound by countless rules.
There is no freedom at all, and the residents live a stable life like puppets.
There are no disputes, no quarrels, and even the distribution of interests is arranged neatly. They live in the "ideal happiness" that outsiders envy.
Cheng Ye was wondering why there was such a split, and now someone finally answered this question.
Anyone who dares to break the happiness and destroy the rules inside is tantamount to asking for the lives of all the extraordinary people.
“However, this statement is a bit extreme.”
After walking out of the North Checkpoint, Cheng Ye paused and turned to look at the five-story station building.
Tang Si had stood at the end of the corridor without him noticing, looking at him quietly.
The two men's eyes met in the air, a smile spread across the old man's face, and he raised his hand and waved it gently, as if he really regarded himself as a kind elder.
But is it really that easy to maintain one's position during two civil unrests?
Cheng Ye nodded slightly, turned around and walked towards the bus stop, but in his heart he quietly raised the threat level of Tang Si to another level.
As expected of the stationmaster on duty, he does have some skills.
It's a bunch of nonsense, one after another, with a carefully packaged conspiracy theory nested in between.
The extraordinary people are described as a scourge, the City of Refuge is portrayed as a cage, and the wilderness is touted as a paradise.
Well, this conspiracy theory might be enough to fool a young man like Wang Kang. Maybe it can scare the fool so much that he would want to leave Happiness City tomorrow and go to the wilderness to look for opportunities.
But for him, a soul from modern society, if he thinks about it carefully, there are so many logical loopholes that it cannot stand scrutiny at all.
Going to the wilderness, escaping from the City of Refuge, and hiding from the extraordinary people, what problem can this solve?
Nothing can be solved!
When Towns said these words, he seemed to have completely forgotten why he could sit in the checkpoint and point fingers at the current system.
I had no idea that I had left Happy City and was in the wilderness, just a path by the side of the road.
You could obviously develop slowly with the support of Happy City, but you have to go and snatch food from the mouths of scavengers?
What's the point?
I hate Xingfu City twice as much as I do. Talking about change means leaving immediately.
This mentality deliberately magnifies the constraints brought by the extraordinary people, but ignores the peaceful environment supported by this group of people.
The so-called fear chain is stretched out, and in the final analysis, it is to kill the will and ideas of high-level extraordinary people with one stick.
I had lived in the inner city for so many years. Although I had no freedom, I was able to grow up safely in this chaotic world. I had the opportunity to learn poetry and songs and didn't have to worry about the next meal.
The four major factions in Happy City have been fighting for so many years, and the open and covert struggles have never stopped, but Sanctuary City still stands firmly in this wasteland.
"Obsession... He probably doesn't even know what obsession is. He's just guessing as an ordinary person, trying to instill in me the idea that extraordinary people and ordinary people are in opposition. Little does he know that I can show him my extraordinary power right now!"
With this in mind, Cheng Ye felt that Tang Si's theory was more and more outrageous. At least the theory used concepts to divide factions, each with its own reasons and advantages. But he directly divided people into ordinary people and extraordinary people.
The solution to such a crude confrontation is to escape to the wilderness. I have to say that Towns may have a set of logic that he can justify himself.
But he may have forgotten that for most people, living is hard enough.
Even prosecutor Cheng Ye had just escaped the brink of life and death and had the capital to survive.
Wang Kang next door is on his first day on duty and could die at any time.
The so-called ideas, camps, and freedom must ultimately be based on the ability to survive.
It’s like he can really pull everyone in the Tianyuan community out. They will be free, but where will the resources to get started come from?
Firearms and ammunition, daily necessities, livelihood construction, and basic resources
None of these things can be missing, otherwise if he goes out rashly, it will be like him standing in the office and talking about things on paper.
After all, in such a huge city of happiness, tens of thousands of people often migrate away.
After building up his power, how can he attract these people to stay and protect them?
The only way is to stay in this buffer zone, rely on the power of Happy City to block the danger outside, use the identity of the inspector to build up the team, and quietly accumulate strength for development.
Only when the time is ripe will you be qualified to step out of the wilderness and find true freedom.
Furthermore, the elders at least cut off the outstretched chains and provided 20,000 resources to support him in developing the Tianyuan community, training the team, and trying to change the buffer zone.
But what about Towns?
He kept urging him to go out into the wilderness and not let him stay in the buffer zone to develop steadily.
If your belief is not strong enough, you might be misled by what you hear.
But Towns will never know that no matter what philosophy he chooses, it will not affect his acquisition of extraordinary power. With this premise, does he need to care about the camp?
