Life Dungeon Game

The voice on the phone fell silent.

The old man's gaze returned to the candlelight on the postcard in his hand. He turned the postcard over and looked at the childish handwriting.

"But a little guy convinced me."

Even a withered candle flame in the darkness can still light a faint glow, illuminating the path for those who come after.

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Dawn City

"The city council midterm elections will be held at the end of this month. Mayor Christo's ruling coalition has secured a group of staunch supporters after its initiatives on healthcare and food reforms, but their campaign prospects remain less than optimistic on a broader scale."

In the studio, the host smiled and looked at the camera.

"In particular, those who failed to secure the support of major conglomerates received far less campaign funding than their opponents, which meant a significant lack of exposure. This was extremely disadvantageous for less experienced members of the ruling coalition."

"According to an internal document, a significant number of lawmakers want to leave the ruling coalition in exchange for sufficient campaign funds."

"The opponent's fierce offensive and internal defections have made the ruling coalition's hopes of victory slim."

"If Christos and his ruling coalition suffer a crushing defeat in the upcoming midterm elections, it will become significantly more difficult for them to accomplish anything they intend to do."

"This means that all policies implemented by Christos in the second half of his term may be hampered, making their already difficult governing situation even worse."

"looking at what?"

The office door was slowly pushed open, and Christos, dressed in a silver suit, walked in.

"Let's look at things related to the midterm elections,"

The silver-haired man sitting on the sofa looked up at Christos. "It seems they've decided to make us lose the city council completely."

“It would be unreasonable if they didn’t think that way,”

Christos held up a hard drive in his hand. "Take a look at this."

"This is?"

The man with the ponytail looked at the hard drive with a puzzled expression.

"Something from an old friend, from Winter,"

Christos replied slowly, "He seems to know we're not doing well right now."

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Chapter 845 It's Our Turn to Do This (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

"this is?"

As Christos walked to the desk, he saw a piece of paper on the table.

“Last week’s electricity bill,”

The man with the ponytail stood up. "The Radiant Palace has always used paper bills for so many years. I happened to see them when they were delivered today, and I wanted to take a look, so I just picked them up."

"Oh,"

Christos picked up the paper and glanced at it. "This bill is twice as expensive as before. Did we have any extremely high-energy-consuming projects last week?"

"It's said that a storm at sea has affected energy and mineral mining, leading to price increases across the entire energy and mineral market,"

The man with the ponytail shrugged, "This ultimately led to an increase in end-user electricity prices."

"The first month of this year isn't even over yet, and there have already been two storms in the Storm Sea, with prices rising more each time,"

Christos chuckled and tossed the bill onto the table. "What about the other suppliers?"

"It's the same everywhere, all suppliers are raising prices together."

The man with the ponytail shrugged. "But now the electricity price has doubled. These power companies are really getting more and more shameless. I heard they're planning to raise the base price by another 10% next month, citing the frequent storms at sea."

He looked at Christos standing in front of his desk. "The base electricity price has almost doubled in the last ten years."

"Um,"

Christos inserted the hard drive he was holding into the computer under his desk, showing the files inside. He pondered as he read through the files on the hard drive.

After a while, he slowly picked up the bill on the table, looked at the man with the ponytail, and said, "Do you think it's possible that the electricity price is set and influenced by the municipal government?"

"That's probably impossible; such a thing has never happened before."

The man with the ponytail shook his head. "Those energy conglomerates won't agree, like Rockwell Energy Group, they're a major 'funder' of the city council."

"Perhaps it's not that there aren't any, but those who tried have all failed, now,"

Christos turned his gaze to the files on the computer. "It's our turn to do this."

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November 3st

A document circulating online alleges that United Industries colluded with the Eternal Cult in an attempt to sacrifice the entire city of Winter.

On the same day, the FBI headquarters held a press conference, expressing "extreme anger" over the cult sacrifice incident in Winter and stating that it would conduct a thorough investigation and "absolutely not tolerate" it.

At the same time, a large amount of information about the Eternal Secret Cult forcing non-believers to their deaths circulated throughout the federal network.

