384 Transactions and Expeditions

Steel is the foundation of all modern technology.

Any significant power needs a large amount of steel to ensure their infrastructure.

The wilderness outside the city is not just scattered with refugees; there are also those "oases" that, compared to the city, offer a bit more freedom and originate from Gilder.

Organizations that are unwilling to accept city governance but have some influence often break away from the city to establish their own bases.

If luck is poor, they can be wiped out by a natural disaster; if luck is good, they may even slowly evolve into something resembling a city.

Such organizations often maintain myriad connections with the existing cities.

The demand for steel is not hard to understand.

But for the demand for steel to end up on the heads of Black Street...