Several years passed in the blink of an eye.
Standing at the highest point of the lord's residence halfway up the city's hillside, Ine Lily looked down on this prosperous "large" city. It had a permanent population of a full 250,000, and even at night, its streets were packed with people and brightly lit. The whole sight felt unreal to her.
You must know that before this, even Holy City Rapona at the height of its prosperity had only around sixty to eighty thousand residents.
Any more than that, and an inland city simply could not bear the daily consumption of necessities by such a huge population.
Food and vegetables in particular often required massive amounts of manpower and livestock to transport.
In an environment where the wilderness was filled with wild beasts, Yoma, and bandits, that was practically Hell-level difficulty.
Otherwise, once the city's supply chain fell into crisis, the prices of all kinds of daily necessities would skyrocket as if the market had crashed, ultimately causing panic buying and hoarding.
What followed would be starving civilians disregarding casualties as they stormed shops and the homes of the wealthy to loot them, after which order would collapse completely into riots.
But Allen had found another path. Through developed sea and river transport, he had reduced the burden of transportation to the greatest extent possible.
After all, the long-distance carrying capacity of dozens of oxen and over a hundred horses combined could not compare to a fully loaded ship.
Moreover, ships did not require expensive feed. With sails alone, they could travel between important towns along the rivers and coast, continuously transporting all kinds of necessities into the city.
Fishing boats could also provide large quantities of fresh fish and seafood, greatly easing the pressure on food supplies. That was