Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

The source of the stench in the store was dozens of completely shriveled mutant cockroaches in the corner. They probably escaped here during the previous insect plague, but because the entire base was carrying out a disinfection operation, these insects had to stay here. However, as the weather gradually became hotter, the mutant cockroaches had no food source and eventually died of heat in such an environment.

"Ms. Gu, it must have been vacant for too long, so..." Yu Liang touched his nose awkwardly. After all, he was the introducer, so it was natural to feel embarrassed when this happened as soon as he arrived.

Gu Tongwan didn't care much and said calmly: "It's okay, I can clean it up myself later."

After a quick look at the store, Gu Tongwan immediately decided to rent it. In the end, she paid a one-week rent of 1400 points in advance and an additional deposit of 2000 points according to the annual rent of points. The deposit would be automatically returned after the lease expired. The lease would start the day after tomorrow, so she had some time to prepare in the next two days.

Just after sending Yu Liang back to the land center, Liao Yunyun called and told her that the advertising layout had been negotiated. Block C could be placed on the main page and living area, charged by the hour, 300 points per hour.

Gu Tongwan thought about it and decided to put it on for one hour from 11:30 to 12:30 every day, and for one hour from 8 to 8:30 in the evening, mainly for two days.

After confirming it, he transferred 1,200 advertising points to Liao Yunyun, and then sent her the advertising slogan and contact information he had edited.

"The advertising will start tonight and will last until noon the day after tomorrow," said Liao Yunyun.

"Yunyun, thank you for your help."

Liao Yunyun smiled and said, "What's the problem? My colleagues in the advertising department are quite happy. After all, it's an order and it will be counted towards our performance."

It has to be said that the effect of the advertising was much better than she had imagined. At 8:10 in the evening, she saw the scrolling ad subtitles on the right side of page C of the main page, and then she saw an ad that probably occupied a small corner under the life section.

The advertising slogan is also simple and crude, [We accept repairs of all kinds of household appliances, the cost is as low as 100 points. ]

The store mainly focuses on electrical appliance repairs. The charges for small appliances such as rice cookers, microwave ovens, induction cookers, etc. are between 100-200 yuan, and the repair costs for high-power appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, etc. are between 400-500 yuan. The fee already includes labor costs, but it is limited to in-store repairs. Door-to-door service is not supported, that is, you have to bring the appliance into the store yourself. You can prepay % of the amount in advance, and the remaining balance will be required after the repair is completed.

The contact information she left was a secondary account on a social media app, which was the number she had previously used to contact the black market. It was more convenient to use this secondary account to do business.

In addition, she also spent an extra 500 points to hire some so-called "water army" to post advertisements on the forum, or reply to various related posts to promote their own business.

With 500 points, you can post about 500 posts like this. In this way, after two days, all the content posts with major related keywords will have your business advertisements, which is equivalent to showing your presence.

The first time I hired a "water army", I have to say it felt really good. At least I didn’t have to post like crazy.

However, I didn’t expect that in the end times, the network coverage is not enough to cover the outside world. In a base with a population only as large as that of a county town before the end times, the number of people who can use the Internet has reached 40%, among which the inner circle accounts for a relatively large proportion, but in the outer circle of nearly 700,000 people, at least 200,000 people have started to use the Internet.

In order to make extensive use of the Internet and expand its utilization rate, the base has currently set up multiple network receiving ports in the outer circle. This will increase the number of free public networks, but the speed of these networks will be slower. However, it will reduce the network expenses of some people.

Previously, when Gu Tongwan drove out to do some work and was purchasing some furniture in a commercial district, she connected to a nearby free network. However, she was nearly paralyzed by the network speed, which was so slow that it took her a long time to even chat with people and send emoticons, not to mention browsing posts and pictures on the base forum.

It is said that due to the high temperature, more and more people are queuing at the gate of the base every day. Some of them are former members who have separated from the Wanderer Organization, and some are from other cities. It is said that the third area is currently full and not open to the public for the time being. The opening time will be based on the completion of the underground city construction.

The infrastructure in the fourth district is still incomplete, and residents have complained all the time. There are power and water restrictions every day, and even the network is not very stable. In addition, there are not enough Self-Defense Force members there, so there is serious chaos within the base. Although there has been no burning and killing, looting often occurs.

