"Why is there so much grain?"
A newly built warehouse outside the Imperial Capital.
One carriage after another, loaded with vast quantities of wheat flour, arrived.
The wheat had already been processed.
Mia stood to the side and said respectfully,
"Your Highness, the southern nobles have responded enthusiastically to our appeal. They're grateful for your help, and even cited a story from Chapter 10 of the Book of Light."
"That's why there's so much."
In a magical world, productivity was nothing like that of a feudal society.
Even the southern nobles' Devil Beast Horses were a little stronger than ordinary horses.
The Imperial highway had greatly sped up transportation.
Likewise, grain storage facilities were being built very quickly.
One new warehouse after another sprang up.
The grain piled up fast.
"Your Highness, my younger sister is here!" Leticia hugged her little sister, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, and headed toward Yuffie.
"You're Lynn's representative?" Yuffie's plan was to bring everyone together.
She wouldn't harm anyone. Instead, she'd help everyone prosper while strongly supporting the goals she set.
Even if everyone grew stronger and the problem was solved, some would benefit more than others, and so would grow stronger in relative terms.
Those who had been strong to begin with would, by comparison, grow weaker.
The plan had one difficulty after another.
First, the southern nobles had to provide plenty of free grain!
As much as they could spare.
The more, the better.
Then Lynn had to compromise. For an ordinary ruler without foresight, that wouldn't be difficult. It would just mean selling some technology.
An easy solution. But Lynn should be able to see that in this major deal, he was the one who stood to lose the most.
He would get what he wanted, and everyone