Outside the tower.
early morning.
Song Ping'an woke up from the bed feeling refreshed.
This is the third day since he left the tower.
I had been fighting in the Insect Chamber of the World Tower for almost a month and a half, until Mr. Zhu Xingguo, the apprentice of Teacher Wang, was called away.
They learned that there were many new people outside who wanted to come in and kill the bugs.
Based on experience, they knew that once Mr. Zhu left, the conditions in the Insect Chamber would deteriorate to some extent.
Song Ping'an thought for a moment and decided to go out of the tower with them and go home to rest for a while.
As a member of the professional Bug-Hunting Squad "handpicked" by Wang Wen, he had far more power than ordinary newcomers who were just trying to make money.
Being carried up to the 600th floor by Wang Wen for free is a privilege that no one else has.
In addition, there is a free entry to the tower once a month. You should know that the reputation of the Insect Chamber is growing, but only Wang Wen and He Jiong can enter and exit freely. As a result, more and more people are trying every means to pull strings and ask for favors to enter the Insect Chamber to fight bugs.
Let alone getting in for free.
Even with a paid entry fee, it's still incredibly crowded!
Wang Wen and He Jiong could only bring a maximum of 8 people into the Insect Chamber each week.
These eight spots also include free rotations within the Bug-Hunting Squad itself.
There might only be one or two seats left.
This makes the opportunity to enter the Insect Chamber extremely rare.
Anyone who knows the profits in the Insect Chamber Insect Chamber wants to get in and make money.
Because there are an unlimited number of insects here.
No matter how much you fight, no one will steal it; in fact, the more you fight, the more you get.
"Active players" like Song Ping'an, who have been playing for over a month without ever leaving the tower, can also exchange for special settlement ratios based on the duration of their playtime.
For example, his exit from the tower this time.
When it came time to settle accounts, they exchanged a full month's worth of "working hours" for a tenfold commission.
The original one ten-thousandth was increased to one thousandth.
Of course, this is a one-time event.
This only applies to his current settlement.
Even so, his share of the profits from this insect extermination campaign reached a staggering 680 million!
This includes his personal cut of 1/1000 of the insecticide fee, which amounted to 280 million.
And Wang Wen's stipulated "Insect Chamber Universal Celebration Award" of 400 million.
The so-called "Universal Celebration Award" refers to a reward that Wang Wen sets aside from her personal share when the total amount of insect extermination in the entire Insect Chamber reaches a certain value, to reward all the hardworking members of the Bug-Hunting Squad.
The initial purpose of this reward system was that when the Bug-Hunting Squad were only at level 500, some people might not be so lucky as to draw an area-of-effect super skill, but they would still work hard day and night to fight bugs and not leave the tower for a long time.
Wang Wen wants to encourage this phenomenon of "working overtime" without leaving the tower.
After all, there's no room for cheating or shirking in this kind of physical work. With everyone watching, it's obvious who's working hard and who's slacking off. Besides, the team leaders in the Insect Chamber are all people Wang Wen trusts.
As long as you stay long enough, you are definitely contributing to the total amount.
Most importantly, exiting and re-entering the tower will take up one of the limited team slots.
If everyone leaves the tower in one or two weeks.
Not to He Jiong, Wang Wen herself doesn't have time for anything else; all she does every week is take people into the Insect Chamber.
Therefore, to encourage Bug-Hunting Squad to stay in the Insect Chamber for as long as possible and work hard to kill pests, the Universal Celebration Award was created.
The award received continuous praise throughout its implementation.
Hard work pays off, and Wang Wen also saw an increase in the total amount and a decrease in the number of rotations.
All indications suggest that this decision was correct.
So even though the Bug-Hunting Squad eventually reached level 600, and everyone more or less drew their desired extraordinary skills, the overall bug-hunting efficiency improved, and there were no more instances of anyone being left out without a share. The Universal Celebration Award was still retained.
According to the reward rules, except for the first week after entering the tower, you will receive a Universal Celebration Award for each additional week you stay, based on the reset point at 24:00 on Sunday.
Song Ping'an played for five whole weeks straight, and excluding the first week, he was able to receive four rewards.
