Chapter 299: The Goddess is Truly Kind

At this moment, Bai Wei was busy in the city.

She stood in a pesticide shop in the city center, purchasing insecticides.

"Boss, malathion, and pyrethrum... how much of these locust-killing drugs do you have in your Warehouse?"

Malathion is a potent drug for killing locusts; locusts die upon contact, it is highly efficient and fast-acting, and it has low residue, so it will not pollute the environment.

Bromocyanide is a pyrethroid drug that can interfere with the nervous systems of locusts.

There are also biological locust-killing drugs, all of which are sharp weapons for exterminating locusts.

"Boss, send five hundred barrels of each of the insecticides on this list."

"Oh, right, and manual sprayers, the old-fashioned kind that can be carried on the shoulders to spray."

"Also, give me two thousand sets of Protective Suits for applying pesticides."

Insecticides have strong toxicity; if there are no Protective Suits, and they get onto the bodies of the people applying the drugs, it will cause poisoning.

The boss took the list and hurriedly made a phone call to summon several workers, busy transferring goods to the Warehouse for Bai Wei.

"Boss, after you finish the list of goods I requested, move them to that truck at the entrance."

Taking advantage of the time the boss was getting the goods, Bai Wei paid a deposit of 200,000 yuan, then walked out of the shop.

She had driven a truck into the city; after leaving the pesticide shop, she jumped onto the cargo bed.

"Xiao Moting, go wait in the cargo bed of the truck, I am going to use Teleportation to send things over."

Xiao Moting received Bai Wei's message and immediately arrived at the truck, bracing himself with one hand to jump onto the cargo bed.

The cargo bed had originally been occupied by soldiers, but now the soldiers had all disembarked, and the cargo bed was completely empty.

"Clatter."

Forty barrels of high-proof white liquor instantly appeared in the cargo bed, stacked neatly.

Immediately following, over a hundred boxes of insecticide were stacked on top of the liquor barrels.

Bai Wei wrote on a cardboard box, "Xiao Moting, have people move these supplies off the truck first, then I will use Teleportation to send another batch of white liquor."

She estimated the quantity for Teleportation, not daring to send too much at once, lest the vehicle be unable to hold it.

The white liquor was also high-proof and belonged to the category of flammable goods; if one barrel were knocked over and encountered even a tiny spark, the vehicle would explode.

Moreover, she would have to use Teleportation for the insecticide later, and since this stuff was toxic, it was best not to knock it over.

Xiao Moting stood in the cargo bed and had the soldiers move the white liquor down.

Everyone found firewood and straw from all around, piled them on the ground, then unscrewed the lids of the white liquor barrels and poured the liquor onto them.

Instantly, a rich aroma of liquor drifted through the air.

There were still many people nearby hiding in houses to avoid the locusts; when they smelled the aroma of liquor, they sniffed the air one after another, poked their heads out from the rooms, and looked on with astonishment.

"What fragrant liquor."

"Truly fine wine; one can tell just by the smell that it certainly isn't cheap."

"Such good liquor, to actually pour it on firewood—what on earth are they doing?"

The soldiers arranged countless pieces of firewood into a long line on the ground, with coal underneath, firewood framed in the middle, and straw that burned easily spread on top.

Barrel after barrel of white liquor was splashed onto the woodpile.

Qin Zhan gave an order.

"Light the fire!"

A soldier immediately picked up a match, struck it, and then threw it.

The tiny match landed on the woodpile.

"Boom!"

The woodpile, soaked through with high-proof white liquor, instantly burst into a roaring blaze.

Scorching flames shot into the sky, instantly erupting with a heatwave and forming a wall of fire!

The people hiding in the houses watched and exclaimed in succession.

Countless locusts flew over from the sky, collided with the wall of fire, and were instantly scorched to death, falling into the fire like raindrops with a pattering sound.

The fire was intense; before long, a burnt, foul odor drifted through the air, mixed with the aroma of the liquor.

