North Carolina Capital, Uppers.
The Ministry of Defense Building.
Early in the morning, Jaslin Eve, the current Minister of Defense of North Carolina, was already sitting in her office chair with a face mask on. This high-end mask, worth ten thousand US Dollars, had hydrating, whitening, and nourishing effects. It also eliminated wrinkles and slowed the aging process. As a woman approaching forty, she applied a face mask three times a day to ensure her skin remained as tender as a young girl's.
Thirty thousand US Dollars was enough for someone from the lower rungs of North Carolina society to live comfortably for several years. For Jaslin, however, it was just a fraction of her daily expenses. Besides the masks, her three daily meals cost a total of fifty thousand US Dollars. Adding in the maintenance for her body, her basic daily expenditures were around one hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars.
