Every citizen of the Interstellar Human Military Junta had a duty to labor for the empire without pay.
On every statutory workday, imperial citizens were required to perform twelve hours of compulsory unpaid labor at state-assigned posts.
Xi Yan had set up plenty of services for the workers, such as energy drinks to restore their stamina, air conditioning, and recreational facilities.
By the twenty-third century, the ancient industry of radio broadcasting had all but faded into history, but Xi Yan had brought it back.
While the workers labored, the radio played news or literary works to keep them from becoming too exhausted.
Ordinary people could also create artistic and literary works in their spare time and submit them to the Ministry of Culture, receiving payment if their submissions were accepted. As a result, the nation's radio industry had flourished.
Xi Yan had established a strict censorship system to ensure that everything broadcast met his expectations. It was an important tool for controlling the ideological currents among imperial citizens.
Every worker had to listen to the radio every day. After enough exposure, they naturally became successfully indoctrinated.
Besides listening to the radio, workers also used their wristbands to watch videos during breaks.
On this particular day, in a Generator District on the Ring World, Operator No. 9527 finished his morning shift, handed over his duties, and headed to the break room to sit down and rest.
The Generator District was essentially a collection of gigantic nuclear reactors that produced vast amounts of electricity through nuclear fusion.
With their current level of technology, humanity could convert the energy produced by nuclear fusion directly into electricity without any intermediate processes.
Operator No. 9527 was a veteran technician. His job was to watch over the reactor, adjust its parameters when necessary, and monitor its