Dongyang Satellite City.
China has 12 base cities and 47 satellite cities.
The base city has a population of over 100 million, and the satellite city has a population of only 10 million at most.
Of the 47 satellite cities, half were cities that existed before spiritual power was revived, and the remaining half were bases established to suppress and develop interdimensional space gates. Over time, cities were formed.
There is no guardian artifact in the satellite city, and tall walls are built around the city.
Tall walls surround the city and extend ten meters underground.
On the city wall, various weapons are placed and guards patrol. High-strength cement mixed with various sharp metal thorns can resist the tide of small and medium-sized monsters.
This city wall is also called Jubi.
The giant wall blocks the monsters from the city.
However, there is no giant wall in the sky above the city, and there is no protective barrier around the base city, so flying monsters often attack humans.
The deaths and injuries of residents in the base city are almost all caused by the emergence of new interdimensional space gates and monster attacks. The probability of occurrence is not high, and the number of people is not large. A few dozen people is considered very serious, and generally no more than a hundred people.
In the satellite city, new interdimensional space gates have also appeared, and they have to face attacks from monsters all the time.
Every few days, people can see on TV which satellite city is attacked by monsters.
Every one or two months, there is big news that the giant wall has been breached, killing and injuring hundreds or thousands of people.
It is impossible for monsters to invade the city in the base city, but it often happens in satellite cities.
Because there is no supervision by the guardian artifact, the order in the satellite city is even more chaotic, and the crime rate is dozens of times that of the base city.
According to records, the birth population in satellite cities has been declining for thirty consecutive years.
There is no sense of security or happiness, which is why people in satellite cities are unwilling to get married, and even if they get married, they are unwilling to have children.
Dongyang Satellite City.
Merlin Garment Factory.
This is a suburb, less than two kilometers away from a garment factory in Jubi.
Workers working in the factory can see the giant wall through the window, and from time to time can clearly hear the roar of monsters.
The workers didn't respond much to this. They were used to it, or in other words, they were numb.
Meilin Garment Factory is small, with more than 500 employees.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, the factory was already in full swing and busy.
Everyone is doing their own work in a position they are familiar with.
On average, they work more than fifteen hours a day. After working day after day, people's faces have lost their expression, but they are not depressed, accustomed or numb. Only when they chat, the atmosphere becomes more lively.
"Last night outside Jubi, I don't know which monster was in estrus. It screamed all night long, which kept me awake all night."
"Hey, maybe I'm in heat because I smell your scent."
"Big man, are you looking for a slap in the face?"
"Maybe her husband kept her up all night."
"How can her husband have that kind of strength? Lao Wang next door is almost the same."
As usual, chatting in the factory is always in a yellow tone, accompanied by bursts of laughter. From time to time, someone gets on the car and speeds up.
"Did you watch the Rookie Challenge yesterday? It was really exciting."
"I was very sleepy after get off work yesterday, but I still stayed up late to finish watching it."
"It's surprising that Zhan Tianyu defeated Yun Tianqi. Originally, I thought this was the climax. Who knew Lin Feng was it? Haha, he is worthy of being recognized by the media as the troublemaker. The headliner actually blew up Xie Yixiao. I heard Xie Yixiao’s right hand was almost disabled and he had to miss more than ten games.”
"Lin Feng is ruthless enough. If he can't be beaten, he will just commit suicide and explode."
"Ruthless people are not scary, but lunatics who are not afraid of death are scary."
"Just ask your opponent if he's afraid or even explode himself!"
"Xie Yixiao deserves it. Yun Kai was already scorched by electricity. Lin Feng is avenging his brother."
Someone talked about the Rookie Challenge, and the atmosphere suddenly became heated.
On this topic, whether it is a young girl or young man who has just joined the factory, or an old man or woman in his sixties or seventies, they can all come up and have a few words.
And they all have their own opinions.
Have someone to focus on.
Although those talented people have nothing to do with them, they are too far away from each other and they are not from the same world, but it does not prevent them from chasing stars and yearning for them.
"Today is the rematch of the National College Glory League. It starts at three in the afternoon. Unfortunately, I have to work overtime and can't watch the live broadcast."
