Doomsday Code

Chapter 1008 Temporary Residence Permit

But now, Chen Cheng has seen electric lights in this medieval feudal era. For someone like him, this must be incredibly exciting.

"We need to go faster, even faster."

Chen Cheng couldn't help but urge him on.

As the group was about to enter the city along the road, although the city walls were gone, the entrance to the city was just like the highway entrance in Chen Cheng's previous life, with a toll station for collecting tolls.

However, this world is different from Chen Cheng's previous life, and the national highways that Huidun has built with great effort cannot be completely free for travelers.

Because don't forget that this world also has treasures like space bags.

If only caravans and other passing caravans are charged, although the space bags are more expensive, the cost per person is not much, so the merchants can simply use the space bags directly.

Therefore, this road also charges pedestrians a fee, but the fee is based on the space bag they carry, or rather, the space capacity of the pedestrian.

Chen Cheng and the others all had spatial bags attached to them, and even the Snow Maiden had one.

After registering at the toll station, Chen Cheng felt that his group was just like the rural people from the last century who came to the city in the TV series he watched in his previous life.

Everyone was incredibly curious about everything here.

Especially for Yuki-onna and Noah, they had never seen these things before, and they were still a group of teenagers, so it was inevitable that they would show the curiosity of teenagers when they saw new things.

"You're here to make a living, aren't you? It's very late now, and the factories here have long since finished hiring."

If you haven't prepared a place to stay, you can go to the south of the city; there are single rooms available for rent there for people like you looking for work.

The squad leader who registered them probably saw that there were beautiful girls like Lifia, so he introduced them to the single dormitories for rent.

"Thank you, brother, but we have somewhere to go. My second uncle is a native of this area."

Chen Cheng replied with a smile.

"Oh, so you have relatives."

"Okay, you can just sign here."

Chen Cheng and the others signed their names, and then the squad leader gave each of them a document similar to a temporary residence permit.

"Take this document. Now that His Highness the Crown Prince is in power, in order to combat the bad practices that have been prevalent in the outer city, all outsiders will be issued one of these documents."

The certificates you have now are valid for one month. As long as you have the certificates for this month, even if you are questioned by patrol officers on the street, you can just show them and you will be fine.

However, this certificate is only valid for one month. If you want to extend it, you must find a job within that month. The factory that signs the contract with you will then help you apply for an extension of the certificate.

To obtain a permanent residence permit, you need to reach a certain length of service and pay sufficient taxes here.

But don't worry, the tax amount I'm referring to isn't high. When you spread it out over the required years of service, it's basically your average daily living expenses.

The team leader then gave them a detailed explanation.

After receiving their certificates, Noah and the others lost their initial excitement.

On the contrary, they felt quite dejected when they saw the certificate in their hands.

"What does this mean? It's like we're going to beg and plead to stay here. Don't let me find out who came up with this trick, or I'll drown them in my spit."

After walking a distance, the Snow Woman couldn't hold back any longer and started cursing.

Meanwhile, the person who seemed to be the instigator awkwardly touched his nose.

In his previous life, Chen Cheng knew that some big cities had such temporary residence permits, and the name "temporary residence permit" itself was discriminatory, and many people had cursed it.

However, this also needs to be viewed from an objective perspective.

Is it possible that...?

With the construction of this new capital, there will naturally be more opportunities than in other places. In addition, the capital is a place where the political and economic power of the whole country gathers. With its development, it will become more and more prosperous.

As it prospers, it will act like a dry sponge, attracting people from the kingdom and even other parts of the continent.

However, such prosperity also brings other problems such as public security, overpopulation, and urban slums.

However, the size of a city is limited, and the prosperity and development of a kingdom cannot be confined to one place.

Could it be that these factors, combined, led to the creation of temporary residence permits issued to migrant workers seeking opportunities?

Chen Cheng's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, because Xue Nu and the others were all looking at him with strange eyes.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"Tell me, did you create this?"

The Snow Woman stared at Chen Cheng and asked.

"Don't make baseless accusations here. I, Bu, can swear to God. Besides, go ask Sheli. When I left, Huidun hadn't even returned to the capital yet."

Although there are a thousand interpretations of this temporary residence permit, just like the time off system in his previous life, those who deserve to be scolded will still be scolded.

And he wasn't wrong; at most, he only gave Huidun a little inspiration.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. It's getting late, let's find a place to stay first."

"Where else can we go? Are we really going to your second uncle's house? I think we should go to that single dormitory that guy mentioned."

The snow woman pouted.

"Second Uncle may not be him, but I do know where to go, so you should all follow him."

Then Chen Cheng led the group around the city, following the route he remembered.

Because the city had been almost completely renovated and rebuilt, Chen Cheng couldn't quite find the original location anymore.

Fortunately, Sheli was there with him, and in the end, Sheli used Shadow Fiend's Shadow Escape to pinpoint the location.

Looking at the small two-story Western-style house and its courtyard in front of him, Chen Cheng knocked on the gate.

"Who is it? Come back tomorrow if you need medicine."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Chen Cheng smiled and replied:

"It's me. I finished my medicine a long time ago, so I came to borrow some from the master."

Upon hearing Chen Cheng's voice, those inside heard a series of clanging sounds, followed by the opening of the courtyard gate.

When Nemo saw the newcomer's appearance, his already mature face flushed with excitement.

At that moment, Ferrion, wearing a coat, turned on the light in front of the door and came out.

Upon seeing Chen Cheng, he was nearly scared to death.

Nemo peeked outside and looked around before locking the gate. Then, seeing his master struggling to breathe, he immediately went to support him.

Ferrion waved his hand, and then when he came to Chen Cheng, he made a gesture as if to kneel down and pay homage.

"Let's forget about that. If we're going to pay homage, I should be the one paying homage to you. If it weren't for your healing back then, I might not be here today."