The next morning, Lu En received the intelligence coming from Anluo.

Duke Trela ​​took action.

He cut off the supply route to Anluo. In all the cities around Anluo, most of the food from the Chamber of Commerce has been maliciously purchased by an inexplicable fund. Prices have skyrocketed and the supply belt has been cut off. Now almost all caravans

They will not transport daily necessities and food anywhere.

They took advantage of the trade routes managed by the Trela ​​family and the merchants below to maliciously raise prices and cut off food and supplies.

The cost of doing this was that the Trela ​​family lost tens of thousands of gold coins, and they lost tens of thousands in just a few days. It can be said that money is burned faster than paper. If you want to continue, you will need to spend more and more money.

However, even though it only lasted a few days, it did not cause famine or any major negative consequences, but the daily consumption of thousands of people in Ontario was staggering. There was no other food supply, and the city's reserves alone could last for another week at most.

I won't be able to get any other food, and I'm afraid I'll need to hunt by then.

At this time, if we follow the normal market rules, of course the price of food will skyrocket. Businessmen will take notice and rush in, bringing a large amount of food to calm the price of food.

But... the Trela ​​family spent a lot of money this time. They did not hesitate to buy the grain from those grain merchants at fifteen times higher than the market price. They kept it all themselves. All the merchants who wanted to get involved had their money taken away by the Trela ​​family.

Or maybe the title of Duke dissuaded me.

Anluo's food route was completely cut off.

"Tsk..." Lu En smacked his lips, but his expression wasn't too nervous.

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Duke Trela ​​did not listen to Celie's advice.

In his opinion, Count Anluo has nothing that can make up for the losses caused by the departure of the Hippogriff clan. This means that his Hippogriff Cavalry Regiment will be directly scrapped. The investment in this professional legion is very huge, and the entire group has been sold.

Ontario can’t even afford it!

Therefore, he directly followed the original plan and cut off Anluo's food supply. There was still half a month before the meeting was officially held. It was enough for everyone in Anluo to starve to death. Even if they didn't starve to death, it would definitely cause huge trouble in the future.

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And...you don't have to starve to death.

In Duke Trela's view, the famine caused by such a blockade is not important. The most important thing is that a lot of information is released.

The first piece of information was, of course, a complete break between him and Count Anluo, directly cutting off Anluo's food supply. This could be regarded as a mortal enemy.

The second message is to warn the king of monsters. This can only be regarded as a warning, because he is still far from starving to death. This period of time is enough for Count Anluo to think calmly and decide what to do, whether to surrender or to

Want to come hard.

The third message was released to Anluo and those foreign businessmen, telling them about the situation here. According to the past situation, these profit-seeking businessmen, even the chamber of commerce established by Lu En, would not be able to obtain it because of the lack of information within Anluo.

Food replenishment then increases prices.

It is normal for stores to raise prices due to shortages of goods, and this happens all over the world.

And with this price increase...a problem arises.

Although there may not be a famine for the time being, it is impossible for civilians to know about these financial flows, so they only understand that food has become much more expensive recently and they can hardly afford it.

But food must be eaten, so people who cannot eat will be angry and riot. What follows is a crackdown by the city hall. In just one week, the opposition between the people and the rulers emerged.

Under normal circumstances, Count Anluo still has room for explanation, but unfortunately... this is not a normal situation. Artificial manipulation of food prices will definitely make it difficult for the other party to defend himself under any circumstances. The entire Anluo will be in serious trouble.

The people and the aristocracy were in conflict.

This is no ordinary contradiction, especially for a new aristocrat.

Duke Trela ​​is very satisfied with this plan. As for the cost, it is just a small matter.

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At the same time, on Ontario's side.

"What? You don't sell food anymore? Then what will I eat?" Elaine looked at the owner of the Anluo Grain Store with longing eyes. She took the money and found that she couldn't buy anything to eat!

"I'm sorry, girl, this is the intention of the higher-ups, and you know it... The one who is in charge of the family now and is in charge of the money... there is really no way." The businessman spread his hands to Elaine and said with a wry smile.

Ontario has been out of the distribution system for a long time. In fact, it has developed into a small city with tens of thousands of people. People from all over the country go to school here, and Ontario's local caravans are constantly transporting various supplies and supplies.

Personnel come over.

These people are not chaotic. In fact, most of them are people who came to open up wasteland, some are purchased slaves, and some come with students.

The students are not necessarily children. Many students are in their thirties or forties and want to work hard, so they bring their families here. Not only can they make a living, but they may also become professionals.

These people quickly became the main population of Ontario. Their families settled here while they studied and worked.

With such a large number of people, the distribution system for the first few hundred people could no longer apply, so metal currency was used in the same way as the outside world. Then the market was semi-opened. The common currency of the empire or the currency of other principal kingdoms could be purchased.

They would collect some special goods from the border, some special beast products or minerals from the border, and then sell daily necessities to Ontario, forming a small business cycle.

