Chapter 026: Migration and Staple Food Store 5
"Here, your set meal order: five servings of mashed potatoes, four servings of potato balls, two servings of French fries, three servings of potato tarts, ten servings of watermelon juice, and two servings of braised chicken. That's 206 copper coins in total, plus the delivery fee, which is 26 copper coins. Is that correct?"
"Yes, just leave it there. The copper coin is yours."
Ma Zheng was hoeing the ground when he saw Lin De coming to deliver the takeout. He and his friends threw down their hoes, happily took the big and small packages of takeout, ran to the side and squatted to eat.
In the past, I ate to survive, but now I eat to enjoy myself. After eating breakfast, I can’t help but look forward to lunch. When it’s time for lunch, I can’t help but salivate and feel extremely greedy.
Everyone took a big bite of the takeaway they ordered, tilted their heads back and gulped down the juice with satisfaction. The summer heat dissipated and their mood became refreshed.
The man who bought the braised chicken sighed, "It's so delicious, and takeout is so convenient."
Someone responded, "Who says it isn't?! In the past, we'd only have leftovers at mealtime, and now we might even be forced to take a leave of absence, without earning a single copper. But now everything is different."
Thank you, Lord Lin Muqiu!
Everyone has the same thought in mind.
Only one person snorted, "The new braised chicken is only 20 copper coins a portion. That's half a day's salary taken away. How is it worth it?"
"Why not? Is there anything produced by Lord Lin Muqiu that is not worth it? I dare say that this is the most satisfying dish I have ever eaten in my life!" He patted his belly, looking very proud.
After hearing this, everyone wanted to glue their eyes to the dish. They envied their companion's wealthy family and were curious about the braised chicken. Even the person who had spoken out in protest could not help swallowing.
What does this taste like?
Looking at the mouth-watering braised chicken with bright soup and juicy chicken, they felt it must be delicious. After all, it looked completely different from the bland and dry roast turkey they had eaten before!
Seeing that he was being humiliated, the man changed the subject and teased Matthew, "If you had been as brave as Mario and applied for the job, you might be the one enjoying this work meal right now."
"Eat your potato tower." Matthew smiled in disdain, but he secretly made a certain decision in his heart.
No one took it seriously, they just laughed and then rushed over to dip the potato towers into their companions' braised chicken soup, taking turns to eat, and eating happily and casually.
It smells so good!
A portion of braised chicken was licked clean by everyone, and their stomachs were bulging, as if they were full of energy to work in the afternoon.
Soon, someone hoeing the ground raised a question: "Do you feel less tired working this afternoon? It's like I took an endurance supplement."
"Come on, you just bought a potato tart and you expect to get the same benefits as the 15 copper ice jelly? Hey, why is my stamina so high today?"
"Strange, strange, have you noticed... that your old injuries seem to have healed suddenly?"
"I... I discovered that my health points had actually permanently increased by two points! It showed up when I first started eating it. The braised chicken I was eating was of excellent quality, blue grade. I didn't think much of it at the time, but I didn't expect it to be true!"
"What?!"
Everyone looked at each other in shock. Even the person who had spoken up regretted it and beat his chest and stamped his feet.
Blue quality... He had never seen blue quality in his life! How great it would be if he was the one who bought it!
What is going on?
*
Similarly, Lind, who was sitting in the shade of a tree, also discovered this problem.
He wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve and buried his head in the braised chicken. "Alex, has Lin Muqiu improved his dishes again? Why do we get different results from eating them?"
"Maybe," Alex said with a smile, "She always brings all kinds of surprises to everyone, doesn't she?"
"I think you're happy because there are so many takeout deliveries today?" Lind looked up and joked.
"Hmm... why not?" Alex smiled awkwardly and changed the subject. "But aren't there too many people ordering takeout today?"
"Yeah, it usually takes a whole day to deliver, but today we finished it before noon. It's so strange."
Linde and Alex fell into deep thought.
What is going on here?
*
Lin Muqiu knew very well what was going on.
She looked at her deserted shop and was so angry that her teeth were about to break.
"Don't be angry. It's not that people don't like to eat anymore. They just order takeout. You will still earn as much money as you should." The mayor comforted leisurely while drinking juice.
Lin Muqiu felt a little sad, but she couldn't tell the other party that the number of visitors to the store was linked to the upgrade of her store!
She frowned helplessly. "It's all Dees' fault. If it were normal, everyone would have come whenever they had time, wanting to save on takeout fees and enjoying the coolness of the igloo. But after the firebird attack, everyone got too scared to come."
Kedero raised the corners of his lips. In fact, he quite enjoyed this uncrowded moment. After all, it was so comfortable to be in the small shop, feeling the summer breeze and looking at the scenery. Unfortunately, seats were usually hard to come by and he had to wait for a long time.
