Chapter 139 Early Spring
#The mainland will move towards unity
#Ankang Town is the chosen city
#Various goods and technologies will be exchanged
#Several Grand Dukes signed a contract scroll, stating that they would no longer set up trade barriers
#The simulation training room was first built in the Duke and Marquisate for a pilot project to learn new knowledge and prepare for the decisive battle against natural disasters.
Every piece of news almost shattered the townspeople's values and cognition, making them worried and hopeful.
This is destined to be an extraordinary winter.
After receiving the invitation, Lin Muqiu was indeed very fast.
Wind Express Station, release!
Simulation training room, paved!
Send people to teach all kinds of knowledge!
This matter will not be over until all the goods and knowledge in the continent are exchanged!
Then, along the way, she developed a new feature.
System: "...Are you sure this isn't your original intention?"
Next time, don’t analyze it so carefully. Just say you want to sell something, okay?
Lin Muqiu said confidently, "I'm doing this for everyone's sake. The previous live streaming feature was one-way, which was not conducive to the prosperity and development of the mainland economy."
Ankang Town is undergoing industrial upgrading and needs more raw materials. However, many raw materials in other towns cannot be sold and are left in their hands, which is such a waste.
It's such a waste of resources.
Lin Muqiu expressed heartache.
As a lord who cares about her country and her people, she must of course put an end to such waste. Therefore, she decided to create an exchange app that can place orders at any time and put it in the simulation training room, so that everyone can learn knowledge while basking in the sunshine of Ankang Town.
The system says: Haha.
"Bah! Are you afraid of wasting money? You're actually afraid of not making any money and not collecting taxes!"
The system was ruthlessly exposed.
Lin Muqiu didn't bother to pay attention and called out to Yun Yi directly, "Can you help me build an exchange function similar to Taobao?"
Yun Yi immediately sent an "ok" in the mental link.
Regarding this*, Lin Muqiu was in a good mood and did not forget to pua his own system, "Look, they are much more hardworking than you!"
"A ruthless regime that uses data to control people!" The system expressed disdain.
Uh... maybe it's saying, use beauty to seduce people?
Lin Muqiu's mouth twitched. "What the hell is this? Then let me ask you, what is your system proud of?"
The system emitted a proud little figure's brainwaves in her mind, "Of course, I'm proud of maintaining data balance. For example, I've never made a mistake in my work."
Lin Muqiu said confidently, "Yes, Yunyi is doing this job. It organizes and pushes the data. Is there a problem? Besides, didn't you give Yunyi to me as a gift?"
system:"……"
Oops, I forgot about that.
Seeing the system trembling, Lin Muqiu touched his chin and said, "So, I advise you to be more sensible and stop nagging me all day long. Be careful or I'll report you."
system:? ? ?
Do you still think you are right?
Very good, it turns out that like master, like slave rule.
Soon, the system realized that something was wrong.
Why does this sound like an insult to itself as well?
*
At the end of winter, several students were the first to discover the new function in the simulation training room in Ankang Town.
They couldn't help whispering to each other:
"Hey, it looks like a new feature is being tested. Did you see it? A reminder popped up. We're going to pilot it in Ankang Town first!"
"Hey, why our town?"
"You're stupid! Our town has the most simulation training rooms. It costs money to build these things. Even though the continent is united now, simulation training rooms are only built in a few dukedoms. Those dukes are waiting to see the results before they start building them on a large scale."
"Humph, I don't understand!"
"Okay, you two, stop chatting! That online shopping page has really cheap things, go check it out!"
"Holy crap, we can now order other people's goods directly in Ankang Town? That's awesome, right?"
"Who was it that was so determined not to support the continental union? They even said other towns would take advantage of ours."
"It's different times, different circumstances."
“…”
They were chattering when suddenly a stick came knocking in front of them, "Does this have anything to do with you? Keep practicing!"
The two of them slowly raised their heads and found that the Dean of Studies, Cesare, was looking at them with a forced smile.
The students' hearts sank.
As expected, the most heart-wrenching eye contact only occurs between students and teachers.
Cesare walked up to the podium and slammed the table: "You are students, you should study hard, not just play around all day!"
Everyone nodded hurriedly, too frightened to speak loudly.
