“The sky lost its support and tilted northwest, causing all the sun, moon, and stars in the world to rotate in that direction. The rivers and sands on the earth flowed southeast, leading to a great catastrophe of heaven and earth.”
Leo nodded, explaining, “If Redday Tower is completed, it will be arranged as a geomantic formation supporting the sky, similar to the Pillar that Supports Heaven described in The Classic of Mountains and Seas.”
“Do you mean…” Thomas seemed to grasp something.
“By arranging Redday Tower into a geomantic formation, it absorbs the luck of the entire city, making the geomancy aura of the entire city unstable, ultimately causing a prosperous city to decline and fall.”
What the luck of a frontline city on the border meant, Thomas couldn’t be unaware of.
Once the luck of Deepmere City was deprived, diminished, or even disappeared, it would inevitably have a huge irreversible impact on the economy.
In turn, the economy of the entire Atraria would be affected. This was definitely a situation where a slight change would affect the whole body, with unimaginable consequences.
“Damn it, the Orientians are too malicious. We absolutely cannot let them succeed!” Thomas angrily pounded the armrest of the sofa.
Leo remained calm and asked again, “Thomas, do you know the background of the Orientians who came to invest in Atraria this time?”
“Although the Redday Tower project this time is officially a joint venture between domestic and foreign parties, the majority of the funding comes from Orientia. It’s funded 70% by a consortium called Kazuhiko from Orientia. After completion, it will be jointly managed and used by the Orientian side and the Deepmere City government.”
At this point, Thomas changed the subject, “However, according to reliable information obtained by WONDER, this Fujiwara Consortium is actually controlled by the Masao family of Orientia.”
“Masao family,” Leo smirked coldly.
The Masao family was one of the “Five Great Families” of Orientia.
But compared to other families, the Masao family is somewhat notorious, because the wealth of the Masao family carries a bloody scent.
The current head of the Masao family, Takeshi Masao’s great-grandfather, is the famous Toshimichi Okubō, one of the Three Great Nobles of the Meiji Restoration.
Toshimichi’s son, Nobuhiro Makino, served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Interior, and his son-in-law was former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida.
Shigeru arranged for his daughter to marry Takakichi Masao.
Takakichi’s father, Taikichi Masao, was a famous “coal king” in Orientia, who made his fortune by squeezing the blood of laborers from Eleston, North Eleston, and Atraria.
Taikichi became a senator with this blood-stained money and also became related to Shigeru, who later became the prime minister.
It can be said that Takeshi, born in 1940, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
As Shigeru’s first grandson, Shigeru doted on Takeshi immensely.
Takeshi admitted that his grandfather had the greatest influence on him.
Shigeru was the second prime minister of Orientia after the war and one of the founding members of the Liberal Democratic Party.
After taking office, he formulated the policy of “heavy economy, light military” for Orientia, signed the Security Treaty with Riceland, and led Orientia to rapidly restore its economic strength.
When he reached adulthood, Takeshi married the daughter of Yoshiyuki Suzuki, former prime minister of Orientia and second-generation leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. His sister married Prince Yasuhito, Emperor Akihito’s cousin.
At this point, the Masao family undoubtedly became a dazzling noble family and a royal relative.
“Thomas, why doesn’t WONDER stop the cooperation between the Deepmere City government and the Orientian side?” Leo asked.
This question brought a bitter smile to Thomas’s tough face. “WONDER does have considerable power, but this matter is not something WONDER can easily intervene in.”
“The municipal government attaches great importance to investment promotion, especially the construction of Redday Tower, which is an international cooperation project. The municipal government, even the capital, attaches great importance to it.”
“Once Redday Tower is completed, it will definitely be a remarkable achievement. On the other hand, there is no conclusive evidence that the Orientians are arranging geomantic formations based on Redday Tower, so WONDER has no reason to stop it.”
“I see.” Determination flashed in Leo’s eyes. “Those Orientians better behave themselves. If they want to cause trouble in secret, I will make them pay a heavy price!”
“In your opinion, what is the purpose of the huge spherical building designed at the top of Redday Tower?” Thomas, although rough, was very meticulous in his thinking.
Leo replied, “It’s the Breath Form, Bellow Mimic!”
In geomancy, there has always been a saying called “Breath Form, Bellow Mimic”, which geomancy masters often use as a basis for surveying and adjusting geomancy for others.
What is “Breath Form, Bellow Mimic”?
Let’s give a simple example:
A family lives by the roadside. Since the streetlights were installed, this family has been repeatedly falling ill.
The homeowner invited a geomancy master to investigate and found that the problem lay with the streetlights.
The shape of the streetlights resembled the head of a snake, directly facing the homeowner’s gate and the master bedroom upstairs.
So, based on the “Breath Form, Bellow Mimic” method, the geomancy master instructed the homeowner to place a fierce eagle facing the streetlights because eagles counter snakes, and one thing counters another, which can have a resolving effect.
After placing it, the health of the homeowner’s family recovered.
In geomancy studies, “Breath Form, Bellow Mimic” is the most basic and fundamental knowledge, the foundation of geomancy observation.
In simple terms, “Breath Form, Bellow Mimic” means what it looks like is what it is.
For example, if a mountain looks like a monkey, it’s called Monkey Mountain; if a peak looks like a beauty, it’s called Beauty Peak; if a lake looks like a moon, it’s called Moonlake, and so on, all are examples of “Breath Form, Bellow Mimic”.
If we pay attention in our daily lives, we’ll find many examples of this “Breath Form, Bellow Mimic”.
For example, a very ordinary small hill, people feel that its shape resembles a tiger, so it’s called Tiger Mountain or Tiger Head Mountain.
Since people started calling it Tiger Mountain, this mountain has become spirited. Gradually, the mountain will become more and more like a tiger.
Because with a name, people will increasingly imagine it according to the image of its name.
This is also the reason for “the more you look, the more it looks like, the more it looks like, the more it should be”.
The national flag of Orientia is called the Sun Flag, with only one sun on the flag.