Now, even the city lord's hands were shaking violently.
"idiot!"
"We have some grain, but we sold it to overseas caravans!"
"But those caravans haven't been here for a week, you understand?"
"After that damned Remheb left, these caravans just seemed to disappear!"
"We are hoarding food now, and we can only earn a little money from these poor guys every day!"
"If we want to escape unscathed now, we must sell all the grain, and then we can take the money and leave here!"
"But without a caravan, relying solely on the city's daily income, we wouldn't be able to save enough money to leave even if we lived forever!"
"Get it, idiot!"
When the steward heard this, he showed a look of sudden enlightenment.
However, he could now confirm that his city lord had not lost his mind, at least, he could still be considered a normal person.
"City...City Lord?"
"You said the caravan hasn't docked for a week?"
"But here, caravans come to buy food almost every day. How could it be possible now..."
He looked to the other side at this time, and sure enough, the place where merchant ships usually docked was now empty.
"What?!"
"How is this possible?!"
"News about food can't possibly spread so quickly!"
"And, and! Those holy Egyptians in Cairo are landlubbers. They don't even have a decent warship!"
"They can't possibly threaten these merchant ships, City Lord!"
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