Enforcer Manual
Chapter 400: Regional Specialty Trade_1

Chapter 400: Chapter 400: Regional Specialty Trade_1

This day, all the staff at the waste management facility finally understood that "District 17 will always be your home" was not just a simple slogan.

First, if you break something at home, you have to fix it yourself.

After a series of recent incidents related to the Void, District 17’s financial problems became even more severe. Frequent days of thick fog and the experiences of rescuers like Oberna in District 17 spread quickly to every city of the United Government, leading most companies to scale down their operations in the district.

At this critical juncture, within a single month, there were both the destruction of the train in a battle and the ambush on Cloud Biological Pharmaceutical’s convoy. These events left employees of the companies in fear, and, according to the latest statistics, a large number of corporate staff have already requested transfers to work in other districts.

Summing up, the overall environment was bad, very bad indeed.

According to Lu Xiang, when they reported the case to the higher-ups today, the new mayor covered his chest with his hand and took quite a while to recover.

"So we need to procure some regional specialty products."

Since Lu Xiang was unable to attend today’s Void Paradise meeting due to overtime work, it fell to him to preside over the meeting in Lu Xiang’s stead.

"Regional specialty products?"

Everyone reflected upon this, pondering District 17’s characteristics. Situated on the border, its economy was stagnant all year round. If it had to be linked with some special attribute...

"What’s the current market like for street gangs? Are they valuable?"

Medea, who seldom paid attention to economic issues, asked. In the past, District 17 was most famous for its astronomical crime rate. If you randomly picked ten people on the street, at least seven of them would have gang affiliations.

Perhaps they could capture these street toughs and sell them in bulk to organizations interested in them?

"That’s obviously not what I meant by specialties!"

To avoid Medea steering the conversation towards human trafficking, Song Lan corrected, "I am referring to the Void. These two incidents made me realize that our current approach has many problems."

Although their users had good experiences, in order to make customers feel fully immersed, he and Little Swallow had to arrive on-site to set up early, breaking the ceiling on overtime this month. This made Song Lan realize that if this continued, he would sooner or later drop dead at his work post.

More importantly, their efforts had not paid off economically.

"The most critical issue lies in the fact that Void Paradise does not have a fixed location. Not having a fixed venue means that customers are always in a state of extreme instability, preventing them from focusing on any other issues."

The appearance of "Big Radish Head" had inspired Song Lan.

For the average citizen, the Void could take on various meanings. Illicit trading of the Void’s local specialties indeed could carve out a unique trade opportunity exclusive to District 17.

"Now, please welcome our comrade Ge Fu to share his thoughts."

Song Lan first enthusiastically clapped his hands. Ge Fu was well-prepared for his talk at the meeting and, amidst the fervent applause, he cleared his throat, stood up, hitched up his trousers, making sure the waistband was perfectly secure, and then bent down to lift an object as tall as the rest of them onto their makeshift podium.

It was a huge white bug resembling a silkworm, with a shell that looked soft and squishy. Ge Fu’s hands sank into its flesh as he held it.

"I call this creature the Hug Bug. It’s a being that split directly from the Eater. Its greatest benefit is emitting a neuro-paralytic gas when you want to sleep, which quickly helps insomniacs transition into slumber. Besides, its texture is incredibly soft, and it will massage you with its slender tentacles when you hug it, easing the fatigue of an entire day. Moreover, I’ve designed an alarm system for it. It can wake you up at a preset time from your dreams."

In fact, after learning about the deeds of Big Radish Head, Ge Fu had been designing souvenirs for the Void Park these past few days. After much effort, this product that combined a pillow, an alarm, and a sleep aid went on trial. With its cute appearance and powerful functions, Ge Fu was convinced that the Hug Bug would increase people’s love for insects and start a trend in the market.

As one of the employees who could stay up the latest in the junkyard, he led by example, falling asleep with the Hug Bug every night. After a few days, his dark circles were gone, and he appeared much more spirited.

"We can mass-produce the Hug Bug and sell it to ’Adventurers’ and companies."

In the year 2166, an era where nearly everyone was overwhelmed, he believed this product was the sleep aid of people’s dreams.

"This idea isn’t bad."

Medea’s eyes lit up. She remembered her time working at the company—although she looked polished on the outside, the daily stress was so crushing that she had to rely on anti-fatigue medication to get by. Insomnia was a common occurrence, and sometimes even sleep medication wouldn’t work.

Back then, she lacked such a multifunctional sleep aid, now she showed strong interest. "Send me one after the meeting."

...

Song Lan’s expression stiffened. He had just been about to say that Ge Fu’s design was—as always—a bit off from the aesthetic of normal people, but he hadn’t expected that most people in the meeting room would express intense interest in the product.

He suddenly realized that the others present had all experienced working overtime until late at night, struggling to sleep once they finally got home due to work stress, yet having to wake up early the next morning for more meetings.

Only he slept better than anyone else and almost never brought work stress home.

Since falling in love, he barely worried that he might one day get kicked off the Law Enforcers team by Lu Xiang because of his lackadaisical work attitude.

The current situation was that he, as a salted fish, had mistakenly walked into a meeting of overachievers and workaholics.

"Ahem, thanks to Comrade Ge Fu for sharing."

As the host, it was his duty to resume his role after Ge Fu finished introducing the new product, "This is a product with the unique characteristics of the Void. Of course, this is just a sample. We’ll expand our product line in the future to provide consumers with a better shopping experience. But first, we need to address one issue—we need to establish a safe foothold in the Void. Only when the environment around us is stable, can our guests shop with confidence."

On this issue, "Mr. Mouse" once again provided guidance for the Bug Swarm.

"Do you remember the town where ’Mr. Mouse’ resided after coming to District Seventeen?"

The town was in a special geographical location. It was nominally part of District Seventeen, but also situated on the outskirts. After the Law Enforcers had swept through the area, the remaining members of the gangs finally realized that there was no longer a place for them in District Seventeen. Those who needed to leave the city did so, and those who could return home, went back. A month later, the town was deserted, and the original residents, having heard about a murder case and sensing an ominous atmosphere, had also hurried to move out.

There could not be a more suitable place to use as a safe zone.

But the geography alone was not enough. The town would only start functioning once the first batch of residents moved in.

"We can recruit some supporters through the website to live in the town and have them settle down as the first residents of the Void Park. Gradually, we can develop the town into an important trading hub."

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