The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases: Volume 4 [Complete] by Shin Kouduki

Author:Shin Kouduki
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, magic, fantasy, adventure, isekai, nobility, OP protagonist, cute girls, male protagonist, slow life, game elements
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

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Entry into the imperial capital was as easy as Curtis had insisted it would be. In fact, it almost seemed too easy, but Allen dispelled his anxiety by using Boundless Knowledge, confirming that the guards weren’t paying them any special attention.

“I can’t say there’s nothing bothering me,” said Allen, “but hey, can’t complain about getting inside without incident.”

“Indeed,” said Riese. “Besides...”

She observed their surroundings, prompting Allen to do the same. If his group were obvious out-of-towners, he realized that was no less true of everyone else in the area. There was no need to worry about seeming overly cautious—they wouldn’t stand out at all.

“I always heard this city was very neatly laid out,” said Riese. “Now I see how true that is.”

“No kidding,” said Noel. “The roads are perfectly laid, and the buildings are completely uniform. Honestly, it’s almost a little creepy.”

“I guess that’s what makes this place what it is,” said Mylène.

“They must’ve decided it was more secure this way,” said Allen. “Makes sense if you think about it.”

Most cities, even the royal capital, were to some degree messes of buildings of different sizes and roads with twists and turns. For the most part, that was because they had evolved from small villages, but even cities built from the ground up to serve as the centerpieces of nations were no exception. Even in those cases, buildings were built according to the whims of individuals, with roads built as necessary to connect them. The imperial capital was a rare exception.

“Every time the empire expands its territory, the capital is rebuilt,” said Riese. “They say it’s a symbol of the empire’s power, and seeing it with my own eyes, I understand.”

“Seems like a huge pain to me,” said Noel. “Is it really worth the effort?”

“I guess a smith would say that,” Mylène quipped.

“Maybe it’s an unusual opinion, but I kinda feel the same,” said Allen.

Whenever the empire conquered some other nation, the capital was rebuilt, ensuring it was always in the center of the empire’s territory. It was said to represent both the empire’s power and impartiality, though Allen wondered what the real reason was.

Whatever the case, it explained the unusual uniformity of the city. The empire regularly made war with neighboring kingdoms, leading to its frequent rebuilding, sometimes multiple times in a single year. Of course, even a small village was not trivial to rebuild, let alone an imperial city. Hence a set of uniform standards had been established to expedite the building process.

What tended to take the most time was individual specialists trying to do the best job they could. Thus, while the capital was built to a high standard, the priority was speed. Without their all-important capital, the empire would hardly appear effective, let alone powerful. So the city was always built from the same materials, in the same form, expediting the process. This allowed a huge number of people to be enlisted to participate in the process, which was a driving factor in the empire’s technological advancement.

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