From a certain standpoint, Rorschach wasn't completely self-reliant. At the very least, his status as a half-wood spirit and the kindness of the Seven Virtues allowed him to benefit a lot.
However, he had always politely rejected financial and material assistance.
It wasn't because he was so noble that he didn't want what others gave him. He knew that this world was very realistic. If you succeeded, others would praise you for everything. Even if your parents gave you 99 times the amount you earned, you would still be praised as an elite.
If you failed, you would be criticized in all sorts of ways. Even if you started from scratch and worked day and night, you would only be slightly unlucky. Or, just as you were about to take off, your creativity and market would be simply and crudely "borrowed" from others. Even if you were the original creator, you would still be squeezed out of the market by those fake goods … Wasn't this what capital liked to do the most?
Rorschach wasn't that naive. The main reason was that he didn't have this opportunity before, but he didn't really need it now …
Cough, the situation back in the day was quite good. Financing and loans solved most of my financial problems, and I earned quite a lot from Vila Nova Dônia. Although Rorschach himself was poor and didn't have enough to spend, that was because most of his funds were in Saul's headquarters and Ansorenne's, and had been converted into various immovable assets and material goods.
When Lori first started out, there was no one willing to invest or sponsor her with all the manpower she could fit in a single classroom.
On the other hand, his investments were too extravagant, to the point of being crazy. The basic defensive equipment of a mage tower was already quite good, but he didn't like that the technology tree was too simple. He wanted to make a complete defensive system using magical engineering technology. Even if he couldn't buy it now, he didn't give up. He wanted to build a magical engineering factory in the Land of Dreams when he had enough money and resources. He wanted to have a power plant, a mana pool, a factory production line, a port, and everything else.
At this point, Rorschach actually didn't really need any assistance. He was always short on money and was always in debt. No matter how much others gave him, he would invest more.
There were too many things he needed to spend money on, and it was impossible to make up for it.
However, normally speaking, this wasn't called assistance anymore. It was more like venture capital and business sponsorship.
Most of the flourishing new companies were like this. They mainly focused on concepts and the future. Although their ace products and market sales were not bad, they were only a fraction of the investment. The open market, the pursuit of the latest research and development, and the crazy upgrading of the equipment production line were all big spenders.
As long as one checked their accounts, the debt ratio would be frighteningly high. However, if they were allowed to roll around like this for a few years, their investments would gradually be repaid, and they would become a normal enterprise where they would be responsible for their own profits and losses.
Therefore, such a start-up company was extremely fragile in the early stages of development. If it failed once, fell once, and suffered a severe setback, it would basically have no future.
On the other hand, the Game Church and Rorschach siblings had already passed the most dangerous phase.
Their business had entered a stable period of operation. Vila Nova Dônia's entertainment and media industry had basically been monopolized by the Game Church. Considering that Vila Nova Dônia, Cape Town, and the various tribes in the Halaite Wasteland, which added up to millions or even tens of millions of people, as long as this demand was gradually activated, it would be a stable and continuous source of income.
In fact, over the years, the annual income of the Game Church had been getting better and better. The Seymour people in the Wasteland hadn't been drowned by the wave of modern information. Their understanding of entertainment and play was still stuck at shaman dance, primitive mime shows without dubbing or music, and sandbag throwing. The demand in this area was really low.
In other words, the entertainment industry could be upgraded to cheat … to make money.
This was the cultural dumping of the advanced civilization to the laggards. First, they would give you operas and dances from the feudal era that were better than mime shows and shaman dances. No matter what, amusement parks were more fun than sandbag throwing. Then, they would gradually introduce all kinds of movies and television games … It was too fast at the start. Not only would the natives not be able to accept it, but it would also be inconvenient for them to continue cheating money.
Lori's Game Church wasn't that unscrupulous. They wouldn't really shamelessly sell outdated things at sky-high prices. However, the market was just too huge. They could make money doing nothing.
The only thing that gave them a headache was probably the lack of purchasing power of the natives. The market price of the man-made Thunderstruck Rock had already fallen to the point that it couldn't fall any further. The production and collection of natural Thunderstruck Rock depended on the weather, and the production rate couldn't increase. They couldn't force the natives to die in the Wasteland just for a little profit.
