Chapter 954 [0945] New City of Shurima

Compared to a few years ago, ancient Shurima seems to have not changed much, but it also seems to have changed a lot.

In northern Shurima, the power of the Noxians has completely subsided. The port cities that once flew the Noxian flag to reduce friction in trade have now changed back to the Shurima flag.

Interestingly, at the beginning, everyone just changed sides repeatedly, but as the Noxian Empire became the Kingdom of Noxus, and then was beaten by the Demacia Northern Expedition in the Black Forest, the port governors who had previously made peace with Noxus also stepped down.

Although many of these operations were purely left-hand transfers, after the former port governor stepped down, the new one was the former brother-in-law or brother, but this can already explain the change in the Shurima atmosphere.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the former Nashramei port governor who was forced to flee to Kaldurga for refuge jumped out and began to loudly call for his own Greater Shurima strategy.

But strangely, although the atmosphere in North Shurima is visibly turning towards conservatism and tradition, there are few people who respond to his loud calls - it seems that everyone thinks that it is okay to recall the glory of the Shurima Empire, but there is no need to engage in Shurima circular trade.

In recent years, the maritime trade in Runeland has flourished. In North Shurima, where the business atmosphere is strong, everyone knows this very well. At this time, engaging in Shurima circular trade will only result in missing the biggest piece of cake in the maritime trade link of Runeland.

Although in terms of productivity, the port cities in North Shurima that fight each other cannot compare with Demacia, which controls the upstream of trade, but similarly, as Demacia gradually opens its doors, the specialty products of the port cities in North Shurima have also found new buyers.

If any product can enter Demacia and become a popular product, it is enough to support the prosperity and glory of a city.

Many merchants from northern Shurima chose to bring various local specialties to Demacia, to investigate the market in this newly opened country and study what has the potential to sell well here.

Due to different customs and habits, the first batch of Shurima merchants almost all failed in Demacia. Except for a few Shurima spices, most Demacians were not very interested in the goods they brought.

However, just last year, a merchant from Kalamanda successfully found a way to make a fortune in Demacia.

The things he sold to Demacia were not too precious, but they definitely hit the Demacians' sweet spot - concentrated honeydew.

Yes, sweets.

It's interesting to say that due to the natural love of humans for sweets, the first batch of Shurima merchants who entered Demacia had already thought of sweets, so when they conducted market research, they brought most of Shurima's high-end sweets, as well as raw materials for sugar and honey.

Whether it is high-purity frosting sugar or oasis honey, which is regarded as a treasure in Shurima, these sweets are not very popular in Demacia.

The price is too high, and the other is that these products have their own unique flavors in addition to being sweet, and the Demacians don't like these flavors very much...

From the perspective of the Shurimans, if their best sweets are not accepted, it can only mean that the Demacians don't like sweets - plus Demacia itself is not a big sugar-producing country, not only does it not have the habit of planting sugar-producing crops, but the main sweetness they usually eat comes from grain fermentation and natural honey, which makes the wrong information that "Demacians don't like sweet" a consensus among Shurima merchants.

Until by chance, when a Kalamanda merchant went to Shurima to buy food, he disliked the sweet beer of Demacia for not being sweet enough, and threw the honeydew hard candy he brought with him into it. As a result, he accidentally made a drink that the locals praised, which made him understand the whole story.

It turns out that in Demacia, Demacians prefer pure sweetness without too many "mixed flavors", but this kind of sweetness is regarded as inferior in Shurima.

In Shurima, it is very easy for people to get sweetness, because even in arid oases, dates often grow - it tastes very sweet, very sweet, and has high energy. It is one of the oldest foods in Shurima.

For the Shurimans, sweetness is a very, very cheap taste, so the Shurimans do not pursue pure sweetness, and there must be some other flavors to arouse the interest of the Shurimans.

But in contrast, what the Demacians lack is this pure sweetness!

Therefore, the concentrated honeydew obtained from the pressing of dates, which is not valuable in Shurima, has become the source of sweetness that the Demacians are extremely satisfied with. After realizing this, this little-known Kalamanda merchant quickly returned to his hometown, mortgaged all his property, filled a three-masted sailing ship with concentrated honeydew, and sailed all the way to Xiongdu Bay.

These "sweetness from the desert" were sold out in Demacia's capital in just seven days. Even if the merchant boldly increased the price tenfold, it could not stop the Demacians' pursuit and desire for sweetness.

So sweet!

Such pure sweetness!

This is what we want!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Kalamanda merchants also launched a number of honey dew products - in addition to concentrated honey dew, there are also honey dew hard candies that are easier to carry and store, and honey dew loose candies that are cheaper.

Moreover, this merchant also grasped his first-mover advantage. He did not rush to make money at the first time, but cooperated with local merchants in Xiongdu to launch honey dew sweet wine. By sharing profits, he formed a business alliance with the local people in Xiongdu.

The rising price of honey dew and the popularity of honey dew in Demacia cannot be concealed.

Soon more Shurima merchants chose to follow up, but when they finally mobilized manpower and resources and let their merchant ships full of honey dew to Demacia, the Kalamanda people who had taken the first-mover advantage had already established a stable localized sales network in Xiongdu.

Fortunately, the market in Demacia is large enough.

Since the best piece of the market in Xiongdu has been bitten off by someone, other merchants soon turned their attention to the north and to Fosbyro.

Fosbyro people are also very rich!

