It was not easy to excel in such a big City with such deep roots and history.
Bleuelle might've been the one to rise to a City stature at the shortest time, but it could not compare to Holt City in terms of influence, power, and even money, especially not now when their (Bleulle's) prized resource was dwindling.
Holt City's influence expanded to tens of thousands of kilometers, across thousands of territories, which was also how he reached this area so far east of them at all.
Most of these territories were either allied to it or its subsidiaries, and its satellites were powerful territories as well. One of their satellites was even a fellow City, with the other two being powerhouse Tier 3 Towns in their own right.
Further, all of these satellites were thousands of kilometers away from Holt, creating a large and stable zone completely under the City.