When the vehicles entered Central City, all identity verification checks went smoothly. The items they carried passed information scans without any issues, allowing them to clear the checkpoint without incident.
After entering Central City, one of them—a man in black imported formal wear and sunglasses—tapped his World Token and said to the person on the other end, "Don't worry. We'll deliver Aunt A-Tao's birthday gift on time."
The other person said, "I'll thank you on Aunt A-Tao's behalf."
With a beep, the other side ended the call.
The man looked around. This was Jibei Province, yet the person he had just spoken with was in Longyou Road. The Skyline truly was incredible, capable of connecting information between two places in real time.
It certainly made business much more convenient, but no matter how useful it was, it would never benefit people like them. It would only squeeze them out, so they could only oppose it.
Their group had once worked for Lian Wei Re-Control Company, though the company had since changed beyond recognition.
Back then, after its branch office was thoroughly investigated and shut down by Jibei Province, Lian Wei Re-Control had been forced to withdraw all its operations from the region.
The company's main business had been inland escort transport and security. Losing Jibei Province had severely disrupted its transportation chain. Then airship shipping rose steadily, short-distance transportation flourished, and its market was continuously squeezed.
After the Skyline was connected, the shared-domain rules between its Central Cities required all prohibitions and penalties to be uniformly enforced. Lian Wei Re-Control's headquarters in South-of-the-Mountains Circuit had also been forced to leave and relocate to a Central City controlled by the Conservative Faction, causing the company's business to plummet.
As the Skyline expanded, the situation only worsened.
They had been forced to