"If only there were no nobles, this place would truly be like heaven!" Susan couldn't help but say.
"Heaven?" Ivina did not know what expression to make, nor could she imagine that this word would actually be used to describe a land governed by a wizard.
Just as Ivina was hesitating, the tightly-shut granary doors finally swung open, and upon seeing this, Susan and others immediately gathered around, eagerly speaking.
"Wizard, how much has the wheat price dropped today?" "Is the council's food reserve still sufficient?" "This is some wheat I've saved myself; it's not much, but please do accept it."
The hundred or so villagers gathered in front of the granary were chattering, handing over their wheat wrapped in various cloths, some even feeling that the three meals provided by the council were too much—they believed that one meal a day would suffice, saving a substantial amount of food.