"My boy will be eighteen next year. I don't know what level of demon spirit he can refine. The three major hero academies don't dare to think about it. It would be great if he can go to the nine major elite joint schools."
There was a hint of hope in a woman's expression, which resonated with many parents.
No matter where they are, children are the hope of their parents, and this is even more true in satellite cities.
In Twelve Base City, the dream of ordinary families is to move into the inner city.
That was the starting point for entering the upper class and the beginning of rapid success.
The wish of almost every family in the satellite city is to enter the Twelve Base City, even if it is a slum, because that way safety is guaranteed.
In the eyes of people in the satellite city, as long as they can live in the base city, it is the beginning of happiness.
The base city is already overcrowded and it is difficult to accept new people.
Children in satellite cities will have the opportunity to stay in the base city only if they are admitted to a good university. For ordinary people, if they want to live in the base city, they need to pay 5 million Singapore dollars.
This amount of money is an astronomical amount for an average family, and for an average worker, it would be impossible to save it even if they don’t eat or drink for a hundred years.
And this is just one person. If it is a family, it would be tens of millions.
Even if they get into a good university and can stay and work in the base city, only some of them can bring their parents and family to the base city through their own efforts.
Therefore, few people from the satellite city can enter the base city.
There are many ways to change your destiny.
You can do it by studying hard, getting into a good university, finding a good job after graduation, or starting a business and making a lot of money.
But the fastest and highest status is undoubtedly to refine the demon spirit on the awakening day and become a demon spiritual master.
As long as you refine a high-level demon spirit, you can change your own destiny, and even the destiny of your family.
After discussing the Awakening Day, it was time to show off their children in various ways.
Those whose children have good talents will talk about their children's achievements without hesitation. This is what they are most proud of, and it is also their greatest hope in living a numb life.
Those who do not have children at this time, or whose children have poor grades, can only show envy and are not qualified to express opinions.
"So what if she got admitted to one of the three major hero academies? Zhang Aomei's daughter didn't get admitted to Magic Star University. She doesn't work here like us."
Suddenly, a fat woman said.
As soon as he said this, everyone became slightly quiet, and soon many people laughed out loud and looked not far away.
There, steam lingers.
An old woman in her fifties or sixties, with white hair and sagging skin, who seemed to be in a bad mood, was holding an iron and ironing her clothes carefully.
People were chatting just now, and the old woman remained silent. When the topic of children came up, she lowered her head and lowered her sense of presence. But there was no surprise, they still talked about themselves.
Seeing everyone's joking looks, she didn't refute, nor was she impatient when people asked her questions again and again. She just smiled, with a slight bitterness in her smile.
Such topics come up every two or three days.
From the initial unconvinced argument to now bowing her head in silence, she has become accustomed to it.
"Why are you talking about this? Aren't you tired of saying it so many times? Her son is paralyzed and is still being treated in the hospital. In addition to going to work every day, he also has to clean the factory. He works eighteen hours a day. Is it easy?"
Some people didn't smile and frowned.
But this did not make the fat woman restrain herself. Instead, she said louder: "Isn't this curiosity? Zhang Aomei, is your daughter really at Magic Star University?"
Zhang Aomei lowered her head, did not respond, and ironed her clothes carefully.
Not answering did not make the fat woman calm down, but made her laugh even more unscrupulously:
"It must be a lie. Those who can get into Magic Star University are the proud ones of heaven, and I still use you to work. After so long, I have already made money, and I will take you to Magic Star."
Listening to these harsh words, Zhang Aomei wanted to refute.
Not only is her daughter in Magic Star University, she was also specially recruited, which is much more difficult than getting into the exam.
Two days ago, my daughter remitted 1.2 million back.
The workers in the factory earn only three to four thousand yuan a month. After a year's expenses, they have less than a few thousand yuan left. Those with two children at home cannot make ends meet and have to borrow money to survive.
One million and two hundred thousand, this is money that the fat woman will never earn in her lifetime.
Zhang Aomei wanted to refute, but in the end he said nothing.
1.2 million, such a large amount of money, will cause many people to become greedy.
This money is for my son’s medical expenses.
She still has to work in the factory. We are all ordinary people and earn a hard salary. It is not a good thing if people envy her too much.
