Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

“Now I’m making a lot of money.”

A businessman smiled happily and looked at the orders that kept coming in on the computer. The factory was open 24 hours a day, and the businessman almost lived and ate in the mall. They were one of the factory towns in the Phoebus family's territory.

Now these factories are all producing weapons-related accessories. Because demand exceeds supply, wars have begun in all parts of the grassland except in the south.

But this time the war is not like before, but is proceeding slowly. All parties are negotiating, but there is only one premise for the negotiation, which one has stronger force.

Only by being able to win on the battlefield will they have more bargaining chips during negotiations, and some large families began to sell mutants as mercenaries to some small families.

There is only one way to do this, to maintain the balance of the battlefield, and the big family can definitely make huge profits from it.

Many small families exchanged their hoarded supplies for some war supplies. This approach is understandable, because everyone wants to outdo each other, so that they can gain more advantages in negotiations.

War is just a means of re-dividing towns. Many ordinary mutants took advantage of this time to spontaneously form mercenaries, and some ordinary people also started family workshops to produce some war needs. s things.

No one cares how the war started or when it will end. Many people in the stable areas have made war fortunes recently. The war at the beginning was extremely anxious for many people, fearing that they would also be involved. into the war.

However, many people are very happy now, because for them, the war is just daily news. Many of them have become rich because of the war, and their family income has become relatively abundant.

Although I heard that many people die every day, most people feel that they are the ones who want to start a war and have nothing to do with people in peaceful areas.

Now people in peaceful areas are scrambling to provide various resources to war areas. Many grains that were originally made into reserve supplies have been successfully sold at a certain price.

Although some foods can be preserved with special methods, they don't taste very good, and few people buy such foods, but now this kind of reserved food is very popular.

Because transportation is convenient, it can be traded directly out of the warehouse. Some big families let people in war areas exchange materials with ordinary people, and use currency.

These big families will store part of the materials they obtain, and part of them will be used to produce some needed goods and sell them to ordinary people who already have money in their hands.

The economic circulation is so huge that many people can't imagine that the grassland economy, which was already declining, has begun to surge sharply, and all the major families are very happy.

As long as the war can continue, the problem of overpopulation will be solved, and some old inventory materials can also be well consumed, and the development of many places will be smoother.

Basically all the factories in the Phoebus family now operate 24 hours a day. Although many workers are similar, their wages have more than tripled compared to before.

Most of the town is brightly lit every night, and there are more and more entertainment activities at night.

But Rudy didn't think so. He was waiting for some machines outside the factory with a bunch of people, and planned to sign a big deal with the Phoebes family. Both families would exchange equal supplies, not It's money.

Now Rudy is waiting for people from the Phoebus family to come over and discuss some details in detail.

In Rudy's view, such a grand event is not a good thing. The economy of the grassland should develop slowly and steadily. Such a violent surge is extremely bad for the future.

Therefore, the Angus family has tried its best to curb the rapid growth of some manufactured goods, and instead purchases them from other families, because Rudy is always worried that the war will slowly spread to these stable areas.

Rudy has already sent a professional team to run around the battlefield and collect statistics on a lot of things. Although the war brought about economic growth, it did consume an excessive population and some excess materials.

But at the same time, war will also create many problems. Among them are some exile forces that have been dispersed. They will either cause problems in some areas, or they will directly rob and occupy some places.

Moreover, the war will give birth to a lot of orphans, which will be a big problem for the population and labor force in the war area in the future. Although other stable areas can fill the population in the past, the labor force may be missing a lot in the future.

The biggest problem is that now the war has tied all the forces together, and everyone is tied to the same line, even the big families.

Originally, there was no corresponding management organization on this grassland. The war did not stop immediately, and it was difficult to calm down the war. It had only been three months since the beginning, and nearly 200 towns had already been involved in the war.

Although there are now thousands of large and small towns on the grassland, it is already a very big problem for one-fifth of the places to be involved.

Some small families with the support of big families have successfully gained control of many towns. This situation will become more and more serious, because the small families have a simple idea, they can take over more things, and they also hope to pass this war. Come join the ranks of mid-sized families.

The only thing that made Rudy feel strange was that the town managed by Monica was not involved in the war and seemed to be isolated from the world. No merchants sold the materials needed for the war. This resulted in many merchants already He left Monica's territory and went to make a fortune elsewhere.

Many people even accused Monica of not seeking some benefits for their people, but Monica did not respond at all. The entire town controlled by Monica has been under martial law, and everyone who comes out of there feels lifeless, obviously People in other stable areas are making money, but people here in Monica can only watch.

The shortcomings of the system set by Monica have been highlighted, because no one wants to watch others eat meat and there is nothing they can do about it.

Even in the town managed by Monica, everyone's life is very good, but many people still want to earn a little more.

Time passed by, and finally someone came to the Phoebus family. Hundreds of people came here, and soon a group of people entered the factory. Rudy talked with Cobra, the new patriarch of the Phoebus family. stand up.

Both parties are very happy and have no major differences regarding this cooperation. Everyone hopes to complete the transaction as soon as possible.

"Mr. Cobra, I think your production is too fast. In fact, you can slow down the speed."

