<h4>Chapter 148 - Lively Stony Mountain</h4>


    Therge firms didn’t know why the Purcell n had to do this. This was just too risky, and in their evaluations, the Purcell n wouldn’t dare take such a risk just because therge firms wanted to increase the price of food. Unexpectedly though, the Purcell n did do it.


    Two dayster however, theserge firms finally knew why the Purcell n dared to take the risk of selling cheaply. They really did have the grains. Furthermore, it was around at least several hundred thousand kilograms. Even though it wasn’t a lotpared to the food requirements of the Purcell Duchy, it was able to stabilize the mood of the citizens.


    The grains that the Purcell n brought out was naturally the corn that Zhao Hai produced. Zhao Hai wouldn’t give Laura the unprocessed corn. Otherwise, the amount transported to Laura would have been more. Zhao Hai wouldn’t have this so he only gave Laura the corn that was processed.


    This was also due to Zhao Hai’s personal selfishness. There was no corn on the Ark Continent, so if Zhao Hai gave Laura unprocessed corn, Laura might try nting them herself. By that time, Zhao Hai wouldn’t be the only one who could produce corn, which would depreciate its value in the end.


    Zhao Hai, however, didn’t process the cornmeal. Instead, he just skinned the corn to the navel, and then processed it into corn kernels and let Laura use it however she wanted. If Laura wanted to get cornmeal, then she could just grind it on her own.


    With the addition of these new grains, the price for food stabilized within the Purcell Duchy. But theserge firms didn’t try to be patient. They moved to buy these new grains for themselves. This officially began the food war within the Purcell Duchy.


    These days, Zhao Hai had been very attentive about the situation in Casa City. He also observed the Ica ins for several days. His observations showed that the pests he summoned really made it so that nothing could be produced. The entirety of the Ica ins, nearly 700 square kilometers, were infested and nothing was spared.


    Zhao Hai really didn’t think that such a small insect could have so much destructive power. This destructive power was just too astonishing. For about two weeks, the entire Ica ins were infested and none of the crops remained. But these insects actually hadn’t died yet since the space had set their lifespan for a specific time. They began to attack the windbreak zones that the Purcell n painstakingly built.


    These pests could even devour a tree. Though the speed of doing so could notpare with their speed of eating the crops, the damage to the trees wasn’t small.


    Zhao Hai was, in fact, not in control of these insects. He found out that he could only kill them with his pesticide and that his pesticide was quite formidable when used on those insects. This was unlike in the game where you couldn’t kill the insect that you ced. Zhao Hai wasn’t in the mood to help the Purcell n in exterminating them however, since the crops had already been thoroughly eaten and killing them wouldn’t make any difference.


    After the matter in the Ica ins had been solved, Zhao Hai ced all his attention on Casa City. He looked after the bamboo rice everyday, and even though he was not ready to process it himself, he let Laura take it and process them in his stead. This was because the bamboo rice was not something only he had, so he wasn’t worried about the issue of it being leaked out.


    After calcting the time when he had used Cast Pests on the Ica ins till now, it had already been half a month. It was now the time to let Green visit the Purcell n to break off the engagement.


    While he thought about this, Green came in from the outside and told Zhao Hai, “Master, the army is gone. Today’s bamboo rice has been transported away.”


    Zhao Hai nodded his head. Several days earlier, the corn had beenpletely sold out by Laura. Now, Laura’s caravan would have toe here everyday to take away the bamboo rice.


    However, Zhao Hai would never let them go into the Stony Mountains. He would just let them wait at the foot of the mountain and, under the cover of the Fog of Darkness, ce the grains. Then he’d pull back the fog towards the mountain, allowing the people there to take the food and transfer them into the sacks and carriages that were provided by Laura.


    Nowadays, the caravan would go from Casa City to the Stony Mountain everyday. It carried back a massive amount of grains to each of the cities within the Purcell Duchy while being guarded by the cavalry.


    The foot of the Stony Mountain had almost be a small town. There was a temporary shelter that the Purcell n built which allowed the ves to eat, live, and work there in order to continue their job of loading the grains. Everyday there would be almost a couple hundred thousand kilograms of grain that had to be loaded. This wasn’t something that, fewer ves would be able to do.


    The ves were the ves from the Ica ins that the Purcell n then transferred here. All of the crops had been infested in the Ica ins, and even spread so they attacked the woods. Even if they want to nt new crops there, they wouldn’t dare. So the Purcell n transferred the ves here, making them load the grains.


    Zhao Hai didn’t manage them, but hadid a strict rule that the no one should go to the west side of Stony Mountain. Since the Purcell n needed Zhao Hai’s cooperation now, no one dared to disobey.


    Zhao Hai had to do this in order to create an illusion for the Purcell n that hinted that side as the passage used to transfer the grains within Stony Mountain. If he didn’t do this, he would have had no way to exin how Stony Mountain could continuously provide food.


