The big firms didn't know why the Purcell clan would do this. It was too risky. They had calculated that the Purcell clan wouldn't dare to take such a risk, so they raised the price of food. But now, the Purcell clan unexpectedly did this.
But after two days, these big firms knew why the Purcell clan dared to take such a risk. They actually had food, and it was hundreds of thousands of jins of food. Compared to the entire Purcell Duchy, this amount of food wasn't a lot, but it played a very good role in stabilizing the mood of the commoners.
This time, the food that the Purcell clan brought back was naturally the corn produced by Zhao Hai. Originally, if Zhao Hai gave the unprocessed corn to Laura, then Laura would have brought back more food. But Zhao Hai didn't, he gave Laura and the others processed corn.
This was also Zhao Hai's selfishness. Corn was a crop that didn't exist in the continent. If Zhao Hai gave Laura and the others unprocessed corn, then Laura and the others would try to grow it. At that time, the corn wouldn't be exclusive to Zhao Hai, so it would be even more worthless.
However, Zhao Hai didn't process the corn flour. He just peeled the corn, removed the navel, and processed it into a bag of jade stubble. If Laura and the others wanted to buy corn flour, then they could grind it themselves.
With the addition of the new food, the entire Purcell Duchy's food price became more stable. But the big merchants wouldn't just wait. It can be said that with the addition of the new food, the food war in the Purcell Duchy had officially begun.
Zhao Hai also paid attention to the situation in Casa City these days. He had already gone to the Ica plains to see that the insects he released had really made the crops extinct. In the entire Ica plains, nearly a million mu of wheat fields were not spared.
Zhao Hai really didn't think that the small insects would have such a big destructive power. This kind of destructive power was too amazing. In about half a month, the entire Ica plains' wheat seedlings had been eaten. The insects hadn't reached the death time set by the space, so they continued to destroy. This time, their target was the windbreak forest that the Purcell clan had painstakingly built.
The insects could actually eat trees, but the speed of eating trees wasn't as fast as eating wheat seedlings. But the damage to the trees wasn't small.
Zhao Hai didn't care about the insects. He found that even if he wanted to call back the insects, it was impossible. He could only use insecticides to kill them. Insecticides were very useful to the insects, unlike in the game where the insects couldn't be killed. But Zhao Hai wasn't in the mood to help the Purcell clan kill the insects. In any case, the wheat seedlings had already been eaten, so it didn't matter if they were killed or not.
The matter in the Ica plains had been solved, so Zhao Hai put all of his attention to Casa City. Now he had to look at the bamboo rice planted every day. He didn't prepare to process the bamboo rice himself, but was prepared to let Laura transport it back and process it himself. In any case, there were a lot of bamboo rice in the continent, so Zhao Hai didn't have to worry about the seeds leaking out.
Calculating the time, from the time he released the insects in the Ica plains until now, it had been almost half a month. These few days, it was almost time for Green to go to the Purcell clan to break off the engagement.
While thinking about this, Green came in from the outside and said to Zhao Hai, "Master, the army has left. Today's bamboo rice has been transported away."
Zhao Hai nodded. As early as a few days ago, Laura had already sold out the corn here. Now, Laura's team would come here every day to transport the bamboo rice.
However, Zhao Hai didn't let them go to Stony Mountain. Every day, he would use the Dark Mist Technique to surround the foot of the mountain. Then he would shrink the range of the Dark Mist Technique to the top of the mountain. Then he would let the people who came to transport the grain themselves. All the bags for the grain were provided by Laura.
Now, almost every day, there would be grain carts coming from Casa City. Every day, a large amount of grain would be transported from Stony Mountain to the various towns and cities of the Purcell Duchy.
Now, at the foot of Stony Mountain, it had almost become a small town. There were temporary houses built by the Purcell clan for the slaves to eat and live. The slaves' job was to transport the grain. Every day, they had to transport hundreds of thousands of pounds of grain.
These slaves were transferred from the Ica plains by the Purcell clan. Now, all the wheat seedlings in the Ica plains had been eaten up by the insects. Moreover, the insects also ate the forest. Even if they wanted to make up for it, they wouldn't dare. Therefore, the Purcell clan simply transferred the slaves to Stony Mountain and let them transport the grain here.
Zhao Hai didn't care about them, but he had a strict rule. That was, they couldn't transport the slaves to the west side of Stony Mountain. The Purcell clan now needed Zhao Hai, so they didn't go against him.
Zhao Hai did this to give the Purcell clan an illusion. They thought that Zhao Hai was transferring grain to Stony Mountain through the passage. If he didn't leave the passage open, then Zhao Hai wouldn't be able to explain how such a small place like Stony Mountain could provide them with a steady flow of grain.
