Chapter 388: The Troubled Harbor

The daytime in Moon Bay is always very boring, ordinary people in linen clothes are running for survival all day long, once they rarely have the leisure to care about the meaningless things of their lives, but now, everything seems to be different.

Anyone must admit that their lives have been turned upside down, life has become easier, institutions have changed drastically, even the nobles have somehow become pro-nuclear friendly, houses have become taller, more money in their pockets have become better, food and shelter have become better, people are excited and dazed, they are obedient as if they were chasing ducks on the shelves, they follow instructions, and then they look back to find that life is quietly beginning to be full of hope.

Everything started decades ago.

Of course, change takes time, at least on the surface, if the Smålanders insist on finding some meaning in things that have nothing to do with work, it is probably only to go to church, for ordinary people in Smallland, faith is very meaningful, and they have too many things in their hearts that need to be poured out.

But please don't ignore that in this theocratic country, this port, you can see a lot, the heritage of the millennial kingdom makes their culture, their customs, in no way inferior to Avaranga.

It is true that once Småran was decayed and degenerate, but now, at least here, all that can be seen is prosperity.

New buildings, such as newspapers, hospitals, restaurants, taverns, and even those places where the skin and meat business are located, can see a certain new atmosphere, a new imitation of Avaranga architecture and a new state of mind, this port city to outsiders, is a kind of peculiar, strange, new and old appear in a region at the same time, extremely discordant, the characteristic features of the people shining in decay, something special, in the making, deposited, and ready to burst out with amazing brilliance.

Unlike Avaranga, who is full of youthful energy, enthusiasm for life, and active minds, everyone believes that the future can be better, and the new generation of young people are willing to work hard.

The first thing that strikes people at Småland Port is the national self-confidence.

Now, on this street with a mixture of three religions and nine streams, two Avaranga people stopped to watch the street scene of Småland.

The old stone pavement has just been renovated to the halfway point, the obvious color difference has a strong contrast, the relatively old side, the road is full of cracks that have been crushed, all kinds of dirt that is difficult to remove, so that it has lost its true color of dust, the new side, smooth, smooth, people feel simple and comfortable, that is obviously a creation of magic, the spacious and crowded road is gradually widening, next to the new road, there are new buildings, they and the old medieval style of creation to bring people a very strong sense of conflict.

The glossy metal signage and map board on the side of the road proudly show everyone the urban renewal plan, which basically copied the prosperity of the special economic zone of the wizarding country, and the modern state-owned enterprises organized and built by the government let every young person passing by hold their heads high, and no one will bow their heads and feel inferior in front of foreign friends.

The vigilante brigades, dressed in easy-to-move uniforms, marched in order, wearing shiny badges on their chests, and as they ran by, the chasing and playful children would always stop and salute, their eyes shining with something called a dream.

After the strengthened physique, the two Erhuan wizards could hear the small sound of children reciting mathematical formulas from the church next to them, and the stepped sounds represented different classrooms, Chinese language, history, mathematics, chemistry, and physics.

Newspaper boys hawking, hawkers wandering, locals slow, outsiders fast, noisy, blending together, all the Smålanders are full of confidence, believing that they can do better than other countries, even the coachman who pulls the cart is strutting his head.

Religions that worship science are opening their eyes to the world, learning the essence of wizards, and toddlers.

It seems that they have found the best way to learn from the experience of other countries.

"It's like going back to the nineties in Avaranga. ”

Albert, who had just been to the bank to exchange money, flipped through the newspaper he had just bought, and the strong smell of ink and the material of the newspaper proved that Smolan's printing skills were not superb, but everyone still believed that they could do better, and the newspaper, a new world, was proudly showing itself to this outsider: "It is no different from the economic development of the rising period at that time." ”

Avaranga also had a period of rapid economic growth after the internal purge, and the people at that time also maintained a similar mental outlook to the current Smolan, full of hopes and goals, private entrepreneurs promoted economic development with their wisdom, and there were also scientific research workers in the national research institutions who studied all night in order to break through key technologies, stayed awake, and even died suddenly in the laboratory.

It is because of them that magic is still progressing vigorously, changing with each passing day, society is full of good changes, and as long as there is an opportunity, it can really move on to the next stage at any time.

Maybe you don't think so, but the old are supported, the young are taught, everyone has a job, as long as you work hard, you can mix better, strength does not mean everything, everyone can enjoy a peaceful daily life, these many things that seem normal to us are already miracles in the wizarding world.

This is the result of the efforts of countless people, who have certainly succeeded, and in many ways, Avaranga was on a par with us in some ways even before the first industrial revolution took place.

If we take the flower planter as an example, the wizarding country of Avaranga has long been determined to be rushing into the future in the 21st century, and the theocratic country of Smulan is more like the 80s of the last century of reform and opening up.

Of course, those dark sides are still there, which is also very similar to the wizarding country.

Avaranga chose to slowly strangle the frog boiled in warm water, and now, at most, in a hundred years, the shadows of the old world that used to rot the flesh and penetrate into the core of the pith will disappear without even a splash, and now Småran is also facing the same level or even greater challenges.

Their crisis comes from their rights themselves.

The power of the Holy See comes from God, and God's will is embodied in the Bible and the Canon, which have protected the stable progress of fragile civilizations in the chaotic years of the past have long been outdated and have become obstacles, and the concept of maintaining stability cannot adapt to the progress of the times The guys are also stubbornly guarding their last frontier.

They rely on their own qualifications, hold high positions, rely on the old and sell the old, hold high the law of their ancestors, and the true will of the gods is not the will of the representatives, and even support and maintain the separatist movement organizations in the fragile areas of the border in order to protect their own interests.

When the vast and bloated Holy See begins to deal with the protracted economic war, trying to curb the outflow of resources, close the technological gap between the kingdom of God and other world powers, and avoid destruction, the abominable and vicious parasite also lurks in the body of this giant trying to stand up, stealing nutrients.

Behind the curtain of peace and progress, there are undercurrents, the old and the new colliding, incompatible with each other, and they are all just acting for their own interests, regardless of right or wrong, only depending on their position.

So, welcome to Småland, built with theocratic beliefs at the center.

【Acting Country】