We were exhausted from carrying all that stuff at the last stop; my little tentacle almost dislocated!
[Seriously, do tentacles even have bones? To use a term like "dislocation" is ridiculous!]
The tentacles chattered. Qi Zhuo looked at Qin Yiyi, then spoke to the older man next to him. After a while, he turned to Qin Yiyi and asked, "Do you have any zero-pollution food?"
After he finished speaking, he seemed to realize that he had been a bit abrupt.
"I didn't mean anything by it. I know this is very expensive and rare. It's normal if you don't have it. Perhaps you could sell us some low-pollution food?"
Then he added, "I'm not trying to bargain with you. I don't even need the gold coins, but now that winter is coming, I hope the gold coins can be exchanged for food."
Every year before the Earl came to their aid, many people died in the Burial Grounds. The lack of food and water caused the people of the Burial Grounds to cry out in despair. If it weren't for the Earl, they would have died long ago. So this year, even if they starve to death, they will not let the Earl die!
This year, there are more people in the territory, and the previous stockpiles of food have all been eaten. Now they have to find various channels to stockpile food, and they can't let others know about it. On the surface, the territory's food supply must continue to maintain the current level, otherwise people will find out that their territory has taken in Earl Ye Qin.
Qin Yiyi's eyes gleamed. Her outward appearance and demeanor suggested she was a wealthy heiress, pampered and seemingly without any guile.
She wore a coat and took out a map, pointing to the address on it, saying, "I heard that Flame City and Burial Ground are obviously far apart, but in reality they are almost back to back. It's just that there is a sea in between, and strange beasts roam the sea, so there is no sea route. Otherwise, crossing Flame City from Burial Ground would be much faster!"
Hearing her talk about Flame City, Qi Zhuo's heart skipped a beat, but when he heard Qin Yiyi's next words, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's right. Few people can cross that ocean. It's often stormy, and there are strange beasts in the sea, making it very dangerous."
Qi Zhuo's statement was conservative.
Few people can overcome it, but that doesn't mean no one can't overcome it.
Qin Yiyi rolled her eyes: "I just inherited a baronial territory, and I happen to have a group of laborers who have planted a lot of grain for me. However, the price of grain will rise slightly in winter. I don't know if you can accept that."
She quoted a normal price and didn't offer a discount or any other terms, which actually relieved Qi Zhuo.
They had barely managed to rescue the Earl from Flame City at their burial ground, and this matter absolutely could not be known to outsiders. Otherwise, if it alarmed Flame City, their meager strength would be insufficient to protect the Earl.
"A higher price is fine, as long as you give us low-pollution grain."
Qin Yiyi squinted slightly, yawned, and stretched out her hand, revealing the Nighthawk Gauntlets on her hand.
From this angle, only Qi Zhuo could see clearly. Qi Zhuo's pupils contracted slightly, and he quickly lowered his head to hide his emotions.
Nighthawk Gauntlets—he had only ever seen such gauntlets on the hands of the Earl's family. Could it be that the young lady in front of him was also a member of the Earl's family?
He wanted to ask, but he couldn't make a sound.
What if he's wrong? He needs to observe further.
The tiny tentacles peeking out from behind Qin Yiyi were chattering away, conveying Qi Zhuo's expression to her.
[As expected, Lady Yiyi's expression changed!]
Although he lowered his head to hide his thoughts, the tentacles were everywhere, and from another angle, I still saw the shock in his eyes!
[These guys have the potential to be detectives, not bad, I'll give you extra food when we get back tonight!] These were Qin Yiyi's inner thoughts.
The many hands cheered with joy.
The tentacle monster poked Qin Yiyi from behind.
He could hear her talking to the tentacles, after all, he was the tentacle's original body.
【No, what did he mean by poking Miss Yiyi? Does he want to eat with us?】
Ha, that slob who always eats alone, now it's our turn! We absolutely won't give him any!
[That's right, that's right, we can't give it to the tentacle monster's true form; he never shares the good food with us!]
The tentacles unanimously resisted the main body.
Qin Yiyi chuckled to herself, "It's not that I don't want to give it to you! It's just that you're so hard to handle!"
Knowing that Qi Zhuo was likely connected to the person she had found, Qin Yiyi said calmly, "It's not that zero-pollution food doesn't exist, but as you know, these things are always priceless!"
At this moment, Qi Zhuo was trying to hide his excitement and confusion, concealing the complex emotions within him.
"Shall we discuss this in detail?"
Fifteen minutes before the train was about to depart, Qin Yiyi returned to her seat, and Xiaofeng brought her tea.
Meanwhile, Qi Zhuo, carrying the business deal he had agreed upon, quickly entered the underground of the burial ground.
Some people know that there is also an underground city in the Burial Grounds, but few people know that this underground city is even larger than Storm City, which was built to prevent heavy snow from hitting the city in winter.
One hundred meters underground, the burial ground was built up generation after generation.
Even Sky City, which has invested in scientific research here, doesn't know about this place, let alone have ever been here.
Qi Zhuo took the elevator to the first basement level. The guards at the door glanced at him and then lowered their eyes again, continuing to play cards with the other two.
"Old goblin! Old goblin!"
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