Chapter 351: Not Free

In his view, the people who ran the shops, pawnshops, and cafeterias here were actually the invisible managers of the base.

They controlled the prices within the base and continually attracted survivors to stay by using the word "freedom." In the end, the wealthy would become wealthier, and the poor would become poorer.

The survivors who went out daily to scavenge for supplies and kill zombies were, in essence, working for these people. They exchanged their cheap labor for a meager amount of food, while the owners of the shops, pawnshops, and cafeterias had access to the best resources, like an endless supply of mutated crystal nuclei.

"Put plainly, the people here are being indirectly ruled, they just don't realize it yet."

After hearing Lu Hao's words, the family all agreed.

"What kind of Freedom Dawn Base is this, if not hidden exploitation?"

Lin Xiuyuan commented that even in the apocalypse, these profiteers were still keen on making money.