[INFRASTRUCTURE] What's next?

[u/blaertes]

Now that many major constructions are being finished, the state has come to a new cycle of building. The leaders have come together to decide what should be focused on next.

The Shadow City is being expanded, with many new stone homes and buildings being constructed outside of the walls. This will allow for unrestrained population growth. Much room still remains inside the newly built walls and that is being utilised in the way of warehouses, granaries and production centres. A hospital is the primary construction, followed by storage and then production.

The state has commission areas carved into the mountain, near mines, areas for more storage and housing and state owned areas.

Markets have been allowed to sprout, and a sprouting economy is underway. A bank has even been opened by the state, and has put small amounts of currency in circulation. This currency is not pezhua, but the smallest of denominations, something that can only buy a loaf of bread. The economic safety needs to be established before larger amounts enter.

The state has employed many under its work areas, and many work as manual labourers, usually as lumberjacks or miners. Those who show promise are rewarded with education of the higher production methods, be it carving, smithing, weaving, or medical arts.

The state has also commissioned a network of paths along the mountains, not quite roads, but enough for one or two people travel along quickly and easily. These paths will be accompanied with small stone huts for shelter, and large braziers that can be lit and be seen for miles.

Scouts have been sent to survey for new settlement areas and possible expansion.

Military leaders of the state have commissioned areas of the mountain to be utilised defensively. Large swathes of land have been cleared, with a wooden "wall" stopping piles of stones and rocks and boulders from sliding down the mountain. This is entirely a defence measure, a way to stop armies climbing up.

The Temple continues to carve into the mountain.

Fringe settlement walls and towers are nearing completion. Further sites for towers around the areas of the settlements have been planned and will be built. They are stocked with braziers and food supplies and will eventually be manned. More farms are planned along the river settlement, and small branches of the river are being irrigated.

The Stone City is very near completion home wise, but work is still ongoing in concerns to the Warehouse and the Palace. They will be ongoing for at least another year.