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Chapter 127 Prices Rise Unnoticed

Since they were all in the same team, everyone's schedule was similar.

There is no such thing as "inconvenience".

The only exception is Liu Mucheng.

She has essentially withdrawn from Liu Ren's mission team.

However, the work in the Special Investigations Bureau's archives is quite leisurely.

There is no such bad habit of working overtime.

So when she called out, she followed.

Liu Mucheng, who has become too lazy to cook, will not refuse any gathering.

only……

Where is Su Fan?

After entering a restaurant near the Zero Association building and taking a seat, Liu Mucheng looked around and realized that someone was missing.

"He has his own mission," Liu Ren explained simply.

In order to keep a closer eye on Shu Yan, just in case.

Su Fan is currently working overtime.

Even if he takes turns with another Zero Alliance member who has entered the realm of the supernatural, it's still not time for him to rest.

The physical abilities of those who enter the realm of the supernatural allow them to easily work twelve hours a day.

"Yeah……"

Liu Mucheng muttered something casually.

Su Fan is gone.

Chang Qiming declined Fang Qian's "casual" invitation.

As a result, everyone sitting here now, except for Liu Ren, is a girl.

Talk about it.

Are there too many women in the team?

Liu Mucheng only realized this now.

Liu Ren ordered a table full of dishes.

The group quickly finished eating it all.

Not a single bit left.

After becoming a possessed person, one's appetite will increase.

Liang Nian and Yan Ling are both people who train at a high intensity.

They also have a fairly large appetite.

After eating and drinking their fill, both of them looked completely satisfied.

Yan Ling asked, "How will we pay for the meal? Will we split the bill?"

Liu Ren waved his hand: "No need, consider today's meal a work benefit, it's on me."

Liang Nian: "The boss is so generous!"

Yan Ling said with some emotion, "Although our salaries are already quite high, this meal still feels like a real drain on our wallets... Speaking of which, has the cost of eating out increased a lot lately?"

As she spoke, she casually picked up the menu next to her and glanced at it.

My intuition was immediately confirmed.

The price of each dish on the menu has increased by about 30%.

"There are clearly fewer people going out to eat now, so why are prices still going up?" Yan Ling asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ren, who was paying with his phone, casually replied, "Because of the influence of the strange creature."

"Are ghosts even affecting the price of food?"

"The appearance of strange creatures has increased the cost of obtaining food. This is a global phenomenon, and it is normal for the prices of food and other related hard commodities to rise across the world."

"Uh, if more and more strange creatures appear, won't prices skyrocket?" Since her salary increased, Yan Ling has rarely paid attention to this kind of information.

Hearing Liu Ren say this, she, as an ordinary person, immediately felt that something was wrong.

“That’s right.” Liu Ren said calmly, but it was a terrifying statement. “Moreover, at the current rate, our speed in dealing with the monsters is far from keeping up with their growth rate. In another two months, not only food, but also the prices of other non-essential supplies will skyrocket.”

This is also a major problem faced by both Zero Alliance and Giant Guard.

To maintain high salaries for employees, a company's cost pressures will increase exponentially over time.

The only thing to be happy about is that other companies, due to their lack of resources, will go bankrupt first.

But the joy won't last long.

Because these problems will ultimately have a multiplied impact on conglomerates like Zero Alliance and Giant Guardian—the conglomerates behind them will be affected, directly impacting the conglomerates themselves.

The relevant issues have already been discussed internally by the Zero Association.

This wasn't just a problem for one company, so Liu Ren didn't pay much attention to it.

Sooner or later, the economy of human society will be brought to a standstill by such strange creatures.

As for the establishment of a new order... well, who knows how long that will take.

Everyone today is still enjoying the lingering glow of the old order.

But this afterglow will soon disappear.

After listening to Liu Ren's words, Yan Ling asked the question that working people care about most: "Then... will wages increase accordingly?"

If prices soar but wages remain unchanged.

Wouldn't that be equivalent to a pay cut?

"It might happen, but it won't last long." Liu Ren didn't hide much from his team members, saying directly, "After all, so far, Zero Association is operating at a loss. Once the costs exceed a certain limit, the high welfare benefits will start to decline."

Good times don't last forever.

Yan Ling, and Liang Nian, were both disappointed when they realized this.

"This, this is it..."

"Hmm. You don't need to worry too much. Even if the benefits are reduced, those who enter the realm of the supernatural won't be affected. So—you two, you'd better do your best tomorrow."

"Yes……"

The two of them didn't respond with much confidence.