After that, the number of riots and demonstrations occurring around the world began to decrease sharply.
Even though some fanatical believers of the Roman Orthodox Church were still causing trouble, their numbers had fallen to a surprisingly low level compared to before.
Meanwhile, Academy City continued holding weapons exhibitions for the outside world. It was even said that they were selling some of those weapons to countries around the globe and raising funds on a large scale.
There was no doubt that this was still preparation for war.
Thanks to that, the recent topics of conversation in Academy City had begun to change as well.
"I heard a company will soon release a prototype for a new fighter jet and sign a joint development contract with Academy City."
"Not just private companies. State-owned enterprises have put forward the same plans too."
"There have been a lot of things like that lately."
"Yeah, yeah."
The students' conversations were mostly centered around such matters.
The sharp drop in the number of riots.
Academy City's large-scale actions.
All of these were happening at once.
As a result, Academy City's Third District had practically become its liveliest district.
The Third District contained many facilities open to the public, as well as numerous international exhibition venues.
Therefore, nearly all of the weapons exhibitions aimed at the outside world were held there.
Engine exhibitions showcasing the essence of automotive technology, robot exhibitions representing the crystallization of mechanical engineering, shell exhibitions for aerospace vehicle prototypes, military equipment presentations—exhibitions gathering Academy City's most cutting-edge technologies were continuously being held, almost like promotional events.
Or rather, weren't these exhibitions themselves promotions?
One of Academy City's goals was to choose the most favorable partners from countless outside companies and obtain massive financial support from them.
Compared to the riots occurring