Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"Boss, are you hiring?"

A woman with chapped lips looked lifeless standing at the door of a restaurant. The boss looked at the dark-skinned woman and shook his head.

"no!"

The woman licked her lips.

"Is it possible?"

Before the woman could finish speaking, the boss had already turned around to look at the other applicants, and the woman was quickly pushed to the back by the crowd.

Most of the restaurants are already full. This is an industry where you can still find jobs in the city. However, you need to be strong and have a good appearance to enter the restaurant.

Most people can no longer hold on. Although they have food and water distributed by Congress every three days, for many people, these hopeless days are extremely cruel to many people.

At this time, this dark-skinned woman looked at everything in front of her blankly. She didn't know what to do in the future.

A truck slowly drove over, and a man on it shouted with a loudspeaker.

"The Sumer family's tobacco plantation is in urgent need of a large number of manpower. The salary is 20 yuan a day and three meals are provided."

In an instant, a large number of people crowded in, and dark-skinned women also hurriedly ran over. If there was money to be made, many people would not want to wait for death and live on relief food every day.

Located in the northeast corner of the city, it is the family's planting area. Basically, except for a small number of crops, tobacco is grown. This is the second most important supply in the city after food. Tobacco was already fully grown at the beginning of the city's establishment. Open to the family.

Most families would grow food when the food supply was insufficient at first, and there were no restrictions on commodity laws at that time. The food produced in the family's fields was of the highest quality, and food prices were generally higher than the overall market price. Some small families use it for their own use, while some medium and large families use it for business.

However, after the promulgation of the Commodity Law, the market price of food was stabilized. Although the family's food was still of high quality and was still supplied to the upper class, the price profit margin of raw materials had begun to fall, so most families began to engage in tobacco production. industry.

There are a large number of tobacco companies in the city, ranging from the cheapest cigarettes costing 1 yuan per pack to cigarettes costing 100 yuan per pack. Cigarettes of various flavors are the most consumed consumables in the city after food.

In recent years, most families have used the crops in their fields to build tobacco leaf cultivation greenhouses, except for the fields needed by their families every year.

"Can you do the job?"

The head of the Sumer family asked, and the dark-skinned woman nodded. People kept getting on the truck, but many people still didn't seem to want to work in the farmland. The wages were too low for many people. During this season, you can basically earn 1,000 yuan a month working in a restaurant.

"Come up!"

The woman said thank you gratefully and got on the truck. Soon the truck was filled with more than 100 people. No one could be found. It could hold 200 people, but the person in charge was still shouting hard.

At this time, some reporters on the street were interviewing some people at the bottom.

"I need a job."

Most people would answer this way when faced with reporters' questions. Nowadays, more and more people are idle at home in the city. Nearly 65% ​​of them are unemployed and can only continue to wait for the factories in the west to fully start up.

Not everyone can receive relief food, only those who are too poor to take out a dime in their pockets. Complaining, anger, and crying have completely lost their effect, and many people can only continue to endure.

The current managers have given many people a feeling of being extremely tough. The security problem has indeed been solved, but more problems are spreading.

The east and west parts of the city are already devastated, dilapidated, and not-so-good houses have been demolished. Although the owners will receive a compensation payment from Congress and the houses will be rebuilt after the project is completed, everyone is resentful.

Now that the Angus family has gone public, the dissatisfaction in the city has intensified. Most people feel that the Angus family is too greedy. This already profitable city construction has been taken over by the stock market. In a short period of time, Within a few days of the market opening, the Angus family's stock reached its peak and could no longer rise. A large number of businessmen, companies, and some people with some spare money all invested their money in it.

Because everyone knows that if you are late, you will make less money. As long as the construction continues, the Angus family will be able to make a steady stream of money.

X stood quietly on the roof of a high-rise building on the ground floor, looking at the people below who were still waiting to receive relief food. The city was in a mess, and many public facilities were no longer usable.

"Eddie that bastard!"

X knew very well that if this construction project had not involved these things that he had done, the factory would have been able to start work now. His purpose of doing this was to force the Angus family to go public. In the end, the Angus family could no longer bear it and had to pass Go public to integrate most resources, and only with money can we continue to accelerate progress.

This is a construction worth hundreds of billions. Funds will flow around the city day and night. The coins thrown by capital can always make the city move. In the end, this coin will become extremely huge and return to the role of capital. In his hands, all aspects of the city have been affected.

According to Family is a problem plaguing the city.

They are needed for the construction of the city, and they are also needed for the development of the city. In X's opinion, the emergence of the Xingke Branch is just a meaningless move. Human society will always have endless problems, and the roots of these problems are all the problems that humans have had since birth. The desire to possess.

