parentshiftbook Chapter 037 Rewards!
Chapter 037 Rewards!
As the mechanical voice faded, Lu Chen's pupils involuntarily contracted slightly.
——18-154-9529!
The job code really is 154!
The ceiling of the 18th ward!
Then there's what the robot refers to: distributing rewards and bonuses.
remuneration;
And rewards?
In addition to the two-year compensation, there are also bonuses?!
Lu Chen turned his head slightly bewildered, only to find that Yu was also looking at him with a blank expression.
—The consensus among scavengers is that retrieving a hibernation pod will earn them [2 years] as a reward.
The only difference is that medical experimental subjects will incur debt due to high treatment costs and will not be able to pay compensation for [2 years] in the short term;
Therefore, among the scavengers who retrieved the hibernation pods, some received a one-time payment for two years, some received a portion, and some received only a nearly meaningless "Private Debt Repayment Agreement."
I've never heard of anyone receiving a reward beyond the 2-year time limit just for retrieving a hibernation pod.
Thinking this, Yu was the first to come to her senses, took two steps forward, and stretched out her left arm.
The robot then attached the slot of the card reader to Yu's wrist.
【00:94:08:37:01】
...
【04:94:08:36:47】
"Hiss~"
"[4 years]?!"
"Is it for two people?"
Lu Chen's first reaction was that these [4 years] were the reward for Lu Chen and Yu, [2 years] for each of them.
But soon, Lu Chen realized: something was wrong!
The City of Time is recycling hibernation pods, with a discount of only 5 years!
The "2 years" in question is the reward given to the scavenger.
Whether it's one person, two people, or even a hundred or eighty scavengers, if they jointly retrieve a hibernation pod, the reward will only be a total of [2 years], not [2 years] per person.
Lu Chen thought again: It should be a [2 years] compensation, plus an additional [2 years] of bonuses.
But soon, the robot slowly turned its head and 'looked' at Lu Chen.
Gurgle.
Lu Chen swallowed hard, stepped forward blankly, and stretched out his left arm.
【00:59:12:15:36】
...
【04:59:12:15:24】
Knock knock;
dong dong.
Almost instantly, Lu Chen felt his heartbeat suddenly quicken.
I don't know if it's just my imagination—even the fatigue of the past two days seems to have vanished without a trace as a life force was injected into my body.
[4 years]!
Retrieving this hibernation pod earned Yu and Lu Chen a reward of 4 years each!
What do these four years mean?
—As Yu had said before, she had never had more than two years of time!
Lu Chen only needs to obtain another 2 years to directly repay the main body of the bank debt, and no longer need to worry about the bank interest for 300 days every month!
"The buyback price for the hibernation pod is only [after 5 years]..."
"The reward for retrieving this hibernation pod is a whopping 8 years?"
Thinking this, Lu Chen slowly turned his head and looked at Yu Shao.
In an instant, the two realized: these 8 years were definitely not the recycling value of the hibernation pod!
It was the person inside the hibernation pod!
"Who exactly is it...?"
Unfortunately, the robot did not provide an answer.
After distributing the two people's wages and rewards, the robot returned to the iron gate and slammed it shut.
As for Lu Chen and Yu, they subconsciously leaned to the side as the iron gate closed.
Only after the iron gate was completely closed did they lower their heads as if in a dream, looking at the timer on their left arms.
"Phew~"
After a long while, Yu Youyou exhaled a breath of stale air and looked up at Lu Chen.
Lu Chen looked up blankly, wanting to laugh, but his smile was inexplicably stiff.
The two originally expected a total reward of [2 years].
The time was split 70/30, with Lu Chen receiving 219 days and Yu receiving 1 year and 146 days.
They even planned out how to spend this "time".
Lu Chen received 219 days, and with the 59 days he already had, his balance would reach 278 days.
Today is September 8th.
In the next twenty days or so, as long as I go out of the city again and earn back about 50 days' worth of interest, I can make up for the 300 days' worth of interest this month.
Lu Chen wasn't worried at all that he wouldn't earn [50 days] on his next trip out of the city.
Don't forget;
Outside the city, Lu Chen and Yu had hidden another hibernation pod!
Even medical experimental products can bring the two of them a total benefit of [2 years]!
Even if you can't get your hands on it right away, you can still "sell" the bond to a bank!
Moreover, Lu Chen and Yu's gains from this trip out of the city were not limited to these two hibernation pods.
On the day they left the city, the two also collected several hundred kilograms of metal, which could be sold for about 10 days.
Lu Chen was thinking about paying off the debt interest.
Yu was thinking about buying equipment.
——【1年146天】，加上原有的【94天】，玉就能拥有【1年242天】。
Even if you leave 142 days as working capital, Yu can still use 1 year and 100 days to buy more and better equipment.
For example, weapons.
For example, more labor-saving excavation tools, or traction equipment.
For example, a better detector.
Both of them have their own "pursuits" and their own expectations.
However, when the profits were actually in hand, the two of them found themselves in a strange state of confusion.
"[4 years]..."
Yu's eyes were vacant.
...
"[4 years]..."
Lu Chen looked bewildered.
……
The two stood there blankly on the street, lingering for a long time.
Finally, they all came to their senses, and those who were still hesitant to comply sat down again by the roadside.
—Lu Chen reacted very quickly!
Almost immediately, I thought of my six-year bank debt!
Currently, you have 4 years and 59 days. You only need about 1 more year and 310 days to accumulate 6 years and pay off your debt in one go!
With his debts paid off and no longer burdened by the monthly interest payments (300 days a month), Lu Chen can officially begin his savings journey and stride confidently toward his goal of becoming a scavenger!
Lu Chen found Yu's focus somewhat strange.
"More than four years..."
"If you go outside the city again, there will be a daily savings service fee of [5 days]..."
As she spoke, Yu slowly turned her head and looked at Lu Chen's left arm.
She looked up again, gazing into the depths of Lu Chen's eyes.
In an instant, the two understood what each other was thinking.
"Lend me [two years]!"
"I'll lend it to you for [2 years]!"
The two spoke in unison, then stood up with smiles, glanced back at the iron gate, and stepped out of the alley.
The destination, naturally, was the bank next to the city gate.
"Scan pupil information."
...
"Recovered: No. 9527"
「当月债务利息【300天】，将于25天15小时36分18秒后逾期。」
"Have you paid this month's debt interest?"
Lu Chen took a deep breath and looked at the [Timer] on his left arm.
【06:59:11:53:49】
"The entity responsible for repaying the debt."
Lu Chen suppressed his excitement and uttered a single word in a soft voice.
Unexpectedly, another mechanical sound came from inside the window, leaving Lu Chen stunned and bewildered.
"Please repay this month's interest first."
"After repaying this month's interest, the debtor will be settled, and no further interest will be calculated from next month onwards."
...
Interest for the current month: [300 days]
"Have you paid this month's debt interest?"