"The Kopes Mining Mercenary Corps stopped outside the North Gate security zone, blockading all roads," Mid quickly said over the phone. "They appear to be engaging in military exercises there, which is also what the spokesperson for Kopes Mining has claimed, but the area of their exercise completely cuts off our trade route to Dawn City."
Dawn City is Yilan City's largest trading partner—ores produced by Yilan City as well as some heavy industrial goods are mostly sold to Dawn City, and Yilan City's light industrial products also principally come from Dawn City.
Cutting off this trade route essentially severs the artery of industrial goods circulation for Yilan City, which will cause severe economic impact to Yilan City in the short term, as well as affecting some of the industrial economy of Dawn City.
