After washing the dishes, Phaethon picked up the mail-order catalog he had read yesterday.
"By the way, this thing is really a treasure." Rome doesn't have this habit. The reason is the same as mentioned before, because the several metropolitan areas in Rome are too far apart and it will take several months for the mail to arrive.
The situation in Rome is more like a super giant Lanfang. If the Mediterranean is regarded as Southeast Asia, then several large cities such as Constantinople, Alexandria, and Rome are giant versions of Pontianak and Xingzhou. Relying on sea transportation between cities allows for smooth industrial collaboration, but it lacks timeliness for personal consumption.
Therefore, the Romans preferred information exchange to material exchange. For example, Phaethon also played the "postal game". There were many magazines of this type in Rome.
"Ah, I found it." Phaethon also found the same game in this mail-order catalog, which was chess. All types of chess are available. In addition to traditional chess and Go, you can also play more complex games such as "Heroes Parade". This catalog also has such gameplay.
It's very simple to play, that is, players mail their "actions" to the publishing house, and then publish them. It is usually printed in the form of a magazine, but one issue can be issued every day, and the sales are pretty good. In addition to players participating in the game, magazines can occasionally publish very classic games, which can attract people to buy them.
Compared with offline face-to-face games, postal games can provide more professional services, such as illustrations of battle scenes, more professional and in-depth scripts, etc. With the assistance of professional moderators, players can also create more interesting stories.
If Shangluo were here, he would feel very familiar. Because this is no different from a forum running group. You use posts to act and run one round a day.
Although the price to participate in the game is relatively expensive, and playing "Heroes Parade" is especially expensive, it is quite an interesting experience to be able to complete a game with friends from all over the world through telegraph lines.
And there are also many games that are difficult to play on the tabletop - such as synchronized backgammon. Both sides move the grid at the same time, and the game also needs to consider the opponent's placement point, and the preemption of the placement by both the offensive and defensive parties. This stuff is very exciting, and because the process is shorter, the total cost will be less.
"Sure enough, it's very expensive here. One move costs 20 coins. Huh? How is synchronized Go played? Two people move at the same time to play Go? Won't their brains be burned out?" This kind of "synchronous chess" involves both parties moving at the same time. There are regulations about "offensive and defensive" sides. For example, in backgammon, when a player with 4 pieces plays the fifth piece, it is an "attack". The defender has the advantage of placing the pieces first.
"But Go is much more complicated than backgammon, and it's really awesome to be able to play it."
Compared to brain-burning chess games, she still prefers the simple and direct pleasure of "Heroes Parade". She turned to the next page, which was a dedicated page for Heroes Parade, which introduced the prices of group tours.
"It's much cheaper, probably because the distance is shorter, and the communication lines here are denser. Eh???" Her eyes lit up, "So it turns out that we can still switch gears?"
The interesting thing about the game "Heroes" is that because the rules are universal and every step in the mail game is publicly confirmed, the character values are trustworthy. Just like a puzzle, even if you remove the middle piece, its shape can be confirmed by the edges of the surrounding blocks. Such "trustworthy" character data can be continued in other battles after one game ends. Equipment, skills, and experience points can all be retained until next time.
Some in-depth plots are prepared for such highly skilled characters, and there are also regularly opened popular battles dedicated to "hunting treasures", such as the "Jack and London" expansion pack that allows you to obtain space to store props. Of course there was Phaethon too, she had beaten them all.
But she also just learned that data can be shared from Rome to Cathay, as long as it needs to be converted. The method is very simple, just send a letter to the publisher of "Pilgrimage of Heroes" in Athens, the "Ares Council", or the publisher of "The Areopagus Company" for short. By paying the handling fee, you can transfer the archive to Yujinglai, and the handling fee is only.
"Ah, what should I do? I'm addicted to group games. I really want to turn my character around and play, a level 12 Titan warrior!"
She couldn't help it, and covered the column for handling fees with her fingers. But it looks like it's only three digits. As long as you spend three digits, you can transfer the save file and continue playing.
"No, no, no! Calm down, Miss Phaethon." She slapped her face, "Please wake up and don't spend a penny on non-essential expenses! Calm down! Calm down!"
In the end, she resisted looking at the price. The burden of reality forced Phaethon to stop at the border of desire.
Turning back to the catalog page, she found the column where part-time job information was printed.
Part-time job information filled the entire page like instant noodles on the shelf, but the information formats were relatively similar. She first confirmed the most critical part of the salary:
"It turns out that the hourly wages are almost the same. It's really a highly industrialized paradise. It's already reached saturation."
She turned a few pages and came back. Confirmed, the hourly wages of all part-time jobs are similar, between 50 and 60 yuan per hour, and rarely exceed 70.
Most jobs do not have any requirements other than "over 16 years old" - because based on the benchmark of "Chinese citizens", most people are qualified for this kind of job. For example, Jin Gong store employees who provide standard services do not need any conditions and can work part-time if they are over 16 years old.
However, if you have the corresponding professional qualities and some experience in helping as a cook, you can apply for a job as a chef. The average hourly salary is about 60. If you apply for a job in a drug store that has strict image restrictions, the hourly salary can exceed 70.
Closing the book, she thought for a while: "If calculated based on 50, I work 16 hours a day, 800 a day, which is 24,000 a month, which can meet the requirements, and there is still some leftover. I will also give Shangluo a set of facial cream by then. But a drug store."
She rubbed her temples: "I'm a stupid person. It's better to go directly to the Golden Arches."
I took a look at the requirements - the interview at the Golden Arches requires you to wear black pants and black shoes, so that you can go directly to work with the uniform.
"Then I'll have to wear this one."
Wearing the same school uniform from before, Phaethon walked out of the door.
It is now 8 o'clock in the morning. I go to the nearest Golden Arch Gate to apply for a job and internship, just in time to finish my morning shift. But it is impossible for a store to schedule her 16 hours a day, not to be available seven days a week, nor to be fully available 30 days a month. She calculated that she would have to find at least five Golden Arches to work at the same time to fill her schedule.
(End of chapter)
