Life Dungeon Game

DeSanchez watched the growing crowd below the stage.

Some people say that they are different from us.

"How are they different from us? They have the same eyes as us, the same hands and feet, and they work just as hard as we do to survive."

"In Whitland, the average household garbage collection fee is $1.52 per square meter per month, while in Dawn City it's $1.37, and in Irons it's $1.48."

"Our garbage collection company charges the highest garbage collection fees in the entire Federation, but what do they do? They just send garbage trucks and deliver the garbage to the Zarote District."

"They don't need to build any waste treatment plants, and there are no laws restricting their exorbitant fees."

"In any city in the Federation, cleaning companies' costs account for 70 to 80 percent of their total revenue, while in Whitland, their costs account for less than 50 percent of their revenue."

"Many of the people standing here are from the Ernst district, and I'm sure you all have a friend or relative who works for a cleaning company."

"In Dawn City, the average weekly wage for a garbage collector is 327 Federal Dollars, while in Whitland, the average weekly wage for a garbage collector is only 279 Federal Dollars."

"The profits far exceed those of our peers. Where does this money come from? It comes from every scavenger, every garbage cleaner, and from every one of us who pays high garbage cleaning fees."

Are scavengers different from us? No, they are just like us!

"We are all people whose blood and sweat are being drained by garbage cleaning companies."

"Those garbage collection fees that we shouldn't have had to pay, those expenses that we could have avoided, if we could have kept them, we could have given our children an extra piece of meat, bought more medicine for our elderly, and saved another family member who wouldn't have survived."

“Some might ask, Senator, what’s the point of saying this? These rules have been in place for centuries, can we really change anything?”

DeSanchez stopped and looked at the densely packed crowd that had come to listen to his speech.

"Of course we can change!"

"Eight hundred years ago, our ancestors united and built high walls and this city amidst blood and fire, so that their descendants could grow up in peace and human civilization could continue."

"We can still unite now!"

"For our own sake, and for the sake of our children and grandchildren, let's change all of this!"

Hesy stood in the crowd, gazing at DeSanchez on the podium, the bright light shining on both her and DeSanchez's faces.

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November 18st

Senator DeSantis's inaugural address was like a boulder thrown into calm water, revealing the hidden corner of scavengers that the people of Whitland had been unwilling to talk about for centuries.

In just a few hours, scavengers became the top trending topic in Wetterland, and those hidden histories resurfaced.

On the morning of March 18, scavenger leader Hashi held a press conference to announce that the scavengers would close the Zarote area on March 19 and would no longer accept garbage transported by the cleaning company alliance unless the Witland city government was willing to recognize the scavengers' Witland citizenship.

In addition, the scavenger leader emphasized that if scavengers were granted normal status, they would form their own cleaning company and reduce the price of garbage disposal per square meter to below 1.3 federal dollars.

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November 19st

Huierme Medical Foundation

Media outlets, led by Witland Entertainment News, published articles fiercely criticizing the scavengers, claiming they were treacherous and that Witland had taken them in, yet they refused to perform their duties.

Scavenger leader Hashi produced documents showing the agreement between the Whitland city government and the scavengers. The documents showed that during the expansion of Whitland, the city government occupied the scavengers' territory. In exchange, the city government promised that the scavengers could live in the city and that the Zarote area would be permanently reserved for the scavengers.

At the same time, Hayes also emphasized that the scavengers are mainly targeting the cleaning company's centuries-long, bottomless, and increasingly exploitative oppression, and are not at odds with the entire city of Whitland.

In such harsh living conditions, the average lifespan of scavengers is less than 45 years, a point where they can no longer endure it.

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November 21st

With the closure of the Zarote region, the city's waste cannot be processed, and piles of household garbage have begun to appear on the roadside.

Protests erupted in various parts of Witland, demanding that cleaning companies handle the garbage and that the Witland city government resolve the issue.

The incident escalated further and spread throughout the entire federation.

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November 22st

A coalition of cleaning companies, led by Welly Cleaning, has begun an emergency cleanup of the city’s garbage. Reports indicate that the coalition violated federal law by hauling municipal waste out of the city and dumping it directly without treatment. This practice could lead to a wasteland encroaching on the city of Whitland.

The Cleaning Companies Alliance denied the claim.

The FBI announced it was involved in the investigation.

As the garbage piled up in the streets of Whitland, large-scale street protests began to gather.

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November 23st

Mayor Christos of Dawn City announced that scavengers could be accepted as citizens of Dawn City, according to the standards for wilderness wanderers.

However, news reports indicate that the scavengers themselves cannot afford the travel expenses to Dawn City, and those without legal status cannot purchase airship tickets. Therefore, Christos only made some hypocritical and meaningless statements.

