After the fire of war, there was always reconstruction. When the thunder season came to an end, the first rain fell, marking the beginning of the messy March rainy season.
After the thunderstorm, there would often be a downpour. This was a common law of nature, and it still existed in this wasteland, but the way it manifested was a little strange.
Although there was a half year thunder season, there would be no more than a few months of heavy rain after that. Although the continuous rain was annoying, the amount of rain did not reach the level that could be considered troublesome.
And with the rain, the dark clouds that caused the thunderstorm would gradually disperse. In between the spring rains, there would occasionally be a few days of sunny weather.
As they walked further back, the demonic fog that was dispersed by the thunder season would also return, and the pitch-black Harlet Wasteland would soon arrive.
Generally speaking, the Great Astrologers and Great Diviners of Cape Town would predict the longest period of sunny weather in advance, and announce it to the people.
This was probably the best time of the year in this wasteland. In the past, at this time, as a tourist attraction, Cape Town would also hold the second half of the Sunshine Festival, which was the closing ceremony after the thunder season.
As time passed, it was no longer a simple celebration. The inconvenience of transportation caused by the thunder season would affect the flow of a series of goods. Half a year of closed doors would cause a lot of things to become scarce. In essence, the shortage of supply and demand, coupled with the ubiquitous raising of prices and hoarding of goods, would naturally cause the price of goods to rise to the highest point of the year.
Half a year of consumption would cause even the most skilled housewife to face a shortage of supplies. Forced by the demands of life, even if it was three times the original price of slaughtered pigs, they would still have to buy a little.
And if the thunder season lasted a little longer than ten thousand years, the consumption of goods would increase. For example, the daily needs of the Seymour people, such as the rock salt, which was a necessity but had a limited storage time, would even become a situation where it was impossible to buy on the market.
At the end of the thunderstorm season, there would be dozens of times the premium purchase price. Without any connections or connections, 99% of the citizens would not be able to buy at a premium even if they wanted to.
At this time, the people of Cape Town became more and more envious of their compatriots living in Vila Nova Dônia. It was said that the prices of goods there were relatively stable. Even if there were fluctuations, it would at most be within a reasonable range of 10% to 20%, and there would never be a situation where money couldn't buy goods …. Once there was a shortage of goods, the prices would rise slightly, and the profit-driven profiteers of the Aishi People would go crazy. As there were too many competitors in various industries, most of the goods could be produced by themselves. The profiteers of Vila Nova Dônia didn't even have the opportunity to speculate on goods.
Perhaps some people knew how to transport goods by air, but from the Earth era, they knew that transport by air was extremely expensive. The basic laws of physics determined that large ships and planes had to consume a large amount of energy to fly, so the corresponding fuel cost was necessary. This point was the same no matter which world it was in … Many cheap goods that went up to the sky and then down to the ground would really become the special offerings of the nobles, and ordinary citizens would not be able to afford them.
In Ansorenne's current situation, transportation by land was the mainstream of logistics.
The start of the Solar Festival was the beginning of the Thunder Season, and also the last big promotion for the caravans. The foreign merchants would clear out all their stores and return to their homes. The local merchants would start all kinds of sales, and the citizens who had stocked up on goods during the Thunder Season would naturally buy and buy.
The second part of the Solar Festival was the end of the Thunder Season, and also the first big wave of trade after the Thunder Season.
In the past, during the last few days of the Thunder Season, a large number of caravans would wait at the entrance of the Harlet Wastelands. Once the Thunder Season ended, a large number of caravans would enter Cape Town, and it was also the day the citizens would go crazy buying for the New Year.
But this year, under the expectations of all Cape Town citizens, there was news …. The second half of the Solar Festival was confirmed to be held in Vila Nova Dônia!
How could they tolerate this? Looking at the empty rice vats in their houses, the citizens fell into an inexplicable rage …. Cough, let's be serious. When this news spread, it was equivalent to telling an unlucky person who was about to run out of food that their food had been taken away by a wolf. Naturally, it caused a huge uproar.
But soon, the second wave of news came. It turned out that the first wave of news was wrong. It wasn't that Vila Nova Dônia had taken away the right to hold the Solar Festival, but that the two cities were jointly holding this year's Solar Festival.
"I heard that this year's Solar Festival will be held in two venues, Dounia and Cape Town. The Cape Town side will be led by a few lords, and they will have the same facilities as before. The Dounia side is more impressive. Not only will they have traditional activities, but the Aishi People will also participate. I heard that the merchants there have prepared a large amount of foreign specialties, specialties that have never appeared here before. "
"…. That sounds good, but it's too far away …."
"During the festival, the tickets will be half price, and one ticket will be free of charge for every ten passengers. There will also be a 100 SGD coupon and a discount ticket for accommodation."
"…. I'll go and book the tickets right now!"
"There's no time, there won't be any tickets left for the next ten days. The scalped tickets on the market are already 4 times the selling price …."
"Isn't that 2 times more expensive than the selling price?! What the hell are these discounts!? What's the point of telling me all this when the tickets are already sold out!? "
"Cough, of course there's a point …. I have a batch of tickets here, but they're only 3 times the selling price."
"So you're a ticket scalper!"
In a way, the development of the situation really made one sigh.
Many people didn't buy the tickets at the original price, and couldn't buy them after the discount. Then, many people bought the scalped tickets that were far more expensive than the original price.
But no matter what, this time's Solar Festival was a success. The train tickets between Cape Town and Vila Nova Dônia were all sold out. The tickets for the midnight express train and the stunt motorcycles on the train roof were all sold out as soon as they were released. There were even people who organized walking tours, intending to walk along the train tracks.
