Although the two cities have not yet fully reached agreement on a few issues, at least in front of outsiders, they have become one.
Witnessed by hundreds of guests from all over Shurima, Vazuan's reconstruction ceremony has just been successfully held - the leaders of the Piltover Council and Zaun's various departments swore an oath in front of the Regent of the Shurima Empire, Jin Yu.
In the name of Vazuan, inherit and carry forward the supreme glory of Shurima.
In Shurima, there are many cities that claim to inherit Shurima's supreme glory, but only this one dares to say that it will carry forward it.
The guests attending the ceremony couldn't wait to know how Vazuan, a small city that was not even in the mainstream circles during the Shurima Empire, could carry forward the glory of the Shurima Empire.
Then, they were invited to participate in an "Archaeological Exposition", where they saw a series of various objects belonging to the "Shurima Empire".
When the person responsible for displaying these objects at the scene manipulated these delicate objects in the same way as many novels and mythological stories, many people's breathing became rapid, and some even had red eyes on the spot.
Because when the Shurima Empire collapsed, the Great Library sank under the sand. Later, many official libraries were also destroyed in the Darkin War. Therefore, although the Shurima people all yearned for the once glorious
era, but they actually don’t know what that era was like.
Even people who have studied history only know some sporadic fragments, such as attaching importance to education, digging underground trenches, expanding the area of oasis, etc.
However, due to the way of communication, although a large amount of official information was destroyed, the novels that began to develop in the middle period of the Shurima Empire retained the former style of the Shurima Empire from another perspective.
To this day, many novels and works written during the Shurima Empire are still the cultural source of various Shurima city-states. The descriptions and records of the Shurima Empire in the novels may have been written by the author at the beginning.
The word "water" is numerous, but now it has become a piece of auspicious light of that glorious era.
In Shurima now, no one has been able to rebuild the empire again.
Therefore, each city-state that claims to be Shurima's orthodoxy will imitate that era as much as possible in order to attract more desert wanderers to join and gain valuable human resources.
Objectively speaking, this kind of blind worship of the ancients has blocked the development prospects of these Shurima city-states to a large extent, because there is a powerful Shurima Empire in front of them, and today's Shurima city-states want to
In terms of development, the first priority is to "look like the original Shurima Empire."
Most Shuriman people know how prosperous the empire was in the past, so when the ruler of a city-state wants to reform, the obstacles it faces are unimaginable.
Military reform, can you reform an army that surpasses the Ascended Legion?
Architectural reform, can you rebuild countless oases across the continent?
Economic reform, can you afford the basic security of the empire?
Through political reform, can you build a greater empire?
The splendor of "ancient" is still dazzling even after thousands of years, and worshiping the ancients has naturally become a popular necessity.
Even to this day, the Shurima people are not without centripetal force, but now no one can be recognized as the heart, that's all.
Therefore, if each city-state is a little ambitious, they will claim that they are the orthodoxy of Shurima, because if there is a regime that is truly recognized by the majority of Shurima people, then it will really have a chance to unify Shurima.
It's just that although everyone is imitating it, due to the fault line in civilization, this imitation looks closer to a kind of "spectacle cosplay", and due to the lack of technical support, this kind of cosply is quite clumsy and can only deceive people with little knowledge.
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But now, the situation is different.
Vazuan brought out many instruments recorded in novels that can fully realize their functions!
To use an analogy that is not particularly appropriate, this is simply like a belt that can really transform into a Kamen Rider or a VR suit that can really enter the oasis. Even if it is just a very ordinary object, the cultural value behind it is also
It still makes it difficult for these guests to control themselves.
Then, just as their hearts were pounding, Vazuan announced that these would be opened to all Shuriman cities along with the subsequent Vazuan trade, "Let everyone join hands and find the lost glory together."
If a city like Nasramei or Zurita came up with these things, other cities would probably tacitly resist or even discredit it, but Wazuan is different. This place was a remote place during the empire!
Those who really care about this culture look down upon Wazuan, so in this matter, Wazuan is just a producer and will not participate in subsequent competition.
In everyone's opinion, Varzuan has deviated from the ways of the Shurima Empire, so even if it is rich, it is not a competitor!
After understanding this, the attitudes of the envoys who watched the ceremony quickly became enthusiastic.
Wazuan also provided a quotation to everyone.
After receiving this quotation, just one glance at it made many of Chen Bang's envoys feel guilty.
For example, this set of night lights has patterns that cannot be achieved by other city-states through manual processing. The material is also a reliable copper alloy, and supporting power generation facilities can be built. It can be made like the Shurima Empire.
The street lamp reflects the clouds, and old friends come outside the window," but each lamp plus a lamp post costs an insane three gold hexes, and the power plant is extra!
It's not that Piltover has tried to sell street lights to other countries, but the demand for these things in other city-states is too limited. Except for a few really rich cities such as Naschramei and Bergün, it's all a blur at night.
It was pitch dark, with at most a few locked oil lamps on the main road!
For them, street lights are completely unimportant.
