After "Fool" Klein tapped on the table to indicate that other people's senses had been blocked, "Justice" Audrey couldn't wait to look at "Empress" Miss, who was less than one meter away from him, almost sitting side by side. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly froze.
During the process of communicating alone, the surrounding fog would concentrate around other people who were not participating in the communication, covering their senses. Therefore, the Gray Fog next to Audrey and Angel became thinner accordingly. This made her immediately notice that the "Empress" Miss at this time was a little different from usual.
In the past, I just felt that her beauty did not belong to Physical World at all, as if she was everyone's dream lover, but now it has a little more attraction, and it makes people want to worship and surrender... Audrey, what are you thinking! Let's get down to business quickly...
All kinds of strange thoughts kept rising in her mind like bubbles on boiling water, then bursting.
"What's the reason why you asked to communicate alone?"
Seeing that the other party didn't speak for a while, Angel asked curiously.
"Ahem, it's like this..." Audrey quietly looked away, and his tone returned to his usual calm and gentle tone, "I want to buy some grain from Partis, the port city deep in the Berserk Sea. The price will be twice the current grain price in Loen. Well, I can also pay for the shipping costs."
——The fact that "Dream City" is under the control of Witch Church of Angel is no longer a secret within Tarot Club, and since she has become Angel, other members think that this kind of thing is very reasonable.
Grain...Audrey Why do you need to purchase a large amount of grain? If it is resold to Loen's country, it would be unreasonable to pay twice the price... Angel hesitated for a moment and asked:
"How many do you need?"
Subsequently, Audrey reported an astonishing number.
"This has greatly exceeded the ability of 'Dream City'... Do you want to feed the entire population of Backlund by one person?"
Angel asked dumbly.
After clearing the pollution of the characteristics of "Barren Matriarch", Angel put it back into the Underground Memorial Hall of Partis. Controlled by "Hand of Order", it continued to provide help to the farmland and breeding farms around the city, so that this city with a small agricultural population could not only feed itself, but also have a large amount of food left over to sell and supply to the surrounding islands.
But compared to the quantity Audrey wants to purchase, this output is simply a drop in the bucket.
"If it can be done, I really plan to do it...Backlund's prices have increased a lot. The most prominent thing is food. Even if you are willing to pay a price higher than the market price, you can't buy much. Now even the disabled soldiers who are assisted by the Poverty Relief Foundation can't get enough food."
Audrey smiled and replied, but the smile was very forced, almost sad.
Since June, the coalition forces of Intis and Feynapotter have continued to attack the hinterland of the Loen Kingdom, pushing the front line to the vicinity of East Taker County. Loen The army stopped in the desperate resistance, but most of the grain-producing areas have become enemy-occupied areas. Although this does not affect the supply of stored grains, it is natural that prices will skyrocket due to panic.
Even if the new King Edessak II promulgates a new law to severely crack down on the behavior of hoarding goods, it will not help at all.
The food raised and purchased by organizations such as "Loen Charity Student Aid Fund" and "Loen Relief Fund" managed by Audrey in the early days of the war had long been exhausted. Even if they were purchased on the market despite rising prices, they could not buy much.
Audrey purchased a large amount of food from the Earl Hall's own territory with his own money, and even personally visited many nobles he knew well, hoping that they could allocate part of the food stored in their own territory to alleviate Backlund's situation at this time, even if it was purchased with Gold Pound.
However, these nobles who donated generously when the foundation was established have expressed that they no longer have any food left.
"... When they were saying this, there were high-quality black tea and exquisite desserts on the table, and the servants' faces were rosy, which was completely different from the thin faces on the street... When I 'asked' them again in my dream, I realized that most of the grain reserves had already gone into the warehouses of these nobles, and were only waiting for prices to rise to the highest profit before selling them."
Audrey's words are as ethereal as those uttered in sleep.
Angel is silent.
She has been paying attention to "City of Exile" Molora in recent months, adjusting the sealed Sequence 2 characteristics of "Dream City" Partis and Sealed Artifact. The rest of the time It is almost necessary to maintain a presence on the front line of the war, High Sequence Beyonder of Intimidation Feysac, Intis and Feynapotter, otherwise the precarious front will completely collapse immediately.
As a result, she had no chance to understand the situation at the rear. She did not know that the situation was so bad that even an optimistic noble girl like Audrey lost her smile.
"I will ask 'Dream City' to prepare a batch of grain and transport it back to Loen as soon as possible to Backlund to stabilize the price there," she said after considering it, and her mind had already begun to calculate how much output could be squeezed out without affecting Partis's food supply. "But this can only relieve it for a while. Wait until autumn. Loen, which has lost a large amount of land, will see domestic prices become even more tense. The route from the Rhoside Islands to the North Continent will also be cut off at any time. The Southern Continent colony is even caught in a joint attack by Intis and local resistance organizations. There are even 'Rose School' making trouble..."
