The scenery of the wheat fields was not the only thing that set Bunta City apart from other cities.
As Sophia and the other three traveled along the road, they saw not only many farmers already operating Magic Harvesters to harvest wheat quickly and efficiently, but also beautiful little brick-and-tile houses going up in many places that were not wheat fields.
These finely designed houses stood together in rows, forming a vast, beautiful, and impressive residential neighborhood.
Besides that, they saw countless workers bustling along the embankments on both sides of the Sandy River, which was about fifty meters wide and ran outside Bunta City. The workers kept piling up and laying bricks, stones, and other materials along the river, though the visitors had no idea what they were doing.
They also saw enormous factories rising on many seemingly barren plots of land, with plenty of people busy at those construction sites as well.
When the carriage finally passed through Bunta City's gates, Sophia looked at the bustling crowds outside and could no longer contain her surprise. "Why are there so many people here? Isn't Bunta City supposed to be a small city? Why does it feel like there are even more people here than in our Anvilmar?"
Baron Haines glanced outside the carriage and smiled. "A little city that originally had only fifty thousand people suddenly has over two hundred thousand. Of course it feels crowded. Still, Bunta City doesn't actually have as many people as our Anvilmar City. According to the last census, Anvilmar City's total population was well over five hundred thousand."
"But over two hundred thousand is still a lot," Sophia said, still astonished. "A city with that many people would count as a large city anywhere in the Kingdom, wouldn't it? Haines, why did Bunta