The Harlet Wasteland was a name given by the Aishi People. Before the arrival of outsiders, it had the unique name of Solantheon.
This name was given by the Seymour People, and its meaning was "Pool of Light".
As for what light there was in the wasteland, the Seymour People's explanation was that they found the faith of light on Mount Sainte …. Rorschach had always thought that this name came from the ancestors of the Seymour People who were blind all the way until they were blinded by a thunderstorm on Mount Sainte.
"Living in the darkness for a long time, after being struck by a thunderstorm, they would probably only be able to see light."
The wasteland was surrounded by continuous mountain ranges. In theory, there should be many exits, but due to the fog and danger everywhere in Ansorenne, the only exits that could be used were the three or five old exits. Among them, the one with the largest flow of people was the Eternal Exit in the west.
The Eternal Moon Stronghold, previously known as Eternal Moon Town, was located at the western exit of the Harlet Wasteland. Currently, it was responsible for more than 60% of the human traffic in the entire wasteland.
It was the oldest exit of the wasteland and became the first settlement of the Aishi People during the thunderstorm. Now, it was a semi-military and semi-civilian stronghold.
The permanent population exceeded 200,000, but the floating population was always above 300,000. Under the protection of the high walls, there were elite squads of various churches stationed there, as well as merchants who crazily wandered around for profit.
For the time being, let's not talk about the strategic role of the Eternal Moon Stronghold, its economic effects, and political status. Its chief executive was the vice-chairman of the board of directors of Vila Nova Dônia. It could be said that Eternal Moon Stronghold and Vila Nova Dônia were basically two different brands with the same administrative level, which explained the problem.
Going northeast through the Eternal Moon Stronghold, along the railway network formed by four railway lines, one could see dozens of relay stations and two small military strongholds (garrisoned by squads) along the way. It would take about two days by car and twenty to thirty days by land to reach Vila Nova Dônia.
Generally speaking, once a merchant reached the new core city in the wasteland, they could prepare to return.
More than 80% of traveling merchants would stop here. They would unload their goods here, clear out their warehouses, and fill them with specialty products (thunderbolt stones were the most popular). A single round trip would result in a profit of more than 200% … of course, that was only if they weren't the unlucky ones who died on the way here. Every year, several thousand traveling merchants would fail to reach their destination. In fact, they wouldn't even know which part of the road they went missing on.
If one were to start from Vila Nova Dônia and continue to head east, the main railway line would become loose and scattered. The railway network would spread out like several forks, connecting countless mining areas and mining towns.
They were the blood vessels and veins of Vila Nova Dônia and the Aishi People, but they were also the "internal organs" of the Wasteland. They were extremely fragile but important to life.
Most of the railway networks were used for freight, but there were a few that were always full of passengers … Even so, their profits were far from being comparable to the freight in remote areas. After all, the things buried in the wastelands were even more precious than gold.
However, these routes that weren't profitable and were even vaguely losing money were firmly in the hands of the Eagle Crown and the Radiant Scroll. They weren't even willing to give up a single share … This was the main route to Cape Town. It was an important lifeline that they would crazily fight over even if they were losing money.
The Eternal Moon Stronghold was in the westernmost part of the Wasteland. Vila Nova Dônia was in the northeast of the Eternal Moon Stronghold, and Cape Town was in the southeast of Vila Nova Dônia. The three sides formed an extremely slanted triangle.
Within the range of this triangle, more than 95% of the population of the Wasteland were gathered. It was the living area of the Wasteland.
In the Wasteland, there was another triangle. In the eyes of many, it was even more important than the previous "Triangle of Life".
The two fulcrums of the triangle were still Vila Nova Dônia and Cape Town. The third fulcrum was the place that the Seymour people were most familiar with — Mount Sainte.
Mount Sainte was in the northeast of Vila Nova Dônia, and in the northwest of Cape Town. The area under the triangle they formed was known as the Golden Triangle … It was the richest mining area in the Wasteland.
Although the potential here was astonishing, there were only a few sparse railway lines. Moreover, there were no garrisons along the way. High risk and high reward existed. Before digesting the Golden Triangle of Life, the Wastelanders couldn't swallow the Golden Triangle.
As the No Man's Land extended, the upper part of the Golden Triangle had been swallowed into the No Man's Land where the thunderclouds resided. Even so, the remaining 5% of the Wasteland's population still stayed here.
Sounds like a small number? That was hundreds of thousands of people scattered in this area. Among them, there were tens of thousands of wanderers who never stopped.
The reason? Very few people knew that the borders of the No Man's Land were actually not fixed. They would fluctuate according to the Elemental Tide and the thunderclouds. Precious treasures like natural thunderstruck stones were often formed when a thunderbolt pierced through precious magical ores.
If these semi-finished natural thunderstruck stones weren't processed in time, there was a high chance that they would lose the lightning element and become defective. In fact, they might even return to being ordinary magical ores.
Thus, there was space for these wanderers to live.
They were like shell-pickers who chased after the waves. When the waves receded, they would bring their families with them and frantically collect everything in front of them. Then, before the waves rose again, they would quickly escape … It was needless to say what would happen to those who were too slow, greedy, or unlucky.
Ordinary people wouldn't be able to travel through the territory of these wanderers. If there was a flight route, they would be able to fly through the No Man's Land from the clouds and reach the fulcrum point after the Golden Triangle. This was the northernmost part of the Wasteland's inhabited area — Mount Sainte Airport.
After five years, the Wasteland had changed beyond recognition. But today, the No Man's Land, Mount Sainte Airport, was the starting point of everything.
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