After all, he was the mayor, so he quickly condemned his own little thoughts and then offered advice: "This shows that the town is short of senior guards."
"Hmm?" Lin Muqiu raised his eyes and smiled gently, "What does the mayor want to say?"
"Well, since you're interested in participating in the Lord's election, I won't hide it from you." Kedero touched his nose, realizing that his thoughts had been seen through. He decided to go all out and took out a map from his backpack. "Here, take a look."
Lin Muqiu leaned over and saw a holographic map suddenly appear in her field of vision. Many scarlet dots on the map were gathering towards Ankang Town, and the number was faintly increasing. She was stunned for a moment, "Is this... the summer beast tide?"
In the original book, each season has its own characteristics. In summer, wild beasts are prone to become furious and attack the territory to steal the stored food. In winter, wild beasts will hibernate, making it impossible to get any meat.
The former tests the territory's ability to withstand pressure, while the latter tests the territory's stockpiling and savings. Too many beasts are not good, but no meat is not good either.
"I've already sent people to clean it up," Kedero sighed, "but it's ultimately a drop in the bucket. If you can train a group of warriors to solve this problem, you'll definitely win the Lord's election."
Seeing the other person's frown and uneasy expression, Lin Muqiu knew what he was thinking.
This time it was her turn to comfort Kedero.
She smiled and said, "My Lord, it's not all bad, is it?"
"What?" Kedero was stunned.
"I mean, what if the summer beast tide exists just to store meat for the winter?" Lin Muqiu said seriously, "Besides, the prey we catch can be sold, right?"
"You..." Kedero felt his heart pounding. "It's not that I haven't thought about this possibility, but it's too difficult. First, the meat is difficult to store, and second, the beast tide is surging, which is also difficult..."
"What if I say I can do it?" Lin Muqiu said nonchalantly as he drank his juice. "I can handle it. And there's no need to train soldiers myself. I can find ready-made ones. I think... Augustine from the next town would be a good choice to lead our defense."
Kedero could no longer tell whether the world was too crazy or she was crazy.
Augustine was, after all, the son of a noble, so why would he be willing to be a city garrison commander?!
Moreover, this young man in front of me had the audacity to claim that he could solve this problem that no one had been able to solve for so many years?!
More importantly, he actually believed it.
He must be crazy too.
There was a knock at the door, and it was a familiar voice. "Excuse me, is Master Lin Muqiu here?"
Lin Muqiu was stunned for a moment, and the next second Yun Yi came to report, "Master, Augustine said he wants to discuss something with you in person. It's extremely urgent."
Kede Luo was stunned for a moment and looked at Lin Muqiu.
So powerful?
He is so good at predicting things!
Lin Muqiu choked on his juice and smiled awkwardly, "This is really a coincidence. I didn't expect him to come to see me today."
What’s the difference between this and just saying something bad about someone and then the real person comes looking for you!
But Kedero only cared about other things.
She didn't expect it to be today... In other words, she expected Augustine to come to her, but she didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.
Kede Luo put his heart in his stomach and said with a smile: "Recently, too many new residents have settled in the territory, and the order in the town has become increasingly chaotic. If you can solve this problem, it will really kill three birds with one stone. I will take my leave first and wait for your good news. If you have any questions, please feel free to come to me. I am willing to divert all the town resources to you."
Augustine was invited in and subconsciously observed everything in the store again.
*
At the same time, Elizabeth and her husband were taking their daughter to observe Ankang Town. They were ragged and looked a little haggard.
Among them were many refugees who came with them. Most of them had experienced a long journey and were inevitably exhausted.
Even so, many people still kept their eyes open and tried hard to observe the town.
This town seemed different from Oez or other small towns. Usually at this time, everyone would have closed down and was left to work. But in this town, most of the residents were living and working normally, full of smiles and enthusiasm.
It seems that no one cares about the natural disasters in summer, and some people even carry bags to deliver food to various places. I heard that’s called “takeout”?
There are many things here that are not available elsewhere, such as ice curtains, ice houses, juices, and braised chicken...
Everyone was attracted by the aroma and swallowed hard. For the first time, they felt that they had made the right bet!
Elizabeth and her family of three quickly decided to settle here!
They quietly walked to a deserted place and wanted to count whether the settlement fee was enough. After all, wealth should not be shown to others.
However, they did not notice that a level 16 refugee was quietly approaching them, with greedy and twisted light in his eyes.
Elizabeth and her husband were completely unaware of this and were even discussing, "Alas, this town is great in every way, but it's a pity there are too few guards."
"Maybe everyone is living and working peacefully, so there's no need to set it up. Think about it, although there are many guards in the town of Oez, there are also many refugees, and there are too many robberies..."
As they were talking, they suddenly felt a chill. Turning around, they saw a refugee holding a knife, his eyes shining like a hungry wolf seeing a lamb.
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