Managing a city really was a pain. Little Knife had realized that now, to the point that he was starting to regret it.
He had originally thought turning Ankandela into a warband base was a good idea, though he had also felt it was a bit of a pipe dream. After Marlow surrendered and handed over the city, he casually submitted an application to the rear.
Then Prince Chris unexpectedly approved his application, while also laying out the corresponding requirements.
Prince Chris required Little Knife to restore order in Ankandela and eliminate hunger before he could continue serving as interim mayor. The Mountain Tiger Warband would also receive twenty percent of the city's commercial tax revenue.
Once Prince Chris succeeded in restoring his kingdom and reestablished the nobility, if Little Knife could earn a noble title and raise his warband to level three, Ankandela could become his fief. He would have limited authority to enact his own laws and receive fifty percent of its tax revenue.
It looked like a win-win arrangement, but putting it into practice was fraught with difficulties. Little Knife not only had to deal with the city's complicated public security issues, but also solve a whole range of problems affecting people's livelihoods, such as food shortages and fluctuating prices.
As interim mayor, Little Knife was responsible for the city's day-to-day management, including maintaining public order, ensuring supplies, and handling emergencies.
This had similarities to managing an army. For example, he needed to establish a strict duty roster, just as an army did, maintaining constant readiness and an uninterrupted chain of command to handle all kinds of emergencies.
At the same time, he also needed to allocate resources sensibly, just as he would when managing an army, to keep the city running normally.
Unlike an army, however,