Thus, Duanmu Huai entered the Manaria Magic Academy as a student and began his studies in magic.
Of course, during his learning, Lorena and Ogis didn't stand idly by either. They investigated the situation within Manaria Country.
Duanmu Huai found that at this time in history, most countries were equivalent to large city-states, with both the Holy City and Manaria being no exceptions. Take the Holy City for instance, Sacred City Toddheim was the political center of the country, the walled city inhabited by the majority of the population. Then, with the Holy City as its center, roads spread outward like a spider web. Following this were places like farming areas for crop cultivation, mining areas for resource extraction, and so forth. These areas converged around small towns.
Simply put, this era mostly consisted of a large city together with several towns that formed a city-state.