Mage Manual-Chapter 604 - 488 Nabistin_2

On the contrary, increasing production efficiency meant that another portion of the population would become unemployed. Although Vatican Mura could fully support the unemployed, the Six Emblems could not accept having members of their clan who did not work, did not produce, and only enjoyed services without providing value. Even low-value labor was better than no labor at all.

However, this was actually a flaw of the Six Emblems, because they were unwilling to let go of any of their clan members. In Mongfera, those ’unemployed’ who were eliminated by society due to technological development would subconsciously take on extremely dangerous jobs, such as human trials and the like, under the influence of their subconscious; in short, they believed ’even a worthless piece of paper could still be squeezed for some value.’

In the Gospel evaluation system, the most important indicator of the gap between First-tier Cities and Level 2 Cities was the degree of residents’ labor participation. The higher the labor participation, the higher the happiness of the citizens, as well as the levels of public order, education, and various other aspects.

Therefore, the "Azure Lane" caused Qinna a lot of headaches—the establishment of the Azure Lane would inevitably lead to a drastic change in the production relationship, creating new positions and eliminating many others. How to make use of and respond to this change was a task all rulers had to deal with.

The two got out of the car and walked to the parking apron entrance, where a transparent glass wall was nearby. As they passed by, purple text appeared on it, displaying their identity information.

"Qinna Senheiser, visiting time: June 18th at 17:53, allowed to pass."

"Nona Senheiser, visiting time: June 18th at 17:53, allowed to pass."

At this moment, a staff member proactively approached them and pointed to the ground. Qinna and her companion looked down and found laser-generated guiding texts on the floor: ">>."

Qinna and her companion had no interest in strolling around and proceeded towards the Imperial Palace.

Nabistin had no lanes for vehicles; all were walkways paved with silvery-white floor tiles. As they continued to walk in one direction, their speed naturally increased, and golden glowing arrows [↑↑↑] would appear on the ground to guide them. Sometimes, Qinna and her companion’s speed would suddenly Slowdown, not picking back up to the high-speed movement of 80 km/h, and even reaching to 120 km/h, until other people crossed their path ahead.

The same was true for the other pedestrians; although everyone was moving at high speed, there were no accidents. Even if someone suddenly stepped out of a shop or stopped on the street, the speed of all individuals would vary to incorporate the ’noise’ into the ’music,’ creating an effect like a grand yet tightly orchestrated symphony.

This was also a city facility that Nabistin was fully equipped with but other cities had not yet adopted: the Chosen Path. Simply put, it accelerated people’s travel through ground movement, which had already been applied to high-speed lanes. After perfecting the ’mechanism for adjusting different people’s paths,’ it was natural to implement it in city streets.

Nabistin had now advanced to a return to simplicity—there were no vehicles within the city, and all people could only move on foot, except that the moving speed was frighteningly fast.

Halfway through their walk, Qinna suddenly stopped and turned into a cake shop. Nona knew about Qinna’s fondness for cake and, seeing as it was a rare visit to Nabistin, she quietly followed her in.

The shop assistant respectfully said, "All the recipes for our cakes have been sent to your Gospel Book via email. Based on your tastes, we recommend the Number 13 Black Forest Lava Cake, Number 19..."

Nona reminded, "We are attending a court banquet later, we can buy the cakes afterward."

"What, do you actually expect to get full from that banquet? Let’s eat a bit of cake to fill our stomachs for now," Qinna cheerfully said, having just pointed at the Number 13 cake when a server from the kitchen brought out the Black Forest Lava Cake she wanted to order.

"Then eat quickly, and let’s head over after you’re done."

"Come on, open your mouth."

"Mmm... I said I’m not eating."

"Wow, this lava core is so sweet, you should try it."

"Stop feeding me!"

Nona stuck out her little tongue and licked the cream on the corner of her mouth, finding she couldn’t reach it and then wiped it with her finger before putting it in her mouth. Suddenly she said, "The Weaving Festival is going to end tonight."

"Mmm," Qinna nodded, "The chimes that signal the end of the Weaving Festival also mark the steps of the new Empress. In no more than six hours, we will see the Human Saint who will reign over Gospel for the next fifty years."

"It looks like Hanna is sure to fail, especially since her ranking was invalidated by ’Ash,’" Nona said, "According to the Contract you have with Hanna, she has to return to Senheiser after the Weaving Festival ends, right?"

"Mmm," Qinna said with her lips pursed around the spoon, each bite of cake eaten as cleanly as possible, "By the time the sun rises tomorrow, Hanna will become a member of our clan, and the Doran family legacy will take on the Senheiser surname."

"So, what were you really thinking?" Nona didn’t care about the Doran family, "Hanna will probably bring Ash back with her."

"Then Ash will have to take on the Senheiser surname as well."

"You know that’s not my point. I’m talking about the special relationship between you and Ash in the future rankings."

"They say it was just Gospel making things up."

"Have you given it any thought?"

"Any thoughts?" Qinna bit her spoon and smiled, "You’ll have to be clear; I truly don’t understand."

"Like, for instance, the day Hanna marries Ash, you calling Ash out and gobbling him up before anyone else," Nona stated expressionlessly.

"...Did you read some book? Tell me the title, I’ll take a look when I go back."

"Based on your answer, I might take Hanna and him away," Nona stated seriously, "Unless you revoke my clan privileges now, I have the right to do this. Last time, you said you wanted to pull her back into the clan, so I colluded with you pretending to expose her information, but I won’t help you harm her interests again."

Qinna took another bite of the lava cake, the molten chocolate running down the corner of her mouth. She held the spoon in her mouth and, after a brief silence shrugged, "All right, all right, I admit I’m a bit interested in Ash."

"But that interest is about the same as seeing a cute pet, and part of it is because he’s Hanna’s pet. Although it’s fun to make my daughter cry, I only meant to tease her a bit, not to snatch her toy away."

Nona let out a sigh of relief, "So you’re saying you have no intention of really making a move?"

"Eh?" Qinna looked slightly taken aback, "Don’t you want to borrow a pet you like, a toy you find fun, to play with for a few days?"

Nona’s face darkened, "How long do you plan to play?"

"I’ll return it when I’m bored."

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