While Zhao Hai and the others were busy, the same was true for the Ica plains. The first time the Purcell clan sent out a team to exterminate the insects, they didn't achieve the expected results. On the contrary, when they arrived there, they immediately asked for help from the clan. This time, the situation was more serious than the last time.
This time, the Purcell clan finally realized the seriousness of the situation. They asked for help from Casa City, while organizing all the forces in the Benniu Fort. Led by the clan elder, Hill Purcell, they went straight to the east of the Ica plains.
This time, although Zhao Hai and Green had released more than ten thousand mu of insects, these insects were still in the east of the Ica plains. Therefore, this time, the Purcell clan sent all of their forces here, wanting to eliminate these insects in the shortest time possible.
However, when these people arrived at the place where the insect infestation occurred, they realized that the situation was beyond their imagination. Just as they arrived, a few thousand mu of wheat fields were infested with insects. That wasn't all, the quarantine zone they built before couldn't stop the insects from invading.
The number of insects was too much, and their reproductive ability was too strong. Their military strength was not enough, so the isolation belt only played a small role, but it was quickly broken by the insects.
Five magicians wanting to defend more than ten thousand mu of wheat was simply impossible, even with the addition of the army and the slaves. When the Purcell clan's reinforcements arrived, they were already preparing a third isolation belt. This isolation belt was wider and longer, but now it seemed that its effect wasn't big.
In fact, they didn't know that these insects didn't have a strong reproductive ability. It was just that they hadn't reached the time when the space required them to die, so they didn't die.
The Space was a variant existence. It was an independent world that belonged to Zhao Hai. The laws of the Space were different from the laws of the Ark Continent. The rules of the Space couldn't be changed in the Ark Continent. Because of this, the insects would appear to be killed, but in fact, they would appear on another wheat seedling in the blink of an eye. It was just that there were too many insects, so people thought that their reproductive ability was particularly strong.
Another deceptive feature of these insects was that after they were killed, they would appear on another wheat seedling. They would become very small, as if they had just been born. Then after eating the wheat seedling, they would slowly grow bigger. This made the Purcell clan believe that this was a natural insect disaster, but this insect's reproductive ability was really strong.
The Purcell clan didn't know that if they didn't kill the insects and just let them eat, then they might have been able to survive for a while. After all, the insects' crawling speed wasn't fast. A ten meter long isolation belt was enough for them to climb for half a day.
But what they did was incredible. As soon as they killed the insects, the insects on the other side were reborn. Moreover, they were reborn in the intact wheat fields behind the quarantine belt. They had helped the insects.
This time, the reinforcements organized by the Purcell clan weren't only the 5000 Benniu Guards, but also all of the Purcell clansmen living in Benniu Fort. They were all organized to provide support.
There were nearly fifty thousand people living in Benniu Fort. Most of them were the Purcell clan's people. Some of them were servants who were responsible for the fort's maintenance, cleaning, and other work. There were also some family members of the Benniu guards who lived here. It can be said that they were like the slaves, they were the Purcell clan's private property. Now that the situation was critical, they were also organized.
As a result, the fifty thousand people living in Benniu Fort were reduced from fifty thousand people to less than five thousand people from other chambers of commerce. Only a few guards were left in Benniu Fort, as well as some old and weak people who couldn't move.
Since the Purcell clan had made such a big move, it was impossible to hide it from the people of the large chambers of commerce. The purpose of these people was to monitor the Purcell clan's every move and spy on the secrets of the Purcell clan.
Because of this, these people had established a certain connection with the Purcell clan's internal members. When Nate first came to deliver the letter, these people felt that this matter was unusual. After inquiring about it, they finally found out that there was an insect plague in the east of the Ica plains.
Originally, these people didn't care too much about it. The Ica plains had experienced insect plagues before, so the Purcell clan was very confident in dealing with them.
But then the situation worsened. The Purcell Family made such a big move that almost all of the people in Benniu Fort were mobilized. This made the people from the companies realize that things weren't as simple as they thought.
But at this time, it was impossible for them to inquire about the situation. This was because the Purcell clan's people who were in contact with them had already gone to the Ica plains to exterminate the insects. They couldn't find anyone.
However, these people were still businessmen. They immediately sniffed out a business opportunity from this matter. Insect plague, and it looked like a large scale insect plague. What did it mean for such an insect plague to occur in a grain producing area? It meant that there was a shortage of food and the price of food would rise.
