Boulder City was huge.
Not just in terms of facilities, but population as well.
To thoroughly investigate the local customs and culture here, even a week might not have been enough.
What was more, the "new map trial pass" was only valid for three days...
On the evening of the second day.
Fang Chang, sitting by the window, glanced at the street outside as it gradually grew livelier, then put away his notebook and pen.
Overall, the investigation had gone fairly smoothly.
Aside from being unable to enter the inner city, they had explored 60% of the outer city, and had basically clarified everything they needed to know.
Especially the aspects that reached deep into the social structure.
And that was the part that surprised him the most.
"Unlike small survivor settlements such as Bette Street and Brown Farm, Boulder City differed from the 'feudal lord-style' rule found in most small and medium-sized survivor settlements. Beyond its sheer size, it was more like a tangled collection of competing interests."
"The city lord is the highest authority here and commands the militia, but does not involve himself in the city's specific affairs or operate any assets. He is only responsible for dealing with the tide and other threats, as well as taking money from City Hall's treasury."
"The residents here have established a bureaucratic system suited to themselves, responsible for handling all sorts of miscellaneous affairs and the paramount matter of taxation. However, because they cannot directly command the machinery of violence, their control over the region is weak. When resolving certain issues, they even have to rely on the help of some 'important figures.'"
"Interestingly, while talking with NPCs, I unexpectedly discovered an Easter egg left by the developers."
"In the early days of the Wasteland Era, Boulder City was