"Besides, we wouldn't be going there purely for fun. You've seen the information on Siesta—it's one of the few cities that doesn't discriminate against the Infected. We can take this opportunity to discuss potential cooperation with its mayor."
Seeing that Talulah and FrostNova still did not want to go, Shen Fei immediately found a reason they could not refuse. Strictly speaking, it was not really an excuse—he truly did intend to seek cooperation with Siesta.
As a famous tourist city, Siesta received an astonishing number of visitors every year, especially during the annual Obsidian Festival, when the crowds were overwhelming.
Under such circumstances, if they reached an agreement with Siesta, the goods Chernobog produced in the future would have somewhere to be sold. Shen Fei had his own plans for Chernobog's development.
Even if he allowed capital to enter Chernobog, that capital had to remain under his control. Otherwise, he would rather have none of it. He did not want Chernobog to become like Lungmen, held hostage by capital.
Wei Yanwu's intention to clear out the slums was mainly driven by pressure from the capitalists. After so many years of development, many industries in Lungmen had become entrenched. If it wanted to keep growing, there were only two possibilities. One was to expand the mobile city itself by adding more city modules.
But that would be extremely difficult. Lungmen had already expanded enormously over the years. If it grew any larger, its mobility would be affected. Should it encounter a Catastrophe, it would be in danger. There were historical lessons to prove that.
In Terra, Catastrophes were always the greatest enemy. Every year, more than one mobile city was destroyed by Catastrophes. Franka's hometown had been destroyed by one.
Franka's family had originally been among the local aristocrats and wealthy