Merging with Demon Spirits-Chapter 407 - 303: Big Shot

Dongyang Satellite City.

Huaxia has Twelve Base Cities and 47 Satellite Cities.

The base city populations exceed hundreds of millions, while satellite cities have up to tens of millions.

Of the 47 satellite cities, half were established before the resurgence of Spiritual Power, and the other half were created to suppress and develop Elemental Space Gates, eventually forming cities.

Satellite cities lack Guardian Divine Artifacts; instead, towering walls are uniformly constructed around the city.

The tall walls encircle the city, extending ten meters below the ground.

On the walls, various weapons are mounted, and guards patrol them. The high-strength concrete mixed with sharp metal thorns can repel moderate to small-scale Demon Beast surges.

This wall is also known as the Giant Wall.

The Giant Wall keeps the Demon Beasts outside the city.

However, above the city, there is no Giant Wall, nor is there a Guardian Barrier like in base cities, so attacks from flying Demon Beasts often occur.

Fatalities and injuries among base city residents are almost all due to new Other-dimensional Space Gates appearing, leading to Demon Beast attacks, though the probability is low and the numbers not large; tens of people is considered severe, generally not exceeding one hundred.

In satellite cities, new Other-dimensional Space Gates also appear, and they face constant attacks from Demon Beasts.

Every few days, people can see satellite cities being attacked by Demon Beasts on television.

Every one to two months, the news reports of the Giant Wall being breached, causing hundreds to thousands of casualties.

It is impossible for Demon Beasts to invade cities in base cities, but it frequently happens in satellite cities.

Without the surveillance of Guardian Divine Artifacts, the order in satellite cities is more chaotic, with crime rates several tens higher than in base cities.

Records show the birth population in satellite cities has been declining for thirty consecutive years.

A lack of security and happiness is why people in satellite cities are unwilling to marry, and even if married, they do not want to have children.

Dongyang Satellite City.

Meilin Clothing Factory.

This is a clothing factory near the outskirts, less than two kilometers from the Giant Wall.

The workers in the factory can see the Giant Wall through the window and occasionally hear the Demon Beasts’ roars clearly.

The workers no longer react much to this, having become accustomed or numb.

Meilin Clothing Factory is small, with over 500 employees.

It’s currently 7 a.m., and the factory is bustling and busy.

Everyone is at their familiar positions, doing their job.

With the daily grind of working over fifteen hours a day, people’s faces have long lost their spirit, yet they don’t appear dispirited. They are accustomed and numb, only becoming lively during chats.

"Last night outside the Giant Wall, not sure which Demon Beast was in heat, roaring all night and kept me awake."

"Hehe, maybe it smelled your scent and got aroused."

"Big guy, your filthy mouth is asking for a beating."

"Maybe her husband kept her awake the whole night."

"Her husband doesn’t have that strength; Old Wang from next door probably does."

As usual, idle chatter in the factory is filled with dirty jokes, accompanied by laughter, and occasionally people speed up their work pace.

"Did you watch the rookie challenge tournament yesterday? It was truly spectacular."

"I was dead tired after work yesterday but still stayed up late to finish watching it."

"Zhan Tianyu defeating Yun Tianqi was surprising enough— I thought that was the climax, but Lin Feng turned out to be the real highlight. Haha, truly worthy of being the media’s recognized troublemaker and headline figure, he blew up Xie Yixiao, and I heard Xie Yixiao’s right hand almost got crippled and will miss more than a dozen matches."

"Lin Feng is ruthless enough, couldn’t win, so resorted to a suicide explosion."

"A ruthless person isn’t scary; what’s scary is a lunatic who isn’t afraid of dying."

"Just ask if the opponent is scared; blew himself up."

"Serves Xie Yixiao right. Didn’t you see Yun Kai got electrocuted? Lin Feng was avenging his brother." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

As the discussion turned to the rookie challenge tournament, the atmosphere instantly heated up.

This topic, whether it’s newcomers to the factory or those in their sixties or seventies, everyone could join in with a few words.

Everyone had their own views.

Their own favorites.

Although those shining talents have nothing to do with them, being worlds apart, it doesn’t stop them from idolizing and aspiring.

"Today is the national college glory league’s semi-finals, starting at three in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we must work overtime and can’t watch the live stream."

"My boy turns eighteen next year; I wonder what level of Demon Spirit he can refine. The Three Heroic Academies are beyond dreaming; just getting into the Nine Elite Joint Schools would be great."

A woman’s expression showed a hint of anticipation, resonating with many parents.

Regardless of location, children are parents’ hope, especially in satellite cities.

In Twelve Base Cities, the ordinary family’s desire is to move into the Inner City.

It’s the starting point for joining upper society, the beginning of success.

Whereas in satellite cities, almost every family’s wish is to be able to enter the Twelve Base Cities, even if it’s just the slums, because then their safety is guaranteed.

To those in satellite cities, living in a base city is the beginning of happiness.

The base cities are overcrowded and can hardly accommodate newcomers.

For children from satellite cities, only by getting into a good university can they have the chance to remain in the base cities. For ordinary people, moving to base cities requires a payment of five million New Coin.

This amount of money is astronomical for ordinary families, and for regular workers, even a hundred years of not spending wouldn’t accumulate enough.