A strange world

Chapter 1215 Section 137. Food Crisis

Joan Ecosela Jeanne d'Arc Behdad Clairmont Montreal, Princess of the Empire and Ambassador of the Free City.

Except for "Joan", the rest can be ignored.

After following Annan from the North to the Middle-earth for several years, this young merchant girl whom Annan met in Betar City finally lived the life she dreamed of: opening a shop and becoming her own boss.

After she was a little tired of such a peaceful life, she was sent to the Kingdom of Dimon by Annan who was in urgent need of help.

After all, a person who was born in the North and worked as a merchant knows the customs and customs of the North better.

"Why do you think I want to go north to endure the cold? Wouldn't it be better to stay here as a boss and collect money all day?" Joan looked reluctant at that time.

"Do you want to be an official?" Annan only asked.

Joan was then sent to the Kingdom of Dimon to manage the commercial streets of the capital.

Now, Joan, who is in charge of a street, is also an out-and-out big shot. When she is not attending banquets of nobles, she is chatting and laughing with mages. Because of her behavior, she is nicknamed "Cunning Joan".

When the liaison officer sent the news that Liberty City would provide a batch of food, "Cunning Joan" quickly realized the opportunity contained therein.

News of the kingdom's food shortage has spread to the entire "unoccupied area". Although the king and the royal family repeatedly assured that there would be sufficient food, it still caused a certain amount of panic. The nobles fled to safer and more remote mountain cities, and the people also moved south.

Those who stayed in the capital were also unwilling to spend money, and the theater had no more than a hundred guests in a whole day. After all, who wants to watch magical images?

I walked into the theater to watch "The Fall of the Wizard's Tower" in the afternoon. When I came out in the evening, I discovered that the Rat Man was outside the city?

At this time, they need a force to pull them, or a blow to make them wake up.

Joan An made a prompt decision and led the heavy-duty horse that was used as the anchor point of the portal out of the city, opened the portal in the deserted suburbs, and transported out grain trucks one after another.

At this time, in the capital palace of the Kingdom of Dimon, the king and ministers were in a state of gloom and gloom.

The king is only forty-five years old this year and is in his prime, but the gloomy days have made him look a little old.

The battle report sent by Marshal Galkin from the front line was presented to them.

The conclusion is simple: the Rat People have made some changes recently, and combined with the information sent later, it is likely that the Rat People will open a new battlefield at the earliest in autumn and at the latest in winter.

There is another briefing next to it: this year's grain harvest has been comprehensively bad, grain collection and purchase are also lower than expected, and the cost of delivering grain to the capital is too high. In short, if they guard the capital, they will soon run out of food and become isolated...

Da da da——

Rapid footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall, and became clear as the guard captain opened the door.

The captain of the guard said excitedly: "Your Majesty, adults, the food has been delivered!"

His Majesty stood up in surprise, and went to the top of the tower with his ministers. He stood on a high place and looked out, and soon found a long motorcade.

The king said happily: "Where did this food come from? From the rear?"

"Your Majesty, this is Liberty City."

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Residents of the capital gathered on both sides of the road and stared at grain trucks passing by one after another.

What they saw was not food, but hope.

Qiong An climbed onto the top of the grain truck and said loudly to the people on the roadside: "I am the executive officer of Liberty City. I am here to deliver the first batch of grain to you on the order of Lord Annan! That's right, the first batch! There will be more to come. There will be a second and third batch!”

If the kingdom says this, they don't believe it because they have believed it too many times and been disappointed too many times. But if there is external assistance, it is Free City that has heard of it... they don't know whether to believe it or not.

"In order to boost the morale of the citizens of the capital, we announced that the commercial street theater will be open for free. Everyone can come and watch the magical images at will!"

There was some expression on the faces of the people, but it was not enough... Joanne had another idea when she saw the guards greeting them in front. She was about to climb down when she was doing something. When she jumped off the grain truck, she suddenly let out a pretentious "Ouch" , and made a slit in the grain bag.

The plump grains of grain immediately poured down, attracting a lot of attention.

It's a simple little trick, but it works.

The residents felt relieved after seeing the genuine food. Even if someone was ready to make a move, they did not dare to get close due to the pressure of the guards.

Joan made no detours or turns and let the grain truck team drive directly to the palace. When the palace guards saw a row of grain trucks heading towards them with no sign of stopping, they didn't know whether to stop them or not.

However, the order from the palace arrived faster than the grain truck. There was only one word: release.

Joan An didn't want the grain truck to arrive in front of the king's eyes, so she drove into the palace and stopped in an open space.

"You...have been a big help!"

The officials who greeted Joan were full of simple gratitude: "What do you want?"

"Don't want anything."

"Don't want anything?"

"That's what Annan said." Joan An made it up.

She was good at making decisions and did not ask the liaison officer. After all, dozens of carts of food are worth so much that it is not enough to feed the capital for half a day. Favors are the most valuable!

The official couldn't make up his mind and didn't know how to reward Joan, so he ran back. Not long after, the eldest prince whom Joan had met came out.

"Your honor, Miss Joan."

"Hello, Great Prince." Joan raised his hand and said casually: "I know what you want to ask, and I really don't have it. Our Annan has always regarded the Grand Marshal as his brother."

"I know, but we must give us a chance to repay our gratitude, and you can directly transport grain here. Father hopes that we can negotiate more deals."

"That's true..."

Joan quickly arranged a meeting between the Great Prince and Annan. This was their first meeting, but because they had deep cooperation, they were not strangers to each other.

The Great Prince first thanked Annan for his assistance, and then after a brief reunion, he said that they were attracted by the power of Free City to go wherever they wanted.

If a portal connecting the two places can be maintained, the Kingdom of Dimon is confident that it can stop any enemy in the capital, which is more important than any assistance.

"Sorry, we can't make a permanent portal, but it's okay to open a temporary portal several times a day. You can tell us if you need any supplies, and we will purchase them."

The Great Prince was a little disappointed, but it was better to have a trade route than not, so he asked Annan if he needed anything.

Annan was about to say no, but after Olmedo reminded him, he asked the prince if there were any coal mines in the kingdom.

"There are coal mines... but most of them are in the territory occupied by ratmen and demons." The prince smiled bitterly.

This is also the reason why they tried their best to communicate with the outside world.

They are like the snow mountain fortress in the past, lacking everything, but enemies are everywhere.