420: Purchasing power of five gold coins

Very good! I am satisfied with what you have said! the beautiful projection nodded.

Since the apocalypse, the entire Twelve Palaces has followed the Chief's instructions. We subordinates are better at execution, so please forgive us, Chief.

Seeing the Chief was satisfied, Baldy No. 0 relaxed slightly, and the other bald men also let out a long sigh of relief.

I heard that Pan Han also cloned a woman named Ellie?

Yes, Chief, and this woman's reproductive system is intact.

Interesting! After saying this, the beautiful projection actually became a bit clearer, and the human outline and facial features could be vaguely seen.

The few bald men couldn't grasp the Chief's intention for a moment, so they all held their breath, listening for the next instructions.

Order! Do not stop Pan Han if he wants to unify the country, or even the world! Let him develop, and if he seeks aid from the Twelve Palaces, satisfy it to the best of your ability.

Yes, Chief!

Hearing the word 'Order,' the bald men immediately stood up and bowed their heads toward the beautiful projection.

Order! Closely monitor the reproductive status of Pan Han and Ellie, and you must notify me before she gives birth.

Yes, Chief!

Order! From now on, call me Ellie!

After the beautiful projection finished speaking, her figure gradually became clear, transforming into the appearance of Ellie.

Yes, Chief!

Oh no! Ellie!

The few bald men hadn't switched their form of address in time, so they hurriedly added another sentence, and beads of sweat on their foreheads became visible to the naked eye.

Dismissed! Projection Ellie waved at everyone.

The bald men stood at attention, saluted, and slowly exited the conference room.

At this moment, only Projection Ellie remained in the room.

She tilted her head to look at her hands, then at her body, and even touched her chest with her hand.

The next second, her mouth stretched into an extremely exaggerated angle, and she gave a miserable laugh: You are the only piece of the puzzle missing.

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Commander, the results are out! Second Sister rushed to the villa and called out loudly, pulling Pan Han.

Take your time, Second Sister.

The reason the pilots blacked out is mainly because they are reluctant to use their wages to buy food, eating cockroach cakes most of the time, which led to malnutrition, making them unable to perform high-G maneuvers!

What?? Pan Han immediately blew up upon hearing this.

Cheng Xiao's expression also changed drastically!

She had previously had a dispute with Qin Zhong regarding pilot treatment, and in the end, Pan Han had stood on her side.

Now this kind of thing had actually happened!

Cheng Xiao! What is the pilots' monthly salary? Pan Han still thought it was a problem of low wages.

A monthly salary of 150 gold coins! Ordinary members of the base only get 5 gold coins per month. Cheng Xiao knew the seriousness of the issue and answered immediately.

30 times? That's not low! How much do you get per month? Pan Han frowned.

I also get 150 gold coins.

Hmm... After hearing this, Pan Han didn't ask further.

The pilots' salary was at the same level as Cheng Xiao's, which further proved it wasn't low, so why would they be reluctant to spend it?

Is other food too expensive?

No, no! A deluxe set meal in the cafeteria is only 30 cents. Even if they ate it every day, they wouldn't spend many gold coins a month. Cheng Xiao quickly denied it.

Then are the restaurants outside too expensive?

That's not it either! In our base's few restaurants, one meat and two vegetable dishes with rice is enough for 50 cents.

Then isn't that hellish? Pan Han looked at everyone; who could give him an explanation??

Commander, it might have something to do with their families. Second Sister suddenly thought of something and quickly spoke up.

What's wrong with their families?

These two pilots' families are a bit... a bit large!

How many could there be?

I don't know the specifics, I just heard there are quite a few.

Let's go, let's take a look!

After saying this, Pan Han took Second Sister and the others and headed straight for the two pilots' residences.

On the way, Pan Han's expression was heavy, and he didn't speak to anyone.

Everyone knew he was angry, and no one dared to make a sound, all following him obediently.

Commander, this is it. Second Sister pointed with one hand, and two villas appeared before their eyes.

Pan Han didn't even need to use his divine sense to know that many people lived inside.

There were even sounds of crying coming from inside.

Seeing this, Cheng Xiao didn't wait for Pan Han's instructions and walked directly to the door of one of the houses and knocked.

The person inside came out and saw that it was actually Cheng Xiao, Pan Han, and the others, and immediately knelt on the ground.

Pan Han walked straight into the room and was instantly stunned.

Upstairs and downstairs in the house, about fifty people were packed densely, all of whom were elderly people and women.

Almost everyone had tears on their faces; it was obvious they had learned the news of the pilot's death, and the whole family was plunged into grief.

But after looking around, Pan Han realized that no one would believe they were one family!

They obviously didn't look alike; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were as different as night and day!

At this moment, an old man with a gray beard walked up tremblingly, wanting to kneel and pay respects to Pan Han.

Pan Han caught him and said: Old man, no need for such formalities. Who are you?

Oh! Commander, you've come. We didn't welcome you properly, how rude, how rude. Let me apologize on behalf of everyone. The old man raised his head, but tears flowed down.

Old man, what is your relationship with Pilot Wang? Are you really one family? Pan Han helped the old man to the sofa, let him sit down, and then started asking questions.

Commander. Little Wang is my son, and the others in the house are our relatives. After the old man finished speaking, he couldn't help but wipe his tears.

Old Man Wang, please accept my condolences!

Thank you for your concern, Commander. It is my son's honor to die in the line of duty for the base.

Old man, I came here this time to investigate your family's situation. Are you sure these people are all your relatives? Pan Han could smell that the old man was lying.

Cheng Xiao and Second Sister also saw that there was a problem, and both frowned.

This... Old Man Wang clearly hesitated for a moment.

Old man. Just say what you have to say. If there are difficulties, I will solve them, but you must not lie to me. Pan Han gently placed his hand on the old man's shoulder, and an indescribable power was transmitted over.

Commander, I am sorry. I lied. They are actually the families of Little Wang's comrades-in-arms.

So many, are they all?

Yes. Little Wang was a pilot before. After the apocalypse came, he lived with his comrades and their families. Later, his comrades kept dying. He took the remaining families to live with him. All the way until we sought refuge at Dawn Base.

So, Pilot Wang spent all the gold coins he earned on everyone? Speaking to this point, Pan Han already knew the reason.

This pilot must have been reluctant to spend money on himself just to let everyone eat better.

Yes, Little Wang was especially good to us. We have many old people here, and we only get one gold coin each per month. If we want to eat something good, it's simply not enough. Speaking to this point, the old man became emotional again, and the sound of crying couldn't be stopped, dry and harsh.

Pan Han's heart was also stung.

He looked up at the people in the room; everyone had sallow complexions, and their spirits were not very good.

Cheng Xiao quietly followed up and whispered a few words in Pan Han's ear; after listening, Pan Han suddenly realized.

It turned out that the Dawn Base Price List Version 1.0 had already started to be implemented.

One jin of rice is one gold coin, a can of meat is two gold coins, one jin of fresh vegetables is one gold coin.

The cheapest fruit is big fruit, which also costs 0.2 gold coins per jin.

Cigarettes and alcohol are even more of a luxury; a pack of cigarettes is priced at two gold coins, but often sells for even higher.

More than fifty people, except for a few women who can work normally, the vast majority are elderly.

Counting the pilot's 150 gold coins, it would definitely not exceed 250 gold coins a month.

That is to say, the monthly income per person in this big family is less than 5 gold coins.

They won't starve to death, but they can't eat well either!

If there's any headache or fever, or social obligations, they can only just get by.