Barry took the automatons and left the city. Alaric felt reassured that his first real city was that much more reinforced. Sarah kept a few of the automatons to strengthen her defense along the Southern border of his kingdom.
Alaric's mind was racing; it seemed like the growth of his kingdom was happening far too slowly, when in reality, it is growing at an unprecedented speed.
The canal was dug up, and clean water was brought to the city. It saved a lot of effort and time, having the water quickly available.
The streets of his new city are clean, and traders came in, bringing supplies and furniture as well. The people cheered when they saw entire shipments of mattresses come in.
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