The green coffee beans finally filled seventy-four and a half barrels, which was nearly twice as much as the twenty-five barrels that should have been received for the advance amount of V Kir (5 gold).
The quantity of half a barrel was directly counted as a whole barrel by Lin. On the one hand, the amount is easier to calculate, and on the other hand, there is one last task that needs to be entrusted to the villagers here, and that is the problem of transportation.
Although magicians have magic such as giant strength and light object magic, what is the concept of a barrel of thirty kilograms, a total of seventy-five barrels? That's enough to fill a small warehouse. It's not an amount that two magicians, two apprentices, and two monsters can carry away. Not because it's too heavy, but because it's too much.
Therefore, the village elders organized all the trailers and camel beasts in the village, and reluctantly loaded all the seventy-five barrels of green coffee beans into the trucks, preparing to follow Lin to transport them to Wulian City.
Of course, the transportation costs are calculated separately, and this group of people will not return empty-handed. Lin had already contacted the elders in the village with the stewards of the Chamber of Commerce and prepared a batch of grain, just waiting for them to go to Wulian City for trading. When the time came, the time and space vehicle could carry this batch of grain for the winter back.
What surprised Lin was that the price of the grain he bought was much cheaper than usual. And if you move it yourself, there are additional discounts. Lin would certainly be confused by this eager selling attitude.
In the world of Lost World, the behavior of speculating on food and annexing land is not as rampant as in ancient China on Earth. But no matter where food is, it is considered a strategic level material. Even the Magician Association does not dare to allow its chamber of commerce to mess around with food.
If you are dealing with ordinary people, you will die if you don't have food to eat. Therefore, no matter how expensive the food is, one can only shed blood and tears, smile shyly, and exchange the few copper corners he has for food.
But who is the Magician Association facing? For magicians, the prerequisite for so-called civilization and so-called reason is to meet the most basic requirements for survival. They are almost starving to death. The masters can’t buy food, so why can’t they still grab it?
As for satisfying the magicians and then exploiting the common people? The prerequisite for doing this is to be able to withstand good people who may appear from nowhere and kill profiteers in order to uphold justice, rob the rich and give to the poor. On Earth, good people don't live long; in Lost Land, some 'good people' are scarier than the bad people.
Let’s talk about the abnormal situation of food prices in front of us. Lin carefully asked the steward he had made friends with, and then he realized that this matter was actually related to him.
As the most basic strategic material, in the face of what is expected to be a protracted and time-consuming war against the abyss, a leader with a little bit of brains will not fail to stockpile food. Of course some speculative businessmen hoard more; and of course some people with small influence or wealth also hoard.
With the nationwide movement to stock up on grains, grain prices have naturally increased steadily.
However, this abyss invasion war that had no idea when it would end ended suddenly. The demons refused to invade and took the initiative to close the door of the abyss. This unprecedented situation should have been a good thing for everyone to celebrate, but those who were hoarding all kinds of supplies were crying. Among them, the one who shed the most tears was none other than the Xijia District Branch.
In line with the mentality of fighting a big war, and it is very likely to end in a bad war, the Xijia District Branch is hoarding all kinds of strategic materials. Also because of the expectation that the front line might fall, the supplies delivered to the Tower of the Great Sage were only a drop in the bucket. The real bulk supplies are concentrated in Wulian City.
Then the war ended, and a bunch of stuff went nowhere. "So, that's the main reason why you're jumping off the building to sell."
"Sale off the building? Ah, yes, that's really good. It feels right, sale off the building."
Back in Wulian City, where I had lived for only a few days, the familiar steward of the Chamber of Commerce came over, mainly to deliver food to the villagers in the small village. But after seeing Lin, he decided to stay and visit. As for the delivery of grain, he left it to his assistant to lead the group of villagers to the granary.
He sounded more or less complaining, especially when he looked at the innocent-looking man in front of him. But there was no way to get angry at this big boss. Maybe many people outside hated this guy to the point of itching their teeth, but he was not someone who could be bullied by the Chamber of Commerce Manager who was a small magic apprentice. In desperation, he could only continue to complain:
"Sir, you know. The supplies currently stocked by the Chamber of Commerce are enough to be sold for a hundred years at the normal sales rate. Not to mention that there are a lot of them, which cannot be stored for this period of time."
"So, the higher-ups ordered you to deal with it as soon as possible?"
"It's not stated explicitly, but that's pretty much what it means. Because if you explain something like this clearly, it's a bit like forcing someone to die."
"It's hard for you."
"Sir, I need your help. I noticed that your left eye is injured. How about a special healing potion, now on sale, XII bottle (12 bottles) only costs V Kil (5 gold). Real Jump sale.”
It has to be said that this price has fallen below the cost price. However, potions have a shelf life, so the Chamber of Commerce has to find a way to clear them out.
