Life Dungeon Game

"came back?"

His wife, Aisha, looking exhausted, placed the soup and bread she had prepared on the table. "Come and eat."

"How's the school search going for Annie today?"

Jack sat at the dining table and placed his daughter on a small stool beside him.

"I asked all the nearby kindergartens, there are five in total,"

Aisha sighed, "The cheapest one costs about 127 federal dollars per week for tuition, living expenses, and boarding fees."

"Ah."

Jack responded softly and lowered his head to eat his bread.

Jack's weekly wage, after deducting health insurance and social security, is 540 federal dollars per week.

Elsa's wages as a waitress are not stable, but judging from her colleagues, her weekly wage should remain between $370 and $420.

She doesn't have health insurance, so she has to buy the cheapest health insurance herself, which costs 45 federal dollars per week, meaning her actual weekly wage is between 325 and 375.

The couple's combined weekly income is barely around 900 federal dollars, which seems good, but 470 of those 900 federal dollars are used to pay the rent and management fees for their apartment.

After deducting the weekly fixed costs of water and electricity, food, and public transportation, there was hardly anything left of the remaining 430 federal dollars.

It will be difficult to squeeze out another 127 federal dollars for my daughter's schooling.

Annie stared wide-eyed at her parents, unable to understand why they were troubled.

"If all else fails, I can stop my medical insurance for now,"

Aisha looked down at the thick soup in her bowl. "Most of my colleagues don't have health insurance either. We're still young and healthy, so buying insurance would just be giving money away to insurance companies."

"Is there a kindergarten nearby that belongs to the Nolanca Group?"

Jack suddenly asked.

“Hmm,” Aisha nodded gently, “that place costs 135 federal dollars a week.”

"Today I heard from the workshop supervisor that full-time employees of the Nolanca Group can enjoy a 30% discount when attending kindergartens under the group, but the number of places is limited."

Jack slowly

Said.

“These limited spots are usually reserved for the children of group managers, how could it be our turn?”

Elsa sighed.

Jack didn't discuss the topic further, but instead asked, "How much of our savings from Dawn City do we have left?"

"There are 3,700 left."

Elsa replied.

“Take out five hundred… seven hundred, take out seven hundred. I’ll go see the workshop supervisor tomorrow,” Jack said, taking a bite of his bread. “There’s always a way.”

Annie shook her head, looked at her father, then at her mother. She knew this wasn't the time to be spoiled, so she lowered her head and sipped her soup slowly.

-

The night breeze caressed Lina's face.

She looked much better than before, and her messy chestnut hair was now neatly styled, making her appear smart and capable, just like a sophisticated urban professional.

She went home at noon, took a shower, and then took a nap, only waking up recently.

Although she dreamt many times of the horrific scene of Jett's death, she was too tired to react to these terrifying images.

She clutched the cold business card in her hand, wandering aimlessly through the night.

As a successful media professional, she naturally knew what the title of 'Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nolanca Group' meant.

He was the true ruler of the city, possessing all the city's wealth, a veritable uncrowned king.

Contact with such beings often means an opportunity for rapid advancement.

Logically, she should have been happy, but she only felt a little melancholy.

If this Mr. Vian is just an ordinary playboy, then she wouldn't mind having something happen with him.

Perhaps she can also take this opportunity to get in touch with high society circles.

But it is clear that Mr. Vian is not a playboy.

Judging from his previous devilishly seductive words and keen emotional insight, he is a leader with both courage and wisdom.

He is a pragmatist.

Following such a pragmatic leader can truly lead to success and a prominent position.

However, this also means bearing more risks.

In this world, gains and risks always go hand in hand.

It's a very simple logic. As the chairman of the board of directors of the Nolanca Group, all the best talents in Kaya City are gathered around him. Would the Vian Association not be able to find someone more capable than Lina?

That's almost impossible.

So the most likely reason why Vian found Lina is that his current situation is not good, and he cannot fully trust the people who were originally by his side.

Therefore, he wanted to find someone born into poverty, without any support, but with certain talents, and promote them to the center of power to counterbalance the existing faction.

