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There are many philosophers in the Steel Ministry and most end up in the Canton of Resource, the best place for those with analytical minds.{{wob ref|7766}} This Canton is tasked with trade, transport, and taxation. A big portion of the [[atium]] mined at the [[Pits of Hathsin]] is secretly transported by the Canton of Resource. There are obligators on duty at the Pits all the time to extract the metal from the geode surrounding it.{{book ref|mb3|71}} The beads of atium are then disguised as and hidden in Ministry funds, since metal coins radiate powerful light in the [[Cognitive Realm]], which keeps [[Ruin]] from noticing where the god metal goes.{{book ref|mb3|79}} It is also in charge of maintaining supply lines to the other Cantons, for feeding the people, and maintaining the canals.{{book ref|mb3|44}}

 

The national headquarters of the Canton of Resource is in [[Luthadel]] while one of the [[Western Dominance|Western Dominance's]] regional headquarters is in [[Fadrex City]]{{book ref|mb3|27}} and houses the fifth, and final, of the [[Lord Ruler|Lord Ruler's]] supply caches.{{book ref|mb3|44}} The single story building housing the regional headquarters in Fadrex City is blocky and utilitarian with sharp, flat walls and small windows.{{book ref|mb3|43}} It is the largest of any Ministry buildings in the city because it acts as a way station between Luthadel and more important cities (such as [[Tremredare]]) to the west. Because of the influence of this Canton in Fadrex City, [[Aradan Yomen|Prelan Aradan Yomen]], the head of the Canton locally, is the top religious authority in the city.{{book ref|mb3|27}}