novelbin Chapter 007 shouldn't be too difficult?
Chapter 007 shouldn't be too difficult?
Is it because I've just arrived in this future world and am too excited to sleep?
It was due to the "rejuvenating agent" injected into the robot when it woke up from hibernation.
That night, Lu Chen barely slept, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.
Hanging on a rope for one night was hardly comfortable.
Not only were marks left on her arms, chest, and armpits from the rope, but her long-sleeved shirt was also stained with black dirt from the rope.
As for the people hanging on the rope, after their initial attempts, they realized that Lu Chen wasn't fooled at all, so they had no choice but to stop and let Lu Chen have some peace and quiet.
When it was 6 o'clock, the swarm of police drones that had been roaring all night disappeared from the streets in just a few dozen seconds.
The burly man, who had been patrolling the hotel all night, finally couldn't hide his exhaustion and swung his short stick, striking the rope repeatedly.
"Get up, all of you!"
As the ropes vibrated, the hangers gradually awoke, driven by instinct to stand up.
Some people were even thrown off the rope while still half asleep, falling to the ground with a thud before being jolted awake.
Upon waking up, the first thing everyone did was immediately leave the hotel.
Standing on the street, people finally have time to rub their eyes, pick out the sleep from their eyes, stretch, or yawn.
Lu Chen, following the local customs, left the hotel with the crowd and stood on the street.
Looking up across the street, there was a fluorescent green screen on the high wall.
—6:02:49.
He lowered his head again and rolled up the sleeve on his left arm.
【00:64:14:36:21】
Lu Chen began to secretly make plans.
「6点整，我的时间是【00:64:14:39:10】。」
「明晚20点，也就是38小时之后，会自然流逝到【00:63:00:39:10】。」
"Tonight, pay for the Rope Hotel [12 minutes], and four slices of black bread for today and tomorrow, for a total of [16 minutes]."
"Subtracting this [28 minutes], it becomes..."
「【00:63:00:11:10】」
After a simple calculation, Lu Chen came to a conclusion.
—To complete the jade's test, you need to acquire approximately [2 days] of time before 20 PM tomorrow night.
Lu Chen predicted that this shouldn't be too difficult.
Last night, Lu Chen noticed that the "hanging guests" in the Rope Hotel only had about one day left.
It's essentially the same as nothing.
This remaining time of approximately one day is only enough to ensure that they will not die due to the natural passage of time and its eventual depletion.
As for living expenses, one can only rely on the wages earned from work.
Currently, based on the information Lu Chen has, the minimum expenditure for living in the City of Time for one day is the natural passage of time [1 day], plus the rope hotel [12 minutes], and two slices of black bread [8 minutes].
Total of [1 day 20 minutes].
In other words, if your daily income is less than 20 minutes of work per day, you will be unable to make ends meet, and you will have less and less time until you run out of time and fail.
Therefore, Lu Chen deduced that the minimum income from working in a mine or factory for a day would be [1 day 20 minutes], and most likely more.
Based on this calculation, Lu Chen's income from working today and tomorrow will be at least equivalent to [2 days and 40 minutes].
"Is the test of jade aimed at 'controlling expenditures' and minimizing the time spent on it?"
Thinking this way, Lu Chen became slightly more optimistic about whether he could pass the test.
After observing for a moment, he followed those in the crowd who clearly had the characteristics of 'miners' and headed towards the mine.
As for the so-called miner characteristics, they are actually quite obvious.
--black.
His face and hands were stained black with coal, and he coughed every now and then.
This walk took more than half an hour.
Lu Chen's legs were aching from walking so much when the crowd finally arrived at the mine.
Unsure of the situation, Lu Chen did not rush to enter the mine gate.
Instead, they went outside the gate into a crowded shop.
Then, Lu Chen saw that the shelves were filled with black bread that had been priced at "5 hours" the night before.
Yu is right.
A slice of black bread, ready in just 4 minutes.
The premise is that it is a shop outside the mine.
The shop was packed with people, and Lu Chen wanted to gather information, but found that no one was speaking.
Everyone grabs one or two slices of black bread from the shelf, pushes and shoves their way forward, pays their "time," and leaves.
His wishful thinking failed, and after a moment's hesitation, Lu Chen picked up a piece of black bread and plunged into the crowd.
When Lu Chen finally managed to appear in front of the counter after exhausting all his efforts, his light-colored clothes, which were originally quite clean, were now completely stained black.
Lu Chen had no time to dwell on it.
Under the urging gaze of the teller, I subconsciously stretched out my left arm and covered the groove on the card reader.
Then, he stared blankly at the wall behind the teller, where mining suits and safety helmets with miner's lamps were displayed...
"Is this your first time at a mine?"
Seeing that Lu Chen's face wasn't completely blackened by coal, and that his gaze was fixed on what was behind her, the teller's eyes lit up.
His face, which was originally full of impatience, now had a slightly forced, fake smile.
"One mining suit [3 hours], one mining helmet [6 hours]."
"There's a discount for buying together, totaling [8 hours and 40 minutes]."
After saying that, as if noticing Lu Chen's astonishment, he 'kindly' reminded him: "You can only enter the mine if you wear mining clothes and a mining helmet."
……
In the brief moment of stunned silence, a thunderous roar and lightning flashed through Lu Chen's mind.
Nearly 9 hours of expenses!
How much "time" can you earn in a day's work at a mine?
Quickly regaining his composure, Lu Chen asked the most crucial question at hand.
"【1 day 2 hours】"
"It's a full 1 hour and 30 minutes longer than the factory."
Lu Chen's expression turned even more unpleasant.
Objective: To acquire 2 days of time today and tomorrow.
Daily wage at the mine [1 day, 2 hours];
Factory daily wage: [30 minutes per day].
哪怕连续在矿场干两天，陆晨也只能获得【2天4小时】，减去购买装备的【8小时40分】，就只剩下【1天19小时20分】！
There are still more than four hours to go to reach the goal of [2 days]!
As for factories, working two days earns you [2 days 1 hour], which means you earn [3 hours less], and there may also be rules like 'you must wear certain equipment'.
Realizing this, Lu Chen's expression grew even more unpleasant.
Impatient urging voices began to rise from the shoving crowd behind them.
"What are they doing up there?!"
"Time to start work!!!"
Lu Chen's face paled in response, but he still couldn't make up his mind.
As if sensing Lu Chen's "stinginess," the clerk's fake smile faded slightly.
But he remained patient and pointed to the corner of the wall not far away.
"Those items are cheaper."
"The clothing and helmet combined take up 6 hours."
Lu Chen followed the teller's finger and saw several mining suits and helmets, mixed with red and black and stained with blood, piled up in the corner.
Behind them, the crowd grew increasingly agitated, and the urging voices became more and more aggressive.
Lu Chen hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and pointed to the corner of the wall.
"I want those."
"One set of clothing and one helmet."
After saying that, Lu Chen lowered his head and looked at the [Time] on his left arm and the black bread in his hand.
Finally, she pushed the black bread forward: "I don't want this."