Because this person does not belong to any faction or have any background, all his power comes from the bestowal of Wei'an. Therefore, only by firmly binding himself to him and standing firmly on the same side can one survive in the chaotic center of power.

Similarly, according to the rules of power operation, once a problem arises, this person will be thrown out immediately to quell public anger.

Therefore, staying by his side could mean being abandoned or dying at any time.

Lina stopped and looked up at the grand gate of the villa complex in front of her.

This was her first time visiting a villa in an affluent neighborhood.

While the vast majority of people in this city are crammed into high-rise buildings that look like stacks of urns.

Some people, however, can enjoy the sunshine, the courtyard, and the wide sky.

She walked and walked until she arrived here.

She was ultimately seduced by that man; she wanted to change the world, to change this twisted and terrible world.

Even if it means death.

She grasped a silver chain that ran across her collarbone and lifted it up.

It was a silver pendant. On the front was a miniature, eerie black-and-white smiling mask, while on the back was a single silver letter.

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Chapter 233 Following (Please subscribe, add to favorites, and vote with monthly tickets)

Kaya City 'Enjoy Time' Amusement Park

This amusement park is not large, is located in a remote area, and has few rides, so it can only attract some tourists from the surrounding area.

At this moment, several students who had come together were playing in the haunted house in the amusement park.

Most of the haunted houses in "Enjoy Time" use holographic projection technology, which is low-cost and makes it easier to change scenes, but the realism is slightly weaker than the real scene.

The students, playing and fooling around, quickly passed through most of the holographic projection scenes and entered the final real-life scene.

This real-life scene has been used for many years, but it hasn't been replaced because the amusement park isn't doing well economically.

The scene corridor spirals upwards along the stairs, surrounded by some scary real-life scenes. Some humanoid props contain mechanical parts that will perform terrifying actions to frighten tourists.

However, these students had clearly been here many times before; they laughed and joked as they passed through the surrounding scenery.

As they walked, the student at the back suddenly stopped. He pointed to a scene of a serial killer not far ahead and said with a trembling voice, "That doll seems to be looking at me."

In the scene depicting the serial killer, there are two mannequins: one lying on a chopping board, representing the dismembered body of the killer, and the other standing beside it holding a knife, representing the killer.

The doll the student was pointing at was the 'murderer' holding the knife.

“That’s a puppet. It’s not like this is your first time here,” a tall student in front waved his hand. “Let’s hurry up, we still have to get to the Ferris wheel.”

"Oh."

The student lagging behind glanced at the grotesque doll with its face covered in paint, then looked away and hurried up the stairs. "Actually, this haunted house is really creepy. When I was little, I came here with my parents and saw a child with a torn mouth in a corner around here. It was terrifying..."

As he spoke, he felt a sound behind him. He turned around and saw the 'murderous doll' facing him, its dark eyes staring intently at him.

He was momentarily stunned, unable to tell whether the doll was always facing this direction.

Just then, he saw the doll open its mouth, the corners of its mouth pulled to both sides, revealing the scars on its cheeks, its white teeth and bright red gums; it was 'smiling'.

"Ah!!! A monster!!!"

The student was so frightened that he took a step back, fell down on the stairs, and scrambled out.

"What an annoying guy."

The killer 'doll' swung its machete fiercely, slashing at the 'corpse' in front of it, causing bright red liquid to splatter out.

Beneath the corpse, in a place visible only to the 'doll,' lay a blurry photograph of a silver-and-black humanoid mecha.

-

"You are indeed here."

A tall, handsome figure with a smile walked towards them from a distance.

Lina looked at the young man in front of her with some surprise. She had just informed the security guard of her arrival, and the guard said he would contact Mr. Vian for her.

She thought the other party would send a servant to pick her up, or simply have a security guard take her to the villa entrance.

But no

To her surprise, the other party actually came to pick her up in person.

Given this disparity in status.

To be honest, she was a little touched.

"Mr. Vian, how can I help you?"