COSG - Chapter 111.2: Undead Cultural Arts

Returning to Weisshem before dark, Ji Tang separated from Rex and, as usual, sought out Zhao Zhenzhen. He first reported today's investigation findings to her—Zhao Zhenzhen wasn't part of the expert task force, so the two didn't meet offline.

On hearing Ji Tang's detailed introduction of the last village visited today, Zhao Zhenzhen nodded and said, "The poverty in this world isn't the same as in China."

Ji Tang wholeheartedly agreed.

In China, poverty was mostly illness-induced poverty and elderly poverty.

The former was understandable, while the latter, though harsh, was also rather understandable; there was a significant portion of those living below the poverty line, and the main reason being that they were abandoned by their children.

The low-income support, pension for the elderly, and even the groceries brought by street offices, village committees, and poverty alleviation officials for condolence were often taken away by their children and grandchildren. This was a harsh reality.

As for those who became impoverished due to drug addiction or laziness, they weren't worth the consideration of Zhao Zhenzhen and Ji Tang.

The loss of ability to work was the primary cause of poverty in the lower strata of Hua Xia society.

However, the situation in this world was different. After several days of visiting, Ji Tang and Rex mainly saw impoverished groups consisting of young and middle-aged individuals, with hardly any sickly or elderly people in sight.

The reason was simple and brutal: those in their prime years were already struggling below the poverty line, so how could the sick and elderly even cope?

In a poverty-stricken village like Back Mountain Village, the oldest person Ji Tang and Rex saw was a woman in her early forties.

Where had all the older people gone? The answer was self-evident.

"There's a large number of impoverished young and middle-aged people. It's no wonder the people here are so calm when talking about war and see territorial wars as normal," said Zhao Zhenzhen, shaking her head. "Ou

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