Quote Originally Posted by Puksi View Post
Meol was an optional dish for the rest of the Eulmorans, and if it was part of some plan, it was a terrible one. It just made some of them sleepy, and the others lurch around and mumble, lol.
The primary purpose was to make them loyal to him – mildly sedated, unperturbed by the horrors going on in the corners of society as it all lurches towards the Rejoining. Plus they were unable to rebel even if they were ineffectual as an army.

It's quite likely they were eating meol in the city as well – maybe dressed up more nicely, but still. Put a bit of it in everything and the effect will be the same over time.