Viscount Rost's thoughts gradually became exceptionally clear.
The reason population numbers were limited was indeed food.
If food were plentiful, the population would inevitably surge. That was certain.
All along, he had been striving to increase food production. Even the gods had been researching ways to improve it. Golden Ear Grain, Changbai Pigs... they were all products of such efforts, yielding more grain and more meat.
There was naturally nothing wrong with doing that.
Yet only now did Viscount Rost realize that these methods were somewhat one-sided.
Grain was easy enough to handle. Greater yields posed no issue since it could be stored for long periods. But what about meat?
Even if more meat was produced, could it not only be consumed by those nearby? At most, prices could be lowered so that more people could afford to eat it.
There was simply no way to transport it elsewhere.
If some unforeseen circumstance arose in a particular area, meat prices could soar in an instant, triggering a whole series of problems.
It was manageable while the population remained small, but what about when it grew?
Would problems arise then?
But what if the problems of storage and transportation could be solved?
Markets across a far wider region would become integrated.
The issue of drastic price fluctuations in small areas should be greatly alleviated.
More importantly, if crops with low selling prices could undergo some processing and become similar to ham, allowing them to be stored longer, would that not also mean an increase in the amount of usable food?
That was practically certain.
A new train of thought exploded in Viscount Rost's mind.
Magitech Devices in these areas had to be researched as soon as possible.
Especially food processing.
Transportation was already developing steadily and methodically, so there was no