Cheng Ye couldn't help but suspect that this guy might have wanted to leave with Cheng Wu back then, but was abandoned by Cheng Wu in disgust.
Otherwise, why does she always look like a sarcastic and resentful woman every time she mentions Cheng Wu?
"However, we do need to go out into the wilderness and understand the situation outside. We can't just stay in isolation."
Got on the bus.
Cheng Ye took out his defense communication app and saw that it was already five in the afternoon. Wang Kang had made a call at four-thirty, but he was talking to Towns at the time and couldn't pick up the call.
"Xiaokang?"
"Brother Cheng, I'm handing over my shift." Wang Kang's voice came from the receiver, with a bit of fatigue from having just taken off a heavy burden.
Cheng Ye leaned on the bus seat, looked out the window at the darkening sky and asked, "How do you feel about the first day?"
"It's fine, it's fine." Wang Kang tried to remain calm when he said the first sentence, but as soon as he started to say the second sentence, his voice was obviously not holding back, and he couldn't help crying.
Scared by the infected?
"Where are you?"
"On my way home, almost reaching the city intersection."
"Then go home first,"
Cheng Ye slowed down his tone, "Make a pot of hot water, rest for a while and then we can talk about whether to go to the training ground or not."
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Ye couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the darkened screen of the Defense Communication app.
After a day of dealing with and thinking, even he felt physically and mentally exhausted, let alone Wang Kang, the trainee inspector who was on his first day on duty.
Sure enough, when he returned to the tube building and knocked on the door, the first thing he saw was Wang Kang with a bruised face.
His left cheek was swollen, with some dried blood clots at the corners of his mouth, and even the corners of his eyes were blue and purple, making him look particularly miserable.
"How did it happen?"
"When you encounter an infected body, you fight while running away, and you fall down yourself."
Wang Kang lowered his head, spoke in a muffled voice, his eyes were evasive, and there was obvious hesitation in his words, it was obvious that he was lying.
But Cheng Ye looked him up and down and didn't ask about the real situation.
As long as the person can come back alive, this injury is not a big deal.
Even if Wang Kang was bullied by other prosecutors, there was no need to hold on to it right now.
He will go to the South Checkpoint for duty tomorrow. With him watching, we can slowly understand the situation and settle the accounts.
"Go to my room. I have some medicine for bruises. Apply it and continue training tonight."
"I'll go on the first shift tomorrow. You stay home and rest until noon."
Wang Kang nodded slightly, his lips moved, and finally he just whispered: "Thank you, Brother Cheng."
training ground.
With Miao Yang in charge of training, Cheng Ye sat on a bench on the sidelines, opened the defense communication system, and looked through the newly opened permissions.
In the corner of the screen, there was a checkpoint sign that abruptly appeared. It was the emblem of the Central Checkpoint.
After clicking in, there is only one lonely function placed at the top.
【contribute】
Cheng Ye clicked lightly, and the defense communication screen flashed twice, jumping into the contribution module.
Then a prompt pops up.
[Bisheng Stone has been recovered, value: 18650 points]
[Contribution points obtained: 559]
“Eh, is it so efficient?”
It has only been half a day and the contribution of the Bisheng Stone has been settled.
According to the 30% ratio, he should have received 5586 points, but only 559 contribution points were shown at the top.
"A ten-to-one ratio?"
Cheng Ye nodded slightly, and understood what was going on.
It seems that the contribution points and actual contribution points are not directly equivalent, and are a special currency circulated internally.
He continued scrolling down and found that the layout of the contribution module was somewhat similar to that of the material purchase and sales department. There were also several major categories below, but with his current permissions, he could only view the first three:
Vehicles, equipment, and medical care.
When I clicked into the vehicle, the screen paused, then began to lag, and after four or five seconds, it slowly refreshed rows of data.
The moment he saw the first line of content clearly, Cheng Ye blinked violently, subconsciously thinking that he was dazzled.
Rhino Tank
【Rental: 800 points/day】
【Deposit: 8000 points】
[Note: The tank comes with its own supporting staff and no salary is required]
[Note: The cost of the shell is 100 points per round. 4 shells must be paid in advance for rental. If not used, they will be automatically refunded.]
"Can you rent a Rhino tank?"
Cheng Ye was completely stunned, his finger hovering above the screen and forgetting to move.
The first time I heard this name was when I was talking to Liu Bi on the phone. There seemed to be more than twenty vehicles at the hydropower station.
