"As a human, the most important thing is to be happy. You made me unhappy, so I naturally won't let you sleep peacefully at night. No matter if it's the Ansorenne or the Aishi People, we're all born from the same mother. No matter what, we're all brothers from the same root … "
The people who heard him didn't know what the hell was going on. Rorschach himself didn't know what he was talking about either.
His face was full of fatigue and he was full of nonsense, but he still carefully observed his opponent's facial expressions.
The big boss of Cape Town who was listening to Rorschach's nonsense didn't dare to slack off either. He had a serious expression on his face as he answered one sentence after another.
You said we're brothers? Hmm, okay, from today onwards, you're my brother.
You said the most important thing as a human is to be happy? Hmm, okay, let's get rich together and be happy. Give me more investment.
Feng Beinz, the leader of Cape Town's Steel Bone Brotherhood, was an industrialist, or more accurately, a revolutionary.
In the past, Cape Town had a feudal aristocratic class system, but since the history wasn't that long ago, the gap between people and the gap between classes wasn't as despairing as a chasm.
In addition, due to the existence of the Magic Fog, industrial production and farming tended to be large-scale and clustered. Large-scale farms and factories became the mainstream production method, resulting in the number of hired farmers and workers increasing day by day.
It was obvious that these two types of people made a living by selling labor. In this era where there was no concept of compulsory education, their education level would not be too high, and their standard of living would not be too high. In this era of innovation that changed every day, material desires and spiritual enjoyment would cost money.
Didn't someone say that the biggest internal conflict in the world was between the ruling class and the ruled … Cough, cough, I'm talking about the conflict between the increasing living standards and the harsh practical conditions? To put it bluntly, everything outside was good, but you didn't have money in the past. Now, there was no way to earn money, and there was no possibility of earning money in the future.
It wasn't clear whether it was because of the Descender's madness or purely by chance, but some ideas that didn't fit the current era spread. Naturally, a bunch of unions and farmer's alliances appeared.
This middle-aged man, Feng Beinz, had originally been a middle-class noble. Now that he had dispersed his family's wealth and established the Worker-Peasant Alliance, his reputation had soared and he had become a hero in the hearts of many people.
Rorschach actually had a good impression of such an oddball, but unfortunately, he did not think highly of him.
After all, this wasn't Earth where everyone's strength was the same. A single person fighting against a thousand would be seen as a miracle in a world without magic. However, in this era of magic civilization, the difference in strength between individuals was huge. It was natural for a single person to slaughter an entire city. Equipment and combat strength required the accumulation of money and time.
Feng had the manpower and even the best intelligence system in Cape Town, but he did not have enough combat power and financial resources.
With the participation of foreign arms dealers, wealth is equivalent to combat power. Feng Yu is not favored by many.
But Rorschach thought highly of him, so he came.
This wasn't because Rorschach was interested in those ideas. Feng's ideas were only limited to the Farmer's and Worker's Alliance. He wanted to seek better treatment and safety. The core of his ideas was the universal right to education … Don't underestimate this. This represented the possibility for the future generations to become strong.
His core theory was probably that everyone was equal, and the most radical policy that could easily arouse enemies was the abolition of slavery.
It was much more moderate than Rorschach's ideas in his hometown … He had no choice but to be moderate. Just his atheism alone was enough to offend all the New Gods. In this era where the nobles and supernatural beings had the absolute advantage, no one would listen to anti-aristocratic materialism.
The otherworldlings weren't fools. Their ideas had to be localized. This was the inevitable result.
What Rorschach cared about was not the blueprint for the future. Instead, it was this unpopular Feng. He was the best choice for a small faction like the Game Church. Perhaps, he was the only choice.
In less than a week, Rorschach traveled back and forth across Cape Town. He met with many powerful figures and was refused entry many times.
Yes, he was refused entry. Some people didn't even let Rorschach in. Among all the lobbyists in Dounia, Rorschach received the worst treatment.
After all, information was mutual. Rorschach couldn't hide his talent ability in Aishi and New Town. But as time passed, it was no longer a secret among the higher-ups in Cape Town.
But this person still came and personally visited the higher-ups … Those who had ulterior motives or had other ideas that couldn't be made public naturally wouldn't meet Rorschach.
Not to mention, even the large churches in Vila Nova Dônia sent people to inquire about Rorschach when they heard that he was traveling to Cape Town at public expense … As a result, Rorschach's opinion inexplicably became more important.
Rorschach's characteristic of not being able to lie actually increased the degree of authenticity of people he saw.
If he said that someone could do it, that person would probably really be able to do it.
After all, what was more important than ability was the so-called loyalty and political stance.
For those large churches, instead of spending money to raise a powerful ingrate, it was better to find a weakling with soft ears and even weaker hands.
"The Aishi People sent out a messenger to select a ruler."
When this rumor spread, Cape Town's powerful figures braced themselves and took the initiative to meet Rorschach.
The result was a headache. Not only did their schedules become much busier, but there were also many strange people around them who were waiting to see Rorschach's results.
Unfortunately, even though there were many times more people meeting him, the results were still the same as before.
"He wants nothing more than to kill off all the Aishi People."
"He thinks that Sideon died at the hands of outsiders … Yep, we're outsiders."
"The first thing he did after taking over power was to carry out a great purge."
What Rorschach wanted to do was to use the questions he had prepared beforehand and directly ask them once. Then, he would leave the local powerful figures with awkward expressions and leave.
Naturally, nobody dared to meet Rorschach anymore. Now, those who still dared to meet him were basically the oddities of the Seymour people.
This was to be expected. Sideon had only died a few years ago. Before that, he had been a powerful ruler. It could be said that all the powerful figures in Cape Town had risen to power from his corpse. Even if they weren't his subordinates, they were still closely related to him … It would be difficult for a person's viewpoint to change in a short period of time. Inheriting Sideon's xenophobia and fear of outsiders (the mainstream viewpoint at the time) was all too normal.
Especially with the rise of Vila Nova Dônia, Cape Town was unavoidably heading downhill in all aspects. For these "old people" who already had preconceived notions, it was doubtlessly that the threat of outsiders had become reality.
When they discovered that their little treasures (taxes and property income) were dwindling, it was only natural that they would turn their resentment into tangible actions. Now that they had to consider outsiders' opinions when competing for the throne, the accumulated resentment was even more uncontrollable.
"Old people" were unreliable, so they naturally had to find new people.
This was why Rorschach met with this Feng.
The result was better than expected. Although the conversation was as boring as always, at least Rorschach could tell that Rorschach didn't really hate outsiders. In fact, Rorschach even had a favorable impression of outsiders due to the fact that Rorschach's ideology was also imported.
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