Weeks passed, and Kugelblitz didn't try anything shady.
In fact, it seemed like they had given up.
'Aria said that she dealt with it, but I'm still not certain,' Nick thought. 'Would Kugelblitz give up this easily?'
Kugelblitz was a bit too quiet for Nick's liking.
He had expected that there would be some kind of conflict, but there was just nothing.
A couple more months passed, and the blood donation system worked without any major problems.
Sure, there was the occasional guy who tried to sneak out of paying, but those were quickly dealt with.
The city was producing a lot of Zephyx.
Even though the city was earning much less in taxes, the Specters the city owned and Ghosty's research easily made up for that.
And then came all the shares the city now owned by "advancing" middle-layer businessmen.