Busy and fulfilling days always seemed long. The feeling of waiting for a certain day in the future made watching the passage of time a form of torture.
"Why aren't they here yet?"
Another month passed. After the initial chaos, the Aishi's work began in full swing.
But what Rorschach and the others couldn't understand was that what was supposed to come hadn't come yet.
"Why haven't the envoys from Cape Town arrived yet?"
That's right, what surprised the Aishi People was that the current situation was unusually peaceful.
In this world … there was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in any world. The people of Cape Town weren't idiots or blind. Even if they did their best to conceal their information, it was impossible for them to not leak any information at all.
The Gods and Descenders who were enemies of the Alliance, as well as the traitors who had been bribed by the Horned Elephant Tribe in the wastelands, would definitely leak information through various channels even if they weren't discovered by the sentries.
This was within their expectations from the very beginning. In fact, the leaders of the Alliance had already made preparations to deal with this attack. But the strange thing was that nothing had happened.
Were they really so lucky that they hadn't been discovered yet? The probability of this being "lucky" was far too low. Nobody could guarantee it. But according to the information sent back by the scouts in Cape Town, there were no signs of large-scale mobilization of troops in Cape Town.
Did they think that it wasn't suitable to mobilize troops in Cape Town? That was possible. If they purely used the floating fleet in aerial combat, the Aishi Gods' troops would have a high chance of winning due to their technological advancements.
But after thinking about it, there was still one possibility that was the most accepted.
"They're waiting for us to forge a city. Perhaps they've already planned everything out and are preparing to directly attack Cape Town after Cape Town."
This was the most likely choice, but it was also the defense plan that Rorschach and the others hated the most.
Once they entered an all-out war, both sides would suffer great losses no matter who won or lost. And once the flames of war started, there would be a blood feud between the outsiders and the locals, causing endless trouble in the future.
Rorschach really didn't expect bloodshed to happen. After all, he still saw this place as his future home. The neighbors around his home were shouting and killing every day, and there were a few terrorist acts every few days. It was hard to live like this.
But at this point, there was nothing the Aishi People could do. They couldn't possibly go to Cape Town to negotiate or threaten them not to start a war after the thunderstorm.
Rorschach had also hesitated at first as to whether or not he should send out envoys to communicate with them … But after thinking about it, he knew that this would be meaningless, and might even worsen the conflict.
"There's no turning back. What should come will come sooner or later."
There wasn't much to consider. All he could do was get the scouts to keep a close eye on them. He didn't want them to be clueless when the enemy attacked.
Of course, more than a month had passed, and there wasn't only bad news. In fact, there was quite a lot of good news. After solving the problem of lightning protection, construction workers, and other problems, the construction of the new city was progressing by leaps and bounds.
The technology that was finally decided upon seemed to be a product of magical engineering. Rorschach checked the specific construction plan … and then he was dumbfounded by the various data, so he directly gave up on trying to understand it.
Although the technical problem was within expectations, everyone heaved a sigh of relief at the success of the problem.
After all, if the "lightning protection" technology didn't meet the standards, and the thunderstorm was getting closer and closer, there would only be two things that could be done.
The first was to cancel the current construction plan and fully prepare for war. The second was to use the technology of the locals, and then lower the standards of the new city and create a temporary base for themselves.
Nobody could guarantee that the technical problem would definitely be solved. These two plans had always been in the planning table, and the negative consequences that came with it, as well as the estimated additional losses and battle losses that would occur if the flames of war were to ignite, made everyone's scalp numb.
The most troublesome thing was that the strategists and think tanks had estimated that once the Aishi People showed signs of weakness, the possibility of Cape Town launching a surprise attack would greatly increase … Actually, this was quite easy to understand. Everyone would pick on the weak, and the side that started the war wouldn't think that they would lose. The side that initiated the war would basically feel that they had a chance of winning.
On the other hand, as long as the Aishi People acted strong and the new city appeared sturdy, making it so that the people of Cape Town didn't have a chance of winning, the chances of war would be greatly reduced.
Fortunately, with the help of materials, excellent researchers, and many "Gods" helping to "cheat", the technical problem was finally solved in time, and the situation didn't worsen to such an extent.
Rorschach also heard that the person who successfully solved the problem was actually an old acquaintance of his … the current chief engineer of the Game Church, the wild elf Molly.
Great contributions were directly linked to great benefits. Molly's hard work caused the Game Church's total share of the "grand plan" to increase by 2%. Lori was so excited that she gave Molly an additional 300,000 God Coins on the spot as a bonus.
2% was very little? Actually, this percentage was already quite frightening. After all, this was the entire percentage of the "new city". This represented the endless profits and dividends that could be calculated in years after the plan succeeded.
As the main instigator of the alliance, the Game Church had invested more than 90% of its resources. However, the Game Church still only had a 6% share in the end. Now that the Game Church had suddenly increased by a third, it was naturally a pleasant surprise.
The initial share had already been determined when the various Churches had signed the contract to determine their rights and obligations. The Goddess of Wealth was responsible for supervising the update, but there were still many shares left as reserves for the future. For example, there were new franchisees (locals) and rewards for great contributions.
In this Gods Alliance, the Game Church was now ranked third with 8%. It wasn't far from the first place, which was 11%. They could really consider competing for the position of the future city lord … This position of the future leader really meant endless wealth and benefits.
The city lord couldn't prohibit other Churches, but it was reasonable to use public resources to give his own Church opportunities to advertise on various occasions.
Although it seemed ridiculous to outsiders to start dividing the proportion of resources before the city was built, it would be too late by the time everything was finalized. From the moment they moved into Perpetual Moon Town, all the Churches that had ambitions for this area were fighting for it with all their might. They didn't dare to slack off at all.
In a sense, this reserved share did indeed serve to urge the Gods to work hard … The other Level 1 Gods and Level 2 Gods also desired a city with stable faith.
And this desire naturally became the motivation for the Gods to protect Vila Nova Dônia at all costs. Even Level 3 Gods wouldn't complain about having too many believers and having too many faith territories.
That's right, after the final location was decided, the new city also received its name … Since this simple naming process was also related to the future struggle for faith, it was said that the final naming process was quite intense.
Don't underestimate the name. This was the first impression that the city gave people. If one considered the future religious struggle for the faith of the natives, this naming process was a preview of the future war of faith.
After the various Archbishops and high-level priests had a "friendly conversation" in a small black room, a female Holy Knight covered in wounds walked out of the small black room by relying on her job class's outstanding defense and recovery abilities. Then, she suddenly collapsed to the ground amidst everyone's cheers of "Dounia" and "Dounia won" … Since this group of bored guys had signed a magical oath, the name had to be decided by the last "survivor" to walk out of the room. The pitiful Holy Knight Dounia couldn't be woken up no matter how hard she tried. Finally, after the time limit was up, this strange name was finally decided by Bair.
Cough, a name was only a codename. If you thought about it, at the very least, it wasn't "City of War and Blood", "City of Love", or "City of Crimson Chains" which were so straightforward that it was strange … The most ridiculous part was that a Sea God named "Ocean World" in a wasteland filled with thunderstorms. Just what was she thinking?
It was said that after everyone learned about the original plan that these leaders had prepared for the sake of preaching, they became even more determined to call it "Dounia City". But in order to avoid any misunderstandings, a certain person strongly requested that a "new" name be added — Novodonia.
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