Previously, the Halun caravan and the beastmen of the Dream Continent had always been in a supply-and-demand relationship, but Eric wanted to change this status quo, moving step by step from a unilateral consumer to a supplier.
The prices he offered before weren't high precisely to pave the way for today.
Those who had done business knew that to sell wholesale in large quantities and retain customers, besides quality products, the price had to be lowered as much as possible. Profits came from volume, leaving enough price difference for the middlemen.
As long as there was this intention, expanding production was necessary, so the cafeteria would definitely be too busy to handle it.
Waiting until a large amount of vegetables and grain was harvested, specialized factories were still needed, with enough beastmen allocated to work.