X came here today intending to go to the west, because according to the information given to him by the AIs, the gods had come up with something quite extraordinary for the purpose of supplying electricity, and X wanted to take a look.

At this time, in an alley, some people holding the food they had just received walked into a house with a smile. When they came out, the bags used to receive the food were already empty. Many people transferred the money in their hands. Carrying a bag of liquid food, he quickly disappeared into the street.

X shakes his head. These people seem to know what they are doing at all, because in the eyes of many people, they have the concept of law and do not blame the public. Coe also knew, but did not arrest these people according to the previous punishment methods.

“If this continues, it will only usher in an era of increasingly strong supervision.”

Eddie's plan has been successful, and the Angus family also knows what kind of risks it means to go public, but in the end, their family still took such a huge risk to go public. It won't take many years for the entire Angus family to collapse. .

Most businessmen know what to do, because there are not many such opportunities. A sniper attack will start without any verbal or written agreement. This is something that businessmen do not need to think about at all.

The increasingly unbridled chaos has allowed businessmen to see a lot of opportunities to make money. There will be no winner in this zero-sum game.

"You're still too young Eddie!"

X has witnessed this kind of society countless times. Businessmen and powerful people are all keen on this feast. Many people think that as long as they can eat a piece of meat, it is good, but they do not know that the food they eat will one day remain intact. Vomit it back without moving.

The weather began to heat up in the afternoon, and the temperature was still very high. On the truck heading to the Sumer family in the northeast, many people started chatting familiarly.

The short, thin, dark-skinned woman was sitting quietly in the corner outside the truck. She did not interact with anyone else.

Although many people complain, but with wages and three meals a day, it is still good for many people who cannot find jobs.

The truck was stuck on the road, and the driver started yelling. He looked at the time given by the AI ​​for blocking the road, which was half an hour.

At this time, people in the truck began to take off their coats in unison and covered their heads. The hot temperature made many people sweat profusely.

The dark-skinned woman couldn't bear it anymore, and she leaned forward in disgust.

"Miss, you will get heat stroke if you continue like this."

A man with sallow skin but a burly figure handed over a bottle of water. After the woman took a grateful sip, the man poured the water on the woman's head, making her feel a little better.

There are already many people on both sides of the highway selling bottled water. This is a very common scene. If there is a traffic jam, some people who are exposed to the sun in this afternoon will definitely not be able to bear it.

A 1kg bottle of water costs 50 cents, which is just ordinary tap water. However, 1 ton of water from a water plant only costs 25 cents.

Although there were some people from Section 5 nearby who saw it, they did not stop this behavior because everyone was just trying to survive.

The woman shook her teeth, took out the last 1 yuan from her pocket, and bought a bottle of water, feeling a little more at ease.

Finally, the car started to start, and smiles returned to many people's faces. At this speed, it would take at least tonight to reach the place.

After the car had traveled just a few kilometers, it encountered another traffic jam. The driver and person in charge turned around and told everyone.

"We'll be stuck in traffic for an hour this time. It's better to buy some food first, otherwise you may not be able to hold on on the road later."

As he spoke, the driver and the person in charge walked towards a small restaurant on the street, and some people in the truck also got up and got out of the truck.

The woman got out of the car looking a little tired. There were food stalls everywhere on the street, and the aroma stimulated everyone's taste buds. It was just 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

However, the dark-skinned woman soon discovered that the last 5 cents left in her pocket could not even afford the cheapest egg pancake, which cost 8 cents. After betting 5 cents, his expression became solemn.

In order to find a job, the woman did not queue up to wait for food distribution today. She finally found a job, but now she is dizzy with hunger.

The woman stood numbly on the street, looking at many people who had bought food, and then sat casually in some resting areas on the street, wolfing down the food. The woman licked her chapped lips, and drank. A sip of water.

"Take it!"

The woman raised her head in surprise and saw a hot egg pancake placed in front of her. It was the man who gave her water just now. He grinned.

"When you get your salary, you can just pay me back."

The woman looked a little embarrassed, took out 50 cents from her pocket, handed it to the man, and said thank you tremblingly. The man shook his head and did not accept it.

"My name is Luo Jun, what's yours?"

"Bayek."

The dark-skinned woman lowered her head, looked at the egg pancake with half left, and handed it over.

"You haven't eaten yet!"

The man became embarrassed and took it with a smile. The two looked at each other and started talking about some things after going to the farm.

As it approaches 5 o'clock, the sun's rays begin to dim, but this is for other areas of the city except the east.

The temperature on the eastern farms is still a bit hot. In order to allow the crops in the agricultural base to mature more quickly, daily light is necessary.

The harm caused by construction pollution to agricultural bases has now become more serious.

