Chapter 716: Embracing the Future
A transfer check was placed on the table, with so many zeroes written in a flowing hand that everyone in the room gasped.
Sometimes, it’s not just cash that shocks people—numbers can, especially when they’re printed on a check.
One million.
The professor’s hand trembled as he picked up the check. He was used to handling large project funds, but even so, his mind was swirling.
Most people can’t earn that much in a lifetime—not even if you removed a zero.
At Eminence’s minimum wage of 241 a month, a person would have to go without food, drink, or any spending for an entire year just to save 2,892. It would take a hundred years to reach 289,200.
And that’s under ideal conditions.
Sure, some might say wages will grow with time. But even with increases, one person can’t earn a million in a lifetime without spending a cent.
For 95% of the Federation’s population, that number is something they can only admire from afar. That’s why people became visibly excited when Lynch started writing all those zeroes on the check.