Chapter 26 - 26: Chicken (3)
The news of the distribution of the oil fruit Lukon caused a stir in Imperial society.
Oil was the exclusive domain of the aristocracy, and even they were said to have no use for it.
The news that such a luxury would be freely available was revolutionary.
While this may seem like a good thing at first glance, the distribution of lukon was met with fierce resistance from the nobility.
"Oil for the common people, what a ridiculous idea!"
"That's right, oil is a gift from Heaven, only for us nobles."
"We can't let the common people know the nobility of oil."
The nobles were deeply concerned that the common people would be able to use oil freely.
"It's not just about the oil. It's the fact that the commoners want to enjoy the same things we do."
"This is a challenge to the divine hierarchical order of things."
The Empire was a strictly class society.