Even a wasteland can become a major city if it has something special.

Take Detroit, a mining town with nothing but coal during the American Westward Expansion, or Los Angeles, which is practically a desert but was rich in gold.

My territory, the village of Bio, also needs a unique business to thrive, just like those cities.

That's why I chose seaweed.

“The village is too small to make salt, and it doesn’t offer much of a competitive edge compared to rock salt.”

In fantasy novels, people might rave about how amazing solar salt is, but that only really applies …