Life Dungeon Game

The biggest problem lies in the investment in new projects, new grain processing plants, and new military industrial plants.

Especially in food and military industry, the Nolanca Group's technology is too outdated. Apart from the weakened version of the Adam armor, the Cain mech, the production process of many of the group's weapons is far inferior to that of the Federation's leading military industrial conglomerates.

Even the mercenary groups under the group only ordered a batch of 'Cain' type micro mechs, and the other weapons were purchased from Ives Space Systems.

Developing advanced equipment and processes requires continued large-scale investment.

Unlike the military industry, which at least has one leading product, the Nolanca Group in the food industry has almost no leading technology. The quality and quantity of its various grains, synthetic starches, and synthetic meat products are inferior to those of the federal conglomerates.

Fortunately, the products developed by the grain project companies are still being sold within Kaya City, which allows the project to recoup some funds and support its continued operation.

This is a matter of expenditure, but in addition to expenditure, there is also the matter of 'income'.

Currently, the entire group is experiencing product backlog.

With the group investing heavily in building factories and hiring workers, the investment has been made, but many of the products produced have been stockpiled and cannot be sold smoothly.

Although consumption in Kaya City has increased with the increase in the number of workers, people who had just experienced poverty are still hesitant to spend freely. The city's economic recovery is slow, and the city cannot fully consume the newly produced products.

The markets in the cities where the Nolanca Group originally conducted its transactions have become saturated and even show signs of decline, which means that these 'excess' goods cannot be fully absorbed.

The core of the Nolanca Group's current financial crisis is that the increase in revenue cannot keep up with the increase in expenditure, resulting in a deficit and more and more cash flow being invested in it.

The solution is simple: cutting costs is impossible. Once investment and production stop, a large number of people will immediately lose their jobs.

Judging from the current situation, there is significant room for growth in consumption within Kaya City. By rationally adjusting the industrial structure and extending the time horizon, the goods produced by the factories can be absorbed internally.

Therefore, the problem that needs to be solved now is the short-term financial issue.

If cutting costs doesn't work, then the only option is to increase revenue.

There are two ways to open source: one is to find a way to generate a large amount of cash flow, and the other is to find a way to sell off all the stockpiled goods. If the current market can't absorb them, then open up new markets.

However, now that most major cities in the Federation have been divided up by large conglomerates, it is inevitable to clash with some of these conglomerates if one wants to gain access to new markets.

In fact, the Nolanca Group has a new market.

That's Rock City.

After the mining consortium collapsed, the Norlanca Group successfully entered the Rock City market and won numerous urban redevelopment projects.

However, due to decades of unsustainable exploitation by mining conglomerates, the vast majority of people in Rock City are so poor that they can't even afford to eat, let alone consume.

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Although Rock City's economy is steadily recovering thanks to the implementation of a series of policies by the new mayor, Wright, that is, after all, a market for the future.

The Nolanca Group needs to address its immediate challenges.

Of course, money is the main issue, but not the only one.

There are also some problems that money can't solve.

For example, medical issues.

The progress of the medical project has been extremely difficult.

First, Nolanca Group hospitals have difficulty recruiting enough doctors. Most of the doctors in the federal government are trained by medical consortia, and these doctors are tied to their positions with high salaries and hefty penalties for breach of contract, making it difficult for them to switch jobs easily.

And top-tier doctors are basically impossible to find.

Even though the Nolanca Group spent a lot of money to poach a group of doctors, this group was far from enough to support the entire Nolanca Group's medical projects.

More importantly, the medical consortium led by Starstar Pharmaceuticals united to confront Nolanca Group after realizing that Nolanca Group wanted to reform the medical industry.

They will poach doctors from the Nolanca Group at higher prices and do everything they can to prevent doctors from joining the Nolanca Group.

Without qualified and experienced senior doctors as instructors, the previously conceived medical academy for the common people could not begin.

Furthermore, after the Norlanca Group launched its new health insurance program, these healthcare consortia joined forces to raise prices, increasing the expenses of Norlanca Group's insurance companies. To date, the insurance companies responsible for the health insurance have shown signs of losses.

These extra payments all ended up in the pockets of healthcare conglomerates.

Because it lacks its own doctors and medical school, the Nolanca Group has no bargaining power over medical prices and can only let others raise them.

He Ao knew very well that this was a show of force from the medical consortium, meant to discourage him from changing the medical industry system.

Any change will face tremendous resistance, something He Ao had already considered when he proposed these solutions.

Therefore, he is not surprised by the current predicament faced by the Nolanca Group.

Given Danilo's personality, if he can't overcome this hurdle, he will most likely choose to retreat in order to preserve the Nolanca Group, and then proceed with his plans gradually.

But if you back down now, it may be difficult to take another step forward later.

He sorted through the information in his mind. He needed an ally, an ally that was powerful enough and shared the same interests as the current Nolanca Group.

He looked up at Danilo, "What has the new mayor of Dawn City been doing lately?"

Christos has been in office for more than half a year, and he should have settled into his position and started to try some things.

Something came up today and it took a long time to get back to work. I probably won't be able to update until tomorrow.

