Coincidentally, the Parthians could just barely understand how a city-state of this level functioned—because this was not a "pure slave society," nor was it an embryonic human society that had evolved from primitive society.
The Parthian Ancient Kingdom was an artificially created, malformed society—a crystal sphere that had been isolated from the outside world.
Even so, the wise among the Parthians knew what the societies outside had developed into.
Therefore, "the new benevolent lord came from elsewhere" was enough to explain "why he would do such a thing."
Because foreigners naturally have different cultural traditions from us.
Paradise City had been advertised so well, so perfectly, that people had instead become skeptical.
Other than the fanatics, only the homeless would try to go to Paradise City. Essentially, they did not truly believe it was real deep down.
But Iver was different.
The Moriarty Family really did have a multinational corporation.
Although neither Iver nor Yulia had ever managed it, and they had not even visited the company, with only their elder brother and the old steward responsible for keeping it running, it truly existed. Moreover, with Yulia becoming emperor, the corporation's scale was naturally continuing to expand—
On top of that, Rock Cellar City was already the westernmost city, so transporting supplies from Antimony and Iris was extremely simple.
The precious food, medicine, cloth, building materials, luxuries, and more that the benevolent lords had to spend enormous sums to transport... Iver could obtain high-quality supplies at a fairly low price.
In Parthia, there was a saying: "Fish sauce costs more than gold." Yet whether in Avalon, Antimony, or Iris, nearly every fishing village brewed fish sauce.
As for vegetables, in Parthia they were at least three times more expensive than meat.
Some fresh vegetables that were difficult to obtain could