The southern urban district of the Sorbé Kingdom was not very large. With the oppression of the noble class gone, most of the town's residents now lived self-sufficient lives.
They could not be called wealthy, but as long as they worked hard, they would not starve to death. Life held at least a little hope.
Under a small-scale agrarian economy, it was impossible for the southern region of the Sorbé Kingdom to be particularly prosperous.
Still, the warmth of rural life could touch people's hearts. In times like these, being able to live such a life was already quite good.
After leaving the church, Tsugikuni Yoriichi led the two children through the streets once more. He did not feel much about the current state of the Sorbé Kingdom's southern district.
Because there were many, many places like this in the New World.
Aside from cities ravaged by pirates, islands with native residents generally had scenes of harmony like this.
After passing through the southern streets, Tsugikuni Yoriichi headed north with the two children.
The Sorbé Kingdom was not large, and several main roads ran between its north and south.
It only took Yoriichi and the others nearly two hours to travel from south to north.
Though it was called a kingdom, in Yoriichi's eyes, it was no more than a small urban district.
Compared with the southern district, the northern part of the Sorbé Kingdom was clearly far more urbanized.
Unlike the buildings in the southern district, the vast majority of homes in the northern city were built from stone and cement, worlds apart from the rammed-earth and wooden houses in the south.
Even the roads were paved with stone slabs, clean and tidy.
Not only were the people on the streets dressed much more neatly and brightly, but the