But when it comes to his left eye, it's actually not injured, it's just to cover things that shouldn't be seen. Now that the steward of the Chamber of Commerce was nearby, Lin happened to ask about the key material scheduled to be used to make glasses - Snell crystal.
Snell crystal is actually a rare material with a wide range of uses. Some people set up pseudo-forbidden magic areas and need materials based on Snell crystal. Because of this, crystals have also become one of the targets for the Chamber of Commerce to hoard.
There is no war now, and Lin asks about the Snell Crystal. After a brief explanation, the steward of the Chamber of Commerce asked domineeringly: "How many M Carlo (thousand kilograms) do you want?"
How much material do you need to prepare to grind flat glasses lenses? No matter how useless your craftsmanship is, it would be an exaggeration to prepare a few tons.
Knowing that he would not be able to do any big business, the manager was not discouraged, and he was right to build a good relationship with the big customers in front of him. But business aside, he had some questions and wanted to ask the former tower owner privately: "Sir, do you plan to return to the Tower of the Great Sage?"
"Someone must dare to let me go back. After what happened, I feel that my hope of settling in a magic tower has become even slimmer."
"Then, as a facilitator, what about other magicians' towers?"
“Has anyone asked you to be a lobbyist?”
"Hehe." The chamber of commerce steward laughed a few times without admitting or denying.
The facilitator feels a bit like the deputy tower master. But in the world of Lost World, there is no such thing as a deputy tower master, and although the magic tower can also be controlled, if the tower master kills people, the assistant who is actually the deputy tower master is also unable to resist. Generally speaking, the facilitators are husband and wife, and a few are masters and apprentices. But it is very rare to invite an unrelated person to serve as a facilitator.
Some older magicians will give them such opportunities in order to train their younger generations. But Lin felt more like someone was planning to call him to take advantage of him, and finally use the power of life and death in the tower to get rid of him, killing two birds with one stone. It's not that he tries to judge a gentleman's heart with the heart of a villain. In fact, Lin himself is not used to relying on others.
"Sir, do you know? Many people have contacted the president, hoping to get the complete layout of the Tower of the Great Sage. However, it also makes many people feel distressed. No one can understand it yet. You are in the Great Sage The arrangement on the Tower of the Great Sage. So the method that everyone is thinking of is to copy it completely one stroke at a time. But then the problem comes again. The Tower of the Great Sage is not complete. What should we do if there is a missing corner? Everyone has opinions, but no one dares to say that their method will definitely work.”
"oh."
"Well, why do you look a little uninterested?"
"No matter how good you behave, it has nothing to do with me anymore. Can you not let your interest fade?"
Seeing someone's world-weary expression, the Chamber of Commerce steward couldn't hold back his accumulated curiosity and asked, "Well, sir. Why did you leave the Tower of the Great Sage in the first place?"
Because he was forced to leave by the president...? Lin asked himself, the president's opinion certainly played a role, but it was not the real reason why he wanted to leave. He said: "No one can accept a demon blocking their door. So when there are a large group of demons blocking their door, who will insist on staying?"
"But the devil can't resist the power of the Tower of the Great Sage at all, especially at the end, it killed a devil king. This kind of achievement is definitely unprecedented. Whether there are pursuers behind, it depends on the follow-up Magicians, don't worry. In addition, the Great Sage's Tower has been upgraded to the highest level of purple in the association's internal evaluation. It is said that there are still many people who are quite interested in granting the highest level of purple to the Great Sage's Tower. What a criticism."
"But it's still up?"
"Yes, that's right. The president's opinion is that the evaluation of magicians and magic towers is based on actual performance. If there is no tangible performance, they will be tested one by one according to the prescribed standards. Today's Great Sage The tower defeated a 'Devil King', which is an achievement that many five-story Saint Towers have never achieved. It's really surprising that you would give up such a tower."
"Alas." After a long sigh, Lin Cai said: "Who would have thought that even the Demon Lord can defeat a dozen of them in any tower. If I had known about it at the beginning, I would not have run away, but now I can't go back."
Although he said this, Lin knew that if he returned to the situation at that time, he would make the same choice again. He would not want to gamble with his life on whether the magic tower could withstand the invasion of demons and fight against the existence of the highest level of life in the lost world.
At this time, Halumi brought in a magician. The shawl and golden tassels are arranged meticulously, and there is a certain heroic spirit between the brows. Lin has seen this one before. Looking at the steward of the Chamber of Commerce next to him, he stood up first and greeted respectfully: "Sir Shur Ion."
Shure Ion, a student of President Chengguo Eaton, was also the main administrator assigned to manage the Charlie Richard Fund established by Lin.
After he entered the door, he greeted Lin Yiping, who stood up, and said, "Sir Tripwood, the teacher has just returned to Wulian City and wants me to invite you and another, um, lich, Fanny Tikal. Go to the middle tower to discuss granting the status of a magician."
