Life Dungeon Game

Schön's success must be due to his strengths.

"Yes,"

Old Jeko also took a sip of milk tea. He looked at He Ao, as if recalling some distant memory, and sighed softly, "You two really are alike."

Then he continued,

"At the time, some people did try to unite with other mining industries, but each time they were strangled by companies backed by Rockwell Energy before they could even begin."

"At the time, many people felt that with such a huge disparity in strength, it was almost a pipe dream to complete the joint mining initiative."

"Schn was well aware of the problem, but he also offered another perspective."

He believed that Winter possessed a degree of 'independence' compared to other cities controlled by Rockwell Energy, making it inherently easier for the city to break free from control than cities that were completely under its control.

He believes that only cities completely controlled by large conglomerates are almost impossible to break free from their control, while cities like Winter have a chance.

At this point, old Jeko suddenly smiled.

"Of course, as it turns out, his initial judgment was not entirely correct."

He looked at Heo, "Do you know the city of St. John?"

"Ok?"

He looked at old Jeko.

"It's normal not to know; it's a city in the eastern part of the Federation, very far from Winter City,"

Old Jake pondered for a moment and said,

"I saw the news before that the large conglomerate that controls St. John's City, the Kegete Group, went bankrupt for various reasons. St. John's City actually regained its autonomy to a certain extent, and it seems that the people of St. John's City played a big role in it."

He turned to look at He Ao, then suddenly asked in a low voice,

"Wasn't Viri supposed to have told you about someone named 'K'?"

"Ah."

He Ao nodded slightly.

“I knew it. That girl would probably tell you about this person. This whole Saint John City thing was something Veri mentioned to me before. She said it was 'K's' doing.”

Old Jeko smiled.

“This little girl often talks about this in my ear, telling me how powerful this ‘K’ is, and she just dumps all sorts of unfounded stories on me, whether they’re made up or not.”

The old man leaned back in the bamboo chair, his gaze wistful.

"So I went and carefully looked into the situation in St. John City."

"Although there are many and complicated reasons that led to the bankruptcy of the Kegete Group, when I put these reasons up like dominoes, I found that the initial push that caused this series of dominoes only needed the very first gentle push."

“I don’t know if it was a coincidence or something inevitable, but it turns out that ‘K’ did something that both Scorn and I thought was impossible.”

"Perhaps he has gone further than both me and Scone on certain paths."

"If Scone were still alive, we could probably be friends."

At this point, he smiled, seemingly thinking of Veri, "Of course, becoming a 'follower' of 'K' is also possible."

"cough,"

Then he shook his head and coughed, "We've gone a bit too far."

Then, he said in a slightly emotional tone,

"At that time, we did not know that our judgment was inaccurate. In fact, we became more and more convinced of our judgment because we were achieving success after success."

"After determining that Winter City had the potential to become independent, Scowne carefully analyzed the situation. He believed that Rockwell Energy Group was constantly expanding, and its directly controlled sphere of influence would soon truly approach Winter City, instead of being farther away from it as before."

"And that will be the time for the city of Winter to become 'independent'."

He was watching TV when a man in a sharp suit walked up to Scowyn on screen amidst cheers and stood beside him.

"But we need to make some preparations before the time comes."

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Chapter 774 The muddier the water, the more chaotic the fish (Mega Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

"Rockwell Energy Group's control over Winter City is mainly in the energy and mining sector, and it suppresses the energy and mining sector the most. Therefore, Scone did not choose to develop in the energy and mining sector at the beginning, but instead developed in another direction."

Old Jeko watched the content on the television and explained slowly.

"City Hall?"

He Ao also looked at the man standing next to Scone on the TV and asked softly.

That man was the mayor of Winter.

"Yes,"

Old Jeko withdrew his gaze and nodded.

"Mayor Endil initially had no intention of entering politics. He was the heir to the second-largest shareholder of Stormsea Mining and had a conflict with Skorn over ore ships when he was young."

"Later, he came to agree with Scorn's ideas, and the two of them secretly formed the Storm Federation, and I became one of the first members of the federation."

The old man listened to music on television, his fingers gently stroking his teacup; the years had left their mark on his hands.

"That was a wonderful time."

His voice carried a certain ancient sentiment.

"Endil is enthusiastic and generous, while Schoen is reserved and steady. The number of members in the federation is increasing. We argue, analyze, and prove things day and night for the same goal."

"The Endil family's Stormsea Mining is itself an affiliate of Rockwell Energy Group, and he is also the best speaker among all of us."

