Actually, the situation here was a little like what was happening in District 001. The District 001 Government supported a large number of ordinary people simply because they could provide new players or become pets.
The more obvious this divide became, the less a mere parity in food, clothing, housing, and transportation could disguise it. This was the gulf created by human nature.
Perhaps to most government personnel, those mediocre people who did nothing but consume government supplies were like a troublesome rash. When they weren't thinking about them, they could pretend they didn't exist. But when the thought crossed their minds, they saw them as dust that needed to be wiped away. People didn't put dust on the same level as themselves.
Even if they ignored those ordinary people, those who already held resources wouldn't be willing to share them. This divide would never disappear. No matter how you looked at it, this was an even crueler hunting ground.
Just after he closed his Jixin Terminal, the hotel contacted him to say that some friends had come to visit.
After confirming it was Jiang Zifeng and Ye Bingxin, Xu Huo had someone bring them up.
"You've got the entire floor to yourself? That's ridiculously extravagant!" As soon as he entered, Jiang Zifeng eagerly hopped onto a cloud-shaped armchair nearby. He bounced on it twice before continuing, "Seriously, it's free? A night here must cost at least tens of thousands of White Cash!"
Xu Huo smiled and asked what they wanted to drink.
"I'll start with some liquor." Jiang Zifeng lounged there, gestured at the menu for a while, then told the automatic bar to bring him every mixed drink on it.
The bar was visible but silent. It began quickly mixing the drinks without interrupting their conversation.
"Life really