Seeing that the students were so sensible, Cesare nodded in satisfaction.
This group of students, who have no ambition to make progress, should learn from him and train for 15 hours every day to achieve what they have today!
So he walked to the simulator, turned it on, and opened the online shopping system, all in one go.
Well, he has made it through, so he doesn't have to worry about making progress.
Let him bear the guilt.
Wow, Cesare was shocked the first second he saw the page.
He had never seen anything like it.
The goods are classified and placed neatly.
Equipment and weapons, fresh food, leisure and entertainment... everything is available.
There is also a search function. Once you enter a keyword, dozens of results will appear for the goods you want to search for. You can also sort them by sales volume, region, price, and set a price range.
Is this the benefit of unifying the continent? !
Cesare was excited, having decided to join the online shopping army.
[Western Chamber of Commerce—Specialty Forage Grass, 3 copper coins per pound, starting at 100 pounds. Delivery fee to the northern part is 100 copper coins, and to other towns it's 50 copper coins.]
[Southern Chamber of Commerce - 10 kg of wild blueberries for 45 copper coins. Shipping fee 15 copper coins, first come, first served, shipping limited to the southeast. (Really yummy, check it out before ordering)]
[Northern Chamber of Commerce - Ice Boots - 60 durability, keeps your feet warm in winter, can release an ice effect, 15 silver coins, not only for regional delivery, but also for free shipping.]
It’s so cheap!
Cesare's little fingers clicked frantically.
It was the first time for him to experience the joy of online shopping.
Buyers quickly accepted this online shopping revolution, but sellers were completely shocked.
At first, Brent was skeptical about the online shopping feature.
He picked up the small, astringent blueberries, wondering, "Will anyone really buy these?"
Magnum spread his hands, "I don't know."
Brent twitched his lips. "Will this ruin the reputation of our Southern Chamber of Commerce?"
Magnum glanced at the scene where the head of his chamber of commerce was selling sandstorms and chose to remain silent.
If people buy sandstorms, why not sour blueberries!
He patted the head of his chamber of commerce and said, "Don't be too anxious. After all, this alliance is not a bad thing."
Since the construction of the simulation training room, all sorts of new technologies have entered the homes of ordinary people. This revolution in online shopping has pushed consumption in major cities to new heights, and this consumption has driven production, leading to higher tax revenues for major cities.
Because merchants need to be certified and verified by the chamber of commerce before they can sell goods, this has led to a direct increase in the number of members of major chambers of commerce, and has set off a wave of enthusiasm for selling goods.
No matter what it is, as long as it is valuable, you can try to sell it.
Maybe someone will buy it?
Therefore, this wave of cooperation not only did not affect the chamber of commerce's usual operating mode, but instead led to the rise of chamber of commerce transportation.
The mainland's economy is more closely connected at this moment.
Brent held his chin in his hand, standing in front of the simulation training room, staring at the sales.
Bang!
A crisp sound caught Brent's attention.
[Eastern part - Grace purchased 5 kg of blueberries and requested immediate delivery!]
[Eastern - Lin Muqiu purchased 2 sandstorms and requested delivery during acid rain!]
[Eastern part - Elizabeth purchases 100 kg of pasture grass, requires cash on delivery!]
【……】
Brent was dumbfounded. Isn't the Eastern Conference too rich?
He raised the corner of his mouth, a little proud, "Sure enough, if you follow the right person, you will become rich sooner or later. Look, even the sour blueberries are wanted."
Magnum smiled but said nothing. He had seen the head of his own chamber of commerce being so good too many times.
"What's wrong?" Brent asked puzzled.
“There used to be a blueberry jam that was very popular in mainland China, but unfortunately it was discontinued.” Magnum still smiled.
Brent was even more puzzled. "I know. That blueberry jam is sour and sweet, and I love it. But then it was discontinued, and it's now priced at 80 copper coins a bottle. There's no demand, and even I can't buy it. What happened?"
Magnum didn't reply. Finally, Brent reacted himself, his face twisted. "Don't tell me that Ankang Town bought 60 kilograms of wild blueberries, made them into blueberry jam for 80 yuan a bottle, and sold it to us."
Magnum still chuckled, "That's the truth."