The protests sparked by the piles of garbage escalated further, and Mayor Whitland stated in a televised address that he would properly handle the garbage problem.

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November 24st

The Nolanca Group in Kaya City stated that it is currently short of enough industrial employees. If scavengers are willing, it can provide them with interest-free loans for travel expenses to Dawn City, and the group will provide unified airship transportation.

After scavengers obtain official status, they can directly join the branch office in Dawn City, which is willing to provide food resources and low-interest loans to scavengers without income.

Scavenger leader Haishi held a press conference to thank Dawn City and the Nolanca Group for their support.

He also stated that if the problem is eventually resolved, he is willing to relocate the entire group of scavengers.

The Westland Star News published an article that day with the title:

The most incompetent city government in a century, Whitland, needs the help of Dawn City to solve its citizen problems.

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November 25st

After the incident continued to escalate for a week, Huierme Medical Consortium announced that it would invest in the construction of a large-scale waste treatment plant, and stated that it would use several of the group's large warehouses as waste storage centers, and would solve the waste disposal problem within a few weeks.

at the same time

The Huiermei Medical Foundation is willing to coordinate a consortium of cleaning companies to reduce cleaning costs.

According to Witland Star News, the move by the Wyrmmed Medical Foundation does not significantly solve the waste disposal problem, and the factory construction period will take at least several months unless the Wyrmmed Medical Foundation is willing to spend a large amount of money to increase investment.

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November 26st

"The Huiermei Medical Consortium has already started using warehouses to store compressed waste, and the factory construction site has also been selected. They really have the money and resources to build a waste treatment center."

Ryan placed the tablet on the table and looked at Hayes. "Boss, what do we do?"

"They are gambling,"

DeSanker, standing to the side, placed his hands on the table, his brow furrowed. "We're betting that we can't hold on. The scavengers can't live off the support of the Nolanca Group forever, and the Nolanca Group can't support us forever. The scavengers still need a job to support themselves. But if we lose this time, the scavengers will likely face even harsher retaliation."

"Has the first group of people to go to Dawn City been confirmed?"

Looking at the sunlight outside the window, Hai Xi didn't answer directly, but asked softly.

“That’s confirmed,” Ryan nodded, “but most scavengers are unwilling to leave their homes.”

"What are you going to do next?"

DeSanchez looked at Hayes.

Hai Xi lowered her head, glanced at the small, white bone handle she held in her hand, and slowly spoke.

"Wait."

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November 28st

FBI agents suddenly stormed into the residence of former Senator Ned, who had just left office, and arrested him on multiple charges, including sexual assault and bribery.

At the same time, the FBI headquarters in Irons issued a statement announcing the formation of an investigation team to investigate the Huierme Medical Foundation's bloody experiments, collusion with cults, and summoning of evil gods.

The investigation team will be dispatched directly from FBI headquarters.

An FBI spokesperson said the FBI had received a definite tip, but did not specify what the tip was.

The stock price of Huiermei Medical Consortium continued to fall that day.

That evening, a comprehensive report was posted online and spread throughout the entire federation in a very short time.

The material alleges that Wells, a former board member of the Wirme Medical Foundation, illegally conducted bloody sacrificial experiments with the support of the Wirme Medical Foundation and attempted to summon a resurrected evil god in Wetterland.

While everyone's attention is focused on the scavengers, a horrific case lurking in the shadows of Whitland comes to light.

The material shows that the conspiracy ultimately failed because of the resistance of a university professor who was persecuted by Wells, who was also killed in the incident, and the Wells Medical Research Building was destroyed in the incident.

An FBI spokesperson said they had "no knowledge" of the leak of the document.

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November 29st

Scavenger Press Conference

"Ms. Haixi, I am a reporter from Yinuo Media. Are you aware of the information circulating online about the Huiermei Medical Foundation colluding with a cult?"

A reporter sitting towards the back stood up. "This document mentions that the university professor who ultimately prevented the disaster but didn't leave his name received help from a scavenger leader. Could you please tell me more about that?"

Is the scavenger leader mentioned in the document you? Did the events described in this document actually happen? What was the name of that unsung hero?

"Please, reporter, do not ask questions that are irrelevant to the press conference."

Someone in the crowd couldn't help but say something.

Hai Xi stood on the podium, ignoring the commotion below. She looked at the reporter, her voice calm.

"His name was Jess, and he was a professor at Whitland University. He is now buried in Inwitt Cemetery with his family."

An eerie silence fell over the entire venue as everyone digested Hai Xi's bombshell statement from the stage.

"Ms. Haixi, I would like to ask if you personally witnessed the entire incident?"