Chapter 721: Chapter 481 Buying a House_3
When the receptionist hurried off to report to her superiors, Chester felt a surge of excitement as he approached Dong Tianyu and said, "You really can get a large amount of pork."
Dong Tianyu looked at Chester with some confusion, thinking to himself that given the respectful manner in which Charles and Linda Lilith treated Chester, he must hold a position of some significance on the ship. Why then did he seem so astonished to hear about Dong Tianyu’s pork supply?
"Indeed, I do have quite a bit, and if you want some, I can give you a whole piece."
Hearing Dong Tianyu’s offer of a whole piece of meat, Chester’s expression suddenly turned somewhat peculiar.
In fact, Dong Tianyu was unaware that although the Platform did have a reserve of pork, the quantity was not substantial. Considering the large dozens of pieces of pork, for a population of over a hundred thousand on the Platform, if it were to be divided fairly, each person would barely get a little bit of minced meat.
Despite Chester’s not insignificant status on the ship, the situation was now comparable to the period when China had to repay debts to its ’big brother,’ and whether one was a leader or a common citizen, one could only ensure that no one starved, but the prospect of enjoying a gourmet meal was virtually unattainable.
Even those in possession of privileges were now poised to demonstrate their resolve to share in the collective hardships.
If it could be said that during that earlier period the majority of officials were of noble character, truly sharing the public’s suffering, now they were compelled by necessity. Given their status, they scarcely had any time to cultivate their energy, and for them, it was not just the Martial Artists at the Path Entry Realm, but even those in the Energy Refining Realm could easily kill them.
Though they had guards for protection, if they showed any sign of being detached or indifferent, they could very likely be attacked by the more impulsive Martial Artists.
If they appeared even slightly excessive, then the combat capability of their guards would progressively weaken, until these officials died, quelling public anger. Only after new officials had taken over would the guards regain their original combat strength.
This had started to occur frequently even before the great flood disaster struck, right from the outset of the first wave of natural calamities.
Because such incidents happened often, the majority of officials—while not paragons of integrity—had at least started to fulfill their duties.
Just like in the athletics and football events before the calamities, although the top two leaders faced corruption issues.
But the officials in charge of the athletics events were aware of what their standing was based on, and despite their acceptance of many bribes, they did not disappoint during the organization of the athletics events in the year 2008—the whole process went smoothly, ending satisfactorily.
However, the officials responsible for football could not just be classified as foolish. In fact, the public did not care whether they accepted bribes, just as with the officials in charge of the athletics— as long as they produced results, the masses would not be too concerned about them.
With results, the people didn’t bother to inquire into the details, but these officials had gone too far, not delivering results and instead making excuses, and it was readily obvious that the physical condition of their athletes had fallen behind other teams.
Moreover, the carefully selected members of the team couldn’t even defeat a team still embroiled in war, one that could barely muster substitute players, and was dependent on other teams’ sympathetic donations of jerseys and shoes to participate in the event.
To not even be able to defeat such a team—any person, no matter how unintelligent, could deduce there was definitely something amiss with these leaders, and not a trivial issue at that.
Just like the proverb Saul Jefferson often recited, "Water can carry a boat but can also capsize it," and now, hasn’t the boat indeed capsized?
