April 4, 2080For several years, humans have been developing bunker agriculture. During that time, everything seemed fine, but scientists began to notice something when fertilizers and nutrients for each plant no longer yielded the expected results. That’s when they realized something was amiss and started conducting further research on the matter.Eventually, they discovered that the quality of plant seeds was declining with each harvest, as predicted by Dimitri and Makarov earlier. Plants were indeed experiencing a continuous decline in their quality, and it was only a matter of time before they could no longer be cultivated, rendering them unable to grow.Inside the plant research lab, several scientists dealing with this issue were puzzled.“This is strange, the fruits and vegetables we’re getting are not as good as they used to be,” the first scientist said, puzzled by the research results.“What does this mean?” asked the second scientist.“It means our food supply is declining
Mei Ling Cheng continued speaking, providing more information. “Ladies and gentlemen, all of this has been happening over time, with a gradual decrease in quality from month to month. It’s likely that next month’s harvest will be even worse than the current one.”“What’s causing all of this? Has it been identified?” asked one man, a scientist present there.Dr. Mei Ling Cheng then provided an explanation, as previously relayed to her by other scientists.Several individuals immediately conducted further examinations to verify this, trying to find loopholes to prove it wrong. However, the data they obtained only confirmed what had been disclosed.Various arguments were then immediately thrown out, panic spreading throughout the entire room.“This is bad, we need to find a solution to this as soon as possible.”“Yes, otherwise, we’ll lose our food source, and this will become a disaster.”“Can’t we create fertilizers or plant stimulants to address this?” asked an investor who appeared d
A crisis was unfolding in the city of Lycaelus, where residents were seen protesting, attacking public facilities, and confronting security forces attempting to restore order. Hundreds of people took to the streets in what was not the first instance of such unrest. Due to the ongoing food and drink crisis, the city’s inhabitants had begun resorting to such extreme actions.After months of declining food production and the rising prices of all types of food, the city’s residents, having lost patience, took to the streets in protest, resorting to extreme measures. Of course, for the downtown residents and the upper-middle class, they could still enjoy delicious and plentiful food, a far cry from the lower-class citizens who were struggling, with some even dying of starvation.A teenager found himself trapped in the midst of the protesting crowd as he tried to secure a piece of bread. He was cornered and had already sustained numerous injuries from people who were unaware of his presence
The shelter, it’s a place where children and teenagers from the slums reside. The city’s caste-based and wealth-oriented outlook has led to a large population of impoverished residents in the slum areas, coupled with the high birth rate, resulting in many children abandoned on the streets.Some people with more resources built this place to accommodate the homeless children or teenagers on the streets. This place also has several adults from various backgrounds who will handle and take care not only of the place but also of the children in need of care.This shelter also has a special clinic so that the residents of this slum area can use this facility for free. Yes, this place provides many facilities for free, including providing free food, with many people contributing to support this place.And this also becomes the main location where the scene unfolds. Inside the clinic, Nouel is panting, holding a half-empty bottle of cold drink, while the teenager he helped has received treatm
Nouel asked, still not friendly, “Why are you doing all this? From what I see, this rundown clinic doesn’t charge anyone. I think, let alone paying the staff, they can’t even handle the equipment and supplies here.”Casually, while doing his job, Dvliericht explained everything, “We have regular donors, so we don’t worry about finances even if the patients don’t pay. Unfortunately, for now, we can only handle minor injuries, not able to perform surgeries. Besides the lack of medical staff, we don’t have adequate equipment.” Dvliericht explained the condition of the clinic, so no one collects fees from every patient in need of help, plus the condition of the clinic like this has been well explained.Nouel then responded sarcastically, “Pathetic, actually serious injuries are the ones that require high costs for treatment. If it’s just scratches or a fever, it’s not important at all, even someone can handle things like that at home.”“You are right, but on the bright side, we’ve helped
Amidst the food crisis, Makarov and Dimitri had already established a more efficient farming and livestock system, so they weren’t lacking in food and drinks. They could focus on the mission of creating the Terraforming Machine.Different from the bunker farmers, they used natural fertilizers and avoided super plant stimulants, only using stimulants from compost materials and the like. Additionally, the water and air in both the farming and livestock areas were filtered to become very pure.As a result, there was no decrease in quality, all harvests had the best quality, motivating everyone contributing to the Terraforming Machine project to do whatever it took. This was also the reason people were willing to donate, because of the abundance and high quality of food supplies.The number of people participating in the Terraforming project increased significantly, now exceeding a hundred people. Due to this, the prototype of the Terraforming Machine was successfully completed.Despite t
Hudson Hospital.A five-floor hospital, it was one of the major hospitals in Lycaelus City, admitting more than one new patient daily with various conditions. The hospital was always bustling with patients, and the number of nurses and medical staff working there was substantial.At this hospital, Ferdinand Volkov worked on his project. Whenever someone underwent amputation, they would be offered artificial limbs. Those who wanted to live normally would readily accept the offer. Similarly, those in need of organs would be offered either donor organ transplants or artificial organs. Since waiting for a donor or purchasing existing organs was costly, patients tended to opt for Volkov’s artificial organs. Besides being more affordable, easier to care for, these artificial organs and limbs had several advantages over those of regular humans. Gradually, over the years, Volkov’s cyborg project began to take shape.Unbeknownst to anyone, many of the surgeries to implant organs and artificial
While Clerick was working, experiments were postponed. Darina and Volkov focused on being doctors at Hudson Hospital, they appeared very kind and friendly to the staff, nurses, and the patients they treated. This made no one suspicious or even think that they were evil people who had conducted various experiments that violated ethics and humanity.In addition to their friendly nature, their work was also very good and fast. Their surgical skills were very reliable and made them among the most trusted doctors. They also interacted quite a lot with every patient they treated, so almost all patients could get to know them well.Unbeknownst to them, two days had passed. This was the day when Clerick would present the results of his work.“Huh, it’s also enjoyable to train in acting by playing as a good and holy doctor.” Darina stretched her body. This time she was in the elevator going down to the lab, a man named Finnick who also worked there immediately shook his head.“I thought you’d