During the long night, there are countless monsters and ghosts, and the city's guard force is under heavy pressure.
With just one glance, Lu Pingan could see the tiredness and helplessness of the woman. It was the accumulation of physical fatigue, and more importantly, the helplessness of mental and physical exhaustion. It was a kind of hardship that could not see the dawn. Lu Pingan used to often Similar micro-expressions were seen on Xia Qin's face.
At this time, compared to a group of "scholars" running around the world, a traveling businessman is obviously more popular, especially if he can really produce goods.
".So much food, so cheap?! Great, we just have a headache to survive the winter. Well, this is very helpful to us."
The excitement of the female knight was palpable, and even the other knights became much friendlier.
Hearing this, Lu Ping'an had a subtle expression.
The grain reserves he took out were naturally not products from his hometown. Those items had been sold at sky-high prices in the capital. Lu Ping'an himself didn't even know that cross-dimensional trade was hundreds of times more in trade income.
Perhaps, he could seriously consider whether he could make a lot of money by turning into a smuggler.
This time, he just habitually stored grain after harvesting it and bought some local crops, including meat, a wheat-like staple food called "Kak", and various tuber plants that are easy to transport. , are all commonly used food types by locals, and are also high-quality products from the Holy City.
He received the goods in the royal capital. As a merchant, he naturally couldn't give him a fair price, so he blackheartedly offered three times the price and waited for the result of the other party's counter-offer. However, the other party regarded him as a savior, which made people speechless. It can be said.
"Has your food increased so much? Ah, then I have suffered a loss. You have to make up for us. You know, using the teleportation ability of the Church of the Traveler God requires not only money, but also resources and connections."
What Lu Pingan said is still the truth. After all, teleportation requires divine power. Of course, the God of Travelers will not be open to locals endlessly, but the explorers' previous teleportations were all free (Lu Pingan: I consumed my connections, and the gods consumed their resources, that’s absolutely true)
"...I can make the decision, add two more floors, and give you a local trade license. If you can get more, I will get more rewards."
Gritting her teeth, Catherine made a promise.
She also knew something about the rules of "teleportation" and had no idea how the fake merchant on the other side brought so many goods.
But now the food gap is so big that she can't let go as long as there is a life-saving straw. She just asks the fake merchant opposite to sell more food.
Fake businessman? Yes, she could tell at a glance that the other party was not a businessman at all.
The skin, clean hands and feet, and cheeks that were not exposed to wind and rain could be described as aliens, but after being surrounded, they still showed no nervousness and even eagerness to try, which revealed their true identity.
"A warrior, a professional warrior, and he should be very strong. It's strange, what are they doing in the Black Forest at this time?"
If the above can still be explained forcefully, "transmitting food" itself is too nonsense.
The cost of the transmission has already exceeded the price of the same weight. The price of selling it is not even a fraction, and it is said that it is not for charity.
But this time is not the time to think about these things. The only people who can bring food and daily necessities to this area are the friendliest guests of the local knights.
And when she returned to the city, she also played a careful trick.
The motorcade did not enter through the usual side door, but asked the guards to open the door and slowly entered in full view of everyone.
"Bang!"
A grain truck broke down at this time, and a large amount of kakmai was scattered on the ground, causing the bystanders to exclaim.
There were ten cars like this in front of them. However, Lu Ping'an and his party knew that half of them were stones that had just been stuffed into the bag.
The spies of the Knights are also on the move. If they can't make it through today, everyone in the streets and alleys knows that another group of foreign grain merchants have arrived. The pressure on the city's food will not be great. That way, there will be fewer profiteers who are driving up prices. East District North Residents in the area will live a slightly more comfortable life.
Her little thoughts were also seen by Lu Pingan and his party. After all, it was not really clever, but it did not expose it. Lu Pingan was not really here to make money, and there was no benefit in offending the Knights.
After entering the city, the two sides separated directly.
"We need to report the situation to the lord. We will visit you personally tomorrow. Thank you for your generosity. We will discuss it in detail then."
The knight captain said this, and then left first, but before leaving, she asked a knight to "escort" the businessmen to the local hotel.
Obviously, this also undertakes surveillance work, but since it is done openly, it is still relatively friendly.
Lu Pingping also needed some guides, so he walked and chatted with the knight named Hui En.
After chatting, I realized that the situation here can no longer be described as bad. The situation in the country is being put lightly.
The Long Night has lasted for more than five months, and when it first happened, scholars, astronomers, and wizards above all said that this was a normal astronomical phenomenon that would last for up to half a year.
But today, there are no signs of the end of the long night. On the contrary, there are still more disasters.
This situation led the nobles and knights to find the local astrologer, only to find that the building was already empty. They contacted other city-states, but received the same uneasy response.
Some remote areas have not received news or letters from the Holy City for half a year. This was normal in previous years, but in this obvious disaster year, it makes people feel bad.
The long nights of the past six months have been disastrous for crops, and a food shortage is inevitable. Coupled with the raids on goods, some areas experienced a food crisis as early as two months ago.
Even the knights responsible for public security had their food halved and had to go out to the city to hunt to make up for the food gap.
"The biggest headache is that the mutated beasts that happened once every few months have become so frequent now. Some people wonder if all the wild beasts outside have mutated."
The mutated beast in the knight's mouth is probably a World of Warcraft, and from the perspective of Lu Ping'an and his party, this is normal. Isn't it normal for the world's pollution level to rise, causing a large number of beasts to become demonized and mutated?
"Poor Doug's family, they took the risk to go buy food, but they couldn't buy the food and no one was alive. Fortunately, their children ran out and came to ask for help."
If something happened to an ordinary businessman, even if they were rescued, the Knights would not come so quickly.
These merchants were entrusted by the lords to go to neighboring territories to buy grain. It was obvious from the empty grain carts that their trip was in vain.
It was also because he saw the grain truck that Lu Ping'an decided on his strategy in an instant.
These days, the area affected by the Long Night is not just one city or one place, but the entire world is affected. The local area is out of food, and other places are not much better. Even if you have food in hand during the disaster years, you may not dare to sell it.
This is exactly the opposite of the big merchants and nobles who opened warehouses to sell grain in the Holy City. The merchants and nobles below also smelled the crisis, but desperately grasped the life-saving straw in their hands, indirectly exacerbating the food crisis.
And the food crisis, which has caused countless human tragedies, is just the appetizer of the disasters this city has suffered.
(End of chapter)
