I am loving the series and yeah this does kind of sum it up. Based on the numbers given in this installment it seems like it would take a couple of months for o

I am loving the series and yeah this does kind of sum it up. Based on the numbers given in this installment it seems like it would take a couple of months for one person to cut enough wood, and collect enough ore, to create a sword. (assuming they had access to the natural resources, and they had the physicality to do the labor, and the skill in smithing to craft the sword. Big assumption that) Using comparative economics, you could ask what would you have to sell something for to cover all of your expenses for two months? (food, housing, everything) Noting that if you're doing that much manual labor you are probably eating like an athlete in training (i.e. a LOT). Pretty sobering.