"What, it worked?" The dying patient bolted upright, and the sick cat sprang off the bed and pounced toward Dania. "What happened?"
Lilim didn't think Yuffie could provide much grain through negotiations, because she was still facing a power struggle!
So many enemies were watching her!
And Lynn's government was as arrogant as the Dragon Race and the Elves!
The Dragon Race and the Elves used to look down their noses at everyone. Now Lynn's government did the same.
"Well, listen. Her Highness the Princess helped the Second Prince make money, helped the First Prince expand his military equipment, helped the South recover production, and sent us a batch of free grain—it was all milled flour. She also opened up access to a much wider range of grain purchases."
"How much, exactly?"
"We can buy wheat that's been stored for more than three years in any region, as well as relief grain and tax grain. They're all being sold at a fixed price, too—ten percent higher than the usual market price."
"That much?" Lilim had spent years cramming on knowledge!
Wheat could be stored for five years. That meant they could buy the Empire's wheat—two years' worth!
The Empire had such a huge population. If they bought a year's worth of grain from all of them, the crisis would be over!
Probably?
Lilim suddenly felt unsure.
It should be enough, right?
"I'll go find Lynn, who wants to be a druid." Lilim hurried off and reached the greenhouse.
"Lynn, does this mean the food crisis is finally solved?"
Lynn was holding a pair of scissors, snipping off the wheat florets, pulling out the anthers inside, then shaking out the pollen.
"It's not solved. We've just barely managed to get through the immediate emergency." Lynn didn't turn around. Instead, he tied