In the end, seventy-four and a half barrels of coffee beans were filled, which was almost twice the amount of 25 barrels that the prepaid amount of V kir (five gold coins) should get.
Lin directly counted the half-barrel amount as a whole barrel. On the one hand, it was easier to calculate the amount, and on the other hand, there was one last task to ask the villagers here, which was the transportation.
Although mages had spells such as Potency and Lightness, one barrel weighed thirty kilograms, and a total of seventy-five barrels, what did it mean? That was enough to fill a small warehouse. It was not a quantity that two mages, two apprentices, and two magic beasts could carry. It was not because it was too heavy, but because it was too much.
Therefore, the elders of the village organized all the trailers and camel beasts in the village and barely loaded all seventy-five barrels of coffee beans onto the trailers, ready to follow Lin to Wulian City.
Of course, the transportation cost was calculated separately, and this group of people would not return empty-handed. Lin had already contacted the steward of the Chamber of Commerce for the elders of the village and prepared a batch of food. Once they went to Wulian City to trade, the space-time car could carry this batch of food for the winter back.
What surprised Lin was that the price of this batch of food was much cheaper than usual. And if they carried it themselves, they would get an extra discount. Of course, Lin was puzzled by this impatient attitude of selling.
The behavior of hyping up food and annexing land in the world of the maze was not as rampant as in ancient China on Earth. But no matter where it was, food was a strategic resource. Even the Society of Sorcerers did not dare to let the Chamber of Commerce under them mess around with food.
If they were facing the common people, they would die without food. Therefore, no matter how expensive the food was, they could only shed tears of blood, smile, and take out the few copper coins they had to exchange for food.
But who was the Society of Sorcerers facing? For the mages, the premise of the so-called civilization, the so-called rationality, was to satisfy the most basic requirements of survival. They were about to starve to death. Even if the mages could not buy food, could they not rob it?
As for satisfying the mages and then exploiting the common people? The premise of such an action was to withstand good people who would appear out of nowhere to uphold justice, rob the rich and give to the poor, and kill the profiteers. On Earth, good people did not live long; in the maze, some "good people" were more terrible than bad people.
Let's return to the current abnormal situation of grain prices. Lin Xiang carefully asked the steward that he was on good terms with and found out that this matter was actually related to him.
As the most basic strategic resource, any leader with even the slightest bit of intelligence would definitely stock up on food in the face of what was expected to be a long and time-consuming war against the Chaos Abyss. Of course, some opportunistic merchants stocked up even more; and of course, some people of little influence or wealth also stocked up.
Under the movement of storing up grain, the price of grain naturally rose steadily.
However, this Abyss invasion war that had ended at some point in time ended abruptly. The demons gave up on invading and closed the Abyss Gate on their own accord. This unprecedented situation should have been a cause for celebration, but the people who were hoarding all kinds of supplies were crying. Among them, the one who shed the most tears was none other than the Sijia branch.
In the spirit of fighting a big war, and it was very likely to be a war of attrition, the Sijia District branch was trying their best to hoard all kinds of strategic materials. Due to the fact that the frontlines might fall, the supplies sent to the Tower of the Great Sage were only a drop in the ocean. The real bulk of resources were concentrated in Wulian City.
Then the war was over, and a bunch of things were nowhere to be found. "So, this is the main reason why you are having a jump-off sale."
"Jump-Off sale? Ah, yes, that's a good point. That's the feeling. That's right, a jump-off sale. "
Back in Wulian City, the familiar face of the Chamber of Commerce manager came to his little nest that he had only lived in for a few days, mainly to deliver the food to the villagers. But after seeing Lin, he decided to stay and visit. As for the delivery of the food, he handed it over to his assistant to take the villagers to the granary.
He was more or less complaining, especially when he looked at the innocent man in front of him. However, he couldn't get angry at this big shot. Perhaps there were many people outside who hated this person, but he wasn't someone that a small Magic Apprentice like him could bully. In desperation, he could only continue to complain.
"Sir, you know what? The supplies hoarded by the Chamber of Commerce are enough to last for a hundred years according to the normal selling speed. Not to mention, there are a lot of things that can't be put into this year. "
"So, the higher-ups ordered you to get rid of them as soon as possible?"
"They didn't say it explicitly, but it's more or less like that. Because this kind of thing is a bit like forcing people to die. "
"It's been hard on you."
"Sir, this will require a lot of help from you. I noticed that your left eye is injured. How about it? Special healing potion, now on special price, XII bottles (12 bottles) for only VKIL (5 gold). It's a real jump-off sale. "
It had to be said that this price had fallen below the cost price. But things like potions had a shelf life, so the Chamber of Commerce had to find a way to clear it.