Chenxi City Yinuo Media launched a two-week special report on the entire case.

On that day, United Industries' stock price plummeted by more than 40%.

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November 5st

Mayor Christos of Dawn City announced that Dawn City will provide aid to Winter City.

Rock Mayor Wright announced that Rock will provide aid to Winter.

The FBI stated that it has organized a special task force to carry out a purge of the remaining Eternal Cult members.

Winter City is holding a new election.

Former United Industries executive director Jack and Violet, the only daughter of former United Industries chairman Scott, announced their candidacy together.

A former Winter city councilor who returned from Whitland has also announced his candidacy.

According to Morning News:

Winter City Constitution

The rules stipulate that candidates for mayor must be residents of Winter who have lived in Winter for more than 30 years, but there is no specific residency requirement for deputy mayor; they are only required to be residents of Winter and be over 18 years of age.

If the Jeko and Vili pairing is elected, then Vili, who has just turned eighteen, will likely become the youngest deputy mayor in federal history.

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November 9st

Following Dawn City's announcement of aid to Winter, Witland, the largest city in the western Federation, also announced aid to Winter and sent relief supplies ahead of time.

The FBI announced that the "Operation Eradicate Eternal Cult" had achieved initial success, with targeted eradication of Eternal Cult strongholds in 37 cities, seizure of a large amount of cult materials, and arrest of a large number of cult members.

The vast scope and wide reach of the Eternal Esoteric Sect have shocked even the federal central government.

The Federal President signed an order requiring a thorough investigation throughout the Federation of all beliefs related to the Eternal Light.

Residents of some of the thirty-seven cities where the Eternal Cult was discovered to have strongholds began taking to the federal network to accuse local governments of inaction.

If the Eternal Secret Sect can offer sacrifices to Winter City today, why can't they offer sacrifices to us tomorrow?

In response to the overwhelming public outcry, major cities almost simultaneously began investigating suspected cult organizations throughout the city.

Meanwhile, a video resembling a sci-fi blockbuster, depicting 'mechs battling aerial behemoths,' circulated across the entire federal internet.

At first, people thought it was just a movie trailer, but as more and more witnesses came forward, they realized that it was something that had actually happened in 'Winter City'.

The headline "Sky Beast Enters City" topped the trending list that day before quickly disappearing from the trending list.

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November 11st

With the help of the federal government, the interim mayoral election for Winter City has concluded.

Former United Industries executive director Jaco won the election with 31.3% of the vote and became the interim mayor of Winter. His running mate, Vivienne, became the deputy mayor of Winter. Under Winter law, the deputy mayor also serves as the speaker of the city council.

Vera became the youngest deputy mayor and city council president in federal history.

On that day, Jeco announced the reorganization of the city cabinet and the start of efforts to restore order to the municipal government.

The video of the mech destroying the aerial behemoth has spread widely on the internet, and many people have expressed their admiration and even worship for the mysterious fallen angel mech pilot.

Reports have surfaced that this behemoth of aerospace, which violated federal law and forcibly entered the city, came from Rockwell Energy Corporation.

Rockwell Energy Group has remained silent on the matter.

United Industries' stock price rebounded slightly.

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November 12st

Rumors are circulating in Winter City that an eerie stillness has appeared in the Storm Sea outside the city, and that large numbers of sea monster corpses are beginning to surface.

Crew members navigated their vessel through the tranquil waters littered with corpses and discovered a fog-shrouded area stretching for nearly a hundred kilometers.

The misty area was filled with storms and thunder, and sea monsters kept approaching it only to be strangled by the lightning and storms.

According to eyewitnesses, not all lives are killed by the fog; one crew member claimed to have seen others he had previously encountered outside the fog, now dead.

The monsters 'came back to life' in the mist.

Shortly after the news broke, the city government of Winter announced the closure of the tranquil waters.

However, most people's attention was drawn to another piece of news.

Winter's new mayor, Jeko, issued his first order as elected, calling for a thorough investigation into all of United Industries' past transactions.

The Federal Revenue Service stated that it will work with the City of Winter to investigate the tax issues related to the United Industries.

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November 14st