A few days later, the hardworking slaves had prepared the flour that the lord needed. The lord was very satisfied. She used the flour to make steamed buns and found that the steamed buns made with hand-ground flour tasted better and increased her stamina by 5.
Indeed, the increase in the value of food is largely related to the ingredients themselves!
She happily carried the steamed buns to the black and white whale's dwelling.
"I heard your injuries have healed and you're getting ready to go to Mist City to make some money!"
The black and white whales and flamingos nodded.
"The injuries of the others are almost fully healed, all thanks to the Lord!"
Qin Yiyi nodded.
"That's right, I agree with that!"
"So, would you like some steamed buns?"
Steamed bun?
Qin Yiyi took out a series of plump, round steamed buns.
"One steamed bun can increase five stamina points, and it only costs five gold coins!" She's selling it very cheaply!
She can steam forty or fifty buns in one pot.
In addition, each seaweed rice roll can increase your health by 5 points. With these two items, as long as you keep them in a temperature-controlled container, you won't have to worry about going to the City of Mist!
only.....
They have no gold coins now, and they are surviving on one meal a day, which was originally scheduled!
"It's settled! We'll settle it!"
Several mercenaries who had been seriously injured and were almost fully recovered had just returned from training when they heard Qin Yiyi mention this price.
Where can you find a steamed bun that gives you five stamina points?
There were a few dozen gold coins left on the bodies of the wounded.
"Let's take five steamed buns first!"
The black and white whale was pulled aside by an injured person.
"Are you stupid? You can't even determine this? You know, even if we don't go into Misty City, we can sell them outside for ten gold coins each. We can make a fortune just by making a profit from the price difference!"
If we encountered that heartless guild leader from before, he would have charged at least fifteen or even twenty-five gold coins per item!
The mercenary who bought the steamed buns gave them to the black and white whale.
"Go into the City of Mist and wait for your chance. Someone covered in blood will definitely rush out. Go and find your target to sell to!"
“We’re not heartless merchants. You can sell them for 7 gold coins each. Surely some people will buy them to save their lives. We’ll make 2 gold coins per item, and 20 gold coins from each item. We won’t even risk our lives. We can make a few more trips to sell the goods and consider it money we earned from entering the inner circle!”
You can make money without having to work so hard, what's wrong with that? It's simply wonderful!
The black and white whale and the flamingo exchanged a glance.
"You're right, but the start-up capital is yours, so how are we going to split it?"
The injured brother patted the black and white whale on the shoulder.
"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be able to buy food even with gold coins, and you even ate all the food you had stored up for me. How could a few gold coins possibly repay such a kindness?"
"Consider this gold coin yours. You and Arjun take the lion's share, and we'll keep the rest!"
“How can that be?” Ah Jing shook his head.
"Why not? From today onwards, we are a new mercenary group. As the leader, it's only right that you take the lion's share of the profits to give us the opportunity to lead the way!"
After discussing and agreeing on their plans, a new mercenary group called Birds and Fish was formed.
But the first thing to do when joining a mercenary group is to learn how to become a qualified trader!
Qin Yiyi was quite satisfied with the discussion among these people. The reason she came was because she couldn't show herself, and she couldn't send Sid out either. Her laborers only had strength but no fighting ability, so the best choice was these mercenary groups!
"I've posted a quest at the tavern. You can also earn points to exchange for steamed buns—ten points equal one steamed bun—or exchange them for gold coins. It's up to you!" [The food at this stage has different attributes than the food auctioned later in the auction house. This food is cheaper to produce, and while the attribute boost isn't significant, the boost lasts for a shorter period. Later, the high-priced food in the auction house has a boost duration many times longer.]
They gave them twenty-five gold coins and bought five steamed buns that increased their stamina.
Ah-Qiong and Ah-Jing put the steamed buns into their own thermos boxes.
All the mercenaries would put the food in a temperature-controlled box after they found it. It was fine in winter, but in the sweltering summer with yellow sand everywhere, if it wasn't put in a temperature-controlled box, it would probably spoil in less than a day!
Once placed inside, it can be stored for a week without any problem. Even a slightly lower quality constant temperature box can keep it for 3-5 days, which is equivalent to a portable refrigerator!
"My sister and I are going to the City of Mist this afternoon!" He couldn't wait!
Just thinking about how he could make a profit of 2 gold coins by simply reselling them made him eager to try!
Qin Yiyi mentally calculated that she only had one stone mill with limited output. It seemed she would have to have the slaves make more stone mills today. However, she still needed people for steaming and drying. With only a hundred new slaves, it felt like there weren't enough people.
The viscountry had already alarmed the lord. The escape of a hundred able-bodied men made the lord want to have the mercenaries capture them, but then he realized that they were laborers who could leave at any time, not slaves.
Viscount Old turned his attention to the laborers!
How do you turn a laborer into a slave willingly?
(Qin Yiyi: Then you have to be like me, first you have to be a lord who exploits people!)
"These laborers actually dared to run away! Do they think they'll live a good life just because they escaped? What a joke! What lord isn't like us? At least I give them tents to live in. Look at other territories, some people even sleep in the open! Ungrateful bastards!"
"My lord, please don't be angry. It's their misfortune that they're not in our territory. We can go back to Chaos Town and post job advertisements. There are plenty of refugees willing to work in our territory!"
Refugees are those whose territories are no longer protected by the main city and are being invaded by the yellow sand. They will gradually become part of the area covered by the Misty City.
Old was very angry.
"How many laborers are left in the territory? Prepare to have them sign contracts and turn them all into slaves!"
The supervisors below were in a bit of a predicament.
There was a slave rebellion in the wasteland world before, so the main city no longer allows lords to use violence or illegal means to acquire slaves.
Apart from slaves brought in by war, all other slaves must be voluntary. For example, some slaves may become slaves to pay off debts because they are unable to pay taxes, and they will be free again once the debts are paid off.
For example, one might be willing to sell oneself to obtain food for one's family because there is no food available, but one cannot use illegal means to force someone who is unwilling to become a slave.
"My lord, this is strictly forbidden in the main city. You've only just been promoted to viscount; if this is discovered..."
Forget about the viscount's position; if he encountered a hot-tempered law enforcement officer, he'd just shoot him dead.
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