On the second day of the magic exchange conference, Aaron's ban on grain exports crossed the strait and reached Weilan.

Almost at the same time, news came out about Levinder's export ban and the soaring food prices in the international staple food market.

The speed was very fast, and it was obvious that many special means of information transmission were used.

It seemed like just a blink of an eye, and the relevant news spread throughout the streets and alleys. While the common people of Weilan didn't feel anything, the top government officials were already in a panic.

Because everyone knew that Weilan didn't have enough food.

If we can’t buy food from the Wit Continent, many people will starve.

The news came in the morning.

At night, the panic among the top leaders was like a flood on the top of the mountain, overflowing all the way to the bottom of the mountain.

By the morning of the third day, the price of food in the capital of Weilan began to rise uncontrollably.

The atmosphere of panic in the city naturally spread to the magic exchange conference.

When the conference opened, mages from various countries in the alliance began to whisper and discuss.

As foreigners, they didn't have to worry about food shortages in Veran, but many mages originally planned to stay in Veran.

Now that such a thing has happened to Weilan, people suddenly feel a lot of hesitation.

These mages are all outstanding people, with intelligence and knowledge far beyond ordinary people. They can naturally see that the current international situation is so strange and somewhat scary, so they are worried that Weilan will not be able to bear it and big problems will arise.

At the meeting, Aaron's former government minister Rifa was also discussing the matter with his old friend Ruwakado.

"This is a bit troublesome, and the subsequent impact is also very large."

Rafa whispered.

Luwakado nodded slightly and said immediately: "At least our Kao has not announced an export ban. Weilan can still buy food from Kao."

Ruifa grinned: "It's true that the khal didn't issue a ban, but the khal has the most people and the least land, and it's already short of food. At a time like this, it's hard for them to protect themselves, so how can they have the time to support Weilan."

"In my opinion, this must have been discussed by Levender and Aaron. Their purpose is to siege Weilan from the food supply so as to seize the benefits from Weilan."

Rwakado remained silent because he knew that Ruifa was right.

After a long silence, he continued, "Although Weilan is short of food, it will only be a matter of one or two years. It's not like they are completely starving. They will get through it if they just hold on."

Ruifa immediately pointed out: "That depends on the extent of the shortage."

"If the shortage is small, with the Duke's reputation, then we can definitely survive. If the shortage is large, and someone is trying to stir up trouble, then there will definitely be big problems."

When people are hungry, all etiquette, morals, loyalty and beliefs will be thrown out of the window, and they will transform into pure beasts, with the only option left in their minds being "filling their stomachs".

At this time, if there is anyone who can fill their stomachs, it is their father.

Whatever their father says is right, and if he asks them to rebel, they will rebel, and Aaron and Levinder must be very happy to play the role of 'father'.

Especially Aaron, they are used to being Weilan's father.

Not only in Aaron, there are still a large number of people who want to take back Weilan, the rebellious son.

There must be a lot of filial sons and grandchildren in Weilan who want to welcome their father back and continue to be the beloved and spoiled sons and daughters of their father.

Aaron was so close, and the two of them exchanged glances and hit it off immediately, which would definitely bring huge trouble to Weilan.

In the past, Switzerland and France would not have felt anything about this.

But now, he was very anxious.

He planned to spend the rest of his life in Weilan, and didn't want this place to become a mess and ruins.

What he said made a lot of sense. Ruwakado didn't know the situation of Weilan's food storage, so he was speechless again.

But he also absolutely did not want anything to happen to Weilan, both because of personal feelings and for his own benefit.

Because he opened a new training class in Kao, specifically to send talented mages to Weilan.

For every delivery, the Duke gave him at least 200 ogres, and he lived a very decent life with this income.

If something happened to Weilan, he wouldn't be able to continue his training class.

After holding it in for a long time, he finally managed to say, "Don't worry, the Duke will definitely find a way to solve it."

Ruifa spread his hands and said, "The Duke is a high-level wizard, not a god. Can he create food out of thin air?"

"Besides, even God can't do anything about this."

"Look at the Duchy of Bohemia, a country with a huge grain production. One of the three great natural holy cities, Meereen, is located within the Duchy, but people are still starving to death, aren't they?"

Luwakado was completely speechless.

He is in a bad mood.

At this moment, a team of black guards appeared again in the front row of the venue, the Duke appeared again, and then once again stepped onto the podium.