Therefore, the Second District, with its large number of Self-Defense Force members and the level of infrastructure, has become a large base that others are eager to enter.

The lady boss went out to get some goods from the Wanderers. It seemed that some of the spices she needed could only be purchased from them. She was shocked by the situation when she arrived at the gate of the base. There were at least 50 or 60 private cars lined up outside, and there were at least several hundred people lined up on the other side. And this was only around 9:30 in the morning.

However, the base's underground city is about to be completed, and it is said that it may be fully opened in February next year. The underground infrastructure has been completed. Once opened, it will be open to inner-circle personnel two days in advance, mainly for the purchase of land and buildings.

Gu Tongwan is planning on purchasing land for the underground city. If acid rain continues or other disasters occur in the future, the underground city will undoubtedly be safer than the ground.

However, the price of the land in the underground city has not been revealed yet, but it should be lower than the surface price.

Gu Tongwan suddenly felt it was a bit ridiculous. She only had tens of thousands of points in her pocket, and she had spent nearly three or four thousand points in the past two days. It seemed that in addition to making money, she also had to save on her daily expenses. However, she was only attracted by the various gadgets in the commercial street.

She calculated that now, the water bill is less than 50 points per month, and the electricity bill should be less than 50 points per month after the solar panels are installed. The main expense is still on Internet fees. The mobile phone broadband fee is about 100 points per month. The broadband she consulted two days ago requires a minimum monthly consumption of 80 points. If you want a better Internet speed, you need at least 150 points. Adding up various expenses, you will have to spend nearly 500 to 600 points per month.

Fortunately, she had not spent all the prize money from the previous hunting competition, and she also made some money from the pesticides, otherwise it would not be enough for her to build.

In the evening, she took out a bowl of iced mung bean soup and sat on the sofa in the second-floor living room, browsing her phone. The air conditioner was on in the bedroom, and the open door made the temperature on the second floor only about 30 degrees. With the addition of a battery-powered electric fan, she was only wearing a tank top and shorts. Recently, she also put a cool mat on the sofa so that it would be cooler to sit on.

She remembered that she had a complete set of sofa water cushions in her space, and she would take them out and try them out someday.

The ad was only aired until 8:30, but even then many people left messages on her forum account, and some even applied to add her as a friend, all asking for advice on matters related to home appliance repair.

[Yuzu Tea], who had bought insecticide from her before, was also among those who inquired about it.

[Yuzu Tea] Why is the repair fee so cheap? And the items are left in the store, they won’t run away with the money, right? I’m sorry, after all, air conditioners are luxury items, I have to ask clearly.

[Pangdada] The price is low because the maintenance master is a part-time maintenance worker. With this skill, he will arrange the maintenance according to his own time. He does not come to your home because the weather is hot and the master does not want to walk around.

Gu Sheng, who had changed her nickname, was not surprised by people's doubts about having to only repair in stores. After all, electrical appliance repairs are mostly done at home unless they are from a well-known store, such as an electrical appliance store. But her little-known store actually refused to provide door-to-door repairs, and the price was half of the industry price, so it was not surprising that some people were suspicious.

【Grapefruit Tea】The air conditioner is placed there. Is there any certificate or contract?

[Pang Dada] There will be credentials, but no contract. If you are worried about being cheated, you can choose not to come for repairs, or call the police directly. This is based on the premise of mutual trust. Secondly, there is no such thing as absconding with money. The base is now a real-name system. If you want to run away, you can only leave the base, but after leaving, the points will obviously be invalidated, so there is no need for this at all.

[Yuzu Tea] There was silence for a while, as if he was thinking about Gu Tongwan's words.

In fact, what Gu Tongwan just said is the current situation of the base. Currently, points can only be used within the base. No matter where you are in the base, you can know your location and identity by swiping the brand-name points card. If you don’t have the points card, it will be extremely difficult to get accommodation, eat, or even buy a bottle of water.

After waiting for a while, news finally came from [Yuzu Tea], which seemed to be after some careful consideration.

