179 The Underground Monster

The recruitment drive would be ending in three days. This time, a lot of children had been recruited. Ever since the Cataclysm, child labor was no longer frowned upon by society.

The Cataclysm had left lots of children without parents. Even though the New World Allied Government had provided financial assistance to these children, child labor still existed in this world.

These orphans were often stereotyped as rebellious delinquents, so in truth, the government viewed child labor as a good thing. These orphans would not have the time to fool around if they were all given stable jobs.

However, children were less physically competent than adults. Most companies and other profit-minded entities would not employ minors, as it would only put them at a disadvantage.

Most of the people in Gao Peng's company assumed that he was simply being generous.

Their gossiping soon reached Gao Peng's ears.