stonecrandall Chapter 828 Nordkale
Chapter 828 Nordkale
(Note: Since we haven't finished the Natador storyline yet, we won't go there for now. So, this chapter will start by returning to the previous location and will focus on daily life.)
The fall of Fontaine caused a great uproar in the days that followed, with the entire kingdom in chaos. This situation escalated further after Villette announced that Fontaine would be renamed Fengdan and placed under the control of Zhidong.
The scene was quite chaotic, leaving Vilette and Fucarus in a state of utter confusion, but... what did that have to do with Zuo tide?
It was their own business to begin with, so it was reasonable for them to worry about it themselves. Zuo tide was too lazy to concern himself with other countries—this was now an internal affair of his own territory, and he had already boarded a ship to return to winter.
"Are you just going to abandon it like that?" On Rosalind's warship, in the luxurious lounge, Rosalind, dressed in a simple dress, sipped her red wine and asked Zuo Xi across from her without even looking up, "Fengdan is almost rebelling now, isn't it? Can that dragon and those two gods control them?"
“Villet and Funina have accumulated a considerable reputation over the past five hundred years, so they can handle this kind of thing.” Zuo Xi picked up her teacup and took a sip, the sweet aroma of tea instantly spreading throughout her mouth. “Of course, their approval rating will drop somewhat after this incident, but in a few years, the Fengdan people will find that their lives are no different from usual, and their approval rating will go up again.”
Regardless of its significance, as long as life doesn't change drastically and there's no fear of potential disasters, the lower classes won't react much.
The management and aristocracy might harbor resentment, just like Lawrence is now, but Zuo tide couldn't care less whether their interests were harmed. If they became restless and started causing trouble behind the scenes, it would actually be convenient for her—Arechino would be stationed in Fontaine from now on, and if such a thing happened, she would have enough reason to carry out a major purge.
“You’ve thought this through quite clearly,” Rosalyn shook her head meaningfully. She knew Zuo tide wouldn’t really leave it unattended. “As long as you know what you’re doing, that’s good.”
“What about your ‘children’?” asked Sandone, sitting next to Zuo Xi. “After something like this, Fontaine will probably be very resistant to mechanical creations.”
It is foreseeable that Fontaine's technological level will drop to a terrifying level in a short period of time. At least, autonomous mechs will no longer be a common sight throughout Fontaine.
The relevant laws will certainly be adjusted due to the pressure of the base number. Apart from the legal aspect, mechanical life forms in Fengdan will inevitably face unfair treatment or even hostility. This is unavoidable, after all, Zuo Xi's method is to silently replace everyone with autonomous mechs. Such suspicion is often more frightening than violence.
"The ships that will meet them have already departed from Winterfall. The birth of a new race always requires a period of adjustment, and Winterfall is probably the only place that can fully accommodate them at the moment." Even a free city-state like Mondstadt would not allow a large number of autonomous mechs to enter—no leader of any country would allow such a potential threat.
Zuo tide plans to first place all the intelligent machines in Zhidong, and then slowly transport them to other countries.
Once these first batch of Omnics who went abroad have established themselves, people in other countries will realize that this race is not actually any different from any other race in Teyvat—differences certainly exist, but there is no distinction in a broad sense.
However, all of this takes time, so we can't take the first step too big.
"So where do you plan to place them?" Rosalyn asked again. "You're talking about the equivalent of an entire country. The population density isn't high in winter, but people still need space and facilities to live in."
After all, Zuo tide replaced the entire population of Fengdan, which is an astronomical number in terms of sheer numbers. With such a large number of intelligent machines settling in during winter, although they don't have to worry about competing with ordinary residents for resources due to their racial characteristics, there are still many other aspects to consider.
“You can go, Nodcale,” Colombia, who had remained silent throughout the discussion, unusually offered her opinion.
“Nordekalai…” Zuo Xi pondered for a moment, rubbing her chin. “I remember that it only nominally belongs to Zhidong, which is somewhat similar to Fengdan now.”
During his three years as executor, he rarely left his residence. After three years, he went directly to Mondstadt on a mission. Although there were trade relations with a place called Nordkare, he had never been there. It was only recently, after assuming the position of god of winter, that he began to learn about the territory of winter and discovered that this place called Nordkare was actually autonomous.
"They don't worship Her Majesty the Queen there, do they? It feels like a xenophobic place..." Zuo tide hesitated for a moment, "Speaking of which, who's in charge there again?"
Because it is an autonomous region, it shouldn't fall under Puchnera's jurisdiction, but Zuo tide can't think of anyone in charge of governing that area at the moment...
It definitely can't be Pantalone; Capitano was sent to Nata, so that's impossible too. Ajax... never mind, let's not talk about that. Alegino is in Fengdan. Dotole is all dead now, and the place he was in charge of before was in Sumeru, so he was also sent out. Scaramucci and Rosalind are the same. Besides them, the only executives stationed in winter are Sandone, Colombia, and Piero.
“It’s Piero’s territory,” Zuo Xi thought she had figured everything out. After all, neither Colombia nor Sandone seemed like they would be able to manage a place. “I’ll discuss it with him after I acquire it. If there’s not much resistance and the resources are right, we can definitely give it a try.”
"Are you out of your mind? Why are you so slow at a time like this?" Sandonne raised an eyebrow. "Did you degenerate because you don't use your brain much after becoming a god?"
"What do you mean? Did I guess wrong?" Zuo Xi blinked innocently, while looking Sandonne and Columbia up and down. "You're not trying to say that's your territory, are you?"
No, I don't want to think about anywhere.
“That must be a disappointment for you, my Lord Urken,” Sandone sneered, then pointed at Columbia, who was innocently eating her tea and snacks.
"Look, Nodkare is Colombian territory, isn't it?"