Alien world

Chapter 288 141. Preparing for Battle
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Early in the morning, the loud hammering echoes from the scaffolding of the city walls.

Gerry walked into Breeze City from under the scaffolding with an empty sack, and expertly walked through several narrow alleys to the market.A group of people outside the cart selling food made him feel suspicious.He was even more discouraged when he heard shouts of "10 Bronze" as he approached.

"Didn't it only cost 7 coppers yesterday!" Someone shouted.

"The gang of nobles are harvesting food like crazy, and the whole Breeze City is also harvesting. Who knows what they are going to do."

"Is 8 copper okay, I want 100 pounds!"

"Fuck off! 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 deep into the market.It turned out there was no price below 10 lbs.While it was still in the morning, Gerry went to several markets before he found a shop and persuaded the clerk to sell him 9 pounds of semolina for 1 coppers per pound.

Prowling the streets with wheat flour on his back, Gerry listened to the rich people in the carriage complaining about the rising price of food.

Of course, Gerry thought, because the war was about to start.As for who the enemy is... Is there anyone who hasn't read the magic newspaper?

The day after he knew that the price of grain had risen, Gerry ran to the city to buy grain with his savings.This is the little wisdom of little people.

Just before noon, Gerry found his quarry, a resident walking by with a magic newspaper in his pocket.

"Sir—Sir—" Gerry called out the residents, his image and the bulging sack made the residents put down their vigilance: "What's the matter?"

"I haven't heard of this magic newspaper, can you sell it to me? Willing to pay 5 copper coins."

The resident was thoughtful: "But I spent 10 copper coins."

"You've listened to it all, what's the point of asking for a magic newspaper? Sell it to me, and you'll read the magic newspaper for only 5 copper coins..."

Residents think it makes sense: "Take the money first."

"no problem!"

Greely took out five dirty copper coins, exchanged them for magic newspapers from commoners, and went straight out of the city and returned 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 proudly raised, and pushed open the door.

"A new magic newspaper!" A little boy with a big patch in a sackcloth coat and a small patch pounced on him.

"Of course, while sister Evelyn is still talking, learn the common language with her."

Gerry handed the magic newspaper to Little Rune—his child, the pride of the family, because Little Rune learned dozens of characters with the magic newspaper, and only spent dozens of copper coins, an average of one copper coin per word !

It is said that the mage apprentice in the village who does not teach magic but only teaches the common language charges 10 silver coins for tuition every week, which is enough to learn 1000 words in a magic newspaper——

This is the great wisdom of little people.

Asking his wife to put the grain in the cellar, Gerry picked up the blunt ax and went to the yard to chop the wood back the day before into pieces that were easy to burn—

Wielding the axe, Gerry thought about the future of their family: Little Rune, who could read a lot of characters, settled the accounts for the store, earning one silver coin every day, and brought himself and his wife into Breeze City in a few years...

As for the Ratmen going to Breeze... that was Gerry's only dissatisfaction.That King of the North boy underestimated Windy Breeze...

They have a mage tower that will never fall!
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The food crisis in Breeze City is man-made.

After discussions between Annan and Olmedo, they decided to purchase a large amount of grain before the harsh winter.

It would be an earthquake if the plan of the upper level falls to the lower level. First of all, the nobles and rich people don't know what happened, but they will do whatever the city lord's mansion does.Then there are businessmen who know the inside story, they start to raise prices, or stop selling grain and wait and see.Only the common man wakes up to find that what he bought yesterday for a pound of semolina can buy him half a pound today.

However, before the food rose too high, the food in Betar City and Fengrao City was siphoned to Breeze City, the food was refilled, the food fell back, and then it happened again——

After a few times, the nobles and rich people would obediently sell the food they hoarded, and when the two cities reacted, Breeze City had already purchased enough food.Coupled with the farmland outside the city, it is enough for them to be self-sufficient in this harsh winter.

Compared with Olmedo, he still has nobles who want to take a share. Only Annan has the final say. The price of food in Xingyue Bay has been stable at 7 to 8 copper coins. Merchants are not stupid, and Xingyue Bay near the sea is the worst. There is a shortage of food, and thousands of fish are transported from Moon Harbor to the market every day, and then transported to Breeze City.

Dried sea fish is also in full swing.The rainy season has not yet passed, 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 fence off the bay and keep the fish caught in the bay.It was Laila who rejected her... Laila who came to Xingyue Bay and has been tinkering with fish for dozens of days said that all sea fish will eat small fish, and if you put a 100-pound big fish and a 100-pound small fish together, you will not be able to pass. After a while, there are only 110 pounds left - the big fish are fattened.

Moreover, the bay is offshore, so when the Ratman strikes, the bay will be polluted.

After Ingrid and Laila went out one after another, Annan looked at Lilith.

Annan didn't tell Lilith who she was, because the mage's tower was too far away from Xingyue Bay—about one-tenth of a floating island.

If they want to build a mage tower that allows legendary mages to settle in, they must first have legendary mages.

This is not a problem.All mage towers have legendary mages, but not all mage towers have mage towers.The cost of the mage tower is unaffordable even by legends.So when it is known that there is an empty mage tower waiting for an owner, the legendary mage will appear like weeds emerging from the ground, settle in the mage tower, and protect Xingyue Bay—but it is more likely to seize Xingyue Bay and let the All become his servants.

Asimov said in front of Mr. Swallow that he might not have expected Mr. Swallow to advance to the legend.

In any case, it wasn't enough to sell yourself by building the mage tower.

"I'm done 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 he passed behind Lilith, he couldn't help but take a closer look. Her skin was delicate and delicate, and no pores could be found...

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The door of the restaurant opened suddenly, Ingrid went back and forth, and saw Annan leaning towards Lilith's back.

Annan quickly stood up straight and explained, "I'm..."

"It's nothing, your preferences are normal at last..." Ingrid's relief stung Annan.

He had no choice but to think maliciously, if you knew that Lilith was Tarling, you wouldn't say that.

"Why are you here again?"

Annan and Ingrid came outside the living room.

"Your dragon trainer got into an argument with a squad of guards."

(End of this chapter)