Brent: “…”
Why do I suddenly feel like I've lost out?
Magnum patted Brent's shoulder. "There's nothing unbalanced. The townspeople are deep processing and have a monopoly on technology. That's how awesome they are. We, the townspeople, are just picking, so we don't earn as much as they do. It's normal."
Brent was speechless.
Well, it seems that he still has to keep up with Lin Muqiu's pace, otherwise he will easily be left behind by the times.
*
The first beneficiaries of the mainland alliance are the intermediary Lin Muqiu and the major chambers of commerce, followed by the buyers, and then the sellers.
Before anyone knew it, the revolution had spread across the continent.
Even remote areas.
In the hilly mountains, three adventurers were bent over, picking blueberries in the wild.
They moved quickly and lightly, trying their best not to damage the edges of the blueberries. For them, this was the biggest opportunity to get rich quick they had ever seen in their lives.
Excluding the agency fees and courier fees paid to the Chamber of Commerce, they can earn about 5 copper coins for picking one pound of blueberries. Although it doesn't seem like much, it's really great!
After all, no one wanted these wild blueberries, so they would have rotted in the fields anyway. Now someone wanted to buy them, and at such a high price, they couldn't lose out!
"Brother, why do those towns insist on buying these sour and astringent blueberries?" asked the tanned girl.
The boy, also dark-skinned and carrying a tattered leather bag, looked up at the sky, bewildered. "I don't know either, but at least if I can sell it, it's good. It's better than making 30 copper coins a day from mining, isn't it?"
*
This is a mutually beneficial alliance.
Upstream industry chains, such as blueberry providers, have found broader sales channels.
Small businesses in the midstream industry chain, such as Grace, which makes blueberry jam, have found suitable sources of raw material supplies.
The downstream industry chain, such as Lin Muqiu, major chambers of commerce and other intermediaries, made a lot of money.
Those who originally had complaints about the mainland alliance have now stopped talking. In the face of tangible interests, what else matters?
Taking advantage of the relatively stable spring season, Ankang Town quickly transformed from providing its own raw materials and making the products itself to buying raw materials and hiring people to make the products.
The town's economy is thriving.
[In early spring, the countdown to the decisive battle is 85 days.]
One night, Lin Muqiu was woken up by the Lord System.
She took a look and decided to continue sleeping. After all, the system said that there would be no major natural disasters in the spring, so what was there to worry about?
Even though it was turned off, the Lord's system was still vibrating crazily:
[The spring drought is here! Get up quickly! —Kedero.]
[Damn it, Master Lin, a spring drought has suddenly arrived overnight. —Elizabeth.]
I was completely shocked. I don't know why. This drought came so suddenly. — Augustine.
Lin Muqiu barely took a glance and then jumped up. "System! What's going on? Didn't they say there would be no major natural disasters this spring?"
The small system was also confused, "Host, don't worry, I will help you check it."
After a long silence, it said, "Host, this is the Lord System. I can only remind you that this is the end."
"What do you mean?" Lin Muqiu was puzzled. "My lord system can restrain natural disasters."
It was like lightning striking her mind. In just a moment, Lin Muqiu understood the system's hint: since her lord system can restrain natural disasters, what if someone's lord system can enhance natural disasters?
Are there really such people?
Lin Muqiu clutched the hem of her clothes tightly.
Everything that happened in the past came to mind.
The inexplicably intensified natural disasters this year were always accompanied by the imperial capital's attempts to strengthen its ruling power, as well as the imperial capital's inexplicable operations, as if they were certain that they would die in the avalanche.
And why did she obtain the ultimate mission to challenge the natural disaster at the moment when the imperial capital was defeated, not earlier or later?
Why? Why all this?
Also, even if according to the continent's prophecy, there will be a territory that will lead the continent to restrain natural disasters and move towards prosperity, why is Louis so panicked, and why is he certain from the beginning that the emperor will not be that town?
After all, logically speaking, the imperial capital is the strongest, so it is most likely to be that town, right?
unless……
From the very beginning, natural disasters on the continent were related to the imperial capital.
Lin Muqiu suddenly opened his eyes in disbelief.
How could someone's core desire in the Lord System be to increase natural disasters and drag everyone down with them?
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