Players could, of course, transport these resources from far away, but given the long distances involved, it wasn't very cost-effective.
Like in some strategy games, when the territory gets too large, it becomes necessary to consider setting up satellite bases.
Therefore, to bring the entire region under control, the optimal solution was to build several more cities.
At present, looking at the extreme scenario, at least four more cities were needed to cover all the resources of that historical "slice" within the protective range of the cities.
Having a single city wasn't impossible, but on one hand, the speed of transporting goods would slow down, and on the other hand, if monsters really invaded in great force one day, it meant that the areas not covered by Linyuan City would fall to them, making those resources unusable.
