SlenderWolf
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Chapter 5
Incursion short extract . . . |
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Soon after the cars vanished everyday life changed. New homes and businesses replaced superfluous roads, and a new vitality established itself across the city of Lancaster. The ugliness of the street furniture and the road signs gave way to beautiful tree lined boulevards. No more tarmac and no more yellow lines. Just more people, more social interaction, and a greater sense of community. The old charm of the city of Lancaster returned.
With no television nor internet, the libraries and the cafés became a fundamental part of life. All the giant corporations disappeared, because their distribution networks had relied on fleets of trucks and regional depots. Now, a symbiotic relationship between small shops, local traders and farmers is at the core of the economy. There's just enough commerce around them, with banks, stables, couriers and artisans all contributing to a widespread decent standard of living and complete peace of mind. |
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Not to scale. The boundaries are for general guidance only and are not exact. |
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It's the same in Preston and Ulverston, towns which have seen a complete restoration of maritime trade. Smaller inland towns, places like Ormskirk and Skelmersdale have also adapted well, with thriving centres perfectly adapted to an economy built around moving goods and moving people by horse. Great wealth and riches are no longer the objects of desire. A decent standard of living means having access to a horse when it's needed. And complete peace of mind means have a stable family with a comfortable home, supplied by a local economy which has adequate food and adequate drinking water. Hunger is a great leveller. History lessons at school teach everybody about The Decimation and The Great Famine, and how the greedy and the corrupt were starved into submission. |
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SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances copyright © Scott Rochester 2025 Novel due out on 30 Sep 2025 |
