At this point, the Purcell clan's internal turmoil was over. What everyone didn't expect was that the final winner turned out to be the low-key Evan who was looked down upon by everyone.
No one dared to say a word against this result because the meeting was held under the witness of the Origin Sword Saint. If someone opposed this result, then they would be opposing the Origin Sword Saint. No one in the Purcell clan had the courage to do so.
At the same time, the three elders who were loyal to the death finally discovered that Evan had unknowingly gained the same strength as them. Their defeat this time wasn't unjustified.
The three elders that Evan chose this time were very interesting. Two of them were from the neutral faction, which was the backbone of Evan's faction. The last one turned out to be from the faction of the First Elder, Stern.
Everyone in the Purcell clan knew that although Stern was the Foreign Affairs Elder, he was very close to the First Elder, Kaiser. It was almost to the point of listening to everything he said. Now that he was chosen as the Third Elder, this was beyond everyone's expectations.
However, they soon understood why Evan chose to do this. Evan chose Stern as the Third Elder and quickly took over the First Elder's faction. Now, his loyalists in the Elder Council accounted for more than 60% of the seats in the Elder Council. Such a number was really terrifying. Even the First Elder didn't have such strength.
At this time, Kaiser and the other two elders who retired understood how powerful Evan was. A simple Elder's position was enough to pull over half of the First Elder's faction. This was definitely done by a political veteran.
The result of the Purcell clan's Elder Council also made the people from the large firms stunned. They never thought that the two people they supported would actually fall, while the forgotten Evan would suddenly rise up.
This caught the big firms unprepared, but what made them even more surprised was that just as the meeting of the elders ended, Evan suddenly announced that the Purcell clan had transported a large amount of food and would sell it to the commoners of the Purcell Duchy at a low price. As soon as the news came out, the price of grain fell sharply.
And Evan didn't lie. Just as he finished speaking, he saw carriages of food being transported into Casa City. Although it was bamboo rice, people were now able to eat it. Many aristocrats ate bamboo rice, not to mention the commoners.
Those large firms had also calculated that the amount of bamboo rice transported to Casa City was close to one million jin. The amount of bamboo rice transported to other cities in the Purcell Duchy was also close to three million jin. With more than four million jin of grain pouring into the Purcell Duchy, even if the grain price wanted to rise, it would not be able to.
At this point, all of the merchants understood that they had been played by Laura. If they couldn't see such an obvious thing, then they wouldn't be able to do business.
But they couldn't say anything. They had originally agreed to Laura's conditions, but in fact, they didn't have good intentions. They were waiting for the people they supported to rise to power, then they would join forces to deal with Laura. But they didn't think that Laura would be the first to deal with them.
Those large firms also knew that if they continued to fight, they would offend the Purcell clan. Their days would be even more difficult. So almost at the moment when the grain entered the city, the Purcell Duchy's grain prices all fell.
At this time, the food crisis caused by the insect plague and the series of chain reactions were truly over. And this time, there were only two big winners. One was Laura, and the other was Evan.
But no one knew that there was actually another winner. This winner had been hiding behind the scenes, but he had earned the most. This winner was Zhao Hai.
During this food crisis, Zhao Hai had earned a total of twenty thousand gold coins. And now, he was earning a few hundred gold coins every day. And most importantly, this crisis was caused by him.
When Zhao Hai received the news from Laura that the crisis had been settled, he couldn't help but laugh. This crisis was caused by him, and now it was settled with his help. The most important thing was that they had earned money, and Evan, who had a friendship with the Buda clan, had been promoted to the position of Purcell clan's head. For Zhao Hai, this was very important.
Now that Evan was in power, he wouldn't make a move against the Buda clan. This also removed a crisis for them. They almost didn't need to worry about the Purcell Duchy dealing with them.
Zhao Hai didn't think that the final result would be like this. This was really beyond his expectations. Now, he didn't need to manage Casa City's matters. Even if it was food, he didn't need to provide it. Those large firms had already reduced the price of grain, and the price of grain around the Purcell Duchy had also dropped. The food crisis was officially lifted.
For Zhao Hai, this news wasn't necessarily a good thing. To be exact, buying grain was very profitable for Zhao Hai. Every day, he could earn a few hundred gold coins. Now that other places were also selling grain, his income was a lot less.
