Chapter 251

After the Ultimatum of the City of Miracles was issued, the Wolf Clan and the Snake Clan both chose to delay.

Both wanted to drag it out until the last day, to see what the other would do.

In the City of Miracles, Meng Ying's purchases had already been moved into the warehouses.

In the following days, the food supply in the City of Miracles grew abundant.

All the empty magic stones were placed at the hydroelectric station to store excess electricity.

On the City of Miracles Wasteland, electric irrigation was already in use!

Combined with the magicians' spell-enhanced growth, the yields of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn on the City of Miracles Wasteland reached a new record high.

In the warehouses of the City of Miracles, the three crops had piled up like mountains.

Even with hundreds of thousands of people in the City of Miracles, they could not possibly eat all the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn.

Fortunately, Meng Ying used magic to preserve the food in the warehouses—the magical preservation was even better than refrigeration!

"Holy Maiden, I've already spoken with my grandfather. He owns a merchant guild in the Kingdom of Hiling and can help us sell our crops and forest specialties! And his family's domain lies right next to the Misty Mountains!"

On this day, after returning to the temple, the winged girl Mia said to the fox girl Sister Qing Ling.

"Mia, well done!"

The fox girl Sister Qing Ling praised her.

The situation in the Kingdom of Hiling was complex and would not clear up quickly!

Before the situation became clear, it would be hard to find an opening to intervene, so we must wait.

But some preliminary work can begin.

First, establish trade with the Kingdom of Hiling.

Of course, to conduct trade, we need a suitable contact in the Kingdom of Hiling—and Mia's still-robust grandfather, Sir Hock, is the best candidate.

Through this method, we can also sell the surplus crops from the City of Miracles Wasteland and some forest specialties, exchanging them for Hiling's gold coins.

After selling, the City of Miracles will purchase large quantities of goods from the Kingdom of Hiling, paying naturally with the City of Miracles' own gold coins.

Thus, back and forth, the City of Miracles' gold coins will circulate widely throughout the Kingdom of Hiling.

The gold coins of the Kingdom of Hiling will then be melted down and reforged by the dwarves.

After being smelted in the lava fire, the newly forged coins will gain a degree of magical protection.

They will not differ much from the other gold coins of the City of Miracles.

It's merely an extra step.

Through this method, the proportion of gold coins circulating in the Kingdom of Hiling that belong to Hiling or other kingdoms will gradually decrease, while the number of City of Miracles' gold coins will steadily increase.

The City of Miracles will also be able to buy large quantities of needed goods.

The next day, under the protection of a hundred winged warriors, Mia departed the City of Miracles with ten magic bags full of goods, heading for her grandfather's domain.

"These are the divine beans? They feel excellent—surely they'll fetch a good price!"

Said Mia's grandfather, Sir Hock, over sixty years old.

"Grandfather, there are also sweet potatoes—these can be eaten raw."

Mia introduced them.

Sir Hock had someone peel a sweet potato, then took a bite.

"So sweet!"

That was his first impression.

Sweet!

The sweet potatoes from the City of Miracles Wasteland, after being improved by Lin Yan's divine mark, were in fact slightly enhanced in variety—every one was exceptionally sweet, and eating them was incredibly satisfying!

"Delicious! So delicious! I'm certain this will sell like wildfire!"

Sir Hock was overjoyed.

He had never expected the Beast Tribes to have something this good.

Mia said, "Grandfather, roasted sweet potatoes taste even better."

"Try roasting some!"

Half an hour later, after tasting the roasted sweet potatoes, Sir Hock praised them endlessly!

Then he tried roasted corn and boiled corn. Corn was grown by some people in the human kingdoms, but mostly only by Commoner Class farmers, and on a small scale.

In the human kingdoms, nobles owned over 80% of the land; many Commoners received land from nobles and paid them taxes after harvest.

What was planted on these lands was naturally decided by the nobles.

Rice and wheat were the standard crops; corn had not yet been recognized for its value, because the corn grown there had mediocre taste. But the corn from the City of Miracles Wasteland had been improved by Lin Yan.

After being genetically enhanced by consuming virtual divinity and marked with a divine imprint, these corns were sweeter than the sweet corn Lin Yan had known before his transmigration—truly unique!

Moreover, these corns did not age easily.

Roasted corn, boiled corn, stir-fried corn—all had to be tender to taste good.

Once they grew old, they could only be fed to poultry!

All three foods received Sir Hock's approval as a noble—and then came the question of purchase price.

Originally, Sir Hock, out of regard for Mia, planned to buy them at a high price and resell them at an even higher one.

But Mia shook her head and persuaded him to change his mind.

Sir Hock intended to sell these three foods to nobles.

But the fox girl Sister Qing Ling wished for these three foods to reach the Commoner Class, so they could achieve greater sales volume and allow the divine imprints within them to produce stronger effects.

Yes, the divine imprints could not only prevent other gods' sects from stealing Lin Yan's seeds.

Long-term consumption of food bearing divine imprints would naturally foster a sense of familiarity with the god who left the imprint.

This familiarity could not be sensed before one had ever heard of that god.

But once they learn of the Lord of Flames, they will instinctively feel, "Hmm, this god seems familiar," and their inner resistance will greatly diminish.

If they also learn of some of the Lord of Flames' deeds and witness the Lord of Flames' might, the difficulty of gaining their faith will drop dramatically!

Therefore, the final prices set for these three foods are not high.

The price of potatoes per jin is one-third that of rice in the Hilin Kingdom.

Sweet potatoes are priced the same as rice, while corn is slightly more expensive than rice.

Just as Mia and Sir Hawk had anticipated.

Once these three crops were released onto the market, thanks to their unique taste, they instantly sold out in several cities of the Hilin Kingdom!

Potatoes especially!

Potatoes have the highest yield, the lowest price, and are quite nutritious. Their sudden appearance was like dropping a bomb on the Commoner Class of the Hilin Kingdom!

Of course, for now these three crops are only selling well in a few cities — first, because only so many potatoes can be brought over each trip, and second, because Sir Hawk does not yet have the means to distribute them across the entire kingdom.