Cobra laughed and shook his head.

"That's not the case, Mr. Rudy. We have nothing to do. Without our support, the north would have been completely occupied by the Hillman family."

The Hillman family was the only big family that was directly involved in the war. Because there were too many places where the war occurred, the Hillman family was unable to take full account of it. Instead, the war expanded due to several mistakes.

Rudy was not going to persuade him any more, because he knew that the Phoebes family was now very profitable, and basically produced many armored vehicles and other items needed for the war.

This war is destined to last for a long time, and no one can stop it.

Cobra asked at this time.

"Mr. Rudy, you and Monica must have known each other for a long time. I hope you can talk to her. If you don't let go now, the supply of supplies in the mountainous area will be cut off."

Rudy nodded, of course he knew, because if the major families wanted to quickly deliver supplies to the main battlefield in the north, they had to pass through the place managed by Monica, but Monica has imposed martial law and no one is allowed to pass. Force your way through and they will surely open fire.

Even though some big families gave Monica and the others tolls, Monica still refused to let the vehicles transporting supplies pass by, so in the end most families chose to go around five times the distance and send them slowly.

Because of Monica's actions, the war was intermittent. Once supplies were not supplied, the war could not continue.

Soon after everything was settled, Rudy got in the car. He planned to talk to Monica directly. It was true that because of Monica, the war became intermittent. Prolonging it like this was not the answer. Some people had to be separated as soon as possible. Victory or defeat, otherwise, if it continues like this, the flames of war may be difficult to extinguish.

As soon as they crossed the road into the mountain town, Rudy noticed that many people came down with their families and their belongings. They seemed to be moving.

Rudy stopped the car and after asking for a while, he found out that many people had emptied their property from the town managed by Monica and then moved to other towns to develop, because they could not engage in war-related fields now. All work is under Monica's high-pressure control.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Rudy arrived outside the town where checkpoints had been set up. He immediately got out of the car and went over. The guarding soldier said that he needed to wait.

The town dozens of meters away can no longer see the bustle of the past. There are very few pedestrians on the streets, and there is a lot of garbage around the town, and no one cares about it.

Soon Rudy entered the level, speeding up all the way, and arrived at the building where Monica worked at around 5 o'clock.

As soon as Rudy entered the hall, he heard several angry people complaining about Monica's decision. Rudy stopped a few people and asked them. They seemed to be unable to hold back, so they started talking one after another.

When the war started, everyone was afraid, but their area was stable. After just one month, many people discovered that the war was not that bad, so they wanted Monica to start producing war supplies and cooperate with other areas. Same.

But Monica refused. After two months, more and more people were dissatisfied, but Monica never allowed anyone to produce war-related things. Once they did, they would be arrested, so now many people People simply clear out their property in the town and develop elsewhere.

Rudy came outside the office on the 6th floor and heard Monica's roar from a distance. Another person was arrested because he secretly helped people secretly transport goods from some borders to war zones.

Monica ordered more people to be patrolled at the border. Rudy walked over and saw a lot of people with solemn faces. One person still reminded him.

"Ms. Monica, now everyone is serving the war. If we become independent, I am afraid it will have a very big impact on our own economy in the future."

"Did you turn a deaf ear to what I said?"

Monica's tone was a little irritable. After many people came out, Rudy walked in.

"What are you doing here?"

Monica asked, lighting a cigarette. The ashtray was already full of cigarette butts. Rudy took out a pocket of cigarettes and handed it to Monica.

"I just heard about the gift I gave you. Why are you so stubborn?"

Monica said pointing to the map beside her.

"Once we open this place, the flames of war will burn in first."

One sentence made Rudy seem to understand Monica's considerations. Indeed, once the access to the central mountain forest is opened, more and more supplies will pass through here, and some exiles or regular forces can carry out operations on the roadside. Ambush and robbery.

Because the mountain forest area is very large, it is impossible to ensure that problems will not arise on the road, and that problems can be solved immediately after they occur, especially the Hillman family in the northwest.

"It is true that you are thinking very far, but if this continues, your status here will be problematic."

Monica smiled.

"If they make too much noise, I'll let them try it out on their own. If something goes wrong then, just don't come to me again."

Rudy smiled helplessly.

"Do you need my help?"

Rudy asked and Monica shook her head.

"People really can change. I have thought many times before that there is hope that our place will become a real grassland in the future, but it seems that I have thought too much. Many people have started to secretly oppose me from supporting me. They In fact, I know that they are secretly helping to transport supplies."

Rudy patted Monica on the shoulder and then said.

"Why don't I unite with the heads of several families and explain the pros and cons to them?"

Monica shook her head.

"No, Rudy. I have told them the pros and cons countless times, but they naively think they can protect the safety of the route."

Rudy looked at many maps in the mountains and felt very powerless, because indeed, as Monica said, no one can protect it. The area is too big and many roads are uninhabited areas. These areas will become Many people choose the best place to start.

"Humans are really difficult creatures to manage, right Rudy."

Monica smiled helplessly, then stood up and said.

"I decided to let them manage it. I don't want to argue with them anymore."