A large number of Shurima merchants took their honeydew and headed north. The sweetness from the desert soon entered the market of Fosbyro, and together with the southern road of Xiongdu, it extended to the inland of Demacia.

Compared with the stable sales network in the south, the fighting among honeydew merchants in Fosbyro was undoubtedly more intense. After discovering the benefits of honeydew, the people of Fosbyro even tried to ask the law guardians to help with local cultivation. Unfortunately, the dates used to squeeze honeydew prefer hot and dry sandy soil, which is not available in the north. If local cultivation is required, the price may go straight up.

In addition, the Shurimans do have sufficient supply and low prices, and they can also suppress prices through competition. In the end, the people of Fosbyro are happy to be pure consumers.

When Kalya rode the elemental dragon and arrived at the port of Telishni, he was surprised to find that many shops targeting Demacians appeared here at some point.

Although the shopkeeper spoke Demacia only half-baked and needed to use hand gestures to communicate with Demacians, it was enough to surprise people.

As a promoter of maritime trade, Karya, who formulated the Ionian Trade Plan and the Northern Trade Plan, had expectations for international trade in Runeterra.

However, the speed of trade development still exceeded his expectations. You know, Telishni is already a city far away from Demacia. Compared with other northern Shurima port cities, the specialties here are not rich. The most famous amber is not famous in Demacia. It is hard to imagine that there will be a shop for Demacia in such a place.

Curious, Karya simply chatted with the shopkeeper for a while, and then he knew that the trade exchanges between Demacia and Northern Shurima were advancing at a speed beyond expectations. Starting with honeydew, many cheap Shurima products including salt algae have also begun to enter the Demacia market.

Karya was naturally happy to see this situation, and he was in a very good mood when he left Telishni.

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From Telishni to the south, after running through the Great Sai Desert with undulating sand dunes, the winding majesty of the Shurima River finally appeared in Karya's vision amid the whispered complaints of the elemental dragon.

From the sky, the Shurima River and the windless plains along its banks seemed like a dragon lying in the yellow sand of Shurima. The roaring river water nourished tens of millions of acres of land in the windless plains, making Central Shurima a land of abundance between the desert and the mountains.

In the middle section of the Shurima River, a brand new city is rising above the ruins.

The foundation construction of the new Shurima city has been completed.

It is also interesting to say that there are three Shurima cities in the current Shurima.

The first Shurima city was the capital of the Shurima Empire. After Azir failed to ascend, it became a ruin and is now called the ancient city of Shurima.

The second Shurima city is an antique city built by the old people near the ruins of the ancient city after the complete collapse of the Shurima Empire. It was the former New Shurima and the current Old Shurima.

The third one is the New Shurima City, which is currently under construction and designed by Nasus himself.

This New Shurima City is located between the Old Shurima City and the Ancient City, and does not completely imitate the style of the Shurima Empire.

Nasus designed it this way because the scale of the Old Shurima City is too large, and there are a series of buildings such as the Sun Disc, the Underground Waterway, and the Dawn Oasis that rely on the power of ascension. The current Shurima does not have the ability to build such a city - even if there is, many functions are just pure imitations of appearance, which are flashy and impractical.

The New Shurima City will not be an antique building like the Old Shurima, but a new city that marks the revival of Shurima. That is why he chose the location of this city next to the former Shurima Great Library, and combined with his experience of traveling in Shurima, built it from the most practical perspective.

Considering the siphoning effect of cities on population, the old Shurima residents obviously would not want to see the rise of a new city. When the new city just broke ground, they immediately combined all the forces they could to intervene.

Or... this could be considered a demonstration, using fighting to promote peace. After all, it seems that in Azir's new Shurima, there is no place for these "perseverants".

To be honest, although these guys are outdated, they still have some ability in their hands - they occupied the most important city along the Shurima River. With full mobilization, they easily raised a large army, and there were also many extraordinary people following the army. In addition to the carefully preserved ancient relics of Shurima, they are confident that they can fight even against the Ascendants!

The idea is good.

But the problem is that they misjudged the number of Ascendants.

Nasus is indeed not an Ascendant who is very good at fighting. When facing an army of astonishing size, he does not have the ability to break the formation quickly.

However, in addition to Nasus, New Shurima also has Renekton and Xerath!

When Renekton arrived at the battlefield with an elemental body and disrupted the coalition's formation, Xerath directly set off a terrible arcane storm.

In the storm, arcane arrows fell on the coalition's position like meteors, causing serious panic. In the absence of preparation, the coalition, which had its own thoughts, was not ready to face three Ascendants at the same time, and soon fell into chaos.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Azir personally led the soldiers and the Yellow Sand soldiers to raid, rushed all the way to the old Shurima city, and rushed in directly.

In a hurry, the old people of the old Shurima city could only flee hastily from the other side, completely handing over this ancient city.

After taking over the old Shurima city, Azir did not give up the plan for the new city. He believed that Shurima needed a brand new capital-the old city would not be abandoned, but it would no longer be a political center. This was a statement and a determination.

The current Shurima will take a completely different path from the past Shurima Empire.

After all... even the former regent prince no longer wanted to rebuild Shurima, so why should the reborn Shurima hold on to everything in the past and refuse to let go?

As the "regent prince who no longer wanted to rebuild Shurima", Kalya quite agreed with Azir's idea.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, he should be the one with the deepest feelings for Shurima.

But Kalya himself knew that the new Shurima must not be the Shurima Empire.