"The key lies in the nobles who are hoarding food. Why don't you consider using your ability to influence them? 'Spectator' Miss?"
At the end of the sentence, Angel's expression turned serious.
Audrey was stunned for a moment, as if he was not ready to face such a sharp question, then shook his head and said:
"I tried using hints and Hypnosis to get them to proactively sell the supplies they had hoarded, but this involved too many people and the circulation process was very complicated. My actions were quickly discovered by the official Beyonder who protects the nobles... Although they thought it was Feysac and Intis's spies who were acting and did not suspect me, the subsequent protection was more stringent, making it difficult for me to do similar behavior again."
It shouldn't be... according to my speculation, in this kind of choice between nobles and commoners, Orthodox Church will inevitably lean towards the civilians who have more believers and can provide a stable anchor of faith... Well, for the official who specifically protects the nobles As far as Beyonder is concerned, they may not be able to see this height at all, and they are just doing their duties... Angel thought about it and realized that there might be some problems with Audrey's "route of action", so he considered it and said:
"If the 'upper' route doesn't work, you might consider going the 'lower' route."
Lower route...Audrey's emerald green gem-like eyes were a little out of focus for a while. After a long time, he looked seriously at Angel's face that was a little more handsome than usual, and nodded heavily:
"I understand, thank you, 'Empress' Miss."
After this private conversation, which was much longer than usual, Tarot Club everyone entered into a free communication session. After everyone chatted about the recent war situation as usual, "Hermit" Cattleya looked around and said:
"I will be in contact with some members of 'Moses Ascetic Order' recently, which may involve the hidden God 'Hidden Sage'. Do you know anything about him?"
Before becoming Demigod, although "Admiral of Stars" was a member of this secret organization, he had always been outside the inner circle. He only acted as a "collaborator", trading materials and formulas with them, and completing some commissions. He was unwilling to contact the core personnel headed by "Ten Pillars" and was not trusted by these people.
But now that she had been promoted to "Mysticologist" and had digested Potion early, if she wanted to get the formula of Sequence 3 "Clairvoyant" and Beyonder Characteristic, she thought she had to actively communicate with Moses Ascetic Order whether she wanted to or not.
But this also means getting closer to the "Hidden Sage", which is very likely to be contaminated by knowledge.
Asked this question on Tarot Club, Cattleya did not expect the help of most members, but wanted to see if Mr. "Fool" would make some useful suggestions, and that "Empress" Miss...
Thoughts were running through her mind, and she secretly looked at the Great Existence hidden in Gray Fog, but found that the other party did not give any response, and she sighed in disappointment.
At this moment, the clear and beautiful voice of "Empress" Miss sounded with a bit of power that makes people want to surrender:
"If you have difficulty fighting, you can ask for my help.
"If I am well prepared, I should be able to deal with a Sequence 1's 'Archangel', but if it is a 'King of Angel', there is a high probability of losing."
Angel's "prepared" refers to the state of picking up "Sword of Glory", getting help from City of Calamity and Mirror Person, and summoning the mirror projection of "Salinger’s Blood Banner". At this time, she can use " The personality of Red Priest" Uniqueness competes with Archangel of Sequence 1. Even King of Angel, which has multiple copies of Sequence 1 Characteristic, has a chance of winning as long as the confrontation of "Uniqueness" is not involved.
But in the ears of "Hermit" and even other Tarot Club members, these words were like a bolt from the blue.
"Empress" Miss can actually compete with Sequence 1's Beyonder? And listen to her, no, what He meant, as long as the opponent is not "King of Angel", the probability of winning is very high?
He has been promoted to Sequence 1?
In the heart-stopping silence, "Hanged Man" Alger and a few quick-thinking members have remembered that just a few months ago "Empress" Miss had confirmed the situation of Red Priest Pathway's "Uniqueness" to Mr. "Fool".
Could it be that this Grade 0 Sealed Artifact numbered "01", a Potion Pathway whose power is second only to True God, has been mastered by "Empress" Miss?
Feeling Angel's eager gaze, "Hermit" Cattleya couldn't even say a word of thanks for a while.
The crimson light flashed again, and Angel returned to the Saint Selena Cathedral underground located at Awwa County Tingen City.
During the "meeting", it was her Mirror Person who stayed here on her behalf, preventing Angel of the Feysac Empire and God of War Church from attacking this important city and breaking through Loen Northern Front's defense line.
Before she could make any other move, a disembodied prayer sounded in her ears. It was a bit unruly and recited Honorific Name in an irreverent tone. After reciting "Golden Queen", she made a brief report and took the initiative to cut off contact.
That was the prayer from the ancestor Sauron Family, one-third of the evil spirit "Red Angel".
After His confirmation, all Potion formulas and rituals recorded on the two "Red Priest" cards in Angel's hands are completely correct!