Both sides were reporting? Both main venues? Heh heh.
Even the most optimistic Cape Town people knew that the current Cape Town and Vila Nova Dônia couldn't be compared at all. If both sides held this festival at the same time, it would be obvious which side would be more interesting and profitable.
Although the Aishi People didn't obviously steal Cape Town people's festival, if it developed to an unprecedented scale, with crowds flowing everywhere, there wouldn't even be a festive atmosphere. Then, what meaning would there be in keeping the festival's name?
The merchants would also make their own choices. If they held a few more festivals, the difference would grow. Perhaps outsiders wouldn't even know which side's festival it was.
Without a doubt, this would be disadvantageous for Cape Town. The Sunshine Festival of the past wasn't just a festival to stimulate the economy and market. It was also a symbol of racial unity and harmony. How could they tolerate it being taken away for no reason?
But this time, they couldn't refuse, because the reason given by the other party was too good.
"We've just suffered a disaster. We hope to use a festival to dilute the atmosphere and let the people walk out of their sorrow."
Yes, this reason was very powerful. Many regions and countries were used to holding celebrations and Victory Day parades after winning a war. Other than the practical significance of commemoration, it was also to mourn the dead, comfort the living, and use the festival and the joy of victory to dilute the sorrow of war loss and sacrifice. It numbed the pain and helped people return to normal life after the festival.
But if that was all, the big bosses of Cape Town would probably throw back at them, "What does your heavy losses have to do with us? Why should we share our own festival to help you forget your sorrow?"
Moreover, Novodonia wasn't the only one who suffered in this disaster. On that night, the cultists of Cape Town also caused a lot of trouble. If the Evil God hadn't focused all his attention on a faraway place, Cape Town's losses wouldn't have been small either.
But Rorschach, who was in charge of communication, blocked the complaints of the big bosses of Cape Town with one sentence. No, to be precise, he only used a name to occupy the moral high ground.
"Cough. Felix A. Zilier. "
After saying this name, Rorschach happily looked at the embarrassed faces of the big bosses of Cape Town.
"… This person should be considered one of your higher-ups."
This brother was charmed by the Evil God during the Evil God War and became the Evil God's pawn. He led a fleet and ruthlessly stabbed Novodonia.
"Do you need us to calculate the war reparations?"
Although this incident eventually became a merit of the Game Church, the floating airships and warship fragments that were still burning at the airport were truly astronomical losses.
Although everyone knew that he was an unlucky person who was controlled by the Evil God, Felix was still once a member of Sydeon and one of the warlords of Cape Town. He was a true high-ranking official with real power in the city.
For a high-ranking official of Cape Town to lead a fleet to attack another city's airport and kill civilians while another city was dealing with a powerful enemy was already an undeniable act of war.
If the fact that he was the Evil God's pawn was ignored, this fact was already enough to be used as a reason to declare war. Even the people of Sydeon and Novodonia would think that this reason was completely reasonable.
The result of declaring war … this wasteland would only have one ruler. Now, the combat strength of both sides was not even on the same level. Not to mention, although Vila Nova Dônia had just experienced a war, it had just received strong reinforcements.
In fact, in the twenty-member board meeting, someone even suggested this idea to take the opportunity to solve the problem once and for all, but it was rejected by the majority.
After all, no one was a fool. This was no longer the feudal era where people called themselves kings. If they really played a game of unified power, the Aishi People would be the rulers while the Sydeons would be the ruled. As time passed, everyone knew in their hearts what would happen.
With many minor commanders and outsiders suppressing the natives, it would be fine for a short period of time, but as time passed, there would be endless problems.
If they didn't handle this properly, endless uprisings and political struggles would be unavoidable … More importantly, this would result in lower profits. Most of the energy would have to be spent on politics and military, and these were all things that required extra money!
To use an inappropriate analogy, the churches were here to run companies that made money. A stable political situation would bring about stable profits. They were enthusiasts of strategy games, not like those domain lords who wanted to expand their territory and play with power politics and big government strategies. They took the route of military conquest games.
The Aishi People were already very tired. They only wanted to mine, open factories, and earn some money. They didn't want to be officials or domain lords in the olden days … If they wanted to build castles, hire pretty maids, play hide-and-seek, and have social security, they could just use money. It would save them a lot of effort and effort.
Due to the different times, both sides viewed the problem from completely different perspectives. This also caused the leaders of Cape Town to make a serious misjudgment.
The Aishi People didn't want to play a game of unified power, but the people of Cape Town didn't know this. Most of the leaders of Cape Town were originally warlords. In their eyes, what they needed to deal with now was the real threat of war. Right now, the enemy was stronger than them. The warlord mentality of "If I were the Aishi People, I would definitely take this opportunity to conquer Cape Town!" was deeply ingrained in their minds.
For the warlords who were weaker, as long as they could avoid a one-sided war, the "Sunlight Ritual" wouldn't be a big deal.
And even if they didn't go to war, Cape Town probably wouldn't be able to pay compensation for the warships that were lost at the airport.
Rorschach was the deputy negotiator (he wore a mask and was responsible for keeping his mouth shut most of the time. He only watched and didn't say anything). He had long since seen through all of this.
Talk about the Sunlight Ritual? That would be far too simple. However, this was indeed the first step of Rorschach's plan.
If he wanted to uncover the Sunlight Ritual, he needed to make this wasteland his home. It wouldn't do to rush things.
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