Travel-worn from the journey, the Pope of Spirit Hall gave everyone three days to relax so that the teams from each academy could recover to their best condition.
Three days was not much, but it was enough for Zhou Qing and the others to gain an understanding of how a city where more than ninety-nine percent of the residents were Soul Masters operated.
Just as Zhou Qing had guessed, commerce was its main focus.
However, in recent years, Hu Liena had become the city lord of Spirit City and carried out a certain degree of planning and construction throughout the city. In particular, blacksmiths had seen their status greatly elevated.
As for agriculture?
Zhou Qing knew very well that Hu Liena was not stubborn-minded. She would not blindly copy the situation around Holy Soul Village. With Spirit City being filled entirely with Soul Masters, did anyone expect them to farm? Even Soul Masters with Plant Spirits, proud of their status, were unwilling to work in the fields. At most, they would trim flowers and grass.
Therefore, if Spirit City wanted to engage in production, it could only begin with forging.
"Hu Liena is indeed capable, but Spirit City is a major city with twenty million residents. Trying to complete such reforms within two or three years is no different from daydreaming. Besides, some problems have already surfaced. If they are not resolved, they may cause internal unrest..."
Seeing personnel in special uniforms inspecting the shops along the streets and even demanding that the owners of outside businesses pay commercial taxes, Tang San could not help shaking his head.
They had also learned about the relevant situation. Hu Liena was imitating the model used by the Red Assembly and had begun collecting commercial taxes in Spirit City.
This was indeed a