The coinage rights are not in your own hands, which is a big loss, but Anluo has always been just a province of the empire. At this stage, it can only be like this. There is no other way but to rely more on your own caravans, so that you can lose less. Fortunately

Ontario is too remote and not many people are willing to come. Lu En's own chamber of commerce accounts for more than 70% of all circulation.

Urathil's control was very strict. The moment the news came, she immediately became acutely aware of what was going on. She directly ordered that people be prohibited from collecting grain privately, and that all grain be collected under her own warehouse.

Throughout Ontario, all food was once again rationed.

Therefore, almost a day later, the whole of Ontario knew about this incident. The people looked at each other in shock, and the one who reacted the most fiercely was undoubtedly Elaine.

After getting out of the distribution system, she also received a salary, which she relied on to buy food, and she also relied on her cuteness to eat and drink everywhere. However, it was not all free. Occasionally, if a wild beast came, she would help to deal with it.

Then she would throw all the meat to the college kitchen to make it ready-made. After she was full, she could sleep for three days, and the rest would be given away as wages.

As for letting her cook it herself... She is a dragon with the skill of dark cooking. She made a charcoal grilled fish for Kara and successfully turned the fish into carbon. Fortunately, dragons can digest inorganic substances, otherwise they would eat people to death.

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Therefore, when she heard that money could not buy food, Elaine panicked.

This is really scary, because she might be hungry, which is a big deal.

So she ran away, forgetting that she could fly, and ran all the way to the high tower in the academy and the topmost laboratory above.

This kind of high tower was built to prevent accidents from above from spreading to below, and the entire construction process was paid for and built by Alchemist Tower himself, and he even paid the workers. It is also the highest landmark in Ontario.

It is a unique building with a height of ten stories.

"Lieta! Lieta! Something big happened!" She pushed open the door with a cry, without even knocking on the door.

Lieta was holding a thin dropper, carefully trying to drop a little bit of polar skin oil.

This is a method of making a catalyst, which is used to catalyze the violent reaction of burning agents. It can be used in many places, such as metallurgy or the subsequent processing of high-level magic metals.

This kind of catalyst can easily complete several days of slow reactions in one second. The strong energy burst out is enough to melt high-grade magic metal. This is one of the precious raw materials for forging powerful magic equipment and is almost impossible to be destroyed by conventional means.

Melting and forging is the only way to do it.

Lieta never dreamed that he had already installed a bunch of alarm equipment outside, plus a lot of interception measures to ensure that even Uraciel himself could not break in. The outer door of the laboratory was just like this.

Zi pushed away.

That was of course, after all, it was the body of an ancient dragon, and its body alone could overwhelm a level 8 being. Moreover, she was really anxious... and had no energy left at all.

The door was violently broken open with a loud bang, and the alchemical device above was smashed into pieces before it had time to take effect.

Lieta was so frightened that he shook his hand, and two or three drops of Polar Skin Oil came out.

"Fuck!" His hair stood on end and his hair stood on end. Fortunately, he wasn't wearing a hat, otherwise the hat would have been pushed up by his hair!

It was too late, but it was too soon. Lieta grabbed the reactor on the table and threw it directly in front of Elaine without hesitation. Then he lay down skillfully, hugged his head, huddled up, and used the laboratory table to block himself.

Shock wave, and activated the magic guide to protect himself.

There was a boom! The air wave swept directly around, blasting Elaine away, smashing through the walls of the laboratory, and falling from the tenth floor!

It hit the ground with a bang, causing a crack and scaring countless people.

However, when the onlookers saw that it was Elaine, they immediately showed such a relieved expression, and then started doing whatever they had to do without being disturbed at all.

After all, it’s Elaine~.

This is what everyone is thinking.

This sentence is basically the consensus of everyone, after all, it is Elaine.

This silly dragon has basically determined his image in the eyes of everyone in Ontario.

He is kind-hearted, reasonable, and very cute. This is the first impression.

For an ancient dragon, he can have good relationships with most people, and he can eat and drink everywhere all day long. This social ability is not ordinary. No wonder he can even be friends with Kara.

Even more than that, she has a temperament that makes everyone relax like her. It seems that no matter how urgent the matter is, they can face it happily together, dispelling all negative emotions. Around her, even fear spells or violent

Such abilities are not effective.

Second impression...that is, he is a troublemaker.

She is always reckless and has a natural look, but she is not delicate at all. She can break through a building by accident, and she always falls asleep while walking. Sometimes she is a bit stubborn.

People who came to Anluo saw a dead body on the roadside and hurriedly called someone to call the police. Most of them saw Elaine. There was even one time when she turned into a dragon body, she was thinking about a problem, forgot to flap her wings, and fell from the sky.

Forget about the noise at that time. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the pavement needed to be re-paved, but the money was deducted from her salary.

By the way, her salary will be deducted two hundred years later, but she used her own savings to finance it. Gu Long's wealth cannot be underestimated. As a real rich woman, she has as much gold as a hill.
To be continued...