Time flew by like a song. Every time Rorschach recalled the difficult times of the past, he would sigh that he hadn't wasted his youth. He had given his time to the greatest cause in human history, fighting for the Seymour people's Golden Plains for the rest of his life … Fine, that was obviously bullsh * t.
However, Rorschach hadn't wasted the past five or six years.
Everyone could see the changes in the wastelands. After experiencing storms, wars, and disputes, the wastelands had changed beyond recognition.
This change permeated into everyone's lives. They had changed their lifestyles that hadn't changed for hundreds of years. From primitive tribes to magical societies, craftsmen and farmers who relied on the weather to make a living were now workers, soldiers, white-collar workers, and scholars.
This change permeated into everyone's minds. The primitive belief in nature spirits and tribes now couldn't be considered sincere belief in a new God. The most fundamental change was that they now had a "humanistic" mindset, and began to truly live for themselves.
There were far too many changes. It would be meaningless to continue developing endlessly. However, Rorschach had already noticed that this was an important turning point in history.
Just like how a unified currency represented a unified financial system, the integration of ideologies, religions, races, and cultures had never stopped. The entire Harlet Wastelands had begun a process of unification, and nobody would be able to stop this process unless there was a particularly severe natural disaster.
Rorschach's original guess had become reality. A new God system was now standing in the wastelands. Lori now had a place to stand, as well as a passable home.
Now that they had a home, the next step would naturally be development.
The Seymour people in the wastelands would continuously provide blood for this new God system and country. This home wouldn't only belong to the Aishi people. Every single individual in the wastelands would become a member of this new home.
Rorschach had no way of predicting how this new home would develop, nor did he need to predict it. It was just like how a high-ranking executive in a small business would consider whether the city's economic development was within the scope of his job, or whether he would consider national policies and diplomatic strategies, or whether his country would truly become the number one country in the world in the future. This would be nothing more than a casual conversation after dinner.
"No matter how far the Hatley Wastelands will go in the future, no matter how far the new Dounia Gods will go in the future … we still have to take care of our own future bit by bit."
That was why Rorschach had come here and handed over all the complicated government affairs without hesitation … because the thing under the dark clouds was even more important.
Rorschach and Lori could see it clearly. Their future development was no longer limited to the few cities in the Wilderness.
"Is the Game Church going to form an exploration team? Isn't it a little early? "
Martha's question received an affirmative answer from Rorschach.
Since they had already decided to take the Harlet Wasteland as their base, if they were to let go of the greatest treasure trove here, which direction should they develop in?
If the other churches obtained great rewards from their exploration, the Game Church would naturally widen the gap between them and the other churches. If the other churches were completely annihilated in the Wilderness, not only would these church branches suffer a heavy blow, even the entire Harlet Wasteland and the new Gods would likely end up with a GG.
"… Even if we end up with a GG, we should at least know why we ended up with a GG. If we don't even participate in the main stage, winning or losing has nothing to do with us. If we lose like this, it would be too humiliating."
In the end, Rorschach made up his mind to form the Game Church's own exploration team in the no man's land … He could finally begin to do something that descenders should do.
"Isn't it a little too early? We still have a lot of things to do right now. The new cities in the wastelands, the internal market competition in Vila Nova Dônia, and Cape Town, we can also intervene."
The one who stuttered this question was Salia, but Rorschach knew that this was probably what Mu Na, who had been silent all this while, said.
The current Mu Na was indeed not in a suitable position to question Rorschach's policies. However, the development route was far too important, and she couldn't ignore it.
Rorschach was actually rather happy when he heard her question. After all, this meant that Salia and Mu Na still recognized the Game Church as their home. Otherwise, they wouldn't care about the Game Church's survival, nor would they consider its development route.
Workers who only wanted to earn a fixed salary wouldn't care about the company's new projects and products. Only employees who recognized the company would truly care about these things.
"That's right, we definitely can't give up on that area. However, the things in the wastelands have already been sealed off by the new Gods. They will be eaten and digested sooner or later. The no man's land is an unknown future … Alright, I'll be direct. This is just a small-scale exploration, and the first exploration team only has the three of us. Actually, it was just me in the first place. It's so convenient to come and go, but you just had to follow me …"
The Game Church's headquarters would naturally develop actively. The development of this area was originally explored by Rorschach first, but Mu Na insisted on following. After repeated attempts to dissuade her, Rorschach asked Salia to follow along and let Mount Sainte send her to protect herself. Salia really wouldn't watch Mu Na die, right?
And so, the originally easy solo exploration became a joint exploration team.
From a certain standpoint, this was a good thing. After all, Rorschach had free helpers. Besides, Rorschach was currently in some trouble, and might need reliable combat strength … Since she was willing to sacrifice herself at any time, Rorschach felt that it would be quite difficult to find a more reliable mercenary than her. He just had to be careful that she didn't want to drag him down with her.
A three-person joint exploration team could also be used as a template for future exploration. For example, it was impossible for the other churches to share their exploration experience and combat records in the no man's land. In order to conduct a large-scale exploration, they would need to start collecting information and experience from now on.
"I can also give Absolute Reality some interesting information. This time, I don't need to sign a confidentiality contract. I can write whatever I want."
Previously, Rorschach's explorations had always been a free ride on the other churches, so of course there were many restrictions. The two major churches had already explored for several years, so they were much more mature in this area. What Rorschach could see and come into contact with was also very limited.
Rorschach had explored the no man's land alone a few times, but he had stopped before going too far. He wasn't crazy enough to enter the no man's land alone to die.
But now that they were a three-person team, their plans naturally had to change. It was necessary to purchase equipment and supplies, but there were some things that couldn't be sold in the civilian market.
"Black market? Illegal factory? There's an underground city in Mount Sainte? We didn't even know about it!? "
Mu Na finally spoke. After all, the truth was far too shocking. There was actually an entire city that she didn't even know existed in her home, Mount Sainte.
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