hsntnovel Chapter 055 Jade's 'Birthday'
Chapter 055 Jade's 'Birthday'
That night, neither Lu Chen nor Yu could fall asleep for a long time.
It's not that the "makeshift hospitals" weren't comfortable enough.
As I said before: as long as you can lie flat, that's already a rare accommodation in the City of Time.
Firstly, the two of them had slept for a few hours at Yu's apartment during the day, catching up on their sleep.
Secondly, too many things happened today, and they were all too "significant".
Both of them had a dreamlike, unreal feeling, as if they were in a dream.
Especially Lu Chen.
In just one day, he transformed from a debt slave to a bank into a hidden tycoon who "looks down on" the status of a scavenger.
Although he has accepted reality, Lu Chen still needs time to process this huge life-changing event that has occurred in such a short period of time.
As for the matter of 'profit sharing'—neither of them are natives of the City of Time in the conventional sense.
To put it bluntly, they are not that selfish, and they still have some sense of "collective spirit".
They were both reasonable people, and they discussed and agreed to clarify their financial situation, assets, and future profit model.
"On average, there are 30 recoveries each year, more than 400, which means it takes 12 or 13 years."
"—Around 280 years after creation?"
"At the latest, no later than 285 years after the creation of the world."
It is now the 294th year since creation.
In Lu Chen's view, Yu had lived in the City of Time for at least ten years.
This conclusion does not stem from the difference in the numbers between the two individuals.
It also stems from the familiarity with the City of Time that Yu has demonstrated over the past few days, as well as the degree to which he has integrated into the City of Time.
Of course, the most crucial point is the debts that Yu Furu assumed after his recovery.
—The bank debt is as high as 13 years, and the monthly debt interest is equivalent to 285 days a year!
Add to that the two-year personal debt owed to the scavenger, and now, Yu's pickup truck, tools...
and many more.
Lu Chen thought that it would take at least three to five years to repay such a huge amount of wealth and acquire certain assets.
But Lu Chen thought again: It seems that the longer the recovery is delayed, the more difficult it is to repay the bank debts of the survivors.
Unless, like Lu Chen, he was able to pay off his debts in one lump sum due to a windfall;
Otherwise, they can only struggle to make ends meet and barely cover the interest, with virtually no possibility of 'saving enough time' to repay the principal.
From this perspective, Yu Neng's repayment of that 13-year bank debt shouldn't have taken too long.
—If it drags on for too long, the monthly interest (over 285 days a year) will be enough to crush the jade!
Thinking this, Lu Chen looked up, only the top of his head with white hair showing.
But then Yu said softly, "Genesis 288, March 17th."
More than six years ago.
Lu Chen raised an eyebrow in response.
"So late?"
Yu let out a soft breath, her tone inexplicably tinged with sadness.
"From February to June of that year, 193 more people recovered in the City of Time."
"—All 193 hibernation pods came from the same area in the light radiation zone."
"In the struggle to seize the hibernation pods in that area, at least 80 scavengers never returned to the City of Time."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen fell silent.
In just over four months, nearly two hundred hibernation pods were created.
It was clearly a hibernation pod area with an extremely high 'storage' of hibernation pods, which was accidentally discovered by scavengers and the news quickly leaked out.
Most scavengers flocked to explore and dig, which is why they were able to collect so many hibernation pods in such a short time.
In the "lawless land" outside the city, scavengers gather in large groups in the same area, inevitably leading to competition, friction, and conflict.
In the process of vying for interests, bloodshed is inevitable.