The group that establishes a king also likely establishes a city. These other groups or tribes, also have some form of government, and it is unlikely that they have abandoned cities entirely. What has happened is that the overall governing of the people has been removed. There is no more “land of Zarahemla” looking to a centralized voice. There are now multiple separate cities with no accepted umbrella government. In addition, there continues to be tension in the land, described as “hatred of those who had entered into a covenant to destroy the government.” This is the lingering difference of opinion that splintered the government in the first place.