LOL: Summoner of Goddess Janna

The good life of the people of Picheng was achieved by the people of Zaun?

This sounds counterintuitive.

"The people of Za'an and the old man of Picheng..." Wei felt that his brain was about to run out: "Shouldn't they be enemies?"

"That's right, that's right—" Li Wei smiled: "The big chaebols in Picheng artificially created the difference between Zaun people and Picheng people, just to make you think so about each other!"

According to the history he learned from Janna:

In the early days of the split between the two cities, Zaun and Picheng were actually not that far apart.

Now from Zaan to Picheng, crossing a canal bridge is like crossing a national border. It’s another smuggling inspection and qualification review, and the law enforcement officers are standing there with live ammunition, guarding against every old Zu’an who tries to smuggle——

All that's missing is a very, very great wall separating the border between Zaun and Piltover.

And more than 200 years ago, when the two cities had just split, there was actually no barrier between Zaun and Picheng.

The people of Zaan cross the river if they want to. They go to work in Picheng during the day and return to Zaan to rest at night.

The Twin Cities are not so much Twin Cities as they are slums and riches separated by a canal.

But later, the situation changed.

"Because the people of Zaun can come and go freely, and at the same time, poor immigrants from all over the world continue to pour into Piltover, which indirectly enriches the labor force of Zaun."

"That's why business owners in Piltover are more willing to hire the poor people of Zaun who charge lower prices than the civilians of Piltover who can't bear the hardship."

"Gradually, some civilians in Piltover who have no academic qualifications and skills, and lack personal competitiveness, become unemployed, return to poverty, or are forced to accept salary cuts, or even fall from the original class, and have to sell their houses in Piltover and move to the other side of the river. Zaun."

"The people of Piltover are getting poorer, and the people of Zaun are not getting richer."

"So, later—"

"When the people of Zaun first rebelled against the Piltover business owners, the civilians of Piltover not only did not stand with the Piltover Council, but secretly helped the Zaunite resistance organization."

Li Wei told the historical truth that people in Zaun and Picheng can't believe it:

"Even the law enforcement officials in Piltover at that time, there were many people who hesitated in the suppression, and even did not work hard, and couldn't bear to attack the rebellious Zaun people."

"Because the two cities were not so clearly distinguished at that time."

"The people of Zaun, many of them are Picheng people who have lost their jobs and returned to poverty."

"And most of the law enforcement officers in Piltover come from civilian families, and they are not willing to work for the big plutocrats in Piltover, wielding the butcher's knife against their compatriots."

"This..." Wei listened with great fascination.

She couldn't believe that the people of Zaun and the old Piltover she hated the most, even the law enforcement officer, could have been "citizens" before.

But now, they are hating and killing each other. Why?

"Because of the successive resistances of the Zaun people, the subtle attitude of the people of Piltover finally woke up the Piltover Council."

"They realize they're not against Zaun, they're against the poor."

"In order to fight against this weakest and strongest enemy, the Council of Piltover chose to expand their base, consolidate their ruling foundation, and artificially create divisions within the enemy—"

"They're starting to barricade the canal, officially separating Zaun from Piltover."

"They began to raise wages and provide benefits to the people of Piltover, and ensured the employment of the locals in Piltover. They used this to distinguish Piltover from Zaun and build an ethnic identity belonging to the people of Piltover."

"The two different nations of Picheng and Zaun were created artificially."

Piltover is rich. Once rich, it is easy to look down on poor relatives.

So the people of Piltover began to discriminate against Zaun, and the people of Zaun began to hate Piltover.

It was originally a contradiction between the poor and the rich, and then it was quietly transformed into a contradiction between Piltover and Zaun.

"This..." Wei felt a little dizzy when he heard it.

The people of Zaun and Piltover were originally siblings.

The good life of the people of Picheng was also indirectly won for them by the resistance of the people of Zaun again and again.

"This... this is really too ridiculous." Wei murmured in shock: "Then what have we got in exchange for so many years of resistance and the sacrifice of so many people?"

"In exchange for the good life of the 'compatriots', and their discrimination against us?!"

"And the real villain is hiding high in the sky, watching us bite each other like rats on the ground?"

It's a horse ride...

I feel aggrieved just thinking about it!

This piece of history made any Zaan people hear it, and they couldn't help but feel an unknown anger.

"Wei." Li Wei felt her sudden heavy breathing: "It seems that you understand Shirko's hatred, right?"

"I..." Wei's face froze: "No! I'm different from him!"

In fact, after Li Wei's situation analysis and historical science popularization, her thinking has quietly changed.

She unknowingly let go of her resistance to the word resistance, and realized the necessity and urgency of struggle.

The only thing she disagreed with was Shirko himself.

In Wei's view, Silko is an alchemy baron after all, the most despicable, cruelest, and most limitless kind.

Vi didn't think that letting such a villain rule Zaun instead of Old Piltover would make Zaun's future better.

"Not only him, but also the group of alchemy barons who are united with him. These alchemy barons were also attached to Van der back then."

"I know them—"

"Each of them is treacherous, shameless, cruel, and greedy scum, and they are incombustible garbage that will pollute the environment when thrown into hell."

"Even if Zaun really defeated Picheng in the hands of this group of people and gained independence, then under their rule...the life of Zaun people may not be much easier."

Wei sighed thoughtfully.

"You're right!" Li Wei was pleasantly surprised.

He originally thought that Wei belonged to the kind of muscular girl with a simple mind and well-developed limbs, but he never thought that she was also very good at thinking.

Wei's question is crucial.

In history, many colonies were stolen by the "Alchemy Baron" because of the fruits of victory after they got rid of the suzerain country and gained independence.

And Silko, the so-called leader of Zaan, is actually similar to the leader of the martial arts alliance.

Commanding Zaun in name, in fact, there is a large group of alchemy barons who have their own school.

If he can't clean up these alchemy barons, even if he succeeds in leading Zaun to independence in the future, the life of Zaun people may not be much better.

Avoiding this would require a thorough housecleaning in Zaun.

But how can this be so easy?

Shirko's rule over Zaun is still the traditional leader-sub-challenger gangster model.

After sweeping away the alchemy baron, Silko lost his right-hand man and became a polished commander.

At most, he would slightly suppress the disobedient younger brothers, and it was impossible to clean them all up.

So Levi thinks:

Shirko may succeed, but is doomed.

"Then what if I can point out a different path from Silko?"

"Wei, are you interested in hearing it again?" Li Wei asked suddenly.

"I..." Wei was stunned for a while.

She obviously only cared about her sister, her only family, never cared about history, and had no ambition to save Zaun.

But after such a lengthy conversation with Li Wei, she became inexplicably interested.

Therefore, Wei ghostly replied: "Okay."