"Hey, that Xu Tiantian isn't just like that to the two of you..."
The researcher next to him took off his gloves, exclaimed "Hey!" and joined in the gossip.
Zi Xi then pieced together what Xu Tiantian had been doing recently from everyone's chattering gossip.
After waking up at the base, Xu Tiantian's initial panic and resistance quickly turned into extreme dissatisfaction and scheming.
Looking at the standard package provided by the base, the monotonous dormitory, the strict schedule and the omnipresent surveillance, she felt that this was a serious underestimation and insult to her value.
So she took action.
First, she blended into the circle of survivors, not by complaining directly, but by trying to get close to them and expressing sympathy.
After everyone became familiar with the place, they began to incite people to give feedback on the living conditions at the base.
"Listen to what she's saying!"
"She said our base is full of nutritional supplements and compressed food every day. Is that even fit for human consumption? They are heroes, not prisoners!"
"Their food standards should be improved, with fresh fruit, fresh meat, eggs and dairy products, and occasional entertainment activities!"
"They said they wanted our base to fund the construction of a movie theater, an arcade, and an internet cafe, otherwise the mental pressure would be too much for them to handle going to the Otherworld again!"
A middle-aged man in a white coat spat.
They've been at the base for half their lives, and their meals have always been like this.
Why should they be given special privileges just because they come here?
Because they have big faces?
Researchers passing by who overheard the conversation even took out sunflower seeds.
The base wasn't newly built, so naturally it wouldn't pay attention to such an impolite request. However, it also didn't want to offend the orcs who had some power inside, so it could only deal with the situation in silence.
But seeing this, Xu Tiantian became even bolder.
She began openly making demands of the base personnel and dragged in several other survivors she had incited.
The scene was comparable to a public disturbance.
She approached Director Zhang, who was in charge of their daily lives, and adopted an attitude that they were working tirelessly for the country, explaining her demands.
“She took the lead in telling Director Zhang that they had all risked their lives to get out of the vortex, and that every time they went in, they were serving the country and were able to obtain key information.”
"The country should give back to them in a corresponding way for their contributions. It's ridiculous that they say their demands are not high, that they just want to reunite with their families and improve their basic living standards!"
"There are actually people who condone this kind of moral blackmail!"
In his anger, the middle-aged man slammed his hand on the table.
Director Zhang is an elderly person who was retired and rehired here. He's already that age, so he just doesn't want to stay at home. He can chat with them at the base.
As a result of the disturbance caused by this group, they all wanted to go home and retire.
But Xu Tiantian's words were extremely inflammatory, causing some of the already resentful survivors to join in and make a scene.
"I still have the video; I saved it before deleting it!"
A young researcher holds up his mobile phone and connects it to his laptop to project the image onto a screen.
The video feed quickly opened in front of everyone.
"We want freedom! We want better treatment!"
"Exactly! If you don't have freedom, then improve my treatment! Right now, we don't even have any decent food to eat!"
"Yeah, I miss my parents so much!"
A group of people, holding crudely made banners that read "Give us freedom, we want better treatment," used their energy as loudspeakers and wandered around the base.
"Wow, these people are really something..."
Mona clicked her tongue twice.
They've only been at the base for a little over a month, and they've already started causing trouble?
Zi Xi continued listening to their gossip.
In order to maintain stability and prevent the conflict from escalating and affecting the subsequent transmission of information within the inner world, the base had no choice but to make some compromises.
For example, the food has indeed improved somewhat, with occasional additions of fruit and better meals.
The process of picking up family members requires multiple layers of approval and strict security checks, which can be very lengthy.
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