Chapter 806: Chapter 806 - 441: Dawn Port Status_2

Dirty water and rainwater follow their own paths, the treatment pools in the dock area operate day and night, even the most unpleasant smells are pressed underground.The air carries no odor of urine, no smell of decay, only the saltiness of the sea breeze, along with a faint hint of carbolic acid, a scent not quite pleasant yet reassuring.Louis did not speak, but sitting across from him, Eliot noticed his gaze.The supervisor of Dawn Port still sat upright, the folder in his hands firmly resting on his knees: "Sir, it's not because they're innately clean-loving, it's the effect of the 'Red Tide Code'."Louis lifted his eyes slightly.Eliot continued: "In other ports, dock laborers live in pigsties, earn copper coins as daily wages, and whether they get a hot meal tomorrow depends on the employer's mood. Those who relieve themselves anywhere are fined three days' wages, those who drink and cause trouble lose their housing qualifications and are deported.With access to dignity and money, no one wants to go back to being treated like livestock."Eliot spoke with an unmistakable fervor: "It is your system that has transformed them from beasts into citizens."Workers wore uniformly issued canvas workwear, thick and durable, with reinforced cuffs and knees.Their faces were smudged with coal dust, and their fingernails weren't perfectly clean either.But their hair was cut short.