Chapter 651 Trouble

The Carrett Plain is now a scene of cold winter and depression. The grassland has withered and yellowed, and the wolves are wandering around for food. You can still hear the roar of beasts not far away, but compared with the glacier all over the sky not long ago, it is almost Heaven.

Not far behind is the Heruite Snow Mountain. Looking back, you can also see the ice wall going straight into the sky, and the snow-capped Daxue Mountain cannot see the border at a glance.

On the grassland, the elves formed a mighty convoy, moving slowly and resolutely towards the north.

Most of the elves had to walk, and the mighty caravan walked extremely slowly.

The small number of carriages and big bird carts either carried the seriously wounded, or they were filled with supplies such as potions, medicines, and food.

Ordinary inanimate substances can also be placed in the City of Eternal Night. Once the food and supplies to be imported are corroded by negative energy, the user may become an undead.

From time to time, slightly wounded people and children could no longer walk and were dragged away by others. There were faint cries in the line. Perhaps this was because the survivors were paralyzed by fear and despair before, and when they finally died When we were in a safe area, the grief of losing our homes and loved ones came over us.

Even though the floating fleet is moving slowly above the sky, and the artillery fire is already driving away the beasts approaching the convoy, those elf winged horses and horned eagle knights are still cruising among the clouds, even though these sky knights and their mounts are wounded , perhaps, they want to find some work to do, so as not to think too much when they are free, and indulge in sorrow and despair.

Perhaps the current ending of the destruction of the elves and gods is what everyone on the main plane likes to see, and it is also the best choice for the elves who stay in the mortal world to face the future, but for ordinary elves, it is meaningless to see too far , they are just war refugees who have just lost their homes and people, and they are just crying because they have lost everything in the past.

The entire convoy was vaguely covered by a gray mourning atmosphere. There were cries and sighs, but we had no intention of interfering, if the grief could not be released. On the contrary, it will become more troubles.

Perhaps the first goal of the demon side has been completed, or perhaps the elves and gods are the perfect sacrifices that were not expected. Perhaps the demonic tide was more chaotic than expected, and the pursuit we encountered was much lighter than expected, but soon, the latest battle report given by the goblins told us the truth—the greedy demonic tide is enjoying the new prey.

"Divin Principality perished? Only one day?"

"To be precise, it took 18 hours and 40 minutes to cross the border from the demon tide to the gate of Natis, which broke through the king's capital. Although it was only a small country with three cities and a population of nearly one million, it was indeed destroyed. Faster than expected."

It seems that even after the elves consume,

Magic Tide and Danatis are still not something ordinary small countries can handle, and if I remember correctly, in order to avoid getting caught up in the fire, that country should have rejected our previous application for passage, but the result was generally the same.

I lay in bed, trying to focus on the view outside the window, but...

"Is there any latest information and government affairs that need to be dealt with? Is there any new news from the Devil's Abyss in the North?"

"There is no new news from the Northland, but it is probably the reason for the outbreak of war. In just two days, the average price of inland winter grains has increased by 30%..."

The noise in my ears, and those warm eyes finally made me helplessly give up ignoring the other people in the room. Concentrate on the lazy plan.

"Renee, can't the patient have a good rest?"

Still unable to move, I am lying in the medical room of the Northern Lights. The room is full of herbs and alchemy elixir, supplementing the overdraft after the forbidden spell is released. Compared with the holy light that overdrafts life, I still prefer the slow effect But there is no natural treatment for sequelae, and the bandage therapy infiltrated with mana recovery agent is a secret technique to treat mana overdraft.

The small medical room has already set up desks, and Renee unceremoniously chose to work here. And her concubine is Ivy Marceau from the Solo Federation. Government affairs are also handled here.

Early in the morning, Renee brought her government affairs team here to work. Considering that she is more diligent than me but has a limited work style, she is probably looking for someone to blame her now.

"I know you are very busy, go to your captain's cabin, what do you mean by disturbing the patient's rest here?"

"Just because you tied yourself up like a mummy, it doesn't mean you're really injured. The doctor said that you can handle government affairs. If you have time to read the mechanical repair manual, you might as well do something serious, such as give us some advice. By the way By the way, your mechanic's manual in dwarf language is reversed."

I quickly turned over the manual, but the little girl's snickering "puchi" told me that I was accidentally tricked.

Yes, I know some engineering there. Although I can speak some dwarf language, I can't understand the machine repair manual full of engineering terms. Now I pretend to concentrate on reading, just looking for an excuse to refuse to work.

