Night gradually fell.
It was as if heaven and earth had been veiled in a dark gauze.
Darkness descended, and the night sky glittered with stars.
The bright moon hung high overhead, scattering silvery light.
Bonfires and the glow of [White Stone Streetlamp]s lit up across the territory.
Most of the residents headed leisurely to the bathhouses in the various residential districts.
After washing up, they went in batches to several plazas in their respective territorial zones to collect their allotted food.
Evening entertainment was rather monotonous, though there were sometimes performances in the plazas.
Most of the time, people gathered together to play Avalon's local "Draconic Cards."
Or they went to the library.
To ensure sufficient supply, the territory had built an astonishing number of bathhouses.
With staggered schedules across different times and days, everyone had enough opportunity to take turns enjoying a hot bath.
Besides that, the commercial streets adjoining the residential districts were also bustling.
To lay the groundwork for the Free Citizen Reform, Zong Shen had already instructed Maryl and Howie to distribute wages in advance according to trade and working hours.
He had also opened up all the major commercial streets for business.
The territory currently had nearly a hundred billion Denars in funds.
It was entirely possible to begin revitalizing the capital market within the territory.
Of course, the matter of Free Citizen Reform involved far too many factors.
Moreover, some of the territory's population had yet to be brought in.
Zong Shen planned to carry out a comprehensive reform after receiving the batch of people Jonathan was using to exchange for Prince Carter.
That way, even if he later took over other Great Cities, he could directly integrate the newly admitted population.
Merging few into many was difficult, but merging many into few