Odin Island, public rental housing complex.

The sky had just dimmed, and a loud roar spread throughout the community.

"All came out to receive gifts..."

"Lord Lord wants to send you a'Harvest Festival Gift'... everyone come get it..."

The so-called "Harvest Festival" is one of the few festivals in the alien world. It is a festival set up to celebrate the harvest.

Its specific time is the last day of the harvest month, which is tomorrow.

Once the harvest festival has passed, it means that the half-year-long storm season has officially begun.

At this time, it was dinner time. Every household was full of people. After hearing the shouts, the residents walked out of their homes and gathered in the open space of the community.

When Vera came to the open space, she saw a civil servant at first sight.

This gentleman was standing high on top of a big rock, holding a metal horn in his hand, and shouting non-stop.

"Everyone, please line up to receive the'gift vouchers'. There are 3 types of gift vouchers. They are a ‘shopping voucher’, a ‘food voucher’, and a ‘public transportation exchange voucher’..."

"'Shopping vouchers' can only be used to purchase any non-food products in department stores. Please note that they are'non-food products'.'Food vouchers' can only purchase food. When shopping, please don't be confused..."

"As for the purpose of the'public transportation exchange voucher', it can be exchanged for tickets at the'bus company'. When you take the Magic Bus, you only need to hand the ticket to the conductor without having to pay..."

"Gift vouchers are for everyone. Formal residents, please line up in the queue on the left and pick up the gift vouchers from Mr. Vieri... Informal residents, please line up on the right, and Mr. Batistuta will give you gift vouchers..."

"Please don't jump in line, don't be crowded..."

Two long lines have appeared under the big stone. At the front are two civil servants, each holding a large pile of thick paper, and they are busy distributing it to the residents in line.

Obviously, the thick paper is the "gift coupon" in the mouth of the civil servant.

After receiving the gift voucher, every resident immediately smiled.

However, the left-hand queue composed of formal residents is obviously shorter than the right-hand queue of informal residents, and the length is less than half of the latter.

This is in line with the status quo of Hai Chao Ling.

At present, the total population of the territory has exceeded 150,000, but there are only more than 30,000 people who have obtained official resident status, and the rest are all informal residents.

Because most of the new immigrants are either slaves purchased by the Haichao Chamber of Commerce, or bankrupt farmers, poor or handicraftsmen, so poor that there is no copper nar in their pockets.

Few people actually immigrate to Haichaoling voluntarily.

Therefore, the vast majority of new immigrants have signed a labor agreement with the territory, and they must work for the territory without compensation for a period of time. The service period ranges from six months to five years.

Only after fulfilling the agreement can they obtain official resident status.

Vera glanced at the queue of informal residents with superiority, and joined the team on the left.

As the team continued to move forward, she heard more information from the crowd's comments.

"I heard that gift vouchers are distributed according to the number of people in the family, regardless of age, and one for each person. If there are 4 people in the family, you can get 4 copies, and if there are 5 people, you can get 5 copies..."

After hearing these words, Vera looked sadly at her bulging belly.

Alas, what a pity... It would be nice if you got pregnant half a year earlier... The child in the stomach will have been born long ago, and you can get an extra gift voucher...

"Hey, I just inquired about it, our official residents seem to have more gift vouchers than informal residents..."

"More? But didn't the civil servant just say that there are only 3 types of gift coupons, everyone has a share?"

"Hey, when I say'more', I don't mean more types, but a larger amount of each gift voucher..."

"Yes, I also heard that the shopping coupons for formal residents have a denomination of 5 silver nars, while informal residents only have 3 silver nars. The other two gift vouchers are also even less..."

Upon hearing this, Vera couldn't help but curl up.

Oh, a shopping voucher is 5 silver nars. There are 4 people in my family, so it is 20 silver nars. This is a lot of money...

Thinking of the differential treatment between formal residents and informal residents, she turned her head and glanced at the queue on the other side, involuntarily lifting her chin, her sense of superiority almost overflowed.

Hmph, our family has served the Lord Lord for longer, of course we deserve more rewards!

Based on women's unique acumen, Vera perceives that although the informal residents on the opposite side are also full of joy, the atmosphere is obviously not as warm as here, and no one even looks here.

It seems that informal residents also know that their gift vouchers are not as good as ours...