    Leaving behind such a channel, the Purcell n could not see how the grains were transported to Stony Mountain. But there was a kind of exnation; on the continent, there was something called a ‘space’ being used.


    Green looked at Zhao Hai and said, “Master, the price of grains are now stable in Casa City, but those big firms aren’t honest. They are probably still trying to find a solution, and I heard recently that they’re going to deal with us first.”


    Zhao Hai shook his head. “Nevermind that. Now the Purcell n is more nervous than us. If they believe that those people wille at us, then the Purcell n will tidy them up. Right, Grandpa Green. Tomorrow, you should go to Casa City and withdraw the engagement.”


    Green nodded and said, ”Yes Master. Don’t worry, I’ll go tomorrow. And Master, you said that we shouldn’t be in Casa City. Aren’t you establishing a transfer point?”


    “It is a good idea,” Zhao Hai said, nodding, “but I do not want to ce a transfer point in Casa City now. I think in theing two days, we should make a trip to Casa City and select a transfer point then. ”


    “That’s good,” Green said. “As long as we got a transfer point in Casa City, we can directly ce the grain there. The people here would then be able to withdraw. Right now, there’s a lot of people around here in Stony Mountain. I’m afraid that they’ll find something.”


    Zhao Hai nodded. “Alright, I’ll do that. Tomorrow, you should go break off the engagement, then we will go to Casa City. I just don’t know if this engagement can be so easily withdrawn.”


    Green smiled and said, “It should be really easy to withdraw it. Although right now we’re providing food to the Purcell n, their issues have increased greatly. Furthermore, it is them that wanted to withdraw this engagement in the first ce, so they shouldn’t make thingsplicated.”


    Zhao Hai sighed. “I hope everything goes well. I fear the Purcell n will embarrass you, so it should be convenient to let Grandma Meirin to go with you. Right now I don’t want to make a move just yet. If there is nothing else, I just want you to take care.”


    Green shook his head. “No, if Meirin came with me, then the Purcell n would be suspicious. Let’s leave behind Meirin. They would think Meirin is protecting you. Moreover, even if Meirin didn’te, they would still think twice before they attack me.“


    Zhao Hai nodded and said, “Tomorrow, I’ll let a few of the Night Shades apany you. I believe that with their current strength, they could sneak inside Casa City without anyone knowing with ease. If the Purcell n wants to attack you, they can lend a hand. ”


    This time, Green didn’t refuse. Green also knew that the Purcell n was not a good bird. Once he breaks the engagement, the Purcell n might reason that they lost face and attack him. Since Meirin wouldn’t be present, they wouldn’t dare to kill him, maybe just injure him.


    For the Purcell n, it was a very good opportunity to do so once Green broke the engagement. They could just use it as a pretext to attack the Buda n. In any case, there wasn’t anyone who would speak up for the Buda n. Moreover, the Buda n only had Rank Eight experts, no Rank Nines. Even if the Buda n gets mad, they weren’t afraid.


    In the eyes of the Purcell n, the Buda n was the same as themoners that they could bully. There was no proper sessor to the Buda n head. Though their power was a little strong, one would only have to use a little strength in order to bully them.


    The next morning, Green went out of the Stony Mountain. Although the outside of Stony Mountain was still lively, Green wasn’t afraid since he was a peak Rank Eight expert warrior. It can be said that as long as there were no Rank Nine experts used to get rid of him, there would be few who could match him here on the continent.


    Fearing that Green might get into an ident, Zhao Hai deliberately let Green go out with his Ghost Cane. Regardless of what happens to Green, Zhao Hai would be the first to know and he could easily send Green back into the space.


    Moreover, Green bringing the Ghost Staff was tantamount to bringing the space into Casa City. As long as the marriage proposal was withdrawn, they couldter change their identity and find a warehouse within Casa City. Later on they could use the transfer point to directly send grains to Casa City, thus avoiding the liveliness around Stony Mountain that resembled a marketce.


    From Stony Mountain, Green walked towards ck Mountain Fortress via the Casa City Official Road. Then he went back into the space and quickly changed his clothing. He took off his helmet, armor, and warrior clothes and put on a butler suit. Hebed his hair meticulously, and then left a very fine sword attached to his waist.


    This was a rapier. Although it looked like the kind that the aristocrats used for etiquette, those were designed for decoration and were useless as a sword. But people who knew Green also knew clearly that this sword was not as simple. Instead, this sword was a rare weapon that the Buda n owned.


    The whole sword was made of a very special metal. Moreover, it had passed through some magic refining and was of use for wind element warriors. If a magic crystal stone was embedded on the sword’s hilt, then one could use the wind magic Wind dedge technique, thus making it a magic weapon. This was Green’s famous weapon, named the Spiritwind Sword. Green was nicknamed the Spiritwind Battle General.