Chapter 111: The Chaebol
Before entering the city, Jiang Li left a rune for those who were driven out of the city, which could teleport them to a safe area when their lives were in danger.
To enter the city, one needs to pay contribution points and verify one's identity. Ye Wu was about to tell Jiang Li this, but saw him strolling into the city leisurely, and the guard acted as if he didn't see him.
Except for the Ye siblings, no one noticed Jiang Li in the white robe.
The situation in the city was not much better. Although they all looked different, Jiang Li could see that underneath all the people's expressions, there was a numb heart.
The biggest difference between these people and the old, weak, sick and disabled people waiting to die outside the city is that these people are in the city.
"Don't your fifth-level enhancers care about these chaebols?"
"Care? He doesn't care about anything. Lord Longtu only cares about fighting. As long as there is a strong opponent, he doesn't care what the chaebols do, nor does he care about our suffering. In Lord Longtu's words, why should the strong care about the weak?"
"The chaebols catered to his wishes and tried their best to contact the fifth-level enhancers in other districts to build a bridge for Lord Longtu and invite them to fight."
"If we can please Lord Longtu, District Three will be the world of the chaebols."
Ye Du continued, "However, the fifth-level enhancers in Districts 2, 4, and 5 will fight with Lord Longtu for the sake of contribution points, but the Shadow King of District 1 will not fight with the financial tycoons."
Speaking of the Shadow King, whether it was Ye Du or Ye Wu, their eyes were full of longing and hope.
Jiang Li asked casually: "Is this Shadow King very powerful?"
"Of course!" Ye Wu said with great joy, "The Shadow King is recognized as the strongest fifth-order enhancer! People say that the one who will lead us to victory must be the Shadow King!"
"The Shadow King has managed District One in great order. In District One, there are large tracts of farmland, as well as more than a dozen pastures, mines, and military factories. I heard there is also a scientific research laboratory used to restore pre-apocalyptic technology. The mortality rate there is the lowest!"
"Then why don't you go over there?"
Ye Wu smiled bitterly and said, "Boss, we are more than a thousand kilometers away from Area 1. There are countless zombie nests on the road. Level 1 and 2 enhancers like us will be eaten by zombies before we get halfway."
"The Shadow King once talked to Lord Longtu and the chaebols, saying that only unity can defeat the zombies. If District 3 is willing to move to District 1, District 1 will send some strong men to escort us, and the Shadow King himself will also participate in the escort team to minimize the damage."
"King Shadow also said that if District Three is willing, he can satisfy Lord Longtu's desire to fight."
"This matter has caused a big stir. People all think that Lord Longtu will agree. Although the journey to District 1 is very risky, people are willing to take the risk. Compared to living in District 3 where people just get by day by day, everyone wants to go to District 1, which is full of hope!"
"But Lord Longtu was unwilling to live under someone else's roof, and the chaebols rejected the Shadow King's request. The Shadow King had no choice but to leave with a sigh. Only District 3 refused to cooperate. The strong men from District 1 alone could not escort the people from District 3, and the probability of the entire army being wiped out on the way was very high."
Ye Du and Ye Wu looked lonely when they mentioned this. Even people at the bottom like them knew that if humans wanted to win, the only way was to merge the five major regions into one, but the people at the top disagreed.
More than a thousand kilometers is not very far. Jiang Li thought for a while and he had a little idea.
Jiang Li did not believe the one-sided words of the Ye siblings, and he walked around the city.
"Sixteen years old, virgin, good at mechanical maintenance and programming, can tolerate a variety of perverted play."
"Nineteen years old, virgin, good at mathematical theory, strong in mental arithmetic, and fluent in multiple languages."
"Twenty-three years old, married, good at law and ancient poetry, good at oral sex."
"Twenty-eight years old. I used to be an actor. I can play a variety of roles."
"At thirty, you have more strength, eat less, and do more."
The slaves, who were covered in dust and dirt, had a sign in front of them indicating their age, specialties, etc. They had iron collars around their necks. As long as the master pressed a button, the collar would be injected with a highly toxic agent, and after a few minutes of pain, they would soon die.
In the slave market, the chaebols were frequent visitors.
In the private arena, the enhancers are fighting each other, and only one of them can survive.
The tycoons chatted over drinks and laughed about their wins and losses off the field.
"Please, give me something to eat... please..."
The starving people said weakly that living in the city required paying expensive city accommodation fees, and the prices were gradually rising. Originally, they could barely squeeze out some contribution points to buy food, but now they used all their contribution points to pay for the city accommodation fees, and had no extra contribution points to buy food.
The chaebols monopolized the arable land and only allowed their own employees to farm there. The grains grown by the chaebols were improved, with short growth cycles and high yields. If they were not eaten after maturity, they would rot after a few days.
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The tycoons sold the grain at extremely high prices, and at the end of the day, they destroyed all the unsold grain that was still taking up space.
These grains were improved in District One, where the price was one twentieth of the original price and where arable land was not monopolized by the plutocrats.
The Shadow King encourages the opening up of arable land and the establishment of a stable rear area.
In District Three, the tycoons do not allow anyone to open up land privately, and anyone who violates this rule will be executed on the spot.
The chaebols were worried that someone would use guns to assassinate them, so they raised the price of guns and did not sell long-range, large-caliber firearms such as sniper rifles. As a result, many first-level enhancers could only fight zombies with cold weapons, which was like dancing on swords.
Moreover, the chaebols numbered all the guns and put the gun types and numbers together. If anyone was found to have modified a gun without authorization, causing the gun number and type to not match, they would be arrested immediately. As for life or death, that would depend on whether they could afford the contribution points.
Some people cannot afford the expensive medical bills, so doctors stop performing operations and even stop using anesthesia, throwing the patients out of the hospital and leaving them to fend for themselves.
Jiang Li cured this man, but he was not happy. This was only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure. It was not even a permanent cure.
Food, arms, medicines, etc. are all the domains of the chaebols. There are many chaebols in the three districts. There is competition among them, but more often there is cooperation. They work together to raise prices.
Jiang Li also saw that after making money, the tycoons only thought about squandering and enjoying themselves, and had no intention of studying science to restore the original order of mankind.
Jiang Li observed every detail in the city, and finally stood at the door of a chaebol and sighed: "The Corpse Driving Sect is not suitable for the third district, the Demonic Sect is suitable."
Ye Du was right. District Three would not die at the hands of these tycoons, but would die at the hands of these tycoons.
(End of this chapter)