"Brother, what good does it do them to act like this?"
"Good?" Lin Zhong sneered again. "The good is that they can monopolize the supplies sent down from above. Whether it's because they've lived long enough or because they have connections in the upper levels, it's certain that the supplies coming from above are controlled by those people in each Refuge. Judging by the fact that the exchange rates are basically identical, they definitely have a means of communication between them. A mobile phone? Or a simple communicator? Don't tell me it's impossible. Give me enough materials and I could build a simple one for you myself. Among the supplies trickling down from above, there might well be something similar."
"These people have gained power, and from what they say, each sector is separated by a thousand meters vertically, or even several thousand meters. This creates a complete isolation of information. As long as no one can know for sure what they're up to, they can monopolize these supplies. But they're smart—they don't swallow everything on their own. Either they're guarding against inspections from people coming down from above, or they're guarding against some genius emerging among the newcomers below who might make it to the upper levels. So they put on a show of being good people. But if you carefully think about what they actually do—usury, urging people who aren't strong enough to go off and die, and who knows what else they might be doing behind the scenes—do you s…
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