Just as Schiller had expected, Ordin Company was not conducting any other kind of human experimentation. They really were recruiting people to test machines; it was just that the machines were likely defective, and defective in a way they were not afraid of anyone discovering.
Quite a few test subjects noticed nothing wrong afterward. They merely had to sit or lie down while a machine scanned them a few times. It was neither tiring nor uncomfortable, and they could earn a considerable sum. Wasn't that the best job in the world?
Thus, word spread from one person to ten, then from ten to a hundred. Most of the people nearby learned that the newly relocated company was recruiting medical equipment test subjects. There would be no side effects from drug trials, and they could make a good deal of money. Why not give it a try?
Although the former city hall building had been located here, it was not actually a very good neighborhood. It lay on the border between the upper and lower districts. Aside from a middle-class neighborhood to the west, the other neighborhoods were in poor condition.
Because of Bourbon Street, many people here were addicts. Even among those middle-class residents, plenty had a habit of using drugs.
Drugs in the United States were not cheap. In fact, taking everything into account, they could be considered the most expensive in the world. Taxes were included in drug prices, and New Jersey's taxes were especially high. Many people had to scrimp and save just to buy a little.
To satisfy their cravings, they would take any job. Now that there was such an easy way to earn money, naturally they flocked to it.
They also discovered that a particularly effective drug had recently become popular in the neighborhood.