Rorschach was in a good mood as he hummed a tune on the train back home.
The negotiation took half a month, the journey took a few days, the foreplay took half a day, the main event … 5 minutes.
Cough, cough, don't misunderstand. Rorschach wasn't talking about the diplomatic event that failed in negotiations. He didn't fail in negotiations either. It was just that there weren't many things that could be discussed. Before anything could be discussed on the surface, a consensus had already been reached. It was just that things ended much faster on the table.
After all, this seemed like a negotiation between two people, but it was actually a game between two organizations, or even two countries.
What? Someone wanted to force the other party to give in using their aura and words at the diplomatic table … Perhaps, Long Aotian had seen too much of this, or perhaps he really thought that he was the main character of a legendary story, able to dominate the world with his domineering aura.
Cough, of course, there were always exceptions in history. A certain legendary dynasty that "gave away the winner of the war at the negotiating table" was one of the rare few.
Rorschach and the Chieftains really went to the negotiating table. They ended the negotiation after a few sentences. Both sides spoke words, big words, and empty words, but both sides were quite satisfied with the result.
The Chieftains said.
"If you want to build a country, bring us along."
Rorschach said.
"Sure, sure, we just happen to be short of manpower."
The original words were much more formal, but that was probably what they meant.
Then, both sides signed a memorandum without any real content.
On a certain day, the Chieftains sat down together for a meeting. One of the Chieftains said that they wanted to build a country and unify the entire Harlet Wastelands under a single flag. Everyone felt that this was a good idea, and they could continue the negotiation.
Yep, the Chieftains' negotiation result was that this topic could continue to be discussed.
Although it seemed like a bureaucratic waste of time, it was indeed necessary.
The Chieftains decided on their initial intentions. Next, it was up to the negotiators and professionals to figure it out bit by bit. Not only was Rorschach unable to help with this, he would even be more of a hindrance if he stayed here.
Rorschach also had to go back and report to the board of directors. Although the board of directors wouldn't stop him now, it was still better to make a collective decision (take the blame).
"Establishing a country is just a pretense, a brand. But since everyone needs this brand, everything can be discussed."
Rorschach could see that they were well-prepared and sincere. Along the way, they didn't encounter any bullying or smashing accidents. For a small border town, the city's appearance was excessively clean.
What did they want? A country? A country with a complete legal system?
"Ha, I almost laughed out loud at the thought of a group of tribal chiefs demanding to establish a legal country where everyone is equal. I have no choice but to leave."
The chiefs were all leaders of their own regions, the supreme beings of their own regions. Would they give up the power in their hands to become ordinary capitalists? A politician who wants to please the voters?
"For a dictator, why would he want democracy when he can dictate? Would a dictator voluntarily give up his power? They really think I'm an idiot. "
Both sides spoke grand words, raising the banner of democracy, the nation, and the people's livelihood for the entire Seymour people, and pushing forward the matter of establishing a nation. But in reality, they had shared the same bed and shared the same dream from the beginning.
The reason why the chiefs wanted to establish a country was because they realized that they and their own tribesmen had been marginalized by the progress of the wastelands and the people.
Once they succeeded in establishing a country, they would be able to obtain the technology, funds, and material support of the two cities. But that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was to pursue two major benefits.
Once a country was established, the entire Harlet Wastelands would be under one banner. Then, internal transactions would be reduced or even exempted from taxes. The movement of people would become freer, and they might even be able to move freely.
The Seymour people in the wastelands would be able to freely enter and leave the two cities. They could even consider taking over a portion of the two cities as the starting point of their own city … The development of Vila Nova Dônia and Cape Town was too enviable. The chiefs also wanted to have their own modern city, or rather, their own kingdom!
The other major benefit was a military alliance.
News of war always grew wings, spreading throughout the entire wastelands.
Not only would Vila Nova Dônia and Cape Town feel pressured in a dimensional war, the wastelanders would also feel threatened. Considering the difference in combat strength between the two sides, they would probably be the first to be washed away when a huge wave came crashing down.
Once a full-scale war truly broke out, the two major cities would still be able to defend themselves. What could the scattered tribes hope for?
Before this, the two sides didn't have formal diplomatic relations, nor did they have an alliance of mutual protection. Naturally, there was no reason for them to help each other.
But if a country was established, they would all belong to the same country. If one part of the country was attacked, there would be no reason for the other parts of the country not to help.
As for whether or not they would lose their authority because of a unified country? The dimensional war would happen within ten years. They wouldn't even have enough time to prepare for war in such a short period of time. How would they have time to reorganize their internal organizations and administrative structures? When the time came, the various chiefs would still be leading their tribesmen. Nothing would change.
After the war? Let's talk about it after the war. At the very most, they could just declare independence. Would they send an army to kill their own tribesmen?
The chiefs all had wishful thinking, but Rorschach had his own plans as well.
"Human resources will never be enough."
The development of the cities, the expansion of the army, and the construction of factories and farms all required manpower. Just for this reason alone, Rorschach was willing to establish a country.
But since both sides had common interests and both wanted a country in name, then fine, let's establish a country.
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