"I understand what you're saying, City Lord. I also understand the Boundless City's problem! However, I'm all alone. How am I going to face the livelihood of so many people in the Boundless City? I can only report this matter to the imperial court and see if His Majesty has any countermeasures. However, please forgive me for speaking out of turn. The Divine Dragon Sacred Dynasty is indeed rich, but there are too many cities like the Boundless City. Even if there's aid, it won't be too much. City Lord, you must be mentally prepared! "
Chu Rui felt helpless. What he hated the most was to owe people favors. If he could solve this City Lord Zhu Dazhuang's problem, he would naturally do it. However, the Boundless City had at least a million people. If he had to take care of the food of so many people all year round, he wouldn't be able to do it even if he opened a bank.
"Of course, I know that. I also understand the imperial court's difficulties. Although the men of the Boundless City are poor, we don't want to rely on charity for the rest of our lives. We are self-reliant, self-reliant, relying on the work of our own hands to make a living. This will never change. However, we're too poor here. Although the surrounding cities have some surplus food, it's not a lot. Moreover, this is not a long-term solution. Those traveling merchants do have a lot of food, but these black-hearted merchants sell it at too high a price. Most of our people can't afford it. This one wants Prince Consort Ma's help because I hope Prince Consort Ma can solve this problem. "
Zhu Dazhuang looked at Chu Rui sincerely. As the City Lord, he didn't relax in the slightest even though he racked his brains. However, the heavens couldn't go against it. The heavens gave the Boundless Mountains all kinds of resources, but took back the fertility of the land. Although they were sitting on a mountain of treasures, food was a big problem. Even if there were good men who entered the treasure mountain, it was too dangerous. They could only hunt at the edge of the mountain. Any more and it would be impossible.
"City Lord Zhu, forgive me for being presumptuous, but doesn't the Boundless City have any special products? The Boundless Mountains are a mountain of treasures. The treasures inside are inexhaustible. How did it become like this? "
Chu Rui was puzzled. As the saying goes, those who rely on the mountain eat the mountain, and those who rely on the water eat the water. Relying on mountains and rivers to get rich would be easier than relying on other places, right? Why was the f * cking Boundless City so miserable?
"You don't know anything about sly tricks. Indeed, the Boundless Mountains were a huge treasure trove. Unfortunately, it is too dangerous inside. Our clansmen can only hunt some wild beasts at the edges. We need many powerful hunters to kill some ordinary magical beasts. However, our clansmen are too simple and honest. We don't understand how cunning people can be. The treasures in our hands have all been bought by those profiteers at low prices. Even though I later realized this point and ordered my clansmen not to sell their leather and magic cores cheaply. But those unscrupulous merchants have our life-saving food in their hands. We have no choice but to compromise. We buy their food at a high price and sell our goods at a low price. "
Chu Rui was speechless when he heard Zhu Dazhuang's words. F * ck, must you sell it to these profiteers? Couldn't he sell it himself? He clearly knew that the other party was buying it at a low price, yet he still sold it! Food? Couldn't they just go out and purchase their own food?
"We have also thought of going out of the city to purchase our own food and sell our leather and magic cores. But our group would always meet with robbers on the way. Not only would we lose our goods, they would even kill us. Even though we have experts escorting us, it is too taxing on our people and resources. Every time, the cost of escorting experts is very high. Every time we calculate, the cost is even higher than buying it directly. After a long time, our clansmen accepted it. "
F * ck, those unscrupulous merchants are really evil! For high profits, for monopoly, they would even kill people to steal their goods. It is too cruel!
"Our clansmen have accepted it. But as the City Lord, I can't let this situation continue for a long time. I can't let those unscrupulous merchants squeeze my clansmen dry. … Not long ago, the City Lord of White Tiger City sent me a message, revealing the news that you, sly tricks, will be coming. Although my intelligence is not high and I am not suitable to be the City Lord, I understand that this is an opportunity. … Sly tricks, your deeds have already spread throughout the entire Heavenly Fate Conference. You are a brave warrior and a wise man. I believe that if we ask you, you will definitely be able to help us get out of this predicament! "
Seeing Zhu Dazhuang's sincere and pleading face, Chu Rui became silent. This kind of matter was indeed very troublesome. If he were to do it, there would probably be no other way besides exterminating those unscrupulous merchants. However, this would not solve the root of the problem. Even if he could get rid of those unscrupulous merchants without any crime, he would still be able to do so. However, such a huge profit would definitely attract other unscrupulous merchants. After getting rid of one batch, another batch would come. It was simply impossible to kill them all. If he wanted to get rid of them, he would have to cut off their source of income.
This Boundless City was close to the Boundless Mountains. Not to mention other things, just the minerals, wood, leather, etc. were extremely abundant and the quality was superb. If he were to sell these to the cities around Divine Dragon City, he would definitely be able to sell them for a very high price. Moreover, the most valuable thing was the magic cores. Whether it was NPCs or players, they were all in need of them. These things could be made into ornaments or magic tools. Most importantly, they could be made into magic staffs for magicians, summoners, and scepters for priests. The energy core of these things was the magic cores.
Previously, this place was backward because those with power controlled the passage, causing the people here to be unable to sell their things. They could only sell them to unscrupulous merchants. However, once players entered this city, everything would change. Not only were the things here good, but it was also close to the Boundless Mountains. There would definitely be countless people who wanted to level up and search for treasures.
What made Chu Rui the most excited was that there were a lot of raw materials here. Moreover, they were very cheap. If Chu Rui became the first person to eat crabs, then not only would he have a lot of materials to build the city, but they would also be very cheap. The number of savings would definitely be astronomical.
How was this a problem for Chu Rui to solve? It was simply a meat pie that had fallen from the sky!
The most difficult thing was the transportation!
For example, other things were easy to deal with. However, the large amount of wood, stones, and minerals could not be used by teleportation circles. However, he could let Zhu Dazhuang, as the City Lord, issue a quest and let the players accept the quest and be responsible for escorting the goods!
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