The Duke's expression looked very calm, without any anxiety or irritability, and there seemed to be a hint of joy and pride.

This detail immediately reassured Luwakado, and he said confidently: "Sometimes, the Duke is more powerful than God. He will definitely find a way this time!"

Ruifa spread his hands and said nothing. He felt that his old friend was a little fanatical.

After a while, the Duke's voice was heard from the stage.

The tone of voice was as gentle and clear as it was two days ago, without any emotion fluctuation, as if the panic about food shortage outside did not exist at all.

"Quiet down~Everyone, quiet down~~"

The Duke's reputation was still very high. Soon, the buzzing whispers in the venue disappeared, and every wizard looked intently at the podium.

Many people had a hunch that the Duke's urgent appearance on the stage would definitely determine the topic of his speech to be related to the food issue.

Ruifa whispered, "I'm afraid the Duke is not in the mood to continue holding the conference. He will probably announce an emergency suspension."

Luwacardo shook his head without hesitation: "Impossible! The Duke said it would take half a month, so it must be half a month. Not to mention stopping in the middle, it won't be less than a minute!"

Rifa began to feel that Luwakado was a little unreasonable, just like a fanatical naturalist.

He decided not to say anything more and just focus on the Duke's reaction.

After the venue was completely quiet, the Duke's voice continued to be heard from the podium.

"I'm sure everyone has heard some not-so-good news. Aaron and Levinder issued a food export ban almost at the same time, and international food prices soared instantly."

"Last night, the price of a ton of potatoes was 14 Ogg, and this morning it broke through 20 Ogg, and is still rising."

"Potatoes are still relatively cheap. Flour, even the most common rye flour, costs more than 25 oz per ton, whereas before the New Year it only cost 5 oz."

“There are also many unscrupulous businessmen who mix sand and gravel into flour and sell the stones at exorbitant prices.”

The news was so shocking that many mages began to feel uneasy.

Because the situation is somewhat out of control, not to mention Weilan, their own country will definitely be greatly affected.

This made every mage present lose interest in the meeting, and they all planned to leave early and go home quickly to deal with this terrible change.

Ruifa couldn't help but whispered, "Not only will Weilan be in trouble, but many people on the Wit Continent will also starve."

There are many purely urban people in the Witt continent who do not own their own land and rely entirely on their work salaries to support themselves.

Many low-income urban residents spend every penny carefully and have no emergency savings in their pockets.

This group of people have extremely poor ability to cope with changes in the external environment. Now that food prices have skyrocketed, their lives are bound to be greatly affected. In all likelihood, they will become completely bankrupt, homeless, wander the streets, or even starve to death.

Therefore, if food prices do not return to normal quickly, large-scale turmoil will probably soon occur in the continent of Witt.

The well-informed former Minister of State for Aaron couldn't help but curse in his heart.

'These kings only care about their thrones and never treat the common people as human beings!'

At this moment, the Duke's voice was heard again on the stage.

"But I want to say that no matter what happens, this magic exchange conference will proceed normally, and all the planned schedules will not be affected in any way."

Luwakado winked at his friend and said, “Just watch.”

Ruifa spread his hands and said, "Now it's not a question of whether the Duke will hold the meeting or not, but whether the mages are willing to continue to attend the meeting."

He felt that many mages were ready to leave.

The Duke's voice was heard again on the stage.

"The export ban on Aaron and Levender, as well as the surge in international food prices, did have a significant impact on Weilan."

"I must admit this, but as the Duke of Dawn of Weilan, we had anticipated this and made some arrangements months before it all happened."

"I know you're all curious to know what arrangements we've made."

"I shouldn't have said it, or I wanted to announce it later because the new results are not yet particularly mature."

"But now that the situation has reached this point, everyone needs confidence. I can only announce this immature result of the magic in advance."

When these words came out, the mages at the meeting were all surprised, not knowing what the Duke meant.

Many mages who were planning to leave and go home also stopped.

The Duke did not say anything directly, but waved his hand.

Many servants suddenly appeared in the meeting hall, each holding a tray with stacks of small round bread that looked like whole wheat bread on it.

The servants began to distribute the buns, and soon all the mages present had one.

Rifa and Ruwakado also got one each.

Ruifa was a little confused: "What does this mean? Does it mean that Weilan has a lot of food stored?"