Chapter 481 The fleeting romance dissipates like clouds, a farewell as swift as rain.

Christos is preparing for healthcare reform in Dawn City.

He plans to carry out in-depth reforms to healthcare in two aspects.

Firstly, we should promote legislation in Chenxi City to restrict the uncontrolled rise in medical prices, set an upper limit for the medical industry, and promote the establishment of public medical colleges. Secondly, we should carry out medical insurance reform and promote universal medical insurance.

The first approach addresses the root cause, controlling the problem of unaffordable medical care in Chenxi City at its source. However, this approach has a long lead time and requires a gradual approach. The second approach addresses the symptoms, providing short-term relief so that some people can quickly afford medical care.

Christos is currently trying to get the Dawn City Council to pass a series of bills he has proposed.

Dawn City is one of the most important focal points in the entire Federation, so Christos's actions have caused a huge uproar in the upper echelons of the Federation, with countless people watching his every move.

"Danny, do you think he can succeed?"

After hearing the old butler recount Christos's recent behavior, Heo asked softly.

"It's very difficult,"

The old butler shook his head.

"In the last two centuries of federal history, many mayors and presidents have attempted to reform healthcare, but ultimately their reforms either failed or they themselves died in 'accidents'."

"This path is difficult. Although Mr. Christos has become the mayor of Dawn City, it is still very difficult for him to fight against the Medical Foundation Alliance."

“As the largest monopoly conglomerate alliance in the Federation, the lobbyists employed by the medical conglomerate are active in front of the offices of every member of the Federal Parliament and the City Council,” Lina said softly beside her. “Passing a healthcare reform bill is more difficult than passing a resolution to stop the free lunch provided by Parliament.”

After six months of working at the Nolanca Group, Lina's vision and knowledge are far beyond what the confused media worker she once was could compare to.

"The free lunch in Parliament" is a joke often used by the federal public to describe how difficult it is to pass a bill.

The U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives, and most city councils provide free lunches for their members during working hours.

Because human technology was not as advanced as it is now when the Federation was first established, most members of parliament did not earn high salaries. The free lunch provided by the parliament was one of the few relatively affordable benefits, and no member of parliament was willing to give it up.

Therefore, the federal public uses the phrase "stop the free lunch for legislators" to refer to bills that are almost impossible to pass in Congress.

The opinions of the old butler and Lina basically represent the views of the entire upper class of the Federation.

Christos is doing something that is almost impossible to succeed at.

In fact, the Nolanca Group had already tried this before. With everyone working together and without any obstruction from the parliament, the Nolanca Group was now being forced into a dilemma by the medical consortium alliance.

No one in this world is a fool; the medical consortium will do everything in its power to protect its interests.

He Ao narrowed his eyes slightly.

However, Christos remained the mayor of Dawn City, the largest city in the Federation, and wielded absolute power in certain respects.

All he needed was a 'timing'.

After a brief moment of thought, He Ao opened his eyes.

She looked up at the old butler and asked, "Is Dr. Roger, who 'treated' me, here?"

"Dr. Roger went to visit an old friend in Limen City and will probably be back in a few days."

The old butler said softly that he had been keeping an eye on Vian's condition, as well as on Roger, who was able to maintain Vian's physical functions.

How long will it take for the transport plane to get to the store?

He asked in a low voice.

"If we communicate with the airport there, it will take about two hours."

The old butler replied.

Generally speaking, if you take the safe route, it would take at least four hours by airship from Limen City to Kaya City, while transport planes would be faster, although their carrying capacity would be much smaller.

“Contact the store and send someone to pick up Dr. Roger tomorrow morning,” He Ao pondered for a moment, then looked at the old butler, “Is Mr. Faith here?”

Fies is the leader of the Nolanca Mercenary Group and a Class B superhuman.

The old butler sat up slightly, a hint of surprise on his aged face. "Master Vian, are you going to mobilize the mercenary group?"

"Fortress City No. 146 is almost finished, isn't it?"

He Ao said meaningfully.

That will be a huge emerging market, and what the Nolanca Group lacks most right now is a market.

“That’s Stars Pharmaceuticals’ territory,” the old butler said hoarsely. “We can’t compete with a top-ten conglomerate like that in the Federation.”

Although the Nolanca Group holds absolute sway in Kaya City, it can only barely be considered a large conglomerate in the entire Federation. To deal with a behemoth like Star Pharmaceuticals, with a market value in the trillions and influence covering several cities, it would inevitably have to pay a heavy price.

“It’s alright, Danny,” Heo said, looking at the old butler. “I know what I’m doing.”

The old butler looked into He Ao's eyes, and finally, he nodded slightly.

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Limen Store

As the morning light shone through the window onto the soft bed, He Ao sat up from under the covers.

He gently rubbed his temples.

He spent the entire previous night in the Nolanca Group's conference room discussing with the old butler and others how to deal with the problems the Nolanca Group was currently facing. After the mercenary leader, Fiss, arrived, he discussed many details with Fiss.

He didn't see everyone off until dawn, finally getting a chance to 'take a nap' in the conference room.