But now, just by buying grain every day, Zhao Hai could still earn nearly two hundred gold coins. The evil consequences of the previous actions of those large firms were now fully revealed.
Ordinary civilians also held grudges. They knew who had helped them in their most difficult times, and they also knew who had harmed them in their most difficult times.
Because of this, very few people went to other stores to buy things. Most people still went to the Higanbana store to buy things.
At this moment, those large firms couldn't help but be convinced. Laura's actions this time were really much more brilliant than theirs. Unknowingly, she had created a golden signboard in the entire Purcell Duchy.
These large firms understood that the creation of such a golden signboard wasn't easy. As long as they had this signboard, the Higanbana store would certainly be rolling in money.
However, it was useless for them to think about this now. They could only think of ways to pull people into their shops. Therefore, they had no choice but to come up with some very good conditions, such as reducing the price of certain products, or giving out small gifts when buying things, and so on.
These large merchants had been doing business for a long time, so they were very clear about these small tricks. Now, they were naturally familiar with them.
But even so, there weren't many people who went to their stores to buy things. They also knew that they had thoroughly offended these commoners. But fortunately, they were big businesses with rich families and could afford to compensate. As long as they held on for a period of time, they should be able to slowly recover.
However, it was impossible for them to return to their previous state. Moreover, Laura wouldn't let go of this opportunity. She would certainly seize the opportunity to occupy the market. When that time came, even if they recovered, they would only be able to drink the soup.
The most important thing was that this time, these large firms had offended the Purcell clan. If it was someone they supported, then they wouldn't be embarrassed. They might even be given some benefits. But this time, it was Evan, who they had no contact with. They didn't even need to talk about benefits. If Evan didn't directly drive them out of the Purcell Duchy, then they would have already given them face.
Zhao Hai didn't care about what happened in Casa City. What he cared about now was the situation in the Black Waste and the Carrion Swamp.
When the Purcell clan held their first meeting, Zhao Hai received news from Drunk that they had seen Wind Saint Buffy. However, there was no movement. Although Buffy was very curious about the zombies, he didn't touch them. After all, it was the Carrion Swamp.
When he heard that Buffy had really entered the Carrion Swamp, Zhao Hai was relieved. He released the slaves and loaded up the castle. The oil press started to work, and the stone mill also started to work. This time, they were ready to process the rice. This rice was much better than ordinary bamboo rice. Zhao Hai still had a lot of it in his hands, so he kept it for himself to eat.
It turned out that the bamboo rice that Green had bought had already been given to Laura by Zhao Hai. Laura had started to sell the bamboo rice that Green had bought. It must be known that the bamboo rice produced by the space was much better than the ones that Green had bought. Zhao Hai was reluctant to sell the good stuff and keep the bad stuff for himself.
At the same time, Zhao Hai began to improve the land outside the Black Waste. It was now August, so it was too late to plant food. Therefore, Zhao Hai didn't sow any seeds himself. Instead, he got some seeds of common wild vegetables that were common in the Ark Continent and let the slaves try to plant them. At the same time, he began to stockpile firewood and prepare cotton clothes for the slaves to wear during the winter.
When Zhao Hai was on the Earth, he was a person who ate his fill and wasn't hungry. Now that he was here, there were more than a hundred people counting on him. He discovered that he had a lot of things to prepare.
First of all, there was firewood. During the winter, it was impossible to lack it. If there wasn't enough, people would freeze to death. Then there were cotton clothes and food. All kinds of things added up together was a lot.
Fortunately, Zhao Hai had a temporary transmission point in Casa City. This transmission point wasn't a fixed transmission point that Zhao Hai had set up. When Green arrived in Casa City, he bought a house in a relatively remote area. Then from there, he entered the space and turned it into a transmission point.
Through this transmission point, Zhao Hai bought a lot of things. He couldn't give the slaves glass windows, it was too expensive. Therefore, he could only buy some window paper. Then he gave each slave a bed, a cabinet, a table, four chairs, a brazier, a copper kettle, and some things to eat.
After everything was done, Zhao Hai discovered that he had unknowingly spent nearly five thousand gold coins. The speed of spending money was much faster than earning money.