After noticing this, Vera felt extremely happy.

...

I have to say that happiness comes out of comparison.

With just a little more, the happiness of all formal residents "crashed" upwards.

This kind of effect, no matter how much money is sent, it is difficult to achieve.

This is actually a trick deliberately played by Miss Archon.

Through the method of "discriminatory treatment", the loyalty of formal residents has been significantly increased.

For new immigrants, what they can't get is the best, which will make them eagerly hope to "turn right", for which they will work harder.

...

"Mrs. Frederick, according to the records of the Council of State Affairs, there are 4 people in your family. They are your husband Frederick, you, your eldest daughter Bella, and your younger daughter Betty. Do you have any objections to this? If so, please bring it up right away."

When Vera was at the top of the line, civil servant Vieri asked seriously.

Vera quickly replied:

"Mr. Civil Servant, I have no objection."

"Very good." Vieri Lisso counted out a stack of gift vouchers and handed them to the other party. "Mrs. Frederick, this is a harvest festival gift from the Lord Lord to your family. There are 4 gift vouchers for each of the three types, a total of 4 12, please check it now..."

"Praise Lord Lord, he is the incarnation of mercy, he is the generous holy spirit, he is the eternal sun in the world!"

Vera prayed devoutly, bowed slightly to the civil servant, and took the gift voucher with joy.

Although the material of the gift voucher is paper, it is very beautifully printed, with patterns painted on both sides and delicate and complicated patterns on the edges. She can't put it down.

Several lines of general text are written on one side of the paper, and a red stamp is stamped on the other side.

In addition to the 4 shopping vouchers with the denomination of "5 Silver Nar", there are also 4 gift vouchers with the following words written on them:

"Food Voucher"

"3 silver nar"

"Only for department store food counters"

The last 4 gift vouchers are slightly smaller, and the patterns on the paper are different in color and shape. Their words are as follows:

"Public Transport Exchange Voucher"

"30 tickets can be exchanged"

"This voucher cannot be used directly when riding a car"

However, Vera is illiterate, she only knows numbers and is illiterate.

But through the patterns on the paper, she quickly guessed the purpose of the gift voucher, such as the “public transportation exchange voucher” with a magical bus painted on it.

After checking all 12 gift vouchers, she replied with a smile:

"Mr. Civil Servant, I have confirmed that there is no problem."

"Very good." Vieri nodded, then pointed to an open notepad and said, "Mrs. Frederick, please press a fingerprint here."

Vera dipped a little red ink pad with her right thumb and pressed it hard.

When she was about to leave, she suddenly heard a word from the civil servant.

"By the way, Mrs. Frederick, in order to celebrate the harvest festival, the Government Affairs Office has decided to hold a'firework show' in the central square of Redstone Town tomorrow evening. You can watch the show at that time..."

"What is a firework show?" Vera asked curiously.

"Sorry, I don't know either." Vieri shrugged. "But I heard that this is the Lord's idea. I think it will be great, right?"

"If you want to see it, it's best to go early, there must be nowhere to go later..."

Vera lit her head vigorously, her eyes lit up.

She still remembers the extraordinary "Ice Sculpture Exhibition" held by the Government Affairs Office at the New Year's Day last year. The night after watching the exhibition, her dreams were all ice sculptures.

In the next few months, civilians all over the territory talked about the ice sculpture exhibition. Even now, more than half a year has passed, and some people still talk about it occasionally.

The ice sculpture exhibition is the genius creativity of Lord Lord.

So, there is every reason to believe that the fireworks show planned by Lord Lord must be wonderful.

go with!

The whole family must go!

Vera made up her mind.

...

"My dear, look what good stuff I brought back..."

"My dear, we received a lot of good things today..."

As soon as Vera opened the door for her husband Frederick, who was coming home from get off work, the couple screamed in unison.

"Well, you say it first." Frederick laughed.

Vera glanced sideways at her husband and showed the gift voucher with joy, and finally said happily:

"My dear, I have calculated it. The 4 public transportation exchange vouchers can be exchanged for a total of 120 tickets. You can take a bus to the port in the future without having to go back and forth for more than ten kilometers."

"Two tickets a day, these 120 tickets are enough for two months... the bus is at least 10 times faster than walking. You can go out later and go home early..."

