After extinguishing another mountain fire in the Dawn Territory, Lulu heard the news about the spread of wildfires in the Dawn Mountains. The adventurers and old hunters who were forced to flee by the mountain fires humbly begged the Dawn Territory for help. Helping hand.
With the water element essence accumulated for a long time, using sea monsters to clear the way and jellyfish as supplements, the men and horses led by Chenxi went straight into the fire scene. Years of arson experience made Lulu know that the fire area was hopeless, so she quickly commanded the fire scene. A separation wall was built nearby using water element essence to curb the fire from spreading.
Whether they settled here before the magic wave or the small tribes that migrated here after the magic wave saw the Dawn Leader assisting in putting out the fire, they rushed to help. Even Newman of Maple Blood did not let the so-called dependents come forward, but sent pure blood The vampires join in putting out the fire.
Even though the Hongyan Mountains have been regarded as the Morning Mountains by default, the fire at the doorstep must be saved no matter what.
"The guys from Broken Gold City are really disgusting." Bu Jin, a member of the Six Wings of the Vampire Clan who was once captured by the Dawn Leader, looked into the distance with disgust, "I don't believe they didn't notice such a big fire and no one came. .”
The sirens wanted to echo her, but Vera's understatement of "go home for dinner" made them keep their words in their hearts.
This is the third fire in the Dawn Mountains, and the second mountain fire has broken out in the Dawn Territory. Autumn is about to enter, but there is no sign of cooling down. The high temperature that continues to scorch the earth has caused many adventurers to pick up beasts that died of high temperature exposure. At first they were happy about their good luck, but after seeing the large number of wild beasts and animal activities in the area reduced and disappeared without a trace, they began to stop laughing.
Sigrid handed the report of the agricultural team to Lu Yu. This autumn harvest forecast detailed the extreme situation of reduced production and even no harvest due to high temperatures. Even members of the agricultural team in Dawn Territory had a steady stream of sirens. The essence of water extracted by hand rubbing is continuously used for irrigation, but the extreme high temperature inevitably affects the crops severely.
Nowadays, the water element essence has little effect. The Krakens must further create the ice element essence, which is an area they are not good at. It is far more time-consuming and labor-intensive than the water element.
The famine has begun, and food prices are soaring at a pace that Serra is familiar with.
During the great cold wave that caused her to lose her entire family, the price of a bag of grain was once as high as 30 silver coins, and people had to go bankrupt in order to have any hope of survival.
"Mi Lai told me that merchant ships from other continents no longer bring other goods to Mela, only food, and the price is already three to five times higher than normal times. When it comes to the private sector, the price fluctuates even more." Serra paced around the table .
Although Sera and Lu Yu have always had fun teasing Tanya, this guy is really willing to do things for her own good reputation. She almost immediately captured the noble model and controlled the aliens in all major ports. The mainland merchant ship, together with his brother Zenil, jointly pressured the merchants, so that as long as they anchored in the port area, 80% of the food transported must be sold to the territory. All ships attempting to unload cargo in non-port areas are considered smuggling and the territory has the right to directly seize them.
Even, this joint agreement includes Royer.
The three forces of Solon, who were beaten to pieces and bloody, and were hostile to each other, had to unite in the face of huge natural disasters.
The reunified Solon forced the businessmen who had grabbed the first-hand information to make fortunes from the natural disaster to accept this agreement, and another important reason why they decided not to insist on it and chose to swallow the result was... Sligo There is one person who breaks the situation.
Collet, the trading continent, has long maintained a close relationship with Noel. As soon as Noel's various goods arrive in Collet, they will be snapped up by merchants from all over the continent, and he uses the franchise rights of some of these goods. The alliance formed by the grain merchants was disintegrated.
Unless no one in Collet wants the goods provided by Noel, as long as the food can still reach the port of Sligo, the other three major countries will continue to receive blood transfusions from Noel - Noel promised that only in the case of food Shipping costs will be charged based on the price.
While Noel was in suspended animation, Lu Yu asked him how he would deal with the coming drought and famine. At that time, he simply said, "My granary is full, so there is no need to worry."
