Be it the auction or the influx of merchants, the bustling metropolis has become more lively. The streets were packed with people coming and going, rubbing shoulders with one another, and spitting and bargaining outside the shops.
The taverns and inns were already filled to the brim, and even the residents' homes were full of people.
This central auction can be said to be a once-in-a-century grand event of Da Xia. Some country squires, hearing about this, wanted to join in the fun. This is why there was such overcrowding.
In order for the people who rushed in to have a place to live, the Emperor of the Great Summer personally ordered that temporary residences be set up outside the city. If there was nowhere to live in the city, or anyone couldn't afford to live there, they could stay here. Inside were free tents, or one could set up their own. Warriors patrolled the area around the clock, no safety concerns.