Business opportunity, big business opportunity!
For businessmen, business opportunities were the most important. The disaster wasn't within their scope of consideration. Therefore, these shops outside Benniu Fort immediately sent the news to the big business clans. Among them, there were people from the Markey Company, and this person was Laura's subordinate.
The Markey Company trained wind falcons. In Casa City, almost all of the wind falcons were raised by Nier. She didn't know why, but Nier naturally liked to raise wind falcons. The wind falcons also liked Nier very much. Finally, Laura simply handed over the work of raising wind falcons to Nier.
Recently, Nier was very happy because Laura was very happy. If Laura was happy, then Nier was happy. Her life was so simple.
Nier was currently feeding the Wind Falcons. Wind Falcons were meat eaters. Although they weren't picky eaters, they still needed to eat fresh meat. Laura had more than 200 adult Wind Falcons in her hands, as well as more than 100 young Wind Falcons. Every day, they would eat a lot of things.
If an average family had so many wind falcons, they would need at least a few dozen people to take care of them. Wind falcons were a type of bird of prey. Even if they were trained, they still needed to be careful when feeding them. Otherwise, they would be easily injured.
However, Nier didn't need to do that. She only needed to send the meat to the house where the wind falcons were raised. The wind falcons would eat by themselves, so she didn't need to do anything. Sometimes, she would even bring some live food to the wind falcons and let them hunt by themselves. Therefore, the wind falcons in Laura's hands were more handsome and wild than the wind falcons of an average family.
Nier had just finished feeding the wind falcons. While she was humming a song, she suddenly heard an eagle's cry. Then, a shadow shot down and landed on Nier's shoulder. Nier froze for a moment. She looked at the wind falcon and recognized that it was her own. She looked at the wind falcon's leg and saw a letter.
Nier immediately took the letter and touched the wind falcon's back. "Little Thirteen, you've worked hard. Quickly go inside and eat. Otherwise, your brothers will eat it all." Ni 'er gave each Wind Falcon a number, but she didn't make any markings. Only she could recognize the number at a glance. This was one of her special abilities.
The wind falcon rubbed its beak against Nier's face a few times. Then, it flew into the house to eat. Nier took the letter and went to the study.
Laura was looking at the account book in the study. These days, the radishes that she brought back from Zhao Hai were selling like hotcakes. Now, people knew that Magic Radishes were sold by Magic Radishes in Magic Radishes. They contained a lot of magic elements. Some families with children in school would buy them. Even some mercenaries would buy some.
Because of the promotion of the radishes, the turnover of Magic Radishes had increased substantially. This made Laura very happy.
At this time, Nier came over and said to Laura, "Young Lady, the thirteenth just brought back a letter. It might be something that happened in Fort Benniu." Then she put the letter in front of Laura.
Laura was surprised. She took the letter and looked at it. Sure enough, it was sent by a spy in Fort Benniu. She immediately opened the letter and read it carefully. After a few glances, Laura's face changed. She said to Nier, "Nier, go and call Grandpa Quinn John. Quickly."
Although Nier didn't know why Laura was so excited, she immediately complied and ran out. Before long, Quinn John came. He saw Laura walking around in circles in the study room. Quinn John was surprised. He had watched Laura grow up. Seeing her like this, he knew that something big had happened. He immediately asked, "Laura, what's wrong? What happened? "
Laura looked at Quinn John and immediately said, "Grandpa Quinn John, there was a large-scale insect disaster in the Ica plains. It is possible that today's grain production will be reduced." She said this while handing the letter to Quinn John.
When Quinn heard what Laura said, his face changed. He immediately took the letter and read it carefully. Sure enough, the letter not only mentioned the insect plague in the Ica plains, but also the reaction of the Purcell clan. When Quinn saw this, he immediately understood that this time, the Ica plains were in big trouble.
After carefully reading the letter twice, Quinn John put it down. He looked up at Laura and said, "Laura, what do you think?"
Laura's face was serious. "This is an opportunity. The Ica plains are the granary of the Purcell Duchy. If there is a problem, then the price of the Purcell Duchy's grain will certainly rise. If we can stock up on a large amount of grain, we can certainly make a lot of money. I think we should start quietly stocking up on grain."
Quinn John nodded. He didn't speak, but suddenly a clear voice was heard. "No, Laura, how can you do this?"