According to the information Ye Nai saw on the forum, the daily wage for a Secret Realm Laborer was nationally standardized.
However, when hiring through an agency, they would take a 20% cut from the daily wage of one thousand, and personal taxes were the worker's responsibility; the agency only facilitated connections and took their commission, ignoring everything else.
The tents all around the perimeter were recruitment tents, but it was a mixed bag inside, with some legitimate agencies and others engaging in scams and deceit.
While resting at the hotel, Ye Nai often surfed the internet, and there was a special subsection in the local Awakener's forum where people posted complaints and rants after being scammed in recruitment.