If you don't fit in with others, you will be ostracized.
She has experienced this personally.
The fact that their daughter was specially recruited into Magic Star University truly became their pride and the pride of the whole family at first.
But for more than a year, because of their son's accident, the couple worked in the factory and worked hard to make money, which made them ridiculed.
Only you can understand the sadness in it.
Seeing that Zhang Aomei did not dare to refute as usual, the fat woman raised her head and sneered proudly, saying: "I'm right, if it's true, why didn't she refute?"
Ding ding ding...
While everyone was chatting, a harsh bell suddenly rang. This was the sound of an emergency gathering in the factory. It would only ring when something serious happened.
"Could it be that monsters are attacking the city?"
Everyone stopped what they were doing, their bodies tensed and their expressions worried. Some even trembled with fear on their faces.
But judging from the appearance of the factory leaders, it seems that this is not the case.
"Hurry up and run, everyone hasn't eaten yet? Let's gather outside the venue. There are big shots here."
The man who looked like a leader shouted.
"What big shot?"
It wasn't a monster attacking the city, so everyone breathed a sigh of relief and didn't dare to ask, let alone complain.
There is no shortage of workers in the factory.
In the factory, the leaders are like local emperors. Although they are nothing to the outside world, here, with just one word, they will lose their jobs.
In today's society, it is not easy to find a job, even as a factory worker with such a low salary.
five minutes later.
More than 500 people in the factory gathered outside the factory, led by more than a dozen management leaders. They were also discussing, looking confused, as if they didn't know who the big shot was?
Such a big shot, why would he come to a small garment factory like theirs?
It's been an hour, but the so-called big shot hasn't appeared yet.
The employees were talking in low voices. Although they were impatient in their hearts, they didn't dare to have any opinions as the leaders were waiting obediently.
"coming."
Suddenly, there was a slight commotion in the crowd, and everyone looked up.
I saw a silver-white floating car appearing in mid-air. The wing logo on the front of the car was the familiar 'double wings', a luxury car with a minimum starting price of 10 million.
Under the gaze of everyone, the luxury car slowly descended and landed on the ground.
A man and a woman opened the car door and walked out.
The man was in his forties or fifties and had gained serious weight. All the employees were familiar with this man.
Dongyang Satellite City is divided into seven districts. Their location is Anning District. The man named Xie Dafu is the district chief of this district.
But why would the district mayor come to a small garment factory like theirs?
Is this for inspection?
What surprised them even more was that in their eyes, the aloof Shangdu District Chief was very polite to the woman next to him with a smile on his face.
The employees did not know the woman.
But the factory director couldn't help but tremble in his heart at this moment.
Anyone who does business would not fail to recognize the woman in front of him.
Huang Xintao is the spokesperson of the seven major families in the Magic City and the Huang Group in Dongyang.
As a member of the Glory clan, Huang Xintao is a real big shot. No wonder even the district chief has to fawn over him respectfully.
Such a person can make an area develop rapidly with just a few words.
"Why did Huang Xintao come here?"
The director's heartbeat was very fast. He had no place or qualifications to curry favor with such a big shot.
Just as he was about to step forward, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and Huang Xintao came to the back of the car and opened the door.
Turns out to be a bigger person?
The factory director felt his blood boiling and his heart beating fast.
Under his gaze, a young man got out of the car.
The young man looked to be about 20 years old. He was not tall, less than 1.7 meters tall. He could not be said to be skinny, but he was extremely thin, his face was a little pale, and he seemed to be in a very bad mental state.
Huang Xintao stood behind the young man, slightly leaning half of his body, as if to show respect.
Although the young man was in a bad mental state, he looked obviously a little excited and seemed to be looking for someone in the crowd.
Among the employees, Zhang Aomei looked a little surprised and confused, and whispered to herself: "It seems to be Xiaojun?"
That young man and her daughter really look alike.
Her daughter had such a crew cut two years ago. She also said several times that her daughter didn’t look like a girl.
Although she has lost a lot of weight, as a mother, she still recognizes her daughter, but she just doesn't dare to recognize her.
Could such a big shot, someone who even the district chief wants to fawn over, be his own daughter?