But speaking of his left eye, it wasn't actually injured. It was just to cover something that shouldn't be seen by others. Now that the manager of the Chamber of Commerce was next to him, Lin just happened to ask about the key material for the glasses, the Snell crystal.
The Snell crystal was actually a precious material with a wide range of uses. Some people needed the Snell crystal as the main material to set up a pseudo-antimagic field. Because of this, the crystal had also become one of the hoarding targets of the Chamber of Commerce.
Now that there was no war, Lin asked about the Snell crystal. After a brief explanation, the manager of the Chamber of Commerce asked domineeringly, "How many M'Kalos do you want, sir?"
How much material did he need to prepare to grind a flat lens? No matter how bad his craftsmanship was, it was a bit of an exaggeration to prepare a few tons.
Knowing that he couldn't do any big business, the manager wasn't discouraged. It was always right to build a good relationship with the big customer in front of him. But putting business aside, he had some questions that he wanted to ask the former Tower Master in private, "Sir, do you plan to return to the Tower of the Great Sage?"
"Someone has to be brave enough to let me go back. After what happened, I feel that my hope of living in another Magic Tower has become even slimmer. "
"Then, as an assistant, how about living in another Mage's Tower?"
"Did someone ask you to be a lobbyist?"
"Hehe." The manager of the Chamber of Commerce didn't admit nor deny it. He just laughed a few times.
An assistant was a bit like a deputy Tower Master. But there was no such thing as a deputy Tower Master in the Maze World. And although they could still control the Magic Tower, if the Tower Master wanted to kill someone, the assistant would also be powerless to resist. Generally speaking, the assistants would be husband and wife, and a few would be master and apprentice. But it was very rare to invite an unrelated person to be an assistant.
Some older Mages would give them such an opportunity in order to train their juniors. But more than that, Lin felt that someone wanted to summon him and use him, and then use the power of life and death in the Tower to get rid of him, killing two birds with one stone. It wasn't that Lin was a petty person, but that he wasn't used to living under someone else's roof.
"Sir, do you know? There have been many people who have contacted the president, hoping to get a complete deployment map of the Tower of the Great Sage. But it's also because of this that many people are distressed. Now, no one can understand the layout of the Tower of the Great Sage. So, the method that everyone is thinking of is to completely copy it, stroke by stroke. But then there's the problem, the Tower of the Great Sage isn't complete. What should we do with the missing corner? Everyone has their own opinions, but no one dares to say that their method will work. "
"Oh."
"Well, why do you look a little dispirited?"
"No matter how well I perform, it has nothing to do with me anymore. How can I not be dispirited? "
Looking at someone's world-weary expression, the manager of the Chamber of Commerce couldn't hold back the accumulated curiosity and asked, "Well, sir. Why did you leave the Tower of the Great Sage in the first place? "
Because the president forced me to leave …? Lin asked himself, the president's opinion certainly played a role, but it wasn't the real reason why he wanted to leave. He said, "No one can accept a demon blocking their door. So, when there's a large group of demons blocking their door, who will insist on staying? "
"But the demons can't resist the power of the Tower of the Great Sage at all, especially at the end, they even killed a demon general. This kind of battle record is definitely unprecedented, and whether there are people chasing after it depends on whether the subsequent Mages are diligent. In addition, the Tower of the Great Sage has been upgraded to the highest level of purple in the Association's internal evaluation. It's said that there are still many people who are awarded the highest level of purple in the Tower of the Great Sage. There's a lot of criticism. "
"But it's still up?"
"Yes, that's right. The president's opinion is that the evaluation of Mages and Magic Towers is based on actual results. If there are no actual results to show, then they will follow the prescribed standards and be tested one by one. Today, the Tower of the Great Sage defeated a demon general, which is an actual achievement that many five-story Holy Mage Towers have never achieved. It's really surprising that you would give up such a tower. "
"Sigh." After letting out a long sigh, Lin Cai said, "Who would have thought that the tower could even fight a Demon Monarch? If I had known, I wouldn't have run away, but now I can't go back. "
Although he said this, Lin knew that if he were given the same situation back then, he would make the same choice again. He wouldn't want to gamble with his life on whether that Magic Tower could withstand the invasion of demons and the existence of the highest level of life in the maze world.
At this time, Halloumi led a Mage in. The small shawl and golden tassels were meticulously arranged, and there was a hint of heroism between her eyebrows. Lin had seen this Mage before. He saw the steward of the Chamber of Commerce beside him get up first and respectfully greet, "Lord Shure Ewon."
Shure Ewon, the student of President Orange Eaton, was also the main administrator who was appointed to manage the Charlie Richard Fund set up by Lin.
After he entered, he greeted Lin Yidan, who had gotten up, and said, "Lord Cuipwood, the teacher has just returned to Wulian City and asked me to invite you and another, um, Lich, Fanny Tikal, to the Central Tower to discuss the matter of granting Mage status."
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