Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 345

[Chapter 343 Morris’ Clearance Technique]

When Duncan and Alice went to the cemetery together, Morris and Vanna were not idle. They came to the “Citizen Help Center” in the south of Uptown early in the morning to learn Complete one of Duncan’s confessions –

to find a stable and legal place to stay in the Frost City-State. If possible, it is best to have one or two identities that can be revealed publicly.

After all, they may be active in this city-state for a long time, and they can’t live in hiding like those cultists.

Considering that the informants Tirian left in the city were no longer reliable, Maurice decided to find a way by himself.

Frost’s Citizen Help Center is a large domed building with two long side buildings around the main body. It is said to be the Citizen Help Center. In fact, this building is also used to receive visitors entering the city-state. As well as undertake a large number of third-party intermediary work, from the registration of house rental and sales, to the issuance of temporary passes, to the employment of short-term maids, gardeners, and laundry workers, almost all of them can be completed here-it is stuffed in its long side building. It is full of all kinds of registration windows and offices, and the huge dome building is a hall that is always noisy and people come and go, which is quite different from Prand.

As soon as he walked into the huge domed building, the hot air rushed to his face. Frost’s unique high-pressure heating device dispelled the winter chill, and bright electric lights were hung high on the dome, making the whole building brightly lit.

It has only just been opened for a short time now, but many people have already poured in. Citizens looking for short-term jobs or registering houses for rent and sale walk through countless windows and counters, and there are air ducts in the middle of the noise The “click” and “hiss” sounds from the constant start-up, and Fanna is obviously not used to the environment here, she carefully avoids the crowds around, while whispering to Morris: “In Pulan De, the human resources and housing rental desks are not going to be in one building.”

“You have to consider the cost of heating large buildings and the time it takes to renovate a heat pump exchange station,” Morris shook his head. “Most of the basic municipal facilities in this city are left over from the era of the Frost Queen. But that glorious era has passed. After the Great Rebellion, the Frost City-State relied on the boiling gold industry to barely recover 70% to 80% of its original vitality. However, it is not easy to renovate the underground pipeline system and steam power network left by the queen. “

“Then just make do with it all the time?” Fan Na’s eyes widened immediately, “This is an antique from half a century ago!” “Otherwise?”

Morris sighed, “On the one hand, it is the decline of the city. On the one hand, it is the pressure of the population, and the reduction of the habitable area caused by the collapse of the sea cliff at the beginning… The facilities used half a century ago may indeed be a bit cramped now, but it is barely enough. Since it is enough, then Keep using it… In fact, this is not only a problem of Frost, but also a problem of many old industrial city-states, and a city as vibrant as Puland is a minority.”

Fanna stopped talking.

This is not an area where she is good at thinking.

While talking, Morris had already found the location of the floating population registration counter on the dazzling route guidance map above the hall. He and the tall Fanna walked through the crowd, and finally came to In front of a relatively quiet counter.

The long wooden counter is placed against the wall, and the middle is divided into several grids with iron fences. Behind each grid sits a clerk in a gray-blue uniform—the expression on their faces is similar to the iron fence beside them. It was as rigid as a fence, and it was obvious that he intended to maintain this expression until the end of the work.

“We need a residence permit, and we also need to find a short-term rental house.” Morris came to one of the grids, sat down on the creaking iron chair, and faced the middle-aged man with a sallow face inside. Said, “We just went ashore today.”

“Which pier?” The sallow-faced middle-aged clerk raised his eyelids and glanced at the old man opposite him. When he noticed a 1.9-meter-long lady standing behind the old man, he was obviously startled After a while, but in the next second, he resumed his business-like tone, “Show me the proof documents at the dock and the boarding ticket.”

Fan Na frowned, and looked down at Morris.