For many civilians who are accustomed to living hard, it is too wasteful to spend 1 copper nar to take a bus in order to save a little effort. It is better to save money and buy some food.

Frederick is a typical example.

The bus has been running in Haichaoling for several months, but he has only taken it once, and he still holds an early adopter attitude.

Although the ticket is very cheap, Frederick is not unaffordable, but he insists that he can walk to the port anyway, so why bother to spend money?

Things that seem incredible to the people on earth are so common in other worlds.

Poverty, like the most stubborn curse, is deeply rooted in the souls of many people. They would rather suffer and suffer than spend a small amount of money to enjoy the convenience brought by the magic technology.

However, this is not Renault's original intention.

The purpose of his invention of a series of transportation vehicles, such as buses and small donkeys, is to put the territory on wheels and increase the speed of society.

Because of this, the "public transportation voucher" appeared for this harvest festival gift.

Since you are reluctant to spend money, this master simply let you ride for free to help you develop a habit.

Hearing what his wife said "go out late, go home early", Frederick was a little moved.

"Well, I will redeem the ticket tomorrow!"

He picked up a small cardboard box he brought back, put it on the table, and said with a smile:

"My dear, this is a harvest gift from the fishing company today."

Vera was taken aback:

"You also sent gifts?"

"Of course!" Frederick patted the carton, "It's not just the fishing company. As far as I know, all the factories in the territory today sent gifts..."

"My God!" Vera covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Your Lord is so generous!"

"Who said no?" Frederick nodded his head with conviction, and asked mysteriously, "My dear, guess what's inside?"

He turned his head and looked at the two daughters. At this time, the sisters were looking at their parents, unable to insert a word.

Frederick touched the top of his daughter's head and said with a smile:

"Of course, our Bella and Betty can also guess..."

"Is it roasted... roasted long-eared squirrel?" the little girl Betty asked gruffly, biting her finger.

The long-eared squirrels produced in the farm are very fat and tender, and they are full of oil after one bite. After eating once, the little guy has been thinking about it.

"I guess it's beautiful clothes..." The eldest daughter Bella also called out the answer. She is a little older and already has a heart for beauty.

Frederick scratched his hair and deliberately said in a disappointed tone:

"Oh, none of you said...it seems you have to guess again."

"Okay, don't tease them." Vera groaned, and immediately opened the carton, and a silver-white object was printed in her eyes.

It has a round metal base on which a metal stick protrudes against a cover-like thing.

"What is this?" Vera asked suspiciously, something she had never seen before.

Frederick smiled without saying a word. He took the object out and placed it on the table, pressing his fingers on a square plate engraved with patterns on the surface of the base.

The next moment, a bright light illuminates the dim room.

The two little girls screamed in shock, hiding behind their parents in fear.

Vera screamed excitedly:

"Magic stone lamp!"

After being merged by the Haichao Chamber of Commerce, the Philips Chamber of Commerce under the Metcalfe family, which specializes in manufacturing magic stone lamps, began to use the rune technology provided by Haichao to produce new types of magic stone lamps with lower energy consumption. (See Chapter 558 for related introduction)

This magic stone lamp is the first batch of products.

"Yes!" Frederick smiled, "My dear, you know that my job is to salvage the ‘Oyster Shells of Doom’ and then dig magic stones from them."

"In this year's performance evaluation, I had the best performance and dug up the most magic stones, so when giving out the harvest festival gifts, the Fisheries Department specially rewarded a magic stone lamp... by the way..."

Having said that, he took out two gray cylindrical objects like a treasure.

"This is a magic stone rod. The magic stone lamp can only be used when it is installed... The steward said that a magic stone rod can be used for 4 months, and each magic stone lamp is allocated 3 magic stone rods, which is enough for 1 year. ..."

Vera nodded her head again and again, with a joyful smile on her face.

"Great, we also have magic stone lamps in our house... Hey, when I have dinner in the future, I won't need to light the oil lamp again..."

In today’s Hai Chao Ling, owning a magic stone lamp and having dinner under a bright and stable light without facing the smoke of the oil lamp is one of the signs of a decent family.

Naturally, Vera was very yearning for it.

However, before that, the price of magic stone lamps was so expensive that the average family couldn't afford it at a price of up to 5 kinnals.

Unexpectedly, Vera's dream suddenly became a reality today.