234 Economic System (1/2)

Even before he became the president, Rico was already very well-known among Indonesians. He was a very famous police commander. The two people next to him were even more famous than him.

The crowd filled the streets even more and they started to scream in support and admiration, as well as dependence and prayers.

”President Rico, we support you!!”

”General Suryo! Please take care of us!”

”Sultan Karta! May God be with you always!”

Even though they were currently safe from the threats of the apocalypse here in the StarBase, the presence of these three figures made them feel even more optimistic about their future. The presence of these three VIP guests assured them even more, as they were already prominent figures looked up at by countless people before the apocalypse came. The people already trusted them, so their arrival brought them great relief.

Devita apparently already prepared a stage for them to say a few words. President Rico was not a political man who was good at talking. He did not speak for long, but he was able to touch the hearts of those who heard him.

”Devita... you should've told me about it first so I could prepare myself,” President Rico sighed and said to Devita after he finished conveying his words to the people.

”I'm sorry… I just think that in this condition, a spontaneous speech from the heart would be better...” Devita honestly spoke out her opinion. It was indeed true, since, in this chaotic situation, the people would need sincere assurance.

”Haha... It seems that Alex was indeed not wrong in choosing you to lead this city... you're very smart,” President Rico complimented. It was a compliment for both Alex and Devita. They were indeed wise.

After taking a look around the StarBase, they gathered in the main room of the base.

In that room, the consuls of StarBase were gathered. They were Cahya, who was currently the second-in-command in this base, Jane, who was in charge of the base's agriculture, Tony, who was in charge of the development of the base, Villy, Devita's sister who was in charge of the base's supplies, Agung, who was in charge of the education in the base, and Major Sandi, who was in charge of the base's security.

They opened the meeting by showing the data of the island.

Total population in Bali: 981,288 inhabitants.

Administration: 1%

Children: 12%

Elders: 7%

Farmers: 17%

Construction Workers: 11%

Medical \u0026 Research Division: 2%

Supply Division: 13%

Unassigned: 1%

Total Civilians: 64%: 629,288

Military Personnel: 36%: 352,000

Elite Troops: 8,000

1st Division Soldiers: 110,000

Cadets: 70,000

Militia forces: 82,000

In the last three months, Bali's population had increased by 50%. President Rico saw this figure as quite significant. The population of the city of New Java, which was led by Rico himself, had exceeded the one-million people threshold, but this was not surprising considering how the island of Java was already so densely populated before the arrival of the apocalypse. But for the island of Bali to be able to gather more than 300,000 residents during the last 3 months, it was definitely not easy.

Of course, the best part of the data of the island which was shown was the unemployment rate, which was only at 1%. This was an extraordinary number, especially in the conditions of the apocalypse, where new refugees arrive every day.

”How could this happen? Only 1% of the population don't have a job at the moment?” asked the sultan with quite an interested tone. After all, this was an immensely small number considering their current situation.