I reluctantly threw away the book, and it was really ugly to hold on to this point, but I still muttered a few words.

"You have done a good job these years. You have already taken charge of your own affairs. What do you want us old bones to do? We should have retired long ago."

The complaints were not suppressed, but were still heard, and Renee shook her head directly.

"At least, I should let you know about the recent changes in the Northland. Also, you are a real 'prophet', so don't squeeze it... I mean, it would be a waste to ask for advice."

prophet? Oh, it turns out that the tricks of fooling the League of Gentlemen back then were taken seriously. However, in a sense, I do have the ability to predict "history", but now that "history" has changed so much, there are no more things that can be "predicted". too much.

"...Don't count on me too much, especially things in the Northland. Forecasting, as long as it involves the actions of the prophet itself, it can't be true at all. The Northland and I are too deeply involved, and I can't say anything .”

This is not pure nonsense. The history of the jihad in the Northland back then was much more miserable than it is now. Without me and Cavens, there would naturally be no revival of the Lan Kingdom and the establishment of the Lan League. The strong Northland orcs directly occupied that land.

More than three hundred years was enough time for them to completely occupy the Northland, cooperate with the counterattack of the underground world to defeat the Moon Elf Kingdom in the Northland, and even win the historical praise of the revival of the orcs. It wasn't until the demons swept the entire plane that the last glory of the orcs in the North ended.

I'm not lying, the "historical" development of this area has too much to do with me. It has long been beyond recognition, so what else can be predicted.

Probably my saying of "Believe it will work or not believe it will not work. You can count people but not yourself" is too similar to a wandering fortune-teller on the street. The little girl from the Solo Federation laughed outright. I don't believe it at all.

It turned out that Renee trusted me too much as always, and she was not very firm when she heard the rejection in my words, she was full of laughter, and hit the snake with the stick.

"Then you promised to give us advice, Katie. Go ahead and report."

So, the pockmarked senior government official continued his report.

"...The increase in winter grain has exceeded the dangerous value of 30% in just a few days. There has been a rush to buy in the country. The opinion of the joint meeting of the logistics ministers of the Lan League countries is that our current grain reserves are still sufficient. , countries should open their treasuries, balance prices, and stabilize people’s hearts.”

Although the current Lan League is an alliance composed of dozens of countries, the Lan Clan is too big a part of it, and Renee's right to speak is extremely high. Even if the domestic consensus has been reached, it still needs to be confirmed by the uncrowned emperor.

"I've looked at the stock data of the grain reserves. Judging by the current consumption, there will be no problem at all until next year's autumn harvest."

Ivy Marceau's father is a member of the Solo Federation. She has been trained as a descendant of a politician since she was a child. Now she is doing her best to handle government affairs for Renee as a concubine.

Seeing everyone around me nodding, Renee was about to agree, but I finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"No, don't talk about the grain delivery now, you should open all the warehouses and collect the grain with all your strength."

As soon as I exit. I overturned the decree that was about to be made, and all the government officials in the room looked at me. Needless to say, the dissatisfaction and unhappiness in it were not refuted on the spot. Maybe I still saw the reason for being in front of the imperial court.

"...If I'm not wrong, the price of grain will skyrocket for a long time from now. Haven't you read the latest news? San Antonio, the largest grain exporter in the mainland, has been implicated They have entered the jihad, and as long as there is no problem with their emperor's head, next year's export volume will be greatly reduced, even if it is not zero, and a sharp rise in food prices is predictable."

The San Antonio Empire occupied the original sacred land of the orcs. It is said that if you just sprinkle some wheat, you can harvest the golden plain next year. The annual grain is not only enough for their domestic use, but the surplus is naturally used for export.

Even if the jihad does not affect the production areas of San Antonio, the agricultural exporting countries during the war, even if they have enough food, will reserve excess food crops as war reserves, and a large-scale reduction in exports in the coming year can be expected.

"We have considered it, but our food imports are mainly from Bayer and Oran. Even if food prices will be affected by fluctuations, it is expected and we can handle it."

As Renee's chief support officer, Ivy, who has a special status, made no secret of her dissatisfaction with my judgment, and judging from the expressions of other administrative staff, they also recognized Ivy's judgment.

I'm a little speechless, it's not that I'm convinced, but that I don't know how to explain the sinister people, profiteers eating people, a large number of unscrupulous businessmen are waiting to speculate, waiting to make war fortunes and national calamities, and it's hard to explain whether they don't care No matter how you estimate it, you have underestimated the intensity and duration of the jihad. As long as the jihad is fought for a long time, the price of food will naturally double again.

