On the roof beam, Mina pulled out two military knives. Listening to the grain merchants below plotting against Liu Feng, she wanted to go down and kill them. If she hadn't heard the news she wanted at the crucial moment, maybe those grain merchants would all be dead.
"Don't forget, we're working for Baron Omar and his associates. This newcomer of a City Lord can't afford to offend Baron Omar and the others. Otherwise, with Baron Omar and a few other nobles uniting their forces, they could easily kill this new City Lord," the fat grain merchant boasted proudly.
"Haha... Should we leak the news that we're working for Baron Omar?" A grain merchant laughed wildly.
"We can. And in a few days, we'll raise the price again. Before the autumn harvest, we'll increase the price of coarse wheat to 12 copper coins per kilogram," the fat grain merchant sneered.
"Haha... Alright, we'll do as you say."
Hearing this, Mina stopped listening. She took out a notepad from her bosom and wrote down what she had heard.
She needed to quickly pass on the news. These grain merchants were simply here to reap profits. They should know that previously, coarse wheat was only 4 copper coins per kilogram, and even fine wheat was only 8 copper coins.
Now, coarse wheat had reached the price of fine wheat. This would drive many people to despair, and they even planned to raise the price again.
Mina silently descended from the roof beam and, under the cover of shadows, easily exited the house. She also took a piece of pork with her.
"Bah..."
On the way, Mina spat out the pork. "This meat is really disgusting."
Seeing those people eating it with relish, she thought it would be delicious. But when she tasted it, it was salty and fishy, just like the taste she remembered.
Soon, Mina returned to the castle and skillfully made her way to the study.
As soon as she entered, Mina smelled a familiar scent, and a warm voice sounded in her ears. Liu Feng chuckled lightly, "You're back. I made congee for you. Come and eat."
"Mmm!" Mina nodded obediently. Her cat ears twitched as she placed the notepad in front of Liu Feng and sat down on the desk.
"Meow! This is delicious..." Holding the congee, Mina ate heartily, shaking her head from side to side.
Liu Feng looked at the news on the notepad and occasionally turned his head to ask about the situation, as the cat-eared girl's handwriting was quite messy.
"The situation is similar to what I imagined, but one thing is unexpected. I didn't expect the nobles from other cities to have extended their reach here for so long."
Liu Feng closed the notepad and fell into thought. Today's incident served as a reminder to him.
"Sir, shall I go and kill them all?" Mina put down her third empty bowl, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
"We can't kill them yet."
Liu Feng shook his head. His soldiers had just been recruited and had no combat effectiveness. Once these grain merchants were killed, those nobles would find an excuse to attack West Sun City.
What he lacked now was time. Give him twenty days, and he wouldn't be afraid of those nobles' knights.
"What about the grain prices?" Mina asked worriedly.
"Don't worry. If they want to raise the price, I estimate it will be in three days. I'll make them taste the scene of no one buying wheat," a cold gleam flashed in Liu Feng's eyes.
Mina's blue eyes blinked, and she tilted her head to think, but she couldn't come up with any way to make people not buy wheat in three days.
"Alright, after you finish eating, go wash up and then go to sleep. You've been tired all day," Liu Feng pinched Mina's constantly wagging cat tail.
"Meow..." Mina's cheeks instantly turned red, her blue eyes filled with mist, and she hurriedly pulled back her tail, running out of the study in a somewhat awkward manner.
"Uh..."
Liu Feng's hand froze there. He scratched the back of his head, puzzled, "What's wrong with Mina? Why did she suddenly become shy?"
"Oh, I just pinched her tail... This... Uh..."
Liu Feng recalled an article he had read on Earth, which stated that if humans had retained their tails during evolution, they would have been one of the most sensitive parts of the human body.
"Looks like I just flirted with Mina!" Liu Feng chuckled bitterly.
He took out a scroll of sheepskin from the drawer and examined it carefully. It was a map of West Sun City and its surrounding terrain, which he had asked Baff to obtain.
To the west lay the Forbidden Mountains. Liu Feng had heard from Nicole that if these mountains hadn't blocked the extreme cold storms, this area would also have been trapped in a perpetual world of ice and snow.
The Forbidden Mountains spanned several kingdoms and were an enormous mountain range, now serving as a barrier against the 'Wrath of the Ice Goddess'.
Of course, these were not Liu Feng's concerns at the moment. What he wanted was to change West Sun City. Looking at the crooked streets on the map, he almost couldn't resist the urge to straighten them out with a pen.
"There are still about twenty days before the autumn harvest. The time should be enough, but I don't know if that thing has been fired yet," Liu Feng muttered to himself.
"Forget it, I'll go check tomorrow. If it's been fired, then we have the foundation we need."
"And the grain, I don't know if it can be transported back in four days. That's crucial for my next plan."
Liu Feng felt that he needed to find someone who understood domestic affairs to help him, otherwise he feared that he would go bald if things continued like this.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]