Chapter 473: Higher Ups Scandal
As for why Ember City targeted young people under 30, it was because they were comparatively easier to talk to than the old monsters who had already seen how vast the world truly was.
These young people, who had yet to witness most of the world, could easily form friendly relations over the smallest gifts the city offered them. But experienced people would only talk about money—or more accurately, natural treasures. Where the younger ones would come to help simply because they had once received a small benefit from the city, the older generation would ask for at least a Low Blue-tier treasure for even the smallest favor.
In other words, the city was making investments in order to survive future disasters.
