That's right. Back when the first group was transferred from Furnace City to the Frozen Territory, Ryan had already ordered the commoners to bring everything they possibly could—from wooden forks to hoes, even the soil outside the city. He had scraped away three whole layers of it.
The Frozen Territory needed arable land to grow crops, and that meant fertile soil. Just this scraped-off layer could be enough to cultivate thousands of acres.
At this point, Ryan even believed that of all the wealth he gained from Furnace City, this soil was the most valuable.
As for why the population was being transferred in phases, the reason was simple.
