The next day also passed in peace.
The Paradise Sect further expanded their recruitment, and the entire work crew reached a scale of ten thousand people. The converted forestland at the southern gate had completely changed its appearance: all the remaining stumps had disappeared, replaced by a flat expanse of red soil. A large amount of rubble was dumped into it, then a steam tractor with rolling wheels repeatedly compressed it, resembling an endless land reclamation project.
Today, the amount of grain in the granary did not increase.
The surplus food purchased from nobles and major merchants had been completely collected, and consumption and replenishment had reached a delicate balance. But anyone with clear sight could see, if there were no more channels for buying grain, the inventory in the granary was all the food the Paradise Sect had.
