Life Dungeon Game

If the answer is no, then another problem arises: 'You are already the mayor of Dawn City, the theoretical highest leader of Dawn City. If you don't restrain your supporters, are you going to use your power to protect them?' That would become a stain on your record.

Christos seemed surprised to be asked this question in the interview, and he answered with a smile.

"In fact, I do not call those who oppose me opponents. Rather, they are potential supporters who have not yet benefited from my policies. Recently, many newspapers and programs have been promoting the idea that my governing strategy is radical and will undermine the stability of Dawn City, causing damage to the interests of the middle class and some small business owners."

But in reality, I am a standard moderate, and my governance is fundamentally aimed at enabling the majority of people in Dawn City to live better lives.

You mean...?

The host, seeing Christos navigate around the trap, immediately interrupted, wanting to continue asking questions.

“Please let me finish,” she said, but Christos interrupted her with a gentle, convincing smile, and continued.

"Fundamentally, most of the 'middle class' are also oppressed by conglomerates. Although they earn high wages, they are always worried about losing their jobs and being unable to afford high loans. In order to appear 'valuable,' they often have to work far more hours than normal."

Small business owners can only make a living in business sectors that conglomerates don't value. Once they create excellent products, they will face low-price suppression or hostile takeovers by conglomerates.

In fact, both of these groups would benefit from my advocacy of 'shrinking conglomerates and protecting workers'; they are opposing me now, they just haven't realized it yet.

When they realize that I am working hard for them, they will firmly support me.

So I don't call them 'opponents,' they're just my 'potential supporters.'

Christos successfully turned this interview into his 'personal opinion show,' and used the 'fifteen minutes' buzz to refute some of the views that recently criticized him in news programs, and to present his theories to some potential supporters.

He Ao took a sip of his drink and turned off the TV.

Although Christos is indeed exceptionally capable, he is facing a consortium with far greater resources than he does.

-

The moon sets and the sun rises; a dreamless night.

The next morning, He Ao and Penny left the hotel early.

If you want to survive in the city, the first thing you need to do is find a job that can support you.

He Ao needed to know how difficult it was for homeless people to find work in Chenxi City, so he found a well-regarded job agency nearby on a search engine and went there directly to inquire.

Employment agencies are intermediary organizations that introduce jobs to the unemployed or jobless. They profit by charging referral fees or receiving subsidies from the city hall.

"Tell me your social security card number... Are you wanderers in the wilderness?"

The staff member in charge of receiving He Ao and his companion was a plump woman in her thirties. She looked at the documents in her hand, then looked up at He Ao in surprise, "I'm sorry, we don't have any suitable jobs for wilderness wanderers here."

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"What are your social security numbers...?"

"Sorry, we cannot introduce you to jobs without a social security number."

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"If you go to the factory, you also need your social security card number. The factory will check your past credit record, and according to the laws of Chenxi City, all employers must purchase social insurance for their employees."

"Are there any jobs that don't require a social security card number? I don't know. We are a legitimate employment agency. You should try asking at other agencies. Sorry."

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"I'm sorry... Without a social security card number, the employer cannot verify the employee's identity. If any problems arise, our employment agency will also be held responsible. You can try asking other agencies."

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I asked several large employment agencies, and the responses I received were basically all polite rejections.

Employers are not required to provide social insurance for their employees in accordance with the law, but they do need to see the employees' social security numbers to ensure that they are not hiring criminals and that their own interests are not harmed.

After all, the vast majority of people in the federal government are born with a Social Security number, and not having a Social Security number suggests that there is something wrong with that person.

They may call themselves wilderness wanderers, but they may not actually be wilderness wanderers.

Of course, through conversations with the staff of these employment agencies, He Ao also learned that no company dares to hire genuine wilderness wanderers.

The reason is simple: the visas for wilderness wanderers to enter the city usually have an expiration date.

Short-term tourist visas like the ones He Ao and Penny received are generally only valid for seven days.

According to the laws of Chenxi City, after a tourist visa expires, it can be renewed at the Chenxi City Defense Force Immigration Administration Office, and theoretically, the renewal period can be extended indefinitely.

However, if a wilderness wanderer stays in the city for 28 consecutive days within a month, the city garrison is very likely not to renew his visa, and may even refuse to issue him a new visa for the next few months.

The city garrison typically refuses on the grounds that it may affect the security of the city.

Why would it affect the safety of the city?

Because it is difficult for vagrants to find stable work in the city, the city guards have a motive to suspect that the vagrants are doing illegal things in the city.

