Question: what was worse than being woken by an alarm on a workday morning?
Answer: being woken by an alarm on a workday morning and seeing a piece of news enough to give someone a brain hemorrhage.
"The Forgotten are returning? City Hall has expressed its willingness to take them in?"
"What the hell is that? Never even heard of them!"
Just as it said, many ordinary residents of Night Sin City had never even heard of such a group.
There were people living outside the city? Seriously?
Today wasn't actually April Fools' Day, was it?
But enthusiastic netizens soon came forward with explanations, laying out everything there was to know about The Forgotten.
And after reading through the relevant information, the onlookers immediately displayed the enthusiasm one would expect.
"Go ■■ yourself! They're descendants of criminals exiled from the city back then?"
"And some who fled because they couldn't survive in the city... damn it, what are they coming back for now?"
"Apparently, the Rust Fog outside the city has gotten too dense, so they came seeking shelter..."
"Fuck, City Hall can agree to that? Are they idiots? Have they lost their minds?"
"If they're already called The Forgotten, can't we just forget them for real?"
"No, I can't accept this!"
It was no wonder everyone was so outraged.
People quickly realized a problem.
It wasn't just two or three stray cats wanting to return, but an entire population—more than a hundred thousand people altogether!
Leaving aside all other issues, if Night Sin City really suddenly took in that many people, one deadly problem would immediately arise.
The job market would become even more cutthroat!
Honestly, Night Sin City nowadays—especially Night City—already put enormous pressure on working people. As children, they competed over grades in school; once they matured