It is said that the reason why the Former Dynasty and the Frank Empire went to war, besides contesting for influence in South Asia, was significantly due to a large migration of Europe's middle class overseas to the Pacific Rim region.
As one of the most economically developed deepwater port cities of the Former Dynasty, Tianmen City was listed among the top ten most livable cities in the Pacific Rim region.
The reasons for migration were complex, involving various factors including politics and economics. However, the main reason was to avoid the disasters brought about by timespace tides.
Ordinary people lacked understanding of the concept of timespace tides, and their lives passed in confusion, indifferent to its implications.
But the impact on the middle-class wealthy was quite significant.
Though the Far East was indeed farther away, and money was not so easily earned, it at least offered a peaceful and stable social environment.