"It seems to have spread from Chaoge. Their Governor Lu Youchang implemented a bunch of policies to boost the economy as soon as he took office last year."

"For example, to increase employment, he directly funded the construction of an industrial park, recruiting hundreds of thousands of employees. All sorts of facilities for living, resting, and entertainment were available, but inside the factories, there was no actual work for them. The only task was to imitate cats."

"From eight o'clock in the morning when work starts, employees must reach their respective workstations and start imitating cats. Each workstation is equipped with a computer to receive their cat calls, and it's unacceptable if they don't sound like cats."

"Additionally, each workshop has time-limited tasks. Employees can rest, but only on a rotating basis, otherwise, if the group task isn't completed, they are punished collectively."

Gao Xin said coldly, "Purely a domestication task, just giving people something to do, it doesn't matter what."

"Like a Beast Tamer in a circus training pets, numbing their spirits, and training their obedience, only with the addition of wages to stimulate consumption."

"Through entertainment products and living commodities, the money ultimately flows back, repeatedly creating a stable, vibrant, yet already dead civilization."

The old man frowned and said, "Indeed, imitating cats and standing in circles are just some forms of it."

"The success of the [Cat Imitating Industry] made Chaoge's Governor realize its wonders. Many subsequent industries were launched, all with low entry barriers, such as [Praying Industry], [Praise Industry]."

"It only requires standing at one's workstation every day to pray at the screen or praise something."

"Doing well can lead to promotions and raises. There are specialized personnel to inspect the quality of prayers in each workshop, as well as positions in administrative management, and technical roles."

"As a result, Chaoge City has risen to become an Imperial City-level City State, and other City States are now competing to imitate it by setting up this kind of virtual economic system."

Gao Xin sneered and finally squinted, "There are technical roles too? What skill? The technique of vocalizing for prayers?"

The old man shook his head and said, "No, imitating cats and praying are just the most basic jobs. Merely making sounds won't lead to a promotion; these belong to pure labor positions."

"The company has systematic rules and regulations, strict technical standards, and even an audit system."

"Technical roles require employees, in their spare time, to memorize, study, and pass assessments on the mythological textbooks issued by upper management, which have multiple patents."

Gao Xin suddenly understood, "Mythological textbooks? Ah, I see, it's the way the Holy Son Club promotes the establishment of the Divine System."

"Standing in circles, imitating cats, are just tests, while the Prayer Factory is a more overt approach."

"Most people crave jobs, but it's impossible to expect them to truly believe, as they've collectively given up. What they truly want is a lifestyle like lazy worms."

"So, start by domestifying them with the simplest tasks of imitating cats, standing in circles, and daily praying to get them accustomed."

"Then, through the promotion channels, sift out those with ambition, allow them to learn brand new mythology, join new religions. These are the broad populace base for the 'New Divine Race' in the future."

"As for the lower people, they don't even need to understand what the mythological content is, as long as they obey and immerse themselves in the infinite loop of earning and spending money."

"As people from the Holy Son Club gradually begin to seize power, the entire society is rapidly mutating."

"This Lu Youchang is pretty impressive, directly instituting prayers and praises as job content, promoting it systematically to form a religious company."

"Manipulating people, he's taken it to an art form."

Gao Xin muttered, "But why did Seahorse and the others go to work at the Prayer Factory?"

Thinking of this, he slapped his forehead: "Damn, I forgot, they're broke."

In the outside society, although life is secure, everyone doesn't worry about food and clothing.

"But instead of directly providing food and drink, they give credit points, distributed at fixed times every month. After receiving them, people use credit points to shop."

"Although I sorted out the identity issues for Seahorse and the others, I didn't have money."

"And Kelder's identity definitely can't be used in official facilities."

"Seahorse must have seen the news too, and to prevent exposure before meeting with me, he naturally acts very cautiously, not daring to startle anyone."

"Plus, after Lu Youchang took office, there are no 'gray areas' in the City State, and any Cyber practicing medicine without related credentials have been shut down."

"Xia Heng probably didn't expect the outside society to be so grim that they couldn't earn money despite their skills."

"In the end, there was no choice but to go to work..."

"Check on Milan, has she arrived?" Gao Xin asked Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan said, "Milan has been caught, she's being researched at the Chaoge Research Institute."

"What..." Gao Xin was shocked.

"Milan is so strong, she got caught? Is Chaoge City's Security Department that strong?"

Xiao Yuan said, "Uh... it was you... or rather the Demon Tree, that crippled her."

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