At this time, Vila Nova Dônia and Cape Town needed to develop themselves.
Yes, the development of a city might sound inconceivable, but in reality, it was a logic that was easy to understand.
Even if you didn't have assets, you would at least have labor, time, and energy. The Seymour natives were long-lived species. Furthermore, they were born with an affinity for lightning magic. Their intelligence and strength weren't bad either. In reality, they were an excellent social animal … a race with great potential.
In order to survive, one needed money. The various luxuries of modern society had greatly increased the standards of consumption. In the past, it was enough to just have food to eat and clothes to wear so that they wouldn't get cold. Now, they needed to eat good food, eat nutritious food, eat food that was environmentally friendly, eat food that was anti-cancer, eat food that wasn't genetically modified … Similarly, they also needed to pursue fashionable clothing and various high-end commercial buildings.
Not only did the original consumption demand increase, there were also many new demands. For example, new gadgets were produced faster than anyone else. Outdated and damaged electronic products were also produced faster than anyone else. For example, television, movies, games, and other types of virtual entertainment. For example, convenient and fast transportation when traveling … Some Seymour natives were even planning to buy Floating Airships in installments. There was actually someone who dared to sell them in installments for 500 years?
With the increasing demand, the expenditure would naturally increase exponentially. Naturally, there would also be the pursuit of profits.
The more time passed, the less Rorschach was worried that the Seymour natives would break off their relationship with the Aishi People. After tasting the beauty of modern society, would they be able to return to the primitive times where they hunted in the North while wearing animal hides, carrying wooden spears and stone arrows to be self-sufficient?
The two generations of leaders of the Seymour natives weren't wrong. They had long realized that in the face of the advanced civilization of the Aishi People, the Seymour natives' culture wasn't worth mentioning. It was only a matter of time before they were assimilated.
It was just that the old city lord chose to take the initiative to assimilate to better adapt to the future. On the other hand, the defeated city lord chose to resist militarily. He wanted to eliminate the Aishi People while they were still in their embryonic stage.
Perhaps the old city lord had such thoughts as well. After all, how could he be the leader of a race if he didn't have a shred of national pride and dignity? However, he had seen many of the Aishi People's cities in the outside world. He knew that time couldn't be stopped. Even if you could eliminate Vila Nova Dônia, a new Vila Nova Dônia might appear in two years' time.
Cough, I was getting off topic. As time passed, the Seymour natives became more and more "Aishi." They had to constantly learn new knowledge and skills in order to work and serve the new city. Not only would they become a part of the city, they would also serve it.
Their purchasing power would continue to increase. Just like how the average salary of the citizens would continue to increase as the city developed, the city would also reciprocate their contributions.
As for the Game Church, which had almost monopolized the two industries, it didn't really need to work hard anymore. It only needed to slowly develop and use various methods to suppress the various competitors. All it needed to do was to wait and count the money and resources.
Looking back, Rorschach and Lori had already made a perfect golden start. He even felt that he wasn't inferior to the archmage leaders of the major guilds.
"In a few decades, I will have everything I need."
That was why, at this moment, Rorschach and Lori didn't need any financial or resource support. Giving them too little would be meaningless. Giving them too much would be troublesome. Not only would they not have any use for them, they would also owe them favors. The siblings only needed to wait for the day when the leeks would ripen … Cough, cough, wait for the day when Vila Nova Dônia would truly rise up and unify and modernize the Harlet Wastelands.
However, the Dimensional War had arrived at this moment. It was about to destroy the beautiful life that was about to arrive. Could Rorschach bear with it … That was why he had to survive this crisis at all costs.
Not only was his bank loan maxed out, he had obtained all the money he could borrow … In the past, when he was free, the banks would proactively give him all sorts of low-interest loans. Now that news of the war had spread, the banks would run as far away as they could upon hearing that he had a business in Ansorenne.
Rorschach also went to his mother's family (the Wood Spirits) and shamelessly asked for a lot of technology. The biochemical magic armor (plant outer shell) that was currently in production was already showing results.
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