Chapter 025: Migration and Staple Food Store 4
[Congratulations! The egg has been placed in your ring!]
[Congratulations! The egg has been placed in your ring!]
【……】
[Congratulations! You've obtained a Scarlet Flame Dragon egg!]
[Congratulations! You caught a turkey!]
[Congratulations! You caught a turkey!]
【……】
[Congratulations! You've earned the title of Turkey Catcher. Turkeys within a 50-mile radius will avoid you at the slightest whiff of your scent!]
Mechanical prompt sounds came one after another and entered Lin Muqiu's mind, making her feel comfortable as if electricity was flowing through her body.
It was the right decision to lure the chickens here and then kill them. She liked to accumulate a lot of supplies and then count them. The sense of accomplishment was really great.
She counted the supplies in the ring. There were 64 fertilized eggs and 40 unfertilized eggs. She also caught 10 turkeys, all of which were round and plump, of excellent quality.
Seeing Lin Muqiu's dazed eyes like a money-grubber, Di Si felt happy.
Having demand means you can negotiate.
Di Si smiled and said, "Master Lin, please take a seat. I would like to discuss something with you."
"Oh? Please go ahead." Lin Muqiu sat down and looked him in the eye.
Dis was just being polite, but he didn't expect her to actually sit down.
He disliked the commoners' gazes, and tugged at his collar anxiously. "How about supplying your ice powder exclusively to the town of Oèze? My father's town of Oèze is a viscounty, backed by a duchy. If you agree, you'll be received by the duke, given important positions, and perhaps even promoted to the nobility. Why settle for this petty barony?"
After saying this, Di Si's mood eased a little. Lin Muqiu was going to be a noble in the future, so it was nothing to look at him at eye level at this moment.
When these words were spoken, many people in Lin Muqiu's shop felt their hearts tighten.
A peaceful summer, delicious food, and spiritual baptism, all of these were brought to them by Lin Muqiu, and they are priceless. Not to mention anything else, just look at the ice jelly in front of them. If Lin Muqiu only sold the ice jelly to the town of Oez, I'm afraid this thing would become a special supply for the nobility in the future.
Each of them stared at the ice jelly in a daze, feeling that it was somewhat unfamiliar.
Mario was cooking and was distracted when he heard this. His hand was suddenly scalded by the hot oil and a big blister appeared. Lin De, Lin Muqiu's supply partner, also had his hand trembling slightly. Even Kedero, who was used to the ups and downs of life, looked nervous.
The town had just started to pick up, so how come it was cut off by someone?
Kedero clenched his sleeves, then loosened them again, as if he had made a very important decision. He smiled gently at Lin Muqiu and said, "The Lord's Election will be held in a month. If you are willing to participate, I believe you are the strongest candidate for the Lord's Election. If you win, my title will be transferred to you, and you can also join the ranks of the nobility. And... I promise that you will never be dominated by anyone, including me."
Kedero's tone was calm, but this one sentence was enough to cause an uproar in everyone's hearts.
According to common sense, the election of lords is usually held in the relatively stable autumn. However, Lord Kedero has moved this matter forward to the summer. His intention is self-evident.
Summer is the absolute home turf for ice mages.
Even Lin Muqiu was a little shocked.
Kedero's last words were very meaningful. He seemed to be responding to Di Si, but in fact he was expressing his attitude: if she was willing to stay, he would be willing to hand over all the power to her.
"Mayor, do you trust me so much?" Lin Muqiu felt warm in his heart.
"I won't make a mistake." Kedero looked at her and smiled gently, "You are also secretly doing good things for the town, aren't you?"
Hearing this, Lin Muqiu blushed.
She knew that Kedero was referring to the fact that she had attracted many other townspeople to settle there, so she smiled unnaturally and said, "Just by the way."
"Don't be so ungrateful!" Di Si swung his sleeves and threw all the plates to the ground with a bang, glaring at them, "How dare you!"
"Why not? Although the Barony is small, it boasts freedom and equality, like a utopia. I have no intention of showing off by stepping on others, nor do I want to act hypocritically by being one level lower than others." Lin Muqiu looked calm, as if it should be so.
She spread her hands and smiled, "By the way, a plate is ten copper coins. I'll pay you, thank you."
Di Si: “…”
In his limited life experience, he contributed all his misfortunes to this small town and Lin Muqiu.
In his entire life, he had never met such a contradictory person who loved money but not power. How was this possible?
He was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up. "Lin Muqiu, don't be so ignorant! Even if you become the lord of this small, broken city, with my father here, the other small territories around here won't dare to sell you food! By then, you won't even be able to supply the town with food. Let's see what you will do!"
Lin Muqiu's lips curled up into a smile, "Oh? I'll wait and see."
Di Si narrowed his eyes, a trace of resentment overflowing from his eyes.
He suddenly jumped onto the back of the flying beast and smiled cruelly and triumphantly: "Breathing fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, the flying beast spewed out purple flames, like a huge wave in the sea, rolling towards everyone.
Everyone screamed "Ah" and was about to run away with their heads in their hands, but Yun Yi subconsciously stood in front of Lin Muqiu. Seeing this scene, Di Si's smile became even more intense. He liked to see civilians running away like ants the most.