Ye Chunwang squatted in a field with a lot of withered crops. Not far away was the construction site, and construction particles flew over from time to time.

"The most serious problem is this area, Jean. The surrounding land has begun to desertify. It won't work if we don't do something."

Gene next to him nodded. The two of them had visited most of the places that were polluted by dust in detail today, and finally concluded that the only way was to isolate the wall.

The flying construction dust will be pushed to the agricultural base by the wind when the temperature drops at night, and the flying height will be between 20 meters and 100 meters.

In other words, if you want to contain it, you must erect a 110-meter-high isolation wall outside the agricultural base. It is not that good during the day. Once it comes to night, when the sun goes out, the wind will push most of the dust particles to In the agricultural base.

Nowadays, only the middle layer in the east and the middle and lower layer in the west have been constructed and renovated. The southern and northern parts have not yet been constructed and renovated. The terrain in the north is much higher than other places, and the harm will intensify in the future.

Cultivation of planting soil is a difficult and time-consuming project. Once the land becomes desertified, the desertification will become more and more serious as the area expands.

"It must be completed within a week, otherwise the situation will be even worse."

As Ye Chunwang said, Gene squatted on the ground and lit a cigarette.

"I'll let Werther come up with a plan within an hour."

Ye Chunwang nodded.

"Let the gods come over. Now there is no way to mobilize too many workers, and Congress cannot come up with this extra money. The length of more than 100 kilometers should not be difficult for you. In a week's time It’s built inside.”

Gene smiled and nodded. Now that there is light and shadow matter, Rose only needs to release her power. The other six people continue to help carry it back and forth and use Mimic Object X to simulate the required materials. Construction can indeed be carried out quickly.

"It doesn't take a week, just five days is enough."

Jean took out a ring from his pocket, and soon six light and shadow screens appeared. The six guys looked at Jean with solemn expressions.

"There is nothing we can do about it. Witte, hurry up and come up with the design drawings. As for the other guys, hurry up and start delivering materials. I will ask Xiaopang to issue an urgent notice."

Ye Chunwang nodded, now there is no other way. If there is no semi-permanent and recyclable material like mimicry, the consequences will be disastrous.

Looking at the land behind me that has been cultivated for half a century, it was finally fully reclaimed some time ago. It will take time for the land to recover in some places.

"If the factories in the west don't start operations, the city will be in a very embarrassing situation. It needs to be done as soon as possible. If it doesn't work, you can participate in the construction."

"Xiaoye, what exactly does suffering bring to people?"

Ye Chunwang nodded, and then smiled helplessly. He knew what Jean wanted to say. Things always have two sides. There is no absolute beauty, and there is no absolute suffering. Hope and suffering always coexist. The city has become comfortable 20 for many years.

Especially in these years, people in most areas can only live by relying on various subsidies in the area, or by collecting some rent and doing odd jobs, and they can enjoy everything safely.

There have been several labor shortages in the city. It's not that there's really no people available, but that there are too many people who are unwilling to work.

Even in places like agricultural bases that require a large number of people to work all year round, unless they are criminals or people who really can't live, they will rarely come to work in this place.

The gods have always been very tough in maintaining stable prices. It is a miracle that there has not been any serious inflation in these years. There are many invisible scheduling behind it, and the gods will use AI all over the city to advance the situation. See everything.

It is always possible to introduce some corresponding laws and regulations when the city is moderate to stabilize and effectively curb the city's prices.

The price level 30 years ago was actually the same as it is now. In the past, an egg cost 5 cents. Now, in some districts, it only costs 40 cents, or even more than 30 cents. In the past, the per capita salary of the bottom class was 150 to 200, but now it is 500. More, it has increased by about 3 times. The middle-level salary that used to be 800 to 1,000 has risen to 2,000. The upper-level salary that used to be around 2,000 has now averaged over 4,000.

In the past, part of the tax revenue would be used for subsidies. Although corruption problems often occurred, in recent years, they have been comprehensively and strictly curbed, except for the three marginalized subjects.

During these 20 years of abundant material life, it was stable for everyone, but some people have developed inertia.

Nowadays, as soon as the regional tax subsidies in cities are cut off, problems arise one after another. With the deepening of construction, most people bought houses, cars and many items needed for life in the past comfortable years. Those who live in Japan may not be able to get even 1 cent out of their pockets.

In the past, many people worked for half a year and then rested for half a year. Some people even participated in crime in order to be more comfortable. Nowadays, crime has been completely suppressed by Section 5.

In the past, some people who relied on petty theft and participated in crime, as well as most people who lived a comfortable life, no longer have any source of income. These people number nearly 4 million, and the proportion at the bottom is very serious.

