Chapter 384 Little things(1/2)
Lu En returned to reality.
Thinking about how Bai can return to reality alive again.
Although a lot of people are going to die, we must not just use this as a sign to let people die casually.
If he can't die, he can't die. He will make every effort to save as many people as possible every day in the future.
Her body was not dead yet, it was just frozen by the holy bones. She didn't know how the holy bones worked, but Lu En could feel that there was a dying person inside.
Maybe this is the original "Saint" William Medici, but all the activities of this saint have been suppressed by the holy bones, and Bai is still alive and can perceive the outside world differently.
It may be that the addition of white caused the Holy Skeleton to lose some of its functions. Afterwards, it is still necessary to compensate for the lower tower, and it is necessary to rebuild a Holy Skeleton.
When we walked out of the tower, Ontario had already tightened its control over matters during the day, so no one was watching under the tower. Although there was no curfew in Ontario, the guards and city defenses dispatched collectively were trying to persuade pedestrians on the street to go home.
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Moreover, terrorist attacks during the day also make most people fearful.
No one knows if there will be a next time.
However, although the entire Anluo is not a city that never sleeps like Glow City or the Imperial Capital, due to the popularization of a large number of magic technology products and the magic street light network has been laid, the entire city is still bright and bright.
Lu En was walking alone on the bright road, but he was the only one around.
There was no one on the empty roadside, and the bright road was silent.
He concealed himself so that the occasional patrolman who passed by could not detect him even if he walked past him.
There are also those who can see him, that is, those level 7 experts who are responsible for monitoring the overall situation. Lu En is not strong enough to remain invisible in front of these professionals who specialize in investigation or perception.
It's really important to specialize in this.
But they all saw that this was the supreme ruler of this province of Ontario, so they did not come forward to disturb him.
When a level 9 person does things, they don't need to comment.
After Lu En left the tower, he was thinking about ways to walk around and look around.
He walked to a factory in Ontario. Although it was late at night, there was still no shutdown.
The roaring sound of the furnace can be heard from inside. The latest technology developed by the Monster Academy will be put into use here after verification, and production improvements will be made immediately.
Some workers are working, while others are resting.
Lu En could hear those who were resting chatting.
A worker who was taking a break and sandwiching meat with bread said to the worker next to him: "Hey, tell me, after the explosion during the day... is Ms. Bai okay? I'm still worried about her."
The worker ate rice from a box, so he didn’t need to pick it up. He just picked it up and started eating it in his mouth: "Ah? Why are you worried about that? Ms. Bai is a big shot. There must be the most powerful doctors to save her. I
I heard that even the bishop of the church on Tongren Street was called over, so everything will be fine for sure."
"Hey, why did you suddenly come here to carry out an attack? The monthly newspaper I bought before said that there were also terrorist attacks in Glow City, and several level 9 attacks were carried out. Do you think it has something to do with this?
Huh?" The worker who first asked the question sighed while eating a convenient sandwich.
"You two, don't think so much. I see, there must be some people who don't like us. Think about it, we want to get those bosses out of office. It's mentioned in the night school textbooks. I heard that in other provinces
My brothers all started fighting with those bosses, and a lot of people died. It must be those people who did it. They have a sworn enemy with us! Collet, you are from Apidou, tell me, what is going on over there?
The situation? Isn’t it particularly chaotic?” A man opposite who had just finished work and was still drinking water joined in, and even invited his friends around him.
"I've been here for two years, how do I know the situation in Apidu? But there was really a lot of trouble there before I left. The boss of Glow City is so heartless. He really wants us to do it without eating.
Later, when people from the federation came, they called on us to unite and go on strike. We held up slogans and small flags on the street and shouted, "A fair day's work, a fair day's wages." Later, the bosses
When the group comes, let the guards arrest us and then beat us."
"I'm telling you." The worker named Kolai seemed to be getting excited when he said this: "The beating was so fierce! Even the professionals got involved. I was in the back at that time, and the people in front were all the foremen.
, they are all level 3 and level 4, good guys, they are wielding hammers..."
He said it with such gusto that Lu En, who accidentally heard it from outside, couldn't help but recall the scene at that time.
Apidou is the core city along the coast, with a total of two million people gathered in this place.
This is the commercial capital and hub city of the entire coastal area. Huge shipyards have been built all over the port, and thousands of ships often fill the water.
When you go upstream from the sea to the many ports of Apidou, you can clearly see the vitality of this emerging city. On both sides of the coast, there are many houses, shipyards, and countless docks along both sides of the coast, which make the space increasingly dense.
, in the end only a narrow space was left in the middle of the river, and hundreds of boats kept coming and going in this narrow space.
It's so magnificent and simply intoxicating.
But this is just an appearance. Only through the endless crowd can you see the real Apidou.
Thousands of people, representing all classes and ranks, crowded in the streets of Apidou, passed each other, hurried past each other, but never looked at one another.
It's like they have nothing in common, like they have nothing to do with each other.
Everyone seemed to have established a tacit understanding, that is, apart from not obstructing the people walking towards them, there should be no exchange of words.
