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At the Dawn City Trade Station, the air buzzed with noise and excitement. Shouts from traders filled the streets, and caravans of merchants and travelers streamed endlessly through the gates, from morning till night, the place never slept.
Deep ruts of wagon wheels crisscrossed the dirt road like a giant checkerboard, and piles of goods and rare treasures rose like small mountains on the stalls.
There were octopus-style mechanical arms made by Boulder Town Arms Industry, clocks and jewelry from the Camel Kingdom, universal android maids and attendants imported from Ideal City, as well as exotic spices from the Distant Sea Continent and soap manufactured by the Army.
In short, there was nothing that couldn’t be bought, only things one hadn’t imagined.
A long time ago, Dawn City’s marketplace had changed its business model. While the New Alliance still maintained official trade depots for bulk commodities, the rest of the expanded market was leased out to private merchants.
Those stalls included both local traders and residents from nearby shelters, as well as itinerant merchants from afar.
Even before the Tide had ended, the area had begun to liven up as winter faded.
With news spreading that the Tide had finally ended, the whole market gleamed with a celebratory energy.
“Has something good happened recently?” Pausing in front of a stall, a man in a long gray coat glanced at the decorations hanging from the...
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