At that time, I just thought it was a heavy weapon of the legion, and I never thought it would appear on the rental list of the checkpoint.
No, can this thing really be rented?
And looking at the notes, it's just for show, can it actually fire artillery shells?
Cheng Ye was a little dumbfounded, his fingertips sliding across the screen quickly, and the shock in his heart became more and more intense.
Wow, this contribution system is much more powerful than the supplies collection and sales office!
He used to have a mountain of gold in his hands, but now he has to go to the sewer to pick out garbage!
Rows of data are refreshed, and more vehicles are refreshed one after another:
【Sparrow Helicopter】
[Rental: 500 points/day, deposit: 5000 points, note: limited to 300 km radius mission call]
Black Hawk Helicopter
[Rental: 1200 points/day, Deposit: 10000 points, Note: Approval by an Inspector Level 3 or above is required]
【Defender Patrol Armored Vehicle】
[Rental: 200 points/day, Deposit: 2000 points, Note: Heavy machine gun module can be installed (additional 10 points/day)]
【Sweeper Armored Personnel Carrier】
[Rental: 80 points/day, deposit, 800 points, Note: Can carry 12 people at a time, including basic defensive armor]
【.】
One vehicle name after another popped up, from heavy land equipment to air support, just like flipping through the vehicle list in Morality and the Rule of Law 5, completely beyond Cheng Ye's understanding of "checkpoint authority".
However, Cheng Ye had no specific perception of these vehicles, and didn't know whether the prices were cheap or expensive.
He continued sliding his finger until he found the large golden cup. The information on the interface finally gave him a sense of reality:
【Brick transport truck】
[Endurance: 100kwh version, 650km]
【Rental: 15 points/day】
【Deposit: 150 points】
[Note: Driver is not included. Inspectors must bring their own driver or rent one additionally (2 points/day)]
[Note: If there is any damage, the deposit will be deducted in full. If repairs are required, the cost will be paid by the inspection station]
"Good for you, Tang Si, damn it, you want me to go out and suffer, right?"
Cheng Ye stared at this line of data for a few seconds, and after scrolling up and down to make sure that the data showed no errors, he suddenly felt that the shock just now could not describe his current mood at all.
I could only slap my thigh and greet Towns' entire family in my heart.
15 points?
What concept?
The 559 points he now has are enough to rent the 100-degree battery version of this car, which is not available at the material collection and sales office, and he can still have some money left over after driving around for a month.
Even if the car breaks down or gets damaged, he only needs to pay 150 points in compensation, which is more than enough to compensate for three cars.
What does this mean?
The representative inspection station has enough trust and support for the inspectors under this contribution system!
And Towns kept urging him to leave the buffer zone and wander around in the wilderness. Isn't this obviously asking him to throw away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds?
A moment.
Cheng Ye suddenly felt that Tang Si might really treat him as a fool who lived in the inner city and was ignorant of the world, and was trying to fool him, because these fools had one thing in common: they always had unfounded expectations of the outside world.
Just like Wang Kang, who was taken to the shantytown by Dalong and was willing to believe how dangerous the outside world was.
That's not right.
After thinking for a while, Cheng Ye realized that if nothing had happened on the day he arrived at the North Station, it would be understandable for Tangs to feel this way, because he did behave like a reckless man at that time and fired two shots in a row inside the checkpoint.
A brainless reckless man is totally unsuitable for the checkpoint. Besides, the Cheng family is naturally full of hatred, so running away might be a good choice.
But now, Ding Yishan openly wants to promote him to a higher position. Given Towns's qualifications, he should know the inside story and shouldn't treat him as a fool, right?
Could it be...
Cheng Ye suddenly thought of a possibility.
When he was in school, he had seen on the Internet more than once those "monsters" who had high-paying and respectable jobs and were considered winners in life in the eyes of others, but always felt that the air outside was sweet.
After these monsters escaped at all costs, even if they ended up picking up trash on the streets, they did not feel that they were suffering. Instead, they shouted that they had gained freedom and found an ideal life.
Could it be that Towns is such a person?
Do you really think it’s better outside?
"If you're not deliberately trying to trick me with a purpose, then you're both stupid and evil."
"This kind of person is not even as good as Li Matai. No, he is far worse than Li Matai!"
"When I become the stationmaster one day, I will definitely send this guy out into the wilderness to experience the world outside. Let him know how wonderful and attractive the world outside is."
"Well, it would be best to go to Shuangyue Lake and experience the wilderness firsthand!"
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