On the roads near Nanwang City, the scene was bustling with dense crowds. Street vendors, reluctant to compete within the city or pay a deposit, set up their stands along both sides of the road instead. These stalls offered a wide variety of local delicacies from across the Yan State, north to south, as well as specialty snacks from the Jin, Chu, and Qian States. Truly, everything was available here.
There were also stands selling a variety of tools and everyday items, spread out lively as if at a temple fair, and business seemed to be quite good.
The people traversing this road were diverse—soldiers, convicts, and all sorts of other individuals. After the Yan Emperor crushed the powerful aristocratic clans and shifted Yan's power southward, Yinlang County was suddenly flooded with a massive influx of outsiders, leading to a rather "abnormal" prosperity.
