>>6163898The continuing crisis worsens still. New land must be exploited to produce the goods we need, we cannot over exploit our current sites any more than we already are.
To that end, the underdeveloped fourth province of Vitruvia receives further attention. Never named, these lands have mostly been left wild and only visited for mineral extraction. With all these recent developments, many believe that a fully fledged fourth city is only a matter of time.
The dark secret held by this province is known only to very few, a source of reluctance in developing here that had prevented a city developing sooner. Time will tell if the burgeoning province of Somnbarre (the name mangled from ordelan tales) proves a worthy investment.
Action 1: Additional buffalo farm (red)
The food shortage naturally brings with it risk to life, but failing to feed the Rocs could bring about a true catastrophe.
The Buffalo herd is split, and new grazing land is found by the foot of the more south westerly mountains. The additional grazing pastures should bring food security to our Rocs, allowing us to maintain their appetites even through this chaos.
Should the disaster pass, the additional food produced here can be dedicated to supporting additional birds or feeding more carnivorous Cavia, granting food security to the whole nation.
Action 2: Third reagent farm (green)
The blight upon our crops calls for another drastic measure, a reserve farm.
Great sections of the mountain are cut, flattened and terraced and all sorts of relatively common alchemical plants and basic foodstuffs.
This third reagent farm is not intended to provide any new reagents to our stores, but to secure large supplies of common alchemical reagents (such as most of those involved in Homunculus creation and potion stock making) without the hassle that comes with cultivating rarer and far more demanding specimens.
With the addition of this “bulk” farm, and its various silos, we increase dramatically our resistance against famine, safeguarding our ability to continue producing new Vitruvians.
