Chapter 288 141. Preparation for War
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In the early morning, the noisy chiseling sound echoed from the scaffolding of the city wall.
Gerry walked into Breeze City from under the scaffolding carrying the empty sack, and expertly walked through several narrow alleys to the market. A group of people gathered around the cart selling grain, which made him feel uneasy. He was even more discouraged when he heard the cry of "10 coppers" as he approached.
“It wasn’t just 7 coppers yesterday!” someone shouted.
"Those nobles are harvesting grain like crazy, and the whole Breeze City is also harvesting it. Who knows what they are going to do."
"Can 8 coppers be okay? I want 100 pounds!"
"Get out of here ! Not even 1 pound! 8 coppers? If you sell these today, it might be 15 coppers tomorrow!”
Gerry patted the pocket containing the money and continued to run deeper into the market. The result is no price below 10 pounds. While it was still morning, Gerry went to several markets before he found a shop and persuaded the clerk to sell him 50 pounds of semolina for 9 coppers per pound.
Wandering on the streets carrying wheat flour on his back, Gerry listened to the wealthy people on the carriage complaining about the rising price of food.
Gerry thought it was because the war was about to begin. As for who the enemy is... Is there anyone who hasn't read the magic newspaper?
The day after he learned about the increase in food prices, Gerry took his savings and ran to the city to buy food. This is the little wisdom of little people.
It was almost noon, Gerry found his prey - a resident walking by with a magic newspaper.
"Mr.—Mr.—" Gerry called to the residents. His image and the bulging sacks made the residents lower their guard: "What's the matter?"
"I haven't heard of this before. Can you sell me this issue of Magic Newspaper? "
The resident thought thoughtfully: "But I spent 10 copper coins."
"You have heard it once, what is the use of asking for the magic newspaper again? Sell it to me, and you only spent 5 copper coins to read it." The magic newspaper..."
The residents thought it made sense: "Take the money first"
"No problem!"
Greedy took out five dirty coins. The dirty copper coins were exchanged for magic newspapers from civilians, and they went straight out of the city and back to the poor villages on the outskirts.
Carrying food on his back, following the sound of the news, and facing the envy of his neighbors, Gerry returned home with his head raised proudly and opened the door.
"A new magic newspaper!" A little boy with a big patch on a linen coat and a small patch on it rushed towards him.
“Of course, learn common language with Sister Evelin while she is still talking.”
Gerry handed the magic newspaper to little Rune - his child, a family I'm so proud, because little Rune learned dozens of words using the magic newspaper, and only spent dozens of copper coins, on average, one word only cost one copper coin!
It is said that the mage apprentice in the village who does not teach magic but only teaches common language charges 10 silver coins per week for tuition, which is enough to learn 1,000 words in a magic newspaper——
This is the great wisdom of little people.
Asking his wife to put the grain into the cellar, Gerry picked up the extremely dull ax and went to the yard, where he chopped the wood he carried back the day before into pieces that were easy to burn——
While wielding the axe, Gerry was thinking about the future of their family: Little Rune, who knew a lot of words, settled accounts for the shop, earned one silver coin every day, and moved himself and his wife into Breeze City in a few years...
< br>As for the Skaven running to Breeze City...this is Gerry's only dissatisfaction. That King of the North boy underestimated Breeze City...
They have a mage tower that will never fall!
…The food crisis in Breeze is man-made.
After discussions between Annan and Olmedo, they decided to purchase a large amount of grain before winter.
When the plans from the upper levels fell to the lower levels, it was an earthquake. First of all, it was the nobles and rich people. They didn't know what was happening, but they did whatever the city lord's palace did. Then came the merchants who knew the inside story and began to raise prices or stop selling grain and wait and see. Only ordinary people wake up and find that the money that bought them a pound of semolina yesterday can only buy half a pound today.
However, before the food rose too high, the food from Betar City and Plenty City was siphoned to Breeze City. The food was replenished, the food fell back, and then it happened again——
After a few times, the nobles and rich people would obediently sell the food they had hoarded, and by the time the two cities reacted, Breeze City had already purchased enough food. Coupled with the farmland outside the city, they are enough to be self-sufficient this winter.
Compared with Olmedo, who still has to bring nobles who want a share of the pie, only Annan has the final say. The food price in Xingyue Bay has been stable at 7 to 8 copper coins - the businessmen are not stupid, Linhai There is no shortage of food in Xingyue Bay. Every day, thousands of fish are transported from Moon Harbor to the market and then to Breeze City.
The process of making dried fish from sea fish is also in full swing. The gloomy rainy season has not passed yet, so the residents choose to smoke the salted sea fish on the stove. Although it is a bit slow, the taste is not bad.
Ingrid also suggested that they should enclose the bay and keep the fish they caught in the bay. The one who vetoed her was actually Leila... Leila, who had been tinkering with fish for dozens of days after coming to Xingyue Bay, said that all sea fish will eat small fish. If you put a 100-pound big fish and a 100-pound small fish together, you won't be able to survive. How long will it take to only have 110 pounds left - even the big fish have become fat?
And the bay is offshore. When the Ratmen attack, the bay will be polluted.
After Ingrid and Leila went out one after another, Annan looked at Lilith.
Annan didn't tell Lilith who she was because the Mage Tower was too far away from Xingyue Bay - about one-tenth as far as a floating island.
If they want to build a mage tower that can accommodate legendary mages, they must first have legendary mages.
This is not a problem. All mage towers have legendary mages, but not all legendary mages have mage towers. The cost of building the Mage Tower is difficult for even Legend to afford. So when it is known that there is an unowned mage tower waiting for space, the legendary mage will appear like a weed popping up from the ground, settle in the mage tower, and protect the Moon Bay - but the more likely thing is to seize the Moon Bay and let All became his servants.
Asimov told Mr. Swallow that he might not have expected Mr. Swallow to be promoted to legend.
No matter what, it's not enough to build a mage tower and sell yourself.
"I've finished eating, do you want more?" Annan put down his spoon and asked.
Lilith shook her head, Annan got up and walked out of the restaurant. When passing behind Lilith, he couldn't help but take a closer look. Her skin was delicate and delicate, with no pores to be found...
Click——
The door of the restaurant suddenly opened, Ingrid came back and saw Annan leaning towards Lilith's back.
Annan quickly stood up straight and explained: "I'm..."
"It's nothing, your preferences are finally normal..." Ingrid's relief stung Annan.
He could only think maliciously, if you knew that Lilith was a tower spirit, you wouldn't have said that.
“Why are you here again?”
Annan and Ingrid came outside the living room.
"Your dragon tamer got into an argument with a group of guards."
(End of Chapter)