December 15, 1899 — Westfield Industrial Corridor, Central Amerathia
The thunder of progress was not made by speeches or headlines, but by the low, constant roar of machinery echoing across the plains.
In the heart of Central Amerathia, just outside the city of Westfield, the landscape had changed dramatically in just two years. What had once been wheatfields and cattle barns was now a horizon of brick kilns, turbine towers, smokestacks, and humming conveyor belts. The Westfield Industrial Corridor—an extension of Hesh Corporation's vast manufacturing network—spanned nearly seven square miles, making it one of the largest integrated production zones in the nation.
Trucks and railcars rolled in every hour, bringing ore, timber, rubber, and glass. From this sprawling matrix emerged steel girders, automobile frames, washing machines, plow tractors, water pumps, and electrical cabinets—every piece of equipment needed for a nation on the rise.
