My Questrewarding System

Chapter 046 – Williams’ Cousin

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Like every other city and state, Zed City is categorized into three tiers.

The lower echelon, the middle echelon, and the upper echelon.

The lower echelon contains people who could scarcely afford three square meals a day and those who perform most of the looked-down-upon tasks in the city.

The slum areas were the residents of these people, and they typically comprised the largest percentage of Zed City’s population.

This was the life Williams had experienced for the past five years, until a few weeks ago.

As for the middle echelon, it contains the people who are neither affluent nor destitute.

They are usually well-fed and do not lack good things, yet they do not have luxurious lives.

They live modestly and possess various assets such as houses and cars.

Like the people of the lower echelon, their residences also match their status.

Ultimately, they are the aspiration of the lower-tier residents.

Finally, there is the upper echelon, which contains the people who are