Chapter 77: Tidal Disaster Strikes
"Are you crazy? You really want to go fishing for seafood?" The other refugees looked fierce and stopped Grace from leaving. "I don't know how dangerous it is to catch crabs and lobsters outside the city. Even though Lord Lin will buy them at a high price, how dare you make money from it?"
Other refugees followed suit, saying it was too dangerous and that they should never go.
Grace didn't understand why everyone suddenly cared so much about her, so she clenched her fingers around the barrel and the fishing net.
She hesitated and said, "Then I have to go too. Since the Civilian Academy teaches how to catch seafood, it must be useful. I have to try it anyway. Since the Civilian Academy was built, we've been out of work again, and I have a child to support. I'm sorry."
After saying this, she walked out of the free refugee shelter regardless of anyone trying to stop her, gritted her teeth, and left the city.
There were many seafood scattered on the land around her, including oysters and scallops, with their mouths wide open, trying to bite people. She was so scared that her scalp went numb and she stepped back repeatedly.
But thinking of her daughter who had to go to school, she finally stepped forward.
The seafood seemed to sense something was wrong, so they started to attack with their claws and fangs bared. The oyster pounced and tried to bite her foot.
Grace's heart was pounding with fear. She took out some salt and sprinkled it on the oysters tremblingly.
With a loud shake, the salt was sprinkled all over and hit the oyster's open mouth. The oyster was stunned for a few seconds and then twisted wildly.
After being twisted wildly, the oysters gradually lost their vitality and became wilted.
Grace was overjoyed. She grabbed the oysters with pliers and put them into the red bucket, her heart pounding.
Done!
The new [Tidal Disaster Prevention Course] offered by the Civilian Academy is indeed useful!
These seafoods are indeed afraid of being watered with salt!
The other seafood seemed to sense the danger and closed their shells instantly, terrified and pursing their lips tightly.
It turns out that seafood is not as scary as rumored!
After realizing this, Grace became bolder. While watering the seafood, her fingers flew like butterflies, picking up the seafood one by one. The rest of the seafood seemed to be afraid of salt, so they did not struggle too much.
Half an hour later, the red bucket gradually became full.
Grace looked at the abundant results of the battle and her heart was filled with emotion.
Oh my God, in the past, they would not even go out, and would just walk around when they saw seafood. How could they possibly make money from this?
Thank you, Lord Lin, for letting her live a good life!
It is not easy for someone like her who has no skills, no education and no savings to survive!
When she makes money, she will make sure her daughter studies hard to repay Lord Lin’s painstaking efforts!
Soon, she had picked up all the seafood around her. When she wanted to walk to the side, she was surprised to find that—
Hey, isn’t that the person who stopped her from picking up seafood in the first place?
The refugee also saw her, his eyes flickered and he was very embarrassed.
Looking at the refugee's full red bucket and his skillful movements, Grace suddenly understood.
No wonder this guy didn’t want her to pick it up, because he wanted to make money alone!
Didn’t you expect the competition to be so fierce?
Grace felt as if she were in a dream. She walked towards other places outside the city, only to find that other places were also occupied by other refugee companions.
The surrounding area was cleaned up.
Grace: “…”
Is this the law of true fragrance?
Thinking of their past avoidance of seafood, Grace was stunned. After she regained consciousness, she finally reacted and quickly joined the scramble.
If you hire someone to clean the crayfish, it will cost money, but if the townspeople volunteer, then there is no need to worry.
For a time, the peace outside the city returned to its former state, and merchants from the surrounding areas could travel easily, creating a harmonious scene.
Only Louis, who saw this scene, had sparks in his eyes.
Hell, a few days ago, in order to make Ankang Town less accessible, he hired a swordsman at a high price to transport seafood and secretly put it outside the city, but they were all picked up by these people!
The most important thing is that these things were served on the table and finally went into his stomach again at a high price.
What is this?
My hidden weapon has become food?
I pay to send seafood to my competitors?
*
Imperial capital, commodity shop.
Nicole picked up three bags of salt and frowned as she asked, "Why are there suddenly purchase limits on salt and a price increase?"
The Chamber of Commerce clerk shook his head. "I don't know why, but recently many merchants have been importing large quantities of salt, and there's not enough salt."
Nicole was even stranger.
Salt is almost exclusively supplied to the imperial capital, and each area is allocated enough salt, so how could there be a shortage?
It was precisely because salt was cheap to produce but sold at a high price, and the imperial capital had stock, so in order to make money, they did not restrict the quantity that individuals could purchase.
Nicole couldn't figure it out and could only shake her head.
Alas, she originally wanted to buy some salt to sell to Lin Muqiu, but now it seems that is not possible.
When I turned around and was about to leave, I heard someone whispering next to me:
"It seems like a tidal disaster is approaching, making salt production difficult? Do you think there will be a shortage? I heard there was a shortage in Ankang Town, and it was only after Lin Muqiu opened a spice shop that the situation was resolved."
"Bah, don't talk nonsense. Salt prices fluctuate constantly due to supply and demand, so it's normal for them to fluctuate!"
"But it has a limit on the number of purchases, and I feel like something is wrong."
"Stop arguing and stock up first!"
“…”
Nicole panicked and turned around to see that all the salt on the shelves had been cleared out. Everyone was like a swarm of locusts, quickly buying up all the salt.
What's going on?
