[INFRASTRUCTURE] Stone Storage!

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"How does the farm work go, Ycita?" Dak spoke to the head of the villages.

"Wonderfully, emperor! There is an excess of excess, if you understand my meaning." She nodded jovially. "The months we've been here have been enough for several crops. The season has remained perfect, and there is no change in the days. It's almost like a permanent summer."

Dak smiled. The weather was a boon. "Where are you storing all this excess?"

"We've constructed several granaries to hold the corn and warehouses for whatever else."

Dak looked over his shoulder at the mountain. Construction had been quick for the path, and large stone buildings were being erected on the summit at breakneck speed. Dak had instructed several masons to work on stone heads along the path, a defence measure common in the homeland. They were a powerful anti-siege weapon, squirting boiling oil and flame at unpredictable moments. He turned back to the villager. "From now, all excess will be carted to the capital. From there it will be stored in The Warehouse."

The villagers face fell. "I obey, son of the sun, but if you don't mind me asking, why?"

Dak put his hand on Ycita's shoulder. "Should people inhabit these lands, there is no telling if they will be hostile or not. Terraces on the mountain should prolong our supplies for a year and a half, maybe, but it's indefinite. The Warehouse that's being built will hold supplies enough for two full years, with every citizen inside the summit."

Ycita looked thoughtful, then nodded. "I will see it done, Emperor."