But for a big city like Nasramei, things are completely different - compared to things like the sun disk, which have no use at all except to look good, at least the things provided by Vazuan are real.
Very useful!
Although the guests attending the ceremony in Nashrame did not understand how Vazuan could use an empty shell to restore so many objects from the Shurima Empire era, he really confirmed it repeatedly.
It is indeed exactly as recorded.
Other cities don't have money, but as a transit port, Nashrami, which is rich in silk and gems, is very rich. A rough estimate shows that the price of the sun disk is enough to build such a sun disk in half of Nasramei.
The street lights are on!
And if we adopt the method of investing in batches and developing bit by bit, maybe one day Nasramei can really transform part of the city into the utopia in the hearts of the Shuriman people.
The people of Nashrame may not be rich, but the harbor governor of Nashrame is not short of money at all. If she spends money, she will have the opportunity to become the second ascended queen. If she frowns, she will not be sorry for what she has done.
Setaka bloodline (self-proclaimed).
As for those small city-states that cannot afford complete sets of items to build a utopia, Vazuan also has countermeasures.
I can't afford a complete set, but I can always settle for the next best thing - ordinary people can't afford it or use it, but decent people like the harbor governor or city governor can buy a set for themselves, right?
Although it is difficult to book an order that is too small, don’t worry, our caravan will pass by with various products. As long as normal tax treatment is given, we have sufficient stock. If the stock is not enough, we will discount next time.
This clause can be written into the contract!
For a moment, all the envoys who were watching the ceremony were so excited that they wanted to buy a large number of various products on the spot and go back.
However, these messengers who were immersed in the joy of buying and buying did not realize that these objects that allowed people to live in the glory of Shurima were actually just poison covered with honey and a terrible Trojan horse trick.
Wazuan doesn't make much money on these things. Although they are expensive, they are absolutely conscience prices and cost prices.
From the beginning, Vazuan never thought about making money on this thing. To Vazuan, these things were just stepping stones to open the door to trade, a giant Trojan horse that deceived the city of Troy.
This Trojan horse is filled with cheap goods produced through industrial production.
Once the door to trade is opened and the exclusive city walls are occupied, the subsequent products of Vazuan will completely overwhelm their local market.
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On the third day after the fair, Piltover's port pier was crowded with people.
Today is the day when envoys from various countries leave.
After the expo, even the smallest city-states reached specific plans for caravan cooperation with Wazuan. Rich cities like Nasramei and Kumangla introduced quite a few caravans with a single wave of their hands.
"Products of the Shurima Empire".
Therefore, in the past two days, the president of the Zaun Trade Association, Sandra Big Nose, and the president of the Piltover Chamber of Commerce, Nondo, have been almost too busy to keep their feet off the ground.
Seeing that the last ship bound for Kalamanda finally left the port, the two of them looked at each other and decided to have a glass of wine together to relax.
Finally, at Sandra's invitation, Nondo came to Forgan's Tavern with him and had a drink at a table in a corner.
When they drank to their heart's content, the two guys were even warned for howling like ghosts without any alcohol - Fulgrim's Tavern had been cashed out when Fander took office, but it was still considered a symbol of Zaun.
It's a beautiful building, and it's really not something worth bragging about in a place like this.
The waiter who came to warn them must not have imagined that just a few days ago, the two people were like enemies, arguing over Vazuan's economic order, and even almost staged a full-scale show of force in the negotiation venue.
Facts have proved that in the face of huge profit margins, businessmen are often the first to put aside their grudges. Compared with businessmen, even Caitlin and Wei, who had a good relationship before, met again after the establishment of Vazuan.
, there is only the embarrassment of being speechless.
In the past, the two of them belonged to two different cities, but they could often communicate without any worries. But now that they are colleagues, the topic has no reason.
After the security work for the guests was over, the two went to the Poro Cafe, which was reopened. They were silent for a long time before Caitlin found the topic.
"Can you tell me about Miss Lux? Her story should no longer be a secret, right?"
"Of course." Wei nodded and drank a cup of coffee directly. "As for Lux...she is a very magical person. When I first met her, we even had a fight -
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Zaun and Piltover merged into one, under the banner of Shurima heritage.
In name it spreads the glory of the past, but in reality it conceals a commercial Trojan horse scheme.
Sandra and Nondo cherish each other, and Caitlin and Vi become closer.
Victor's treatment went well, and Jess and Mel set a wedding date.
Baobao sorted out the documents left behind, and Ike planned a surprise for her.
Hilko quietly hid behind the scenes, and Fandel was disliked by the children.
Lenata learns Hex Theory, while Zeli's classes are changed to self-study.
Camille still walks in the dust, and Heimerdinger returns to education.
From confrontation to war to peace, from division to antagonism to unity.
Lux, who directed the entire A Tale of Two Cities, quietly left the city with Ino on the eve of the farewell dinner, and quietly boarded a cargo ship bound for Bergün.
Set sail in the night and head west from then on.
From here to the Giant God Peak, it should be 20,000 miles of yellow sand!