All these people gathered in a small street, but they seemed to be separated by countless walls. Everyone was pursuing private interests while showing a terrible indifference to the outside world.
It's not their fault because they wouldn't be able to survive otherwise.
Everyone only regards others as things that can be used; everyone exploits others. As a result, the strong trample the weak under their feet. A small group of people hold everything, while a large number of poor people can barely survive.
Inhuman indifference and hard-hearted egoism have taken root in the hearts of the people, which has brought about unspeakable poverty. Everywhere, everyone is facing a social war, and everyone is under siege.
, but at the same time, he deliberately besieged others.
In fact, due to the size of the city, slums filled with poor people are often close to the mansions of the rich. The only thing that distinguishes them is a magic barrier and a high physical wall. While the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, they use a lot of water to water the flowers and enjoy the beauty.
In my life, there is a magical barrier that blocks everything out.
On the other side, there are just smelly stagnant puddles and chaotic architectural forms, both of which hinder the circulation of air. Many people live in this small space, and the air is polluted and smelly.
From one shabby house to another, across the middle of the street, the ropes were pulled up and covered with wet rags.
According to statistics compiled by former workers at the Apidou Federation, there are more than 1,400 houses in just one worker gathering area, housing 2,795 families and a total of about 12,000 people.
The space for such a large population is less than one mile square in total. Due to such crowding, husbands, wives, and four or five children often live in only one 10-foot-square room.
Work, eat, sleep, get sick, die.
The Apidou workers living in such a place were quickly gathered by the federation.
They were united and demanded the demolition of the filthy place they originally lived in. For the first time, they understood that there was no benefit at all in being indifferent and desperately competing with brothers from other classes.
They gathered in the street and shouted loudly that the Federation brought them enough food to last for a week, because Lu En had already arranged the grain trade in Apidou, and everything was for now.
The Chamber of Commerce from Ontario secretly provided them with food, and the mentors hidden among the crowd spread knowledge to them.
They have many more professionals and their strength has been greatly strengthened.
They have no worries.
The conflict lasted for four days, and more than a hundred people died during the conflict. Some died in fighting with guards, and some died in prison after being arrested. However, a staged victory was achieved in the end.
On the fifth day, the bosses finally couldn't bear the loss of factory shutdown and order delay. Every day of shutdown is a huge risk. Once the order is delayed, it will bring huge compensation, and may even be directly canceled by the other party, and all the things produced will be lost.
If they accumulate and cannot be sold, they will have to pay compensation and refund to the other party.
They stepped up their offensive.
Because during these four days, the bosses discussed it and found that if they agreed to the workers' demands, they might face endless greed in the future.
The bosses put themselves on behalf of those workers, and their selfish nature made them shudder. If the workers do this every time, then they might as well let them close the factory! This is a bunch of unfamiliar wolves.
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They went on strike because they thought the wages were too low. They must be suppressed!
Therefore, the businessmen used their social connections and a large amount of bribes to persuade a general from Apidou to dispatch an infantry battalion from his direct troops.
The professional soldiers were divided into several teams, accepted the order, surrounded the workers, forced them to gather together, and then drove them towards the seaside and river, trying to force them to jump into the water themselves.
All members of the army are combat professionals with an average level of 1, the officers are at the base level of level 3, and the battalion commander is a level 5 warrior.
Moreover, they are also proficient in military battle formations. As the direct troops of a general, they are undoubtedly the elite of the empire. They are well-equipped and well-trained, and they are definitely not something that ordinary workers can defeat.
This crackdown killed hundreds of workers who dared to come forward, causing most to flee by jumping into the water, while the rest were arrested.
Then... the recorder of the federation on the side reported the military departure incident to the military, and then, through Anluo's relationship, presented the matter to the bureaucrats of Apidou's Reform Party and the New Monster Party.
This is an excellent ammunition, and even the Conservative Party is willing to intervene in it. The reason is very simple. Since the actual person in charge of Apidou is Marshal Slaer, in this city on the border of the empire, the largest
The profit distributor is the military.
A bunch of imperial political parties, including the Agrarian Party, the Conservative Party, the Reform Party, the New Monster Party, etc. all hope to take a bite out of this, and at the very least they have to make the military bow their heads.
The fact that the army marched out privately to suppress civilians may not be a big deal, but it is not a small matter at all.
It is a trivial matter if no one cares about it. If someone uses this as ammunition, they can say as much as they want, and even a label of rebellion can be pinned on the head of that general.
After a series of political attacks, the military punished the general, and out of anger, the general severely punished the businessmen. With the aftermath of this incident, the workers finally won, and the businessmen were forced to compromise.
Yes, they promised to increase wages, improve benefits, increase vacations, and provide workers' compensation for injuries.
For the imperial nobles, this is a very common political struggle. It is not unusual. This kind of thing happens every month. It is nothing more than a struggle for power and profit. There is nothing to worry about.
To these nobles, the Monster New Party only uses this opportunity to attack their opponents. They have used this trick many times, and it has proven successful time and time again.
To be continued...