"Good afternoon, dear residents of Qinggang Shelter. I'm your broadcaster, La Tie Weier."
"Today, Qinggang City is still shrouded in heavy fog. It will be quite some time before we see sunlight again. But today is different. A group of special guests will be arriving at the shelter!"
"That's right. They're the administrators of the other shelters in Qinggang City. They'll personally visit Qinggang Shelter to tour our Industrial Zone, Planting Zone, and Living Zone, and experience the wonderful life we've built after completely emerging from underground."
"Now, an order from the administrator: For your personal safety, all residents are strictly forbidden from speaking privately with the guests, conducting transactions with them, or accepting money from them."
The Industrial Zone in northern Qinggang City.
A miniature loudspeaker echoed repeatedly from a high point amid the noisy ground below, broadcasting a clear, powerful voice.
Unlike the other Mole People shelters, where tens of thousands were crammed into cramped rooms without sunlight, breathing a few mouthfuls of fresh air from the surface was difficult even once in their entire lives.
Qinggang Shelter's development was clearly far more advanced.
Not only had they moved out from underground, but they had also occupied the largest and best-preserved industrial area in all of Qinggang City, covering a full tenth of the city.
Moreover, Qinggang Shelter did not place absolute restrictions on its residents' freedom of movement.
Aside from being forbidden from entering the Industrial Zone, everyone could freely come to the surface and move around within designated areas, enjoying a life that inspired envy.
As the loudspeaker repeated its reminders again and again, the time gradually reached noon.
It was also at this point that figures began appearing one after another beneath the nearly twenty-meter-high Electric Fence at the edge of the Industrial Zone.
"Damn,