Chapter 1854 Inspection Time
They say a righteous monarch is an ever busy one, and this was a fact. Compared to tyrants that laid back and rested while throwinthe work to others, many Monarchs were now buckling up and truly assisting in making their empires stronger. Now, just like Landon and many others, Sirius was engaged in inspections and ensuring his empire grew stronger and peaceful than ever. Of course, not every place was like Baymard that was super peaceful. His majesty Landon could waltz about so calmly with little to no care in the world, but the same can't be said for Sirius who had all sorts of assassins and spies lurking coming at him every now and then. Many times in the past, Royals could stay in the palace for years before stepping out.
Well, when you see them was when they were making grand speeches on the specially built Palace wall or gates. Do you know how enormous the palace was? Its massive space can never make anyone feel cramped. There were places within the palace that even Sirius hadn't visited in 6 years now. What's more, even though Tyrants were often lazy when it came to taking care of their people, they never filtered when it came to raising their power and armies. Do you know how many secret messages they read daily? What's more, they had to train more than anyone else to keep their bodies sturdy. They must also meet with their ministers, high military officials, cabinet members, high ranking nobles, and others who had important news to pass on. In short, even though Tyrants hardly cared for their people, they still had some workload to accomplish if they wished to increase their power and military strength. So yes… People like Alec Barn, had stayed 9 whole years never stepping an inch out of the palace before. There was always so much to do, and always so much Intel to listen to from all corners of their empire, and the outside world too. What if they leave the palace, and one of their hidden guards who had urgent news returns to the palace and doesn't see them? Of course, eventually, the hidden guard will go meet them wherever they are, but who knows if the extra journey-time would have made him lose an upper hand against his foe? In the end, the Capital was the central location, making it easier for news to reach him fast. Imagine a scout leaving the extreme north regions to report news to him. First of all, Arcadina was so huge that moving from the north to the central region could take a few days to 5 months… sometimes even 6 in extreme weather. Now imagine reaching the Central regions, only to get told his Majesty was now in the South? In the end, their total journey time might take 8 months to even a year moving from 1 extreme corner to another. This was why staying in the Central regions was better. Most Guilds, clans and other organizations, all have their headquarters somewhere within the Central plains.
This made news circulation fat easier, than if they placed their headquarters in one far extreme corner of the empire. All these reasons made many in power choose to stay out within the Capital while sending and receiving news from the outside world. That is… with how massive the empires they resided in, can you imagine how much longer it would be if they made their headquarters in further locations? Obviously, news from the regions around them would come faster, but those further would take no less than 6 months to get to them. In today's world, news delivery time was everything! So how dare they not live within the Central plains of their empires? In the end, even Tyrants who didn't give 2 F's about bettering the people were busy. So imagine how busy Sirius who wanted the best for Yodan was? … Sirius squinted his eyes in satisfaction when staring at the now active Hagvial portside. And with him, were several advisors, lead workers and guards. Today, the rains had ceased, giving everyone a little breather after several days of heavy rainfall. Everyone was dressed in super warm attires, with some holding hot tea in Baymardian Tumblers. It was truly amazing how these specially made Tumblers could keep their tea hot for so long. On the tumblers, some show hog and cold symbols with numbers beside them. Some stipulate they could keep their tea up for up to 9 hours, and can also keep cold drinks chilly for you for up to 18 hours. Some can keep tea hot for 6 hours and cold drinks cold for 11 hours. Really and truly, it depended on what quality and type you were buying. Although there was no rain today, the weather was still dull and cold. Many quickly took sips of their warm drinks to keep their throats hot.
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"Your majesty!" A high-pitched voice echoed. It was the overseer in charge of dock imports and exports. Along the Capital's Western walls, were overly thickened barred gates that raise and lower every day in the early mornings and during closing times. The Giant and sturdy barred gates allowed ships to either sail into the Capital city or exit it. Bear in mind that the walls around their areas were super thick, making for a very long tunnel that ships had to pass when entering the Capital City. Ships came in, and ships sailed out. The grand docks were exquisite, and very large to accommodate the large influx of goods and needs to support the Capitals residents.
One can imagine the dock's shape to be in the form of a giant lollipop.
After sailing under the gigantic gates, you then sail through the lollipop's stick, up to the large circle of water ahead. Ships docked around the upper half of the lollipop's stick, as well as the actual circular areas of the lollipop.
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The overseer rubbed his hands excitedly when taking his Majesty Sirius around the newly built estate in place.
"Your Majesty, in a month and a half, the mysterious Baymardian Airplane contraption will be made known to the masses here in our grand Yodan Empire. This alone means the dock will become super busy and supersaturated with a high influx of goods and people leaving the Capital… Fortunately, his majesty was wise enough to make preparations for grand expansion."
The Overseer then paused, standing before a high, tight and sturdy looking double-sided gate that spanned over the space of a 3-lane road with sidewalks on the side.
"Your Majesty, your highnesses, Ministers, ladies and gentlemen… I give you the new and improved YoMac Port!"
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