Luwakado didn't say anything. He picked up the bread and looked at it carefully. At the end, he took a light bite and chewed it carefully.

As he chewed, a look of shock gradually appeared on his face.

Soon, not only he discovered the abnormality, but many mages also discovered it and made some guesses. Gradually, some people showed shock on their faces.

Ruifa gradually came back to his senses. He asked softly, "This can't be true?"

Luwakado did not answer, he was full of disbelief.

Because he once used this trick to deceive Earl Robert and almost succeeded, but he didn't expect that the Duke who had exposed his scam was now using the same trick.

But it was a hoax. Since the Duke dared to announce it in front of so many thousands of wizards, it must be the real thing.

He suddenly felt his heart pounding.

Of course, he knew the great significance of this magical achievement, which had the power to change the world.

Then the Duke's voice came from the podium,

"That's right. We, Weilan, accidentally obtained an arcane conversion array that can obtain arcane power on a large scale. Based on this conversion array, we developed a large-scale food-making technique that can transform 'wood, weeds, straw' and other useless materials into edible flour."

"Wow~~~~"

The whole place was in an uproar! Countless mages stood up in shock.

Many mages subconsciously squeezed the whole wheat bread in their hands, deforming it, while others began to taste the whole wheat bread carefully.

"The bread in your hands is all made from wheat straw. It has a wheaty aroma and a slightly rough texture, but it is completely enough to fill your stomach."

Ruifa took a bite of the bread, chewed it carefully, and then commented: "It's okay, but not delicious."

He also ate the rwakado and grinned: "It's more than just okay. The taste is much finer than the bread that many civilians eat."

After eating a few bites, he looked very proud: "Rifa, my good friend, the Duke has now accomplished something that even God cannot do."

Everyone knows what this means.

With this amazing magical achievement, Weilan will never be short of food. If this achievement is promoted, the entire Natural Alliance will no longer be short of food.

The food crisis, which has become increasingly serious due to population growth, will be greatly alleviated and may even no longer be a problem.

And Weilan, who invented this magic, is like the savior of the alliance and a holy place of magic in the world.

Immediately afterwards, the god-like Duke Weilan on the stage announced another piece of news that sounded like an oracle.

"I know that this achievement is enough to fill the stomachs of the Weilan people and even allow them to earn a lot of money."

"But as the main contributor to the achievement of this technique, I don't intend to do that."

"Here, as Duke Weilan, I solemnly declare that the basic arcane conversion array and the basic large-scale food making technique will be shared free of charge with all the kingdoms, principalities, and major magic schools in the entire Natural Alliance for everyone to study and improve."

"I do this in the hope that food will no longer be used as a weapon in the struggle between the alliance countries!"

"I hope that in a few years, there will be countless magical bakeries in the Natural Alliance, so that everyone can easily fill their stomachs."

"I hope that there will be no more hungry people in the Alliance!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue was in an uproar again.

Everyone knows the value of this achievement, and if such an amazing achievement is taken for oneself, it would almost bring all the wealth of the entire Natural Alliance to Weilan.

But the Duke shared this technology for free, and even expressed his grand wish of "no starving people in the alliance", which even Mother Nature dared not say.

The key is that this great wish is not a castle in the air, but can really be realized! What is the difference between this and the savior in myths and legends? No, this is even greater than the savior in myths! 'Papapapa~~'

Not only did someone applaud, but the applause became continuous, and then it rose to the sky and lasted for a long time.

Mages are the most intelligent people among the human race.

Because he is the most intelligent, he is also the most arrogant and will not easily be convinced by someone.

But now, this group of the smartest people in the entire Natural Alliance was completely impressed by Duke Weilan on the stage.

The same is true for Switzerland and France.

His palms turned red from clapping.

Amidst thunderous applause, he shouted to his old friends with all his might.

"Aaron's lion, Kaa's black rose, Levender's platinum lord, are nothing but a wisp of insignificant smoke in the long river of time."

"But the Duke of Dawn of Veran. No, it's the Duke of Rosen, who is the real eternal man!"

"He used his wisdom comparable to that of the Creator and his mercy surpassing that of Mother Nature to divide the history of our natural alliance into the Age of Hunger and the Age of Paradise!"

"He is the savior of the Natural Alliance!"

"The alliance. No, the entire human race will remember his name forever!"

(End of this chapter)