As stated before, Eofel was a small city without many advanced structures that most of the main cities enjoyed such as Guilds, Magic Academies and other institutions of note that bettered the welfare of the people and bolstered their strength.
There was a great diversity that came with all of this but frankly, the whole setup of the whole country was incredibly poor.
With the added disadvantage of where Eofel was positioned, away from most major settlements and checkpoints, the city lord barely found any restrictions put on him by the Royal family.
Naturally, he enjoyed such a thing.
This city was just one of the tens that didn't matter much in the eyes of the Royal family which gave free reign to the city lord.
It also existed outside the supernatural concepts that plagued other cities spawning continuous improvement within the residents, like Clusters.