[Yuzu Tea] My air conditioner doesn't cool anymore, probably because of lack of refrigerant. If I want to change the refrigerant, how many points will I need?

[Pang Da Da] It depends on how much refrigerant is needed. If there is no cooling at all, the estimated price is around 400 points.

At this time, in a residential area in the inner circle of the base, a girl who was sitting on the bed typing on a laptop had a look of surprise on her face, but soon her fingertips tapped on the keyboard, and crisp typing sounds were heard in the silent room.

As the notebook was closed, [Yuzicha] stood up, walked to the living room, and said to his parents who were sitting in the living room with a listless look on their faces: "Dad, transfer 400 points to my brand name later."

Youzicha, also known as Zeng You, is 20 years old this year. Before the end of the world, she was just a sophomore in high school. She had bought insecticide from Gu Tongwan once before. At that time, she was worried that she was cheated. However, after returning home, she found that the effect of this homemade insecticide was no less than that bought from the pest control company, and the price was more than half cheaper. So she kept Gu Tongwan's account on her mobile phone. She always felt that maybe one day in the future she would discuss other business with this beautiful boss.

Zeng You's parents are both public servants, that is, they work in government departments. Her father is even a small leader in a certain department. Therefore, her family environment has always been good. The residential area they live in was also specially allocated free of charge to scientific research personnel who made certain contributions to the country before the end of the world in the early days of the base establishment.

Zeng You has been a good student since childhood, but was forced to interrupt his studies after the natural disaster, and missed the unforgettable college entrance examination. However, Zeng You is very smart. He did not choose to rely on his parents at home, but found a job as a waiter in a beverage store in the inner circle. Although he only worked as a cashier at the front desk, his salary was stable and he could earn a few hundred yuan every month.

She accidentally saw the homemade insecticide while browsing a forum post online some time ago. After buying it and finding it effective, she recommended it to many of her friends. Even her parents were surprised at its low price.

It happened that after dinner today, because of the hot weather, Zeng You could only hide in the room and rely on the squeaking electric fan to cool down. But no matter how strong the electric fan was, it could not compare with the cool air conditioner.

Unfortunately, the air conditioner at home has been having problems for nearly four or five days, and it’s getting less and less cool day by day. Finally, after asking many people, I learned that if the air supply is normal, then it’s most likely because there is no refrigerant.

At that time, my parents were still complaining that they spent nearly 10,000 points to buy a second-hand air conditioner, but this problem occurred within two or three days of use.

But buying electrical appliances at the End Times Electrical Appliance Store is purely a matter of luck. No returns are accepted for items purchased. All products are only guaranteed to be inspected on the spot, and the transaction can be completed immediately if there are no problems with the on-site inspection. If there are any quality problems with the product at a later stage, free warranty will only be provided within half a year.

I went to the repair department of an electrical appliance store some time ago and was surprised to find that the repair orders had been scheduled for two months later. In addition, in order to make money, the repair department had to repair all the previous orders at their own expense, and the electrical appliances within the warranty period were put on hold.

This made Zeng You's father very angry, and he went home to complain, but there was nothing he could do. The person behind the electrical appliance store was a big boss in the base. If he caused trouble and offended him, the Zeng family would not be able to afford it.

Zeng You's mother couldn't believe it, so she asked quickly, "Is this a scam? There aren't many scammers these days. Some people say they will pay the balance later, but when the goods are shipped, they never hear back about the balance."

Zeng You said, "Mom, I'm the one who will pay the balance now. If it's not fixed, I definitely won't pay. Besides, I've dealt with that boss before. She's a girl. She should be the one who opened the store with her friend. I bought the insecticide from her last time.

Zeng You was worried that her parents would disagree, so she continued, "We just put the air conditioners there. Even if she wants to turn around and sell them, it's not realistic. The base will check the relevant materials when she comes in, and the same is true when she leaves. She can't take so many air conditioners out at once, and each air conditioner has the seal of the base's electrical appliance store. Ours doesn't have refrigerant, and it's not cheap to change the refrigerant."

Perhaps it was their daughter's words that worked, and the couple finally agreed to let Zeng You take the air conditioner to be repaired.

At this time, Gu Tongwan also received the first order.