*
"So what you mean is that there's a rush to buy salt in the imperial capital, and everyone is hoarding it at high prices?" Louis had just returned from outside the city, and he endured the headache while listening to the bad news brought by the servants.
The servant was frightened by his iron-green face and dared not speak loudly. "Well, the reason might be that Lin Muqiu made a salt-barter deal with a large number of merchants and the Imperial Capital Chamber of Commerce, so..."
Louis laughed angrily, "When did Lin Muqiu become so close to this group of businessmen?"
The servant was silent.
I don’t know, I really don’t know.
Louis was so angry that he rushed forward and kicked the table into pieces.
Damn, why didn't he think of this?
What kind of town is Ankang Town? How is it possible that the flutter of a butterfly's wings can cause a hurricane in the imperial capital?
His face was distorted, "Lin Muqiu did this on purpose..."
The salt in other towns was just enough and there was no time to supply the imperial capital. When the tidal disaster happened, the imperial capital was unable to increase production and could only respond passively.
The servant lowered his head, "We've sent someone to investigate. This rumor has nothing to do with Lin Muqiu. It's just a spontaneous panic among the townspeople, probably influenced by the salt shortage in Ankang Town."
Louis: "..."
So he just shot himself in the foot?
The servant's voice gradually faded. "With the shortage of salt in the Imperial Capital, many merchants heard about the spice shop in Ankang Town and bought from them. There's a salt hoarding in the Imperial Capital now, so even if they buy in at a high price, they can still sell it and make a profit."
Louis took a deep breath of oxygen.
What is this?
Inside and out, he spent money and suffered, while Lin Muqiu and this group of businessmen didn't spend a penny, gained fame and made money, and made a lot of money.
Louis grabbed the servant's collar fiercely, his facial muscles trembling. "Pass the order down. From now on, no one is allowed to stockpile salt beyond the limit. Anyone who spreads rumors of salt shortage will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes." The servant fled away.
Behind his back, the servant smoothed his collar indignantly.
You were the one who started this rumor, weren't you? What's the rush?
Another attendant said to Louis: "My lord, we should implement the plan."
A sneer appeared on Louis' lips, "Okay."
*
"Tsk." Lin Muqiu counted the gold coins and shook his hands.
Her hands were cramping.
Kedero on the side: "..."
He was about to remind Lin Muqiu not to lose heart because of counting money, but when he thought of Lin Muqiu's achievements, he swallowed his words back.
He then discovered that Lin Muqiu's logic in doing things was very simple but effective.
If there are rumors, address the source of the rumors.
When there is a shortage of salt, we expand our supply channels, release the inventory, and produce salt independently.
She would refute all rumors spread by those who spread them, and her main point was that she would not suffer any loss.
Each one of them sounds simple, but how can most people do it? !
Seeing his shocked expression, Lin Muqiu raised an eyebrow and said, "No, I really didn't do what happened in the imperial capital. This was a spontaneous behavior of the market."
"In the past, the imperial capital had a monopoly on salt, and the amount of salt provided was just enough, so as long as there were no rumors or disturbances, the salt price would definitely remain stable."
"Louis was determined to stir up trouble and disrupt the market economy, but it ended up backfiring on him. Who can he blame?"
Kedro remained noncommittal. "But Louis will definitely take revenge. Have you made any preparations for the tidal disaster?"
Lin Muqiu tapped his ring lightly. "Of course, I've prepared giant rubber tubes and wooden barrels, as well as various other things..."
"stop."
Kedero stopped her from continuing.
No, is this what a normal person should prepare?!
He rubbed his temples and was about to explain patiently when he heard the empty horns of beasts echoing throughout the town, and the alarm bells blared loudly, piercingly.
At the same time, a dazzling scarlet light popped up from Lin Muqiu's lord system, and the scene outside the city was displayed in front of them. Waves, one higher than the other, rushed towards the town's walls and the last line of defense.
Suddenly, their eyes met. He saw calmness in Lin Muqiu's eyes, while Lin Muqiu saw panic in his eyes.
Damn, the tidal disaster came early!
*
The roaring hurricane tore through the sky.
The sea waves were turbulent, like the aftermath of a raging sea, like a galloping army. Some of them even broke through the high walls and splashed directly at the feet of Lin Muqiu and the guards.
In the other world, natural disasters are extremely severe, so tidal disasters are many times more terrifying than modern natural disasters.
But this is just the beginning.
"Sir?" Augustine's face was pale and he called Lin Muqiu in a low voice.
I don’t know if it was his illusion, but this tidal disaster was particularly severe.
Lin Muqiu gave a long "hmm".
The guards were ready to go, holding bows and looking energetic.
Lin Muqiu raised an eyebrow, "Hey, the tidal disaster is coming, what are you doing with your weapons?"
Everyone: “…”
Augustine said quietly, "There will be all kinds of deep-sea fish mixed in with the tidal disaster. If we're not on guard, they'll jump onto the city walls."
Lin Muqiu was stunned for a moment and looked down.
Under the tidal disaster, some fish swim upstream like swimming lanterns; some fish are huge, with sharp fangs, and can swallow other small fish in one bite; some fish are completely red like fire, with extremely gorgeous spots.
Lin Muqiu responded with a smile, took out a fishing rod from her ring, and her hands moved frantically, "That's perfect, let's go fishing together later."
Guards: ???
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