Lu Yu never expected that this guy still had a hand. He not only planned to solve Sligo's own problems, but also planned to win over the other three major countries... Although Codezon didn't seem to be able to do so, But Noel did leave some room for Ravenes.
"Two or three years of franchise on a bunch of rags can be exchanged for a huge amount of food. It's a lot of money. I've always said that Se Se has a big effect, but the Quiet Ones don't believe it. Now they have nothing to say. In fact, you give The friend in Duderan whom I recommended also played a big role. The size of this trading continent is larger than I thought, and it is not inferior to Collet at all. If it were not for the distance problem, the cost of food transportation is higher. The franchise only lasts for one to two years... Hey, don't run away, little Silence, let me hold you for a while."
"If you can speak a little more seriously, they will think you are a reliable emperor."
"Then I'd rather they think I'm unreliable. Being a reliable emperor is too tiring. It's a good thing to have lower expectations of me. It's good if they think I'm bored with women in bed all day long. This is in line with their expectations. It is also in line with my daily life. I am not your Dawn Leader. I have high expectations from a large number of people, but it is very troublesome... Ah, it’s better for you, Broken Light, and little Silence don’t give me a hug.”
Lulu's eyes widened when she heard the communication between Lu Yu and the perverted emperor. She already knew that Broken Light was the assassin who assassinated Noel. Now she can hug him?
She couldn't help but cover her head and fell into deep confusion.
Lu Yu no longer needed to ask him about cutting Sligo and the aftermath of the border turmoil. Judging from the current development, the possibility of this group of people being able to defeat Noel was slim.
No wonder Noel chose to explode all conflicts at this point in midsummer. After realizing that famine and drought were coming, he decided to use food to make a big deal. After detonating internal conflicts and encouraging free people to migrate to the core radiation areas of their own rights, , he can fish and make these old nobles with ulterior motives blow themselves up.
Once the situation develops into a stalemate and confrontation, relying on Sligo's huge size and its special trade bonus, Noel can quickly achieve food freedom, and for this group of old nobles who do not have port territory, Noel will probably Use food as weapons to drain the wealth of their territories - unless this group of lords does not intend to maintain their only slaves and territorial people, otherwise they have no choice but to buy smuggled food if they are unable to be self-sufficient.
Sierra could not help but sigh again: "This guy..."
Noel tried his best to save him, but the aliens were invading. Codzoun was a lagging teammate. The Theocracy was temporarily unable to help due to the aftermath of xenophobia. If famine and drought could not be stopped... the four disintegrated countries would be filled with careerists. In this paradise, the cult that killed Serra's family and various organizations with strange ideas will "make their debut."
Now that the Theocracy has too much to take care of, someone must step forward and take over the responsibility of maintaining order.
How could a man as smart as Noel not know that the Four Great Nations were a thing of the past, and that no matter how hard he tried, he would only lead to doomed failure.
Since Solon's Trilogy, a new era has begun, but there has not been a truly powerful voice to set a new tone for this era.
Even though he could have let it go, he still worked hard to save him...
"Someone did inherit the afterglow of the glorious era from Laurend, but not in the way everyone imagined." Lu Yu said, "Although the form is different, he is indeed reliable."
If Lu Yu hadn't happened to be this guy's friend, it would have been hard for Lu Yu to believe that among the crowd who witnessed the dying light, a guy recognized as the most absurd chose to go upstream and add the last glory to the glory that had long since disappeared in the long river of history. candlelight.
Lu Yu replied lightly: "Don't try too hard, you won't be able to save her."
"I know, I know, just... for the sake of those fools in Sligo, at least hold on a little longer."
"As I said before, when you have a child, remember to send him the Dawn Leader, and we can teach him magic."
"Why are you suddenly moved by saying this again?"
"A little bit. When smart people do stupid things on purpose, it's hard to avoid being a little touched."
"In that case...can you give me that dark elf?"
Noel knew how to ruin the atmosphere. Everyone in the room was impressed by his feat despite knowing that he couldn't do it. They couldn't be moved even if they wanted to.
"The eighth-level magician sent by the alien race must have a very strict mouth. It must be very difficult to capture her heart. When I think of such a big challenge, I feel itchy... You must not have conquered her anyway, so why not Forget it."