This was the smell of locusts falling into the fire and being charred.

The wall of fire was an open flame, the fire was intense, and it blocked the momentum of the locust swarm; the black, dense swarm in the sky was suddenly much smaller.

Seeing the fire burning the locusts, everyone cheered.

But at the same time, they also felt it was a great pity.

"What fragrant liquor; to use it just like this to exterminate locusts, it really is a shame."

"I've never smelled such fragrant liquor before."

"It's all the fault of the locusts; if it weren't for these scourges, so much fine wine wouldn't be wasted."

At this time, Bai Wei used Teleportation to send another forty barrels of white liquor.

Xiao Moting followed the same method, ordering the soldiers to drive the Minivan to a place slightly further from the city to light the fire and kill the insects.

The Minivan drove over.

The crowd hiding in the houses had never seen a vehicle before and were even more tongue-tied at the sight.

"What is this thing? Square and rectangular, and it can actually run on its own?"

"Could it be that this is a mount for an immortal?"

"It even has two eyes in the front, and they can shine!"

The soldiers drove the Minivan, transported the firewood, coal, and white liquor to an open space further away, and set up another "wall of fire."

For a time, heatwaves rolled through the air.

The locusts in the air rushed into the fire one after another, only to be burned to charcoal.

Very quickly, more than half of the swarm had been incinerated, and the gray, hazy sky began to brighten.

The scattered locusts still flying in the sky were no longer a threat.

"The locust swarm has been burned to death!"

The crowd erupted in cheers and ran out of their houses one after another.

General Liu was also very excited; he walked up to Xiao Moting and bowed respectfully.

"Many thanks to Prince for arriving in time to save all the people in the city."

The crowd swarmed before Xiao Moting, kneeling and kowtowing in excitement.

"Thank you, Prince; if it weren't for you, we would have been devastated by the locusts."

"Thank you, Prince of Northern Pacification, for saving so many of us."

Xiao Moting nodded slightly.

All of this was Bai Wei's doing.

However, he could not say it openly.

The crowd kneeling in front were all disaster-stricken commoners from nearby towns and villages.

The villages where everyone lived had been attacked by the locust swarm, and unable to return, they could only flee to the city for refuge.

Now, a group of disaster victims knelt before Xiao Moting, wailing in sorrow.

"Prince, there is a great drought in Yannan; the crops we worked so hard to grow have all been eaten by the locusts."

"The trees on the mountains, the grass on the ground, and the grain we had stored are all gone."

"Even the tree bark has been gnawed clean by the locusts. Everyone is out of food; we haven't had a drop of water or a grain of rice for two days. If this continues, we will starve to death."

The disaster victims cried out miserably.

Xiao Moting frowned; he had only brought supplies to kill the insects when he came to Shiya City this time, and he had not brought any extra grain.

Moreover, the garrison in the city did not have much grain in storage.

Just then, a slip of paper landed in Xiao Moting's palm.

The note was written by Bai Wei.

"Xiao Moting, tell everyone to go back and wait; I will send grain over right now so the disaster victims can eat."

Xiao Moting was startled, and then a surge of intense emotion welled up in his heart.

Bai Wei had already helped the Beijiang Army by sending countless supplies.

And now, she was going to help the common people of Yannan as well.

He composed himself, looked up, and shouted in a deep voice.

"Everyone, go back and wait; we will open the granaries and serve porridge tomorrow morning!"

Qin Zhan was startled; he hurried forward and lowered his voice.

"Prince, is it grain sent by Goddess?"

Xiao Moting nodded.

Qin Zhan also revealed a look of gratitude, "Goddess is truly benevolent!"

These disaster victims were all Yannan people from nearby towns, originally under the jurisdiction of the Yuan Clan, and had nothing to do with the Beijiang.

Even if they starved to death, no one could blame the Beijiang, yet Bai treated them all equally.