The next second, his smile froze.
I saw a thick ice wall blocking the raging flames.
Lin Muqiu's eyes were still cold and sharp, like an ice knife piercing straight into his chest.
He shuddered, feeling inexplicably frightened.
He tried to cheer himself up: his fire-breathing flying beast was level 50, and there was only one in the town of Oez. In the past, he ordered the bird to fly away after breathing fire, and it had always worked without fail. There would be no surprise this time.
However, immediately afterwards, he saw Lin Muqiu casually pick up the fragments of the bowl and cast a spell, and an orange-red light wrapped in a hurricane came and attacked his flying beast.
This...this is impossible!
Only the top fire mages can release the orange-red flame!
How could Lin Muqiu still be a fire mage?
However, the next second, he felt a blinding light and burning pain, as if every inch of his skin was suffering severe torture. There was a faint smell of burnt meat around him. At that moment, he regretted it deeply and realized what he had provoked.
He should never have provoked Lin Muqiu.
Even his attendants were terrified and hesitated to step forward.
"Since you like fire so much, I'll let you taste it to your heart's content." Lin Muqiu was still sitting on the stool, drinking juice slowly, and didn't even stand up.
She raised her eyes and said casually, "Don't worry, this magic is well controlled. It will heal in five days. It's just severe pain. But next time it won't be so simple."
After she finished speaking, she blew Disi out the door. Disi felt as if he was about to die, and he was so scared that he crawled away.
He must go back and report to his father. It's so terrible!
So terrifying!
This woman is simply not a human being, don't mess with her!
It was a false alarm and everyone was sweating. At this moment, the look they gave Lin Muqiu had turned into admiration and respect for the strong man from the bottom of their hearts.
Seeing that everyone's faces were ashen, Kede Luo deliberately found a topic to talk about. He handed the key to Lin Muqiu with a smile on his face, "Here, your reward, the key to the new store. While the turkey is fresh, you should quickly make new dishes and let everyone taste them."
Lin Muqiu came back to his senses with a bit of surprise. After thanking him, he reached out to take it. However, the moment his fingertips touched it, the system prompt sounded:
【Congratulations, you have obtained two shops! 】
【The system has opened the business system for you! 】
[Your store status: Level 2 (Experience value 9/30)
Staple food shop: Braised chicken (to be produced)
Snack shop: ice jelly, juice, potato tower, mashed potato, French fries, potato balls, potato chips (you are missing shops related to clothing, housing and transportation)
Secondary shop bonus effect: All outputs in your shop will be randomly attached with certain special effects!
Note: Your store's rank is closely related to your store's reputation, the types of dishes you offer, and the number of customers you visit. Please work hard to upgrade and unlock more features!
Lin Muqiu raised her eyebrows slightly, and felt countless copper coins flashing before her eyes.
Money lovers are ecstatic.
The intuitive data motivated her to move forward, and she just wanted to explore the differences of the level 2 store right now.
This is another opportunity to launch a new business strategy!
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"Father, you have to make the decision for me!" Di Si cried and wiped his tears.
"Why are you crying?" Oez wiped his son's tears. "It's not like there's no other way."
"Father, I've never been so humiliated by anyone before! Woohoo, but she's too powerful. Even my Flamethrower couldn't defeat her. I almost died... What else can we do?"
"Whatever happens, father will take care of it for you." Lord Oez saw his son's disappointing look, patted his shoulder, and said soothingly, "I should have let Augustine do this earlier. I'm sorry to trouble you. Since we can't win by force, let's try another method."
Di Si sobbed and fanned the flames, "But I don't know where my brother has gone. He's been flirting with Lin Muqiu. What else can we do?"
A hint of meaning flashed across Oez's eyes. "This, this rebellious son, I'll teach him a lesson. So, let's block the news and prevent the ice powder from spreading to other towns. Then, you send people disguised as civilians to buy up the ice powder in Oez. Then, we'll fly to the imperial capital on our firebirds and deliver it to the Duke."
Di Si was stunned. He didn't expect it could be done this way. "Father, what next?"
Oez patted him on the back of the neck and earnestly instructed him, "The most important thing is that we must find someone to research the ingredients in this ice powder. If you can perform meritorious service this time, I will be able to legitimately inherit the town of Oez to you."
There was a glimmer of surprise in Di Si's eyes. The townspeople always liked his half-brother more. If he inherited the position of mayor, who would dare to speak ill of him?
"Father is right!" He nodded repeatedly, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes. "But I heard that Lin Muqiu seems to be a space mage..."
"It's okay. Just notify all the major towns surrounding Ankang Town and tell them not to sell anything to Ankang Town, whether it's food, meat, or clothing. The summer beast tide and tidal wave are coming soon, and she won't be able to withstand it."
Oez stroked his beard, a smile playing on his lips. "Even if Lin Muqiu is a space mage, so what? Could she possibly know every coordinate on this map and teleport thousands of miles to a distant town to buy food, sell jelly, and report us? Even if she could, how could she care about others and carry such heavy food? She can't possibly have a space ring with infinite space!"
Dis laughed out loud, "Father was right, there's no such person!"
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