Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Answer?

Everything suddenly became clear to Yang Bo. No wonder he had heard that many celebrities and politicians neither injected Genetic Potions nor needed chips. These people only needed to manage companies or consortiums.

They didn’t need systematic professional knowledge. It was just like the big bosses of massive corporations on Earth; they didn’t have to understand specific technologies as long as they knew how to manage people. The boss might have graduated from a trash university with a garbage major, but their employees needed professional skills and might even hold bachelor’s degrees or doctorates from overseas.

"I’ll go," Yang Bo decided to leave. The Energy Detectors in this city were a massive threat, and those lunatics from the Red Earl might even return.

Then, he asked with concern, "How will we residents travel? Isn’t space travel very dangerous?"

"Yang Bo, residents aren’t allowed to travel in space because it’s too expensive. If a resident wants to travel, the cost is five times higher than for other citizens. Don’t you think the residents would see that as discrimination? Actually, residents were allowed to travel in the beginning, but many of them protested. They asked why they had to pay more for the exact same journey. Some opposition factions even took the opportunity to stir up trouble, so the privilege was eventually revoked.

"For interstellar travel, residents have to wear special Protective Suits and sit in custom-made cabins. Many citizens’ children and even infants can undergo interstellar travel just fine.

"Rest assured on our end. There’s no way I’d take you all the way there without ensuring proper protection during the journey," the fat boss concluded, assuming Yang Bo was worried.

Yang Bo asked, a bit puzzled, "Boss, are there no residents on the March Star? Why do you need to bring people over from here?"

The fat boss shook his head and said, "Yang Bo, before you, I hired nine residents. They all quit after just one day, and three of them even reported the company. Sigh!"

There was one thing Liu Zhijie didn’t mention: they had already reached an agreement with the March Star. The company would receive a set amount of money for every person they brought over to settle down. Moreover, having residents enter the workforce made the planet’s statistics look better, contributing to their political achievements. Furthermore, a company entirely composed of residents like Anzhijie received massive government subsidies every year...

The politicians on the March Star could also use this to attack the Pado Star, claiming things like, "Look at how many of your residents have fled to our side. Your planet must be terrible..."

Additionally, the state provided subsidies for residents—a specific amount for each individual...

Yang Bo coughed once and then asked, "Boss, why do you think I failed when Genetic Potions supposedly have a hundred percent success rate?"

He had some guesses regarding this question but had never been entirely sure, so he decided to just ask today.

"Without residents, how would they spend the tax money every year? Who would get to use these massive funds from the taxpayers? If the lords of the Council just pocketed it themselves, wouldn’t the taxpayers have a problem with that?

"Of course they would. But by funneling it through the residents, even though a portion of it gets used up, it becomes safe.

"Resident welfare, food, clothing, housing, and transportation—how many companies are involved in all of this? If any taxpayers complain at this point, they’ll be accused of discriminating against residents. Before the lords of the Council even need to speak, the residents themselves will rise up in protest.

"Naturally, to keep the taxpayers feeling somewhat balanced, they implement certain restrictions on residents. This makes the tax-paying citizens feel superior. For example, sitting in a high-end cafe and watching the residents outside who aren’t allowed to enter... doesn’t that give them a sense of superiority?

"Yang Bo, take a guess: do you think the government will compensate the missing residents from this incident who don’t have heirs? And do you think these people will even be included in the official statistics?" the fat boss asked, looking at Yang Bo.

Yang Bo pretended to be somewhat surprised, though he had already guessed as much. The fat boss then added, "Moreover, they need test subjects for drugs. Who knows how many human trials a new Genetic Potion requires?

"It’s just like us residents. Don’t we still have to pay taxes every year? Our houses, our families, and so on... Who controls all that massive tax revenue?

"So, it’s impossible for there to be no residents. Absolutely impossible. Once you learn about the other two nations in the future, you’ll realize that our country is actually doing pretty well compared to them.

"Sign this document. Later, you’ll need to accompany me to process some paperwork. In about a month, we should be able to leave this planet." The fat boss pulled out another document and handed it over. Yang Bo examined it closely and was surprised to see that it was an official application for the March Star—an application for him to relocate there.

Yang Bo left the company. His salary would continue to be paid as usual. They would set off in a month, spend about three months in interstellar space, and then arrive at the new planet.

"Sure enough, bosses always love having one-on-one talks with people," Yang Bo muttered to himself.

What Yang Bo didn’t know was that the other employees were all heavily in debt to the company. The fat boss had only given them two options: pay up or leave.

Besides, the others had done things they shouldn’t have. They wanted to leave the company? Heh, there were some lines of work you could never walk away from once you entered. Even if Anzhijie didn’t take action against them, the people Anzhijie served would, out of fear that they might blab.

It was far too easy for a company to trap an employee. Just like Wu Bin had suggested: lending him money to buy a house...

Yang Bo noticed a bulletin posted on the bus: even buses were going to be equipped with small Energy Detectors... "This doesn’t make sense. Can a single Red Earl really scare everyone this much?" he thought to himself.

After getting off the bus, Yang Bo looked up at the starry sky. The massive airport, bathed in the light of the star, looked incredibly enchanting.

He thought, "Will I finally get to experience the underground vacuum tunnel? Rumor has it that the entire tunnel is a vacuum and uses electromagnetic technology, reaching speeds of tens of thousands of kilometers per hour?

"Then there’s the space elevator, the colossal and enchanting airport, and Warships." As an F-class citizen, Yang Bo didn’t have access to much detailed information. Even when browsing the internet, he could only see what was permitted for his clearance level. He had to rely on his imagination to picture what the airport was really like.

"It’s probably just like how certain companies on Earth strictly forbid employees from disclosing their salaries, afraid that the lower-level staff will get jealous," he surmised.

Returning home, Yang Bo looked at the Energy Detectors currently under construction and felt quite anxious. To truly confirm if someone was a Genetic Evolver, a blood draw was required.

"They probably won’t draw blood when going to other planets, right? Otherwise, the fat boss, Wu Bin, and the others would be the first to be exposed," he thought.

"I should log into the game," he decided. "Since I can’t practice out in the open, I’ll do virtual training." Yang Bo didn’t dare test things in reality anymore, but virtual experiments were still an option.

"Mecha Fighting training might seem useless, but it can improve my reaction time and hand speed. My biggest trump card is the Mecha in my spatial inventory. In the face of high technology, my own Power is as fragile as tofu." After mulling it over, Yang Bo decided to undergo Mecha Fighting training. He would wait until the members of the Justice Gang had gathered their Advanced Mechas before officially re-entering the game. After all, those guys were currently trash-talking him all over the forums anyway.

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