Morris, however, looked as usual, and spread his hands calmly: “I lost it, maybe it was lost when I left the dock, and the ship has already left.” The clerk in the grid immediately stopped what he was doing, raised his head, poker

face With a hint of displeasure: “That won’t work, I have to prove the documents, go back to the pier and make up for it.” “

But I have something else,” Morris said, while digging in his arms, he took out a folded The document and a small book with a dark red cover were handed over, “It should be used as a legal identification.” The

clerk subconsciously waved his hand: “It’s not possible without a dock certificate, and nothing else…”

He saw the mark on the small book , He didn’t say anything later, then he stretched out his hand to open the folded document, and glanced over it.

The poker-like expression changed instantly.

“The academic pass issued by the Institute of Truth and the Boundless Sea Navigation Council, the holder can stay and visit all the city-states protected by the righteous gods. During the stay, the local city-state university affiliated to the Institute of Truth will automatically serve as a guarantee unit,” Morris said , and pointed to the

small red book again, “This is my certificate, a degree from the Institute of Truth and a double certificate in theology, and the rank is professor.” A little bit at a loss: “Eh…good morning, Professor Morris…it’s nice to meet you, of course your identity is legal…”

Morris had a relaxed expression on his face.

But the clerk paused immediately, as if he was struggling for a moment, he still insisted and said: “But… I must at least know which ship you are on. This is… a rule.” Morris’ expression just

relaxed Looking a little embarrassed, Fan Na touched the tip of her nose and turned her head away calmly.

Morris sighed, looking at the middle-aged clerk in front of him who was obviously a little nervous, but still looked straight at him.

“You already know which ship I’m on,” he said with a sigh, his eyes flashed, “Issuing proof.

” a rattling hole puncher and drop the punch cards into a pressure pipe container next to the counter.

A moment later, with a hiss and click in the pipes, the card returned from an approval office deep in the building was sent back to the counter here.

The clerk stuffed the punch card into the small machine for reading, confirmed the serial number of the receipt and the anti-counterfeiting password, and then began to fill in the required content of the certification document, and said without looking up: “I can only issue a certificate here. Documents——You need to bring your supporting documents to the west building and look for window A-12, where there should be short-term rental houses that meet your requirements.” “Thank you,” Morris

took the opened documents, paused and then He muttered softly, “Sorry.”

After speaking, he and Fan Na quickly left the counter and walked towards the next window.

“This is the first time I’ve done this kind of thing,” the old man couldn’t help saying in a low voice not long after he walked away, “I originally planned to rely on the normal document process to get this done…” “We took

the A ghost ship that cannot be tolerated in the world has arrived, as you know, normal procedures will never solve this problem,” Fan Na also whispered, with a hint of a smile in her tone, “Extreme times, extraordinary measures.” “

… . . . How likely do you think Mr. Duncan will be to issue a legal certificate of ship registration to the Lost Home?” “What do you

think?”

“…well,” Morris sighed, looking at the papers in his hand, ” Heidi, don’t know about this—next time this happens, I’d rather make a fake ticket first.”

Fan Na looked at Morris who was moaning with a half-smile, since she was a child, she was really It is the first time to see such a worried expression on the face of this old scholar who has always been “rigorous in his studies and abiding by the rules”. It seems… quite interesting.

…

At the same time, Agatha, who had just finished the on-site survey and had not had time to return to the cathedral, received an urgent message from her subordinates from Cemetery No. 3 on the way.

Sitting in the steam car, Agatha looked at the letter that had just been delivered to her, and her eyes gradually became a little dull.

A report letter – from the unnamed visitor.

As soon as I left, the letter was sent to the cemetery.

Should we feel sorry for this mistaken miss, or should we feel sorry for the strange behavior of that “visitor”?

She put away the letter, thinking quickly in her mind.

Anxiety spread in my heart, and one thing suddenly seemed urgent.

“Turn around, go to Donggang.”

The subordinate who was driving in front was a little surprised: “Shouldn’t we go to the cathedral first?” “

The plan is changed, go to Donggang first,” Agatha said firmly, “I have a bad feeling… Something might want to take the opportunity to land.”

The subordinate who was driving was confused, but his instinct of obeying orders quickly suppressed his doubts.

The pitch-black steam car slowed down at the next intersection, turned, and then sped towards the port area in the east of the city-state.

(end of this chapter)