In the past, before the ravines were formed, one quarry factory after another was in urgent need of a large number of workers, and there would always be varying degrees of labor shortages. The situation in factories was the same, with workers changing frequently. This was in contrast to how some factory bosses treated workers Although there is a certain relationship with exploitation, as long as you move your feet and go out, you can find work anywhere in the city.

The gods have announced such construction many years in advance, but some people are still indifferent. Today, nearly 2 million people rely on relief food to make a living.

The problem before everyone is a dilemma. If prices are raised, it will have a more serious impact on the city. Stabilizing prices has always created some lazy people.

Nowadays, problems in all aspects are beginning to emerge one after another, but the only hope is that the factories in the west start operating. Once the factories start operating, the city will start to move rapidly again, and all walks of life will reach their peak.

Ye Chunwang looked at Jean who was discussing matters with other gods and sighed helplessly.

What Ye Chunwang is most worried about now is that if the chaos continues after the construction, the gods will activate the citizen level. This is a nightmare for many people and forces everyone in the city to work.

Once it reaches this point, the situation at the bottom may become even more serious.

Ye Chunwang slowly walked to some withering crops not far away, squatted next to the crops, patted some crops covered with dust, and quickly cleaned up some of the dust, and the plants revealed their green color. He looked worriedly at the dark barrier area in the distance.

Although he has left the power center for a long time, Ye Chunwang has the authority to check many things. What he is most worried about is the current barrier area, where nearly 200,000 criminals already live.

This is based on the investigation report given by Section 3. Especially during the more than a year that Alpha has been tough on crime, a large number of criminals have fled to the barrier area.

In addition, now that private individuals are allowed to own lifts, some criminals can easily escape to the barrier area, and after a period of time they will quietly return from the northwest to live in a large abandoned area in the west.

After discussing with the other six guys, Gene ended the call and came to Ye Chunwang's side.

"What's wrong, Xiaoye, are you worried?"

Ye Chunwang hummed.

"It's because of what Angie and Clark did, what Latis and the others are doing now, and what the students in the city trained by you are doing. Each subject has its own approach, although everyone can Working together, we can solve most problems, but I always feel uneasy!"

Jean nodded and squatted next to Ye Chunwang.

"The darkness before dawn always makes people feel uneasy and tormented. It's okay, Xiaoye. Everything has two sides. Some things must be done by someone. It's like reclaiming land. In the process of reclaiming land, many things will happen. , but the land finally reclaimed can grow food and feed everyone."

"It's just that you've thought about not having Jean, would it be too cruel? This process."

Gene smiled and stood up.

"The city must move forward. It cannot stop. If it stops, humanity will have no hope. The night is sometimes very long for many people. I can't answer these things for you, Xiaoye. This is true for many questions. Although we are here You see God in your eyes, but we are not omniscient and omnipotent!”

Ye Chunwang nodded.

"I just hope you will consider the matter of citizen level. I know you should have planned it long ago."

Gene looked at Ye Chunwang with some surprise, and he said with a smile.

"During my free time, I went to see Li Chu. I heard about the citizen level from him. Although I don't know the details, this thing can control many things. But it is too cruel for people. What I can think of is that what every citizen can do is completely formatted and hierarchical. This is a very sad thing for us people."

Gene hummed.

"I don't agree with the issue of citizen hierarchy, but if at some point the problem still cannot be contained,"

Gene's face was solemn and he didn't finish his words. Ye Chunwang stood up because there were already five large lifts coming towards this direction in the distance.

5:45

Just when many people were planning to go home and prepare to cook as soon as the call came, Locke's impromptu televised speech appeared on the Internet and in some streets, which was regarded as an emergency notice.

In order to prevent the increasingly serious construction dust pollution, the gods will build a 113-kilometer-long isolation wall with a height of 120 meters on the periphery of the eastern grain base.

This speech informs all those in the vicinity that there is no need to panic, as the gods will use their own power to complete the construction independently, without any outside participation, but severely warns anyone approaching the wall to be arrested if discovered.

As the news was broadcast, many people looked eastward in unison. At this time, the light of the sun began to become weaker and weaker, and most of the city had fallen into darkness.

When the last ray of sunshine dissipated, Sumer's truck loaded with more than 100 workers slowly drove into a tobacco growing base.

Luo Jun and Bayek got out of the car with other workers after the person in charge explained. There was nothing in many tobacco growing sheds.

The person in charge directly asked everyone to follow him to eat, and after eating, he asked everyone to start work immediately.

Bayek was a little strange, because this place that belonged to the family was sparsely populated. Along the way, he saw that there were almost no people in many family planting lands.

"Let's go!"

Luo Jun smiled and walked quickly. Bayek looked at the facilities in Sumer's plantation with some surprise. Although the salary was low, it was much more comfortable than the bottom where she was.