During his stay, the total amount of money involved in the Insect Chamber reached ten trillion.
Before entering the tower, Wang Wen withdrew 10 billion and added it to the prize pool of the Universal Celebration Award, stipulating that each prize would be 100 million.
This resulted in Song Ping'an receiving more bonuses than he could have earned by exchanging "work hours" for killing insects!
As the old saying goes, no one ever complains about having too much money.
When a job offers bonuses that exceed salary and commission, who would be willing to give it up?
Song Ping'an planned to rest for a week before going back in to continue fighting.
To this end, he even spent a huge sum of money to buy a case of Snowblade Essence He Jiong, asking him to reserve a spot for him next week.
Although this is a right that the Bug-Hunting Squad should rightfully have.
However, the practice of being overly polite will ultimately make people feel more comfortable.
This made He Jiong laugh and tease Song Ping'an, saying, "Even honest people have learned this trick!"
Song Ping'an could only chuckle sheepishly.
Both of them were members who had been working on the insect eradication project with Wang Wen from the very beginning.
They know each other very well.
He Jiong opened a bottle in front of Song Ping'an, took a sip with relish, and smiled at him, "Thanks! This wine is good. I'll drink one bottle, and you can take the rest back."
Song Ping'an was stunned.
He looked puzzled.
He Jiong shook his head and explained, "Brother Song, you don't need to go to such lengths to get into the tower. Consider this bottle a token of our friendship. You're happy to have your salary, so treat me to a drink. Don't do it again next time; if the boss finds out I accepted gifts, he might beat me to a pulp!"
Song Ping'an unusually insisted, "Our Bug-Hunting Squad has a fixed income, while you only rely on the money from charging for team formation. With me here, you'll have one less spot. You should take all of this case of wine, otherwise I'll feel too embarrassed."
"Hey! Don't look down on me!" He Jiong punched him hard, then smiled mysteriously and said, "Who said I only have that little income?"
Song Ping'an rubbed his shoulder, which had been punched, with a strange expression. He asked in surprise, "That was quite a bit of force. Is your overall physical enhancement higher than mine? Have you reached level four?"
"Tch!" He Jiong scoffed, "What's so special about a level four physical constitution? I'm only telling you, my extraordinary skills are already at level five!"
This time, Song Ping'an was genuinely surprised.
Level 5 means one billion!
How come someone who wasn't even a member of the Bug-Hunting Squad earned more than him?
He Jiong chuckled and pushed the wine case back to him, urging him, "Go on, go back and get some rest. Don't keep me from making money. I only need to take the tower once a week, but I use my skills more than once. The boss gives me plenty of opportunities to make money! Don't worry about me. Just let me know whenever I need to go into the tower!"
They learned that the other party indeed had remarkable money-making skills.
Only then did Song Ping'an feel relieved enough to go home and rest.
He carried a case of Snowblade Essence, each bottle worth as much as 300,000 yuan, into the house.
In the past, his wife would probably have yelled his brains out.
Now Cai Yiyao doesn't even glance at him, and instead advises him to drink some good wine so it won't harm his health.
Just like before when leaving the tower.
I arrived home late at night.
Either the mother and daughter are already asleep.
Either his wife is still at the bar.
It was pitch black, and there wasn't even a sip of hot water.
Song Ping'an would always sit down at the dining table silently, boil some water, and rest for a while.
When his wife returned reeking of alcohol, he made her tea and gave her a hot towel to take care of her.
They might even end up arguing.
It's gone now.
There was no arguing, and there was no darkness.
Upon learning that Song Ping'an had left the tower and returned home, Cai Yiyao had prepared hot water and a towel in advance. She also thoughtfully made a bowl of noodle soup with some fresh green vegetables, a fried egg, and two slices of ham.
Song Ping'an comfortably washed his face and hands with hot water, then ate the noodle soup his wife had made, feeling as happy as if he owned the whole world.
Two days passed contentedly like that.
When he woke up that morning, Cai Yiyao, who was next to him, turned over and hugged his arm, saying that she wanted to visit her parents' home.