Although Lin Hai's incident slightly affected the mood of the two of them, after a good sleep, the two set off again.
"Chen, can you listen to some music?" Shen Yichen had to pay attention to the road conditions while driving, so he never played music.
"Play it, I thought you didn't save it." Shen Yichen had the habit of listening to music while driving.
"How is that possible? It's spiritual food." Chen Yuanyuan said.
Chen Yuanyuan used a tablet that stored music videos and connected it to the car's stereo using Bluetooth, then played pre-apocalyptic Hualiu music.
Listening to the familiar melody before the end of the world, it turns out that music is eternal. I wonder if the singers and stars of the past will struggle like ordinary people in the end of the world.
The two of them had nothing urgent to do, so they stopped and stopped along the way, and they would go in and visit interesting stations when they saw them.
The current inns are similar to the service areas on the highway before the end of the world. The small ones only have some restaurants and parking spaces, the medium ones have more accommodation and shops, and the large ones have gas stations.
There were occasionally some old men, women and children begging outside the inn, but Chen Yuanyuan ignored them.
"These beggars are all affiliated with gangs. Generally, those without criminal records can find jobs at official stations or factories even if they cannot enter the base." Shen Yichen said.
"There are no beggars now?" Before the end of the world, it was not difficult to see homeless people or beggars. Isn't this kind of life gone now?
"Yes, but do you think they look rosy?" Shen Yichen said with a smile.
"It doesn't seem like it. Where are those people?" Chen Yuanyuan asked.
"They are all dead. If they don't even grasp the opportunity to find a job, no one will save them in the last days." Shen Yichen said calmly.
Now the population is plummeting. Whether it is the construction of the army, bases or some factories, manpower is needed, and they are basically recruiting people.
Although we cannot say that we are rich and powerful, we will definitely have no problem making a living. If we are determined to find a job, it will not be difficult to find one. The official ability to achieve this step has surpassed many countries that are unprepared for the end of the world.
Along the way, Chen Yuanyuan also exchanged the compressed biscuits from Xiangjia for many interesting small items: some antiques, out-of-print vinyl records, ancestral prescriptions, etc.
Although for others, it is not as practical as a meal, but for Chen Yuanyuan, who has no shortage of food and clothing, it is simply a large-scale waste-picking scene.
Shen Yichen looked at Chen Yuanyuan who was shopping along the way. It seemed that shopping could really heal a woman's mood.
The two arrived near the Hecheng base at about two o'clock in the morning, two hours later than expected.
The Hecheng base is located in a basin. The size of the base is slightly larger than that of the second phase of the Guangdong base, and the architectural style is also similar, with mainly mid-rise buildings.
Before the end of the world, Hecheng was only a third- and fourth-tier city with average development.
But after the end of the world, because the Hecheng base was located in the middle of the three provinces and was also an important road to the southwestern provinces. In addition, it was easy to enter the city. During the period of vigorous development of the fleet, the Hecheng base also received a lot of economic dividends.
When Chen Yuanyuan and Shen Yichen drove their RV to the entrance of the base, staff members came forward to register.
"Welcome to Hecheng Base, you two?" the staff asked.
"Yes." Shen Yichen said.
"Are you a visitor or applying for settlement?" the staff member asked.
"For those who are traveling, how long can they stay at most?" Shen Yichen asked.
"Do you have ID cards from other bases? Let me check for you." the staff member said.
Shen Yichen handed the two people's Guangdong base resident cards to the staff. After scanning the code with their mobile phones, the staff told them that they could stay in the city for up to fourteen days each time.
"Each person only needs to pay a hundred shellfish entry fee, or five kilograms of grain."
"One hundred shellfish?" Chen Yuanyuan asked.
"Yes, our base has hired a wireless network covering the intranet. The fee already includes the Internet fee." The staff thought that Chen Yuanyuan thought it was too expensive.
"I mean what is Bei?" Chen Yuanyuan asked.
"This is the currency of our base, the full name is shell. You can also use the points of the Guangdong base to exchange it one to one, but there will be a 5% handling fee." The staff said.
Each base has its own currency, but official bases have currency controls. The currencies of all bases are exchanged on a one-to-one basis, and only a handling fee of no more than 5% can be charged.
"Then change it to five thousand points." Chen Yuanyuan said.
"Please wait a moment, it will take about fifteen minutes to settle with the Guangdong base." the staff said.
Since the Guangdong base uses electronic currency, you have to communicate by phone when exchanging money, usually every half an hour, so you still have to wait.
It is said to be a shell coin, but it is really made of shells. It consists of six shells of different sizes, namely one hundred shells, fifty shells, twenty shells, ten shells, five shells and one shell.
In addition to the number, denomination and pattern engraved on it, each shell coin is also covered with a layer of material reinforcement, which looks simple and is not easy to fake.
After the two exchanged five hundred shells in change, the rest were in one hundred denominations. Fortunately, there was a hole in the shells that could be strung together, otherwise it would be quite troublesome to push the shells.
After the staff processed the visitor passes and redeemed Beike Dai for the two, they asked about their car.
"Does your car need to be parked outside? Or will it be driven in?"
"How much does it cost to park outside?" Shen Yichen asked.
"It's 30 Beis a day. If you drive in, most parking lots will cost 100 Beis a day." The staff said.
Chen Yuanyuan and Shen Yichen discussed it. Five thousand points were more than enough for the two of them to play for a week, and they didn't need to be too frugal, so they decided to bring the car in too.
I don’t know how hygienic the environment is inside, so if I can’t find a suitable place to live, I don’t worry about not having a place to stay.
Although the car will be a little hot at noon, at least it will be clean and hygienic.
After the two entered the Hecheng base, they found that it was completely different from the Guangdong base. It was a bit like a factory area. There were trucks of all sizes pulling goods everywhere, and workers were unloading goods with bare shoulders and sweating profusely.
After the two found a slightly open place and connected to the base's wireless network, they didn't expect a message to come from the Yue Cheng Tong App.
[Xiaoyue Travel Assistant: It is now detected that your network connection is [Hecheng Base]. Do you need to switch to [Guangdong City Pass - Travel Edition]? 】
After Chen Yuanyuan responded as instructed, she saw that the various chat boxes originally used when she was at the Guangdong base turned gray and two new dialog boxes popped up.
One is "Guangdong residents seek help from other places - Hecheng", while the other is "Hecheng base travel guide".
"This Yue Cheng Tong is so considerate, it even provides services for outbound travel!" Chen Yuanyuan said.
"Although the Guangdong Base in infrastructure and military strength is only in the middle of the major bases, when it comes to scientific research and technology, it can be regarded as the weathervane of the major bases." Shen Yichen said with a smile.
(End of chapter)
