Lin Wang nodded, "To be precise, fifteen years, a fifteen-year major mine, enough to develop a new small town with mining as the mainstay. By then, a new town will rise around the mine area. In neighboring areas, two towns are unnecessary. Naturally, Starfire Town will lose its purpose. Starfire Town will be transformed into a transit warehouse, where no wastelanders are needed."
Ren Zhong, still puzzled, said, "But can’t we relocate the people from Starfire Town here?"
Lin Wang shook his head, "There are so many wastelanders in the world. As long as we put up a sign here showing we’re taking in wastelanders, more people will naturally flock here. As for the wastelanders in Starfire Town, hehe..."
"They’ve all been bought by the Mengdu Group."
Ren Zhong’s pupils narrowed, "Bought? Lives? But those wastelanders... they are all unaware, right?"
Lin Wang retorted, "Whether aware or unaware, what difference does it make? As long as Starfire Town fails the census, right after that, Mengdu Group’s people will arrive, and no one can escape. This was all orchestrated by General Manager Yang, and by then, the vast majority of citizens in the town will vote in favor, except for a few short-sighted ones... Well, your old flame Manager Ju is a kind person, and there’s no blame in that. Everyone has their own aspirations. In any case, it’s a done deal. General Manager Yang is going to profit big."
Ren Zhong did the math, "Even if each wastelander sells for fifty points, that’s only a million, right?"
"But Mengdu Group promised General Manager Yang exclusive operating rights for a big town. In that town, there are six such flourishing Ruined Beast mining areas like the old pit! The yield of the old pit once topped Source Star, but now it’s in decline. Six Ruined Beast mining areas are the real moneymakers. Once we move there, General Manager Yang will definitely expand, but we are his trusted followers. Good days are not far off."
Ren Zhong displayed a look of delight, "Really looking forward to it."
Lin Wang: "I’m looking forward to it too."
Ren Zhong immediately showed a worried expression, "But I’ve heard there’s a Professionals’ assessment during the census. Captain, what if, just if, a master emerges among the wastelanders and passes the assessment, what then?"
Lin Wang laughed and shook his head, "Impossible. This time, Mengdu Group’s Liao Yuan branch and Chenhui Company jointly set a high price, inviting a Fifth Level Professionals assessor who is the Cold-blooded Butcher. A terrifying Fifth Level Armored Soldier. He represents the peak of his kind. His strength is beyond imagination. On this planet, there isn’t a single Fifth Level Professional from wastelander origins who could defeat this person."
Ren Zhong grinned wide, "Then it’s settled."
Poor, pathetic, laughable Ma Dafu, daring to save these wastelanders.
Your townsfolk have been sold like goods by some corporate beast!
And you can’t even gather such crucial information.
Without your daughter’s Guard, you’re nothing.
No wonder I have to even tell you small matters like having no census officer.
You damn fool have been sidelined long ago!
You are a worthless Mayor through and through!
Your small-minded brain could grow on a pig!
With Ma Xiaoling being such a fool, Ma Dafu, it’s partly your fault!
Ren Zhong also realized, no wonder every wastelander wants to become a Citizen.
Turned out, those living inside the White Wall, like parasites on humans, the few town Citizens could actually decide the lives and deaths of the majority of wastelanders through so-called voting.
The wastelanders who supply and support the luxurious life of the Citizens don’t even have the right to know!
For a moment, he felt a sense of illusion.
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