Once their visas expire and cannot be renewed, the homeless people will be forcibly evicted from the city.

This makes businesses worry about whether the nomads they hire can work stably, since hiring people also incurs costs.

Unable to find stable employment, one cannot obtain a long-term visa, and the inability to obtain a long-term visa, in turn, affects the job search.

This makes it difficult for wilderness wanderers to stay in the city for long.

In the past, Ronald would only come to the city a few times, trade furs, and leave. All he knew was that visas could be renewed indefinitely, but he didn't know that if he stayed in the city for too long, the city guards would refuse to give him a new visa.

A luxury car drove through the street, and the wind blew Penny's short hair.

The young girl was clearly disappointed. "Is it really that hard to find work in the city? Chief, where do we go next?"

"Go to the social security group."

He gazed at the magnificent steel jungle ahead and said softly.

Cities do not welcome wanderers from the wilderness.

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The two took a taxi to the Social Security Group building.

The Social Security Group building is not tall and looks quite old.

Only the first and second floors of the entire building are reception halls for the public; the third floor and above are office buildings.

Nowadays, the vast majority of social security cards are applied for online and then mailed out.

After a newborn is born, parents only need to fill out a simple form online and attach a birth certificate issued by a hospital with a valid business license to apply for a social security card for their child.

The social security group will verify the authenticity of the information on the form, and then within a week, it will mail the brand-new social security card to the residential address filled in on the application form.

For matters such as pension insurance and retirement, confirmation can be done remotely online, allowing people to complete most of these transactions without leaving home.

Therefore, most of the employees of the social security group are responsible for online services, and there are very few offline service windows. Offline windows are generally used to handle some complex and special cases.

For example, an adult applying for a new card.

The lobby was not crowded and was quite empty.

He Ao took a number and waited for about half an hour before sitting down at the window.

"Hello, are you here to apply for a new social security card?"

The staff member was a sweet-voiced young woman with golden curly hair. She smiled at He Ao and asked softly.

"Yes."

He Ao nodded slightly.

"Please show your birth certificate and passport," the staff member said gently. "Passports and birth certificates from places other than Chenxi City are also acceptable; we will contact the group's branch office in your birthplace to verify the information."

"Is it okay if I don't have a birth certificate and passport?"

"If you have lost your birth certificate, you can tell me the hospital where you were born, the time of your birth, and the name you were registered with. We can then verify this information. Similarly, if you have lost your passport, you can tell us your passport code, and we can contact the city government to inquire about it."

"I am a wanderer in the wilderness."

He Ao said calmly.

"what?"

The staff member was taken aback for a moment, as if she had never encountered this situation before. Then, after thinking for a moment, she slowly stood up and said softly to He Ao, "Please wait a moment, I need to ask my supervisor."

Then she went backstage.

After a while, a capable woman with black hair in a ponytail, who looked to be in her forties and was dressed in a neat uniform, appeared behind the window along with the staff member from before.

She gave He Ao an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, according to the company's regulations, we cannot process social security cards for people living in the wilderness right now. If you only have a passport and no birth certificate, you can still apply for a social security card, but if you don't have a passport or a birth certificate, then there's nothing we can do."

He looked into her eyes and nodded gently, "Okay, thank you."

Then he got up and walked towards the waiting area.

Penny saw him approaching, hesitated, and stood up. "Chief, how is it?"

He Ao shook his head. "No."

Penny paused, then sighed softly, "It's so nice to live in the city."

It's tough.

He Ao didn't say anything, but simply led Penny towards the outside of the Social Security Building.

The supervisor's words just now revealed another piece of information: it is possible to apply for a social security card even without a birth certificate, only with a passport.

However, a birth certificate is required to apply for a passport.

After the newborn is born, the parents go to the city hall together with the birth certificate issued by the official hospital to apply for a local passport for the child.

You don't need a birth certificate; you can apply for a social security card with just your passport. This means that since you have a passport, it proves that the municipal government believes you were born here and that your birth certificate has already been verified, so you don't need a birth certificate.

However, considering that adults are required to bring both their birth certificate and passport when applying for a social security card, it is clear that the social security group does require a birth certificate.

That statement can also be interpreted as meaning that some people can bypass 'birth' and obtain a passport directly from the city hall.

The social security group also recognizes this type of passport.

But even if there really is a way to directly obtain a Dawn City passport, the fact that this method has not been made public suggests that it is probably not that easy.

Although He Ao's current C-level strength makes it possible to achieve even the most challenging methods, he has to consider not only himself, but also the more than one hundred wilderness wanderers in the camp, most of whom are ordinary people.