"Who said that?" Lu Yu retorted, "Do you know what she is doing in Chenxi Leader now?"
"With your imagination, the most you can do is serve tea and serve water as a maid. There is nothing new." Noel's disgusting tone made those who heard the voice immediately think of his face that needed a beating.
"No, she's moving bricks."
In less than half a month, Zhui Xiang finally finished sorting the forbidden magic materials scattered in the main hall. She did not deliberately fish in troubled waters, but the size of the later forbidden magic materials was very unsuitable for transportation. Although her physical skills were good, she could not hold the forbidden magic materials. The density was high and the entire heavy board would make her sweat profusely even if it moved three to four meters.
She was used to this kind of work and was too lazy to complain about the inconvenience of not having magic power. When Xinlu offered no help at all, she gritted her teeth and completed the task assigned to her by Sigrid on her own, and got her wish. Had a bonus meal.
Five dishes in total, spicy and sour fish, braised beef, stuffed tofu, stir-fried vegetables, and a roast leg of lamb.
Zhuoyan is not an elf with a particularly big appetite, but after hard physical labor, when she sees a table of delicious food, she can't refuse it. She often eats and drinks until she can't walk, then she feels comfortable.
In the boring life, not talking to others for a long time made Zhuo Xiang feel uncomfortable, so she took the initiative to chat with Xin Lu. The topic was very loose, but fortunately Xin Lu did not dislike her ignorance.
Most people who enter the Dawn Territory will feel that they are ignorant and cannot understand that what the Dawn people are doing is very normal. For example, the reason why Xinlu raises rats is... for medical purposes.
Zhuo Xiang asked several times in disbelief, making sure that Xinlu was not making fun of himself, but truly believed that rats were related to medical treatment.
"Experimenting special potions on laboratory rats. The effect of new herbs brewed by the magic tide is very good. This idea was learned from Emperor Noel of Sligo. Lord Gluttony also approved it very much and supported me in doing it. It’s normal that outsiders can’t understand it, and it’s also difficult to explain it to you from a medical perspective.”
"What kind of person do you think a glutton is?" Zhuo Xiang decided to ask again.
"Lord...it depends on how you view him." Xinlu said, "If you are an outsider, you will think that he is an unreasonable lunatic, an idiot who is incompatible with the outside world. His way of doing things and his code of conduct are absolutely incompatible with It’s a bit hard for most people to accept. At least Lord Serra’s assessment is correct. Like Lord Gulu, he is an anomaly in Mela. But we don’t think so. The Lord Lord in our eyes is a unique and great being.”
Zhuo Yan swallowed her saliva. She felt that it was natural for a person who could eat the intelligent life of other races alive and feast on it to be considered an alien. However, she did not intend to conflict with Xinlu on this point. After all, she lived in the morning light. As a citizen of the Dawn Territory, Xinlu naturally prefers his great lord.
Just when she was about to ask something else, the heavy demon-forbidden door was pushed open, and two familiar figures appeared there, making Zhuo Xiang tremble all over.
Lu Yu and Sera sandwiched Zhuo Xiang in the middle like last time. Lu Yu's hand still pressed on Zhuo Xiang's shoulder. This action made her break into cold sweat involuntarily.
"A long time has passed. I heard from Xinlu that you are recovering well. I believe you will be able to answer some of the questions I raised this time."
Lu Yu's voice floated from his ears, and the extremely close distance made Zhui Xiang tremble.
She wanted to ask Lu Yu to leave her, but her courage collapsed while she was preparing her words.
"It's very simple. I only ask one question this time." Lu Yu said, "Who proposed to change the domestic situation of the Theocracy through religious conflicts?"
Zhuo Yan hesitated. Lu Yu's hand was already rubbing the back of her neck, as if he was looking for an easy place to bite. Before the fear surged in her heart, she answered decisively: "People from the Forbidden Demon Sect."
Lu Yu and Sera looked at each other.
"Forbidden Demon Sect?"
"Yes."
"What's the specific name?"
"I don't know. This is a plan provided to Darth Milo by organizations such as the Forbidden Demon Sect, Return to Reason, and the Woodland Buryers. You can think that many organizations are involved, and they all hope that the Theocracy will be in chaos."
