As the wedding drew closer, the Silvermoon Council began delivering supplies. A dazzling array of fine wines and delicacies was sent to Sunlight City. Whatever disagreements the Councilors had among themselves, they still had to keep up appearances for the new Councilor's wedding, and its grandeur could not bring shame on the Silvermoon Council.
The wedding of a Silvermoon Councilor gave the Council another suitable excuse to spend a fortune from the national treasury on supplies. Naturally, these supplies were purchased from the various families, then sent to Sunlight City as wedding gifts in the Council's name.
The Free Rationing System helped Silvermoon City consume vast quantities of supplies every year. The enormous flow of funds made Silvermoon City appear prosperous and thriving. Although it was all just the Council's money passing from one hand to the other, a small number of families still received a share of the profits. This massive consumption of supplies sustained the High Elf kingdom's comprehensive social welfare system and guaranteed the people's most basic living needs.
When it came to the distribution of Silvermoon City's profits, no clan dared establish a complete monopoly, because doing so would make it the enemy of every elf. The Royal Family would not agree to it either. What progress could there be in a stagnant society?
Conflicts would continue to accumulate, and interests tied to every household would constantly clash and squeeze against one another. If someone with an agenda eventually exploited them and they all erupted at once, it would inevitably affect the nation's stability and could even split it apart. The Sunstrider family and its affiliated Royalists would never allow such a family to exist. Thus, the high-ranking clans and the various mid-sized clans had maintained this delicate balance for thousands of years.
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