Chapter 652 (1/2)

Chapter 44 – For held in the heart of Greenland Discussions centered around the future of the wastes and plans for develophts to Cloudhawk “The Green Alliance has a stable population of roughly ten million, but they are spread out and non-uniform Much of that population re the population more concentrated”

Cloudhawk followed up “What's your suggestion?”

Wolfblade was ready with a response “The typical wasteland city ranges from a population of a few thousand to tens of thousands Those with larger numbers are very rare Smaller settlements have much fewer With wastelanders so spread out, itorder much more difficult Most i the situation we find ourselves in, I think it's tio forith the creation of proper urban areas”

The Khan of Evernight, hellflower and the others agreed with his assess Wolfblade did, couldn't disagree with his logic Now that Skycloud was under new leadershi+p its posture had changed fro, conflict was low on the priority list

However, that did not mean they could afford to rest easy Cloudhawk still had the threat of the Gods to consider No one kne Mount Sumeru would react and as far as he knew the Gods could appear on his doorstep at any ile one Once it broke the real life or death struggle would begin

As leader of the alliance, it was Cloudhawk's duty to do everything he could to prepare for the co storm Resources had to be used efficiently and coordinated across a vast territory, in addition to the need for diploe soht stand a chance

Wasteland enda

There were a number of cities established across the wastelands these days But while they were called cities they were more like makeshi+ft dens for pockets of humanity Most shared a number of characteristics

Firstly, h, Fallowmoor, Nucleus – these cities were all built in places where few people could or would want to tread It n The inhospitable environment had helped these places develop without threat frohtly sealed Using the aforementioned cities as an example once more, any outsider would find it nearly iers especially were treated with outright hostility After all, the law of the wastes was to always be wary, for the darkest parts of humanity prevailed It wasn't just the Elysians they had to be on guard against, but one another as well Everyone was hunter as much as they were hunted

Third, cities remained small and independent By virtue of their secluded tendencies and distant locations, these cities all operated independently They consumed only what they could produce and only opened up trade with other settle things were different, but nearly all focused on keeping population sizes limited

However, the Green Alliance had succeeded in taking control of the wastelands For the ti, conflict was at an all-time low Wastelanders didn't need to live like each settlement was an island in order to survive On the contrary, banding together and creating larger cities was the path forward It was tie, rules, troops and even units ofto education, it could all benefit froement and uniformity

It was how order was formed, and woke up the wastelanders to a new era In these cities culture, education and technology would thrive

Of course it was easier said than done Just the construction of a large city was unprecedented in modern history While a labor force was readily available, what the wastelands lacked was materials And then what to do once it was done? For a city like Skycloud, with for or fivethe city itself would be quite an undertaking

Water, food, social order – as the best way to maintain it all? That was the e

As leader of the alliance everyone was looking at Cloudhaaiting for hi and after a moment revealed his decision

“I propose Oakstead, Greenland and Woodland Vale as capitals All of the smaller cities, settlements, camps and scav populations within a thousand athered up to bolster their population”

Cloudhawk had made up his mind Greenland was capital of the southern wastes Woodland Vale would be the center of the Northern Barrens Oakvale was already the capital of Meadow Each occupied important positions in the three major wasteland areas What's ood resources These locations were acities in addition to sporting forreement It seemed like the best course of action

“There are two other things that must be done Number one: Greenland has to increase and deepen ties with Ark Base I want to foster closer relationshi+ps to allow Greenland and Green Alliance scientists to learn what they can froration to other planets must continue Before this year's dry season I want human population on other world to be no less than ais ever more meticulous in his deeds”

While Cloudhawk's plans didn't seerand scheme on the surface, in truth they were very i the wastes was imperative, but in the process they were certain to coes Many could be reduced or eliical advancements Better tech meant more efficient production as well as a better foundation for future battles

As for iration? Why was that important?

In fact the idea was sis were kept in one basket