Chapter 607: Certificate and Transaction
Wu Xian's voice rose a degree: "Bad news? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Han Xiaoying said aggrievedly: "I was afraid that if I told you earlier, you would not keep me for dinner!"
Seeing her expression, Wu Xian knew that the news could not be too bad, so he motioned Han Xiaoying to continue.
"It's about your cats and dogs."
"A few days ago, your neighbor reported your pets to the police station, saying that the cat and dog were behaving strangely and were not like normal animals."
"In fact, I also discovered that they should have been brought out from the blessed land, but I have never reported it to the higher-ups. But this time I can't hide it anymore."
Han Xiaoying finished speaking.
Heigu, who was eating from the dog bowl, suddenly froze. Fat Tiger quietly ran to his own nest, ready to pack up and run away.
Wu Xian's heart also sank slightly.
It is indeed a violation of regulations to raise blessed land species without permission.
But he has become accustomed to life with Heigu around. Where can he find a dog that can clean the room and cook?
If the City God decided to execute his pets, he would have to take Heigu and Fat Tiger away from home and hide in a deserted place.
Wu Xian was filled with uneasiness and asked in a deep voice, "How are the higher-ups going to deal with this?"
Han Xiaoying rubbed her hands in embarrassment: "Well... you need to spend money to get a cat license and a dog license, 10,000 yuan each."
Wu Xian was stunned.
He had thought that it was a serious matter as it concerned the special creatures brought out from the blessed land, but he had not expected that he would have to apply for a certificate.
But this very down-to-earth solution is also in line with the City God's consistent simple style.
Wu Xian thought for a moment and asked, "Buy it out?"
"No, it's 10,000 yuan a year. Don't think the price is high. The Chenghuang Office is not only responsible for collecting the money, but also helps pets deal with some troubles, such as giving pets free baths every month."
"My dog can bathe himself."
“There are also some cat and dog foods available, as well as some foods that are good for special pets.”
“My dog can cook for himself.”
Han Xiaoying paused, and then, like a salesperson in a shopping mall, she quickly introduced to Wu Xian the benefits of getting cat and dog certificates.
"With a cat license and a dog license, you no longer have to hide your pets too much. Some of the special behaviors of your cats and dogs will be understood as normal behaviors by ordinary people."
"Just like ordinary people cannot understand the truth about the blessed land, they will not think that there is anything wrong with your pet's behavior..."
"You should have seen some videos online of dogs buying groceries, or cats helping to look after stores. Those dogs and cats all have licenses!"
"And let me tell you something unpleasant. If you don't get a certificate, and if you die in the blessed land in the future, your cats and dogs will have to be euthanized according to regulations. But if the cats and dogs have a certificate, and you don't come back from the blessed land one day, the City God's Office will keep them until they find a new owner."
After listening to Han Xiaoying's words, Wu Xian was silent for a while.
He was persuaded by Han Xiaoying. This certificate was indeed worth applying for. Just hiring a nanny would cost more than ten thousand yuan a year.
But Wu Xian felt that it was not worth it to get a certificate for Fat Tiger. He stared at Fat Tiger, thinking about how to use this thing to make back the ten thousand yuan.
After discussing the certificate issue, Wu Xian suddenly clapped his hands.
"By the way, can you help me sell this thing?" Wu Xian took out two 'monthly rest cards' from his certificate of ordination.
For most dependents, a rest card is a dream reward. With a rest card, they can live one more month.
But this reward was of little use to Wu Xian. Whenever he did not enter the blessed land for a long time, he felt uncomfortable and uneasy.
On the passenger ship returning to Fuyuan City, the newlyweds all found it difficult to understand why Hai Weijiang was looking forward to entering the blessed land, but Wu Xian only looked normal, in fact he was much more crazy than Hai Weijiang.
The introduction information of the rest card did not state that it could not be sold, but Wu Xian observed for a long time and found no cases of buying and selling rest cards, so he chose to ask directly.
Han Xiaoying's eyes lit up.
"Rest card? We in the City God Office collect it! We will take whatever you have, 50,000 per month, 150,000 per quarter, and 600,000 per year."
When Wu Xian heard that the deal was possible, he tried to bargain: "If I sell it to other relatives, the price may be higher."
Han Xiaoying nodded: "Maybe someone is willing to pay a higher price, but unfortunately, the transaction can only be carried out in the City God Office. Private individuals cannot buy and sell rest cards. Without going through the City God Office, your rest card cannot be used by others."
Next, Han Xiaoying explained to Wu Xian so that Wu Xian could understand the transaction mechanism of the rest card.
I don't know what method the City God's Office used to make itself an unavoidable middleman. Rest cards and some special props can only be returned to the City God's Office, and then sold by the City God's Office to some relatives with special needs.
This doesn’t sound good news for either the buyer or the seller, as middlemen often exploit both parties in a transaction.
But the City God’s Office is an outlier among the middlemen.
Some poor relatives who urgently need rest due to special reasons, such as pregnancy or injury in the real world, can buy rest cards at a relatively low price.
However, some relatives who are rich but afraid of death, if they want to spend money and never enter the blessed land, they will have to pay a high price.
There are also some people in the real world who are in important positions and whose family members may suffer huge losses if an accident occurs, and they will even receive free rest cards.
A large part of the funds for the minimum living allowance issued by the City God to all ordinary poor families comes from the control over the transactions of various props.
Wu Xian had nothing to object to this.
He plans to sell one quarterly rest card and one monthly rest card, and keep the remaining monthly rest card for emergency use.
But now he can only be considered to have completed the transaction intention with Han Xiaoying. Whether it is issuing certificates or selling rest cards, Wu Xian needs to go to the City God Office in person to proceed.
Having said everything that needed to be said and eaten everything that needed to be eaten, Han Xiaoying packed up her things and was ready to leave.
But just as she walked to the door, she received a call. After hanging up, she sat opposite Wu Xian again and asked Wu Xian seriously:
"What do you think of the case that happened next door today?"
Wu Xian observed her expression and said, "Why do you ask that? The City God's Office wouldn't think that I have a motive to kill people because my neighbor reported my cats and dogs, right?"
Han Xiaoying shook her head.
"We haven't thought about it this way, but this matter may indeed be related to you!"
"I want to ask you something. Before you officially became a dependent, did you feel abnormal and miss home?"
Wu Xian waved his hand: "Of course not, the old man took good care of me, this is my home..."
Wu Xian paused halfway through his words.
"I didn't really miss home, but when I first entered the blessed land, I felt like I was home..."
"And in the three years before I became a dependent, I had a special obsession with the blessed land. If you regard that obsession as wanting to go home, then you are right!"
(End of this chapter)