By leaving the passage open, although the Purcell clan couldn't see how the grain was transported to Stony Mountain, they still had an explanation. One must know that in the continent, there were spatial items.
Green looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Young master, the grain price in Casa City is basically stable. However, those big firms haven't been honest. They seem to be thinking of ways to deal with us. I heard that recently, they seem to want to move against us."
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. Right now, the Purcell clan is more nervous than us. I believe that those people won't be able to reach us. They will be dealt with by the Purcell clan. Right, Grandpa Green, tomorrow you will go to Casa City and cancel the engagement."
Green nodded and said, "Alright, young master rest assured. I will go tomorrow. Young master, do you think that we should establish a transmission point in Casa City?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "This is a way. But I don't want to establish a transmission point in Casa City. I think that we should go to Casa City in two days. That way, we can turn it into a transmission point."
Green nodded and said, "That's also good. As long as we can make a transmission point in Casa City, we can directly transport the food there. At that time, the people here can withdraw. Right now, there are too many people in Stony Mountain, I'm afraid they will find something."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Good, let's do it this way. Tomorrow, you will go and cancel the engagement. Then we will go to Casa City. I don't know if it will be easy to cancel this engagement."
Green smiled faintly and said, "It should be easy to withdraw. Although we provide food, the Purcell clan still has a lot of problems. Moreover, this withdrawal itself is what they want, so they shouldn't be complicating things."
Zhao Hai sighed and said, "I hope everything goes smoothly. I'm afraid that the Purcell clan will make things difficult for you. How about letting Grandma Merlin go with you? It's not convenient for me to come out. If something happens, I can take care of you."
Green shook his head and said, "No, if Merlin goes, the Purcell clan will be suspicious. If Merlin stays, they will think that Merlin is protecting your safety. If Merlin doesn't come out, they will have some scruples. They won't dare to make a move on me."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "So be it. Tomorrow, when you go, I'll have Shadowless and the others follow you. I believe that with their current strength, it would be easy for them to sneak into Casa City without being noticed. If the Purcell clan really wants to deal with you, they would be able to help." Shadowless nodded.
This time, Green didn't refuse. Green also knew that the Purcell clan wasn't a good person. If he were to cancel the engagement, the Purcell clan might take the opportunity to make things difficult for him. Even if they didn't dare to kill him because of Merlin, injuring him wouldn't be a problem.
For the Purcell clan, this was a good opportunity. If Green were to cancel the engagement, they could use this as an excuse to make things difficult for the Buda clan. In any case, no one would stand up for the Buda clan. Moreover, the Buda clan only had a Rank Eight expert, not a Rank Nine expert. Even if the Buda clan were to be provoked, they wouldn't be afraid.
It can be said that the Buda clan, in the eyes of the Purcell clan, was similar to a commoner. They could bully them at will, and no one would stand up for the Buda clan. However, this commoner's strength was a bit strong. If they wanted to bully him, they would need to have a bit of strength.
The next morning, Green sneaked out of Stony Mountain. Although it was still lively outside, Green wasn't afraid. He was now a peak Rank Eight expert. It can be said that as long as a Rank Nine expert didn't make a move, there weren't many people on the continent who could be his opponent.
In order to be afraid that something would happen to Green, Zhao Hai specifically gave the Ghost Cane to Green. This way, no matter what happened to Green, Zhao Hai would be the first to know. Moreover, he could take Green back to the space.
Moreover, giving the Ghost Cane to Green was tantamount to the Space following Green to Casa City. As long as Green broke off the engagement and changed his identity, he would be able to set up a warehouse in Casa City. Afterwards, they would be able to directly send food to Casa City. This would save Stony Mountain from being as lively as a wet market.
After leaving Stony Mountain, Green went on the official road from Black Mountain Fortress to Casa City. Then he returned to the space and quickly changed his clothes. He took off his armor and warrior clothes and put on a butler's uniform. His hair was combed meticulously and there was a very gorgeous looking rapier on his waist.
Although this rapier looked like a ceremonial sword used by nobles to decorate their facades, it didn't have any use. However, people who knew Green's background knew that this rapier wasn't that simple. It was a rare weapon in the Buda clan.
The whole body of this sword was made of a very special kind of metal. Moreover, it had been enchanted with magic. It had a very strong effect on people who used wind-type battle qi. If one had a magic stone, they could put it into the sword hilt and use wind-type magic, the Wind Blade Technique. This was a magic weapon and also Green's famous weapon. It was called the Spirit Wind Sword, and Green's nickname was the Spirit Wind Warrior.