Sunlight was an extremely rare luxury in Ansorenne's mornings.
Even in Cape Town's fog-free district, which was famous for its sunlight, the dark clouds and fog that covered the sky still prevented sunlight from reaching the city during the non-thunderous season.
But since there was no fog in the city, or the density of the fog was rather low, regular lighting was still useful, and it wouldn't be pitch black … at least not in the inner city. That was where more than 70% of Cape Town's administrative departments, nobles, merchants, and other upper-class people lived.
When the lights in the streets were lit up, the blue glow of artificial electric stones mixed with cold water filled the entire city, marking the beginning of a new day for the people of Cape Town.
Not only did the specially made giant lighthouse provide illumination, the stone corona on it also guided the time.
"… Yesterday's discussion was almost done. There should be a conclusion by today."
After leaving the hotel and greeting the other Aishi People, Rorschach intended to walk around the area.
It was already the eighth day since the initial signing of the agreement. The "War of Limits" plan had already been discussed more than four times. Although no conclusion had been reached yet, since this topic was still being discussed, it meant that both sides had already accepted it. They were only haggling over the minor details and various benefits.
The Castellan Sydeon, who had not shown up yesterday afternoon, had also come. He had listened in on the negotiation (quarrel) for more than three hours. Although he still remained silent, his silence and presence could be considered a tacit approval.
Finally, before dinner, both sides signed a few preliminary memoranda of the meeting, giving up on some areas that they couldn't agree on. It could be considered a preliminary agreement.
On the other hand, the spies had also reported back.
Most of the factories in the black fog area had stopped working, and the evil god altar had also returned to silence. At least for now, the leaders of Cape Town were quite sincere in negotiating for peace.
The spies were able to sneak in so easily because Lord Sydeon had opened up some of the factories two days ago, allowing many nobles and merchant representatives to go in and take a look. The news had also spread. This was probably a method by Sydeon to ease the internal conflict.
Although restricted simulated battles weren't the best way to resolve disputes, from the current situation, it was indeed a solution that everyone could accept.
However, Rorschach also saw that it was probably a delaying tactic, and at the same time, a probing technique.
Since the war between the two sides did not start, there were still doubts about the actual combat power of the other side. If the two sides were too weak in a small-scale battle, for example, the Magic Armor of Dounia City was beaten up by Cape Town, or the High Priest of Cape Town was beaten up by the Archmage of the Aishi People, then peace would come to an abrupt end.
If the odds were 91% or 82%, everyone would want to take out the opponent without paying a huge price. However, if the odds were 60% or 50%, then the system would really stabilize.
"… Still, it's better than before. At the very least, there is no certainty that war will break out. At the very least, there will be about two years of peaceful development. "
Strolling along the streets of Cape Town, Rorschach's heart was full of worries, but he also noticed a lot of interesting things.
For example, he already saw many Aishi People on the streets, and there were also missionaries from other churches openly preaching.
This was probably the most prosperous business district in Cape Town. Rorschach saw several Aishi churches on the way, as well as more than ten shops run by the Aishi People … It wasn't that Rorschach's eyesight was that good, but the popular shops that lined up to enter and leave were all new shops run by the Aishi People. After all, Dounia City's products had already begun to be sold here.
"Aren't they afraid that Sydeon will suddenly declare war, and conveniently wipe them out?"
[It's not like they can't afford to lose a few shops and a few low-level personnel. It's probably worth it to test Sydeon's attitude. Besides, they're already lagging behind in some areas. Their goal is to seize the initiative. It seems that we've given them a lot of pressure.]
Rorschach nodded slightly. He also knew that the biggest news in Vila Nova Dônia recently was that the Game Church had successfully established a Great Holy Church in Cape Town. This meant that the Game Church was leading in terms of evangelism and localization. There was a limited number of believers in Cape Town, so if they didn't steal it now, it would be the same as helping the enemy.
"Have the negotiations begun?"
[It's starting. Sydeon brought his team here today. He's probably tired of this haggling.]
As a member of the delegation, Rorschach didn't need to appear at the negotiations every day. On the contrary, after he made his suggestion, the Game Church sent someone else to replace him in the negotiations.
After all, a negotiator who only knew how to tell the truth would easily leak important information.
Now, Rorschach had time to move around freely. He just needed to maintain a distance and provide a "wifi" signal.
"Which plan will it be?"
[The third plan. They've already started to discuss the details.]
Rorschach recalled that the contents of the third plan seemed to lean towards compromise.
"Before Lei Ji, the competition will start in a month? The one that directly has a simulation battle with thousands of people? Why are they so angry? "
[The details of the negotiations have been cut down to 500 people, but they're allowed to bring in magic armors and airships. The number of people participating in the battle must be maintained at 2 (Cape Town): 1: 1.]
Rorschach nodded silently. Determining the scale of the battle was actually a very troublesome matter. It was also a hot topic in the negotiations.
If there were too many people, limiting the simulation battle would be meaningless. If there were too few people, it would be less convincing.
"… It's much better than expected. I thought they'd insist on determining the number of people participating in the battle based on the population ratio."
[That means we don't want to do it. If it's really based on the population ratio, I'm afraid that even 10: 1 will be considered too low.]
Even though they weren't at the conference, Lori continued to share information with Rorschach.
The initial plan was still to maintain the status quo. About a month later, the three factions would send out people to participate in a limited number of people in a simulation battle.
This was an opportunity for them to show their strength to intimidate their opponents, but it was also a competition that would determine the production share of the Electroshock Stone mines in the border regions. Nobody would likely go easy on them.
"Are we going to participate?"
Rorschach represented the Game Church and requested to be a judge. Unfortunately, he was rejected on the spot.
In the end, it was decided that the highly respected Grand Elder of Mount Sainte would be the head judge. The various factions would send referees to participate … yep, it was that special Boss Mother Marsha.
[First, we need to determine the total number of people before we can determine the number of participants for each church. But considering our share, we'll definitely participate this time.]
This was within expectations. In that case, the next important thing would be to prepare for battle?
[No, let's do your old job first.]
Old job? Rorschach paused in surprise for a moment, but he had a sudden realization as he looked at the shops on the street.
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