The greatest issue currently facing the Northern Grand Duchy of Lenslet was that there were no issues at all.

The threats of barbarian invasions, the fearsome cold, the terror of diseases, and even hunger had all disappeared.

Now, the North had become as safe as any region of Arcadia, with only occasional threats from wild beasts, bandits, goblins, or kobolds.

Naturally, income and population had increased.

People now had more leisure in their lives, but they lacked sufficient outlets to spend it on.

How else could you explain people buying delicate and less attractive Eastern porcelain as luxury items?

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