Although there are several excellent cold-resistant crops in the Northland thanks to Amyra's help, considering the weather and barren land in the Northland, as well as the sharp increase in population after the formation of the Lan League, even though the past few years have been promoting With the cultivation of cold-resistant crops, there is still a large food gap every year.

Of course, this can be solved. Although the finally selected cold-resistant wheat looks a bit like a piranha, it tastes a bit strange and has an earthy taste, but it is indeed not a magical plant. It is non-toxic and harmless, and it will not kill you if you eat it .

Although the yield per mu is relatively low due to poor planting conditions, there are mostly wasteland and labor in the north. As long as the planting area increases and the grain output increases, a balance can be reached in the end. People can naturally go to other places to buy food.

For Lanmeng officials, it is too extravagant to be picky about the taste of food. It is already a great historical achievement to ensure that people in the barren northern land will not starve to death.

Everyone knows that this is a big event. In the past eight years, the young people who apply to become reclamation farmers every year are the most honorable. The number of fields around the city is skyrocketing, and the grain production in the Northland is indeed skyrocketing geometrically.

And it is precisely this crazy increase in food production year by year that makes these administrative officials miscalculate the future direction, thinking that as long as they last for a while, food can reach self-sufficiency balance, but I know that the jihad will not make it easy for them to get there One day, as long as Lanmeng needs to import grain, the countries in the North will have to store grain on a large scale. Maybe, when the jihad enters a white-hot period, there will be no grain trading in the international market.

I was silent for a while, organizing my words.

"How do you ensure that neither Bayer nor Oran will be involved in jihad again in the coming year?"

"How can it be……"

The words of negation came in astonishment in the middle, Ivy wanted to say how could such a coincidence be possible according to common sense, but then thought that no one can make such a guarantee, and no one can predict the progress of the jihad.

"Moreover, you may not have experienced world war-level wars and chaos. Once there is a problem in the grain-producing country, it will have a psychological impact on the entire international grain market. Other countries will start to buy grain instead of exporting it. The price increase is predictable. Even, there may be a situation where there is a price but no market.”

The more I think about it, the more I think it is possible. There is no international organization to maintain balance in this world. If those multinational profiteers and agents with national backgrounds really start to fry the price of food, it is possible that food will become more expensive than gold in the end.

"Well, let's make a decision like this. This year, we will open up the purchase of grain instead of exporting it."

Renee made a decision directly, but Ivy was in a hurry.

"However, there is a shortage in the domestic grain market, and the lack of winter grain will affect people's hearts and cause panic."

Renee looked at me, and I shrugged. I'm pretty good at this sort of thing, but certainly not in the usual peaceful and healthy way.

"Increased by 30% in two days, do you believe that there are no profiteers speculating? Take all those profiteers' houses and take out the stock to balance the price. By the way, if you can't handle this matter, throw it to the dark elves. They are all good hands , Guaranteed to catch one accurately, catch one, and even the eighteenth generation of his ancestors will explain clearly."

Obviously, this is not a conventional way of dealing with it. Randomly ransacking the homes of wealthy businessmen will make businessmen panic, and maybe those businessmen will choose to relocate and transfer their properties. In the long run, there will be endless troubles, but...

"It's already a time of war, and using the methods of the peaceful era will only make those profiteers look down on you. It's better to kill chickens and monkeys than to keep adding trouble. Heh, the feudal kingship era is convenient, and you don't need to look for evidence for house raids."

But my way of handling it too intensely made Renee nod her head as if realizing something.

She knows that I am not a bloodthirsty person, and I can even say that I am very tired of killing, but at this time, there are natural reasons for taking such an extreme method, and she also guessed some.

"...The North will also face war?"

Since it was during the war, it was understandable to deal with it no matter how intense it was. I laughed when I heard Renee ask this question. She was still too young, and she underestimated the jihad that was about to sweep the entire plane too lightly.

"No, it's not that the North is about to face war, but the whole world is already at war. Every race, every country, every region, every individual will face the test of war. You die, maybe I die, or The final jihad of mutual destruction."

The sensational words have been uttered, and I don't care about their reaction. It doesn't matter whether they believe it or treat it as nonsense, but since it has been uttered, I am also a little interested.

"Boy, continue to report, let me see how you juniors are doing." (To be continued.)