"After discussion, everyone decided that Endil would run for office, and we would secretly support him."

"Of course, this move is also very difficult, because although Rockwell Energy Group's control over the municipal government is not as strict as its control over the energy and mining industry, almost every mayor of Winter City is personally selected by Rockwell Energy Group."

"Breaking through Rockwell Energy Group's blockade and sending someone outside of Rockwell Energy Group's influence up there was extremely difficult. At the time, we all thought it was an almost impossible task."

"There is actually a chance?"

Heo held his teacup, watching on TV how Skorn and Endil held hands high.

As Old Jake previously stated, Rockwell Energy was expanding into Winter at that time, which may have been a 'period of opportunity'.

"Yes,"

Old Jeko nodded, glancing at the boy's youthful face beside him and looking into his deep eyes.

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the boy in front of him was just asking a question after knowing the answer, or whether he had truly seen through the complicated appearances and seen the underlying truth of the incident.

The former seems to be a question that anyone could ask, fitting for a teenager's naive age.

The latter implies that the young boy possesses foresight and keen insight, which sounds rather astonishing.

Finally, he suppressed the turmoil in his heart and continued speaking.

At the time, Scone believed that Winter's semi-independent status remained a threat to Rockwell Energy, and that Rockwell had cultivated a large number of 'vassals' in Winter, who were also...

They devoured a huge amount of profits.

"Initially, when Rockwell Energy Group had no jurisdiction over Winter City, these vassals were an asset to Rockwell Energy Group in managing Winter City. Now, however, these vassals have become an obstacle to Rockwell Energy Group's next stage of growth."

"Therefore, he believed that Rockwell Energy Group would definitely try to 'swallow' Winter City and bring this largest and oldest energy-producing region in the Federation completely under its control."

"And the fact that their influence is constantly expanding towards Winter City is a sign of this."

"In this process, Rockwell Energy Group's 'policy' toward Winter City will most likely be 'stability'-oriented, indulging and numbing its vassals as much as possible in order to maintain stability in the final stage."

"Letting Endier run for election under the name of 'vassals' such as Stormsea Mining would perfectly fit Rockwell Energy Group's strategic thinking at the time, and even leverage some of Rockwell Energy Group's strength to achieve the goal of 'using someone else to make money'."

Old Jeko glanced again at Scone and Endil, who were smiling at the camera on TV.

"As it turns out, Scorn's assessment of the situation at the time was correct. Although we encountered a lot of obstacles in the process, Endil ultimately defeated his opponents by a narrow margin and became the mayor of Winter."

"Of course, in the beginning, we did not directly turn against Rockwell Energy Group, but instead used the cover of the municipal government to continuously develop our own strength."

"And at the end of Endier's term, the 'acquisition' of Rockwell Energy Group finally arrived."

"They began to take over mining companies in Winter, causing widespread panic throughout the city's mining industry, including those that were originally affiliated with Rockwell Energy Group."

"The 'time' that Scone has been waiting for has arrived."

The old man withdrew his gaze and gripped the teacup slightly tighter.

“The powerful external enemy created an opportunity for unity in Winter City for the first time. At that time, the Storm Federation members already covered a large number of mining companies. We quickly formed a huge ‘Winter City Energy Mining Alliance’ and then began to absorb those small mining companies.”

"The arrogant Rockwell Energy Group, which relied on its strength, was caught off guard by us. We quickly gathered more than half of the mining companies, forming the beginnings of an alliance."

"At the same time, the city government of Endir also turned against Rockwell Energy and began to inspect and restrict the entry and exit of goods belonging to Rockwell Energy and its allies."

"However, Scone was not blinded by this brief victory. As soon as the alliance was formed, he immediately set off for Witland and Dawn City."

"The Rockwell Energy Group's counterattack came quickly. They reduced their purchases of energy minerals, joined forces with allies to reduce commodity supplies, spent money to have the media publicize Endil's 'scandal,' encouraged the city council to impeach Endil, and supported the major mining companies in their opposition alliance."

"Within almost a day or two, the situation took a dramatic turn. The alliance went from thriving to teetering on the brink of collapse. Endil quickly reassured the public, resolved the issues with the city council, and continuously contacted various mining companies to clarify the pros and cons, barely managing to stabilize the situation."

The situation has changed.

"But we all knew back then that mining alliances were not stable. We could even see major mining companies starting to split up because of a lack of orders, and the market was starting to fluctuate because of a lack of sufficient supply of goods."

Old Jack paused for a moment.