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Sure but is everyone else going to accept that? And plus it's like trying to reform the Sith. If your magic system is based off of fear and suffering it's kind of hard to pivot into puppy dogs or rainbows. Of course the groove isn't that bad, but the point still stands. They have hundreds, maybe thousands of years, of sacrifices and blood flowing into these forests. You think they can slow it down now?
Oh, I'm not criticizing it. I'm just saying it's a great source of drama and how a lot of people are going to absolutely hate the idea of being forced to "civilize" for the sake of their genocidal neighbor.
Feeling pretty good. It's finally broke and I'm normal again. Thank God. Still a little tired and have an occasional cough, but it's over for sure. Had me some burgers for the first time in awhile. My Uncle also had a follow up to his surgery today, where they checked out everything. Made sure he was healing well and that it was all clear of cancer and he was great. So that's even more amazing.
Fingers crossed. But honestly one of the big reasons we were all so surprised by the case he had just now is that while he dealt with bladder cancer in the past, thanks to covid and the general chaos of my aunt and uncle's housing situation this past couple years.
They sold their house in California back in 2018 and bought an RV and have been driving around before they settled in Texas with their kids this past year. Meant that it was really hard for them to schedule doctor's visits and follow up appointments. Which meant this one had time to become a problem before it was picked up.
But I'm cool with Charlie or Shatter Kingdoms. If we do Charlie though I'm going to be a little rusty considering my brain has been frying the last week with fever dreams. lol. Did I ever tell you about some of those?
He's a lot better. He's settled down in one spot near family. has a new job, he hated his old one. Plus he's got a whole new system to make sure he gets those doctor's visits set in stone. And I hate to say it, but this world building is way too up my alley. So magic and the economy. lol.
First and most important question I have to ask. Is there a spell for ice? Cold? Preservation? Pocket Universe? Or any variation of what I just listed? Then how available is it? And how difficult or expensive is it to create? Because one of the most important inventions needed for long distance travel and trade is refrigeration.
You have that and all the sudden importing food more complicated than grains, alcohol, or livestock becomes possible. Think about it. Stuff like fruit, fish, vegetables, unless you're preserving it in salt or jars you can't move these items any further than a couple dozen miles using horses before they rot. Which means every single city in the world has to be only twenty miles from enough farms to sustain it.
Refrigeration breaks all that. Suddenly cities can be in the middle of the desert, up on a mountain, in enemy territory as long as you have the logistics set up to supply it. Revolutionizes city building, how armies fight, and that's not even mention the effects it'll have on medicine and the ability to transport industrial products and chemicals as well.